SURVIVAL FEAT. WE CAME AS ROMANS - cEDH - S20E1 - NAJEELA v EZURI v FIRST SLIVER v GODO - GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Ezuri, Renegade Leader

  Ezuri focuses on quickly generating and enhancing elf tokens to ramp into bigger plays and potentially overwhelm opponents with a strong board presence.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Najeela aims to leverage her ability to create multiple combat phases and warrior tokens, enabling explosive offensive turns and combo potential.

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  Godo, Bandit Warlord

  Godo's deck capitalizes on equipment synergy and fast aggressive attacks, often winning through combat damage boosted by equipment like Helm of the Host.

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  The First Sliver

  This deck utilizes Food Chain and infinite mana combos with creatures like Squee and Llanowar Elves to generate massive resources and execute a combo finish by milling opponents' decks with Brain Freeze.

Gameplay Insights

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  The First Sliver player smartly used Enlightened Tutor to stack Mana Crypt on top and then cast Demonic Consultation to exile Food Chain from the deck, ensuring the combo was intact in play rather than in the deck.

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  Casting Squee repeatedly to create infinite mana with Food Chain was central to enabling the combo that led to a swift and decisive win.

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  The use of Brain Freeze as a win condition through deck milling was a clever choice that capitalized on the infinite mana generated, allowing a non-combat victory in a highly contested game.

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  Godo's aggressive life payments to set up Helm of the Host and equip it showcased the deck's risk-reward approach but was ultimately countered by the combo player.

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  The game highlighted the importance of early ramp and tutor spells in cEDH to assemble combos quickly and protect them with precise sequencing.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Squee, the Immortal

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  Brain Freeze

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  Helm of the Host

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  Gemstone Caverns

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  Mana Crypt

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  Chromatic Lantern

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  Priest of Titania

Summary

The game started with each player developing their board states through early ramp and setup plays. Notable early plays included ramp spells, mana crypt activations, and tutors to assemble critical combo pieces. A key turning point occurred when the First Sliver player used a Food Chain combo, leveraging Squee and Llanowar Elves to generate infinite mana and cast multiple creatures. This player then assembled a winning sequence by tutoring and casting a Brain Freeze to mill opponents' decks entirely, securing the win by decking them out. Despite aggressive plays from Najeela and Godo, the First Sliver player's combo was decisive and ended the game swiftly.