results, reports & replays fo season XXI as usual...
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TaZi (BUG-Oath) vs Vazdru (Dimir-Tempo)
g1: he won the roll and started with Mox Diamond + dual, i have T1 repeal mox to keep up his pace. i've had CC2-counter, sinkhole, tribute to hunger and demonic tutor in hand, some good-stuff against his Channel+Emrakul, Show and Tell- or Oath-plan. As i've known his deck i decided not to play Pain Seer and stayed w/o any creatures quite a while. Eventually he resolved Oath but w/o any tricks like Swan Song, Orchyard or Beast Within to get it triggered. The turn Oath hit the board i tutored for Recoil and added Phyrexian Arena to the board. Arena gave he some card-advantage and Recoil + Thoughtseize got rid off Oath. Afterwards i've flooded board with Pain Seer, DRS, SDT. Anyhow he was able to regain oath (transmute Muddle, Regrowth, Oath) but had I've had Snapcaster + Counterspell which let him concede
g2: he had lots of counters for my early plays (Bitterblossom, Jace, Pain Seer) and managed to sneak in Emrakul with Show and Tell (I've added Arena). He had 1 mana open and Dispel, Force + Mystical Tutor - i've had Force of Will, Recoil as single blue card to pitch and an Edict. At end of turn i recoiled his last land and "topdecked" a blue card so i could play Edict and protected it against his FoW with mine. So he was left with Mystical Tutor against my Arena which made me this game also he could reassemble his combo again with Mystical into Demonic into Oath. I've had Strix, Neurok Commander, Shadowmage Infiltrator + SoFI and he was already low on life. SO he had to jump-block equipped Strix and died on next swing with Progenitus on board.
0:2
Thx for the GGs
in G1 I've had 8 lp left with Pain Seer + Arena on board
Arena let me draw 8 extra cards, pain seer a few more so that massive card-advantage was too much although i've drawn some "dead cards" like Slaughter Pact, Dismember and Hero's Downfall etc.
especially pain seer (+ SDT ;)), shadowmage and neurok commander did a good job in those games
K0d013e4st (RDW) vs ChristophO (Winter Orb Staxx)
2-1
G1: I hit and boltet him to 8 - i conceded after he cast a Burning of Xinye with Trading Post on board .
0-1
G2: I put some early pressure on board - He can stabilize the board with Dream tides and Assemble the Legion -
Eot/my turn i boltet/fireblast him for 9 which was enough.
1-1
G3: I Keep a slow hand with Sulfuric Vortex and no early pressure. I cast it turn 3 - he added Assemble the Legion
which let the Damage race begin. Two Eathquake-effects and some bolts let me win it.
2-1
Thanks for the GGs
hamsert (Izzet-Control) vs hitman (Esper)
result 2:1
report rather replay follows
@ goblinpiledriver / dsck
reminder:
21.00 CET / Sunday evening is next gameday
Quote from: Vazdru on 13-02-2014, 12:33:45 AM
Matchplay – matches have to be played within a period of basically bout two weeks, if match hasn't taken place in this time, the guy receives the win who is online @ cockatrice on gameday Sunday, 9 pm CET at the end of matchplay-period – if both do not appear, it's a draw
Vacation – each player can announce a vacation period of 1 week once during the tournament, in that case the period for playing the match prolongates for everyone by 1 week / a matchplay-period can't be prolongated more than once
Goblin Piledriver (Jund-aggro) vs dsck (creatureless UW/b Helm-Control)
2-1
Game1:
On the final turn dsck played Entreat the Angel for five Angels, I tutored for Maelstrom Pulse and attacked for the lethal damage.
Game2:
A few turns before could I attacked for lethal damage dsck tutored all Helm Parts for the lethal combo.
Game3:
Dsck controled my board with Wrath of God, Vedalken Shackles and so on. I attacked a few times with Raging Ravine and Treetop Village, sacrificing a few creatures and mana against Vedalken Shackles. At the end dsck played Moat and I topdecked the final Lightning Bolt.
Pairings Round 2 announced
hamsert (Izzet-Control) vs Vazdru (Dimir-Tempo)
g1: As I have a nice hand with 3 lands, Jace I, Lili II, Daze + Spell Snare I was able to place two pw on an empty board which caused some trouble for him to deal with. Nevertheless he managed to get rid of Lili but Jace let me draw a ton of cards while he revealed nothing but lands. So he conceded after a while. Not quite a funny game cause some kind of unfair fight.
g2: He was forced to go down to 6 cards and has to keep a one-lander. I have a nice hand again with 4 lands, Ashiok, Mana Drain and Hymn. Anyhow he found some lands but i had Ponder + Lili II from the top and put some pw on an empty board again. Ashiok exiled Venser, Clique and finally TNN, which joined my army to beat him to death.
Luck was (only) on my side this time so we've had some unfair games.
Anyhow my deck is build to beat Izzet-decks so even with some better draws it would have been a tough match for him.
0:2
Thx for the games.
Edit: Replays can be found here: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3561032/HLL%20Season%20XX/Season%202/R2/SXXI%20R2%20-%20Vazdru%20vs%20Hamsert.rar
Deadline for Round 2 moved to July, 20th.
