WHO'S THE BEST THREE COLOR COMMANDER IN cEDH? KESS - TIVIT - ELSHA - ROCCO - PLAY TO WIN GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  A storm combo deck that aims to cast multiple cheap spells per turn to chain into a lethal storm count, often utilizing Ad Nauseam and Underworld Breach to draw and combo off.

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  Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

  Focuses on generating a large number of Treasure tokens and leveraging artifact synergies to control the board and enable explosive mana combos for victory.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  A control-combo hybrid that uses disruption and card advantage to manage threats while assembling combos that capitalize on storm or artifact synergies.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  A spell-based control deck that recurs instants and sorceries from the graveyard to gain incremental advantage and disrupt opponents before finishing with a combo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Countering Demonic Tutor with Force of Negation was critical to denying a key combo piece and prevented an immediate win attempt.

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  Using Chain of Vapor in response to bounce Dockside Extortionist before it could generate Treasures effectively disrupted an opponent's explosive mana generation.

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  The interaction between Teamers Sabertooth and Dockside Extortionist created a loop to protect Treasure tokens by granting indestructibility, showcasing creative synergy exploitation.

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  High-impact counterspell stacks involving Flusterstorm, Pyroblast, Dispel, Force of Negation, and Mental Misstep demonstrated the intense counterplay and resource management typical in cEDH games.

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  Despite heavy disruption, the Rocco deck managed to recover and apply pressure through Treasure token generation and artifact recursion, illustrating resilience in a highly interactive meta.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Underworld Breach

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  Force of Negation

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Flusterstorm

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  Mental Misstep

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Sylvan Library

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  Mana Crypt

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  Jeweled Lotus

Summary

The game opened with typical fast mana and ramp plays from all players, setting up their key pieces quickly. Early on, players established board presence with cards like Archon of Emeria and Dockside Extortionist, while also deploying disruption such as Silence to interfere with opponents' plans. A pivotal moment occurred when a Demonic Tutor was countered by Force of Negation, preventing a potentially game-winning combo and demonstrating the high level of interaction at the table. The game featured multiple high-stakes plays involving Ad Nauseam and Underworld Breach combos, with one player narrowly missing a win due to an opponent's timely response using Chain of Vapor and Swords to Plowshares to disrupt Dockside Extortionist and other critical permanents. Despite these setbacks, the Rocco player leveraged mass Treasure token generation and recursion effects like Teamer Sabertooth to maintain pressure and board control. The gameplay highlighted intense counterspell battles with Flusterstorm and Mental Misstep, further emphasizing the delicate balance between combo execution and disruption in cEDH.