Selvala vs Kess vs Tasigur vs Akiri/Kydele | CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  Utilizes Selvala's mana ramp and draw abilities to generate massive mana and dig through the deck, enabling infinite combos involving creatures like Phyrexian Dreadnought and Temur Sabertooth to win through infinite mana and value loops.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  A spell-based control and storm deck that leverages Kess to recast powerful instants and sorceries from the graveyard, enabling tempo swings, interaction, and stormy combo finishes with cards like Cyclonic Rift and Dockside Extortionist.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  Focuses on a polymorph combo involving Tasigur and Tidespout Tyrant to create infinite turns and a win. Uses delve and efficient card selection to assemble the combo quickly, supported by strong disruption like Narset, Parter of Veils.

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  Akiri, Line-Slinger / Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix

  Combines equipment synergy with storm combos, leveraging Jeskai Ascendancy to generate card advantage and mana for a big storm turn, aiming to close out the game with a powerful combo enabled by artifact and equipment synergies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Tim’s timely overloaded Cyclonic Rift bounced Scott’s permanents, preventing him from paying the upkeep cost on Pact of Negation and resulting in Scott’s loss.

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  Folger maximized Selvala’s mana and draw triggers by using creatures like Quirion Ranger and Wirewood Symbiote to untap Selvala repeatedly, enabling explosive mana generation and infinite loops.

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  Scott’s use of Tasigur’s delve and repeated activation to choose cards for opponents showed efficient resource denial and disruption before being overwhelmed.

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  Garrett’s attempt to deploy Jeskai Ascendancy was effectively countered by Mystical Dispute, slowing down his combo development significantly.

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  The interaction between Veil of Summer and Pact of Negation highlighted smart sequencing to resolve key spells despite counterplay attempts.

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  The game demonstrated the importance of managing mana rocks and permanents carefully to avoid losing to mass bounce effects like Cyclonic Rift.

Notable Cards

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

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  Jeskai Ascendancy

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Phyrexian Dreadnought

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  Temur Sabertooth

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  Woodland Bellower

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  Sheltering Ancient

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  Narset, Parter of Veils

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  Manifold Key

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Veil of Summer

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  Swan Song

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  Green Sun's Zenith

Summary

The game featured four competitive decks with distinct strategies battling for control and victory. Early turns saw players developing their mana bases and establishing key pieces, such as mana rocks, ramp creatures, and important spells like Selvala, Heart of the Wilds and Kess, Dissident Mage. Scott on Tasigur utilized a polymorph combo plan but faced significant disruption, including a crucial overloaded Cyclonic Rift from Tim’s Kess deck, which wiped Scott’s board and mana rocks, eventually causing Scott to lose due to inability to pay his Pact of Negation upkeep cost. Folger, running the Selvala deck, leveraged Selvala's mana generation and draw triggers to assemble a powerful board presence with creatures like Phyrexian Dreadnought and combo enablers like Temur Sabertooth and Woodland Bellower, setting up a loop with Wirewood Symbiote to generate infinite mana and value. Garrett piloting the Akiri/Kydele deck sought to assemble Jeskai Ascendancy combos but was slowed down by counterspells and disruption. Tim’s Kess deck excelled at interaction and storming off with spells like Cyclonic Rift and Dockside Extortionist to generate treasures and tempo, setting back opponents repeatedly. The pivotal moment was Tim’s Cyclonic Rift bounce of Scott’s board, which effectively ended Tasigur’s threat and tilted the game in Tim’s favor. Folger’s Selvala-driven infinite mana combos became the main win condition as the game progressed.