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THE LAMENT - IMPLEMENTS OF cEDH - S15E7 - ARAGORN v TEVESH/THRASIOS v TYMNA/JESKA v INALLA GAMEPLAY

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Aragorn, the Uniter

    Aragorn, the Uniter

    Focuses on creature synergies and board presence with protection elements like Giver of Runes to enable attacks and defend key permanents while ramping mana and disrupting opponents.

  • Jeska, Thrice Reborn

    Jeska, Thrice Reborn

    Executes artifact-based infinite combos using creatures like Bloodline Necromancer and Ruthless Technomancer to generate infinite treasures and mana, leading to explosive reanimation loops and overwhelming board states.

  • Tymna the Weaver

    Tymna the Weaver

    Leverages card draw from combat damage and efficient disruption spells to maintain tempo and pressure opponents, while supporting aggressive creature strategies.

  • Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

    Inalla, Archmage Ritualist

    Utilizes Wizard tribal synergies and spellcasting interactions to generate value, token creation, and combos, often involving casting multiple spells per turn to control the board.

  • Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

    Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

    Focuses on generating mana and value from casting spells and sacrificing artifacts, enabling big spell plays and combo setups to control the game flow.

  • Thrasios, Triton Hero

    Thrasios, Triton Hero

    A versatile combo and control commander that ramps mana and filters draws to assemble combos or lock opponents down with efficient interaction.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Jeska's infinite treasure combo involving Bloodline Necromancer and Ruthless Technomancer was a pivotal moment, enabling massive mana generation and reanimation loops that pressured all opponents.

  • 2

    The use of counterspells and interaction, such as Mindbreak Trap and Assassin's Trophy, was crucial in disrupting major threats like Ad Nauseam and Twinflame combos.

  • 3

    Players carefully managed their mana and board state, with key decisions around protecting important creatures like Giver of Runes and timing removal to maximize impact.

  • 4

    Sequencing of triggers from Bloodline Necromancer and Technomancer allowed for an infinite loop that was then leveraged into a lethal board presence.

  • 5

    The final winning sequence combined card advantage from fast Oracle and Phyrexian Portal with board control, demonstrating the importance of layering combos with efficient card draw and recursion.

Notable Cards

  • Bloodline Necromancer

    Bloodline Necromancer

  • Ruthless Technomancer

    Ruthless Technomancer

  • Twinflame

    Twinflame

  • Giver of Runes

    Giver of Runes

  • Mindbreak Trap

    Mindbreak Trap

  • Ad Nauseam

    Ad Nauseam

  • Phyrexian Portal

    Phyrexian Portal

Summary

The game started with players developing their boards cautiously, setting up mana bases and early creatures like Giver of Runes to protect key pieces. Early turns involved strategic plays of mana acceleration artifacts, land drops, and interaction spells. A significant turning point came when Jeska's player executed a powerful combo involving Bloodline Necromancer and Ruthless Technomancer, creating an infinite treasure loop and reanimating key creatures repeatedly. This combo allowed Jeska to generate massive mana advantage and threaten the board state decisively. Despite attempts by other players to disrupt this combo with removal and counterspells, Jeska's player leveraged additional synergies including Twinflame and artifact recursion to maintain pressure. The tension climaxed when another player tried to cast Ad Nauseam, but faced a well-timed Mindbreak Trap and counterspells, effectively neutralizing the threat. The Jeska player capitalized on this disruption, casting a sequence of spells leading to a fast Oracle and Phyrexian Portal combo, which secured the win with a lethal board presence and card advantage.

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