Armix & Thrasios, Rielle, Jaxis, Aeve - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 121

Deck Strategies

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  Armix, Filigree Thrasher

  Utilizes artifact ramp and discard synergies to reanimate powerful creatures early, controlling the board with efficient creatures and value engines like Jin-Gitaxias for card advantage.

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  Rielle, the Everwise

  A tempo-driven deck focused on drawing and discarding cards to fuel value and disruption, leveraging spells like Faithless Looting and Underworld Breach to dig deeper while applying pressure with commander damage.

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  Jaxis, the Troublemaker

  Aggressively generates treasures using discard outlets like Professional Face-Breaker combined with artifact recursion and Cloudstone Curio to dig for combo pieces and control the board through repeated threats.

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  Aeve, Progenitor Ooze

  Focuses on assembling the Food Chain infinite mana combo with Temur Sabertooth and Ashaya to generate infinite mana and create a large board presence with token swarms, supported by ramp and card draw.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Cursed Mirror as a copy of Armix allowed Diogo to disrupt David’s artifact ramp and discard lines, demonstrating effective use of synergy copying for tempo advantage.

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  Hélder’s attempt to assemble an infinite mana Food Chain combo was decisively interrupted by an Abrupt Decay targeting Quirion Ranger, showing the importance of timely interaction against combo pieces.

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  Baal’s Rielle deck effectively used discard-based card draw and interaction (e.g., Red Elemental Blast and Izzet Charm) to counter key threats like Jin-Gitaxias, emphasizing the value of disruption against reanimation strategies.

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  Diogo’s treasure generation with Professional Face-Breaker and subsequent casting of Cloudstone Curio enabled multiple digging and recursion loops, highlighting the power of artifact-based combo engines in cEDH.

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  Armix’s discard triggers and reanimation lines kept the pressure on opponents while controlling key threats, showcasing the synergy between discard and reanimation in a midrange shell.

Notable Cards

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  Armix, Filigree Thrasher

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Collector Ouphe

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  Professional Face-Breaker

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  Goblin Engineer

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  Thornbite Staff

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  Sylvan Library

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  Temur Sabertooth

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  Ashaya, Soul of the Wild

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  Jin-Gitaxias, Core Augur

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  Rielle, the Everwise

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  Red Elemental Blast

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  Izzet Charm

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  Cloudstone Curio

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  Survival of the Fittest

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  Faithless Looting

Summary

The game kicked off with Armix, Filigree Thrasher setting a strong early tempo by using artifact ramp and discard synergies to reanimate powerful creatures and control the board. Baal piloted Rielle, the Everwise, focusing on a tempo strategy with card draw and disruption, while Diogo’s Jaxis deck aggressively pushed treasure generation and combo potential using Professional Face-Breaker and Cloudstone Curio to dig deep into his deck. Hélder’s Aeve, Progenitor Ooze deck aimed for the Food Chain infinite mana combo by assembling key pieces like Temur Sabertooth and Ashaya, Soul of the Wild, creating a significant threat of infinite mana and massive board presence with token swarms.