Teneb vs Silumgar vs Omnath vs Vial | Ikra EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  A life gain and damage doubling deck that aims to drain opponents by leveraging creatures that trigger life gain and reap benefits from dealing damage.

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  Vial Smasher the Fierce

  A high-damage, aggressive deck that uses spellcasting and damage triggers to pressure opponents quickly, often combined with life gain and removal.

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  Teneb, the Harvester

  An enchantress pillow fort deck that draws cards and controls the board through enchantment synergies and incremental value from enchantress triggers.

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  Omnath, Locus of Rage

  A landfall elemental token strategy that generates multiple 5/5 elemental tokens, leveraging land drops to trigger massive damage and overwhelming board presence.

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  Dragonlord Silumgar

  A control and steal deck that uses spells like Enslave and targeted removal to disrupt opponents and gain advantage by taking control of key creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Bill's use of Omnath's landfall ability to generate multiple elemental tokens quickly created a significant board presence that proved difficult to overcome.

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  Liz's timing of the board wipe was critical but ultimately backfired due to Bill’s overwhelming elemental tokens and triggers.

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  Eric's enchantress deck consistently drew multiple cards per turn but lacked the offensive pressure to close the game before being overwhelmed.

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  John's conservative play and use of efficient removal spells like Rock Dose Return allowed him to capitalize on the chaos and finish the game decisively.

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  The interaction between Exquisite Blood and life loss triggers created complex life total swings requiring careful tracking.

Notable Cards

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  Omnath, Locus of Rage

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  Silent Sentinel

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  Exquisite Blood

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  Eternal Witness

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  Enslave

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  Avalanche

Summary

The game began with a typical ramp and setup phase as players developed their mana bases and played early creatures and enchantments. Eric, playing Teneb, the Harvester, focused on an enchantress strategy, casting cards like Silent Sentinel and drawing multiple cards from enchantment triggers. Bill, piloting Omnath, Locus of Rage, aggressively built up elemental tokens through landfall synergies and mirrored landscape, while John on Vial Smasher and Ikra Shidiqi developed a combo-centric strategy with life gain and damage interactions. Liz on Dragonlord Silumgar utilized control elements like Enslave and board wipes to disrupt opponents, but her board was eventually overwhelmed. A pivotal moment occurred when Liz cast a mass board wipe (Inga Rocks Wake) to clear the board, but Bill had amassed a huge elemental army thanks to Omnath's landfall triggers and token generation. This allowed Bill to capitalize on multiple damage triggers and ultimately eliminate Liz and Eric. John then finished the game by casting a powerful removal spell, Rock Dose Return, to take out Bill and secure victory. The game highlighted the tension between token swarm strategies and enchantment-based pillow fort decks, with aggressive landfall damage proving decisive in the late game.