S1 Episode 7: Keranos vs Teferi vs Thrasios & Tymna vs Karador cEDH Gameplay

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Keranos, God of Storms

  A stax and prison deck aiming to lock down opponents' mana and spellcasting with cards like Back to Basics, Blood Moon, and taxing enchantments, eventually winning through a Paradox Engine and Isochron Scepter combo.

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  Teferi, Temporal Archmage

  A control deck prepared for the long game, using interaction like Mana Drain and a chain veil combo to generate infinite mana and take over the game.

• Thrasios & Tymna

  A combo deck with two main lines: an Angel of Glory's Rise infinite mana combo using Salvagers and Boomerang, and a Hermit Druid milling combo that wins through a lab man sequence.

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  Karador, Ghost Chieftain

  A midrange hatebear deck leveraging value engines such as Sylvan Library and Birthing Pod to slow opponents and grind value before comboing off using Boon Weaver and Pattern of Rebirth.

Gameplay Insights

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  Keranos used early mana denial and stax effects to disrupt the mana bases of aggressive decks, effectively slowing down their initial tempo.

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  Simon’s Thrasios & Tymna deck relied on protection and efficient tutors to assemble its combo despite the heavy lockdown environment.

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  Siggy's Teferi deck was designed to play the long game, utilizing Mana Drain to protect important spells and find combo pieces through tutors.

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  Dan’s Karador deck prioritized deploying hatebears and value engines to maintain board presence and apply pressure while setting up its combo.

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  Early removal spells like Pongify targeted mana dorks to further constrain opponents’ acceleration and maintain the stax lock.

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  Players had to balance between preserving resources to combo off and disrupting opponents’ plans amid heavy prison effects.

Notable Cards

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  Back to Basics

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  Blood Moon

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  Paradox Engine

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  Isochron Scepter

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  Mana Drain

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  Angel of Glory's Rise

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  Hermit Druid

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  Pattern of Rebirth

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  Pongify

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  Jace, Vryn's Prodigy // Jace, Telepath Unbound

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  Mishra's Workshop

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  Mox Opal

Gameplay Summary