WARD OF DOOM - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH S4E7 - GRENZO v BRALLIN/SHABRAZ v GREASEFANG v BIRGI

Deck Strategies

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  Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

  Turbo Doomsday combo deck leveraging mana acceleration and graveyard recursion to assemble a winning Doomsday pile rapidly, then executing the pile with Grenzo's ability and sacrifice outlets to generate infinite value and close the game.

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  Greasefang, Okiba Boss

  Goblin tribal with discard synergies, using efficient mana ramp and sacrifice effects to control the board and maintain pressure, aiming for recursive threats and value engines.

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  Brallin, Skyshark Rider

  Blue tempo and value deck focused on controlling the board with counterspells and card draw while setting up evasive creatures to chip away at opponents.

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  Shabraz, the Skyshark

  Aggressive blue-red deck using low-cost creatures and burn spells to apply early pressure and disrupt opponents, while leveraging card draw effects.

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  Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

  Red-based spell-slinging deck focused on casting multiple instant and sorcery spells per turn to generate mana and card advantage, transitioning into bigger threats and finishing with aggressive creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Grenzo's pilot used Lion's Eye Diamond and multiple mana rocks to generate a large mana pool before casting Doomsday, demonstrating precise sequencing to minimize mana spent and maximize resources.

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  The use of Grenzo's ability to put key Goblin synergy creatures onto the battlefield enabled a quick combo finish involving sacrifice triggers and recursive threats.

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  Early disruption attempts, such as targeted removal and discard, were insufficient to stop the fast Doomsday pile assembly, highlighting the importance of speed in cEDH metas.

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  Casting Entomb and other graveyard setup cards early allowed for flexible responses and combo pieces to be retrieved efficiently.

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  Players carefully managed their life totals and card draws to maintain options, but the explosive nature of Grenzo's combo overwhelmed the pod quickly.

Notable Cards

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  Doomsday

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  Grenzo, Dungeon Warden

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Faithless Looting

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Tormenting Voice

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  Skirk Prospector

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  Ranger-Captain of Eos

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  Entomb

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  Burning Inquiry

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  Dragon's Rage Channeler

Summary

The game began with a tense early phase where players developed their mana bases and set up key pieces. Greasefang quickly established board presence with efficient mana acceleration and discard effects, while Grenzo focused on assembling a combo with Lion's Eye Diamond and Doomsday. Grenzo's pilot executed a flawless Doomsday sequence, stacking a winning pile and using Grenzo's ability along with Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker and other sacrifice outlets to generate infinite value and close out the game rapidly. The other players, including Brallin and Shabraz, attempted to develop their own strategies but were unable to respond effectively to the explosive Doomsday combo and the ensuing Goblin tribal synergies from Grenzo's deck. The game ended swiftly after this combo resolved, showcasing the raw power and speed of Grenzo's turbo Doomsday plan.