JESPER EJSING vs PLAY TO WIN REMATCH GAME 2&3 - CODIE vs JESKA/DARGO vs JESKA/ISHAI vs KENRITH

Deck Strategies

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  Kenrith, the Returned King

  A reanimator strategy that leverages Kenrith's versatile abilities to bring back creatures and manipulate life totals, aiming to gain incremental advantage and disrupt opponents.

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  Dargo, the Shipwrecker

  Aggressive red-based deck focused on dealing damage quickly and disrupting opponents' mana and board state, often combining with Jeska for a combo finish.

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  Jeska, Thrice Reborn

  A combo-centric build paired with Dargo or Ishai that aims to generate damage quickly, often through aggressive creatures and synergy with Jeska’s damage doubling ability.

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  Codie, Vociferous Codex

  Combo/control deck that uses Codie's ability to accumulate counters and generate massive card draw, enabling explosive combos involving Underworld Breach, Demonic Consultation, and other tutors to win quickly.

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  Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

  A tempo and combo deck, often paired with Jeska, focused on growing Ishai with counters while applying pressure and using counterspells and interaction to control the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  Delaying the casting of Codie to avoid disruption allowed a key player to build up mana and card advantage, enabling a game-winning combo.

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  Using Claim the Firstborn to take control of an opponent's creature provided a crucial mana source to execute a complex combo line.

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  The interaction between Underworld Breach and Demonic Consultation was pivotal, enabling the player to tutor their deck and win by avoiding discard penalties.

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  Blood Moon was strategically cast early to slow down an opponent's ramp and color fixing, significantly impacting their game plan.

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  Players carefully timed their use of tutors and counterspells to disrupt opponents while advancing their own board state and combo setups.

Notable Cards

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  Codie, Vociferous Codex

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  Underworld Breach

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Kindred Discovery

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Blood Moon

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Simian Spirit Guide

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  Claim the Firstborn

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  Talrand's Invocation

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with notable plays including casting key commanders and ramp spells. Early disruption was evident, especially with a Blood Moon that hindered one player's mana development. One player on a Codie, Vociferous Codex deck leveraged card draw and mana acceleration to set up a combo, including casting Ad Nauseam and tutoring for critical combo pieces like Underworld Breach. Despite some missed lines initially, they eventually executed a powerful combo involving Kindred Discovery, reanimation, and a Demonic Consultation win, showcasing a clever interaction that circumvented hand discard effects. The other decks focused on tempo and control elements, with Jeska/Dargo and Jeska/Ishai decks applying pressure through aggressive creatures and interaction to disrupt opponents. Kenrith's deck played a reanimator strategy, trying to disrupt and reanimate key creatures to maintain board presence. The game ended relatively quickly after the Codie player completed their combo, highlighting the deck's explosive potential. The second game started with similar early plays and interaction, indicating a tightly contested rematch environment where card draw and disruption remained paramount.