Battle Report - Dec. 16, 2007

Battle Report - Dec. 16, 2007
Format: Limited - Sealed (17 players, 4 preliminary rounds)

Hero: Warrax
Tourney rank: 5th
Final score: 3-1
Tourney points: 7 (2 per win, 1 per loss)
Total points for December: 24

For this tournament, I had my mind set on going Horde rush. Not because it’s what I’ve been playing lately but because each round was best of 3 and only 45 minutes was allotted for each round. Since it’s not uncommon for games to last more than 30 minutes each, 45 minutes was just too short for 2 games, much less 3. But those were the rules. When I opened my 6 boosters, however, I knew my plan wasn't going to happen. I saw protector after protector from either faction.

When I saw a Waldo the Decoy, a Weeble, and 2 Bizzazz, I knew I was going to go Alliance. And I went Aldor for their Inspire ability. I had a V. Kaldel, A. Alonora and 2 Darynus. So, with card-drawing allies, protectors, and allies with Inspire, I felt I was off to a good start.

I didn't get a lot of quests in my boosters. In fact, I don't think I put in more than 5 quests in the deck.

I saw around 7 Rogue cards, 2 of which were Wound Poison, which would have been perfect for long games. But not a single Rogue weapon was to be found anywhere. My decision to go warrior was sealed when I saw 2 Platinum Shields of the Valorous, 2 Safeguards and a Puncture. I searched for warrior weapons in the boosters but none were found. Them's the breaks.

In the last sealed tournament I joined, I lost a round when I decked out. I wanted to make sure it wasn't going to happen this time around and ran 36 cards in the deck. So the plan was to make my warrior a tank with an ongoing Safeguard and the damage-absorbing Platinum Shield while my allies are kept alive long enough to deal some meaningful damage. If my hero does get into trouble (which was easy enough to do), I’d play my big protectors and use Inspire when I can.

In the end, it worked pretty much according to plan, winning 3 out of 4 games. By the way, it's a blast when your 3-cost shield is giving you 8 DEF per turn. W00t!

Round 1: Teodi - Kintara
Result: win

Round 2: Joel - Boris
Result: loss

Round 3: Mark Uy - Phadalus
Result: win

Round 4: Jim Paul - Chaigon
Result: win

Tournament winner: Dudes
Tournament runner-up: Joel