Kroxa, Siona, Circu, Belzenlok - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 68

Deck Strategies

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  Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger

  A stax-oriented deck leveraging Kroxa's discard and sacrifice triggers alongside lock pieces like Magus of the Moon and Pyroclasm to control the board while applying pressure.

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  Siona, Captain of the Pyleas

  A combo ramp deck aiming to generate infinite tokens via Hermit Druid and Concordant Crossroads, enabling overwhelming attacks once the combo assembles.

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  Circu, Dimir Lobotomist

  Control and combo with artifact ramp such as Grim Monolith and Jeweled Lotus, aiming for fast Ad Nauseam kills supported by disruption and counterspells.

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  Demonlord Belzenlok

  A recursion and drain deck focused on milling and reanimating large creatures like Gray Merchant of Asphodel, using Belzenlok's library exile ability to refill the hand and close out games.

Gameplay Insights

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  Leite's use of Magus of the Moon effectively shut down non-basic land strategies, severely restricting opponents' mana bases and interactions.

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  Baal's timing of Fire Covenant to clear the board before activating Belzenlok maximized disruption and set up a massive card draw and recursion turn.

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  The Living Death resolved without interruption due to Magus of the Moon preventing Containment Priest from being effective, enabling a devastating Gray Merchant devotion swing.

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  Luís' attempts at an Ad Nauseam kill were thwarted by the stax elements and board pressure, demonstrating the vulnerability of combo lines to heavy disruption.

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  Baal's use of Skirge Familiar and Dread Return to recast creatures after Fire Covenant was crucial to maintaining board presence and enabling a lethal drain finish.

Notable Cards

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  Magus of the Moon

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  Wandering Archaic // Explore the Vastlands

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  Grim Monolith

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Fire Covenant

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  Dread Return

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  Living Death

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  Gray Merchant of Asphodel

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  Soul Spike

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  Null Rod

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  Hermit Druid

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  Concordant Crossroads

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  Pyroclasm

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  Skirge Familiar

Summary

The game started with Luís on Circu, Dimir Lobotomist, Hélder on Siona, Captain of the Pyleas, Leite on Kroxa, Titan of Death's Hunger Staxclasm, and Baal on Demonlord Belzenlok. Early plays included ramp and stax pieces such as Grim Monolith, Carpet of Flowers, and Null Rod, with Leite deploying Magus of the Moon to lock down non-basic lands. Key early interactions involved Leite reanimating Wandering Archaic and Baal playing lands that ramped into a timely Belzenlok. Baal cleared the board with Fire Covenant but immediately leveraged Belzenlok's ability to exile his library and draw a massive hand, enabling a Living Death that brought back Gray Merchant of Asphodel for a devastating devotion drain. Luís attempted a desperate Ad Nauseam combo line but ultimately succumbed, unable to disrupt Baal's lethal board state. Baal closed the game with a Soul Spike, cementing a win through incremental advantage and powerful recursion under stax conditions.