Deck Strategies
Tevesh Szat & Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A storm-centric deck focused on generating massive card advantage through Tevesh’s Thrull tokens and Kraum’s card draw triggers, aiming to establish a fast combo or lethal storm count.
Tevesh Szat & Thrasios, Triton Hero
An Aluren-based combo deck aiming to assemble infinite combos with creatures like Acererak, leveraging Thrasios for card selection and ramp to execute the combo quickly.
Tevesh Szat & Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
A Worldfire-focused deck using Rograkh for mana generation and Jeska’s Will to fuel explosive damage and cast powerful spells, with Chandra, Awakened Inferno to control the board and increment damage over turns.
Tevesh Szat & Tymna the Weaver
A stax-oriented prison deck that uses Prison Tentacles and disruption elements to slow opponents, combined with reanimation combos involving Razaketh and Yawgmoth’s Will to grind out advantage and close the game.
Gameplay Insights
- 1
Leite’s Gamble to tutor Mana Crypt and attempt a turn 2 Wheel of Fortune was a pivotal early disruption move, although Baal fortuitously discarded his Wheel of Fortune at the right moment.
- 2
Baal’s Archon of Emeria and Hushwing Gryff effectively hindered Kakah’s Aluren combo by exiling and countering key permanents, demonstrating the power of stax elements in slowing combo decks.
- 3
Hélder’s use of Jeska’s Will to generate red mana and cast Chandra, Awakened Inferno early put pressure on opponents with incremental damage and emblems that dealt damage each upkeep.
- 4
Kakah’s timely use of Aluren to cheat out Acererak followed by Baal’s response with Leonin Relic-Warden and Archon of Emeria created a complex interaction that temporarily stalled the combo, showcasing careful timing and priority management.
- 5
Leite’s repeated Crypt Rolls wins helped maintain card advantage and board presence, enabling him to repeatedly activate Tevesh and draw crucial cards for storm progression.
- 6
The interaction between Baal’s reanimation attempts with Razaketh and Leite’s Swan Song and Force of Will counters highlighted the importance of protecting key combo pieces and the frequent back-and-forth counterplay in competitive EDH.
- 7
The cumulative damage from Chandra’s emblems accelerated the clock against all players, forcing faster decisions and creating pressure to close the game before Worldfire or other finishers resolved.
- 8
Multiple Tevesh Szat activations across players emphasized the importance of Thrull token generation for card draw and combo fuel, making Tevesh the central engine for all decks in this chaotic pod.
Notable Cards
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
Thrasios, Triton Hero
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
Tymna the Weaver
Aluren
Acererak the Archlich
Chandra, Awakened Inferno
Mana Crypt
Jeweled Lotus
Razaketh, the Foulblooded
Archon of Emeria
Aether Vial
Bazaar of Baghdad
Force of Will
Pact of Negation
Hushwing Gryff
Serra Ascendant
Imperial Seal
Demonic Tutor
Timetwister
Summary
This game featured a high-powered four-way battle between different builds centered on Tevesh Szat, each paired with a unique partner commander and distinct strategy. Early turns saw aggressive mulligans and ramp plays enabling fast deployment of key pieces like Tevesh Szat, Mana Crypt, and Jeweled Lotus. Kakah’s Aluren combo deck took early initiative by resolving Aluren and Acererak, but Baal’s Prison Tentacles stax elements and timely Archon of Emeria slowed down combos by exiling Aluren. Hélder’s Rograkh deck leveraged Jeska’s Will and Chandra, Awakened Inferno to generate incremental damage and board control, using Worldfire as a looming threat. Leite’s Kraum and Tevesh storm list focused on generating card advantage and maintaining tempo with Dragon’s Rage Channeler and multiple Tevesh activations, while Baal aimed to disrupt with stax elements and reanimation loops involving Razaketh and Yawgmoth’s Will.
