MTG cEDH Gameplay, Is Kiki Jiki the Best Red Card in cEDH!?

Deck Strategies

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  Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  Focuses on combat tricks and doubling damage output through combat phases, aiming to close out the game with powerful attacks and synergy with creatures that trigger on combat damage.

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  Kodama of the East Tree

  Utilizes landfall triggers and ramp to generate incremental advantages, supporting a midrange approach that can stabilize before pushing for a win with big creatures or combos.

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  Pantlaza, Sun-Favored

  Leverages aggressive ramp and tutoring to assemble combos quickly, using efficient creatures and disruption to maintain tempo and secure the board.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  Aggro-combo hybrid that uses efficient mana acceleration and creatures like Imperial Recruiter to tutor combo pieces, aiming to win through combat damage or infinite combos.

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  Sidar Kondo of Jamuraa

  Focuses on creature synergies and ramping into powerful threats, using tutors and disruption to control the pace and execute combos or overwhelming board presence.

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  Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

  A combo-centric deck that aims to assemble infinite combos involving token creation and flicker effects, particularly leveraging Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker for infinite damage loops.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker to copy flicker creatures like Restoration Angel enabled an infinite combat damage combo that ended the game decisively.

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  Players utilized Imperial Recruiter to tutor key combo pieces, showcasing the importance of efficient creature tutors in cEDH.

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  The early deployment of disruption like Blind Obedience and Manglehorn was effective at slowing opponents but ultimately was insufficient to stop the explosive combos.

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  Mana acceleration with cards like City of Brass and Talisman of Conviction allowed players to quickly reach the mana requirements for their combos.

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  Holding back a Silence spell preemptively to protect combo setup demonstrated awareness of opponent interactions and timing.

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  The game highlighted typical cEDH dynamics of fast setup, interaction, and swift resolution through combo execution.

Notable Cards

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  Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker

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  Restoration Angel

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  Imperial Recruiter

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  Esper Sentinel

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  Blind Obedience

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  Manglehorn

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  City of Brass

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  Talisman of Conviction

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  Azusa, Lost but Seeking

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  Worldly Tutor

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  Burning Prophet

Summary

The game featured a fast-paced free-for-all with all players piloting Naya-colored cEDH decks. Early turns saw players developing mana bases and deploying key creatures like Imperial Recruiter and Esper Sentinel to set up their strategies. One player established board presence with Blind Obedience and disruption like Manglehorn, but the game quickly accelerated as players began tutoring for combo pieces. A pivotal moment occurred when a player cast Kiki-Jiki, Mirror Breaker, enabling a lethal combo with Restoration Angel (referred to as Guardar Guardian) that generated infinite combat triggers and damage output. This combo swiftly ended the game after a brief but intense setup phase. The second game featured similar opening plays, with tutors and mana acceleration, culminating in a surprise Kiki-Jiki combo that leveraged token copying and flicker effects for an overwhelming win.