[11th Trial of Death] DANIEELA 5-3 rob77dp

[DANIEELA]

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With handicap of 12 vs 27 ups my target was to win 3 games.
Pressed it first with SoW-Immortals (1-st & 3-rd game),and then continued with PUgons (2-nd & 4-th to 7-th game) as much as i could.
When i saw that Rob continues with  i switched to Grabbow (8-th game).
1-0, 2-0 , 2-1 , 3-1 , 4-1 , 4-2 , 4-3 , 5-3

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G#1-W
G#3-L

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G#6-L

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G#5-W
G#7-L

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+ Reputation for Rob for Fair-play AGAIN,as i did before.

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[rob77dp]

rob77dp 3 - 5 DANIEELA
LLWLLWWL

Spoiler for Game 1, FArse! (loss, 0-1):

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4sk 4sk 52g 710 710 710 713 713 713 718 718 718 718 718 718 71a 71a 71a 71a 71a 71a 72i 72i 72i 72i 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 7n2 8pk

Opened with ALL THREE of my non-upgraded cards, quanta. Lost coin toss. Lost game by 8 HP (both sides of desync same result). Faced SoW-mortals+Dims... I'll openly admit to being VERY surprised by that (not the Dims, the SoW and Immortals).

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Well, this is not going to script - not at all. Had a fine draw, decent mid-game, and late-game all locked up with Dials and Miracles to stall out and win by deckout. Then I drew a BONE WALL?!? Wtf is that even doing in here? (Turns out I had a bad code in a cell - the one with Skull Shields in it was line above in an old deck slot!!!)

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Awwwww, that's better. GREAT draw for me and I punched right through the shields and rushed to quick victory. That's more like it!
(Would there be more to come like that??)

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4sk 4sk 52g 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 710 718 718 718 718 718 718 71a 71a 71a 71a 7ee 7ee 7ee 7ee 7n2 7n2 7n2 8po

A few early DPoison on the draw meant I felt good about my chances... I have not reviewed the tape yet (recording to come later when I get time to process, post, and all that) but I think I mis-used the SoB. Fairly close loss so maybe it didn't matter and maybe it did.

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Brought what I felt I had to bring at least once... The regular damage is quick and heavy, and full compliment of DPoison to finsih off through Dims if they were used against me.  I had a quick draw with lots of Recluse damage. Problem was only 1/6 DPoison the whole game.

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That's more like it - again. EXCELLENT opening draw for me so it was a really fast win again through the Dims. /rob begins to ponder just playing this deck all the rest of the way... maybe

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HEY! This deck is 3-0 now in this match! All my other's are 0-4! Hmmmm... Desire to repeat it ad naseum intensifies. I had a fair opening draw in this one and managed to sneak a 9-turn win (I think, haven't seen the recordings yet) in to stay alive.

Spoiler for Game 8, Chargin' In! (loss, 3-5, FINAL):

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My luck runs out. I contemplated playing my own PUgons w/Dims expecting DANI to change decks... but having seen that SoW-mortals deck earlier and being 3-0 with this beast got the better of me. I ran into a Grabbow that the draw-of-all-draws ending my reign in a 5-turn loss.

CONGRATULATIONS DANI on becoming next Master of Death! You earned it and I look forward to seeing you take the element to greater heights.

[FTR -- that Game 2 deck code is actually the one I named Bone Clocks 'N' Harmony... the legal mod version as Skull-Shield based... c'est la vie]

[deuce22]

wow...

[rob77dp]

Videos now added to my post.

[Blacksmith]

Congrats Dani that was a real Surprise considering the upgrade disadvantage.
We can once again state the importance of choosing your bans wisely. Really well played.

[rob77dp]

Congrats Dani that was a real Surprise considering the upgrade disadvantage.
We can once again state the importance of choosing your bans wisely. Really well played.

'smith --

May I ask what you mean by the bolded statement, there? 0.o

[deuce22]

Congrats Dani that was a real Surprise considering the upgrade disadvantage.
We can once again state the importance of choosing your bans wisely. Really well played.

'smith --

May I ask what you mean by the bolded statement, there? 0.o

I presume he is referring to the choice of not banning dims.

I haven't really looked at your bans all that closely, but in general when you have a huge upgrade advantage, limiting your opponents ability to stall makes winning much easier since you will rush much faster with the significant upgrade advantage.

But, you obviously fielded counters to DANI's stalling in your 3 wins and the illegal deck, so the bans may not necessarily have been the issue, but may have been a factor. The loss due to the illegal deck hurt you more than most may realize in terms of the flow of the match. Ultimately, failing to mindgate DANI was the downfall. I mean, how would you know she may play the same deck archetype over and over?

[rob77dp]

I intended to simply outrush a Dim-stall strategy given the upgrade advantage, Death rushes strongly, and Poison in a no-Purify-allowed environment... I mis-judged that quite a bit.

Yup - the illegal deck game 2 was HUGE. Also, I should definitely (20/20 hindsight) started repeating the Charger deck before I was at 4 losses.

My bans also put a BIG hurt on a lot of common death decks such as Bonebolt, Pandebonium, Wings+Recluses, Speed Poison (chrys/poison/freezing), and the light stall stuff. Left the Dims alone and neglected to in-match adjust quick enough.

/I am vanquished!

[Zawadx]

TrO Approved. Congrats DANI on finally winning the Mastership! I'm curious if you'll continue the cycle, or settle in death.

Tough luck rob. Hopefully we'll see you once again next time!

[CactusKing]

Don't be sad, Rob, because now you can be the Apprentice of Death!