Can Lumra take it home? cedh gameplay: Kinnan v Lumra v Sen v Plagon

Deck Strategies

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  Lumra, Bellow of the Woods

  Ramp aggressively using lands and mana creatures to establish board presence, then leverage powerful creatures and spells to control the game and apply pressure.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Generate large amounts of mana by leveraging mana creatures, then use that mana to draw the deck and win through powerful finishers like Finale of Devastation.

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  Sen Triplets

  Use disruption and control elements like Rhystic Study and Smothering Tithe to tax opponents and maintain hand advantage, while assembling combos or lock pieces to gain the upper hand.

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  Plagon, Lord of the Beach

  Utilize interaction, ramp, and stax elements to hinder opponents and build a tempo advantage, aiming to control the board and win through incremental value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kinnan’s loop with Freed from the Reel and mana creatures enabled infinite blue mana generation, allowing him to draw his entire deck and find his finishing combo.

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  The use of Rhystic Study and Smothering Tithe early on provided taxing effects that pressured opponents’ resources, but ultimately did not prevent Kinnan’s explosive mana combo.

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  Finale of Devastation was cast with a massive X value to secure a quick, overwhelming board presence, demonstrating the power of Kinnan’s combo finish.

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  Early interaction such as removal and land disruption played a role but was insufficient to disrupt Kinnan’s mana engine before the game-ending sequence.

Notable Cards

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  Birds of Paradise

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Rhystic Study

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Mox Diamond

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  Ghost Quarter

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  Electrolyze

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  Mystic Remora

Summary

The game featured a four-player cEDH match with commanders Lumra, Kinnan, Sen Triplets, and Plagon, Lord of the Beach. Early turns were marked by typical ramp and setup plays, including artifact and mana acceleration, as well as interaction like Smothering Tithe and Rhystic Study. Lumra focused on ramping through lands and creatures to build a board presence, while Kinnan exploited his ability to generate massive mana by comboing Freed from the Reel with Birds of Paradise and Thrasios, enabling him to draw his entire deck rapidly. This led to Kinnan casting Finale of Devastation with an enormous X value, signaling a decisive board swing. The game concluded swiftly after Kinnan’s explosive combo and Finale cast, ending with a combat phase that sealed the victory before other players could react.