Me 5 - 1 report, below, video links available by clicking on the games \/
Game 1
Lost:
Mono Darkness versus Mono Darkness. (
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4st 5uk 5uk 5uk 5up 5up 5up 606 606 606 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t8 7tb 7td 7td 7td 7td 7td 7td 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7um 7um 7um 8ptI didn't want to limit my options too fast so I chose to start with my mono-darkness, I lost the coin toss but get 3 pillars/pends while Oni gets one, should be an easy win after stealing it, right?
Well not really. I got too much quanta and with my duck stolen and my creatures hiding in the back I was helpless. 0-1 for Oni.
Game 2
Won:
Black Thunder versus Mono Darkness. (
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4st 5uk 5uk 5ul 5ul 5ul 5ul 5ul 606 606 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t5 7t8 7t9 7t9 7tb 7um 7um 7um 80a 80a 80a 80a 80a 80a 80b 80b 80b 8puA deck like this is why I banned Lightning and it hurts like hell for Darkness creatures. Poor buggers didn't stand a chance, Oni's Steals were annoying me though, and Oni had more creatures than I had Lightnings, making it a close match.
Game 3
Won:
Troll Bone versus GotP Nightmare. (
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4st 5uk 5uk 5uk 5up 5up 5v8 606 606 606 719 719 71b 71b 71b 71b 71b 7t4 7t4 7t7 7t7 7t7 7t7 7t7 7t7 7tb 7to 7um 7um 7um 8pkI knew about GotP Nightmare and how it could be problematic, but I thought I had sufficiently weakened it by banning rewind, thus blocking half of it's ability to prevent me from drawing. I won, so I guess there's some truth in it
A rough start, low on quanta, but once the wall was up it stayed up. Gogo troll power of Nymphs + Bloodsuckers
Game 4
Won:
Holy Darkness versus Gargfish. (
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4st 5uk 5uk 5uk 5ul 5ul 5ul 606 606 606 7js 7js 7js 7js 7js 7js 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t8 7tb 7td 7td 7td 7td 7td 7td 7um 7um 7um 8ptI was somehow authorized to use the foulness that is Holy Flash and eh, it's just so darn effective against Darkness creatures :
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I tried holding them back while I could heal back the damage with Vamps to keep the surprise, I was a bit worried when Dagger + Toadfish came out on the same turn, but a lack of Toadfishes allowed me to slowly chip down Oni's HP while my Vamps kept me healthy.
Game 5
Won:
Grabow versus Drain Life/Bone Wall Stall. (
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4st 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 4vj 5i7 5i7 5uk 606 606 77g 77g 77g 77g 77g 77g 7n7 7n7 7t4 7t4 7t8 7tb 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7um 7um 8pmSilly me shouldn't have played the duck or evolve the Graboids "early" but eh, I won, right? No biggie.
Game 6
Won:
Rewindin' Darkness versus Vamptal. (
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4st 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uk 5ul 5ul 5ul 5ul 7q4 7q4 7q4 7q4 7q4 7q4 7qb 7qb 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t8 7t9 7t9 7t9 7tb 7tf 7tf 8psA buff deck's worst Nightmare! Vamptal wasn't what I had in mind, but my devious Precog allowed me to see how many Steals Oni held back and I kept rewinding every Vampire thrown at me. It came back right thereafter, but it slowed Oni down enough not to get a second Steal in his hand when I played Duck and had a Steal in hand. Preposterous luck with duck sped it up and I won the sixth match.
ggs Oni
Losing any of those won matches would've made it significantly harder for me, since the decks I hadn't used but could are as follows, I'll even tell why I chose not to use them:
AdrenavampsHover over cards for details, click for permalink
4st 5uk 5uk 5uk 5uq 5uq 5ut 5ut 5ut 5ut 5ut 5ut 606 7an 7an 7an 7an 7an 7an 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t8 7t9 7t9 7tb 7ti 7ti 7ti 7ti 7um 7um 7um 8pnI spent most of my preparation time in trying to get this deck right in quanta balance but still getting the combo early. As you can see it has a chaotic mumbo jumbo of pillars and pends, but all that effort was kind of in vain since Oni's huge amount of Drain Lifes and Steals would've sliced right through this deck.
Dark DestroyerHover over cards for details, click for permalink
4st 5uk 5uk 5up 5up 5up 5uu 5uu 606 606 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dg 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7dq 7t4 7t8 7tb 7um 7um 8pmEarly Siphon can kill those Destroyers before they become a threat, 'nuff said.
VoodollerationHover over cards for details, click for permalink
5up 5up 5uu 5uu 606 606 606 606 606 606 74i 74i 74i 74i 74i 74i 7t8 7tb 7tg 7tg 7tg 7tg 7tg 7tg 7um 7um 7um 7um 7um 7um 8plThere wasn't really a "now Oni will bring a stall!" moment.
Mono DarknessHover over cards for details, click for permalink
4st 5uk 5uk 5uk 5ul 5ul 5ul 606 606 606 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t4 7t8 7t9 7t9 7tb 7tc 7tc 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7tf 7um 7um 7um 7um 8ptThe second mono Darkness I had prepared, more brute force and instability.
