4th Trials ~Entropy Finals~ Zeru 1 - MatrimKK 5

[MatrimKK]

First I'd like to say what an honor and experience trials have been.  Thank you Zeru, TStar, Jen-I for a wonderful experience.  Also thanks so much to those who supported and encouraged me!  I couldn't have made it without you   Matches were wonderful and heart racing and only desync issue we had was on game 4 where we both entered without the other once.  Zeru very happy to play against someone like you I was sweating the whole time! 

Battle Music (http://endlessvideo.com/watch?v=TCU1mGcGn4o) This was a huge part of my victory also

Game 1: Dissipation Stall (Loss)

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I didn't want to open with any of my strong decks, so I decided to feel him out, went from 36 cards to 38 to be safe... *facepalm*  opening I was pumped when I saw light mark, I figured I could stall him easy!  Then I saw how many cards he had...  after he played a few creatures I considered I could get lucky with TU on pande and then RT (yeah I can dream lol) I got a TU but the second pande RT'd one of his.  Further reliance on luck would have been futile xD gg Zeru!

Game 2: Adrena Rush (Win)

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At first I mistook his deck as antibolt, but upon seeing some creatures I knew I had a chance.  I had a low quanta draw but top decked some and was able to push out creatures a decent pace.  Short story, he got one rage I got 4 adrena.  gg Zeru!

Game 3: Twin Mutants (Win)

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At first I thought he was gonna do a take on my adrena or bonds stall.  1 Pend draw for me but again I topdecked some novas.  Waited for quanta to PU before I mutated.  He dropped spines and I stumbled upon a lucky steal mutant (huge maxwells) and it was pretty much over from there another TU and mutation and it was over quickly thanks to some incredible luck.  gg Zeru! 

Game 4: Werewolf Rush (Win)

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I thought for sure he broke out a dune stall here.  Heavy quanta draw and I drew into Werewolves with 1 Antimatter to back.  Zeru dropped Eternity and I drew my LS the next turn, even if he could RT Eternity lock me I had the game with LS at this point.  gg Zeru! 

Game 5: Pandebonium (Win)

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I was really excited when I saw that his was a stall choice.  I even had Arsenic in my opening hand!  Then Dissipation Shield trolled me the turn before I could play it xD  Finally drew a poison but realized if I bottom decked them I was gonna deck D:  Quite a few turns later I drew another poison to kill him before I decked out, then it occurred to me he could have spent upgrades on SoD and I could still deck lol.  gg and thanks for letting me sweat it out Zeru xD

Game 6: Poison Mutants

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I really liked this deck since it is strong against stall with the ability to speed poison and a decent rush factor with Werewolves.  He had a slower draw as did I, but his Vampire Lycan made it much closer than I imagined, I was fearful of AM so I had some mutations held back, realizing I would have to burst at the end D:  turned a Chrysaora into a decent sized Aether nymph I was just within reach, really lucky mutations for me throughout these battles.  gg Zeru

Again I can't say this enough, Zeru thank you for the great matches many were very close!  And thank you to those who supported encouraged me!

Dissipation Miracle

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sadly I couldn't play this with a good feeling without seeing Zeru play first

Dunes_of_Chaos

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I remembered how well this did in phase 1 of trials but was shaky about it's speed

TL;DR!

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another deck I really liked, don't know why I didn't play it after I saw Zeru play

Great Devourer

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Jen-I helped me out with this while she helped me bounce some ideas yesterday, I didn't feel safe enough to play this until Zeru played since it was my only SN deck
Also a super big thank you to kirch, I know you didn't feel comfortable with or at least simulating Master Zeru but it helped more than you can imagine even just talking with you!
Jen-I, you're a super cute chick (I hope we can meat irl), thanks for doing last minute scrimmage with me when I finally made some decks xD
Mith you encouraged me the whole way assuring me when I was unsure, I really hope we get to do more events together
kevkev thanks for putting up with my silliness and constant questions.  Also letting me know how much fun trials can be!
Again super thanks to all who supported me all the way through from considering joining up to the final battle, it means so much to me 
These are listed in random orders neither chronological or of importance

[kirchj33]

Congrats to Matrim!

A giant has fallen and let me be the first  to thank zeru for all of his past efforts and successes in EtG, I would have like to have seen a bit more effort put into these trials, but I am happy to hear he plans on staying around for awhile.

I am also happy to see this result.  I was getting tired of being Matrim's punching bag during scrims as I simulated Zeru and repeatedly got my  face smashed in.  Congrats buddy!  You deserve it!

[Jocko]

Congratulations Matrim, new master of !
Also, good work Zeru, all this time as the master, the war you won, and the one you almost did.

[hainkarga]

Well deserved congrats to MatrimKK. its a remarkable achievement to win against a good player like zeru. But what happens to GM title now ?

[Jocko]

If Napalm wins against TFO, she gets it. If she loses, no one does. Right?

[Zeru]

Congratulations for besting me in all 4 phases Master. I'm glad Entropy can finally change and hope that you will enrich it with something new.


Round 1: Hope vs Dissipation

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This was an easy match, mostly because I had 3 more cards and decked him out.

Round 2: Fire vs Elves.

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This match looked great for me. I prepared 5 control cards, and could easily win, but I only drew a single one.

Round 3: Infinite Dragons vs Twin Mutation

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I banned steal and explosion specifically for this deck and the very first mutant he created had Steal.


Round 4: Eternity Stall vs Darkness Rush

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I wanted him to play a control deck, didn't happen.

Round 5: Deckouter vs Poison.

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Round 6: Lycan deck versus rainbow.

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This round started of weird, I saw a lycan and a Death mark. I even asked if he didn't make an error or something. Early nova made me realize that I was wrong. It was some sort of rush based on chrysaora. My lycans were doing a great job, especially when I gave them vampire powers, however another good mutation ended the match, when he was about to die.

[kev]

If Napalm wins against TFO, she gets it. If she loses, no one does. Right?

Right.

[TheonlyrealBeef]

Gratz Matrim on being the first challenger this trials to beat a Master

[nilsieboy]

gratz matrim, looking forward to see how you'll lead team entropy in war .

[Bhlewos]

Congrats Matrim! If anyone in this term's Trials deserved it, you did. You worked really hard and you're a great help to everyone in chat with the game and community. I only wish I was there to see it.

[valuka]

Gratz Matrim! You worked very hard for this win, i wish all good in the future!

[CCCombobreaker]

Gratz Matrim.