YEAR 2: ELECTRIC BOOGALOO - cEDH - S9E6 - GITROG v RAFFINE v SAKASHIMA/KODAMA v TEVESH/THRASIOS

Deck Strategies

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  The Gitrog Monster

  Leverages land interactions and dredge mechanics to generate card advantage and combo off by drawing the entire deck and reanimating key creatures.

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  Focuses on control elements with discard and card selection, aiming to outvalue opponents and disrupt their plans while assembling a combo finish.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools + Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Uses infinite mana combos and card draw loops to generate overwhelming board presence, typically finishing with a mass reanimation or damage combo.

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  Kodama of the East Tree + Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Combines with other commanders to support graveyard recursion, ramp, and combo synergies, often acting as a utility and value engine.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Gitrog player's dredge and graveyard recursion combo was critical, enabling them to draw their entire deck and assemble a quick win.

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  Tevesh Szat's infinite mana generation with Lotus Petal loops and subsequent Finale of Devastation cast was a game-ending sequence that opponents could not stop.

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  Players carefully accounted for black mana denial effects and adjusted their plays accordingly, highlighting the importance of resource management in cEDH.

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  The use of discard and cycling effects by Raffine helped disrupt opponents but was insufficient to prevent the combo executions.

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  Land fetch sequencing and early fetch land cracks were crucial to accelerate graveyard and mana combo setups.

Notable Cards

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  Lotus Petal

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  Finale of Devastation

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  Manamorphose

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  Cabal Ritual

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  Opposition Agent

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  Bloodstained Mire

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  Misty Rainforest

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  Underground Sea

Summary

The game features a competitive four-player cEDH match with The Gitrog Monster, Raffine, Scheming Seer, and a combo pairing of Tevesh Szat with Thrasios, Triton Hero, alongside Kodama of the East Tree and Sakashima of a Thousand Faces. Early turns focus on land fetches and setting up graveyard interactions, especially with dredge effects from The Gitrog Monster. A key moment arises when The Gitrog player utilizes Darkmoor Salvage combined with dredging multiple cards, enabling them to draw through their deck and assemble a winning combo rapidly. Meanwhile, Tevesh Szat's player maneuvers to generate infinite mana using Lotus Petal loops and then executes a board-wide Finale to put all creatures into play, aiming to close out the game. Despite some interaction attempts, the infinite mana and card draw loops prove decisive, leading to a swift victory. The game is marked by efficient resource management, with players carefully navigating black mana denial and graveyard synergies to gain an edge.