Modern Horizons 2 - Sythis, Lonis, Rokiric, Yusri - #EDH Gameplay Ep 61

Deck Strategies

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  Sythis, Harvest's Hand

  An enchantress storm/combo deck that leverages enchantment synergies to gain incremental advantage, protection, and card draw to set up a powerful board presence.

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  Lonis, Cryptozoologist

  A combo-ramp deck focusing on quickly assembling infinite combos using creatures like Yisan, Academy Manufactor, and Temur Sabertooth to generate infinite tokens and draw the deck for a Thassa’s Oracle finish.

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  General Ferrous Rokiric

  An aggressive golem tribal deck aiming to apply early pressure with golem tokens and direct attacks, supported by fast mana and disruption to maintain tempo.

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  Yusri, Fortune's Flame

  A high-risk, high-reward coin-flip combo deck using Krark’s Thumb to maximize coin flips for advantage, backed by card draw and interaction to maintain resilience.

Gameplay Insights

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  David’s use of the combo with Academy Manufactor and Phantasmal Image to create infinite food, clue, and treasure tokens via Shrieking Drake recursion was the critical win condition.

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  Baal’s multiple Silences attempted to disrupt David’s combo but were ultimately countered by Pact of Negation, showing the importance of counterspell backup in combo matchups.

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  Hélder’s Yusri deck leveraged coin flip mechanics and interaction like Jeska’s Will and Fierce Guardianship for card advantage, but inconsistent RNG prevented it from outpacing the combo decks.

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  Leite’s Rokiric aggro deck generated board presence with golems but struggled to pressure fast combo decks lacking immediate finishers.

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  The early deployment of ramp and toolbox creatures like Bloom Tender and Yisan allowed David to accelerate into his combo quickly and efficiently.

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  Rhystic Study provided consistent card advantage and mana pressure, influencing several players’ decision-making around paying or holding mana for responses.

Notable Cards

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  Lonis, Cryptozoologist

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

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  Academy Manufactor

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  Phantasmal Image

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  Shrieking Drake

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  General Ferrous Rokiric

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  Rhystic Study

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  Mana Crypt

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  Force of Negation

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  Pact of Negation

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  Deflecting Swat

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  Ral Zarek

Summary

The game featured four decks led by Modern Horizons 2 commanders each employing distinct strategies. Early turns saw Baal quickly establishing Sythis, Harvest’s Hand with enchantment synergy, while David deployed Lonis, Cryptozoologist focusing on ramp and combo components like Yisan and Academy Manufactor. Leite's General Ferrous Rokiric aggro deck applied pressure with golem tokens and aggressive creatures. Hélder piloted Yusri, Fortune’s Flame with a coin-flip based combo approach supported by Krark’s Thumb and card draw engines. Key turning points included David assembling a powerful combo involving Academy Manufactor and Phantasmal Image to generate infinite food, clue, and treasure tokens through recursive Shrieking Drake bounces. This fueled a massive card draw culminating in a Thassa’s Oracle win. Baal’s attempts to disrupt with Silences were countered by David’s Pact of Negation, allowing the combo to resolve. Hélder’s Yusri deck showcased strong interaction and card advantage but was ultimately unable to compete with David’s infinite combo. The game demonstrated the power of Lonis’ toolbox and ramp enabling a fast combo finish, while Rokiric’s aggro presence created tension but lacked the speed to close the game.