BLOSSOMING END FEAT. CEDH TV - cEDH - S9E2 - DIHADA v RAFFINE v LAZAV v SISAY - MTG GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Uses disruption and control elements to slow opponents and leverage its unique abilities to manipulate the board state and gain advantage.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Focuses on assembling legendary creatures to enable combos and generate infinite mana and combat steps, eventually winning through overwhelming board presence or infinite triggers.

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  Lazav, the Multifarious

  Employs a control shell with countermagic and removal while copying key creatures from opponents' graveyards to gain value and control the game tempo.

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  Leverages spell casting and card draw to generate advantage and combo pieces quickly, aiming to chain spells for a win condition or lock the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  Sisay's use of Imperial Tactician to untap Fae-Boro Elder and other creatures was a pivotal combo enabler, allowing infinite mana generation.

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  The combination of flickering creatures and untapping with Sisay facilitated a powerful infinite combat step loop with Nigella, effectively ending the game.

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  Raffine's early spell chains generated card advantage but were ultimately disrupted by Lazav and Sisay's board presence.

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  Lazav's control elements slowed the game's pace but were insufficient to stop Sisay's combo from resolving.

• 5

  Effective use of counterspells and removal such as Drowning Look and Force of Vigor shaped the midgame interactions and pressured opponents' strategies.

Notable Cards

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  Lavinia, Azorius Renegade

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Force of Vigor

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and setting up early board presence, including ramp and card draw. Raffine quickly cast spells to generate card advantage, while Sisay focused on assembling a board with utility creatures like Lavinia, Ragavan, and Fae-Boro Elder. Lazav controlled the board with countermagic and removal, disrupting opponents' plans. A key turning point occurred when Sisay utilized the interaction with Imperial Tactician to untap Fae-Boro Elder and other creatures, enabling a combo that generated infinite mana and infinite combat steps with Nigella, the Dusk Rose. This sequence allowed Sisay to lock the game down and secure the win before opponents could react effectively.