Battle Report – October 28, 2007
Format: Limited - Booster Draft (8 players, 5 preliminary rounds)
Hero: Elendril
Tourney rank: 3rd
Final score: 3-2
Tourney points: 8 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 31 (2nd overall)
Since players were not willing to do a true booster draft, Joel supplied the “boosters” with random cards in them. During the drafting, a lot of hunter cards came along. I felt they were too good to pass up so I went with hunter even if I knew I might have to share the class with either Allen or Teodi or both. I ended up with 2 Hooties, 2 Bloodclaws, and 2 more pets. Plus 4 weapons including Ancient Bone Bow and Blackcrow. I also drafted into service Goldenmoon and Shadowmistress which really complemented the pets in the deck.
True enough, Teodi went hunter and Dudes as well. Here's an interesting fact about this tourney: the top 3 finishers played hunter. No other class was played by more than one player. That's a highly improbable result in a Limited tournament because if 2 or more players fight for the same cards in a class, their decks are generally weaker than the rest.
Round 1: Adam - Fillet
Result: win
Round 2: Teodi - Azarak
Result: loss
Round 3: Pherie - Ozzati
Result: loss
Round 4: Emil - Mojo
Result: win
Round 5: Mark - Phadalus
Result: win
Tournament winner: Dudes
Tournament runner-up: Teodi
Battle Report - Oct. 21, 2007
Battle Report - Oct. 21, 2007
Format: Lazy Peon (10 players, 4 preliminary rounds + Finals)
Hero: Bulkas Wildhorn
Tourney rank: 7th
Final score: 1-3
Tourney points: 5 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 23
The format’s Lazy Peon and I thought of running my usually reliable speed deck minus the few rares in the pack. But I wanted to try something new and decided to use a warrior control build instead. I didn’t have all the cards I needed so I called the shop and ordered up some stuff. The plan was to show up early on tournament day and do some playtesting. Something came up, though, and I arrived at the venue right before tournament was to start. Got the cards and completed the deck right there and then. I thought I could still pull it off even if I had zero experience playing with the new deck. Very. Bad. Idea. Needless to say, it was a disaster. That’s the last time I’m pulling a stunt like that.
Round 1: Allen - Kana
Result: loss
Round 2: Pherie – Bulkas Wildhorn
Result: win
Round 3: Dudes - Mazar
Result: loss
Round 4: Joel – Ta’zo
Result: loss
Tournament winner: Jim Paul Yankee
Tournament runner-up: Adam Cotejo
Next weekend’s format is Limited Draft. I’ve never played in that format so it might be fun to try.
Format: Lazy Peon (10 players, 4 preliminary rounds + Finals)
Hero: Bulkas Wildhorn
Tourney rank: 7th
Final score: 1-3
Tourney points: 5 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 23
The format’s Lazy Peon and I thought of running my usually reliable speed deck minus the few rares in the pack. But I wanted to try something new and decided to use a warrior control build instead. I didn’t have all the cards I needed so I called the shop and ordered up some stuff. The plan was to show up early on tournament day and do some playtesting. Something came up, though, and I arrived at the venue right before tournament was to start. Got the cards and completed the deck right there and then. I thought I could still pull it off even if I had zero experience playing with the new deck. Very. Bad. Idea. Needless to say, it was a disaster. That’s the last time I’m pulling a stunt like that.
Round 1: Allen - Kana
Result: loss
Round 2: Pherie – Bulkas Wildhorn
Result: win
Round 3: Dudes - Mazar
Result: loss
Round 4: Joel – Ta’zo
Result: loss
Tournament winner: Jim Paul Yankee
Tournament runner-up: Adam Cotejo
Next weekend’s format is Limited Draft. I’ve never played in that format so it might be fun to try.
Battle Report: 3K Tournament - Oct. 14, 2007
Battle Report: 3K Tournament - October 14, 2007
Format: Constructed (12 players, 5 preliminary rounds + Semis & Finals)
Hero: Telrander
Tourney rank: 3rd
Final score: 4-2
Tourney points: 10 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 18
For this tournament, I decided to use Telrander instead of my usual Bulkas rush deck. Its first iteration did very well back in the Dark Portal environment and, with new allies, abilities and quests from the Fires of Outland expansion, the deck can even be more explosive. Also, it’s just a fun deck to use with the potential to deal 20+ damage in a single turn with the hero's flip.
Round 1: Kennard – Nathadan
Got him down to 2 life when he casted Lay on Hands. At this point, I still had 4 allies in play and he conceded a few turns after.
Result: win
Round 2: Edber – Grennan Stormspeaker
My opening hand had no quest in it but I still liked it. I had Call of the Wild plus Predatory Strikes and some allies. By the fourth turn, my cat form was already dealing 10 points of damage per attack and it was over quickly.
Result: win
Round 3: Emil – Rotun Daggerhand
I really enjoy going against Emil mainly because our games rarely last more than 10 minutes - regardless of who wins. He likes to race and I do too. However, I haven't tested my new rush deck against his so I wasn't too sure of how it would do. For this tournament as well as the last, he packed a Rogue combo deck - very, very fast with dual-wielding, Surprise Attacks, Jackknife and Sinister Strikes. Still, I felt my deck could match his speed and, with some luck, win the game.
Round 2 was the second straight game in which I played a hand with zero quests. Strangely enough, it was an even better hand than the previous one. Since Emil’s was a rush deck as well, I wasn’t worried about protectors getting in the way of my hero attacking. Having won initiative and with a very good hand, it was a pretty straightforward win and the game was over by the fifth turn.
