Ramos vs Mathas vs Feldon vs Surrak EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Feldon of the Third Path

  Focuses on graveyard recursion and artifact synergy to generate value and board presence, often using sacrifice outlets and discard to fuel powerful spells.

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  Mathas, Fiend Seeker

  Aggressive creature-based strategy that uses menace and curse effects to chip away at opponents while gaining life and leveraging the monarch mechanic for card advantage.

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  Ramos, Dragon Engine

  Ramp and spellslinger style deck that builds counters on Ramos through multicolor spells, generating treasure tokens and leveraging spell copy effects to accelerate mana and cast big threats.

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  Surrak Dragonclaw

  Aggressive cascade and creature-based deck that uses ramp and cascade to deploy powerful creatures quickly and maintain board pressure.

Gameplay Insights

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  The use of reiterate with buyback to copy a counterspell, leading to multiple treasure tokens and mana acceleration.

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  Mathas capitalized on being monarch to gain card advantage and life, which was critical in outlasting opponents.

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  Swords to Plowshares was timed perfectly to disrupt Feldon's Illusionist's Bracers combo, forcing a sacrifice and slowing down the graveyard recursion plan.

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  The cascade triggers from Surrak's deck allowed for rapid development of threats and value spells, accelerating the game pace.

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  Test of Endurance combined with Aura Shards and protective spells created a defensive lock that was difficult for opponents to break.

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  Players coordinated attacks and life gain to avoid falling to commander damage and spells, showcasing the importance of political play in multiplayer EDH.

Notable Cards

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  Cathartic Reunion

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  Bedlam Reveler

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  Illusionist's Bracers

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  Altar of Dementia

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  Queen Marchesa

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  Test of Endurance

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  Aura Shards

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  Rashmi, Eternities Crafter

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  Trespasser's Curse

Summary

The game started with players developing their mana bases while deploying early threats and utility spells. Mathas established early aggression and board presence with Queen Marchesa and other creatures, quickly becoming monarch to leverage card draw and pressure. Feldon's deck focused on graveyard interactions and artifact synergies, demonstrated by casting Cathartic Reunion and Bedlam Reveler to refill hands and fuel the graveyard. Ramos aimed to ramp and cast spells that generated value through counters and treasure tokens, while Surrak's deck developed a strong creature presence with cascade spells and ramp to support big threats. A key turning point occurred when Feldon used Altar of Dementia combos with Illusionist's Bracers, but was disrupted by Swords to Plowshares, forcing a sacrifice. Kai with Surrak gained momentum through cascading into powerful spells and generating multiple tokens. Mathas leveraged menace and curse triggers to pressure opponents while gaining life. The late game was dominated by Rob's Mathas deck using Test of Endurance alongside Aura Shards and other control elements to stall the board and outlast opponents. Unable to break the lock and with limited interaction, the other players conceded, giving Mathas the win by attrition through life gain and board control.