BASHING YOUR HEAD AGAIST A BRICK WALL??? EDH Gameplay 116 - Kaalia VS Miirym VS Laelia VS Arcades

Deck Strategies

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  Kaalia of the Vast

  Kaalia aims to cheat powerful angels, demons, and dragons into play quickly to overwhelm opponents with high-impact creatures and disruptive threats.

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  Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm

  Miirym focuses on ramping mana and deploying a dragon tribal strategy, utilizing ramp spells and powerful dragons to dominate the late game.

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  Laelia, the Blade Reforged

  Laelia leverages aggressive combat steps, card draw from dealing combat damage, and counters to grow stronger while using spells like Reckless Endeavor for board wipes and treasure generation to fuel combos.

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  Arcades, the Strategist

  Arcades plays a defensive wall-based strategy, ramping mana and drawing cards through defenders, aiming to stabilize the board and outvalue opponents over time.

Gameplay Insights

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  Laelia used Reckless Endeavor combined with Pyromancer's Goggles to perform a powerful board wipe while generating treasures, enabling a strong follow-up turn.

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  Laelia's multiple combat steps with Relentless Assault allowed for incremental piling of plus one counters and damage, applying lethal pressure before opponents could stabilize.

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  Will leveraged coin flips with Rakdos, the Showstopper to selectively remove blockers, effectively clearing the way to finish off an opponent.

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  Arcades prioritized defense and ramp, playing walls and defensive creatures to buy time but struggled to impact the board aggressively in response to Laelia and Kaalia's threats.

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  Miirym focused on ramping mana early and holding back creatures defensively, waiting to cast powerful dragons in the mid to late game.

Notable Cards

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  Reckless Endeavor

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  Pyromancer's Goggles

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  Rakdos, the Showstopper

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  Endless Atlas

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  Relentless Assault

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  Demon of Wailing Agonies

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  Master of Cruelties

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  Tavern Brawler

Summary

The game began with aggressive early plays from the Laelia, the Blade Reforged player, who quickly established board presence and leveraged card draw and combat damage to pressure opponents. Laelia's ability to exile cards from the library and put plus one counters on herself enabled her to grow quickly, culminating in a devastating Reckless Endeavor board wipe that cleared most creatures and generated multiple treasures to fuel further spells and plays. Meanwhile, Arcades, the Strategist focused on a defensive, wall-centric strategy, ramping mana and playing defenders to stabilize, while Miirym, Sentinel Wyrm developed ramp and dragon tribal synergies. Kaalia of the Vast aimed to assemble a powerful demon and angel board but struggled to find consistent early plays, although later deploying key demons like Rakdos, the Showstopper to threaten the board. A pivotal moment occurred when Laelia executed a massive damage combo with multiple combat steps, powered by relentless assault and various haste enablers, dealing lethal damage to opponents while maintaining card advantage. However, the board state was unstable as Will (Kaalia) responded by deploying large demons and using coin flips to eliminate key blockers, shifting momentum. The game showcased a clash between Laelia’s explosive damage output and Kaalia’s demon tribal control, with Arcades playing a supporting defensive role and Miirym ramping to cast dragons. The interaction between massive creatures, board wipes, and treasure generation defined the mid-game dynamics, setting up for a potential finish driven by Laelia’s aggressive damage or Kaalia’s demon threats.