CRAFTING OUR GOD HANDS! - EDH Gameplay - GirlPod vs Our Patreon Members!

Deck Strategies

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  Atla Palani, Nest Tender

  Generate numerous egg tokens and sacrifice them to cheat large creatures onto the battlefield, creating a growing army and overwhelming opponents through token synergy and value from top-deck reveals.

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  Anikthea, Hand of Erebos

  Utilize enchantments and removal to control the board while enhancing creatures and generating incremental advantage through black-white enchantment synergies.

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  Dogmeat, Ever Loyal

  Build a single, large, equipped creature quickly by casting cost-reduced auras and equipment, using mill to find valuable enchantments and repeatedly returning them to hand for maximum impact and a swift lethal threat.

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  The Ur-Dragon

  Leverage dragon tribal synergies and Dragon Tempest to deal damage to all opponents, ramping into large dragons to dominate the battlefield and close out the game with powerful flying threats.

Gameplay Insights

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  Crafting perfect opening hands allowed each player to execute their game plans smoothly and quickly, accelerating the early game tempo.

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  The cost reduction enchantment on Dogmeat enabled rapid powering up of the creature with multiple auras and equipment, threatening a lethal alpha strike.

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  Atla Palani’s egg token generation combined with sacrifice triggers created continuous board presence and value, forcing opponents to respond or be overwhelmed.

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  Using milling to recur enchantments with Dogmeat provided sustained resource advantage and kept pressure on opponents.

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  Early Dragon Tempest setup by The Ur-Dragon player added a layer of indirect damage that pressured all opponents evenly.

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  Players made efficient use of mana rocks like Arcane Signet and ramp lands to maximize their mana availability for impactful plays each turn.

Notable Cards

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  Dragon Tempest

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  Dogmeat, Ever Loyal

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  Atla Palani, Nest Tender

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  Power Fist

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  Assault Suit

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Goblin Bombardment

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  Herald of the Pantheon

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game began with all players crafting their ideal opening hands, setting up powerful early plays to execute their respective strategies. Atla Palani’s player focused on generating and sacrificing eggs to flood the board with creatures, leveraging Nest Tender’s ability to create tokens and trigger beneficial top-deck reveals. Dogmeat’s player aimed to bolster a single large creature through equipment and enchantments, quickly turning Dogmeat into a massive threat with multiple counters and cost reductions for auras and equipment, setting up a potential one-turn kill. The Ur-Dragon player laid down Dragon Tempest early, preparing to punish opponents with dragon tribal synergies, while Anikthea, Hand of Erebos used enchantments and removal to control the pace and support her black/white enchantment theme. A pivotal moment occurred when Dogmeat’s player equipped multiple cost-reduced auras and equipment, creating a formidable 7/7 threat that put the table on edge due to the looming lethal potential. Meanwhile, Atla Palani’s egg production and token creation continued to build board presence, threatening to overwhelm through sheer numbers and value from sacrificed eggs. Interactions around enchantment recursion and milling from Dogmeat added complexity, with strategic plays to return key cards to hand. Despite some connection hiccups, the game’s tempo was maintained by strong resource development from each player, leading toward a tense midgame where combat damage and board control would decide the winner.