Deck & Commander Strategies
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh / Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
A fast, aggressive strategy that leverages early equipment and Rograkh's discard synergy to pressure opponents while Ishai grows larger from opponents' spells. Uses disruption such as Mental Misstep and removal to control the board.
Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
A control-combo deck centered around Yisan the Wanderer Bard and Y’shtola’s synergy, utilizing value creatures like Serra Ascendant and card advantage to lock down the game and assemble a combo for victory.
Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
A poison and sacrifice synergy deck using Hapatra to generate deathtouch snakes and leverage minus-one counters. Combines Necropotence for card draw and various sacrifice outlets to maintain board presence and find key pieces.
Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
A ramp and value deck that accelerates mana production with Kinnan and casts powerful spells like Ad Nauseam early. It aims to generate a large advantage through resource accumulation and combos.
Gameplay Insights
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Rograkh equipped with Paradise Mantle early to enable fast attacks and pressure opponents right from the start.
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Hapatra utilized sacrifice synergies with Ravenous Squirrel and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician to gradually build board state and card advantage through minus-one counters.
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Kinnan’s player leveraged early ramp and cast Ad Nauseam to draw heavily and gain a resource advantage, indicating a combo-focused plan.
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Mental Misstep was used to counter a Sol Ring cast, a critical disruption to slow down ramp for an opponent.
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Yawgmoth’s ability was repeatedly used to sacrifice creatures and put minus-one counters, drawing cards and controlling the board state effectively.
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Players showed careful management of life totals, fetch lands, and removal to prevent Y'shtola from establishing a winning lock or combo.
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Endurance was evoked on Chatterfang to shuffle it back into the library, demonstrating resource recycling in response to threats.
Notable Cards
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Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh
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Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker
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Y'shtola, Night's Blessed
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Hapatra, Vizier of Poisons
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Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy
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Ad Nauseam
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Yawgmoth, Thran Physician
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Ravenous Squirrel
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Deadly Rollick
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Mental Misstep
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Paradise Mantle
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Necropotence
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Sol Ring
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Deathrite Shaman
Gameplay Summary
The game started with a typical cEDH opening where Austin’s Rograkh/Ishai deck quickly established early board presence with Rograkh equipped with Paradise Mantle to enable fast attacks.
Ally’s Y'shtola deck developed slowly with ramp and a Serra Ascendant early on, while Wyatt’s Hapatra deck utilized Necropotence and Deathrite Shaman to generate card advantage and incremental poison counters.
Selina’s Kinnan deck ramped aggressively, enabling the casting of powerful spells like Ad Nauseam early in the game.
Midgame, the board state became tense as players started interacting heavily, with Hapatra leveraging sacrifice outlets like Ravenous Squirrel and Yawgmoth, Thran Physician to manipulate minus-one counters and card draw.
Rograkh attempted to disrupt key plays using mental misstep and removal, while Y'shtola threatened with a steady stream of creatures and control elements.
Kinnan’s Ad Nauseam cast was a pivotal moment, enabling a surge of resources and setting up for powerful plays.
The game featured careful resource management and targeted removal, especially focusing on denying Y’s win conditions.
Although no final win was shown, the board was set for a complex endgame with multiple combo and control paths still viable.
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