Deck & Commander Strategies
Sisay, Weatherlight Captain
Sisay’s deck focuses on tutoring and assembling a combo involving Cay and Gilded Cauldron to generate infinite mana of any color, leveraging creatures to enable this and then winning through infinite mana and card advantage.
Thrasios, Triton Hero & Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder
This partner combo aims to generate infinite mana using Dockside Extortionist and cards like Technomancer, then leverage Thrasios’s ability to draw and cheat out game-winning spells or combos.
Dargo, the Shipwrecker & Tymna the Weaver
A creature and disruption-based deck that generates treasure tokens to ramp mana and uses Tymna’s card draw to maintain pressure and interaction, disrupting opponents while building board presence.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
Kinnan’s deck seeks to maximize the value of mana-producing spells with Kinnan’s ability, accelerating mana production and tutoring for combo pieces to quickly deploy game-ending combos.
Gameplay Insights
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Players carefully sequence their plays to maximize mana acceleration while avoiding early disruption, such as using flash to bring in key creatures at instant speed.
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The use of Ragavan to generate early pressure and card advantage is pivotal but requires protection from removal and interaction.
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Kinnan’s deck balances greed with consistency, running a high number of mana spells to support explosive turns while searching for key combo pieces.
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Thrasios and Bruse rely on infinite mana combos that require protection and timing, and their ability to generate infinite value through card draws is a critical win condition.
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Disruption like Mind Break Trap and Silence is used to slow down opponents’ combo assembly, highlighting the importance of interaction in cEDH games.
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Combat decisions are carefully made to apply pressure on multiple opponents while avoiding provoking dangerous blockers or removal that could disrupt combo lines.
Notable Cards
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Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer
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Dockside Extortionist
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Silence
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High Alert
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Mana Confluence
Gameplay Summary
The game features a high-powered cEDH multiplayer match with Sisay, Thrasios & Bruse, Dargo & Tymna, and Kinnan as the commanders.
Early turns focus on ramping mana and deploying key creatures and disruption like Ragavan, Kinnan, and interactive spells such as Mind Break Trap and Silence.
Kinnan's deck aims to generate explosive mana acceleration and tutor for combos, while Thrasios and Bruse leverage infinite mana combos involving Dockside Extortionist and Technomancer.
Sisay's deck attempts to assemble a combo involving Cay and Gilded Cauldron to convert green mana into any color and then generate infinite mana for a win.
Dargo and Tymna look to utilize creatures and disruption alongside treasure generation for value and control.
The initial stages involve tactical attacks to pressure opponents, careful management of resources, and attempts to assemble combo pieces while holding back interaction. Midgame revolves around players trying to assemble their combos or disrupt others' plans.
Sisay tries to flash in creatures and trigger combos, while Kinnan aims to leverage multiple mana spells for a quick win.
Thrasios and Bruse work toward infinite mana loops with their partners, and Dargo and Tymna focus on treasure accumulation and disruption.
The game features pivotal moments like flashback activations, strategic passes, and combat phases that chip away at opponents’ life totals.
The match showcases the importance of sequencing, interaction, and protecting combo pieces in a fast-paced cEDH environment.
