Triple Threat - Implements of cEDH S3E5 - Magda v Urza v Birgi v Tevesh/Ishai

Deck Strategies

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  Magda, Brazen Outlaw

  Aggressively generates treasures through attacking and sacrificing artifacts to quickly ramp mana and create powerful artifact-based threats, aiming to overwhelm opponents with tempo and resource advantage.

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  Urza, Lord High Artificer

  Utilizes artifact synergies to produce mana and tokens, leveraging mana rocks and constructs to control the board and fuel combos, typically aiming for artifact-based lock pieces or combo finishes.

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  Tevesh Szat, Doom of Fools

  Focuses on creating token creatures and generating value from spells and artifacts, often building towards combo finishes using artifacts and spell casting to control the game and finish opponents quickly.

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  Ishai, Ojutai Dragonspeaker

  Avolves around growing bigger with opponents casting spells, typically attacking for commander damage while protecting key board states, combining control elements and incremental damage.

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  Birgi, God of Storytelling // Harnfel, Horn of Bounty

  Generates treasures and uses them for mana acceleration and aggressive plays, combining burn and artifact synergies to maintain pressure and enable fast-paced combo or damage wins.

Gameplay Insights

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  Early disruption with Torpor Orb and Trinisphere severely limited the ramp and combo potential of some decks, forcing players to adjust their strategies.

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  The use of Mental Misstep followed by Delay to counter Polymorph showcased careful sequencing of counters to preserve key spells while managing mana costs under Trinisphere.

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  Magda's treasure generation enabled multiple activations of Clock of Omens to untap mana-producing artifacts and copy creatures, rapidly escalating board presence.

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  Casting Grinning Ignis under Trinisphere and Torpor Orb restrictions allowed a lethal Aetherflux Reservoir combo to go through, demonstrating the power of timing and understanding of interaction restrictions.

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  Players balanced between aggression and control, with combat damage used strategically to pressure opponents while holding back to respond to key spells and threats.

Notable Cards

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  Torpor Orb

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  Trinisphere

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  Aetherflux Reservoir

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  Mental Misstep

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  Delay

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  Polymorph

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  Clock of Omens

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  Mana Vault

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  Ragavan, Nimble Pilferer

Summary

The game started with intense early plays including land drops, mana acceleration, and disruptive artifacts such as Torpor Orb and Trinisphere to slow down opponents. Magda quickly established pressure with treasure generation and aggressive creatures like Ragavan, while Urza generated multiple constructs and ramped heavily with mana vaults and lotus pedals. Tevesh Szat repeatedly created token creatures to build board presence and threatened with combo potential. Early disruption was key as players attempted to counter vital spells like Polymorph, with Mental Misstep and Delay interactions shaping the flow of the game. Despite some setbacks from disruption and counterspells, Magda leveraged treasure sacrifices to copy creatures and generate overwhelming advantage with Clock of Omens and Mirror of the Forebear, enabling rapid mana production and attacks. The game climaxed when a Grinning Ignis was cast, enabling massive Aetherflux Reservoir plays that sealed the win for the player piloting Tevesh Szat. The game was marked by strong artifact synergies, efficient mana generation, and well-timed counters and delays that dictated tempo and board state.