UZI FEAT. HATEBEARS - cEDH - S25E3 - ROGSI v THRASIOS/ROG v TAYAM v SHORIKAI #MTG GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  Aggressive creature-based deck focused on utilizing sacrifice outlets and damage through creatures like Ragavan and disruptive hatebears, aiming for quick incremental advantage and pressure.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Combo-control deck leveraging card advantage and mana efficiency by pairing with Tymna for incremental life loss and card draw, ultimately aiming to assemble infinite combos or overwhelming board states.

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  Tayam, Luminous Enigma

  Spell-heavy control deck aiming to control the board with counters and disruption while generating value through spells and creatures with prowess, looking to outvalue opponents over time.

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  Shorikai, Genesis Engine

  Value and control-oriented deck focusing on incremental advantage through artifacts, tokens, and life gain, using Shorikai’s ability to generate tokens and grow creatures to maintain board presence.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  Artifact and equipment synergy deck designed to recur and protect key artifacts while disrupting opponents with targeted removal and recursion, aiming to out-resource opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early deployment of Defending Silence and Stony Silence disrupted many artifact-based ramp and combo strategies, slowing the game pace significantly.

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  Players carefully balanced aggression with control elements, opting to maintain a relatively fair board state with incremental value rather than rushing combos.

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  Thrasios and Tymna’s synergy allowed for repeated token generation and counter placement, which became a critical factor in applying pressure and generating advantage.

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  The use of tutors like Imperial Recruiter and Spellseeker was pivotal in assembling key pieces quickly, accelerating the game towards its conclusion.

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  The final turning point involved a player running out of library cards and conceding after facing overwhelming board control supported by multiple hatebear effects and token pressure.

Notable Cards

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  Stony Silence

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  Mystic Remora

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  Imperial Recruiter

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  Spellseeker

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Hour of Revelation

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  Banishing Knack

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  The One Ring

Summary

The game began with players developing their mana bases and early board states cautiously, including the use of mana rocks, ramp spells, and hatebear effects such as Defending Silence to disrupt artifact and enchantment strategies. Early plays included setting up key pieces like Stony Silence and Mystic Remora, which slowed down opponents' artifact-based ramp and drew incremental card advantage. Notable interactions involved multiple players deploying hatebears and control elements to maintain a fair but restrictive board state. As the game progressed, players utilized powerful tutors and value-generating creatures such as Imperial Recruiter and Spellseeker to assemble important components. The pace accelerated with combo pieces and recursion plays, notably involving Thrasios and Tymna's ability to generate tokens and counters. One player successfully employed a series of activations and token generations to overwhelm opponents, eventually leading to a board state where one player had no cards left in their library and conceded. The game concluded with a decisive attack and a timely Hour of Revelation, cementing the win condition through board control and resource denial.