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Narset vs Kinan vs K'rrik vs Raffine | cEDH Gameplay | MCT 100EP21

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Commanders featured in this Gameplay Reviewed & Verified

Decklists

Deck & Commander Strategies

  • Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

    Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

    Ramp mana aggressively using creatures like Bloom Tender and generate large mana pools to cast big spells or creatures quickly. Uses Heartless Summoning to reduce creature costs and apply pressure.

  • K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

    K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth

    Leverages life payment to pay for black mana costs, enabling fast deployment of powerful cards like Necropotence for card advantage and aggressive board presence.

  • Narset, Enlightened Master

    Narset, Enlightened Master

    Focuses on extra turns and extra combat phases to generate incremental advantage and close out games through multiple attack phases and card advantage.

  • Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Raffine, Scheming Seer

    Utilizes creatures that filter and manipulate the hand and graveyard, gaining card advantage while disrupting opponents through targeted removal and hand disruption.

Gameplay Insights

  • 1

    Countering Necropotence early prevented K'rrik from gaining a large card advantage, showcasing the importance of early disruption.

  • 2

    Kinnan’s use of Heartless Summoning reduced the cost of creatures, allowing for faster board development and pressure.

  • 3

    The casting of Finale of Devastation with a high X value represented a critical late-game win condition attempt leveraging accumulated mana and board state.

  • 4

    Players carefully managed their life totals and resources to sustain through aggressive plays and potent card effects.

  • 5

    The interplay between extra turn effects from Narset and mana ramp from Kinnan created tension and forced opponents to adapt their strategies dynamically.

Notable Cards

  • Necropotence

    Necropotence

  • Bloom Tender

    Bloom Tender

  • Heartless Summoning

    Heartless Summoning

  • Finale of Devastation

    Finale of Devastation

  • Containment Construct

    Containment Construct

  • Mana Vault

    Mana Vault

  • Mana Crypt

    Mana Crypt

  • Reliquary Tower

    Reliquary Tower

Gameplay Summary

The game featured a fast-paced, interactive cEDH multiplayer match with four commanders: Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy; K'rrik, Son of Yawgmoth; Narset, Enlightened Master; and Raffine, Scheming Seer.

Early turns saw significant mana acceleration and disruptive plays, including K'rrik attempting to establish Necropotence for card advantage, which was quickly countered, and Kinnan ramping into large mana production with Bloom Tender.

Narset worked toward an extra turns and extra combat strategy, while Raffine focused on card filtering and hand disruption.

The early board state saw several key creatures like Jenga Texas and Containment Construct stabilizing the board alongside K'rrik’s aggressive life payment for Necropotence and the presence of Heartless Summoning from Kinnan to reduce creature costs and pressure opponents. As the game progressed, tension rose with multiple attempts to control the pace via counterspells, removal, and strategic attacks.

A pivotal moment occurred when a Finale of Devastation was cast for a high X value, signaling a late-game attempt to close out the match.

Despite heavy interaction and disruption, Kinnan’s mana advantage and board presence began to dominate, allowing for increased card draw and threats that pressured opponents.

The game balanced between aggressive damage and careful resource management, with players wary of overcommitting due to the potent combo potential in play.

Ultimately, the dynamic board state and interplay of extra turns, resource denial, and mana ramp created a complex battlefield where each player sought to leverage their strengths for the win.

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