Ghave vs Animar vs Illuna vs Maelstrom Wanderer | EDH Gameplay | Smooth Brain EDH

Deck Strategies

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  Ghave, Guru of Spores

  This deck aims to quickly assemble a combo using Ghave's ability to create and sacrifice Saprolings, ideally with additional value engines like Fecundity.

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

  This deck capitalizes on Animar's cost-reducing ability to play big creatures at a discount. It can rapidly build a powerful board and generate significant value.

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  Illuna, Apex of Wishes

  This deck aims to take advantage of Illuna's mutate ability to cheat powerful non-creature permanents into play, and generates additional value from mutate triggers.

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  Maelstrom Wanderer

  This deck aims to ramp hard and fast to cast the commander, leveraging the cascade mechanic to generate value and establish a board presence.

Gameplay Insights

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  Cody's early Ghave play sets up a potential combo win, but Chandler's counterspell on Viscera Seer disrupts it.

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  Matt's Animar deck generates significant value from creature casts, and the Seedborn Muse play further escalates this.

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  Chandler's Illuna deck uses mutate triggers to build a strong board, while also disrupting opponents with targeted removal.

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  Ethan's Volcanic Torrent board wipe followed by Deluvian Primordial presents a significant threat and resets the board state.

Notable Cards

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  Ghave, Guru of Spores

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  Deafening Silence

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  Animar, Soul of Elements

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  Maelstrom Wanderer

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  Illuna, Apex of Wishes

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  Seedborn Muse

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  Viscera Seer

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  Volcanic Torrent

Summary

The game starts off with Cody's Ghave deck quickly establishing a presence with combo pieces and a significant threat in the form of Ghave, Guru of Spores. Matt's Animar deck keeps pace with creature ramp, leading to an early Maelstrom Wanderer and a powerful board presence. Meanwhile, Ethan's Maelstrom Wanderer deck struggles with missed land drops, and Chandler's Illuna deck builds steadily with mutate triggers and value plays. The game reaches a turning point when Matt's Animar deck unleashes a flurry of value plays, including a free Seedborn Muse and a Maelstrom Wanderer recast. However, Chandler counters a critical Viscera Seer from Cody, disrupting a potential win condition. The last recorded turn concludes with Ethan casting a Deluvian Primordial after wiping the board with Volcanic Torrent.