Akiri & Thrasios, Korvold, Nekusar, Teshar - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 36

Deck Strategies

• Akiri & Thrasios

  Ramp and card selection to assemble Jeskai Ascendancy combos, leveraging dorks and spells to generate infinite mana and draw cards for a combo finish.

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  Korvold, Fae-Cursed King

  Sacrifice synergy with ramp creatures and powerful payoffs like Dockside Extortionist to draw cards and overwhelm opponents quickly.

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  Nekusar, the Mindrazer

  Utilize wheels and forced discards to generate advantage and disrupt opponents, aiming to control the game while dealing incremental damage.

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  Teshar, Ancestor's Apostle

  Artifact-based recursion and combo loops involving sac outlets and zero-cost artifacts to generate infinite mana and win by pinging opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Baal's infinite mana combo loop with Arcbound Ravager and Workshop Assistant was the game's turning point, enabling a lethal Walking Ballista kill.

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  The use of Swords to Plowshares on Teshar disrupted Baal's combo timing but was ultimately insufficient without further interaction.

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  David's timely Chain of Vapor on Concordant Crossroads prevented an immediate lethal attack from Baal’s infinite creatures, buying the table some breathing room.

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  Luis's Praetor’s Grasp to find Dockside Extortionist set up a powerful draw engine for Korvold but was outpaced by Baal's artifact combo.

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  Despite multiple players setting up strong early boards and combos, Baal's ability to assemble and execute his artifact recursion loop swiftly ended the game.

Notable Cards

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  Arcbound Ravager

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  Workshop Assistant

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  Mana Crypt

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  Walking Ballista

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Jeskai Ascendancy

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  Scroll Rack

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  Concordant Crossroads

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  Mystic Remora

Summary

The game opened with cautious resource development from all players, with Nekusar establishing wheels to fuel card draw and discard, Teshar setting up artifact recursion loops, Korvold aiming to leverage his sacrifice synergies, and Akiri & Thrasios assembling mana acceleration and Jeskai Ascendancy for combo potential. Early turns were marked by incremental ramp and card filtering, highlighted by Baal's Teshar casting and artifact setup, Luis deploying Korvold alongside ramp creatures, and Sequeira patiently building up a board with dorks and disruption via Mystic Remora. A pivotal moment unfolded when Baal began assembling an infinite mana combo involving Arcbound Ravager, Workshop Assistant, and Mana Crypt. He established a loop to generate infinite colorless mana and infinite +1/+1 counters, setting up a lethal Walking Ballista finish. This threatening loop prompted interaction from opponents, including Swords to Plowshares targeting Teshar and a timely Chain of Vapor to disrupt Concordant Crossroads, preventing an immediate lethal swing. Despite these efforts, Baal leveraged Ghoulcaller’s Bell to mill himself until he found Walking Ballista, then executed the kill by pinging all opponents to death with infinite mana and counters. The game ended quickly after this decisive combo, with a rematch commencing thereafter.