Sisay vs Freyalise vs Pharika vs Sevinne EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Sevinne, the Chronoclasm

  Sevinne focuses on flickering creatures to reuse enter-the-battlefield effects and gain incremental advantage, often leveraging synergy with other permanents to gain value and control the board.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Sisay is a legendary creature toolbox deck that aims to find and cast powerful legendary permanents, generating card advantage and versatile answers to control the game and execute combos.

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  Pharika, God of Affliction

  Pharika uses a sacrifice and removal-based strategy, controlling the board with poisons, tokens, and removal spells like Pernicious Deed to keep opponents’ board states in check while applying incremental pressure.

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  Freyalise, Llanowar's Fury

  Freyalise’s deck is an elf token and ramp deck focused on generating massive amounts of mana and creating wide boards of elves and tokens. It uses planeswalkers and synergy cards to amplify board presence and win through overwhelming combat damage.

Gameplay Insights

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  Trevor’s use of Fauna Shaman combined with Priest of Titania and Nyssa allowed explosive mana generation and board development, enabling large spells and token creation in a single turn.

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  Mike’s Pernicious Deed board wipe was a pivotal moment that slowed down the aggressive elf token strategy and forced Trevor to rebuild from a diminished board.

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  Ryan’s Liliana, Dreadhorde General applied constant pressure through forced sacrifices and card draw, disrupting opponents’ plans and gaining incremental advantage.

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  Trevor’s strategic use of Grave Sifter to name elves and recur key creatures helped maintain synergy and board presence despite removal spells and disruption.

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  Combat interactions involving animated lands and blocking choices showed careful resource management and tactical defense to protect key creatures and planeswalkers.

Notable Cards

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  Priest of Titania

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  Grave Sifter

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  Pernicious Deed

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  Liliana, Dreadhorde General

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  Desecration Demon

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  Fauna Shaman

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  Nissa, Vital Force

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  Elvish Mystic

Summary

The game featured a four-player Commander match with Sevinne, Sisay, Pharika, and Freyalise leading diverse archetypes. Early game saw steady development from each player, with Trevor (Freyalise) establishing a strong mana base and board presence using elves and token generation. He leveraged cards like Priest of Titania, Nissa, Vital Force, and Nyssa, Who Shakes the World to generate a large amount of mana and create multiple creatures, setting up for a dominant board state. Ryan’s Sisay deck focused on value through card draw and toolbox effects, while Mike’s Pharika deck aimed to control the board with removal such as Pernicious Deed and Desecration Demon. Midgame featured significant board wipes and disruptive plays, notably Mike’s Pernicious Deed clearing large portions of the board, which slowed down Trevor's aggressive elf strategy. However, Trevor was able to quickly rebuild thanks to graveyard recursion and mana ramp. Ryan applied pressure with Liliana, Dreadhorde General, disrupting opponents’ resources and forcing sacrifices while generating card advantage. The game’s momentum shifted multiple times as players used removal, recursion, and token generation to maintain or regain board control. Trevor’s ability to generate overwhelming mana and tokens with synergy among his elves and planeswalkers was a key factor in maintaining board dominance and setting up towards a potential wide token or combat damage win condition.