Deck & Commander Strategies
Magda, Brazen Outlaw
Focuses on fast treasure generation by playing dwarves and artifacts, aiming to produce five treasures quickly to win at instant speed using combos supported by Metallic Mimic and protective spells like T-Ball's Trickery.
Raffine, Scheming Seer
A reanimator and card draw deck that leverages attacking creatures to draw and discard cards, enabling powerful reanimation and combo plays to generate value and close out the game.
Najeela, the Blade-Blossom
Midrange aggressive deck that combines fast combos with a value engine including Timna and tutors, aiming to overwhelm opponents with combat damage and card advantage early in the game.
Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
Midrange control deck focusing on Humility and Odd-Lock effects to neutralize threats and stabilize the board, winning through incremental advantage and dash-based commander damage.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools
Control-combo deck using mill and spell-copying mechanics that manipulate opponents’ hands and decks, enabling powerful plays by casting exiled cards and disrupting enemy strategies.
Gameplay Insights
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Magda’s player prioritizes generating treasures quickly while holding key combo pieces and uses T-Ball's Trickery to counter opponents’ critical spells, including flipping it to counter a Force of Will.
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The use of Tangle Wire to slow down opponents’ mana development is a double-edged sword, as it also impacts Magda’s own mana, requiring careful timing and sequencing.
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Najeela’s aggressive attacks generate multiple treasures for Magda, inadvertently helping build Magda’s combo resources, showing the complex inter-player dynamics in multiplayer cEDH.
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Despite being under heavy pressure from multiple opponents drawing cards and attacking, Magda’s ability to protect the combo and manage resources keeps the game within reach.
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The game features a pivotal misplay or execution error that significantly impacts the outcome, highlighting the precision required in competitive EDH matches.
Notable Cards
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Metallic Mimic
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Tangle Wire
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Force of Will
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Enlightened Tutor
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Mausoleum Wanderer
Gameplay Summary
The game features a four-player competitive Commander match with Magda, Brazen Outlaw; Raffine, Scheming Seer; Najeela, the Blade-Blossom; and Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker with Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools.
Early game actions focus on ramp, board development, and drawing cards to set up each player's strategy.
Magda's player aims to quickly generate treasures through dwarves and artifacts to enable an instant-speed win by acquiring five treasures, leveraging key cards like Metallic Mimic and T-Ball's Trickery to protect the combo and disrupt opponents.
Raffine’s player takes an aggressive reanimator and card draw approach, using attacking creatures to draw and discard cards and establish board presence.
Najeela’s deck plays a midrange game with fast combos, supported by value engines like Timna and card tutors, aiming for early pressure and card advantage.
Ishai’s deck plays a midrange control style revolving around Humility and Odd-Lock effects, using creatures with dash and control elements to stabilize and win through commander damage or incremental advantage. The game’s key turning point involves Magda’s player carefully managing treasures and interaction like Tangle Wire and T-Ball's Trickery to stall opponents while setting up the combo.
Despite heavy pressure from Jordan’s Najeela deck drawing numerous cards and Raffine generating massive value, Magda’s ability to generate treasures and disrupt opposing spells keeps the win condition alive.
A critical moment occurs when Magda uses T-Ball’s Trickery to counter a Force of Will by flipping it into a counterspell, protecting crucial board pieces.
However, a misplay or execution error later in the game has a significant impact on the outcome, leaving the final result open-ended.
Throughout the match, players jockey for position with incremental damage, card draw, and strategic counters, illustrating the complexity and tight interactions in high-level cEDH gameplay.
