Pharika vs Syr Konrad vs Thrun vs Sidisi EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Pharika, God of Affliction

  Focuses on enchantment and creature synergy, generating tokens and using poison counters alongside sacrifice effects to control the board and drain opponents.

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  Syr Konrad, the Grim

  An aggressive, damage-focused deck that aims to trigger damage from various sources directly to opponents, utilizing creatures that deal damage on death or combat.

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  Thrun, the Last Troll

  A resilient green deck centered on indestructible creatures and board control, using ramp and fight mechanics to maintain board dominance.

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  Sidisi, Brood Tyrant

  A graveyard-centric strategy that mills cards to create zombie tokens, leveraging these tokens and recursion to overwhelm opponents with a growing army.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Gilded Drake to swap an opponent's key creature disrupted their board development and allowed for targeted attacks.

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  Massacre Girl provided an effective board wipe that cleared numerous tokens, allowing for a significant shift in board control.

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  Vengeful Dead synergized with the token-heavy strategies, dealing incremental damage through zombie token deaths and board-wide effects.

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  Strategic sacrifice of zombies to Attrition and other removal spells was pivotal in managing the opponent's threats and preserving key creatures.

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  The use of God-Pharaoh's Gift to create token copies of powerful creatures amplified board presence and pressure on opponents.

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  Players effectively used milling and graveyard recursion to maintain a steady flow of creatures and value over the course of the game.

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  Combat interactions involving menace and deathtouch forced opponents to make difficult blocks, often leading to regeneration or sacrificing creatures.

Notable Cards

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  Massacre Girl

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  Gilded Drake

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  Vengeful Dead

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  God-Pharaoh's Gift

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  Sylvan Ranger

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  Attrition

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  Acidic Slime

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  Sewer Nemesis

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  Temple Bell

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  Rancor

Summary

The game began with each player establishing their mana base and early board presence, with Pharika, God of Affliction, focusing on generating tokens and synergizing with enchantments, and Syr Konrad, the Grim, leveraging aggressive creatures and damage triggers. Sidisi, Brood Tyrant, used her milling and zombie token creation to build a resilient army, while Thrun, the Last Troll, provided a durable threat and board control. Early skirmishes involved tactical sacrifices and token generation, with key plays such as Gilded Drake swapping creatures to disrupt opponents and Massacre Girl providing a powerful board wipe and menace threat. As the game progressed, Vengeful Dead and God-Pharaoh's Gift added layers of token synergy and recursion, intensifying the board state.