Teneb vs Atris vs Elesh Norn vs Norin EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Teneb, the Harvester

  Focus on casting creatures with powerful enter-the-battlefield effects and recurring them through graveyard interactions to control the board and generate value.

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  Atris, Oracle of Half-Truths

  Leverage card draw and control elements to accumulate value and disrupt opponents, using spells like Praetor's Grasp to steal key cards.

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  Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

  Use Elesh Norn’s static ability to weaken opponents’ creatures significantly, combined with token generation and equipment like Lightning Greaves to apply aggressive pressure.

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  Norin the Wary

  Exploit flicker synergies and artifact interactions to generate tokens and value, often sacrificing creatures to maximize effect triggers and disrupt the board.

Gameplay Insights

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  Elesh Norn’s ability to exile and kill Norin the Wary on each return effectively neutralized Vince’s flicker strategy early in the game.

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  Kevin’s use of White Sun's Zenith to flood the board with tokens, combined with Lightning Greaves and Elesh Norn's static ability, enabled strong, fast damage output.

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  Dom’s Living Death cast was timed to maximize creature recursion and disrupt opponents’ boards simultaneously, setting up a strong mid-game position.

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  The casting of multiple Austere Commands reset the board, removing artifacts and small creatures, which shifted momentum and forced players to rebuild.

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  Vince’s Genesis Chamber and Tyrant of Discord combo generated multiple triggers and forced sacrifices, steadily weakening opponents’ boards.

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  JC’s synergistic use of card draw spells and Ob Nixilis Reignited kept him in the game despite heavy board disruption, highlighting the value of card advantage in multiplayer EDH.

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  The interplay of sacrifice outlets, token generation, and recursion created a dynamic game state where board control shifted frequently.

Notable Cards

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  Elesh Norn, Grand Cenobite

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  White Sun's Zenith

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  Living Death

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  Genesis Chamber

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  Tyrant of Discord

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  Memory Jar

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  Austere Command

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  Praetor's Grasp

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  Lightning Greaves

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  Goblin Engineer

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  Ob Nixilis Reignited

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  Evolutionary Leap

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  Chrome Mox

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  Skullclamp

Summary

The game started with each player setting up their mana bases and early plays, with key artifact ramp and mana doublers entering the battlefield, such as Gauntlet of Power and Keldian Outpost. Elesh Norn quickly established dominance, wiping out small creatures and forcing Norin the Wary to exile himself repeatedly, only to die upon return due to Elesh Norn's static ability. Kevin, playing Elesh Norn, leveraged this board control and token generation from White Sun's Zenith to press early damage, including a critical 12 damage swing that took out a player. Dom, piloting Teneb, aimed to utilize ETB effects with creatures like Diluvian Primordial and Sphinx of the Bethaune, also casting Living Death to recycle key creatures and disrupt the board. Vince's Norin deck capitalized on artifact synergy with cards like Goblin Engineer and Memory Jar, setting up combos with Genesis Chamber and Tyrant of Discord to generate tokens and sacrifice opponents' permanents. JC on Atris used card draw spells and interactions like Harmonize and Ob Nixilis Reignited to maintain card advantage while disrupting opponents with Praetor's Grasp. A pivotal moment occurred when multiple copies of Austere Command were cast, wiping the board of artifacts and small creatures, reshaping the battlefield. Throughout, Elesh Norn's ability to control the board and Kevin's aggressive token strategy put immense pressure on opponents, but the interplay of sacrifice, recursion, and card advantage spells kept the game dynamic and competitive.