Daretti vs Purphoros vs Etali vs Norin EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Daretti, Scrap Savant

  Focuses on artifact synergies, generating goblin tokens through sacrifice outlets like Spawning Pit and Goblin Assault, and using board wipes like Blasphemous Act to clear the field while maintaining artifact advantage. The deck wins through incremental damage and overwhelming opponents with hasty tokens.

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  Purphoros, God of the Forge

  Generates damage through creating multiple tokens and leveraging Purphoros' triggered ability to deal damage to all opponents whenever a creature enters the battlefield. Includes burn spells and token generators to maintain constant pressure and chip away at opponents' life totals.

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  Norin the Wary

  Utilizes Norin's exile-on-attack or spell cast ability to disrupt combat and protect key creatures. Combines with artifact synergies and token generation to create incremental damage and board control. Norin also supports combos and repeated triggers to chip away at opponents.

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  Etali, Primal Storm

  Focuses on artifact ramp and storm-style effects to cast multiple threats in a single turn. Uses cards like Sensei's Divining Top and Mana Crypt to dig for powerful creatures, aiming to generate huge combat damage and card advantage by attacking and casting spells from opponents' decks.

Gameplay Insights

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  Daretti's use of artifact sacrifice outlets synergized well with Purphoros' damage triggers, allowing for rapid token generation and simultaneous damage across opponents.

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  Norin the Wary’s exile ability was consistently used to disrupt key attacks and spells, forcing opponents to adapt their strategies around his evasive nature.

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  The board wipe initiated through Radiate copying multiple lightning bolts was a critical reset that balanced the board but heavily favored players with artifact ramp and token generators.

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  The interplay between artifact sacrifice (Spawning Pit) and token generation was a major damage engine, especially when combined with Purphoros' ability to deal damage to all opponents.

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  Etali’s ability to cast spells from opponents’ decks when attacking was a strong advantage but was partially mitigated by the aggressive tempo and disruption from Daretti and Norin.

Notable Cards

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  Spawning Pit

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  Goblin Assault

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  Blasphemous Act

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  Radiate

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  Mana Crypt

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Lightning Greaves

Summary

The game began with a typical setup for four mono-red commanders: Daretti, Purphoros, Norin the Wary, and Etali. Early plays focused on ramping mana, developing board presence, and setting up key artifacts and creatures. Daretti used artifact synergies and sacrifice outlets effectively, including cards like Goblin Assault and Spawning Pit, generating tokens and chipping away at opponents. Purphoros leveraged his damage-dealing abilities through token generators and effects like Blasphemous Act, spreading damage across the table and maintaining pressure. Norin the Wary's ability to exile himself upon spells or attacks created a recurring annoyance, disrupting opponents' plans and maximizing damage output. Etali focused on exploiting extra combat steps and artifact synergies, using cards like Sensei's Divining Top and Mana Crypt to dig through his deck and cast threats efficiently. A major turning point was a coordinated board wipe facilitated by Dario (Norin player) using Radiate to copy multiple lightning bolts, clearing creatures from the battlefield but also dealing damage to all players and planeswalkers. This reset the board but left artifact-based ramp and token generators intact, allowing key players like Daretti and Chris (Etali) to rebuild quickly. Daretti's use of sacrifice outlets and recurring threats, combined with Purphoros' damage triggers on token creation, steadily whittled down opponents' life totals. Ultimately, the game hinged on Daretti's ability to produce multiple hasty goblin tokens and leverage Purphoros' damage effects, leading to a decisive combat phase where Daretti eliminated key opponents with overwhelming token swarms and burn damage.