Winota, Teshar, Kess, Kinnan - ft cEDH Brasil - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 60

Deck Strategies

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  Winota, Joiner of Forces

  A stax and tempo deck that uses disruption like destroying Mana Crypts and taxing effects from Thalia and Rhystic Study to slow opponents. Winota triggers to flood the board with powerful humans, applying pressure and maintaining control.

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  Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

  A storm/combo deck focusing on artifact synergies and generating infinite mana or card advantage through Salvage Scout, Bazaar of Baghdad, and recursive artifact triggers to win quickly.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  A control-combo deck using graveyard recursion and tutors such as Demonic Tutor and Vampiric Tutor to assemble combos involving Thassa’s Oracle and card draw engines like Windfall and Hullbreacher to disrupt opponents and win through infinite combos.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  A combo deck leveraging infinite mana generation through Basalt Monolith and mana dorks, aiming to find and execute game-ending combos, though often disrupted or mana-constrained by taxing effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Winota's player strategically destroyed opposing Mana Crypts early to hinder the storm and combo decks' acceleration.

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  Rhystic Study and Thalia's taxing effects significantly limited mana availability, forcing players to carefully manage resources and timing.

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  Kess's combination of Salvager of Ruin with Blasting Station and Teshar's triggers allowed for potential infinite damage and card recursion but required protection from disruption.

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  Kinnan generated infinite colorless mana with Basalt Monolith and his commander but failed to find a suitable outlet to clinch the win, highlighting the importance of card selection and deck synergy in cEDH.

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  Players adapted dynamically to board states, with Winota applying pressure through creatures while Teshar and Kess sought to assemble combos under taxing conditions.

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  The use of tutors such as Demonic Tutor and Vampiric Tutor played a critical role in searching for combo pieces and answers amid heavy disruption.

Notable Cards

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  Mana Crypt

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  Rhystic Study

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  Thalia, Heretic Cathar

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  Gemstone Caverns

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  Salvage Scout

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  Bazaar of Baghdad

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Hullbreacher

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  Windfall

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  Basalt Monolith

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  Blasting Station

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  Salvager of Ruin

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  Benevolent Bodyguard

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  Chrome Mox

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  Gorilla Shaman

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  Path to Exile

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  Serra Ascendant

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  Shriekhorn

Summary

The game featured four competitive decks led by Winota, Teshar, Kess, and Kinnan commanders, each employing distinct strategies. Early turns saw aggressive disruption from Winota's stax elements, including Mana Crypt destruction and taxing effects from Thalia and Rhystic Study, aiming to slow down the faster combo decks. Teshar's storm deck focused on assembling artifact synergies and generating card advantage through Salvage Scout and Bazaar of Baghdad, attempting a quick infinite mana outlet for a turn-two kill. Kess aimed to grind with powerful tutors and combo pieces like Thassa’s Oracle, assisted by Windfall and Hullbreacher to disrupt opponents' hands. Meanwhile, Kinnan looked to leverage infinite mana combos using Basalt Monolith and mana dorks, but struggled to find the right targets to close out the game immediately. A pivotal moment occurred when Kinnan achieved infinite colorless mana using Basalt Monolith but failed to find a winning combo, buying time for others to react. Winota's deck leveraged taxing effects and creature pressure to maintain control over the board, successfully slowing down the storm and combo decks. Kess set up a combo involving Salvager of Ruin, Blasting Station, and Teshar triggers, aiming to generate infinite damage and card advantage. Teshar's player managed to protect his combo pieces against disruption with Benevolent Bodyguard and carefully timed plays, but the taxing effects and pressure from Winota made it difficult to execute a clean win. The game evolved into a tense balance between disruption, protection, and combo assembly, with each player adapting to threats and resource constraints posed by taxing permanents and countermagic.