Best Boy!!! - Cedh Gameplay - Kinnan Vs Pako/Haldan Vs Shorikai Vs Gonti

Deck Strategies

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  Gonti, Lord of Luxury

  This deck uses a slower combo that aims to utilize Bolas's Citadel, Aetherflux Reservoir, and Sensei's Divining Top to generate infinite storm and life, shooting down opponents. It also relies on a sub-package of reanimation and other cool effects to turn Gonti's ability to steal spells off the top into card advantage.

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  Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  A control deck that can win through humility unlike a majority of other commanders. It benefits from being an outlet for Isocron Dramatic Scepter without requiring either haste or a turn to wait.

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  Pako, Arcane Retriever/Haldan, Avid Arcanist

  This partner pairing generates a huge amount of card advantage right out of the command zone. The strategy is to go all-in casting and protecting Pako, then using Pako to grind out the mid-game and Haldan to smother opponents in card advantage in the late game. Often it wins by infinitely recurring extra turn spells.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  A proactive mid-range deck that aims to utilize Kinnan's ability to generate lots of mana and then funnel that into large payoffs. It seeks to establish infinite mana with combos like Isocron Scepter or Basalt Monolith and use Kinnan or Thrasios to draw out the deck and win through Thassa's Oracle.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kinnan's aggressive playstyle from the very first turn set the pace of the game and put a lot of pressure on the other players.

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  Kinnan missing the line that could have allowed him to draw the Spell Seeker and go off earlier with Mirage Mirror copying the top was a pivotal moment in the game.

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  Steve's use of Pako to exile top cards and deal significant damage came very close to taking Kinnan out of the game.

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  Ross's double tutoring with Gonti indicated a potential win condition, but he fell short due to lack of adequate land.

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  Kinnan's final victory was secured by his ability to make infinite colored mana and cast Thassa's Oracle with an empty library.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Blind Obedience

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  Gilded Drake

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  Basalt Monolith

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  Mirage Mirror

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  Fabricate

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  Thassa's Oracle

Summary

In the CEDH gameplay featuring Gonti, Shorikai, Pako/Haldan, and Kinnan, the game unfolded quickly with each player focusing on their specific strategies. Kinnan, in particular, was aggressive from the start, dumping his hand on the first turn and quickly establishing a loop of infinite colorless mana. Despite a missed line that could have led to a faster victory, he managed to secure the win by amassing a grip full of counters and casting Thassa's Oracle with an empty library. Meanwhile, Steve on Pako/Haldan generated a significant amount of card advantage and came close to victory, but fell just short of the necessary damage to take Kinnan out.