(Air A) regen2k9 3 - 2 (Earth Lt) CCCombobreaker

[regen2k9]

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5oc 5ol 5on 5on 5on 5oo 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 5pu 61q 61q 61r 61r 61r 61r 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 61t 7oe 7oe 7oe 8pu

As soon as I saw mark of fire, I knew this would be a tough match-up.  This was by far the tensest matchup I've had in war so far, especially in the last two games.

Game 1: Loss.  Combo deflagged my shields when it mattered.  I didn't draw enough PUs to put up damage and OE was nowhere to be found.

Game 2: Win.  I used CC to take care of his creatures and PUed enough golems to deal decent damage.

Game 3: Win.  Same as game 2, but I had more PUs early on, and an OE.

Game 4: Loss.  Here's where things started to get interesting.  Combo realized that he could 2-3tko me by hoarding damage and deflags in his hand until the last minute.  Well, it worked...VERY well.  I had no defense against his onslaught in the final turns, save some CC that didn't really help all that much, since he just had too much damage to contain.

Game 5: Win.  Combo tried the 2-3tko strategy again.  However, I drew an OE about 4-5 draws into the game.  When it came down to the final rush, I had about 80 HP and 3 PUs in hand, plus lightning.  Since he had 23 HP left, that was game.

Great games Combo.  Glad I got the chance to play you.

[CCCombobreaker]

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58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58o 58r 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5aa 5f6 5f6 5fc 5fc 5fc 779 779 77a 77a 77a 7dr 7dr 7dr 8po

his recap is pretty spot on. 

blitzed him game 1.
got killed by copies of my guys in game 2
got killed by copies of my guys in game 3
I hadn't showed rage pots yet so I played phoenixes to bait the PUs and then raged them.  was able to chip him down to where I got to 2hko
The OE showed up early which I knew was really bad.  Also my phoenixes were later so I couldn't chip away and bait the PUs.  I guessed he had 3 PUs since I'd seen almost his entire deck the round before.  But being at 23 going into the last push it could have been 2 PUs and 2 lightnings or any combination of things in his 7 card hand that'd kill me. 

Well played sir.  Definitely the closest match I've had in main war.  REALLY wanted a third deflag or a firebolt or something.

[Jenkar]

God we feared this matchup. GW regen!

[Terroking]

The old draw the single OE every time they need it and win again, eh :/

I was sure we'd win this matchup too, and it was even better than I thought because of them not having any actual creatures...

Ah well. It comes down to the last then.

[regen2k9]

God we feared this matchup. GW regen!

Thank you!