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Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Selvala, Heart of the Wilds

  A ramp-focused deck that generates large amounts of mana and leverages it to cast big spells or activate powerful abilities, aiming to overwhelm opponents with value and board presence.

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  Narset, Enlightened Exile

  A spellslinger deck that uses Narset's prowess to chain multiple instant and sorcery spells, aiming to control the board and finish with a burst of damage or combo spells.

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  Teferi, Temporal Archmage

  A control-oriented deck that manipulates time and uses counterspells and bounce effects to stall opponents while setting up a late game win through card advantage and time-based interactions.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  A graveyard recursion deck that uses Tasigur’s ability to generate card advantage and grind value, aiming to out-resource opponents and combo off or win through attrition.

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  K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

  A fast combo deck that exploits K'rrik’s ability to pay life instead of mana for black spells, enabling explosive plays with high-impact black cards and life payment synergies to close games quickly.

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  Vadrik, Astral Archmage

  A spell-copying deck that leverages Vadrik’s ability to copy instant and sorcery spells, generating incremental advantage and setting up deterministic combos to win through repeated spellcasting.

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  Rionya, Fire Dancer

  An aggressive red burn deck focused on dealing early damage through repeated instant and sorcery spells, utilizing Rionya’s ability to recur burn spells and maintain constant pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  The choice to remove Time Twister from the Teferi deck in favor of Buried Ruin reflects a preference for more controlled recursion without disrupting opponents' hands.

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  K'rrik’s ability to pay life instead of mana for black spells allowed for explosive combo turns that quickly overwhelmed opponents.

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  Vadrik’s spell-copying capability was pivotal in generating incremental advantage and enabling deterministic combos that secured victories.

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  Rionya’s aggressive burn strategy kept opponents on their toes, forcing them to respond quickly or risk being overwhelmed by repeated direct damage.

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  Selvala’s low land count (26 lands) created tension around mana consistency, requiring careful mulligan and gemstone cavern pitching decisions to avoid flood or screw.

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  Teferi’s control elements effectively slowed down Narset’s prowess chains, demonstrating the importance of counterspells and tempo plays in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Mental Misstep

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  Gemstone Caverns

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  Buried Ruin

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  Manifold Key

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  Wild Magic Surge

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  Chaos Warp

Gameplay Summary