A little cEDH gameplay, as a treat | Master of Keys VS Cormela VS Kinnan VS Thrasios/Tymna

Deck Strategies

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  The Master of Keys

  Uses Esper colors with Underworld Breach to dump the deck into the graveyard and reanimate powerful creatures like Abaddon of Kher, leveraging infinite mana combos with mana artifacts to win.

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  Cormela, Glamour Thief

  A Grixis reanimator focused on casting high-impact spells and combos by reanimating creatures and leveraging half-breach style recursion to disrupt opponents and win through combo.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Generates large amounts of mana with creature and land synergies, particularly Bloom Tender, then casts multiple spells to assemble combos or overwhelm opponents.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver

  Four-color combo deck that creates infinite mana using combos like Devoted Druid with food tokens and filters resources through Thrasios for card advantage and combo finishers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Sensei's Divining Top early provides crucial card selection and information advantage, making it a priority to protect from removal or counters.

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  Force of Will is used effectively to counter a critical spell, showing the importance of free interaction in fast-paced cEDH games.

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  Players carefully manage life totals and mana bases with fetch lands and shock lands to maximize efficiency and minimize damage from early plays.

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  Opening with mana acceleration and ramp spells like Cabal Ritual and Elvish Mystic allows faster deployment of key combo pieces and commanders.

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  The interaction between combo-centric decks highlights the importance of timing and protecting combo pieces while disrupting opponents' plans.

Notable Cards

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Force of Will

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  Elvish Mystic

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  Bloom Tender

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  Devoted Druid

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  Underworld Breach

Summary

The game begins with each player establishing their mana bases and early board presence, featuring key mana accelerants like Chrome Mox, Elvish Mystic, and various fetch lands. The Master of Keys player uses a Cabal Ritual to ramp and successfully resolves a Sensei's Divining Top, signaling a solid start. Meanwhile, Cormela, Glamour Thief attempts to set up her combo-centric reanimation strategy, casting her commander and generating colored mana to fuel instants and sorceries. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy ramps mana aggressively with creatures like Bloom Tender and lands to prepare for big plays. Thrasios and Tymna leverage their card draw and infinite mana synergies, including Devoted Druid and food tokens, aiming to find their combo pieces quickly. A pivotal moment occurs when Cormela successfully casts her commander and attempts to cast a disruptive spell, but faces a Force of Will counterspell, which slows her progress. The game features tight interaction with counterspells and careful resource management, highlighting the importance of protecting key spells like Sensei's Divining Top and Cormela. Players focus on building mana and drawing cards while watching each other's moves carefully, anticipating combos or board wipes. The game remains tense with multiple lines to victory available, including infinite mana combos from Kinnan and Thrasios/Tymna, as well as reanimation and recursion strategies from Cormela and Master of Keys. The video captures the strategic depth and high-speed interaction typical of competitive EDH.