PLAY TO WIN TESTS THEIR CUSTOM cEDH COMMANDERS

Deck Strategies

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  Anje Falkenrath (custom Dylan Falkenrath)

  Apply hand disruption with random discards and build infinite mana combos using Food Chain and Squee to generate infinite activations of the commanders’ abilities, locking opponents out and winning through token swarms.

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  Urza, Lord High Artificer

  Use artifact synergies and spell recursion to generate massive mana and cast spells repeatedly to control the board, disrupt opponents, and set up for combo wins or lockouts.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Food Chain combo with Squee allowed infinite mana generation and infinite activations of the custom commanders’ discard and destruction triggers, creating a strong lock on opponents’ resources.

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  Using Necropotence early helped dig deeply for combo pieces while managing life total carefully to avoid precarious states.

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  Cyclonic Rift was used effectively to clear opposing permanents and maintain board control against aggressive strategies.

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  Mana Drain was strategically held and used to counter a key win attempt, showing high-level timing and resource management.

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  Demonic and Vampiric Tutor were crucial for assembling the combo pieces quickly and efficiently, highlighting the importance of tutoring in cEDH.

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  The infinite token production from custom commanders created a resilient board presence that pressured opponents even after resource denial.

Notable Cards

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  Food Chain

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  Squee, Goblin Nabob

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Vampiric Tutor

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  Necropotence

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  Cyclonic Rift

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  Mana Drain

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  Dockside Extortionist

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Arcane Signet

Summary

The game featured intense cEDH action with two custom partner commanders: a Rakdos (black-red) vampire that forced opponents to discard cards randomly and generated food tokens, and a Golgari (green-black) warlock that destroyed opposing permanents and created plant tokens. The players using these commanders aimed to control opponents by emptying their hands and board states while generating infinite mana and tokens to dominate the game. Early turns saw key ramp plays, tutors, and board setup, with a focus on assembling the Food Chain combo alongside Squee to produce infinite mana and repeatedly trigger the partners’ abilities. This strategy effectively locked opponents out by denying resources and permanents, while the token army grew to ensure eventual victory. Meanwhile, the Urza deck piloted by another player aimed to create infinite mana through artifact synergies and repeatedly cast spells to clear the board and reset opponents’ positions. Key spells like Necropotence and Vampiric Tutor helped dig into the deck to find combo pieces. Despite some disruption and counterplay such as Cyclonic Rift and Mana Drain, the Food Chain decks were able to establish their loops and control the pace. Ultimately, the game revolved around assembling infinite mana combos that leveraged the custom commanders’ unique discard and destruction triggers, culminating in overwhelming token production and board control for the win.