ULTIMATE ALTISAUR COMBO!!! EDH Gameplay 119 - Brinelin & Ikra VS Faldorn VS Gishath VS Marneus

Deck Strategies

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  Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

  Generate wolf tokens through landfall and discard synergy, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a steady stream of creatures backed by burn and control spells.

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  Brinelin, the Moon Kraken & Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  Control the board by bouncing creatures and disrupting opponents' plays while building a sea creature synergy to leverage incremental advantages.

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

  Ramp aggressively to cast big dinosaurs and use Gishath's combat trigger to deploy more dinos from the deck, overwhelming opponents with large threats.

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  Marneus Calgar

  Create and flood the board with warrior tokens while drawing cards through Marneus' abilities, enabling a wide board state and sustained pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  Atlantis used Faldorn's discard ability combined with Parallel Lives to generate multiple wolf tokens, creating a growing threat on the board early on.

• 2

  Alex effectively leveraged Marneus Calgar's token creation and card draw to maintain a wide board and keep a steady flow of resources.

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  Tyler’s Brinelin bounced key token creatures like Vanguard Suppressor, disrupting Alex’s token strategy and slowing down his momentum.

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  Martin’s Gishath deck consistently ramped and recast dinosaurs, using Theoretical Duplication to double key threats and maintain board presence.

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  Atlantis’s use of Sylvan Library and willingness to pay life aggressively for card advantage set up powerful turns with multiple spells, including a foretell Delayed Blast Fireball that could shift board states.

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  Alex cast Collective Effort with escalate to destroy Brinelin and Parallel Lives, a pivotal moment that disrupted multiple opponents' board states and enchantments.

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  Combat phases were used strategically to damage key opponents, with Alex targeting both Tyler and Atlantis to reduce threats and draw cards via Marneus's abilities.

Notable Cards

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  Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald

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  Brinelin, the Moon Kraken

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  Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

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  Gishath, Sun's Avatar

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  Marneus Calgar

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  Sylvan Library

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  Parallel Lives

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  Collective Effort

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  Theoretical Duplication

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  Vanguard Suppressor

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  Delayed Blast Fireball

Summary

The game opened with each player developing their board and mana bases, with notable early plays including Atlantis casting Faldorn, Dread Wolf Herald and utilizing her land's Hideaway ability, while Alex deployed Marneus Calgar to bolster his tokens. Tyler's Brinelin and Ikra deck focused on sea creatures and bounce effects, disrupting others' boards, while Martin's Gishath deck pushed the dinosaur tribal theme aggressively with ramp and multiple dinosaur casts. Atlantis leveraged Faldorn's ability to create wolf tokens and played Sylvan Library to gain card advantage, setting up a strong midgame presence. Alex's Marneus Calgar token deck consistently generated multiple warrior tokens and used his commander's ability to draw cards and maintain pressure. Tyler's Brinelin bounced Alex's Vanguard Suppressor tokens, showcasing his disruptive control.