EDH Gameplay - Episode 38: Ghired VS Yawgmoth VS Gishath VS Anje

Deck Strategies

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  Ghired, Conclave Exile

  Generate and populate Rhino tokens to overwhelm opponents with a large, trampling army.

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  Yawgmoth, Thran Physician

  Utilize sacrifice mechanics and undying creatures to gain incremental value, control the board, and drain opponents' life.

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  Anje Falkenrath

  Exploit madness and discard synergies to cast spells efficiently, deal damage, and control the board with aggressive creatures and value engines.

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  Leverage dinosaur tribal synergies and anthem effects to boost creatures and apply aggressive combat pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Populating Rhino tokens with Ghired created a strong board presence that forced opponents to respond defensively.

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  Yawgmoth's sacrifice and undying mechanics allowed for repeated value and life gain, sustaining his board state effectively.

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  Anje's player capitalized on madness costs to cast spells at reduced mana, enabling aggressive tempo plays and card draw.

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  Torment of Hellspark with a high X value was a game-changing board wipe that removed a player from the game.

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  Using flash and combat tricks with creatures like Glint-Horn Buccaneer and Squee to maximize damage and disrupt opponents' attacks.

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  Strategic sacrifices to Yawgmoth triggered his abilities, controlling the board and weakening enemy creatures.

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  Token copies of key creatures increased board presence and provided multiple attackers/blockers, amplifying pressure on opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Butcher Ghoul

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  Psychosis Crawler

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  Vivien, Champion of the Wilds

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  Always Watching

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  Squee, Goblin Nabob

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  Hate Mirage

Summary

The game began with all four players developing their boards with ramp and early creatures, setting up their respective strategies. Ghired, Conclave Exile focused on token generation and populating tokens to create a large army of rhinos, while Yawgmoth, Thran Physician built a value engine with sacrificing creatures and using undying synergies. Anje Falkenrath utilized madness and discard mechanics to generate incremental value and damage, and Gishath, Sun's Avatar aimed to leverage dinosaur tribal synergies and aggressive attacks backed by anthem effects. Early combat was marked by Ghired creating multiple Rhino tokens and attacking aggressively, dealing significant damage to opponents. Yawgmoth's player utilized creatures like Death Greeter and Butcher Ghoul to gain life and maintain board presence through undying triggers. Anje's player took advantage of madness to cast spells efficiently and used creatures like Psychosis Crawler to chip away at opponents' life totals. Gishath's player used creatures and anthem effects such as Always Watching and Vivien, Champion of the Wilds to bolster their board and provide pressure. A major turning point occurred when Tom, playing Yawgmoth, cast Torment of Hellspark with a large X value, dealing massive damage and eliminating a player from the game. Meanwhile, Martin (Anje) leveraged sacrifice outlets and multiple creatures to control the board and deal incremental damage. The game featured strategic sacrifices, flash-ins, and combat tricks, with players responding to threats using removal and blockers. The detailed token creation, sacrifice synergies, and combat sequences showed the dynamic and interactive nature of the match, though the exact final outcome was not shown in the available footage.