Deck & Commander Strategies
Dihada, Binder of Wills
A Mardu storm deck that leverages Underworld Breach and silence effects to chain spells and win through a storm combo.
Hashaton, Scarab's Fist
Control-oriented deck that cheats large creatures into play and uses Fates Oracle to draw cards and close out the game.
Kotis, the Fangkeeper
Sultai voltron deck that focuses on connecting with Kotis to steal spells, gain incremental advantage, and finish with combat damage.
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Thrasios, Triton Hero
Simic combo deck that generates infinite mana using Gaia's Cradle, Cloud of Faeries, and Obero, then uses repeated Thrasios activations to draw out the deck and control the game.
Gameplay Insights
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The Rograkh-Thrasios player prioritized assembling infinite mana combos early to outpace opponents with multiple Thrasios activations, generating substantial card advantage.
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Using Obero's ability to repeatedly untap Gaia's Cradle was key in maintaining infinite mana while activating Thrasios multiple times.
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The Hashetan player used counterspells and cheating in high-impact creatures to try to stabilize the board and pressure opponents.
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Dihada’s storm strategy was hindered by early disruption and the fast mana combos of Rograkh-Thrasios, highlighting the importance of timing in executing combo lines.
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Kotis focused on incremental advantage through stealing spells and combat damage but struggled to keep pace with the explosive mana generation and card draw on the table.
Notable Cards
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Thrasios, Triton Hero
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Cloud of Faeries
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Consecrated Sphinx
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Wheel of Fortune
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Gilded Drake
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Academy Ruins
Gameplay Summary
The game featured four players piloting highly tuned competitive EDH decks.
Early turns involved setting up mana acceleration and board presence, with players casting ramp spells and deploying key creatures like Academy Ruins and Consecrated Sphinx.
The Rograkh and Thrasios deck leveraged infinite mana combos through interactions between Gaia's Cradle, Obero, and Cloud of Faeries, enabling multiple activations of Thrasios to generate card advantage and control the game pace.
The Hashetan deck focused on cheating large creatures into play and controlling the board with counterspells and resource denial, while Dihada aimed to execute a storm-based combo using Underworld Breach and silence effects to lock opponents out.
Kotis played as a voltron-style deck, aiming to steal spells and gain incremental advantage through combat damage and disruption.
A pivotal turning point emerged when the Rograkh-Thrasios player assembled infinite mana and multiple card draw triggers, effectively out-tempoing the opponents and setting up their win condition.
Despite some disruption attempts, the combination of infinite mana and repeated Thrasios activations overwhelmed the table, resulting in a decisive victory for that player.
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