TELESTO FEAT. @shattergangedh - cEDH - S15E8 - SAURON v ARAGORN v ROCCO v HIDETSUGU/KAIRI GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Sauron, the Dark Lord

  Leverages a discard and card draw synergy centered around The Ring’s temptation trigger, combined with powerful tutors and board wipes to control the game and close out with combat damage.

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  Rocco, Cabaretti Caterer

  Focuses on food token generation and sacrifice synergies to control the board while ramping into powerful threats and maintaining resource advantage.

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  Hidetsugu and Kairi

  Utilizes aggressive red-based damage and combo elements, including recursion and disruption, to pressure opponents and establish early dominance.

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  Aragorn, the Uniter

  Centers on synergy with legendary creatures, ramping, and controlling the board through spells and combat tricks to support a midrange to combo finish.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Using Toxic Deluge in response to opponents’ board development effectively reset the board while preparing for a Treasure token generation combo.

• 2

  The Ring’s discard trigger was exploited to repeatedly force opponents to discard, fueling further card draws and synergy plays.

• 3

  Casting Mystic Remora early locked down opponents’ ability to respond efficiently, allowing for uninterrupted tutor and combo sequences.

• 4

  A well-timed combination of card draw, tutors, and combat damage pressure sealed the game, showcasing how Sauron’s discard and combat synergy can close out games in cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  The Ring // The Ring Tempts You

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  Toxic Deluge

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Ad Nauseam

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  Mystic Remora

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Greater Gargadon

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  Ancient Tomb

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  City of Brass

Summary

The game featured four commanders with diverse strategies clashing in a high-stakes cEDH environment. Early turns saw players ramping aggressively and establishing board presence, including suspending powerful threats like Greater Gargadon and casting key mana accelerators such as Exotic Orchard and Chrome Ox. Sauron’s player established a steady mana base with Ancient Tomb and City of Brass while leveraging card advantage engines like Ad Nauseam to dig deep into their deck. A pivotal moment involved a well-timed Toxic Deluge wiping the board, which was cleverly responded to by generating Treasure tokens and exploiting Dockside Extortionist, creating a surge in mana and board presence.