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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Niv-Mizzet, Parun

    Niv-Mizzet, Parun

    Control the board and generate card advantage until assembling a storm combo for a lethal finish, leveraging Niv-Mizzet's powerful draw and damage triggers.

  • Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Atraxa, Grand Unifier

    Win through the Oracle combo, Food Chain infinite mana combo, or by utilizing Atraxa’s proliferate and a large flying 7/7 to overwhelm opponents.

  • Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

    Valki, God of Lies // Tibalt, Cosmic Impostor

    Utilize rituals and storm spells to ramp into big mana plays or combo with Bolas's Citadel to generate value and close out the game.

  • Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

    Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

    Deploy life gain synergy and card advantage engines with disruption elements like Notion Thief to out-resource opponents and control the game.

  • Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Kraum, Ludevic's Opus

    Leverage Kraum’s card draw trigger to fuel a tempo and spell-based strategy, combining aggressive card advantage with interaction.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Mulliganing aggressively to find key early acceleration and interaction cards is crucial in storm and combo decks to keep pace in the fast cEDH environment.

  • 2

    Using imprint effects on artifacts like Chrome Mox to accelerate casting pivotal spells can create explosive turns, but requires careful mana fixing and sequencing.

  • 3

    Controlling the board with counterspells and removal before resolving key combo pieces like Dockside Extortionist or Dark Ritual helps prevent opponents from gaining overwhelming advantage.

  • 4

    Feeding opponents card draw engines like Mystic Remora can backfire by enabling their combos, so managing when and how to interact with these enchantments is a delicate balance.

  • 5

    Choosing between multiple win conditions, such as storm combos, infinite mana combos, or combat damage, allows flexibility depending on the evolving board state and threats.

  • 6

    Playing around potential counterspells and responses by holding instants and timing plays carefully is essential to successfully resolve combos.

  • 7

    The presence of cards like Grand Arbiter Augustin IV can severely hinder storm decks by increasing spell costs and slowing down the game, making disruption a key priority.

Notable Cards

  • Dockside Extortionist

    Dockside Extortionist

  • Dark Ritual

    Dark Ritual

  • Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

    Grand Arbiter Augustin IV

  • Arcane Signet

    Arcane Signet

  • Mystic Remora

    Mystic Remora

  • Hydroblast

    Hydroblast

  • Pyroblast

    Pyroblast

  • Notion Thief

    Notion Thief

  • Bolas's Citadel

    Bolas's Citadel

  • Food Chain

    Food Chain

  • Oracle of Mul Daya

    Oracle of Mul Daya

Gameplay Summary

The game features a highly competitive four-player cEDH match with decks led by Niv-Mizzet, Atraxa, Tibalt, and Ikra & Kraum.

Early turns focus heavily on mana ramp and setting up key pieces such as Dockside Extortionist and Dark Rituals to accelerate the storm and combo potential.

Players carefully navigate interaction, using counterspells and removal to disrupt opponents' plans, particularly when pivotal cards like Dark Rituals and Dockside come into play.

The storm player with Niv-Mizzet aims to grind value with card draw and control until they can assemble a lethal storm sequence, while Atraxa’s deck seeks to win via the classic Oracle combo or alternatively with a Food Chain infinite mana combo or by beating down with large creatures.

Tibalt’s deck plans around storm and big mana plays involving rituals and potentially comboing with Bolas’s Citadel, while Ikra & Kraum leverage life gain and card advantage engines to outvalue opponents.

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