Jodah vs Shauum vs Sisay vs Tymna Dargo Which 5c Legendary deck is better in cEDH?

Deck Strategies

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  Jodah, the Unifier

  A five-color value deck that uses cheap spells and powerful ETB effects, leveraging commanders like Great Henge to draw cards and grow board presence, aiming to win through incremental advantage and large threats.

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  Sharuum the Hegemon

  Artifact-based combo/control deck that utilizes recursion and artifact synergies to generate value and close the game through combos involving Sharuum and powerful artifacts.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  A legendary tutor and flicker toolbox deck that chains powerful legendary creatures and uses flicker effects to protect and reuse ETB abilities, aiming to control the board and assemble combos.

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  Tymna the Weaver / Dargo, the Shipwrecker

  A Mardu sacrifice deck that creates treasure tokens to ramp and uses Tymna’s card draw and Dargo’s disruption to pressure opponents, combining efficient removal, reanimation, and treasure synergies for control and value.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jodah’s use of Great Henge with multiple ETB triggers enabled massive card draw and board growth, creating significant pressure.

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  Sisay’s clever use of Sakashima the Impostor to copy Gilded Drake disrupted opponents’ threats and protected key creatures.

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  The interaction between Smothering Tithe and treasure token generation created consistent mana advantage for multiple players, influencing tempo.

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  Tymna/Dargo’s sacrifice and reanimation loops with treasures allowed for repeated resource generation and board control.

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  Players carefully managed life loss from mana rocks like City of Brass and Gemstone Caverns to maximize their tempo while minimizing risk.

Notable Cards

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  Gilded Drake

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  Sakashima the Impostor

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Flesh Duplicate

Summary

The game featured a competitive four-player cEDH match with commanders Jodah, Sharuum the Hegemon, Sisay Weatherlight Captain, and a Tymna/Dargo Mardu sacrifice deck. Early turns saw players establishing board presence with staple mana rocks and value creatures like Bowmasters and Gilded Drake, while carefully managing resources and life totals through Smothering Tithe triggers and treasure generation. Jodah’s deck leveraged a powerful interaction with Great Henge and multiple ETB triggers, generating card advantage and threatening with a large Ragavan. Meanwhile, Sisay’s deck utilized tutor chains and flicker effects, exemplified by casting Sakashima the Impostor to copy key creatures and disrupt opponents’ plans, including a sequence involving Gilded Drake and Flesh Duplicate to protect their board state. Tymna/Dargo focused on efficient sacrifice synergies to generate treasures and pressure the table with reanimation and disruption.