Match 3AA - Prey on the Weak VS ...and the Horse you rode in on

Prey on the Weak
- Lee
VS
...and the Horse you Rode in on
- Josh



Lee wins the flip and elcts to take odd initiatives

Lee Keeps. Josh Mulligans.

        TURN 1 (Lee Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Lee sets a resource and recruits Lady Blackhawk in the hidden area searching for Gypsy, placing it on the top of his deck.

Josh sets a resource, revealing War Skrull, KOing it to place Act of Defiance in the row.

    COMBAT PHASE

Lee attacks direct with Lady Blackhawk.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Prey on the Weak  -> 50    ...and the Horse you Rode in on -> 48



        TURN 2 (Josh Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Josh sets a resource and recruits Brainiac 13 in the hidden area.

Lee sets a resource and recruits gypsy protecting lady Blackhawk inthe hidden area, using her effect to look at the top 3 cards placing 1 card onthe top of his deck and the rest on the bottom of the deck.

    COMBAT PHASE

Josh attacks for 2.

Lee attacks for 4.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Prey on the Weak  -> 48    ...and the Horse you Rode in on -> 44



        TURN 3 (Lee Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Josh sets a resource and reveals War Skrull, KOing it and searching out Act of Defiance and setting it in his row. He then recruits Black Bolt in the hidden area, Protecting Brainiac 13, then flips up Act of Defiance to team up Revenge Squad and Skrull. Josh then flips up another one teaming up  Skrull and Birds of Prey. He finally recruits Terra-Man in the visible front row. and flips up Blinding Light.

Lee sets a resource and recruits Mammomax in the visible front row flipping up Planet X to team-up Birds of Prey and Brotherhood.

    COMBAT PHASE

Lee sends Mammomax into Terra-Man for a mutual stun. And then sends the rest direct with a savage land activation for 7.

Josh swings direct for 5.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Lee recovers Mammomax.
Josh recovers Terra-Man.

    Prey on the Weak  -> 40    ...and the Horse you Rode in on -> 33



        TURN 4 (Josh Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Josh sets a resource and flips up Battle for Metropolis then recruits Captain America forming all his characters into the front row.

Lee sets a resource and recruits Sabretooth in the front row (Discarding Lady Blackhawk).

At the end of the build phase Josh activates brainiac's effect reducing Sabretooth's DEF by 4

    COMBAT PHASE

Josh sends Captain America into Sabretooth stunning it. (His cosmic effect preventing the stunback) and sends Terra-Man over Mammomax for another easy stun before playing Death of Superman from his hand, exhausting Black Bolt to KO Sabretooth.

Lee spends some time considering his turn and passes.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Lee recovers Mammomax.

    Prey on the Weak  -> 22    ...and the Horse you Rode in on -> 33



        TURN 5 (Lee Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Lee sets a resource and recruits Cassandra Cain in the hidden area. Mammomax exhausts from his effect.

Josh sets a resource, flipping up Battle for Metropolis and recruits Paibok in the support row, forming Captain america protected by Terra-Man. He then activates Brainiac's effect reducing Cassandra's DEF by 5.

    COMBAT PHASE

Lee sends Lady Blackhawk into Terra-Man activating Savage Land for +5/-5 in a mutual stun. before sending Cassandra into Paibok with a savage beatdown. Josh reinforces with Captain America but Lee responds with Blind-sided from his hand before they each stun. Finally Lee attacks Gypsy into Captain America, playing a Beatdown from his hand for a mutual stun.

Josh retalliates with Black Bolt attacking into Mammomax for a mutual stun.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Lee recovers Cassandra, KOing Mammomax, Lady Blackhawk, and Gypsy.
Josh recovers Paibok, KOing Captain America, Terra-Man and Black Bolt.

    Prey on the Weak  -> 8    ...and the Horse you Rode in on -> 9



        TURN 6 (Josh Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Josh sets and flips Executive Privelege, discarding Super Skrull revealing executive Privelege and Captain America placing them both in his hand.
Josh then recruits Maxima and Atomic Skull. playing Mobilize, (Discarding Captain America) to search out Mr. Mxyzptlk, recruiting him and forming.

Lee sets a resource and plays Enemy of my Enemy, (Discarding Mammomax) searching out Black Canary, recruiting her in the Hidden area.

    COMBAT PHASE

Josh swings direct with everything direct. Once legal, he then plays Mobilize from his hand, (Discarding Executive Privelege to search out Terra-Man placing it into his hand and revealing it for Atominc SKull's effect, stunning Cassandra and powering up Terra-Man for 37 direct.

Lee sends Dinah into Atomic Skull, once legal, playing savage land, savage beatdown from his hand and a second savage land before replacing Planet X for 2 more ATK and replacing into a third Savage Land! activating that as well before allowing the mutual stun.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Prey on the Weak  -> -40    ...and the Horse you Rode in on -> -28

        ...and the Horse you rode in on advances to the top 4!


        POSTGAME THOUGHTS

Lee Thoughts:
"Losing Sabretooth on an off-initiative was ball-busting. Almost as much as being stuck on turn 5 with an exhausted Mammomax! The Atomic Skull really sealed the deal."

Josh Thoughts:
"When he replaced into the third Savage Land I panicked a bit, but the combination of a-skull stunning his 5 and the savage lands ensuring a stunback kept things in my favor.