CONFLUX FEAT. OOPS...ALL SALT - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH - S23E8 - GODO v DIHADA v MAGDA v HELGA GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Godo, Bandit Warlord

  Leverages fast mana ramp and equipment synergy to quickly assemble combos that deal lethal damage, often aiming to go for an early combat damage win through Godo’s ability to cheat equipment into play and generate aggressive board states.

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Focuses on controlling the board with disrupting enchantments and sacrificing creatures for value, generating treasure tokens to enable combo finishes or resource advantage while maintaining a defensive posture.

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  Utilizes dwarves and treasure generation to fuel artifact synergies and explosive mana production, enabling large storm or combo turns that overwhelm opponents with resource advantage and damage output.

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  Helga, Skittish Seer

  Employs token generation and card draw to build incremental advantage, using defensive creatures and subtle value engines to outlast opponents and capitalize on treasure or token synergies for a mid-to-late game combo or attrition win.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Animate Dead to reanimate a key creature early created immediate board presence and opened up combo potential.

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  Casting Worldly Tutor in response to a mass draw/discard effect to place Flash Duplicate on top of the library demonstrated precise timing to maintain critical combo pieces.

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  The player capitalized on treasure tokens and token copies to stack multiple damage triggers, leading to a surprising win on the stack by sacrificing treasures and dealing massive damage simultaneously.

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  Use of get lost (a discard or bounce effect) to disrupt opponents' board states was pivotal in controlling threats and enabling the combo to go off.

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  Managing life totals carefully while generating treasures and tokens was critical, as multiple players took damage from their own effects but balanced this with resource gains.

Notable Cards

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  Gemstone Mine

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  Lotus Petal

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Animate Dead

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  Worldly Tutor

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  Sanctum of Shattered Heights

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  Ignoble Hierarch

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  Chrome Mox

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  Food Chain

Summary

The game featured a competitive four-player cEDH match with Godo, Bandit Warlord; Dihada, Binder of Wills; Magda, Brazen Outlaw; and Helga, Skittish Seer. Early turns involved typical mana ramp and setup, with players deploying mana rocks like Gemstone Mine, Lotus Petal, and Ancient Tomb, alongside early creatures and key enchantments such as Animate Dead. The board state quickly became complex with multiple treasure tokens being generated and powerful utility creatures entering the battlefield. A significant turning point occurred when a player used a combination of treasure generation and token abilities to trigger multiple damage and sacrifice effects, effectively winning the game on the stack in a surprising and rare way. This unexpected finish highlighted the intricate interactions possible in cEDH and the importance of timing and stack manipulation.