Lurrus vs Rielle vs Zirda vs Kinnan | Ikoria CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Lurrus of the Dream-Den

  A reanimation combo deck that uses Lurrus's recursion to repeatedly bring back key creatures and value permanents, combined with board wipes like Toxic Deluge to stabilize and then overwhelm opponents.

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  Rielle, the Everwise

  A wheels and storm deck leveraging Rielle's ability to draw cards on opponents discarding, generating card advantage while disrupting opponents through discard spells and drawing into combo or control elements.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  A ramp and cheat deck that exploits Kinnan's mana generation to cast large creatures quickly, aiming to dominate the battlefield with overwhelming threats and mana advantage.

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  Zirda, the Dawnwaker

  A synergy deck focused on reducing activated ability costs for creatures and equipment, enabling aggressive board control and damage output through efficient combat and equipment interactions.

Gameplay Insights

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  Lurrus's Toxic Deluge board wipe was a pivotal moment that reset the board and allowed for a tempo advantage.

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  Rielle’s use of Burning Inquiry combined with her card draw ability created significant card advantage and disrupted opponents' hands.

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  Kinnan's ability to ramp quickly and cheat large creatures into play pressured opponents and required them to respond promptly.

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  Zirda’s cost reduction synergy enabled multiple activations of Walking Ballista to efficiently clear threats and apply pressure.

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  The interaction between Sorcerous Spyglass and Walking Ballista provided crucial information and control over opponent’s key threats.

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  Counterspell and other disruption spells like Flusterstorm played an important role in preventing critical combo sequences.

Notable Cards

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Burning Inquiry

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  Pithing Needle

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  Walking Ballista

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  Consecrated Sphinx

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  Skullclamp

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  Mana Crypt

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  Sword of Fire and Ice

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  Sorcerous Spyglass

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  Flusterstorm

Summary

The game featured a dynamic and interactive meta with four distinct commanders vying for control. Early turns saw ramp and setup plays, with each player developing mana bases and board presence. Lurrus of the Dream-Den focused on reanimation and recursion, leveraging cards like Toxic Deluge to clear the board and maintain tempo. Rielle, the Everwise employed wheels and storm-based card draw synergies, utilizing her draw triggers to gain card advantage from discard effects such as Burning Inquiry. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy aimed to generate massive mana and cheat large creatures into play rapidly through his abilities. Zirda, the Dawnwaker prioritized cost reduction on activated abilities and outfitting creatures with powerful equipment like Sword of Fire and Ice to apply pressure and control the board.