CRIME TIME FEAT. @ThePossibilityStorm - cEDH - S22E9 - MARCHESA v LOOT v FLAMEWAR v NAJEELA #mtg

Deck Strategies

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  Marchesa, Dealer of Death

  Focuses on graveyard recursion and artifact synergies to set up Doomsday and milling combos, leveraging enter-the-battlefield triggers and Ristic Study to generate card advantage and disrupt opponents.

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  Loot, the Key to Everything

  Utilizes treasure token generation and looting effects to cycle through the deck rapidly, enabling repeated spell casting, graveyard interaction, and wheel effects to maintain card advantage and find combo pieces.

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  Flamewar, Brash Veteran // Flamewar, Streetwise Operative

  Develops a midrange board with creatures and artifact ramp, aiming to leverage aggressive combat and disruption to pressure opponents while supporting combo potential through mana acceleration.

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  Najeela, the Blade-Blossom

  Employs aggressive combat with exalted triggers and token generation, using equipment and ramp to push consistent damage and capitalize on combat phases to close out the game.

Gameplay Insights

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  Marchesa's player cleverly used Molten Duplication on Flesh Duplicate combined with Grinding Station to generate multiple artifact triggers and maintain continuous recursion and mana advantage.

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  Ristic Study was used repeatedly to tax opponents' counterspells, allowing Marchesa's player to resolve key spells while drawing extra cards.

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  Loot's player effectively chained looting and wheel effects to replenish their hand and disrupt opponents’ resources, demonstrating strong graveyard synergy.

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  Strategic use of Chain of Vapor and other bounce effects helped control the board and protect combo pieces from removal or disruption.

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  Players adapted to the evolving board state by prioritizing artifact and treasure management to fuel their combos and maintain tempo.

Notable Cards

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  Doomsday

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  Molten Duplication

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  Grinding Station

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  Wheel of Fortune

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  Chain of Vapor

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  Mental Misstep

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  Noble Hierarch

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  Birds of Paradise

Summary

The game started with players quickly developing their mana bases and casting early ramp and utility spells, setting the stage for a high-powered cEDH battle. The Marchesa player utilized Cabal Ritual and artifact mana to deploy key combo pieces like Dark Side and Doomsday, quickly enabling recursive plays with cards like Molten Duplication and Grinding Station. Meanwhile, Loot, the Key to Everything aggressively leveraged treasure generation and looting effects, chaining card draw and graveyard interactions to dig for powerful spells and combos. Flamewar and Najeela developed their board states with creatures and ramp, preparing for their respective strategies to unfold. A pivotal moment came when Marchesa's Doomsday sequence, combined with multiple artifact triggers and recursive spells, allowed a substantial graveyard setup and card advantage. The use of Ristic Study to tax opponents' counterspells and draw additional cards was a key tempo play. Loot's player capitalized on wheel effects and repeated looting, maintaining a steady flow of resources and disrupting opponents’ plans with discard and bounce spells like Chain of Vapor. Combat damage from Najeela and other players started to thin the field, but the game remained volatile with multiple players maintaining strong board presence and combo threats. The game showcased intense resource management, recursive combos, and strategic counterplay revolving around artifact synergies and looting mechanics.