The Competitive Commander Rebellion | Shuffle Up & Play #12| Magic: The Gathering cEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  Focuses on quickly assembling Ad Nauseam to draw the entire deck and win through combo, leveraging efficient mana ramp and fast combo pieces.

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  Tergrid, God of Fright

  Uses disruption and recursion to punish opponents for interacting with its creatures, aiming to control the board and win through attrition or combo.

• Minsk, Beloved Ranger

  Utilizes a Protein Hulk combo to generate large board states and win by exploiting Minsk's ability to pump creatures and create haste tokens.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Provides card selection and mana fixing with value engine capabilities, supporting combos and controlling the pace of the game.

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  Kodama of the East Tree // Thasos, Triton Hero

  Combines ramp and big creature plays with card advantage and interaction, aiming for powerful board states and combo potential.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Crop Rotation in response to Tangle Wire's upkeep tap triggered a Mental Misstep, highlighting the importance of timing and interaction in cEDH.

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  Casting Enlightened Tutor to find Mana Crypt helped accelerate the board presence and increased pressure on opponents.

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  The deployment of Tangle Wire effectively slowed opponents by tapping down their permanents during upkeep phases, buying time for combo assembly.

• 4

  Minsk, Beloved Ranger's token generation and power-setting ability set up a Protein Hulk combo, a key win condition in this game.

• 5

  Nature's Claim was used strategically to destroy Grim Monolith, denying a large mana source and gaining life, demonstrating timely removal in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Grim Monolith

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  Tangle Wire

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  Crop Rotation

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  Enlightened Tutor

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  Mana Crypt

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

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  Ancient Tomb

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, setting up key artifacts and creatures to enable their respective strategies. Rograkh and Ikra Shidiqi aimed to quickly assemble Ad Nauseam for a fast combo finish, while other players developed their boards with utility creatures and artifacts. Early plays included Grim Monolith, Soul Ring, and mana ramping artifacts, as well as defensive plays like Tangle Wire to slow opponents down. Minsk, Beloved Ranger generated a 1/1 haste token and hinted at a Protein Hulk combo, which is a classic cEDH strategy involving setting the creature's power to zero to trigger a massive combo finish. Thrasios, Triton Hero was used for value and card selection, while Tergrid added disruptive pressure. A pivotal moment came when a player used Crop Rotation to fetch crucial lands like Ancient Tomb, accelerating their mana and enabling further plays. Enlightened Tutor fetched key combo enablers like Mana Crypt, increasing pressure on the table. The gameplay featured careful resource management, interaction with opponents' board states, and strategic timing of combo pieces, reflecting the high-paced and efficient nature of cEDH. The game unfolded as a tense race to assemble combos and disrupt others, with each player leveraging their deck's unique strengths to push for victory.