Deck & Commander Strategies
Teferi, Temporal Archmage
A tempo control deck aiming to dominate the board with counterspells and removal, winning through a commander-based combo finish.
Gale, Waterdeep Prodigy / Scion of Halaster
A Demir combo deck that uses its commanders for card advantage and assembling game-winning combos through incremental value and disruption.
Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools / Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A turbo Ad Nauseam deck that uses rapid mana acceleration and draw spells to generate a high storm count and combo off for the win.
Abaddon the Despoiler
A Grixis cascade deck that leverages the commander's cascade ability to create overwhelming board states and card advantage through value cascades.
Gameplay Insights
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Wheel of Fortune was used strategically to disrupt opponents’ hands while preserving the key combo piece Dockside Extortionist, enabling token generation post-wheel.
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The storm player successfully assembled a high storm count turn using Ad Nauseam and Chain of Vapor with Chrome Ox to replay spells, creating a decisive advantage.
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Teferi's player maintained a reactive control posture, holding counters and removal to slow down combo attempts without overcommitting early.
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The interplay of graveyard value and mana acceleration was crucial for turbo decks to execute their combos under pressure.
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Players balanced aggression and defense carefully, with the turbo decks racing to assemble combos before control decks could stabilize the board.
Notable Cards
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Jeweled Lotus
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Dockside Extortionist
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Wheel of Fortune
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Ad Nauseam
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Chain of Vapor
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Mana Crypt
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Dark Ritual
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Cabal Ritual
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Mystic Remora
Gameplay Summary
The game started with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with Teferi Temporal Archmage focusing on a tempo control strategy, Gale and Scion of Halaster leveraging their card draw and combo potential, Tevesh Szat with Kraum opting for a turbo Ad Nauseam approach, and Abaddon the Despoiler deploying a cascade-focused Grixis turbo deck.
Early turns saw key mana accelerants like Jeweled Lotus, Mana Crypt, and Dark Ritual enabling explosive plays.
Gale's player cast Wheel of Fortune to disrupt opponents' hands while maintaining their own engine, but this also enabled Abaddon to capitalize on the Dockside Extortionist tokens generated.
Tevesh's player executed an Ad Nauseam, digging deep into their deck to assemble a critical storm combo, while Teferi and Gale carefully navigated counterspells and removal to maintain control and disrupt the combo builds.
The pivotal turning point was the storm player's Ad Nauseam and subsequent chain of spells including Chain of Vapor and Chrome Ox interactions, which nearly closed out the game by generating overwhelming advantage and board state.
The game underscored the tension between control, combo, and turbo midrange strategies in high-level cEDH play, with the turbo Ad Nauseam deck coming closest to victory through explosive storm sequencing and graveyard utilization.
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