Result: win
Round 4: Joel – Zenith Shadowforce
It’s the sixth straight weekend I faced Joel in the preliminary rounds. This current pairing wasn’t much of a surprise, though, because we both had similar 3-0 records going into the fourth round. Joel won initiative and it was a struggle for me for most of the way. But, late in the game, I was able to draw more pumps for my cat form and Joel just ran out of protectors.
Result: win
Round 5: Allen – Kana Nassis
It was a see-saw battle for most of the game. I knew he had Chipper in his deck so I kept a Cat Form in my hand just in case. True enough, he played Chipper and destroyed my Call of the Wild upon declaration of attack. I immediately played Cat Form and the damage went through. He then played Chasing A-Me and went on to recur his Chipper. I had him down to 3 life when my last form card was destroyed and it was game over.
Result: loss
Semi-final round: Dudes – Grennan Stormspeaker
Another close game. He had initiative and I had to play catch-up for most of the game. I was starting to gain momentum when he started putting in big protectors. His Ghost Wolf and Draconian Deflector were also giving me problems. I needed one more attack to deal fatal damage but just couldn’t get around everyone.
Result: loss
Tournament winner: Allen
Tournament runner-up: Dudes (Raymond)
Format: Constructed (12 players, 5 preliminary rounds + Semis & Finals)
Hero: Telrander
Tourney rank: 3rd
Final score: 4-2
Tourney points: 10 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 18
For this tournament, I decided to use Telrander instead of my usual Bulkas rush deck. Its first iteration did very well back in the Dark Portal environment and, with new allies, abilities and quests from the Fires of Outland expansion, the deck can even be more explosive. Also, it’s just a fun deck to use with the potential to deal 20+ damage in a single turn with the hero's flip.
Round 1: Kennard – Nathadan
Got him down to 2 life when he casted Lay on Hands. At this point, I still had 4 allies in play and he conceded a few turns after.
Result: win
Round 2: Edber – Grennan Stormspeaker
My opening hand had no quest in it but I still liked it. I had Call of the Wild plus Predatory Strikes and some allies. By the fourth turn, my cat form was already dealing 10 points of damage per attack and it was over quickly.
Result: win
Round 3: Emil – Rotun Daggerhand
I really enjoy going against Emil mainly because our games rarely last more than 10 minutes - regardless of who wins. He likes to race and I do too. However, I haven't tested my new rush deck against his so I wasn't too sure of how it would do. For this tournament as well as the last, he packed a Rogue combo deck - very, very fast with dual-wielding, Surprise Attacks, Jackknife and Sinister Strikes. Still, I felt my deck could match his speed and, with some luck, win the game.
Round 2 was the second straight game in which I played a hand with zero quests. Strangely enough, it was an even better hand than the previous one. Since Emil’s was a rush deck as well, I wasn’t worried about protectors getting in the way of my hero attacking. Having won initiative and with a very good hand, it was a pretty straightforward win and the game was over by the fifth turn.
Result: win
Round 4: Joel – Zenith Shadowforce
It’s the sixth straight weekend I faced Joel in the preliminary rounds. This current pairing wasn’t much of a surprise, though, because we both had similar 3-0 records going into the fourth round. Joel won initiative and it was a struggle for me for most of the way. But, late in the game, I was able to draw more pumps for my cat form and Joel just ran out of protectors.
Result: win
Round 5: Allen – Kana Nassis
It was a see-saw battle for most of the game. I knew he had Chipper in his deck so I kept a Cat Form in my hand just in case. True enough, he played Chipper and destroyed my Call of the Wild upon declaration of attack. I immediately played Cat Form and the damage went through. He then played Chasing A-Me and went on to recur his Chipper. I had him down to 3 life when my last form card was destroyed and it was game over.
Result: loss
Semi-final round: Dudes – Grennan Stormspeaker
Another close game. He had initiative and I had to play catch-up for most of the game. I was starting to gain momentum when he started putting in big protectors. His Ghost Wolf and Draconian Deflector were also giving me problems. I needed one more attack to deal fatal damage but just couldn’t get around everyone.
Result: loss
Tournament winner: Allen
Tournament runner-up: Dudes (Raymond)
Battle Report - Oct. 7, 2007
Battle Report - Oct. 7, 2007
Format: Constructed (8 players, 4 preliminary rounds + Finals)
Hero: Bulkas Wildhorn
Tourney rank: 2nd
Final score: 3-2
Tourney points: 8 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 8
Round 1: Pherie – Fillet Kneecapper
Result: loss
Round 2: Emil – Rotun Daggerhand
Result: win
Round 3: Joel – Ta’zo
Result: win
Round 4: Adam - Gorebelly
Result: win
Final round: Allen – Kana Nassis
Result: loss
Tournament winner: Allen
Tournament runner-up: me
Format: Constructed (8 players, 4 preliminary rounds + Finals)
Hero: Bulkas Wildhorn
Tourney rank: 2nd
Final score: 3-2
Tourney points: 8 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for October: 8
Round 1: Pherie – Fillet Kneecapper
Result: loss
Round 2: Emil – Rotun Daggerhand
Result: win
Round 3: Joel – Ta’zo
Result: win
Round 4: Adam - Gorebelly
Result: win
Final round: Allen – Kana Nassis
Result: loss
Tournament winner: Allen
Tournament runner-up: me
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