When is Going First Actually Last? [cEDH GAMPLAY] TERRA v VIVI v KRARKASHIMA v DEREVI

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Terra, Magical Adept

  Utilizes Food Chain to exile and recast creatures generating infinite mana, enabling large combos with haste effects and card draw to win quickly.

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  Krark, the Thumbless

  Aggressive artifact and spell-based combo deck emphasizing fast mana and red-based interaction to control the board and assemble combos.

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  Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Focuses on cloning and copying key creatures to generate value and disrupt opponents with versatile utility creatures.

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  Vivi Ornitier

  Leverages blue-based control and card advantage spells alongside curiosity synergies to outdraw opponents and find combo pieces.

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  Derevi, Empyrial Tactician

  Uses Derevi's tapping and untapping abilities to control the board and generate incremental advantage through efficient creatures and combos.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early ramp and mana fixing were critical, with multiple fetch lands and dual lands enabling explosive starts.

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  The Food Chain combo player capitalized on casting and recasting Squee to generate massive mana quickly, which was pivotal to the win.

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  Despite attempts at interaction and counterspells, the Food Chain loop was difficult to disrupt once established due to mana generation and haste enablers.

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  Timing of counterspells and mana open for responses was crucial but ultimately insufficient against the rapid Food Chain combo execution.

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  Use of fast mana artifacts like Mox Amber and red mana accelerants helped facilitate the combo player's explosive turns.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Squee, Goblin Nabob

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  Noble Hierarch

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  Imperial Recruiter

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  Faithless Looting

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  Mox Amber

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  Harmonic Prodigy

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  Scalding Tarn

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  Volcanic Island

Gameplay Summary