Gisela vs Meren vs The Locust God vs Izoni EDH / CMDR Game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  Utilize graveyard recursion and sacrifice outlets to gain incremental value and eventually overwhelm opponents with persistent creatures and resource advantage.

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  Izoni, Thousand-Eyed

  Generate insect tokens and sacrifice creatures to gain card draw and board presence, leveraging synergies to outvalue opponents.

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  The Locust God

  Create and benefit from insect tokens to draw cards and maintain board presence, aiming to outpace opponents with incremental advantage and flying attackers.

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  Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

  Control the board with burn spells and powerful creatures, applying pressure through damage and leveraging commanders and planeswalkers for incremental advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Living Death cast by Meren was a critical turning point, clearing the board and reanimating a powerful array of creatures to establish dominance.

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  Chandra's emblems created a steady source of incremental damage, pressuring opponents each upkeep and shaping decisions around board development.

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  Use of Ashnod's Altar by multiple players enabled combos and mana acceleration through sacrifice, facilitating big plays and spells like Living Death.

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  Sinister Sabotage and other counterspells were effectively used to protect key plays and disrupt opponents' strategies, notably countering important creatures and spells.

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  Trevor's use of See the Unwritten and graveyard recursion provided card advantage and board presence, allowing for flexible responses and strong midgame turns.

Notable Cards

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  Living Death

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  Underrealm Lich

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  Ashnod's Altar

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  Chandra, Awakened Inferno

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  Cryptolith Fragment // Aurora of Emrakul

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  Woodfall Primus

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  See the Unwritten

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  Coalition Relic

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and setting up early board presence. Meren of Clan Nel Toth focused on graveyard recursion and sacrifice synergies, while Izoni and The Locust God aimed to generate value with token creation and card draw. Gisela used aggressive burn and control elements, including Chandra for incremental damage. Early counters and removal shaped the board, with notable plays like Underrealm Lich and Ashnod's Altar appearing. Midgame saw a pivotal Living Death cast by Meren, clearing the board and reanimating a large graveyard, shifting the board state significantly. This enabled Meren to establish a dominant board presence with persistent creatures and powerful synergistic effects. Meanwhile, The Locust God maintained insect tokens and card draw, but suffered setbacks from board wipes and targeted removal. Gisela attempted to control the board and apply pressure with burn spells but was disrupted by removal and the incremental damage emblems from Chandra. Izoni leveraged sacrifice outlets and token generation but was slowed down by targeted removal and resource loss.