Postgame Report: Week 2!

This week we wave goodbye to 8 of our teams as the first eliminations are secured in the loser's bracket, and several completely unexpected results! Join me as we chew the fat on this week's...

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Match 17: Sniper Shot VS Black Bamboo

Despite receiving a brutal early game beating, Sniper shot managed to take things to the late game, but couldn't quite secure the win with a huge wiff on turn 7, forcing an underdrop.

Final: Sniper Shot  ELIMINATED BY  Black Bamboo

-3  to  27

Match 18: Captain Italy VS Moloid Burn 

Games like this have be questioning why on earth Moloid burn was here instead of War Paint. Begone.

Final: Captain Italy  ELIMINATES  Moloid burn

0  to  -32

Match 19: Secret Avengers VS Bosom Buddies

Nothing about this was close... or short. Secret Avengers Proved to be victims here, Never finding their favorable matchup. Bosom buddies might be registered sex offenders after this one.

Final: Secret Avengers  ELIMINATED BY  Bosom Buddies

-143 to -1 

Match 20: SHIELD Burn VS Crisis Doom 

 Doom puts things back into the players hand for board control and runs a hard counter to Wolverine direct. The answer? Don't play Wolverine, and profit hard.

Final: SHIELD Burn  ELIMINATES  Crisis Doom

7 to -1

Match 21: Secret Society VS Hulk Smash

One of these two teams Managed a swing for 20 on turn 4 and then again for 21 on turn 6. Dealing some shocking pumps to some pretty surprising characters...
Oh yeah, the plot twist? It wasn't Hulk.

Final: Secret Society  ELIMINATES  Hulk Smash

12 to -13

Match 22: Fantastic Fun 2.0 VS Xbox

One of the closest games of the week! Fantastic Fun squeaks to another round by the skin of its teeth.

Final: Fantastic Fun 2.0  ELIMINATES  Xbox

-12 to -16

Match 23: Highest Voltage VS Neutron Spider-Stall

A victim of two horrible match-ups, Neutron fought valliantly, but could not stretch an opening into a viable endgame.

Final: Highest Voltage  ELIMINATES  Neutron Spider-Stall

23 to -18

Match 24: Ultimates VS Horsemen Stall

Our final "fight or die" match, shows the Ultimates do something they don't often do.
A turn 6 win via War Machine Armor instead of trying to go off with Thor.

Final: Ultimates  ELIMINATE  Horsemen Stall

40 to -4

Match 25: TNNB VS Spider-Stall

God hands were drawn. Spider-stall did what it could.

Final: TNNB  DEFEATS  Spider-Stall

35 to -28

Match 26: Quickfate VS Randomizer

Randomizer bet EVERYTHING that quickfate wouldn't end them on turn 3.

They bet right. then swung for the fences. Hail to the new speed king?

Final: Quickfate  DEFEATED BY  Randomizer

-24 to -4

Match 27: Doomsdays Boomday VS Invisible tOUCH

This was supposed to be a pick everyone got right. This was supposed to be the one you could bet the farm on. Invisible tOUCH fails to dig deep enough to land the final Cosmic Radiation with only 2 cards remaining in their deck. This means they can't quite end on turn 4 with 24 out of 25 Ballot counters on rigged elections. With their only arkham character shifted at the top of 5, Omnipotence secures it. (calling rigged elections to prevent use of its payment power) Rather than face 2 to 3 more turns of losing in slow motion. Lee (the invisible tOUCH player) embraces Quicksilver, house of M's auto-lose condition.

Final: Doomsdays Boomday  DEFEATS  Invisible tOUCH

Quicksilver, House of M Auto-Loss.

Match 28: Rad Man VS Just ONE

With two builds perpetually denying plot twists, the winner was determined by who can naturally draw their cards and hit harder. This was one to watch coming right down to the wire.

Final: Rad Man  DEFEATS  Just ONE

0 to -5

Match 29: Migga City VS Both Guns Blazing

This nail-biter was determined by the combination of luck and a reckless formation step on turn 8.
Yep. Turn 8. but Both Guns manages to put down a Migga field consisting of Human Torch, Joker, headline stealer and a Scarlet Witch. Curious how the hell that even happens? Short version: Human Torch in the front row with a huge roy harper attack leading into a wiped board and a faceshot.

Final: Migga City  DEFEATED BY  Both Guns Blazing

-6 to 0

Match 30: Wolvie Direct VS Exiles

Want to know just how good a great Exiles draw can be in a post-Blink3 meta? How about insanely good? How about ending within 3 endurance of a full combo'd Wolverine direct kill turn on turn 4?
Exiles lose the game but win some serious respect.

Final: Wolvie Direct  DEFEATS  Exiles

-4 to -7

Match 31: Sentinels 2.0 VS Chess Press

This match-up was hyped as another easy pick and expected to be pretty one-sided but Chess Press did not go quietly into the night.

Final: Sentinels 2.0  DEFEATS  Chess Press

19 to 0

Match 32: Anti-Matter VS COMBEX

Anti-Matter had one hope: Win on turn 3.
Scoring a fortunate early hand, they did.

Final: Anti-Matter  DEFEATS  COMBEX

35 to -2

So what have we learned? You know, aside from the fact that "favorites" seem to be pretty loose suggestions rather than informed fact. I still can't get over that Doomsday game.

Tune in later this weekend as we breakdown the matchups of week 3!