Vial | Tymna vs Thantis vs Omnath vs Breya EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

  This deck aims to deal early and continuous damage through Vial Smasher's triggered ability by casting spells that deal damage to opponents, combined with Tymna's card draw from dealing combat damage. It leverages efficient removal and disruption to control the board while racing opponents down with direct damage and combat.

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  Thantis, the Warweaver

  Thantis focuses on ramping mana quickly and maintaining board presence with utility creatures and a steady flow of spells. It takes advantage of synergy with tokens and ramp spells to outpace opponents and control the battlefield through incremental advantage.

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  Breya, Etherium Shaper

  Breya's deck centers on artifact synergy and token generation, producing Thopter tokens and leveraging artifact-based ramp and utility. It uses artifact sacrifice for value, control elements, and incremental board presence to stay competitive.

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  Omnath, Locus of Rage

  Omnath focuses on landfall triggers and token production to flood the board with Elementals, amplified by token doublers like Parallel Lives. This aggressive ramp-to-token strategy creates a large, threatening board state while dealing damage through combat and triggered abilities.

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  Tymna the Weaver

  Tymna provides card draw linked to dealing combat damage, supporting a spellslinger and aggressive creature strategy. The deck aims to leverage efficient creatures and removal spells to maintain tempo, while drawing cards to maintain pressure and options.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Vial Smasher player capitalized on damage triggers from spells to chip away at opponents’ life totals while drawing cards and maintaining hand advantage.

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  A pivotal board wipe with Cleansing Nova reset the board state, particularly hurting token strategies such as Omnath’s, but token producers recovered quickly.

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  The Omnath player’s use of Parallel Lives to double tokens and landfall triggers created mounting pressure through swarming the battlefield with Elementals and Dragon Eggs.

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  Breya utilized artifact sacrifices and token production to generate value and maintain board presence, often synergizing with cheap artifact creatures and mana rocks.

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  Tymna’s ability to draw cards from dealing combat damage was critical for maintaining resource advantage and enabling repeated threats.

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  Players strategically targeted key threats with removal spells like Utter End to disrupt combos or powerful synergies such as Beastmaster Ascension or Parallel Lives.

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  Mana ramp and land fetching spells like Skyshroud Claim and Expedition Map were essential to accelerate deck strategies and cast high-impact spells ahead of curve.

Notable Cards

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

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  Tymna the Weaver

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  Parallel Lives

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  Cleansing Nova

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  Conqueror's Flail

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  Ancient Den

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  Runic Armasaur

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  Skullwinder

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  Sharding Sphinx

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  Beast Within

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  Faithless Looting

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  Utter End

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  Mind Stone

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  Revel in Riches

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  Skyshroud Claim

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  Champion of Lambholt

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  Beastmaster Ascension

Summary

The game started with a typical ramp and setup phase as each player developed their mana bases and cast early utility creatures and ramp spells. The Vial Smasher and Tymna player established early pressure with efficient creatures and disruptive spells, leveraging card draw from damage and combat. Meanwhile, the Omnath player focused on generating tokens and ramping aggressively, using Parallel Lives and other token doublers to build a formidable board presence. Breya’s artifact synergy and token production tried to stabilize her position, while Thantis leveraged ramp and utility creatures to maintain board presence and interact with the table. A key turning point occurred when the Vial Smasher player cast a board wipe with Cleansing Nova, clearing out many threats including Omnath's Parallel Lives. Despite this setback, token producers like Omnath and Breya rebuilt their boards quickly. The Omnath player’s aggressive token generation and damage output, boosted by doubling effects, pressured all opponents heavily. The Vial Smasher player continued to apply pressure with repeated damage triggers and card draw, often targeting the Omnath player to slow their momentum. The game featured a mix of targeted removal, token production, and incremental damage, with players jockeying for board control and resource advantage. The Vial Smasher deck's consistent damage and Tymna’s card draw engine played a pivotal role, while the Omnath deck’s explosive token production created significant threats. The game’s dynamics revolved around maintaining pressure and responding to board states shaped by wipes and token swarms.