Deck & Commander Strategies
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.
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.
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.
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
Gameplay 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.
