592 592 592 592 592 592 594 594 594 594 594 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5lm 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 5mq 77c 77c 77c 77c 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k2 7k2What frustrates me is that I/we expected Dragons, particularly the Entropy/Dragon builds used last War. I tested against those, facing over 6 Dragons and other cards at a time, and managed to best them. This match should've been no problem, except for the event card. That allowed them to gamble to get Sky Dragons. The extra 4 damage was absolutely crucial; the last match wouldn't have even been a contest had it not been for those, and I intend no offence to The_Mormegil. As it was, I had backed up my quanta supply and had begun the healing process.
Round 1. I really went balls up, but I don't think it changed anything. I new it was EQs when I saw the earth mark. I ignored my gut and rushed my pends out, with several Protect Artifacts in my hand. I focused on getting the Titanium Shield out when he had no creatures instead of saving my pends, resulting in a next turn EQ. I went a turn or two without any pendulums, but even if I had drawn constant pendulums I still would have lost. He kept pumping out what seemed like a Dragon each turn, far too much to keep up with.
Round 2. I played one pend early, but held the rest in reserve. First card drawn was a PA. Played the PA, and within 3 turns of the start I invalidated half his hand and had 5 pends on the field. Sanctuaries and Titanium Shields followed shortly after. Eventually his Dragons popped up, as well as the nearly useless Owl Eyes, and I was able to keep up with ease. I may have finished with ~189 hp, but he was fighting against a max 305 with potential for higher, and I had several Miracles in my hand. Victory for
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Round 3. Round 3 was much like Round 2, except closer. The beginning was essentially the same, with a handful of protected pends out. He got a Dragon out faster than I expected and began chipping away at my health. An early Stone Skin couldn't stem the tide, but I got my Titanium Shield out around 75 hp. I played 1 Sanct early, but held back on the rest, as I couldn't Miracle if I played them. I needed more quanta, both
and
, fast. Drew enough, got 12
at the end of my last turn. If he didn't play another Dragon, I would survive for another several rounds, possibly the game. Sitting in my hand were 3 Improved Miracles and at least one Stone Skin, and I probably would've drawn more Stone Skins to pass the time. As it was, he drew that crucial 3rd Dragon, and played it to get the last 32 damage as I had 32 health. Poop.
Frankly, I had the potential to win. Outside the first match, I really cant identify any major mistakes, and on the third, I think my lone Sanctuary, played early before he had two Dragons, was necessary. The_Mormegil played a solid, interesting deck and beat me fair and square. Good job
, the
is dimming already.
