Great matches Raving, the better player won today. I'll only be stronger next time, though :3
Game 1: Rippler (LOSS vs Aether duo)I was very happy to see Aether mark, since this should normally beat both Dims and Lightning. However, I didn't have a Discord in my opening hand, and didn't draw one at all until it was too late. It still became a pretty close match though.
Game 2: Serpentine (WIN vs Gravy duo)My draw was epic, letting me play a first turn Posi and second turn Crawler. His first Crawler got BBed, and a late Gravy Shield stopping Crawlers wasn't enough to stop Toads and Dragons from killing him.
Game 3: Ganga (WIN vs Discord duo)Pretty good draw, stayed alive with SoDs for a while, then played a Queen and got a swarm up under Dials and managed to kill him depsite never having the quanta for a Miracle.
Games 4 and 5: Nymphcord (LOSS vs novabow, LOSS vs Gravy duo)First time, no Gravy pillars or pends for 14 cards, otherwise I would have gotten a SoFo out and been able to actually do something. No Discord in opening hand, though I drew it soon after, but this didn't matter much without Gravy quanta.
It looks unstable, but it was pretty consistent in testing, and SoFo really augments this deck. So I played it again, thinking I couldn't get a bad draw with it again. Of course I didn't have a Discord in my opening hand again, or for several turns afterwards, and he destroyed me.
Game 6: Cthulhu (WON vs Light duo)Early squid kept my creatures nailed down for most of the game, but an early Long Sword kept enough damage throughout the game to win, and I stole his only SoP to keep his damage low, then played a Dusk to seal it.
Game 7: Misted Down (WON vs Gravy Duo)I merged my typical fire duo with the deck Raving used in Phase 2, and brought in Elixers to kill Crawlers and lots of other things. His draw was pretty bad, and I got a second turn Steammie, killed both the Crawlers he put out, and exploded his Gravy Shield.
Game 8: Lethal Cascade (LOSS vs novabow)Only one Nova to start, but I got three Physalias early. Without control, though, I didn't have enough time to kill him before he rushed me down. If I had a second Nova in time, I'd have matched his Posiedon and broke his flow.
Game 9: Ganga (LOSS vs gravybow)I debated between this, Squids and SoP, Desi and Purify stall, QT bow, and a Nymph rush. I ultimately went with this again, but an early Spirit continously grew, and my offense was shut down my Gravy Shield,. In the end, I was one turn short of a Miracle that would have given me enough time for my Morning Star to kill.
