It Died So What? Spooky Cedh Gameplay - Tiny Bones Vs Meren Vs Varina Vs Tymna/Rograkh

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Tymna the Weaver & Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  A fast, aggressive deck combining Tymna's card draw from combat damage with Rograkh's sacrifice outlets and token generation to pressure opponents while ramping into powerful spells and combos.

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  Tinybones, Trinket Thief

  A mono-black discard-centric strategy that disrupts opponents by forcing them to discard cards while generating value from their misfortune and recurring threats via Tinybones' abilities.

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  Varina, Lich Queen

  A slow-burning control deck that leverages zombie tokens, graveyard recursion, and Varina’s card advantage to outlast opponents and establish a commanding board presence.

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  Meren of Clan Nel Toth

  A Golgari reanimator deck focused on sacrificing creatures for value and recurring key threats from the graveyard, with Protean Hulk as a centerpiece for explosive combos.

Gameplay Insights

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  Brian's timely use of Overloaded Mine Rake forced multiple discards, significantly hindering opponents' hand resources and enabling him to take advantage with Animate Dead on an Opposition Agent.

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  Fernando's sacrifice of Caustic Caterpillar to destroy Brian's Waste Knot was a crucial move to prevent ramp acceleration that could have overwhelmed his slower Golgari strategy.

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  Lexi’s careful sequencing of ramp spells and card draw, including casting Right of Flame before Minds Enzo, maximized mana efficiency and card advantage despite some mana missteps.

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  Josh’s use of Wand of Orcus equipped on Varina created lethal threats that pressured opponents and leveraged zombie tokens to maintain board control.

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  The interplay between discard effects from Tinybones and recursive threats from Meren and Varina created a dynamic game state where resource management and timing were critical to survival.

Notable Cards

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Animate Dead

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  Caustic Caterpillar

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  Wand of Orcus

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  Bitterblossom

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  Vandalblast

Gameplay Summary