Match 44: Black Bamboo VS Captain Italy

Black Bamboo

Josh

-VS-

Captain Italy

Lee

Josh wins the flip and elects to take evens.

Lee mulligans.

Josh keeps.



        TURN 1 (Lee Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Lee sets a resource and recruits Moonstar and passes.

Josh sets a resource and recruits Black Bolt visible.

    COMBAT PHASE

Lee activates Moonstar to rally for a plot twist three times (revealing wave of Destruction, Lust for Power and Trouble with Dinosaurs) scoring them all before passing.

Josh sends Black bold direct for 1.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Black Bamboo -> 50    Captain Italy -> 49




        TURN 2 (Josh Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Josh sets a resource and plays straight to the grave from his hand (sending Orb) and flips up a rowed Soul World to pay 4 to place the Orb into his hand, ultimately recruiting Orb. he activates Orb (discarding Black Bolt) to draw a card before passing.

Lee sets a resource and recruits Moonstar and passes.

    COMBAT PHASE

Lee activates Moonstar (rallying into Null Time Zone, techno Organic Virus and pathetic Attempt) scoring them all.

josh swings direct for 1.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Black Bamboo -> 46    Captain Italy -> 48




        TURN 3 (Lee Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Lee sets a resource and Dr. Doom, richard rival, searching his deck for straight to the Grave and placing it on the top of his deck before passing.

Josh sets a resource and activates Orb (discarding caliban) to draw a card. he then plays enemy of my enemy from his hand (discarding Orb) to search out Green Goblin, insanity Unleashed. he then pays 4 for Soul World to grab Caliban and Shifts it with 2 shift counters and recruits green Goblin in his hidden area protecting Orb.

    COMBAT PHASE

Lee declares Doom into Black Bolt. Once legal, Josh flips up Hypnotic Charms and then Flips and activates tarnax IV (discarding Have a Blast) for the stunback. Lee passes.

Josh sends green Goblin drect for 1. lee flips up Lust for power, KOing Doom.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Josh recovers Black Bolt.

    Black Bamboo -> 38    Captain Italy -> 44




        TURN 4 (Josh Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
Instead of drawing, Lee reveals Straight to the Grave, techno-organic Virus, 2x Common Bond, and warp Shards.
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Lee plays Null time zone from his hand.
Josh chains enemy of my enemy from his hand (discarding Chemo) to fetch ethan edwards.

Lee calls Straight to the grave.

Josh sets a resource and recruits ethan edwards visible and protecting Black Bolt. he activates orb (discarding Blade, independant contractor) to draw a card. and passes his build.

Lee sets and flips Straight to the grave (sending The Captain) and then plays a rowed reconstruction Program to get the Captain to his hand and then recruits, you guessed it... the captain. before passing.

    COMBAT PHASE
The captain gains the name Annihilus and Lee draws a card.

Josh declares his 5/5 Black Bolt into the captain and once legal, activates Tarnax IV (discarding Spider-Man, the spider) to rocket Black Bolt up to 15/7. he then stuns green Goblin to grant it a+1/+1 counter and avoid the stunback then Ethan edwards swings direct for 14 and passes.

Lee passes.

    RECOVERY PHASE

Josh recovers green Goblin.

Lee recovers Captain Annihilus

    Black Bamboo -> 37    Captain Italy -> 16




        TURN 5 (Lee Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
Instead of drawing Lee reveals Bodyslide, Trouble with dinos, straight to the Grave The Captain and Flame trap from the top of his deck, scoring the plot twists and the captain goes on the bottom of his deck.
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE

Lee sets a resource and recruits the Captain and Then protectsit with a recruited Moonstar before passing.

Josh activates Orb (discarding Timebroker) to draw a card, then sets and flips enemy of my enemy (discarding Viper) to search out Lex Luthor, metropolis Mogul and recruit it in his front row protecting Black Bolt before passing.

    COMBAT PHASE
Captain Annihilus gains the name Blink, while The Captain Gains the Name Cable and both captains draw Lee a card each.

Lee activates Moonstar to rally for a plot twist 3 times (revealing wave of destruction, Straight to the grave and Dr. doom) landing him 2 cards.

Lee declares The Captain into Black Bolt. Once legal he plays Only Human from his hand targetting Black Bolt. Josh plays Pathetic Attempt from his hand to negate the Only Human. lee chains Flametrap from his hand, (discarding two Techno Organic Viruses) to stun Black Bolt, Orb and Green Goblin. Josh chains Green Goblin's effect to place a +1/+1 counter onto Ethan edwards and the attack resets with no defender.

Next Lee plays Wave of destruction from his hand, paying 3 endurance to replace soul world, Hypnotic charms and Tarnax IV.
he then plays Warp Shards from his hand to shift Lex with 5 shift counters on him and leaving only a 10/8 ethan Edwards in play.
Lee then plays Common Bond from his row (discarding Pathetic Attempt) to grant his 4 drops +4 ATK this turn. He then plays 2 more common Bonds from his hand (discarding savage Beatdown and trouble with Dinos netting a +12 ATK boardwide pump on his captains. he declares Captain Annihilus Blink into ethan Edwards at 19 atk and both players pass on the mutual stun while Captain Cable swings direct at 19. Once legal Lee plays trouble with Dinosaurs for another +6 and plays 2 straight to the graves and two recon programs to power up the captain twice before finally passing at 27 atk.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Black Bamboo -> -8    Captain Italy -> 9


Captain Italy Wins!


Thoughts:

Josh - Jesus that Flame trap Into wave of destruction was just too much. what a kill turn.

Lee - So many "not drawing" draw cards haha. love this list. Suck it Caliban.