Afdarenty 5 - 2 Hyroen
Good games, and well played. I'll say it one more time: that Graboid deck is a beauty. It forced me away from stalling the latter half of the match and kept me from playing some of the slower decks I had prepared.
Also, 7 games, and 7 decks with Shards from me. Balanced? I'll let you decide.
1-0
Game 1 (Win) vs SoFo Duo
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2-0
Game 2 (Win) vs Graboid/Auburns
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2-1
Game 3 (Loss) vs Graboid/SS/Eternity
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3-1
Game 4 (Win) vs Sanc/SoD Stall
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4-1
Game 5 (Win) vs Graboids
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4-2
Game 6 (Loss) vs Poison/Arsenic/Fireflies
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5-2
Game 7 (Win) vs Time Duo
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