Tarkir Dragonstorm & the Curse of the Red Entomb | Teval vs Narset vs Zurgo vs Kotis

Deck & Commander Strategies

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  Narset, Jeskai Waymaster

  Utilizes cheap spells to refill the hand and generate value, while setting up combos like breach and bomberman to close out the game.

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  Teval, the Balanced Scale

  Leverages graveyard synergies to produce zombies and assemble a three-card combo that wins by bringing multiple zombies onto the battlefield simultaneously.

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  Zurgo Stormrender

  Aggressively generates tokens and applies pressure with a Mardu attack deck, using synergistic combos such as Hoarding Brood Lord and Breath of Fury for explosive plays.

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  Kotis, the Fangkeeper

  Focuses on attacking to steal cards off the top of opponents' decks, disrupting their plans while building incremental advantage through Sultai synergies and Sultcons.

Gameplay Insights

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  The curse of repeatedly drawing or discarding Red Entomb-like cards created a humorous but challenging dynamic affecting players' mulligans and card selection.

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  Early mana development was critical, with players cracking fetch lands to ensure smooth multicolor access, which was essential for complex combo decks.

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  Strategic use of discard spells and graveyard manipulation was pivotal, especially for Teval's and Narset's decks, enabling powerful combos and board presence.

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  Players employed multiple gamble and dice-roll mechanics to find necessary combo pieces, demonstrating the high variance and risk in competitive EDH openings.

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  Delay was used as a key control element to disrupt opponents' timing and maintain tempo advantage.

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  The game highlighted the importance of synergy between creatures and spells, with each deck leveraging unique combinations to pressure opponents while setting up their win conditions.

Notable Cards

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  Mox Diamond

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Deathrite Shaman

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  Lotus Petal

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  Utopia Sprawl

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  Gamble

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  Breath of Fury

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  Viscera Seer

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  Delay

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  Overgrown Tomb

Gameplay Summary