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Kefka better than Vivi? cEDH

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklist

Deck Strategies

  • Oswald Fiddlebender

    Oswald Fiddlebender

    Leverages artifact synergy to sacrifice and tutor for key two-drop artifacts, controlling the board and ramping mana to enable powerful plays and combos.

  • Vivi Ornitier

    Vivi Ornitier

    Focuses on casting instant and sorcery spells to trigger growth and abilities, generating card advantage and incremental damage to opponents, aiming to overwhelm via spell-based triggers.

  • Kefka, Court Mage // Kefka, Ruler of Ruin

    Kefka, Court Mage

    Uses disruptive effects such as forced discards and powerful spells to destabilize opponents' hands and maintain board control, building a win condition through attrition and combo potential.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Casting Sphere of Resistance early to tax opponents' spells created a tempo advantage but was quickly countered with a fetchland to remove it, demonstrating the delicate balance of taxing effects in cEDH.

  • 2

    The interplay between Fierce Guardianship and Force Negation highlighted the importance of protecting key spells and managing disruption effectively.

  • 3

    Vivi Ornitier’s spell triggers caused incremental damage to all players, illustrating the risk-reward of spell-heavy strategies in multiplayer formats.

  • 4

    Kefka’s forced discard upon entering the battlefield significantly disrupted opponents’ plans and reset the game state, shifting momentum.

  • 5

    Sacrificing artifacts via Oswald to tutor for impactful pieces enabled flexible responses and combo setup, emphasizing the value of artifact toolbox strategies.

Notable Cards

  • Chrome Mox

    Chrome Mox

  • Dark Ritual

    Dark Ritual

  • Demonic Tutor

    Demonic Tutor

  • Sphere of Resistance

    Sphere of Resistance

  • Flooded Strand

    Flooded Strand

  • Fierce Guardianship

    Fierce Guardianship

  • Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

    Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

  • Thousand-Year Elixir

    Thousand-Year Elixir

  • Lion's Eye Diamond

    Lion's Eye Diamond

  • Mental Misstep

    Mental Misstep

Summary

The game opened with players developing their mana bases and setting up early plays, with key cards like Chrome Mox, Dark Ritual, and Demonic Tutor enabling fast mana acceleration and tutoring power pieces. Oswald Fiddlebender utilized artifact sac outlets and tutoring to establish early board presence, while Vivi Ornitier focused on casting spells to grow her commander and generate card advantage. Kefka, Court Mage made a pivotal entrance mid-game, forcing all players to discard and reshaping hands, which significantly impacted resource management. A critical moment occurred when a Sphere of Resistance was cast, increasing the cost of spells and slowing down the pace, prompting a Flooded Strand fetch to remove it and alleviate the tax. The players navigated around taxing effects and counterspells, with Fierce Guardianship and Force Negation interactions highlighting the tight control dynamics. Key triggers from Vivi and other spell interactions caused incremental damage to all players, emphasizing the high-stakes environment. The game featured combo potential with artifacts like Thousand-Year Elixir and Paladium Myr, as well as aggressive plays from Ragavan swinging in combat. Ultimately, the board state revolved around managing taxing artifacts and maximizing each commander’s unique strengths to push for victory.

Description

Thanks for watching my video! Todays lineup of Commanders are;

  • Oswald Fiddlebender
  • Vivi Ornitier
  • Vivi Ornitier
  • Kefka, Court Mage

Here is my Vivi cEDH deck list from Moxfield. moxfield.com/decks/gnBaPOcYMkKUnxCovwo2Xg

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