Jhoira, Aminatou, Narset, Rielle - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 67

Deck Strategies

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  Jhoira, Weatherlight Captain

  Leverages cheap artifact spells and mana rocks to fuel card draw through Windfall and Jeska’s Will, aiming to generate massive card advantage and an explosive midgame.

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  Narset, Enlightened Master

  A superfriends build using Narset to protect key enchantments like Omniscience and to enable casting multiple planeswalkers that control the board and draw cards.

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  Rielle, the Everwise

  A control-oriented deck that uses interaction such as counterspells and card draw engines to maintain board presence and pressure opponents while leveraging Rielle’s draw triggers.

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  Aminatou, the Fateshifter

  Midrange artifact synergy deck focused on manifesting creatures, generating treasures, and utilizing powerful artifact mana acceleration to chain spells and tutors, culminating in powerful combos involving Omniscience and Bolas’ Citadel.

Gameplay Insights

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  Casting an uncounterable Narset early allowed Hélder to secure Omniscience and set up a powerful late game but also painted a target on him.

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  Aajimu’s use of both opponents’ mana artifacts and spells to ramp into a massive Aminatou turn showcased excellent resource theft and sequencing.

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  The combination of Hullbreacher and Mystic Remora created a taxing environment on opponents’ draw steps, generating overwhelming card advantage for Aajimu.

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  Hélder’s strategic use of Obliterate delayed the game state to buy time for his slower superfriends strategy, though it exposed him to tempo loss.

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  Baal’s decision to hold back casting Helm of Awakening initially limited his potential blue mana draw, impacting his ability to protect spells with counter magic early on.

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  Managing the timing of Force of Will and other counterspells was crucial given the heavy blue control presence at the table, leading to key spells being countered or allowed through based on priority and mana availability.

Notable Cards

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  Omniscience

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  Mystic Forge

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  Aetherflux Reservoir

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  Hullbreacher

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  Mystic Remora

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Force of Will

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  Scroll Rack

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  Teferi, Time Raveler

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  Obliterate

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  Mana Crypt

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  Lotus Petal

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  Chain of Vapor

Summary

A major turning point occurred after Hélder cast his Obliterate following an initial board wipe, which reset the battlefield but left his own slower deck vulnerable. Aajimu capitalized on this by casting Hullbreacher combined with Mystic Remora, generating significant advantage from opponents’ draw steps. Using a series of powerful mana accelerants stolen or cast from opponents’ pools including Jeweled Lotus, Lotus Petals, and Mana Crypt, Aajimu exploded into a massive turn deploying Aminatou, Jeska’s Will, and ultimately casting Omniscience, Bolas’ Citadel, and Mystic Forge. This sequence allowed him to chain multiple powerful spells and tutors, culminating in casting Aetherflux Reservoir and setting up a potential win condition through life gain and continuous casting. Meanwhile, the rest of the table struggled to keep pace against the overwhelming tempo and card advantage generated from the artifact and enchantment synergies.