cEDH Tournament Report: Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver wins Riftgate Redemption

Provo, Utah turned into a battleground on November 8, 2026, when 86 players showed up for Riftgate Redemption and shuffled up for a day of high-powered cEDH. When the dust settled, Janos Nado // CriticalEDH stood at the top with Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver, finishing with a 4-0-1 record. That's a tidy run through a field of 86, and the lone draw was the only blemish.

The winning list came loaded with ways to end the game. We detected three win conditions: Thassa's Oracle with Demonic Consultation, Thassa's Oracle with Tainted Pact, and the Underworld Breach, Lion's Eye Diamond, and Brain Freeze package. The Top 4 also showed some variety, with the Kraum and Tymna pairing joined by Vivi Ornitier and a double helping of Urza, Lord High Artificer. Stick around as we look at how the day played out.

🏆 Top 4

#	Player	Commander	Record	Deck
1	Janos Nado // CriticalEDH	Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver	4-0-1	View list
2	Smalls [Monolith]	Urza, Lord High Artificer	2-1-3	View list
3	Bannie Blue OP Draw Engine 🚫🌀 (Darryl Cook)	Vivi Ornitier	2-2-2	View list
4	Milo Lawson	Urza, Lord High Artificer	2-2-2	View list

🃏 The winning deck

Kraum, Ludevic's Opus / Tymna the Weaver · 98 cards · full decklist

Win conditions: Thassa's Oracle + Demonic Consultation, Thassa's Oracle + Tainted Pact, Underworld Breach + Lion's Eye Diamond + Brain Freeze (detected from the list)

How it plays & wins

Kraum and Tymna pair as a high-interaction midrange shell that wins through card advantage and fast mana, then closes with a combo. The deck runs a dense stack of counterspells (Force of Will, Force of Negation, Pact of Negation, Dispel) and disruption (Silence, Snapback, Swan Song) to protect its key pieces. Tymna's life-for-cards engine and Kraum's combat-damage triggers generate value, while Sol Ring, the Moxen, and Mana Vault accelerate into the finish.

The clearest kill is Thassa's Oracle. Paired with Demonic Consultation or Tainted Pact, it wins on an empty library, and Demonic Tutor, Vampiric Tutor, and Mystical Tutor help find those pieces. The list also has a Underworld Breach, Lion's Eye Diamond, and Brain Freeze loop that mills the table toward decking. The list does not show a single dominant plan. Several routes are available, so the deck wins by choosing whichever one the table's interaction leaves open.