Abaddon, Torsten, Yuriko, Jetmir - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 136

Deck Strategies

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  Abaddon the Despoiler

  Utilizes cascade spells and wheel effects to storm into powerful combo pieces, aiming to win through a storm finish leveraging Underworld Breach and fast mana artifacts.

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  Torsten, Founder of Benalia

  Ramp fast into Food Chain combos and use disruptive creatures and spells like Skyclave Apparition and Alms Collector to control the board and protect its combo lines.

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  Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow

  Leverages ninjutsu and evasive creatures to deal damage and trigger Yuriko’s ability, drawing multiple cards and generating advantage while taxing opponents with Rhystic Study.

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  Jetmir, Nexus of Revels

  Focuses on stax elements to disrupt opponents’ plays and slow the game down, while generating incremental advantage with creatures like Collector Ouphe and Esper Sentinel.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leite’s Abaddon deck expertly used cascade triggers combined with Birgi and Prosper to generate mana and dig through the deck, enabling fast combo attempts despite early disruption.

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  Hélder’s Torsten deck capitalized on early ramp and Food Chain synergy, using creatures like Skyclave Apparition to exile key pieces from opponents and protect its combo setup.

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  Baal’s Yuriko player managed to generate card advantage through ninjutsu triggers and Rhystic Study, forcing opponents to pay or lose tempo, but had to carefully navigate around Torsten’s interaction and disruption.

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  Diogo’s Jetmir list applied stax elements like Collector Ouphe to shut down critical artifact combos, slowing down Leite’s storm plan and creating a complex board state.

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  The interaction between cascade spells and treasure generation from Birgi created explosive turns for Leite, but opponents responded with disruption like Aven Mindcensor and Demonic Consultation to hinder his combo lines.

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  Multiple players managed to leverage their commander’s unique abilities in combat to chip away at opponents, while carefully managing blockers and resources to avoid giving openings for lethal combos.

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  The game evolved into a tense standoff where players had to balance offense and defense, knowing that aggressive plays could lead to retaliation from other players with combo or control decks.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Mental Misstep

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  Mana Crypt

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  Prosperous Thief

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  Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

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  Wheel of Misfortune

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  Alms Collector

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  Thousand-Faced Shadow

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  Imperial Seal

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  Inevitable Betrayal

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  Aven Mindcensor

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  Delayed Blast Fireball

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  Faithless Looting

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  Mox Opal

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  Scroll Rack

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  Underworld Breach

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  End the Festivities

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Toski, Bearer of Secrets

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Search for Glory

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  Collector Ouphe

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  Rhystic Study

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  Force of Vigor

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  Skyclave Apparition

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  Tetsuko Umezawa, Fugitive

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

Summary

The game featured four distinct commanders each pursuing unique strategies: Abaddon the Despoiler led a cascade and storm-based approach, Torsten, Founder of Benalia leveraged Food Chain and creature-based ramp, Yuriko, the Tiger's Shadow focused on ninjutsu and evasive attacks with card advantage engines like Rhystic Study, and Jetmir, Nexus of Revels aimed for a stax-style control with no clear win condition. Early turns saw significant ramp and disruption plays, with Abaddon’s pilot using cascade spells like Imperial Seal and Faithless Looting to dig for key combo pieces such as Underworld Breach. Torsten’s deck quickly deployed ramp and interaction, including Skyclave Apparition and Alms Collector, to hamper opponents’ draws. Yuriko’s player aggressively attacked with ninjas, generating card advantage and applying pressure while also setting up Rhystic Study, a major taxing effect. Jetmir’s pilot contributed with stax elements like Collector Ouphe and Esper Sentinel to slow down opponents.