Kykar vs Rashmi vs Korvold vs Tymna/Silas | CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Kykar, Wind's Fury

  Storm combo deck using Underworld Breach and Lion's Eye Diamond to generate enough mana and spells to storm off and win in a single explosive turn.

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  Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

  Control deck leveraging Rashmi's card draw triggered by casting spells, combined with counterspells and value plays to maintain board control and out-resource opponents.

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  Tymna the Weaver and Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  A hatebears tempo deck that deploys disruptive creatures to slow opponents while attacking with vehicles and utilizing commander synergy for incremental advantage.

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  Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

  Food Chain combo deck aiming to produce infinite mana and tokens by casting creatures from exile generated through Food Chain and then using Korvold's sacrifice and card draw triggers to close the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Kykar's early use of Lion's Eye Diamond and Underworld Breach set the stage for a potential storm finish, making it a key threat everyone had to watch carefully.

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  Rashmi's control plan included countering key spells like Squandered Resources with Mana Drain, showing strong reactive play to maintain board presence.

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  Tymna/Silas deck disrupted Korvold's Food Chain combo by flashing in Hushwing Gryff, preventing ETB triggers and slowing down infinite mana assembly.

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  Korvold's use of Sylvan Library and Exploration enabled him to accelerate card draw and ramp, crucial for finding combo pieces quickly.

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  The interaction between Carpet of Flowers and multiple colors of mana sources provided critical acceleration for Rashmi's deck.

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  Dockside Extortionist was cast by Korvold but notably did not produce treasures due to Hushwing Gryff's effect, illustrating how disruption shaped the game state.

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  The use of Wheel of Fortune by Kykar to refuel hand and trigger storm was a pivotal moment indicating a brewing storm combo attempt.

Notable Cards

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Underworld Breach

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  Sylvan Library

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Mana Crypt

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  Tainted Pact

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  Food Chain

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Field of the Dead

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Mystic Remora

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  Hushwing Gryff

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  Weathered Wayfarer

Summary

The game opened with all four players establishing their boards with significant ramp and control elements. Kykar initiated his storm combo plan early, leveraging mana rocks and signets to accelerate into key pieces like Lion's Eye Diamond and Underworld Breach. Rashmi focused on controlling the board and drawing cards through Rashmi's triggered ability and counterspells, trying to maintain tempo while developing a strong card advantage engine. Tymna and Silas piloted a hatebears-style deck that used creatures and disruption to slow opponents, while also attacking with vehicles and leveraging life gain. Korvold aimed to assemble Food Chain combo pieces, utilizing ramp and card draw engines like Sylvan Library, Exploration, and Field of the Dead to fuel his infinite mana and token generation strategy.