Bloomburrow Home Brew edition EP: 45 Zoraline V Vren V Maha V Alania [EDH gameplay] #mtg #edh

Deck Strategies

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  Zoraline, Cosmos Caller

  A bat tribal deck focusing on life gain and using Zoraline’s ability to reanimate low-cost permanents from the graveyard with finality counters, maintaining board presence and leveraging life manipulation.

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  Vren, the Relentless

  Rat tribal centered on exiling opponents' creatures to generate rat tokens and grow a large rat army, combining removal and token production to dominate the battlefield.

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  Maha, Its Feathers Night

  Elemental bird tribal with a black control shell that reduces opponents’ creatures’ toughness to hinder their board development, while ramping mana and applying pressure through flying tramplers.

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  Alania, Divergent Storm

  Spell-slinging otter wizard deck that copies first instant, sorcery, or otter spells each turn to generate card advantage and tokens, aiming to overwhelm opponents through spell multiplication and tempo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Vince’s use of Zoraline’s reanimation ability to bring back small permanents with finality counters allowed continuous pressure and resource advantage despite creature deaths.

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  Dan’s strategy of exiling creatures with Vren not only removed threats but also fueled the creation of a growing rat token army, creating a synergy between removal and board presence.

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  Chris implemented a toughness-lowering mechanic across opponents’ creature bases, effectively locking down the battlefield and making it difficult for opponents to develop a stable board.

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  Ken’s spell-slinging deck capitalized on Alania’s ability to copy spells, generating multiple triggers for card draw and token creation, enabling explosive turns with spell chains.

Notable Cards

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  Zoraline, Cosmos Caller

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  Vren, the Relentless

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  Maha, Its Feathers Night

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  Alania, Divergent Storm

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  Charcoal Diamond

Summary

The game featured four unique homebrew decks led by commanders focusing on tribal synergies and spellcasting mechanics. The early game saw incremental board development with Vince deploying a bat tribal deck centered around Zoraline, Cosmos Caller, leveraging life gain and reanimation of small permanents with finality counters. Dan piloted Vren, the Relentless, a rat tribal build that aimed to exile opposing creatures and generate a swarm of rat tokens, slowly building a formidable board presence. Chris played Maha, Its Feathers Night, an elemental bird deck with a focus on lowering opponents' creatures' toughness to disrupt their plays while generating value through black-based control and mana ramp. Ken’s deck revolved around Alania, Divergent Storm, a spell-slinging otter wizard strategy designed to copy and multiply instant and sorcery spells for card advantage and token generation. Key moments included Vince's aggressive bat attacks to chip away at opponents' life totals while setting up graveyard recursion, and Dan's strategic use of exile effects to not only deal with threats but also to pump his rat army. Chris focused on board control with creatures that reduced opponent creature toughness, aiming to lock down the board state, while Ken looked to chain spells and build otter tokens to overwhelm the table. The game progressed with each player advancing their core strategies, resulting in shifting board states as tokens flooded the battlefield and control elements attempted to suppress opposing threats. The interplay of tribal synergies, life manipulation, and spell copying created a dynamic and engaging multiplayer experience, with the win condition revolving around overwhelming opponents with tribal token armies or locking down their ability to stabilize through disruption.