Loot, Storm, Magda, Tasigur, Yisan, and more! | CEDH Lightning Round

Deck Strategies

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Bruse Tarl, Boorish Herder

  This deck aims to grind value through efficient card draw and generate infinite mana to win with combos like Thrasios and Elesh Norn’s Oracle.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Thrasios, Triton Hero

  Focuses on assembling two-card combos that leverage Rograkh's efficiency and Thrasios's card advantage to draw the entire deck and win.

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  Storm, Force of Nature

  Utilizes storm mechanics to draw large numbers of cards and combos like Underworld Breach or direct burn spells to close out the game quickly.

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

  Fills the graveyard rapidly to cast Tasigur cheaply, then uses infinite mana combos and recursion to control the board and win through various combos.

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  Loot, the Pathfinder

  Generates value through repeated casting of Loot via blink effects or Food Chain to generate infinite mana and overwhelming board presence.

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

  Chains increasingly powerful creatures with Yisan’s ability, assembling combos or dealing lethal damage with big creatures.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Leverages Malcolm for card advantage and uses powerful GX spells like Underworld Breach or Thassa’s Oracle to win efficiently.

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  Generates a large number of treasures before going infinite with artifacts like Clock of Omens and then fetching combos to win.

Gameplay Insights

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  Jay's use of flash speed tricks with Emergence Zone and Delighted Halfling enabled multiple value plays and protected key creatures.

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  Matt’s infinite mana loop with Grim Monolith, Basalt Monolith, Cloudstone Curio, and Cloud of Faeries allowed him to generate infinite colored mana and repeatedly cast burn spells.

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  The combination of Hoarding Brood Lord convoking and sacrificing to cast spells from exile created multiple triggers that fueled Jay's card draw engine.

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  Deflecting Swat was used by Matt to redirect a potentially game-ending Peer into the Abyss, enabling him to draw half his deck safely and maintain control.

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  Seedborn Muse on the battlefield posed a significant threat by allowing multiple players to act during opponents' turns, accelerating the game pace.

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  Players coordinated around the power of the 'fish pack' (blue creature synergy) early on but quickly shifted focus as combo lines emerged.

Notable Cards

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  Seedborn Muse

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  Scholar of the Lost Trove

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  Peer into the Abyss

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  Deflecting Swat

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  Grim Monolith

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  Basalt Monolith

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  Cloudstone Curio

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  Cloud of Faeries

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  Eternal Witness

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  Lightning Bolt

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  Tasigur, the Golden Fang

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

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  Loot, the Pathfinder

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  Yisan, the Wanderer Bard

Summary

The game started with aggressive mana development and value plays from multiple players, including early land drops and key mana artifacts. Players quickly assembled various engines, with Jay using Tasigur to fill the graveyard and utilizing flash and recursion to build board presence. A pivotal moment occurred when Jay leveraged Hoarding Brood Lord and Scholar of the Lost Trove to generate card advantage and multiple triggers, drawing significant attention and concern from the table. Meanwhile, Matt's Magda deck executed a powerful infinite mana combo using Grim Monolith and Basalt Monolith with Kenon Ponder, followed by Cloudstone Curio and Cloud of Faeries to create infinite colored mana. This allowed Matt to repeatedly cast Lightning Bolt through Eternal Witness recursion, systematically taking out opponents and ultimately winning the game. Throughout the match, players demonstrated intricate combos and interactions that highlighted the high-speed and intricate nature of cEDH gameplay.