Deck & Commander Strategies
Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh // Thrasios, Triton Hero
A hybrid combo/control deck leveraging Thrasios’ ability to dig for combo pieces while using Rograkh’s aggressive potential to apply pressure early. The deck aims to assemble combos with mana acceleration and interaction to control the game flow.
Norman Osborn // Green Goblin
A graveyard-focused deck exploiting recursion and value engines such as Mayhem Devil and Bergy to generate card advantage and combo pieces. It uses artifact synergies and tutors to assemble a lethal combo quickly.
Silas Renn, Seeker Adept
A disruptive artifact combo deck that uses Silas Renn to recur key artifacts and piece together combos while controlling the board with targeted removal and counterspells to outvalue opponents.
Terra, Magical Adept // Esper Terra
A Food Chain combo deck that utilizes Food Chain to generate infinite mana and cast powerful creatures or combos. It focuses on mana ramp and efficient disruption to protect and enable its combo line.
Gameplay Insights
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The Wheel of Fortune reshaped the game by refilling hands, allowing graveyard-centric decks to pivot strongly with recursion.
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Green Goblin player leveraged Mayhem Devil’s ability to cast spells from the graveyard, gaining tempo and value advantage.
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A critical Force of Will countered a combo attempt involving Underworld Breach despite heavy storm interaction, demonstrating the high-stakes counter battles in cEDH.
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A missed attack opportunity on a Noble Hierarch early on could have netted extra treasures and tempo but likely did not alter the game outcome significantly.
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An Eldritch Evolution misplay was noted where the player forgot it exiles itself, but recovery was possible due to other recursion tools like Cord of Calling.
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Players carefully managed mana and interaction to maintain tempo and prevent opponents from assembling combos, highlighting typical cEDH tension and resource juggling.
Notable Cards
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Wheel of Fortune
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Mystical Tutor
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Force of Will
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Underworld Breach
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Flusterstorm
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Food Chain
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Chain of Vapor
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Eldritch Evolution
Gameplay Summary
The game started with players developing mana quickly through artifacts and lands, setting the stage for high-powered interactions typical of cEDH.
Early plays included ramp spells like Wild Growth and mana rocks such as Talisman of Dominance and Sol Ring, leading to fast deployment of key pieces.
A major turning point occurred when a Wheel of Fortune was cast, refilling hands and shaking up the board state, especially benefiting the Green Goblin player who utilized graveyard recursion to cast impactful spells like Mystical Tutor and Bergy, advancing their setup.
The game featured intense interaction around resource denial and counterspells, exemplified by a critical Force of Will saving an Underworld Breach combo attempt despite a flusterstorm response, showcasing the tight counter-magic battles typical in cEDH.
