cEDH Gameplay with Mike Nykyforchyn! Toothy/Pir vs Ob Nixilis vs K’rrik vs Thrasios/Rograhk

Deck Strategies

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  Toothy, Imaginary Friend / Pir, Imaginative Rascal

  Generate card advantage by accumulating +1/+1 counters on Toothy, drawing extra cards each turn, and eventually winning via a Lab Man effect or overwhelming board presence.

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

  Leverage artifact synergies, generate value through exiling cards, and control the board with removal and recursion of Ob Nixilis to maintain pressure and disrupt opponents.

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  K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

  Use life payments as mana through K'rrik’s ability combined with artifact ramp to cast powerful spells early, control the board via mass removal, and finish off opponents with incremental damage and combos.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero / Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  Generate infinite mana and card advantage through combos with Rograkh and Thrasios to ultimately close out the game via overwhelming resources or combo finishers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Time Twister to reshuffle hands and graveyards allowed Toothy to gain a large number of counters quickly, supercharging the draw engine.

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  Recasting Ob Nixilis after removal with Deadly Rollick maintained board control and threat presence.

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  Font of Agonies was used effectively to accumulate blood counters and fuel repeated destruction of creatures, synergizing with K’rrik’s life payment ability.

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  Strategic use of March of Swirling Mist in combination with Orcish Bowmasters enabled a devastating board wipe that also dealt significant direct damage to opponents.

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  Effective pile-on politics and timely counterspells, such as Force of Negation and Fierce Guardianship, helped players protect key spells and disrupt powerful plays.

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  Continuous use of bounce spells like Chain of Vapor helped Toothy’s pilot reset dangerous artifacts and creatures to maintain card advantage and tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Mayhem Devil

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  Font of Agonies

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  Orcish Bowmasters

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  March of Swirling Mist

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Jace, the Mind Sculptor

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Fierce Guardianship

Summary

The game started with each player establishing their board and executing their early ramp and draw strategies. Toothy and Pir quickly set up their counters and card draw engine, aiming to win through a Lab Man effect by accumulating counters on Toothy. Ob Nixilis’s pilot focused on artifact synergy and interaction, leveraging Dockside Extortionist and Mayhem Devil to control threats and generate value. K’rrik’s player utilized a heavily artifact-focused build, using life payments and mana acceleration to cast impactful spells early. Thrasios and Rograkh worked towards infinite mana combos and card advantage to dominate the late game. A pivotal moment occurred when Toothy’s controller cast Time Twister, forcing everyone to reshuffle their hands and graveyards into their libraries, allowing Toothy to gain a massive number of counters. Ob Nixilis’s player managed to repeatedly trigger his commander’s ability, exiling cards and removing threats, even returning Ob to the command zone when targeted by removal. Mike’s K’rrik deck exploited blood counters on Font of Agonies to destroy creatures, leading to a devastating board wipe with Orcish Bowmasters and March of Swirling Mist that cleared opponents’ boards and dealt massive damage. Despite heavy disruption, Toothy’s player rebuilt with Carpet of Flowers and Chain of Vapor to bounce threats and keep drawing cards. Interaction continued as Jrock used Toxic Deluge and reanimation spells to pressure opponents, but was met with counters and graveyard hate. The game showcased high-level cEDH tactics focused on resource denial, combo assembly, and board control, with each player leveraging their commander’s unique synergies to maintain presence and seek victory.