Karador vs Ramos vs Nazahn vs Kiki-Jiki EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Karador, Ghost Chieftain

  Utilizes graveyard recursion and sacrifice synergies to bring back powerful creatures repeatedly, leveraging cards like Buried Alive and Animate Dead to maintain board presence and value.

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  Nazahn, Revered Bladesmith

  Focuses on equipping and buffing creatures with powerful equipment to create a strong aggressive board state aiming to deal large amounts of combat damage quickly.

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

  Ramp and spells to put +1/+1 counters on Ramos, drawing cards and gaining incremental advantage to overwhelm opponents through spells and big creature presence.

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

  Creates token copies of key creatures to generate overwhelming board presence and synergizes with equipment to boost token power for aggressive plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  The aggressive equipment strategy with Blood-Forge Battle Axe on Laksa Don created early pressure that shaped combat decisions throughout the game.

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  Karador's use of Buried Alive and Animate Dead to establish repeatable graveyard recursion was a key element in maintaining board presence despite early aggression.

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  The board wipe via Toxic Deluge was a crucial turning point that reset the aggressive board states and allowed for strategic rebuilding.

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  Dale's decision to not kill Harry directly with Inferno Titan, recognizing Harry's threat potential, demonstrated careful threat assessment and political play.

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  Ramos's deck capitalized on ramp and spell synergy to quickly accumulate counters and card advantage, enabling multiple plays per turn.

Notable Cards

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  Buried Alive

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  Animate Dead

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Sun Titan

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  Rude Awakening

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Matter Reshaper

Summary

The game began with each player setting up their mana base and early board presence, with Dale on Kiki-Jiki aggressively equipping Blood-Forge Battle Axes to Laksa Don, significantly increasing its power. Sean on Nazahn leveraged equipment synergy and aggressive attacks, while Harry on Ramos developed his board with ramp spells and counters on Ramos, drawing multiple cards to gain card advantage. The Karador player focused on graveyard interactions, using Buried Alive to set up key creatures and animate dead to bring threats back to the battlefield. Early skirmishes saw aggressive swings, with Laksa Don becoming a major threat, forcing other players to respond carefully. A pivotal moment came when the Karador player cast Toxic Deluge, wiping the board and resetting the battlefield, which temporarily slowed down the aggressive equipment strategies and allowed for a reset in the game state. Following the board wipe, players attempted to rebuild their boards, with Harry leveraging card draw and ramp to maintain a strong presence and Dale recasting Kiki-Jiki to continue creating creature copies. The game featured strong interaction around equipment, graveyard recursion, and token generation, with players balancing aggression and board control to advance their win conditions.