Battle Report – June 15, 2008

Battle Report – June 15, 2008
Format: Constructed (8 players, 4 preliminary rounds + Finals)

Hero: Fallenstar
Tourney rank: 1st
Final score: 5-0

I decided to use the same warrior traitor deck I used the previous week. It has seen only one tournament play so far and lost only one round so I figured it deserved another chance.

The first round game was very singular for me for one reason: for the first time in my cardboard-playing life, I drew a full set in my opening hand - 4 Apprentice Merrys, in fact. What are the odds of that happening? It kind of feels like getting quads in poker on the flop. Anyway, my play was Turn 1 Merry, Turn 2 two more Merrys and Turn 3 Izza. Suddenly, it was the "Attack of the Little People". It wasn't an easy game, though, as Patrick put up a strong fight and I just happened to deal fatal damage first.

My matchup versus Paolo also stood out for me. I faced him in the preliminary rounds and in the finals. Playing a deck like his always feels like an uphill battle for me, with all the healing and AOE spells going on. His Paladin comes equipped with Aegis of the Vindicator, Consecration and Lay on Hands, which can cause serious problems for my deck if left unchecked. In our prelim round, I made a very careless blunder but nonetheless was able to win. The final round was even harder. At one point, he played the Aegis no less than 3 times and Consecration twice. I won the final round in 3 games. Cheers.

Round 1: vs Patrick - Kil'zin the Bloodscalp
Result: win

Round 2: vs Larry - Elendril
Result: win

Round 3: vs Paolo - Hekto
Result: win

Round 4: vs Edber - Ixamos the Corrupted
Result: win

Finals: vs Paolo - Hekto
Result: win

Tournament winner: me
Tournament runner-up: Paolo