Match 3AB - Thunderworld VS HULK LOVE MAGIC

Thunderworld
- Aaron
VS
HULK LOVE MAGIC
- JS



Aaron wins the flip and opts for even initiatives

Both players keep.

        TURN 1 (JS Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

JS sets a resource and passes.

Aaron sets a resource and passes.

    COMBAT PHASE

Both players stare blankly at their hands.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Thunderworld -> 50    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 50



        TURN 2 (Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Aaron sets a resource and recruits Shathra in the hidden area, drawing a card from her effect and then discards the Dwarf to search for Ritual Sacrifice and place it in his hand.

JS sets a resource and recruits Blue Devil, losing 4 endurance.

    COMBAT PHASE

Aaron has Shathra attack Blue devil for a mutual stun.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Aaron recovers Shathra.
JS recovers Blue Devil.

    Thunderworld -> 48    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 43



        TURN 3 (JS Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

JS sets a resource and recruits Archangel before flipping up Forbidden Loyalties, (Discarding The Phantom Stranger) placing a +1/+1 counter on Blue Devil and teaming up Warbound and Shadowpact.

Aaron sets a resource and recruits Lilith protecting Shathra inthe hidden area. He then substitutes Bullseye into play (removing Shathra from the game) and discard The Dwarf from his hand to fetch Ritual Sacrifice placing it in his hand and flips up another one from his row, teaming up Underworld and Thunderbolts.

    COMBAT PHASE

JS swings direct with archangel and Blue Devil.

Aaron declares an attack into Archangel with Lilith, triggering her effect (sending Thanos and Strange Love to the KO pile) before playing Speedball is dead, stunning Lilith, passing his combat.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Lilith auto-recovers from Speedball is dead and gains two +1/+1 counters.

    Thunderworld -> 38    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 43



        TURN 4 (Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Aaron sets a resource, playing Death's embrace from his hand (Discarding bullseye) to fetch two copies of Blackheart, (sending one to the KO pile, and the other to his hand) and recruits him in the hidden area support row.

JS sets a resource and recruits HUlk, green scar in his front row, forming to protect Blue devil.

    COMBAT PHASE

Bullseye activates, stunning Blue Devil. Queen Lilith declares an attack on Archangel, before legal, JS triggers his activated effect, hoping to return Archangel to his hand. Aaron responds with Blackheart activating to KO Archangel before he can return to JS's hand. (Moving Blackheart, Thanos and Bullseye to the bottom of his deck) Lilith instead swings into Hulk triggering her effect (Sending Shathra and The Dwarf to the KO pile) before passing for a mutual stun.

    RECOVERY PHASE

JS recovers Hulk, KOing Blue Devil (Gaining 6 endurance)
Aaron recovers Lilith.

    Thunderworld -> 35    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 43



        TURN 5 (JS Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

JS sets a resource playing Warbound to the end from his row (Discarding Blue Devil) to search for Hulk, gladiator. Boosting him into play, KOing Hulk Scar to stun blackheart.

Aaron sets a resource and recruits Thanos in the visible support row. playing New Identity targetting Thanos.

    COMBAT PHASE

Hulk swings into Thanos for a uncontested stun.

Aaron flips up 3 additional Ritual Sacrifices from his row and activates all 4 of them to gain 4 endurance (Placing 3x The Dwarf and Shathra to the bottom of his deck) he then plays Strange Love (Discarding netherworld Gift) to recover Thanos.

    RECOVERY PHASE

New Identity places a +1/+1 counter on Thanos.

Aaron recovers Blackheart.

    Thunderworld -> 29    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 43



        TURN 6 (Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Aaron sets a resource, recruiting Lady Deathstrike protecting Thanos.

JS sets a resource and boosts Hulk, the green king into play, KOing his 5 drop to place 5 +1/+1 counters on it.

    COMBAT PHASE

With so many cards in hand and face down resources Aaron plays it safe, team attacking Thanos, Lady Deathstrike and Lilith into the 18/18 Hulk. Lilith's effect triggers. (Sending Radioactive man and Death's embrace to the KO pile) Hulk stuns back Thanos. And Aaron swings direct with Blackheart and Lester for 10. and activates Ritual Sacrifice, placing Rad man on the bottom of his deck to gain 1 Endurance.

    RECOVERY PHASE

New Identity places a +1/+1 counter on Thanos.

Aaron recovers Thanos.
JS recovers Hulk.

    Thunderworld -> 25    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 27



        TURN 7 (JS Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

JS sets a resource and recruits The Phantom Stranger protected by the Hulk.

Aaron sets a resource, underdropping AGAIN. playing Madelelyn Pryor in the hidden area and forming thanos and Lady Deathstrike in the support row.

    COMBAT PHASE

JS sends The Phantom Stranger into Thanos for an easy stun. Aaron reinforces with Lady Deathstrike. JS then declares Hulk into lady Deathstrike. Once legal, playing Flying kick and discarding Phantom Stranger from his hand for +1/+1. Realizing this attack will place him exactly at 0 endurance, Aaron activates Madelyn Pryor's effect. removing her Cosmic Counter and moving her adjacent to Lady Deathstrike to KO all stunned characters (Thanos). Once visible, reinforcing the attack.

Aaron activates Ritual Sacrifice, moving Thanos to the bottom of his deck to gain 1 endurance.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Aaron recovers Lady Deathstrike.

    Thunderworld -> 21    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> 23



        TURN 8 (Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Aaron sets a resource and plays Death's Embrace from the row, (Discarding Netherworld Gift). JS responds with The Conclave to negate it.
Undaunted Aaron plays a second Death's embrace, (Discarding Green Goblin) Finally searching out Noble Kale and recruiting him in his hidden area.

JS sets a resource and plays Enemy of my Enemy from the row,(Discarding Ragman) searching out Hulk, worldbreaker, recruiting it and KOing his 6 drop to uniqueness.

    COMBAT PHASE

Aaron swings direct with Noble Kale, activates Lady Deathstrike, returning her to hishand and readying Noble Kale for a second swing direct. Aaron continues team attacking everythign else into Hulk. Hulk elects to stun back Madelyn Pryor.

JS counterswings with Phantom Stranger. Once legal, playing a flying kick for 20 direct.

Aaron sends Green Goblin to the bottom of his deck for Ritual Sacrifice's effect, gaining 1 endurance.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Thunderworld -> -4    HULK LOVE MAGIC -> -27



        Thunderworld advances to the top 4!


        POSTGAME THOUGHTS:

JS Thoughts:
"Aaron missing his 7 actually hurt me  as it gave me nothing to send my Phantom stranger into. With no way to KO it, Worldbreaker's effect was nullified even though on 8 I finally drew into my righteous anger. On the other hand if i had chosen not to play a 7 drop on 7 i was afraid he's have enough damage to get me to 0 endurance."

Aaron Thoughts:
"sitting on the deaths embrace on 7 was difficult, but i was afraid of getting conclaved. Ultimately The Madalyn was a stronger defensive play as that reinforcement kept me in the game."