Ouch, that's gotta hurt! Dihada vs Anhelo vs Ayara vs Falco Spara #edh / #cmdr game play

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  The deck revolves around using Dihada's ability to cheat out big creatures and gain value. The deck seemed to be built around legendary creatures and generating value from putting cards in the graveyard and bringing them back.

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  Falco Spara, Pactweaver

  Falco Spara's deck appears to be built around +1/+1 counters and proliferate mechanics, with cards like Evolution Sage and Rishkar, Peema Renegade helping to boost and spread counters.

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  Ayara, First of Locthwain

  Ayara's deck is built around draining life from opponents while gaining life. Key cards include Exquisite Blood, Midnight Reaper, and Reassembling Skeleton.

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  Anhelo, the Painter

  Anhelo's deck focuses on copying spells and generating card advantage. Key cards include Twining Staff, Ponder and Lightning Bolt.

Gameplay Insights

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  Max's use of River's Rebuke to bounce back all nonland permanents of Felix and Muddstah was a game-changing move, effectively acting as a Cyclonic Rift.

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  The destruction of Ayara's Exquisite Blood by Felix's Swords to Plowshares disrupted a potential combo and had a significant impact on the game state.

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  Muddstah's aggressive attacks with Atali, Primal Storm, supported by Dihada's ability to cheat out big creatures, put significant pressure on the opponents.

Notable Cards

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  Exquisite Blood

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  River's Rebuke

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  Swords to Plowshares

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  Tajic, Blade of the Legion

Summary

The game started out with all players building up their resources and setting up their commanders. Dihada, played by Muddstah, had a strong start with early ramp and card advantage. Ayara and Falco Spara also ramped up well, while Anhelo focused on generating card advantage. As the game progressed, the players started to mount attacks on each other, leading to several board wipe scenarios. One key moment was when Ayara's Exquisite Blood was destroyed by Felix's Swords to Plowshares, disrupting a potential combo. Another was when Max's Anhelo used River's Rebuke to bounce all nonland permanents of Felix and Muddstah back to their hands, effectively acting as a Cyclonic Rift. This allowed Max to secure a strong board presence. The game ended with a showdown between Ayara, who kept draining life from the table and Dihada, who managed to get in some big hits with Atali, Primal Storm.