Braids vs Tetsuo vs Jodah vs Ivy | Dominaria United EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Braids, Arisen Nightmare

  This mono-black deck focuses on playing creatures with enter-the-battlefield (ETB) abilities and then sacrificing them to Braids to generate value.

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  Tetsuo, Imperial Champion

  This Grixis deck aims to equip Tetsuo to deal damage and cast free instants and sorceries.

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  Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

  This Simic deck exploits Ivy's ability to generate value from targeting its own creatures with instants and sorceries, casting auras, and casting creatures with mutate.

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  Jodah, the Unifier

  This five-color deck leverages Jodah's ability to cascade legendary spells, aiming to flood the board and win through combat damage or combo.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jake's use of Braids' sacrifice trigger to generate card draw and life loss from Nether Traitor was a strategic maneuver.

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  Sam's use of Rapid Hybridization on Jake's Braids helped mitigate the recurring value Jake was generating through Braids' sacrifice ability.

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  Jake's casting of Toxic Deluge was a crucial turning point, resetting the board and disrupting other players' game plans.

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  Shelby's use of Double Major on a stack to create a non-legendary copy of Ivy showcased a creative use of the card's potential.

Notable Cards

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  Braids, Arisen Nightmare

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Rapid Hybridization

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  Ivy, Gleeful Spellthief

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  Jodah, the Unifier

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  Double Major

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  Nether Traitor

Summary

The EDH gameplay featuring Braids, Tetsuo, Jodah, and Ivy showcased a variety of unique strategies and interactions. Early in the game, Jake, controlling Braids, leveraged his deck's aristocratic abilities to generate value through sacrifice mechanics. Sam, on Tetsuo, focused on equipping his commander for damage and spellcasting. Shelby's Ivy deck harnessed the commander's ability to generate value from instants, sorceries, and auras. Matt, piloting Jodah, employed a high-impact legendary strategy aiming to flood the board and win through combat damage or combo. The game saw several key turning points, including a board wipe caused by Jake's Toxic Deluge and Sam's use of Rapid Hybridization on Braids. Despite the strong plays, the game was left unresolved in the available transcript.