GRAND AMBITIONS FEAT. CEDH TV - cEDH - S9E3 - DIHADA v RAFFINE v LAZAV v SISAY - MTG GAMEPLAY

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Dihada’s deck uses artifact synergies, treasure generation, and powerful tutors like Enlightened Tutor and Demonic Consultation to assemble combo pieces and control the board. It wins by locking opponents down with Grand Abolisher and recurring combo finishers like Razaketh.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Sisay’s deck aims to assemble legendary creatures quickly, leveraging tutors and mana acceleration to build a dominant board of threats supported by card draw engines such as Opposition Agent and Esper Sentinel.

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  Lazav, the Multifarious

  Lazav’s deck focuses on copying and controlling the graveyard to create flexible board states, disrupting opponents while applying pressure with evasive creatures and recursion.

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  Raffine’s deck maximizes card draw and graveyard interactions, often using extra turns and disruption like Thought Scour and Mystic Dispute to maintain tempo, eventually winning through repeated value and combo finishers.

Gameplay Insights

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  Using Opposition Agent early to disrupt opponents' tutors was pivotal in slowing down Sisay’s legendary creature assembly.

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  Dihada’s use of Grand Abolisher to protect key combo setup plays prevented counterspells and interference during critical turns.

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  Raffine’s Thought Scour and Mystic Dispute helped maintain card advantage and tempo, contesting key plays from opponents.

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  Sacrificing artifacts like Esper Sentinel to tutor for combo pieces and using Razaketh’s recursion effectively enabled Dihada to close out the game.

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  Casting Demonic Consultation with a precise deck list knowledge allowed a quick win condition to emerge, breaking the stalemate.

Notable Cards

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  Opposition Agent

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  Esper Sentinel

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  Grand Abolisher

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  Razaketh, the Foulblooded

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  Demonic Consultation

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  Mana Crypt

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  Enlightened Tutor

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  Mystical Dispute

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  Thought Scour

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  Vault of Champions

Summary

The game featured a competitive four-player cEDH match with Dihada, Raffine, Lazav, and Sisay as commanders. Early turns saw players establishing mana and setting up their board states with key artifacts and creatures like Opposition Agent and Esper Sentinel, creating disruption and card draw engines. Raffine leveraged extra turns and card draw synergies, while Sisay assembled a strong board presence with legendary creatures. Dihada focused on artifact and tutor synergies, quickly developing a treasure-based mana ramp and locking down opponents' plays with Grand Abolisher and Razaketh recursion. The game escalated as players jockeyed for advantage, with strategic combat targeting and key counterspells shaping the flow.