Close Call for Vivi? cEDH

Deck Strategies

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  Vivi Ornitier

  Uses spells to draw multiple cards through its triggered ability, aiming to outvalue opponents with card advantage and control the board with incremental damage and interaction.

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  Sisay, Weatherlight Captain

  Focuses on assembling legendary permanents to create powerful synergies and combos, leveraging ramp and tutoring to find key pieces.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero / Tymna the Weaver

  Combines Thrasios's mana dork and card filtering capabilities with Tymna's card draw from combat damage to build incremental advantage and assemble combos.

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  Krark, the Thumbless / Sakashima of a Thousand Faces

  Utilizes Krark's random coin flips and combo potential alongside Sakashima's copying ability to generate value and disruptive plays.

Gameplay Insights

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  Maximizing Vivi Ornitier's trigger by casting multiple spells per turn to draw large numbers of cards is the deck's core engine.

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  Using Agatha, Soul Cauldron's ping ability to gradually damage all creatures and players helped control the board and pressure opponents simultaneously.

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  Responding to opponents' draw triggers and spell casts with counterspells like Force of Negation and Silence was crucial to prevent combos and maintain tempo.

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  Careful management of discard steps was necessary to avoid losing key cards while maintaining enough hand size to capitalize on Vivi's card draw.

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  Players leveraged fetch lands and mana rocks to ensure color fixing and ramp to enable efficient casting of spells and commanders early in the game.

Notable Cards

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  Vivi Ornitier

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  Curiosity

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  Talisman of Curiosity

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  Demonic Tutor

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  Force of Negation

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  Silence

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  Brainstorm

Summary

The game began with players establishing their mana bases and deploying early ramp and utility artifacts like Lotus Pedal, Mox Amber, and Soul Ring. The Vivi Ornitier player gradually developed their board with key mana rocks and lands while casting their commander by turn 4. Early interaction included casting Demonic Tutor and deploying Agatha, Soul Cauldron, setting up for card advantage and control. The game pivoted heavily around Vivi's ability to draw multiple cards whenever a spell was cast, creating a continuous threat of card advantage. Players carefully navigated the damage from Agatha's ping ability and dealt with board presence and life loss. Significant moments included the use of multiple card draw engines like Curiosity and Talisman of Curiosity in combination with Vivi, allowing explosive turns drawing multiple cards. The game also saw strategic use of damage pings to control creatures and force discards. Key counterspells and interaction such as Force of Negation and Silence slowed down opponents' attempts to respond. Despite pressure, Vivi was not immediately lethal, leading to a tense standoff where players had to anticipate potential combos and responses. End step discards and draw triggers showcased the intricate resource management and timing critical to cEDH gameplay.