Omnath L Mana, Elsha, Emry, Silas & Krark - #EDH Gameplay Ep 45

Deck Strategies

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  Omnath, Locus of Mana

  Focuses on generating large amounts of green mana through ramp and Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx, enabling big spells and land-based control like Choke, combined with spell-slinging and creature flash to steal opponents' resources and close out games with large threats.

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  Elsha of the Infinite

  Uses treasure generation and storm-like spell sequences to gain card advantage and board control, leveraging spells that draw cards and disrupt opponents, while protecting key threats with counterspells and recursion.

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  Emry, Lurker of the Loch

  A graveyard-based artifact recursion deck that mills itself and opponents to fill graveyards, then casts artifacts from the graveyard to generate value and combo opportunities, often relying on Mesmeric Orb and artifact synergies.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept & Krark, the Thumbless

  A reactive storm deck that uses artifacts and spells to respond to opponents' big plays, leveraging card draw, disruption, and refueling mechanics like Timetwister and Deflecting Swat to maintain tempo and counter combos.

Gameplay Insights

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  Aajimu's use of flash creatures like Willow Satyr and Yeva effectively disrupted Baal's Elsha, stealing his commander and controlling key threats.

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  Baal’s Hullbreacher and Dockside Extortionist generated significant treasure tokens and card advantage but were ultimately neutralized by targeted removal and control from Aajimu.

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  David’s Emry leveraged Mesmeric Orb to mill and fill the graveyard, enabling artifact recursion that contributed to sustained board presence.

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  Luís’ Silas & Krark deck aimed to disrupt opponents’ storm combos but was unable to prevent Aajimu’s infinite mana combo with Isochron Scepter and Dramatic Reversal.

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  The final combo involved escaping multiple cards from graveyard with Underworld Breach and then generating infinite mana to cast game-ending spells, showcasing the power of recursion and mana generation synergy.

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  Strategic use of milling with Mesmeric Orb and topdeck manipulation created incremental advantage and combo fuel for multiple players.

Notable Cards

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  Nykthos, Shrine to Nyx

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  Willow Satyr

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  Hullbreacher

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Emry, Lurker of the Loch

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  Mesmeric Orb

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  Back to Basics

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  Mana Crypt

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  Carpet of Flowers

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  Collector Ouphe

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  Emrakul, the Aeons Torn

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  Final Fortune

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  Underworld Breach

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  Isochron Scepter

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  Dramatic Reversal

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Rolling Earthquake

Summary

The game featured four spell-slinging decks with distinctive strategies focused on resource manipulation and combo potential. Early ramp and land plays set the pace, with Aajimu's Omnath deck aggressively building mana using Nykthos and ramp creatures like Fyndhorn Elves and Elvish Spirit Guide to enable powerful plays such as Choke and What is Yours is Mine. Baal piloted Elsha of the Infinite, capitalizing on treasure generation from Dockside Extortionist and spells like Windfall alongside Hullbreacher to disrupt opponents and generate card advantage. David’s Emry deck focused on artifact recursion and graveyard synergy through Mesmeric Orb and Emry’s ability to cast artifacts from the graveyard, slowly filling his graveyard to enable combos. Luís’ Silas & Krark deck reacted to stormy plays, using cards like Deflecting Swat and Timetwister to protect and refuel, while aiming to disrupt opponents' combos. Aajimu’s game reached a turning point when he cast Omnath with flash, augmented by Yeva’s ability, and used Nykthos to generate massive mana, enabling him to tutor for key creatures such as Collector Ouphe and Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. He leveraged Emrakul's annihilator and his own board control to pressure Baal, who attempted a comeback with Underworld Breach and Hullbreacher to storm through spells and generate treasures. However, Aajimu’s timely use of Dramatic Reversal with Isochron Scepter and Brainstorm to generate infinite mana, combined with Swords to Plowshares and Rolling Earthquake, secured a decisive victory. The game showcased the dynamic interplay of milling, treasure generation, and spell recursion, culminating in a massive board wipe after infinite mana was established.