Deck & Commander Strategies
Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer
Oskar's deck aims to cast Doomsday as early as possible, using Oskar's ability to bypass casting restrictions and enable an instant-speed win combo by stacking the deck and winning off a carefully chosen pile.
Thrasios, Triton Hero and Vial Smasher the Fierce
This deck plays a control and value game, drawing many cards and generating tokens through Krenko Mob Boss and Seedborne Muse to overwhelm opponents, eventually winning through incremental advantages and board presence.
Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
Korvold's deck is a storm build that leverages repeated sacrifice of treasures and creatures like Dockside Extortionist to draw cards and generate mana, enabling explosive storm combos such as Underworld Breach to win.
Krark, the Thumbless and Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
This deck focuses on spell copying and storm combos, using Krark's coin flip ability and Sakashima's cloning to repeatedly cast and copy spells, creating overwhelming value and storming out for the win.
Gameplay Insights
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Chad's early Mystic Remora pressured opponents' spellcasting and helped him draw into combo pieces quickly.
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The use of Wishclaw Talisman to pass tutoring benefits among players was a key interaction that enabled multiple players to find critical cards.
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Greg's inclusion of Krenko Mob Boss added a token swarm element that increased board presence and mana generation with Seedborne Muse, shifting the game tempo.
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Ashani's attempt to storm out with Dockside Extortionist and Ad Nauseam was disrupted by Chad's timely Mindbreak Trap, showing the importance of keeping interaction ready against explosive combos.
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Noah leveraged Krark's coin flips to maximize spell copying with Sakashima, generating card advantage and multiple spell casts in a single turn.
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The complex stack interactions involving counterspells and responses—such as Greg's Deflecting Swat redirecting Swan Song—highlighted the high level of sequencing and timing necessary in cEDH play.
Notable Cards
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Doomsday
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Mystic Remora
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Mindbreak Trap
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Dockside Extortionist
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Ad Nauseam
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Wishclaw Talisman
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Vampiric Tutor
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Skirk Prospector
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Light Up the Stage
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Sakashima of a Thousand Faces
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Krark, the Thumbless
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Korvold, Fae-Cursed King
Gameplay Summary
The game began with all players developing their mana bases rapidly and setting up early plays.
Chad, piloting Oskar, Rubbish Reclaimer, aimed to assemble a Doomsday combo, leveraging Oskar's ability to cast Doomsday at instant speed, and successfully executed it early, stacking his deck for a lethal sequence.
Greg, on Thrasios and Vial Smasher, focused on controlling the board with card draw and token generation, using Krenko Mob Boss and Seedborne Muse to build a wide board.
Ashani, playing Korvold, Fae-Cursed King, pursued a storm combo strategy that involved reanimating Dockside Extortionist multiple times and generating value through sacrifice triggers to draw heavily and close out the game with Underworld Breach or other storm combos.
Noah, on the Krark and Sakashima deck, aimed to copy spells repeatedly, using interactions with Krark's coin flips and Sakashima's copying ability to generate storm value and multiple spell casts for a win.
