Will | Rowan vs Ayula vs Erebos vs Omnath (RG) EDH / CMDR game play for Magic: The Gathering

Deck Strategies

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  Erebos, God of the Dead

  Control and attrition through life loss, board wipes, and disruption backed by life gain from artifacts like Ivory Tower and planeswalkers such as Liliana the Dark Realms.

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  Rowan and Will Kenrith

  Spell-based control and value generation using Isochron Scepter with tutor spells to find card advantage and deploy planeswalkers to maintain board control.

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  Ayula, Queen Among Bears

  Midrange value with efficient creatures and combat tricks to maintain board presence, applying pressure with creature damage and synergizing with Bear tribal support.

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  Omnath, Locus of Rage

  Ramp and landfall token generation to build a wide board of Elemental creatures with haste to overwhelm opponents quickly.

• Felix (Player Unknown Commander)

  Ramp and card draw focused, using cards like Harmonize and Vernal Bloom to accelerate mana and refill hand for sustained pressure.

Gameplay Insights

• 1

  Using Isochron Scepter with Mystical Tutor enabled repeated access to powerful spells like Contention Plan and Dig Through Time, providing consistent card advantage and control.

• 2

  Miguel's timely use of Acidic Slime to destroy key lands early disrupted Felix's ramp, demonstrating the importance of land destruction in slowing opponents.

• 3

  The Black Sun's Zenith board wipe reset the board state at a critical juncture, allowing Erebos's pilot to stabilize with life gain and planeswalkers.

• 4

  Polymorphist's Jest effectively neutralized a large Omnath token army, showcasing how targeted disruption can shift momentum in a multiplayer game.

• 5

  Joey’s use of planeswalkers (Tibalt and Ral Zarek) provided incremental value and removal, enabling control over key threats while advancing his win condition.

Notable Cards

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  Isochron Scepter

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  Mystical Tutor

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  Black Sun's Zenith

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  Ivory Tower

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  Polymorphist's Jest

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  Acidic Slime

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  Ral Zarek

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  Omnath, Locus of Rage

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  Fervor

Summary

The game began with a typical ramp and setup phase from all players, with Omnath generating early board presence and Ayula gearing up with value creatures. Early interaction included Miguel using Acidic Slime to destroy Felix's forest and strategic counterplay using Withering Boon to stop Omnath's recast. Joey, piloting the Kenrith twins, utilized Isochron Scepter imprinted with Mystical Tutor to consistently find key spells like Contention Plan and Dig Through Time, enabling card advantage and control. Key midgame moments included a board wipe by Black Sun's Zenith from Erebos's pilot, resetting the board and allowing for a slower, attrition-based game plan supported by life gain from Ivory Tower and Liliana the Dark Realms. Meanwhile, Omnath's player leveraged landfall triggers and token generation to apply steady pressure, though was temporarily stalled by Polymorphist's Jest which reduced his board to 1/1 frogs.