EDH Gameplay - Episode 67: Seton VS Elenda VS Chulane VS Nin

Deck Strategies

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  Seton, Krosan Protector

  Ramp with druids and devotion to cast large creatures and generate a strong board presence focused on green synergy and token production.

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  Elenda, the Dusk Rose

  Aggressive vampire tribal deck that generates tokens and drains life through combat damage and life link synergies.

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  Chulane, Teller of Tales

  Value-based creature deck leveraging draw triggers on casting creatures and spells, ramping into large threats and overwhelming the board with tokens.

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  Nin, the Pain Artist

  Control-oriented deck using spells and counterspells to disrupt opponents, while draining life incrementally and gaining advantage through Pain Artist effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Chulane used Kindred Summons to create a large board state by casting multiple creatures in one turn, leveraging triggered abilities for card draw and counters.

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  Seton maximized devotion synergies by adding Nylia and Karametra to enable large creature plays despite being one short of devotion initially.

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  Nin’s timely use of Disallow countered a critical ramp play, slowing down Seton’s combo potential and shifting tempo.

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  Elenda utilized Cruel Celebrant and Yahenni to maintain pressure through life drain and token creation, forcing opponents to respond to her aggression.

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  The interaction between Chulane’s card draw engine and token generation proved decisive, allowing sustained board presence and overwhelming opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Kindred Summons

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  Cruel Celebrant

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  Karametra, God of Harvests

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  Disallow

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  Elvish Mystic

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  Yahenni, Undying Partisan

Summary

The game began with typical ramp and setup turns from all four players. Seton’s druid tribal deck quickly developed a robust board state, efficiently casting multiple druids and generating significant mana early on. Chulane capitalized on value creatures and spells, leveraging Kindred Summons to flood the board and generate card advantage, culminating in a massive Briarwood Elemental kick that created numerous wolf tokens. Elenda focused on vampire tokens and life link synergies, steadily pressuring opponents with aggressive attacks bolstered by Cruel Celebrant and Yahenni. Nin’s pain artist control deck played a reactive game, using counterspells and disruption to hinder opponents’ plans while setting up for incremental damage and control elements. A key turning point was when Chulane unleashed a large board presence on turn four, leveraging multiple creatures and spells to overwhelm the table. Seton’s devotion-based ramp with Karametra and Nylia enabled strong plays and board presence, although he had to navigate threats from multiple fronts. Elenda’s aggressive vampire strategy kept the pressure on with life drain and token creation, making her a formidable threat. Nin’s control elements, including counterspells like Disallow, prevented some of Seton’s combos and delayed the board development. The game revolved around Chulane’s overwhelming creature advantage and Seton’s ramp synergy, with Elenda and Nin contesting with aggressive and disruptive tactics respectively. Ultimately, Chulane’s value engine and token army proved pivotal in dominating the board state and setting up for a decisive victory.