Sythis vs Tasha, the Witch Queen vs Rowan vs Selvala | #cedh | Gameplay 011 | Happy Holidays!

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Tasha, the Witch Queen

  A control-oriented deck leveraging tutors, interaction, and Doomsday to sculpt a precise combo finish, with flexible spell-based disruption and mana ramp.

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  Rowan, Scion of War

  Aggressive red-based tempo deck focused on burn, disruption, and efficient creatures to apply pressure early and maintain tempo advantage.

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  Sythis, Harvest's Hand

  Enchantress-style ramp and value deck that uses enchantments and cards like Concordant Crossroads and Sanctum Weaver to generate infinite mana and tokens for a combo finish.

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  Green ramp and combo deck that tutors key combo pieces like Fintorn Elves and uses mana acceleration to assemble infinite mana combos supported by stax elements.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Doomsday by the Tasha player was a critical turning point, enabling a complex library setup to find a winning combo despite heavy interaction from opponents.

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  Sythis’s deployment of Concordant Crossroads and Sanctum Weaver created the potential for infinite mana and tokens, serving as the backbone of the primary combo threat.

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  Multiple players prioritized stax and disruption effects such as Silence and Darksteel Mutation to slow down combo attempts, showcasing the importance of interaction in cEDH.

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  Rowan’s aggressive early-game pressure forced opponents to spend resources on defense, demonstrating how tempo strategies can challenge slower combo decks.

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  Tutors like Worldly Tutor and Demonic Tutor were pivotal in accelerating combo assembly and ensuring critical pieces could be found quickly.

Notable Cards

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  Concordant Crossroads

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  Sanctum Weaver

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  Doomsday

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  Mystic Remora

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  Darksteel Mutation

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Spell Pierce

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  Twinflame

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  Dualcaster Mage

Gameplay Summary