Rionya vs Tivash vs Gisela vs Xyris | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Rionya, Fire Dancer

  Rionya's strategy revolves around casting many cheap red spells in a single turn to create numerous copies of high impact creatures, overwhelming opponents with a massive board presence.

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  Tivash, Gloom Summoner

  Tivash runs a mono black lifegain deck, with the goal of steadily gaining life throughout the game to summon large demons with Tivash's ability.

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  Xyris, the Writhing Storm

  Xyris aims to maximize card draw, both for itself and opponents, capitalizing on the additional card draw to create snake tokens and deal damage to opponents.

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  Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

  Gisela's deck is a Boros aggro/angel tribal deck that uses its commander's powerful ability to quickly close out games. It also leverages cards like Smothering Tithe to ramp quickly and establish a commanding board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Shelby's early game dominance with Gisela and Smothering Tithe allowed him to put down big threats like Avacyn early, but Logan's Murderous Rider was instrumental in removing Gisela and slowing down Shelby's aggressive strategy.

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  Ethan's use of Rionya to create copies of Coercive Recruiter turned the tide of the game, allowing him to take control of Shelby's board and eliminate him from the game.

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  Chandler's use of Seagate Restoration to draw cards, although it gave Shelby additional treasures due to Smothering Tithe, provided him with much needed resources to stay in the game.

Notable Cards

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Gisela, Blade of Goldnight

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  Avacyn, Angel of Hope

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  Coercive Recruiter

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  Murderous Rider // Swift End

Summary

The game started off with Shelby taking a quick lead, establishing a massive board presence with Gisela, Blade of Goldnight and Smothering Tithe. This allowed him to put down an early Avacyn, Angel of Hope, which was swiftly dealt with by Logan's Murderous Rider. Despite losing Gisela, Shelby continued to press the advantage, casting Raya Dawnbringer and threatening to return Gisela to the board. However, Ethan managed to turn the tide, using Rionya, Fire Dancer's ability to create multiple copies of Coercive Recruiter, seizing control of Shelby's board and eliminating him from the game. The game continued with Logan and Chandler trying to regain control, but the momentum had shifted decisively in Ethan's favor.