Jurassic Smack Down! Etali vs Kinnan vs Etali vs Tymna/Kraum

Deck Strategies

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror

  Focuses on dealing combat damage with Etali to exile cards from opponents' decks and generate card advantage, aiming to control the board and win through incremental value and aggressive attacks.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Generates massive amounts of mana by exploiting creatures with activated abilities, then uses that mana to cast powerful finishers like Finale of Devastation to draw cards, create large creatures, and overwhelm opponents.

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  Tymna the Weaver / Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

  Utilizes card draw from combat damage via Tymna and Kraum to gain incremental advantage, combining disruption and value engines like Thassa's Oracle and Underworld Breach to find combo finishes or incremental wins.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Kinnan player’s ability to produce infinite mana and cast a large Finale of Devastation was the critical game-winning play, showcasing the power of mana ramp combined with a finisher.

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  Multiple Etali decks in the same game led to a high number of Etali triggers, creating chaotic and explosive board states with many cards exiled from decks.

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  Interaction like Chain of Vapor was used strategically to protect key creatures such as Etali from removal and disruption.

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  The Tymna/Kraum deck focused on drawing cards and digging for combo pieces but was overwhelmed by the quick mana storm generated by Kinnan.

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  Despite some missed triggers and slight misplays, the synergy between infinite mana generation and Finale was too powerful to overcome for the other players.

Notable Cards

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  Etali, Primal Conqueror // Etali, Primal Sickness

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Manalith

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  Mana Crypt

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  Cavern of Souls

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Manglehorn

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  Thassa's Oracle

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  Underworld Breach

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  Twinflame

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  Deflecting Swat

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  Mental Misstep

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  Magus of the Moon

Summary

The game featured a fast-paced four-player Commander match with two players piloting Etali, Primal Conqueror decks, one on Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy, and another with a Tymna the Weaver and Kraum, Ludevic's Opus partner deck. Early turns were marked by aggressive mana development and key land drops, including fetch lands and utility lands like Cavern of Souls. The board state quickly escalated with multiple Etali triggers generating card advantage and disruption through exile effects. A pivotal moment occurred when the Kinnan player leveraged infinite mana production to cast Finale of Devastation, enabling a massive board presence and drawing their entire deck. This overwhelming power allowed them to overrun the table with a large army of creatures, securing the win before other players could stabilize or respond effectively. Despite some missed triggers, the decisive infinite mana combo and Finale execution were the turning points that ended the game rapidly.