Wednesday, August 12, 2020

Top 8: Match 2 - Dark Magic -VS- Gods Matter


Dark Magic
Pilot - Aaron

-VS-

Gods Matter
Pilot - Darius



Dark Magic (Aaron) wins the roll and elects to take odds.

Both Players Mulligan.



        TURN 1 (Aaron Initiative)


    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Aaron starts things off setting a resource and passing.
Darius does the same.

    COMBAT PHASE
Both players pass.

    RECOVERY PHASE

    Dark Magic  -> 50     Gods Matter -> 50



        TURN 2
(Darius Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Darius sets a resource, and recruits an AGL (Anti Green Lantern), he then flips The Exchange, (discarding another AGL) to fetch Chomin, recruiting it and forming it in the hidden area protected by the AGL before passing.

Aaron sets a resource and recruits Blue Devil, Dan Cassidy, its effect triggers and he loses 4 endurance. He then passes.

    COMBAT PHASE
Darius sends the AGL into Blue Devil, passing once the attack is legal.
Aaron flips Total Anarchy, with a smirk.
    "Dipshit."
    "Yep."
Aaron then plays Wake the Devil from his hand, looking at the top 3 cards of his deck, placing 2 cards on the bottom and drawing a card before passing.

Darius considers for a time and passes as well.
With mutual stuns, both characters are KO'd by Total Anarchy. Aaron takes 2 breakthrough.
Blue devil triggers, Aaron gains 6.

Darius then swings direct with Chomin for 2 and both players pass to recovery.

    RECOVERY PHASE
Darius readies Chomin.

    Dark Magic  -> 46     Gods Matter -> 49

 

        TURN 3
(Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Aaron sets and flips Wake the Devil, once more checking his top 3, he places 2 cards on the bottom of his deck and draws a card. He then recruits Zatanna. then passes build.
    "I hate to wiff Ilsa, but here we are."
    "I hate Total Anarchy, but here we are." Darius retorts.

Darius sets a resource and Flips Royal Decree, drawing a card. He then plays The Exchange from his row.
"1 second there."
Aaron chains The Conclave from his hand, negating The exchange and losing 4 Endurance.
"Ouch. At least I don't discard now, either."
Darius instead recruits Xallarap protecting Chomin in the hidden area (Revealing an AGL) and passes.

    COMBAT PHASE
Aaron swings direct with Zatanna for 4 and passes.

Darius sends Xallarap into Zatanna for a one-sided stun as she is KO'd to anarchy. then continues direct with Chomin for 2 before activating Chomin's effect to stun it, dealing 3 damage to Aaron and KOing it to anarchy. He then passes.

    RECOVERY PHASE
Darius Readies Chomin

    Dark Magic  -> 30     Gods Matter -> 42

 

        TURN 4
(Darius Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Darius sets a resource and recruits another Xallarap protecting Chomin before following it up with an AGL. He then plays a rowed the ring has chosen, and waits expectantly.
    "Nope go right ahead, no negates this time."
Darius fishes out a Slipstream and discards a Blood Feud to The ring has chosen before passing.

Aaron sets a resource and recruits Grigori Rasputin into his front row, then passes.

    COMBAT PHASE
Darius sends Xallarap into Grigori, Both players pass and Grigori stuns. Darius continues with AGL and Chomin direct before using chomin to stun Xallarap to deal 3 more.

Aaron Passes.

    RECOVERY PHASE
AGL KOs, Chomin readies.
Aaron recovers and readies Grigori.

    Dark Magic  -> 15     Gods Matter -> 39



        TURN 5
(Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Aaron sets a resource and alt-recruits night master by paying 3 endurance, he then flips up New and Improved, KO-ing Nightmaster, before playing a rowed Mobilize (Discarding Witchfire) to fetch Nightmaster, demon slayer from his deck and recruits it into his front row, adjacent to Grigori. Thanks to New and Improved it gains 2 +1/+1 counters. Aaron then plays Wake the Devil from his hand, placing all 3 on the bottom and drawing a card.
"Welp, THAT just happened."
Aaron passes build.

