Sisay vs Storm vs Najeela vs Plagon | cEDH Gameplay ft. Holding Priority | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Ad Nauseum storm deck that can either play a fair creature game or use two card combos with the commander to win.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Deck aims to chain together legendary permanents to create infinite combos.

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  Storm, Force of Nature

  Deck plans to generate a low storm count and then assemble creature-based combos.

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  Plagon, Lord of the Beach

  Control deck that relies on Plagon to generate card advantage with flicker effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Aaron's Price of Progress caused significant damage to all players, making it a crucial turning point in the game.

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  Jason's casting of Hole Breacher Horror and subsequent threat of infinite mana led to a flurry of spells and counterspells.

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  The use of counterspells like Flusterstorm and Mind Break Trap highlighted the importance of control elements in this high-stakes match.

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  Sam's use of Deflecting Swat to protect his key spells demonstrated the utility of flexible interaction cards in Commander.

Notable Cards

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  Price of Progress

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  Flusterstorm

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  Deflecting Swat

Summary

The game started off with the players establishing their board states and revealing their deck strategies. Sam's Sisay deck aimed to chain together legendary permanents to create infinite combos. Aaron's Storm deck planned to generate a low storm count and then assemble creature-based combos. Jason's Plagon deck was a control deck that relied on Plagon to generate card advantage with flicker effects. Seth's Najeela build was an Ad Nauseum storm deck that could either play a fair creature game or use two card combos with the commander to win. The game saw a lot of back-and-forth with significant damage being dealt by Aaron's Price of Progress. The game took a dramatic turn when Jason cast a Hole Breacher Horror that threatened infinite mana, leading to a flurry of spells and counterspells.