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The Tribal Throwdown: Preliminary Matches 1-3

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It’s no secret, I’ve always liked Magic tournaments. The thrill of doing well is a natural high, and it’s always fun to see who can do the best.

Well, we have started our Tribal Throwdown tourney, where we’ll be smashing the various tribes of MTG (Zombies, Elves, Merfolk, etc) together to find out who is the best tribe, and which tribe will come out on top.

And today’s first match is an odd one:

Match 1: Jalira, Master Polymorphist (Sea Monsters) vs. Kaseto, Orochi Archmage (Snakes) vs. Kruphix, God of Horizons (Eldrazi) vs. Jazal Goldmane (Cats)

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The Tribal Throwdown — Building the Surprise Entrants, Part Three

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It’s no secret, I’ve always liked Magic tournaments. The thrill of doing well is a natural high, and it’s always fun to see who can do the best.

We have a tribal EDH tourney called The Tribal Throwdown coming up on the horizon, where we’ll be smashing the various tribes of MTG (Zombies, Elves, Merfolk, etc) together to find out who is the best tribe, and which tribe will come out on top.

As I’ve done for each of our other tourneys, I’ve built a number of surprise entrants for this one. Today, we’ll be looking at the latest batch of these entrants, and discuss them in some detail.

Let’s take a look!
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The Tribal Throwdown — Building the Surprise Entrants, Part Two

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It’s no secret, I’ve always liked Magic tournaments. The thrill of doing well is a natural high, and it’s always fun to see who can do the best.

We have a tribal EDH tourney called The Tribal Throwdown coming up on the horizon, where we’ll be smashing the various tribes of MTG (Zombies, Elves, Merfolk, etc) together to find out who is the best tribe, and which tribe will come out on top.

As I’ve done for each of our other tourneys, I’ve built a number of surprise entrants for this one. Today, we’ll be looking at the second batch of these entrants, and discuss them in some detail.

Let’s take a look!
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The Tribal Throwdown — Building the Surprise Entrants, Part One

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It’s no secret, I’ve always liked Magic tournaments. The thrill of doing well is a natural high, and it’s always fun to see who can do the best.

We have a tribal EDH tourney called The Tribal Throwdown coming up on the horizon, where we’ll be smashing the various tribes of MTG (Goblins, Merfolk, etc) together to find out who is the best tribe, and which tribe will come out on top.

As I’ve done for each of our other tourneys, I’ve built a number of surprise entrants for this one. Today, we’ll be looking at these entrants, and discuss them in some detail. Let’s take a look!
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The Tribal Throwdown!

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As a MTG tournament player at heart, I have always had a spot in my heart for tournaments. I love the excitement of doing well and the thrill of competition, and it’s always been a blast to compete when I can. Hence, every year for the last five years, my little EDH playgroup has hosted a massive EDH tournament between our decks, to crown a champion. This tournament is called The EDH Battle Royale, and this year marked the fifth time we have done this. It’s both casual and highly competitive, and we look forward to who winds up champion each time.

One player from our playgroup, Brianna, has frequently mentioned that she wanted to set up a tribal tourney one of these days between all of our tribal EDH decks.

She’s been waiting a long time for this, but she won’t have to wait any longer… it’s time for The Tribal Throwdown!
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The EDH Battle Royale V — The Finals!

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The EDH Battle Royale V is long since over, and with three decks left, it is time to go over the finals!

We began with 81 decks. A whopping 8100 cards. 39 intense and crazy matches later, we are left with three finalists:

The finals:
Brianna’s Marchesa, the Black Rose vs. Brianna’s Zada, Hedron Grinder vs. Isperia the Inscrutable

Who will win and be crowned our fifth-ever champion? It’s time for the finals of The EDH Battle Royale V!
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The EDH Battle Royale V — The Semifinals

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The EDH Battle Royale V is long since over, and so it is time to finish recapping the tourney!

As a MTG tournament player at heart, I have always had a spot in my heart for tournaments. I love the excitement of doing well and the thrill of competition, and it’s always been a blast to compete when I can. Hence, every year, my little EDH playgroup has hosted a massive EDH tournament between our decks, to crown a champion. This tournament is called The EDH Battle Royale, and this year will mark the fifth time we have done this.

Today, we’ll be looking at the semifinals!

We are down to a mere nine generals left out of 81! Who will win and advance to the finals? It’s time for The EDH Battle Royale V!
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The EDH Battle Royale V — Quarterfinals Matches 6-9

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The EDH Battle Royale V is long since over, and so it is time to finish recapping the tourney!

As a MTG tournament player at heart, I have always had a spot in my heart for tournaments. I love the excitement of doing well and the thrill of competition, and it’s always been a blast to compete when I can. Hence, every year, my little EDH playgroup has hosted a massive EDH tournament between our decks, to crown a champion. This tournament is called The EDH Battle Royale, and this year will mark the fifth time we have done this.

Today, we’ll be looking at the second half of the quarterfinals!

Who will win and be the next to advance to the semifinals? It’s time for The EDH Battle Royale V!
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The EDH Battle Royale V — Quarterfinals Matches 1-5

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The EDH Battle Royale V is back in full swing, and a whopping 81 generals are once again vying for the throne!

As a MTG tournament player at heart, I have always had a spot in my heart for tournaments. I love the excitement of doing well and the thrill of competition, and it’s always been a blast to compete when I can. Hence, every year, my little EDH playgroup has hosted a massive EDH tournament between our decks, to crown a champion. This tournament is called The EDH Battle Royale, and this year will mark the fifth time we have done this.

And of course, it is now time for us to wage war once again! Today, we’ll be looking at the first half of the quarterfinals!

Who will win and advance to the semifinals? It’s time for The EDH Battle Royale V!
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The EDH Battle Royale V — The Final Preliminary Matches

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The EDH Battle Royale V is back in full swing, and a whopping 81 generals are once again vying for the throne!

As a MTG tournament player at heart, I have always had a spot in my heart for tournaments. I love the excitement of doing well and the thrill of competition, and it’s always been a blast to compete when I can. Hence, every year, my little EDH playgroup has hosted a massive EDH tournament between our decks, to crown a champion. This tournament is called The EDH Battle Royale, and this year will mark the fifth time we have done this.

And of course, it is now time for us to wage war once again! Today, we’ll be looking at the last preliminary matches, and our first matchup today features three very different decks:

Match 24: Vial Smasher the Fierce/Kydele, Chosen of Kruphix vs. Darby’s Kalemne, Disciple of Iroas vs. Narset, Enlightened Master

Who will win and advance to the quarterfinals? It’s time for The EDH Battle Royale V!
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