Mining For Salt With The Howling Salt Mine - cEDH gameplay! Lotho vs Marath vs Rog Thras vs Hashaton

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Lotho, Corrupt Shirriff

  An Orzhov control and disruption deck focusing on incremental value and locking down opponents with removal and taxing effects, while ramping into powerful threats and combo pieces.

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  Marath, Will of the Wild

  A Naya +1/+1 counter and token-based strategy leveraging Marath’s ability to distribute counters to creatures, create tokens, and deal incremental damage to control the board and close out the game.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh

  A ramp and artifact synergy deck that accelerates mana production with mana dorks and rocks, aiming to quickly deploy threats and generate card advantage through artifact interactions.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero

  A flexible value engine often paired with other commanders (here with Rograkh) to provide card advantage and mana fixing, enabling combo or midrange strategies to flourish.

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  Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

  An Esper control and artifact-focused deck that uses early mana rocks and utility creatures to establish board control while developing a strong late-game plan with disruption and synergy.

Gameplay Insights

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  The early deployment of Grand Abolisher by Rograkh's player effectively protected their turn from interaction, securing critical mana development and spells.

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  Lotho's player’s use of fetch lands and equipment to ramp into Gaea's Cradle represented a significant tempo and mana advantage turning point.

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  Cloning utility creatures like Tataru Taru with Fantasmal Image provided incremental advantage even when the ideal clone target was unavailable.

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  Marath’s strategy of moving counters to create tokens or deal damage allowed consistent board presence and pressure without overcommitting.

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  Players carefully managed their hands and card draw, with some turns spent passing priority to avoid unnecessary combat or interaction, indicating a cautious approach to board state development.

Notable Cards

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  Gaea's Cradle

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  Birds of Paradise

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  Grand Abolisher

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  Paradise Mantle

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  Expedition Map

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  Vault of Champions

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  Tataru Taru

Gameplay Summary