Darius sets a resource and recruits slipstream protecting Chomin in the hidden area and then passes to combat.

    COMBAT PHASE
Aaron swings direct with everything and tosses in two savage beatdowns for 28 endurance loss, then passes.

Darius declares an attack with Slipstream into Grigori, once legal he plays Thunderous Onslaught.
Aaron laughs. "About that..."
    "You didn't!"
    "I did."
Aaron pays 4 endurance to negate Thunderous Onslaught with The Conclave.

Darius goes into the tank. counts up endurance totals and plays flying kick on Slipstream leaving it at 9 atk.
Aaron KO's Grogori to new and improved, and Slipstream readies.
Darius ponders for a bit and then declares slipstream and chomin into the 11/11 Nightmaster, once legal, he plays mega-blast on chomin. for 15 total ATK.

Aaron ponders for a bit then plays Abjuration from the row. paying 5 endurance for +3 DEF and passes.
"Uh, thats not enough though."
"Yeah i know."
Both players pass into mutual stuns for slipstream and Nightmaster. Slipstream is KO'd to Anarchy.

    RECOVERY PHASE
At the Start of recovery, Abjuration triggers, and Aaron gains 5 endurance
Aaron recovers and readies Night Master.

Darius readies Chomin.

    Dark Magic  -> 3     Gods Matter -> 8 

 

        TURN 6 (Darius Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Darius sets a resource and recruits Slipstream protecting Chomin, and an AGL. then passes.

Aaron sets a resource, and recruits Blue Devil, protected by Nightmaster, losing 4 endurance.
he then uses Night Master's effect, paying 1 resource point to gain 5 endurance, before passing.

    COMBAT PHASE
Darius declares Slipstream and Chomin into the 11/11 Nightmaster. Once legal, playing thunderous onslaught on slipstream, and moving it to the visible support row. he then pays 3 endurance to ready it and plays a megablast onto slipstream for a total of 12 ATK.
Aaron passes and stuns back Chomin. It KO's from total Anarchy.
Darius continues with another team swing into Blue Devil for an easy stun. Blue Devil trades with Slipstream and Slipstream is KO'd, both players pass.

    RECOVERY PHASE
At the start of the recovery Phase, Abjuration triggers, and Aaron Chains New and Improved, to KO Blue Devil, triggering his effect to gain 8 endurance. the chain resolves and he then recovers and readies Nightmaster.

Darius' AGL KOs from its effect.
    Dark Magic  -> 7     Gods Matter -> 1



        TURN 7
(Aaron Initiative)

    DRAW PHASE
(Both Players draw 2 cards)

    BUILD PHASE
Aaron sets a resource and recruits Blue Devil (2 cost) losing 4 endurance, and then recruits Zatanna (3) both in his support row. he then uses Nightmaster's effect to Gain 5 endurance. and passes build.

Darius laughs as he wiffed any playable characters and passes, flashing a blood feud and a crackshot as theonly cards in his hand.

    COMBAT PHASE
Aaron swings direct with everything, for 19 damage, then KOs Blue Devil to gain 6 endurance, before passing combat.

Darius passes. Offering the virtual handshake.

    RECOVERY PHASE
Abjuration triggers but fails to gain endurance, as Aaron is above 10 endurance.

    Dark Magic  DEFEATS   Gods Matter
                           14  to  -18

Postgame Thoughts:


Aaron: When I failed to interrupt his turn 3 recruit with the Conclave, I was thinking, crap it's over i just took 4 endurance that should have been a thunderous onslaught negate instead. But the usual bonkers lifegain tricks this deck brings did the work for me. the early abjuration really paid off as it ended up being a +5 endurance net gain when i realized we were going to go into 6.

Darius: Missing slipstream on 3 really blew open the game, Not sure Aaron noticed it at the time, but i actually said "It's over" when he did that. the second one into the thunderous onslaught was backbreaking. all mid game I was just hoping to rip a Moonrider but i guess he was too busy to take my call.



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