Ob Nixilis vs Kinnan vs Lotho vs Roxanne | CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  Ob Nixilis, Captive Kingpin

  Manual storm deck that uses its commander’s ping abilities and multiple spell casts to gain card advantage and build counters, finishing with loops involving cards like Agatha's Soulcage and Dualcaster Mage.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp heavy deck that accelerates mana through the commander and other ramp spells to cast large threats and combo with cards like Basalt Monolith to generate infinite mana and close out the game.

• Lotho, Corrupt Sheriff

  Aristocrat style deck focusing on graveyard recursion and sacrifice loops to drain life from opponents and generate card advantage, culminating in combo loops that win the game through repeated triggers.

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  Roxanne, Starfall Savant

  Food chain deck that leverages creature synergies and infinite mana combos, using creature energies and Food Chain to generate unstoppable mana and overwhelm the table.

Gameplay Insights

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  Lotho’s pilot used a complex loop involving Animate Dead, Relic of Progenitus, and Corpse Knight to exile and return permanents repeatedly, stacking triggers to drain and eliminate the entire table in one explosive turn.

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  Ob Nixilis capitalized on multiple exile effects combined with his commander’s ping ability to quickly accumulate counters and control the board while setting up storm-based combos.

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  Kinnan’s ramp and threat deployment pressured opponents, aiming to create infinite mana combos, but was ultimately outpaced by Lotho’s aristocrat loops.

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  Players prioritized early mana acceleration with artifacts and fetch lands to enable fast combo execution, highlighting the importance of efficient resource deployment in cEDH environments.

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  The game demonstrated the importance of sequencing and timing with exile and recursion effects to maximize value and trigger synergistic combos.

Notable Cards

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  Animate Dead

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  Relic of Progenitus

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  Corpse Knight

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  Mox Diamond

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  Lotus Petal

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  Sensei's Divining Top

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  Dualcaster Mage

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  Basalt Monolith

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  Food Chain

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Prosper, Tome-Bound

Summary

The game began with aggressive mana acceleration and setup from all players, notably with early plays such as Mox Diamonds, Lotus Petals, and various fetch lands. Ob Nixilis leveraged a manual storm strategy by repeatedly casting spells and using his commander’s ability to accumulate counters and generate value through exile effects. Kinnan initiated ramp and started putting powerful threats on the board, looking to combo out with infinite mana. Lotho, focused on aristocrat-style graveyard synergies, built up a loop with Animate Dead and Relic of Progenitus to drain opponents’ life totals and generate card advantage. Roxanne’s food chain deck aimed to leverage creature synergies and infinite mana combos to overwhelm opponents. The pivotal moment came when Lotho’s pilot executed a complex loop involving Animate Dead, Relic of Progenitus, and Corpse Knight, repeatedly exiling and returning permanents to the battlefield, which triggered multiple effects to drain and ultimately kill all opponents simultaneously, securing the win.