Deck & Commander Strategies
Tergrid, God of Fright
A midrange stax deck that leverages Tergrid's ability to reuse opponents' permanents sacrificed or discarded due to stax effects, aiming to control the board and grind out value with taxing artifacts and disruption.
Tymna the Weaver / Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A combo-control deck that uses card advantage from its commanders to assemble a fast Ad Nauseam combo finish, winning through Thassa's Oracle or Underworld's Breach combos.
Winota, Joiner of Forces
An aggressive stax deck that breaks parity with taxing effects and aims to win by overwhelming opponents with a fast creature army enabled by Winota's trigger.
Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer
A combo deck focused on assembling infinite mana and winning through a commander-enabled combo, utilizing tools like Jeska's Will and Walking Ballista to facilitate the combo.
Gameplay Insights
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Alex's use of Tangle Wire early in the game effectively slowed down all opponents, including himself, setting a taxing pace that shaped the rest of the game.
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Tergrid's ability to reuse discarded permanents like Jeweled Lotus and Dress Down allowed Alex to maintain card advantage and board presence despite the stax restrictions.
- 3
Zack capitalized on the locked board state by safely resolving Ad Nauseam, revealing a large portion of his deck and enabling a one-turn kill with Thassa's Oracle and Demonic Consultation.
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The interaction between Liliana of the Veil's discard and Tergrid's recursion created multiple value loops, forcing opponents to carefully consider their plays under constant threat of permanent reuse.
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Despite Winota's aggressive creature strategy, the heavy stax elements prevented her from gaining the board dominance she sought, illustrating the challenge of breaking through control-heavy decks in cEDH.
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Rocco's infinite mana combo plan was impeded by early disruption and taxing effects, highlighting the importance of timing and board state in combo execution.
Notable Cards
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Tangle Wire
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Liliana of the Veil
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Jeweled Lotus
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Ad Nauseam
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Thassa's Oracle
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Demonic Consultation
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Mana Vault
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Mana Crypt
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Dress Down
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Carpet of Flowers
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Fauna Shaman
Gameplay Summary
The game began with a tense and slow-paced start, primarily due to Alex's Tergrid deck establishing a taxing board presence with cards like Tangle Wire and Liliana of the Veil, effectively locking down the table and limiting opponents' actions.
Tergrid's ability to reuse opponents' discarded permanents was leveraged multiple times, including retrieving key artifacts like Jeweled Lotus and Dress Down, creating incremental advantage despite the stax-heavy environment.
Meanwhile, Tymna and Kraum's deck piloted by Zack focused on generating card advantage and assembling a combo finish, demonstrated by the successful Ad Nauseam and Demonic Consultation sequence.
Zack was able to chain out a lethal Thassa's Oracle trigger, exiling his entire library to clinch victory swiftly after the board was stabilized by Tergrid's lockdown. Garner's Winota deck and Jordan's Rocco deck faced difficulties breaking through the stax elements and control-oriented plays.
Winota's aggressive creature-based strategy was hindered by the taxing effects, while Rocco aimed to assemble infinite mana combos but was slowed down early by the board control.
The critical turning point was Zack's ability to cast Ad Nauseam safely under the lockdown and follow up with a fast combo finish, showcasing the power of resilient card advantage engines and combo finishes in a stax-heavy metagame.
![Commander VS S6E5: Sidar Kondo/Thrasios vs Ravos/Vial Smasher vs Tymna/Tana vs Ludevic/Kraum [MTG] thumbnail](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/LynU4jB9XLA/sddefault.jpg)
