Jappert 2-1 calindu221
Damn Cal, you had me worried. Very close matches, Cal could have easily won 3 if he was just a bit more lucky.
Match 1: WIN
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I got out 2 poisons and a phase spider. He had a Graboid he didn't evolve and a Gargoyle that got lightning'ed. The reason why he didn't evolve his Graboid became clear after he played his Cloak. It was only a matter of time and soon 3 Shriekers were banging at my door, they ripped through my HP. Meanwhile I was just begging for a shield, Bonewall would be best since I had more then sufficient quanta. Nothing came, just quanta and some damage. Last turn before killing me I was still hoping for a shield, I got a mummy however wich made a nice 9 HP killing blow. 1-0...
Match 2: LOSS
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I specifically used this deck to counter EQ/Discord (did an awesome job in testing), wich I expected him to play 2nd. I was right, my happiness quickly faded once he got a 2 nova and 2 entropy pend starting hand, wich resulted in a 2nd turn Discord and a fast Graboid. I probably made a mistake by playing a 2nd aether pend cause I wanted to ramp up the quanta production vs discord. Cal EQ'ed that stack the turn after. Apart from some damage and a lightning kill I never got the chance to play a dim shield. I am a 100% sure that getting up one shield would have won me the match. He had no PC and I had enough shields in my hand to chain them. It was not to be however and my counter failed! 1-1
Match 3: WIN
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When I saw those darkness pends I knew I had lost. Discord/Lycan/Steal totally rips the dim shield apart. He played 2 devourers, 2 Lycans and a discord. Got my HP down to around ~30. I played an Arsenic 2nd turn (had to get some damage going, even vs a possible early steal) and some poisons. After scrambling a bit and Devourers sucking, I finally got my dim shield up. A Steal at that point would have sealed the match as I wouldn't have been able to play another shield. Steal never showed up for the party though and a 4 Lightning nuke brought me within killing range (see ss). 2-1
Great matches, they really got my heartrate up to an unhealthy level.