DEVIL'S FEE FEAT. OOPS ALL SALT / SHATTERGANG EDH - cEDH - S18E5 - TINYBONES v DIHADA v TIVIT v KESS

Deck Strategies

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  Tinybones, Trinket Thief

  Utilizes Necropotence to draw large amounts of cards at the cost of life, leveraging sacrifice and recursion synergies to generate value and eventually win through a lethal life payment combo.

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Focuses on disruption and manipulation, using flicker effects and milling to control opponents while generating incremental advantage and setting up win conditions.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  Generates clues and treasures to gain card advantage and ramp, supporting a midrange strategy that aims to outvalue opponents through resource generation.

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  Kess, Dissident Mage

  Leverages spell recursion and control elements to disrupt opponents and generate value, aiming to win through a combination of efficient spells and incremental advantage.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of Necropotence early allowed for a strong card advantage engine but required careful life management to avoid losing too quickly.

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  Bolas's Citadel significantly shifted the game tempo by enabling free casting of spells, increasing the pressure on opponents.

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  Opposition Agent was strategically flashed in to disrupt key plays and protect critical creatures like Dark Confidant.

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  The final kill involved a massive life payment with Tinybones’ ability, highlighting the deck’s high-risk, high-reward nature where players trade life for card advantage and combo potential.

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  Treasure and clue token generation by Tivit created a steady resource flow, which was crucial for maintaining tempo and board presence.

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  The sequencing of Sensei’s Divining Top activations with life gain from artifact mana played a pivotal role in assembling the lethal combo.

Notable Cards

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  Necropotence

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  Dark Confidant

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  Opposition Agent

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  Bolas's Citadel

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  Mox Diamond

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  Tainted Pact

Summary

The game started with players setting up their mana and early plays, with Tinybones and Necropotence shaping the early board presence. Key early turns featured Dark Rituals, Dark Confidants, and Necropotence enabling heavy card draw and life payment. Opposition Agent was used strategically to disrupt opponents' actions, and a notable moment was the casting of Bolas's Citadel, which significantly impacted the tempo by allowing free casting of spells at a life cost. The game featured a lot of treasure and clue token generation, with Tivit leveraging clues for value and Tinybones creating incremental advantage through card draw and recurring creatures. Late game, the player piloting Tinybones assembled a powerful board state using cards like Sensei’s Divining Top and Mox Diamonds, enabling significant life gain and mana generation. A critical win was achieved by paying a massive 50 life to trigger Tinybones' ability and eliminate a key opponent, demonstrating the high-risk, high-reward nature of the deck’s strategy. The game ended with the Tinybones player executing a lethal combo, showcasing the effectiveness of Necropotence combined with efficient artifact mana and sacrifice synergies.