IFY NWADIWE tries cEDH | Dihada VS Thrasios/Tymna VS Kinnan VS Hashaton

Deck Strategies

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  Dihada, Binder of Wills

  Utilizes graveyard recursion and treasure token generation, leveraging Underworld Breach to replay spells and assemble multiple combo loops centered around artifact synergies and value engines.

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  Hashaton, Scarab's Fist

  Focuses on artifact synergies and incremental advantage through casting multiple spells, generating treasures via life loss triggers, and leveraging its ability to control tempo and resources in a competitive environment.

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  Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy

  Ramps aggressively to seven mana or more to enable powerful mana doubling effects, aiming to generate massive amounts of mana to fuel combo pieces like extra turns and lock pieces that disrupt opponents.

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  Thrasios, Triton Hero & Tymna the Weaver

  Seeks to generate infinite mana combos to enable drawing the entire deck and winning through combo finishers, while maintaining card advantage and board presence through efficient spells and creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Players carefully managed life totals due to Lovo, Corrupted Chef's trigger punishing second spells each turn, influencing spell sequencing and tempo decisions.

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  Early fetchland triggers were leveraged for life gain and card draw, maximizing value from land drops and maintaining card advantage.

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  Mana Vault was prioritized to accelerate explosive mana plays essential for setting up combos quickly.

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  Dihada’s player utilized treasure token generation and graveyard recursion loops to build a resilient board state and combo potential.

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  Kinnan’s strategy revolved around achieving a high mana count to deploy mana doublers and extra turn effects, enabling dominant midgame turns.

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  Thrasios/Tymna aimed to assemble infinite mana to draw out the deck and finish the game through combo execution.

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  Hashaton’s player balanced artifact synergies with reactive play to remain competitive despite being new to cEDH.

Notable Cards

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  Mana Vault

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  Underworld Breach

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  Void Winnower

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  Scrubland

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  Polluted Delta

Summary

The game featured a high-powered cEDH multiplayer battle among four players piloting competitive commanders: Dihada, Binder of Wills; Hashaton, Scarab's Fist; Kinnan, Bonder Prodigy; and the Thrasios/Tymna partner pair. Early turns involved careful mana base development with fetchlands and dual lands, alongside setting up key artifacts like Mana Vault. Dihada's player focused on graveyard synergy and treasure generation, leveraging combos involving Underworld Breach and Abdel Adrian loops. Kinnan aimed to ramp quickly to seven or more mana to enable powerful mana doublers and extra turn effects, while Thrasios/Tymna sought to assemble infinite mana combos to draw and deploy the entire deck for the win. Hashaton was a newcomer to cEDH but showcased potential by curving out and interacting well with artifact synergies. The game’s early phase was marked by incremental life loss from effects like Lovo, Corrupted Chef, which punishes second spells each turn, adding tension to spell sequencing and resource management. Key interactions included players responding to fetch triggers and spell casts to gain card advantage or life, while Mana Vault and other rocks accelerated explosive turns. As the midgame approached, players began to set up their combo lines and control elements, with the clock ticking due to life loss and aggressive plays. The match was a tight contest of managing resources, sequencing spells carefully, and navigating the inherent pressure of cEDH’s fast pace and lethal combos.