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Old School cEDH Gameplay - Teferi vs Korvold vs Najeela vs Tayam

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Teferi, Temporal Archmage

    Teferi, Temporal Archmage

    Generate infinite mana primarily through artifacts like Grim Monolith and Power Artifact, then use Teferi's abilities and Chromatic Orrery to draw cards and tutor key combo pieces to close out the game with Walking Ballista.

  • Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

    Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

    Leverage sacrifice and card draw synergies to generate value and pressure opponents, aiming to out-resource the table and win through incremental advantage and damage.

  • Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

    Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

    Utilize Najeela's ability to create infinite combat steps through attack triggers combined with various combat and token synergies to kill all opponents quickly.

  • Tayam, Luminous Enigma

    Tayam, Luminous Enigma

    Apply stax elements and graveyard recursion to disrupt opponents while maintaining board presence, aiming for incremental advantage and a grindy control approach.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Teferi's pilot openly communicated interaction to influence opponent decisions, hoping to deter aggressive plays by signaling potential counters or responses.

  • 2

    Utilizing Chromatic Orrery allowed converting infinite colorless mana into colored mana, which was critical in enabling Teferi to draw cards and dig for combo pieces.

  • 3

    The combination of infinite mana and card draw generated by Teferi led to tutoring Walking Ballista and Displacer Kitten, enabling a lethal combo finish.

  • 4

    Despite some disruption from Tayam's stax elements and other players' presence, Teferi was able to assemble the combo unimpeded and close the game efficiently.

Notable Cards

  • Walking Ballista

    Walking Ballista

  • Grim Monolith

    Grim Monolith

  • Power Artifact

    Power Artifact

  • Chromatic Orrery

    Chromatic Orrery

  • Displacer Kitten

    Displacer Kitten

  • Trinket Mage

    Trinket Mage

  • Lotus Cobra

    Lotus Cobra

Gameplay Summary

The game featured four classic cEDH commanders battling for dominance: Teferi, Temporal Archmage; Korvold, Fae-Cursed King; Najeela, the Blade-Blossom; and Tayam, Luminous Enigma.

Early turns saw each player developing their mana base and board presence, with Teferi's pilot focusing on assembling infinite mana combos using Grim Monolith and Power Artifact.

Teferi leveraged new tools like Chromatic Orrery to convert infinite colorless mana into colored mana, enabling card draw and deeper digging through the deck.

Despite some table interaction and stax elements from Tayam's pilot, Teferi managed to chain together infinite mana and card advantage, setting up a lethal finish with Walking Ballista.

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