The Ancient One enters the Idiot Gauntlet - CEDH Gameplay

Deck Strategies

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  The Ancient One

  Uses infinite mana combos involving Hallbreaker Horror and Tyrant loops to generate infinite ETB triggers and win through combos like Orcish Bowmaster or Demonic Consultation.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Generates infinite mana with Basalt Monolith, then converts it to infinite colored mana to produce a large board of creatures for lethal combat damage.

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  Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator & Vial Smasher the Fierce

  Combines Malcolm’s bounce ability with Glint-Horn Buccaneer to repeatedly deal damage and win, with a backup plan involving Underworld Breach piles.

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  Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh & Silas Renn

  Grixis storm deck that aims to assemble a combo win using Underworld Breach, Lion's Eye Diamond, and Demonic Consultation lines to generate explosive turns.

Gameplay Insights

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  The Ancient One player prioritized filtering mana through their infinite combos to assemble their win conditions while carefully managing counterspell threats.

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  Kinnan's player used early ramp and mana dorks like Spring Leaf Drum, combined with Basalt Monolith to quickly generate infinite mana and prepare for a wide board presence.

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  Malcolm and Vial Smasher’s player maintained pressure by holding combo pieces like Glint-Horn Buccaneer and used creature stealing interactions to disrupt opponents.

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  Rograkh's player utilized a combination of mana acceleration artifacts and card draw to set up Underworld Breach combos, aiming to go off in a single explosive turn.

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  Players were attentive to countermagic and interaction timing, especially around key cards like Seedborn Muse and Wishclaw Talisman, which influenced the pace and control of the game.

Notable Cards

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Basalt Monolith

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  Glint-Horn Buccaneer

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  Underworld Breach

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  Lion's Eye Diamond

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  Jeweled Lotus

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  Seedborn Muse

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  Mana Vault

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  Chrome Mox

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  Ancient Tomb

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  Wishclaw Talisman

Summary

The game began with multiple players establishing their mana bases and early ramp pieces, setting the stage for their respective combo-driven strategies. The Ancient One player focused on assembling infinite mana combos involving Hallbreaker Horror, Thrasios, and Tyrant loops to generate infinite enters-the-battlefield triggers with win conditions such as Orcish Bowmaster or Demonic Consultation lines. Meanwhile, Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy set up a two-card combo with Basalt Monolith to generate infinite colorless mana, which was then converted into infinite colored mana to flood the board with creatures for lethal attacks. Malcolm, Keen-Eyed Navigator paired with Glint-Horn Buccaneer aimed to kill opponents through a repeated bounce combo, while Rograkh, Son of Rohgahh and Silas Renn piloted a Grixis storm deck leveraging Underworld Breach and Lion's Eye Diamond for a fast combo kill. Vial Smasher the Fierce partnered with Malcolm for a similar aggressive combo plan.