Deck & Commander Strategies
Vivi Ornitier
Utilizes +1/+1 counters with Curiosity-like effects to draw cards and burn opponents, aiming to win through incremental storm damage.
Blue Farm
A four-color goodstuff deck that builds early card advantage engines and aims to win through combo finishes involving Thassa's Oracle or Underworld Breach.
Grist, the Hunger Tide
Executes a Hulk combo by putting Protean Hulk into the graveyard and reanimating it to set up a sacrifice loop for a game-ending combo.
Kona, Rescue Beastie
Utilizes large creatures combined with Stax effects to control the board and kill opponents through combat damage.
Gameplay Insights
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Chad’s use of Lion's Eye Diamond and Grim Monolith enabled him to generate a massive mana pool early, threatening to execute powerful spells or combos.
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Shane’s Grist deck successfully assembled Protean Hulk in the graveyard and attempted to reanimate it, aiming for a lethal sacrifice combo that forced opponents to respond immediately.
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The presence of multiple card draw engines, including Consecrated Sphinx and Mystic Study, significantly accelerated the game pace, putting pressure on players to find answers quickly.
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Interaction such as Banishing Knack targeting Vivi to tap her and return Kona to hand demonstrated the importance of tempo control in managing opposing threats.
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Mental Misstep was a key counterspell that disrupted the Hulk combo reanimation attempt, showcasing the critical role of timely counterspells in cEDH gameplay.
Notable Cards
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Vivi Ornitier
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Consecrated Sphinx
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Lion's Eye Diamond
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Grim Monolith
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Banishing Knack
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Protean Hulk
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Mental Misstep
Gameplay Summary
The game began with players setting up their mana bases and early card advantage engines.
Vivi Ornitier focused on building up counters and dealing incremental burn damage with her +1/+1 counters and Curiosity effect, generating a steady stream of cards and damage.
Chad on Blue Farm utilized four-color value engines and aimed to win through combos involving Thassa's Oracle or Underworld Breach.
Shane piloting Grist, the Hunger Tide, aimed for a Hulk combo by assembling Protean Hulk in the graveyard and reanimating it for a game-winning sacrifice loop, while Brady's Kona deck sought to leverage big creatures with Stax effects to dominate combat.
Early turns featured key plays such as casting Mystic Study and Consecrated Sphinx, which ramped card draw significantly, and Chad’s use of Lion's Eye Diamond and Grim Monolith to generate large amounts of mana in a single turn, threatening to explode the board.
