The Locust God vs Yidris vs The Mimeoplasm vs Saffi EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  The Locust God

  Generate large numbers of insect tokens through drawing and discarding cards, leveraging token synergies and burn effects to overwhelm opponents.

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  The Mimeoplasm

  Utilize graveyard interactions and powerful creatures to build a strong board presence, with recursion from creatures like Sun Titan and value from creatures that grow with graveyard activity.

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  Saffi Eriksdotter

  Sacrifice and recur creatures infinitely using Saffi’s ability combined with creatures like Karmic Guide and Angelic Renewal to generate infinite loops, mill opponents, and gain card advantage.

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  Yidris, Maelstrom Wielder

  Cascade into multiple spells after dealing combat damage to generate value and disrupt opponents, while controlling the board with efficient creatures and counterspells.

Gameplay Insights

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  Shawn’s use of Wheel of Fortune and Windfall effectively refilled hands while generating insect tokens via The Locust God's trigger, creating a strong board presence.

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  Mike’s infinite sacrifice loop involving Saffi, Karmic Guide, and Angelic Renewal allowed him to mill out multiple opponents, demonstrating the power of recursion and sacrifice synergies.

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  Matt’s deployment of Cyclonic Rift was a key tempo play, resetting the board and setting back opponents’ developments, although it ultimately wasn't enough to secure a win.

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  Trevor’s use of Bribery to steal The Locust God was countered, showing the importance of protecting key threats with counterspells in multiplayer games.

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  The combination of card draw engines and token generation was crucial for maintaining board control and pressure throughout the game.

Notable Cards

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Windfall

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  Explosive Vegetation

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Karmic Guide

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  Angelic Renewal

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  Saffi Eriksdotter

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  Managorger Hydra

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  Sun Titan

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  Mentor of the Meek

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  Desertion

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  Bribery

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  Stunt Double

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  Propaganda

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  Gonti, Lord of Luxury

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  Hermit Druid

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  Impact Tremors

Summary

The game began with a strong focus on ramp and card draw from all players, setting up their respective strategies. Early plays included mana acceleration through cards like Explosive Vegetation, Soul Ring, and various land-fetch effects. Shawn, piloting The Locust God, sought to generate a swarm of insect tokens by casting key spells like Wheel of Fortune and Windfall, creating large token armies that pressured opponents. Meanwhile, Matt with The Mimeoplasm utilized graveyard interactions and powerful creatures like Managorger Hydra and Sun Titan to build board presence, though a well-timed Cyclonic Rift disrupted his board and returned all permanents to hand. Trevor's Yidris deck focused on cascade strategies and combat damage with creatures like Gonti and Faerie tokens, while Mike’s Saffi Eriksdotter deck revolved around sacrificing and recurring creatures like Karmic Guide and Wolvenwald Hydra to generate value and enable milling opponents. A pivotal moment occurred when Mike used Facundity and Angelic Renewal combos with Saffi to create an infinite sacrifice loop, milled out both Matt and Trevor effectively ending their game. Shawn capitalized on this by continuing to produce tokens and utilizing card draw to maintain dominance. The game concluded with two players milling out and Shawn maintaining board control through insect token swarms and card advantage.