Sorin vs. Tymna & Thrasios - Duel Commander - EDH│MTG│bitzelberg

Deck Strategies

• Sorin, Ravenous Neonate

  A midrange vampire deck focusing on efficient removal, board control, and incremental value. It aims to disrupt combo attempts while stabilizing with resilient creatures and planeswalkers.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver

  A versatile combo deck leveraging card draw and value engines like Skullclamp, Neoform, and the Breakfast combo with Naru Meha to generate infinite or near-infinite mana and card advantage, aiming to close out the game quickly once the combo assembles.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  The combo player prioritized assembling the Breakfast combo and generating card advantage through Neoform and Skullclamp, showing the deck’s explosive potential in a single turn.

• 2

  Sorin’s player used targeted removal spells like Vindicate and Liliana to dismantle key combo pieces and slow down the opponent’s momentum, highlighting the importance of disruption in this matchup.

• 3

  The presence of graveyard hate and exile effects complicated the combo player’s plans, forcing careful sequencing and resource management to maintain pressure.

• 4

  Equipment like Skullclamp played a critical role in sustaining card advantage and fueling combo turns through drawing multiple cards on creature deaths.

• 5

  Managing life totals was relatively secondary in this matchup, with more emphasis placed on board control and preventing the combo from assembling.

Notable Cards

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  Neoform

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  Skullclamp

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  Emperor of Bones

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  Vindicate

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  Liliana, the Last Hope

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  Naru Meha, Master Wizard

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  Spellseeker

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  Cut Down

Summary

The game featured a tense matchup between a Sorin Midrange deck and a powerful combo-oriented deck led by Tymna the Weaver and Thrasios, Triton Hero. Early turns saw both players developing their boards cautiously, with the combo deck setting up key pieces like Spellseeker and various mana dorks, while Sorin's deck aimed to stabilize with creatures like Emperor of Bones and disruption spells. A pivotal moment emerged when the combo player utilized Neoform to dig through their deck and assemble a threatening board, including a Skullclamp-equipped creature for card draw and attempts to establish the Breakfast combo with cards like Naru Meha, Master Wizard. Sorin responded with efficient removal, including Vindicate and Liliana, the Last Hope, attempting to disrupt the combo’s key components and control the board state.