Oswald vs Godo vs Atraxa vs Glarb

Deck Strategies

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  Oswald Fiddlebender

  Leverages artifact creation and recursion to generate incremental advantage, using equipment and artifact synergies to control the board and support value plays.

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  Godo, Bandit Warlord

  Aggressively seeks to equip Godo with boots to enable multiple combat phases, aiming for quick and repeated damage output to close the game.

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  Atraxa, Grand Unifier

  Controls the game via counterspells and artifact synergies, manipulating graveyards and card advantage through cards like Imperial Seal and Soul Guide Lantern.

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  Glarb, Calamity's Augur

  Uses graveyard interactions and sacrificing creatures to draw cards and disrupt opponents, maximizing value from cards like Wheel of Fortune and surveil effects.

Gameplay Insights

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  Godo’s early equipping of Swiftfoot Boots creates a significant threat by enabling multiple combat phases, forcing opponents to prioritize removal or disruption.

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  Oswald’s artifact recursion and equipment synergy provide a resilient board presence that can withstand early aggression while generating incremental advantage.

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  Atraxa’s use of graveyard hate and card advantage, including Soul Guide Lantern and Imperial Seal, helps maintain control over the game’s flow and counters opposing graveyard strategies.

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  The group’s mutual recognition of threats leads to prioritizing artifact and equipment removal, with players carefully timing their spells and responses to maximize value.

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  Players utilize a blend of card filtering, graveyard manipulation, and artifact recursion to maintain resources and disrupt opponents’ plans, showcasing the deep strategic complexity of cEDH multiplayer games.

Notable Cards

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  Swiftfoot Boots

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Imperial Seal

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  Goblin Welder

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  Arcane Signet

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  Karn, the Great Creator

Summary

The game features four distinctly different commanders, creating a dynamic and chaotic board state early on. Oswald Fiddlebender sets up an artifact-based strategy, focusing on generating value through artifact interactions and equipment like Swiftfoot Boots. Godo, Bandit Warlord quickly establishes an aggressive stance by equipping and activating boots, signaling a threat of multiple combat phases. Atraxa, Grand Unifier plays a controlling and value-oriented game, utilizing artifact synergies and graveyard interactions, including key cards like Imperial Seal and Soul Guide Lantern to maintain card advantage and disrupt opponents. Glarb, Calamity's Augur focuses on graveyard-based strategies and value through sacrificing and drawing, with spells like Wheel of Fortune and card filtering mechanics enhancing their play.