Nath, Birgi, Orvar, Kenrith - ft Play to Win - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 64

Deck Strategies

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  Birgi, God of Storytelling

  A storm combo deck that generates massive red mana and storm count through cheap spells and mana rocks. It uses Birgi's ability to add mana on spell casts and cards like Grinning Ignus and Underworld Breach for infinite mana and storm, finishing with Aetherflux Reservoir or infinite hasty tokens.

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  Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

  A stax/combo build that aims to disrupt opponents with hate cards like Collector Ouphe and Sadistic Hypnotist while assembling combos to close out the game, often leveraging black mana ramp and card advantage engines.

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  Orvar, the All-Form

  A combo/control deck utilizing spell copying and interaction. Orvar enables copying of instant and sorcery spells, generating advantage and comboing off with cards like Phyrexian Metamorph and high-impact spells to control the board and find wins.

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  Kenrith, the Returned King

  A versatile combo deck focused on tutoring key combo pieces with cards like Imperial Seal and Demonic Tutor, ramping quickly with mana rocks, and winning through value combos involving Kenrith’s multiple activated abilities.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leite's decision to pass on turn 1 in the first game to wheel with Mox Diamond was a key setup for his storm combo.

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  Baal's early Force of Will on Carpet of Flowers disrupted Dylan's ramp and shaped the early game.

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  Leite expertly leveraged Bonus Round in the second game to double all spells, accelerating his storm count and card draw.

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  The use of Underworld Breach escaping Desperate Ritual and Grinning Ignus allowed for infinite storm count and mana without cost reduction.

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  Finding Twinflame and Dualcaster Mage through Valakut Awakening and card draw spells was the final piece enabling an infinite hasty token combo finish.

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  Players used wheels and mana rocks strategically to refill hands and build combo turns efficiently.

Notable Cards

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  Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

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  Grinning Ignus

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  Aetherflux Reservoir

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  Twinflame

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  Dualcaster Mage

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  Bonus Round

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  Underworld Breach

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  Ruby Medallion

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  Wheel of Misfortune

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  Force of Will

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Imperial Seal

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  Demonic Tutor

Summary

The game began with multiple players setting up their mana bases and early interaction, including a notable Force of Will counter on a Carpet of Flowers to disrupt ramp. Leite on Birgi storm showed resilience by passing on turn 1, waiting for a better opportunity to wheel the table. Early wheels and card draw spells allowed Leite to build storm count and mana, eventually assembling an infinite mana and storm combo using Grinning Ignus, Ruby Medallion, and Birgi's triggered mana generation. This led to an Aetherflux Reservoir kill that ended the first game quickly. In the second match, Leite again piloted his Birgi storm deck to an explosive start, using Bonus Round to double all spells and quickly build storm count through cantrips and rituals. He leveraged Underworld Breach and Grinning Ignus to generate infinite red mana and storm count, then used Valakut Awakening and card draw spells to dig for finishers. Finding Twinflame and Dualcaster Mage allowed Leite to produce infinite hasty tokens and deliver lethal damage to all opponents. The game highlighted Birgi's powerful storm potential and synergy with cheap spells and mana generation, ending decisively with Leite's combo kill.