[6th Trials] Entropy Challenger Battles - Jen-i 3 - 2 kev

[Jen-i]

Here I Am - Here I Am - Here I Am!

Bans:
Kev: Dim Shield, Bonewall, Sanctuary
Jen-i: Explosion, Rewind, Poison
Mutual Agreement to ban Discord

Games:
Game #1 = WIN!

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I thought kev might go for a stall - I didn't think he'd go damageless, this game was over before a single card was played - lucky deck choice = WIN!

Game #2 = LOSS!

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This might be the most thought provoking match I've had in a long time - we desynched the first game and I was one quanta short of playing wings before he could hit me with neurotoxin in the second. I spent ten turns hiding behind wings and milking the damage out of my Owl's Eye, hoping to draw a third Wings. As it was I was one turn short of the win, I was forced to use three shockwaves when the wings came down, and was one dragon short of the win after that. GG's kev, thought provoking match, even if you did spend most of the match telling me I needed to play more cards.

Just realized I forgot to include upgraded cards in this deck - hmmm - oops!

Game #3 = LOSS!

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I spent a good chunk of time playing around with Mutation decks, cause I really wanted to play it at least once during trials. This is what I came up with, and wow did I get stomped I think I did two damage before I died.

Game #4 = WIN!

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Not a blazingly fast deck, it manages to slow many of the rush decks out there with its own control, I had a bit of luck and a reasonable draw to get the win in this game.

Game #5 = WIN!

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I was really nervous picking a Liquid AntiMatter build for game five - there is lots that it fails against, but with the addition of dragons it carries a bit of a punch on its own. I managed to get only one dragon in play and we toyed back and forth antimattering it or other CC - but his damage never hit the table and in the end dragon, duck and vamp dagger won the day.

[kev]

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G1 - I went back and forth between two stalls and eventually settled on the wrong one.  I conceded early and often.

Spoiler for Deck I almost used:

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G2 - I decided to start trusting the power of Entropy and let let chat randomly choose my deck.  Vineroz picked this one.    Slowly, slowly I'm learning to embrace the Entropy.  A two pend starting hand meant I got to play a third turn CP'd scorp.  We desync'd and decided to replay on account of AI being too retarded.  Thankfully I got another two pend start.  The entire matchup was determined by the two pend start.  Jen played it brilliantly and made it close but couldn't overcome my starting hand.

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G3 - Entropy can't steer me wrong.  I asked Vineroz to rand me another winner and he did.  Terribly inconsistent deck happened to work here, and I won in 5 turns.

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G4 - Following my last grabbow, Jen decided to show me how they're supposed to work.  Vinny had it going on so I asked him to pick again and he found this.  The game simulator says I have the deck advantage here but it turns out Jen is smarter than the average AI. The turning point was him finding his Fog.  I almost played this deck with Wings instead of LBs off my mark.  If I were always to almost my doings and do my almosts I'd win for sure.

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G5 - Not a great deck matchup for me.  Turns out I should've asked chat for a recommendation.

[Helston]

Don't tell me you're another one of those sheep who believes Entropy is simply randomness and/or unpredictability, kev!

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Jen-i for Other master!

[Jen-i]

Yep - Master Ronin sounds like such a cool title