cEDH OLD CLASSIC VS NEW HOTNESS WITH VICTOR MAURY - THE FIRST SLIVER vs KRARK|SILAS vs VREN vs KOTIS

Deck Strategies

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  The First Sliver

  A food chain combo deck aiming to generate infinite mana and combo off using food tokens and synergy with creatures.

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  Kotis, the Fangkeeper

  A ramp and disruption deck that uses Kotis's ability to generate value and control the board, leveraging artifact mana and taxing effects.

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  Krark, the Thumbless

  A high-risk, high-reward spell-slinging deck that capitalizes on Krark's coin flip abilities to double spells and generate massive card advantage and storm count.

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  Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  An artifact toolbox deck that recurs and reanimates artifacts to control the board and generate incremental value leading to a combo or value win.

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  Vren, the Relentless

  A graveyard recursion and value deck that uses aggressive creatures and graveyard interactions to maintain board presence and pressure opponents.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Demonic Tutor copies triggered by Krark's coin flips to rapidly find key cards and accelerate the game plan.

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  Timing the use of Fierce Guardianship to protect critical enchantments like Smothering Tithe that fuel mana advantage.

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  Deploying Grafdigger's Cage early to hinder graveyard recursion and artifact-based strategies.

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  Balancing aggression with resource conservation, such as passing turns to maintain Mystic Remora triggers for card draw.

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  Managing life totals carefully while taking incremental damage from Ragavan and fetch lands to sustain tempo without overextending.

Notable Cards

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

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  Mystic Remora

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  Smothering Tithe

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Fierce Guardianship

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  Grafdigger's Cage

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  Storm-Kiln Artist

Summary

The game starts with players establishing their mana bases and early board presence, with key plays such as Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer and Mystic Remora facilitating card advantage. Victor on Kotis focuses on ramp and disruption, utilizing cards like Smothering Tithe to accelerate mana production, while others aim to build critical board states. Early interaction includes casting counterspells like Fierce Guardianship and deploying disruption like Grafdigger's Cage to slow down opponents' strategies. A pivotal moment occurs when a player uses multiple Demonic Tutors boosted by Krark's Smashing triggers, generating tremendous card selection and tempo advantage. The players carefully navigate through the early turns, with the slow buildup of threats like Storm-Kiln Artist and Ren from the Abyss hinting at potential storm or value-based win conditions. Combat exchanges occur, with Ragavan providing incremental damage and treasures, pressuring life totals and mana availability. The game continues with players managing resources, leveraging graveyard hate and taxing permanents, while maintaining awareness of each other's developing board states.