Nymris, Tymna & Ikra, Kodama & Silas, Raffine - #cEDH Gameplay Ep 132

Deck Strategies

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  Nymris, Oona's Trickster

  A tempo-disruption deck that leverages fast mana artifacts and counterspells to control the board, using Nymris to disrupt opponents' plans and maintain tempo advantage.

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  Tymna the Weaver & Ikra Shidiqi, the Usurper

  A turbo Nauseam combo deck that uses life gain from Ikra and card draw from Tymna to storm out Ad Nauseam and chain rituals for lethal combo turns.

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  Kodama of the East Tree & Silas Renn, Seeker Adept

  A ramp and toolbox deck that uses Kodama to generate massive mana and Silas Renn to copy key creatures, aiming to assemble combos or control elements through artifact and creature synergy.

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  Raffine, Scheming Seer

  A stax-heavy deck that uses Raffine’s connive mechanic to generate card advantage and incremental growth, combined with disruption like Cursed Totem and Hushbringer to slow opponents’ strategies.

Gameplay Insights

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  Baal used Nymris and disruptive spells to police the table early, preventing opponents from establishing too much board presence.

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  Drake’s use of Opposition Agent and Vampiric Tutor created significant disruption and tutor synergy that pressured opponents’ consistency.

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  Rodrigo’s stax pieces like Cursed Totem and Hushbringer delayed key combos and forced opponents to adjust their lines of play.

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  David’s use of Kodama triggered land drops and mana ramp allowed for explosive mana generation and casting high-impact spells like Phyrexian Metamorph to copy critical creatures.

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  Drake’s timing of Culling Ritual after casting Yawgmoth’s Will was a pivotal moment, clearing the board while generating massive mana to fuel his combo finish.

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  Flash-in creatures such as Aven Mindcensor and Endurance played key roles in denying tutors or protecting valuable creatures.

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  Combat was aggressively used to trigger card draw engines like Tymna and to gain life from Ikra, enabling combo pieces to come together faster.

Notable Cards

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  Grim Monolith

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  Mox Diamond

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  Opposition Agent

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  Serra Ascendant

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  Gilded Drake

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  Culling Ritual

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  Chain of Smog

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  Aven Mindcensor

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  Skullclamp

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  Cursed Totem

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  Hushbringer

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  Ad Nauseam

Summary

As the game progressed, Drake leveraged his life gain and card draw engines to fuel an Ad Nauseam combo attempt. He carefully navigated disruption from Baal's Nymris tempo and David's Kodama interactions, while Rodrigo tried to stymie their combos with stax pieces and timely blockers. A key turning point was Drake's use of Culling Ritual after casting Yawgmoth's Will, clearing the board and generating massive mana, positioning him to cast multiple rituals and tutors to find his winning combo pieces. The game featured intense interactions with multiple tutors, flash-in creatures like Aven Mindcensor, and strategic sacrifice plays to maintain advantage, leading to a high-stakes combo finish.