HASHATON VS cEDH GAUNTLET - HASHATON v KINNAN v MALCOLM|VIAL v TYMNA|THRASIOS

Deck Strategies

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  Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

  Leverages discard outlets to discard large creatures and create zombie token copies, aiming to overwhelm opponents with a growing board and powerful creatures like Razaketh for card advantage and recursion.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero and Tymna the Weaver

  Focuses on card draw and incremental advantage through combat damage and abilities, supporting a control or value engine with spells like Ristic Study and interaction to manage threats.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator and Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Aggressive, aiming to maximize damage output through spell triggers and efficient mana usage, with interaction to disrupt opponents and push through lethal damage quickly.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp and mana acceleration to cheat out large threats and combos, leveraging mana advantage to outpace opponents and establish a dominant board state.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting Ristic Study early allowed for substantial card advantage, giving the pilot of Hashaton multiple draws and critical access to combo pieces.

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  Using discard outlets like Psychic Frog to feed powerful creatures to Hashaton’s ability was a key engine for generating zombie token copies and board presence.

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  Force of Will and Mental Misstep were used strategically to protect key spells and disrupt opponents’ attempts to stabilize or combo off.

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  Fabricate was used to tutor important artifacts to support the deck’s strategy, showing the importance of artifact toolbox in the game plan.

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  Players carefully managed their life totals and resources to balance aggressive plays with interaction and defense against combos.

Notable Cards

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  Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

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  Razaketh, the Foulblooded

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  Psychic Frog

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  Ledger Shredder

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  Fabricate

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  Force of Will

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Imperial Seal

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  Bloodstained Mire

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  City of Brass

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and setting up early plays, with some initial interaction around critical spells like Mental Misstep and Force of Will. Hashaton, Scarab's Fist's pilot focused on assembling a discard outlet engine, using cards such as Psychic Frog and Ledger Shredder to discard powerful creatures like Razaketh, the Foulblooded. This enabled the creation of zombie token copies via Hashaton’s ability, quickly expanding the board presence. Important early moves included casting Ristic Study to generate card advantage and a critical Fabricate to find key artifacts. The game featured careful resource management and interaction, with players holding back counters to protect their combos or disrupt others.