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How Many Wheels is Too Many Wheels? cEDH Gameplay - Atraxa vs Elsha vs Plagon vs Thrasios/Francisco

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Commanders featured in this video Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck Strategies

  • Francisco, Fowl Marauder Thrasios, Triton Hero

    Thrasios, Triton Hero and Francisco, Fowl Marauder

    Use Thrasios for card advantage and establish infinite mana combos utilizing Francisco as a mana outlet or to enable a Walking Ballista infinite damage combo.

  • Elsha of the Infinite

    Elsha of the Infinite

    Manipulate the top card of the library to cast spells at instant speed through Elsha, using combos like Sensei's Divining Top to draw the deck and generate value.

  • Plagon, Lord of the Beach

    Plagon, Lord of the Beach

    Cast Plagon and flicker it repeatedly for card advantage, then close out the game with a combo involving Blind Obedience and Extort or a Flicker Guardian based combo producing infinite attackers.

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Ramp mana aggressively to cast Atraxa for card advantage and win via infinite mana or creature combos using Displacer Kitten or Food Chain.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Smothering Tithe proved to be a significant source of treasure tokens, often pressuring players' mana resources and influencing their ability to pay for key triggers or spells.

  • 2

    The use of Enlightened Tutor and other tutors to position combo pieces on top of the library was a crucial setup step in several decks, allowing for efficient combo execution.

  • 3

    Wheel effects were impactful in reshaping players’ hands and disrupting opponents’ resources, as seen when a Wheel of Fortune forced major hand reshuffles.

  • 4

    Mana acceleration and treasure generation were key to enabling early and mid-game combos, particularly for Thrasios/Francisco and Atraxa’s decks.

  • 5

    Repeated flickering of commanders, especially Plagon, created continuous card advantage and was a central theme to maintaining board presence and combo preparation.

  • 6

    Players carefully managed paying for Smothering Tithe triggers, often declining due to mana constraints, which further accelerated treasure token production and game tempo.

Notable Cards

  • Walking Ballista

    Walking Ballista

  • Sensei's Divining Top

    Sensei's Divining Top

  • Blind Obedience

    Blind Obedience

  • Displacer Kitten

    Displacer Kitten

  • Food Chain

    Food Chain

  • Smothering Tithe

    Smothering Tithe

  • Enlightened Tutor

    Enlightened Tutor

  • Dark Ritual

    Dark Ritual

  • Wheel of Fortune

    Wheel of Fortune

Summary

The game featured a highly competitive cEDH multiplayer match with four commanders: Thrasios/Francisco, Elsha of the Infinite, Plagon, Lord of the Beach, and Atraxa, Grand Unifier. Early game saw players developing mana bases and setting up card draw engines, with Thrasios/Francisco working towards infinite mana combos involving Agatha Soul Cauldron and Walking Ballista, while Elsha aimed to manipulate the top of the library for instant-speed spells and card draw. Plagon leveraged flicker effects on itself to generate card advantage and set up a combo involving Blind Obedience and Extort, whereas Atraxa focused on ramping mana and generating advantage through proliferate synergies and cards like Displacer Kitten or Food Chain for a potential infinite mana or infinite creature combo.

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Today’s decks: Thrasios/Francisco: moxfield.com/decks/st_iPxryZ0C7KAX5Kwvn8g Plagon: moxfield.com/decks/gO4bXQngYUqn6KFhPKzmuQ Elsha: moxfield.com/decks/XUIrN1YdZEOhVTF_t2HjwQ Atraxa: moxfield.com/decks/tTj5PgXJu0Sk5_Kl_KRO2A

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