Borborygmos Enraged vs Zedruu vs Kefnet vs Muldrotha EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Borborygmos Enraged

  Aggressively ramp and utilize landfall triggers to deal damage through land discards and combat, often leveraging equipment and token generation to press advantage.

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  Zedruu the Greathearted

  Control the board with enchantments and discard effects while generating card advantage through forced hand reshuffles and strategic aura attachments.

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  God-Eternal Kefnet

  Maintain card advantage and board presence through counterspells and instant/sorcery synergies, casting spells like temporal manipulation for extra turns and controlling the pace of the game.

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  Muldrotha, the Gravetide

  Utilize graveyard recursion to repeatedly cast impactful permanents such as creatures and planeswalkers, enabling sustained value and control through resource reuse.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Kevin’s use of Starstorm to clear the board was a pivotal moment, resetting the creature landscape and stalling aggression.

• 2

  Matthew’s repeated recursion of Muldrotha and casting of Treachery to steal opposing commanders created significant shifts in board control.

• 3

  Miguel’s timely counterspells and the use of temporal manipulation for extra turns helped maintain control and pressure.

• 4

  The interaction where Kevin used Homeward Path to return commanders to their owners was a strategic reset that disrupted stolen commanders.

• 5

  The early use of Grasp of Fate combined with Ugin’s exile ability effectively stalled key threats and slowed the game tempo.

• 6

  Factor Fiction cast by Zedruu’s player to manipulate hands offered critical card advantage and information, influencing subsequent plays.

• 7

  Kevin’s Green Sun’s Zenith to tutor Titania allowed for token generation that pressured opponents and synergized with Borborygmos’s landfall triggers.

• 8

  Mana Drain was used to counter a threatening Mindslaver, preventing a potential lockdown and maintaining game flow.

Notable Cards

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  Tireless Tracker

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  Thing in the Ice // Awoken Horror

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  Ugin, the Spirit Dragon

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  Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound

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  Starstorm

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  Grasp of Fate

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  Basilisk Collar

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  Windfall

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  Wild Research

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  Green Sun's Zenith

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  Titania, Protector of Argoth

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  Treachery

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  Mindslaver

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  Pernicious Deed

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  Mana Drain

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  Propaganda

Summary

The game started with players developing their boards through ramp and card draw, with key early plays including tireless tracker generating clues, thing in the ice on Miguel's side, and tempo plays like casting explore and search for ascanta. Kevin on Borborygmos Enraged leveraged landfall triggers and equipment like Basilisk Collar to build board presence. Matthew on Muldrotha focused on graveyard recursion and value, repeatedly recasting Muldrotha and utilizing Jace's abilities to filter cards and transform him. Miguel on Kefnet aimed to control the board with counterspells and card advantage, while the Zedruu deck sought to accumulate enchantments and control elements.