Epic #cEDH Showdown With Kinnan, Tivit, Reality Chip, and Narset

Deck Strategies

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramp aggressively with mana dorks and creatures to generate huge amounts of mana quickly, enabling powerful creature-based combos and explosive turns.

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  Narset, Enlightened Master

  Leverage artifact ramp and powerful spells to draw and recast cards repeatedly, fueling combo chains and card advantage to overwhelm opponents.

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  The Reality Chip

  Utilize artifacts like Mystic Forge to dig through the deck and maintain consistent card flow while generating value from artifact synergies and mana acceleration.

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  Tivit, Seller of Secrets

  Generate treasures from casting spells to ramp mana and create incremental value, aiming to leverage treasure tokens for powerful plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  Narset’s ability to chain spells and refill her hand with multiple draw triggers was a game-changing moment that allowed her to maintain tempo and resources.

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  The combination of mana acceleration and artifact synergies in Reality Chip’s deck provided consistent card advantage but struggled to keep up with Narset's explosive draws.

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  Tivit’s treasure generation helped maintain mana flow but proved insufficient without flyers or direct disruption to handle faster combo plays.

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  Kinnan’s focus on ramp and creature-based mana production set up potential for huge turns but was vulnerable to losing board control early.

Notable Cards

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  Mystic Forge

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  Mana Crypt

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  Grim Monolith

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  Mana Crypt

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  Gemstone Caverns

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  Black Market

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  Mox Diamond

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  Cavern of Souls

Summary

The game started with each player setting up their mana acceleration and early board presence. Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy quickly established a solid mana base with lands and mana dorks, aiming to generate enormous value from his creatures. Narset, Enlightened Master developed her board with mana rocks and artifact ramp, including Grim Monolith and Mana Crypt, to accelerate her combo-centric strategy. The Reality Chip leveraged Mystic Forge and other artifact synergies to dig through the deck and maintain card advantage, while Tivit, Seller of Secrets focused on generating treasures and value from casting spells. A pivotal moment occurred when Narset cast a sequence of spells that refilled her hand dramatically, enabling a powerful combo turn that allowed her to reset her resources and continue applying pressure. Kinnan and Reality Chip both looked to their mana acceleration engines to ramp into impactful plays, but Narset's ability to draw and recast spells quickly shifted the tempo in her favor. Tivit’s treasure generation helped keep mana flowing, but the lack of flyers or direct disruption left her vulnerable to the faster combos on the table. Ultimately, Narset’s explosive card draw and ability to chain spells gave her the upper hand in this showdown, with Kinnan and the others struggling to keep pace with the burst of resources and tempo she generated.