EDH Gameplay - Episode 85: Nath VS Chulane VS Silvar & Trynn VS Siona

Deck Strategies

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  Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

  Elf tribal focused on building a wide board, disrupting opponents through discard effects, and removing blockers to enable lethal attacks.

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  Chulane, Teller of Tales

  A creature-based value deck that maximizes card draw and board development through casting low-cost creatures and mana dorks to trigger Chulane's ability multiple times.

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  Siona, Captain of the Pyleas

  An aura-centric deck aiming to generate infinite token combos via auras like Shielded by Faith combined with sacrifice outlets to mill opponents’ libraries to death.

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  Silvar, Devourer of the Free & Trynn, Champion of Freedom

  Human tribal deck utilizing sacrifice synergies and voltron potential, focusing on board control and incremental advantage through creating tokens and indestructible creatures.

Gameplay Insights

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  Siona’s attempt at an infinite token and milling combo using Shielded by Faith and Altar of the Brood was effectively disrupted by Mana Drain, showcasing the importance of counterspell timing.

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  General Kudrow of Draenor was used repeatedly to exile important graveyard cards from opponents, slowing their recursion and denying value.

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  Chulane’s deck leveraged multiple mana dorks and low-cost creatures to repeatedly trigger card draw and board development, maintaining tempo and resource advantage.

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  Trynn’s human tribal synergy combined with sacrifice outlets allowed for repeated token creation and board control, enabling aggressive attacks and defensive plays with indestructible creatures.

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  Discard triggers from Nath’s commander created additional tokens, compounding his board presence while simultaneously hindering opponents’ hands.

Notable Cards

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  Shielded by Faith

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  Altar of the Brood

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  Mana Drain

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  Chulane, Teller of Tales

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  Elvish Archdruid

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  Llanowar Elves

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  Nath of the Gilt-Leaf

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  Siona, Captain of the Pyleas

Summary

The game featured a dynamic five-player match with diverse deck archetypes vying for control. Early turns focused on mana ramp and setting up board presence, with Chulane, Teller of Tales establishing a strong value engine through numerous mana dorks and low-cost creatures, and Nath of the Gilt-Leaf steadily building a disruptive elf tribal board with discard effects. Siona, Captain of the Pyleas, aimed to assemble a potent aura synergy combo involving Shielded by Faith and Altar of the Brood to mill opponents out but was promptly countered with Mana Drain, halting the combo before it could start. Trynn and Silvar’s human tribal deck leveraged sacrifice synergies and indestructible creatures to maintain pressure and board control.