cEDH GAMEPLAY, IS A FRINGE COMMANDER THE WAY! INDOMINUS REX X ELSHA X DEREVI X HASHATON

Deck Strategies

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  A flicker and control midrange deck aimed at disrupting opponents while generating incremental value through untapping lands and creatures, eventually winning through incremental combat damage or combo.

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  A spell-slinging deck leveraging Elsha’s ability to cast spells from the top of the deck, focusing on generating value through free spells and combo finishes.

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  Indominus Rex, Alpha

  A Food Chain combo deck aiming to use the Food Chain engine to generate infinite mana and cast large threats for the win.

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  Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

  An artifact-centric aggressive midrange deck that seeks to build board presence with artifacts and synergies, pressuring opponents and disrupting their plans.

Gameplay Insights

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  Smothering Tithe proved to be a critical taxing effect, forcing opponents to either pay mana or lose card advantage, influencing how players managed their resources.

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  The use of tutors and mana acceleration was carefully timed to assemble combos or critical spells while under pressure from opponents' interaction.

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  Flicker effects from Derevi allowed for multiple value triggers and disruption, helping to stabilize the board against aggressive or combo strategies.

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  Players were very attentive to paying or not paying Mystic Remora and Smothering Tithe triggers, balancing the cost of mana and life payments against card draw and tempo.

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  Force of Will was used to protect key combo or control pieces, highlighting the high stakes of interaction in cEDH gameplay.

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  Elsha’s ability to flash spells from the top of the deck was a constant threat, forcing opponents to keep interaction on hand and plan carefully around her turns.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Remora

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Food Chain

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  Force of Will

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Psychic Frog

Summary

The game began with all players developing their mana bases and deploying early interaction and resource acceleration spells, including Mystic Remora and Smothering Tithe, which played key roles in taxing opponents and generating mana advantage. Early plays involved typical cEDH pacing with lots of draw triggers and efficient ramp spells. Derevi focused on flicker effects and control elements, while Elsha aimed to leverage her ability to cast spells from the top of the deck, setting up for a combo finish. Indominus Rex was testing if Food Chain combos could still win in the current metagame, carefully navigating mana and interaction to assemble the combo. Hashaton brought a midrange aggressive artifact-based strategy, attempting to establish board presence and exploit artifact synergies. A pivotal moment occurred when Smothering Tithe repeatedly generated treasure tokens, forcing players to commit resources to pay the taxes or suffer card advantage loss. Multiple players used tutors and counterspells to protect their key pieces, including a Force of Will to save critical threats. The interaction around Food Chain and artifact synergies culminated in tense board states, with everyone wary of combos and counterplay. Despite several attempts to stabilize and find a winning line, the game remained tight with incremental advantage shifts. The video cut off before a decisive conclusion, but it showcased the resilience of fringe commanders in cEDH and the importance of interaction, resource denial, and mana efficiency in competitive games.