Deck & Commander Strategies
Francisco, Fowl Marauder + Jeska, Thrice Reborn
This deck aims to assemble a combo involving Walking Ballista and Agatha's Soul Quadron to generate infinite damage or fill the graveyard, leveraging Jeska's ability to convert damage into mana and aggressive damage output.
Tymna the Weaver + Kraum, Ludevic's Opus
A classic cEDH strategy focusing on incremental card draw through combat damage, disruption via instant-speed spells, and assembling infinite mana combos typically involving Cloudstone Curio to win through repeated triggers.
Gameplay Insights
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Utilizing Dothy Voidwalker effectively to shut down graveyard-based strategies and breach attempts provides crucial defensive leverage.
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The Francisco/Waking Ballista combo requires careful setup and timing but can lead to explosive infinite damage or graveyard advantage.
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Blue-based Tymna/Kraum decks focus on disrupting opponents while building towards infinite mana and card draw loops to control the game pace.
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Early mana acceleration with Mana Crypt and Chromatic Lantern is essential for establishing tempo in this highly competitive pod.
Notable Cards
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Walking Ballista
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Mana Crypt
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Chromatic Lantern
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Gilded Drake
Gameplay Summary
The game features a high-level cEDH pod with four commanders: Tymna the Weaver paired with Kraum, Ludevic's Opus, Francisco, Fowl Marauder paired with Jeska, Thrice Reborn, and others.
Early game developments include strategic mulligans and mana acceleration plays such as Mana Crypt and Chromatic Lantern.
A key focus is on Francisco's combo potential involving Walking Ballista and Agatha's Soul Quadron, enabling infinite damage or graveyard filling through interaction with Francisco's damage-triggered explore ability.
The Francisco/Jesska deck stands out for being a novel archetype in competitive settings, blending aggressive combo lines with graveyard synergy. Other players utilize more traditional blue-based Tymna/Kraum builds, leveraging infinite mana loops and disruption to maintain board control.
The game sees important plays like the deployment of Dothy Voidwalker to disrupt opponents' graveyard interactions and breach attempts, adding a layered strategic element.
Although Francisco’s deck initially appears less threatening compared to the aggressive blue decks, the potential for explosive combos remains a looming threat.
The gameplay highlights the balance between early disruption, mana development, and timing the combo execution to secure victory.