We all wanna be able to watch the World Cup finals ;)
Goblin Piledriver (Jund-aggro) vs K0d013e4st (RDW-classic)
2-1
Game1:
I had a Land, Birds of Paradise, Sylvan Library another 1 Drop and other 3-4 Drops in hand, so the plan was to find quick a land with the Sylvan Library. In the next 5 cards i didn't found a land, my only land got wasted and the Bird was Shot down with Searing Blood.
Game2:
Turn 2 I played Spike Jester which dealt already 6 damage as Kodo played Blood Moon. In the following turns i only had one swamp and much red mana, at least i topdecked Mogis, God of Slaughter. Meanwhile after 6 damage with Spike Jester my only creature died against a Mogg Fanatic. With my black and red mana I shot his 2 creatures which were Stormblood Berserker(supported by his Flame Rift) and Reckless Reveler. Till the end Mogis had made all the 10 remaining damage supported by his Flame Rift. At the end I was on 4 low life due to Price of Progress.
Game3:
In the beginning I had Aether Vial and Deathrite Shaman, which generated 4 life before he got shot down. I destroyed Kodo's Boggart Ram Gang and Boros Reckoner with Shriekmaw backed up with an Eternal Witness. With my Triumph of Ferocity I found Bloodbraid Elf which cascades into Spike Jester while my Aether Vial revealed a Fanatic of Xenagos. In the following attack Kodo destroyed all of my creatures with Volcanic Fallout except Fanatic of xenagos. 1-2 turns later Kodo still don't had the fourth mana so he played Wheel of Fortune and conceded to the unsolved board pressure.
Quote from: Vazdru on 13-02-2014, 12:33:45 AM
Matchplay – matches have to be played within a period of basically bout two weeks, if match hasn't taken place in this time, the guy receives the win who is online @ cockatrice on gameday Sunday, 9 pm CET at the end of matchplay-period – if both do not appear, it's a draw
plz keep in mind it's gameday tomorrow
I will be online at 9 pm CET, plz contact me/Vazdru (or orca-) in case your opponent doesn't appear
Still missing two results...
if you use different nicks in this forum and cockatrice make sure your opponent knows which one to contact
Christoph (marax) and hitman rdy to play
Awarding default win to ChristophO because his opponent didn't show up in time.
dsck (UW Control) vs hitman (Esper Control) 2-1
g1 I lead with Jace Architect which reveals 3 good cards, then when hitman destroys him I play Mindsculptor.
g2 I think I mulliganed to 6 this game. I have pretty good hand with bunch of counters, jace beleren and demonic. My opponent gets Obzedat to resolve with karakas in play which I didnt notice. I search STP but then obzedat gets just bounced back. I draw my own Karakas and find counter, but now hitman has drawn colonnade which I cant find removal in time due getting beat by obzedat to 2 life :(
g3 I tapped out for 3 different planeswalkers and got my opponent low on life, then had colonnade and some inevitable card advantage from mystcial teachings.
Pairings Round 3 announced
K0d013e4st (RDW) - dsck (creatureless UW/b Helm-Control)
2-1
G1- he won the roll and Start. He countered/handeld all my Permaments
But didnt find a answer for my mishra - some burn spells did the rest.
G2- He Takes a Mulligan and Start with six cards.In this Game i was a bit
Flooded and he has just four Lands.I conceeded After He plays Moat followed by Entreat the
Angels for 2 and a Force of Will for my answer.
G3- I hit and bolt him to 1 life- He uses Jace Architect -8.He choose his Giddeon and my Boros Reckooner
to answer my creatures.
Two turns later i draw a lightning strike for gg
Thanks for the GGs
goblinpiledriver (Jund-Aggro) vs Vazdru (Dimir-AggroControl)
g1: i won the roll and started with Chrome Mox + Swamp, T2 i have Ashiok which won me that game...in the end (after 10+ rounds) i have still only one swamp and a chrome mox as mana sources ??? interested how this could work? watch it: https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/3561032/HLL%20Season%20XX/Round%203/Goblin%20vs%20Vazdru.rar
g2: he had to mulligan down to 6 and i have TNN turn 3
0:2
thx for the ggs
Quote from: orca- on 22-07-2014, 10:12:38 PM
This time there won't be a deadline extension.
If you didn't play your match till the 10th August, you get a default loss.
Quote from: Vazdru on 19-07-2014, 11:47:01 AM
Matchplay – matches have to be played within a period of basically bout two weeks, if match hasn't taken place in this time, the guy receives the win who is online @ cockatrice on gameday Sunday, 9 pm CET at the end of matchplay-period – if both do not appear, it's a draw
I'm online next Sunday evening, so contact me (or orca-) in case your opponent do not appear
if you don't have time to play your match next Sunday 9 pm CET try to convince your opponent to play your match before ;)
you obv. have always the chance to concede or -if both players agree- to ID
Just as a heads up:
I have written 3 PNs to Hamsert and have not received an answer yet. Also I will be at the GP this weekend.
He also sent me two, but never as a reply so, something does not seem to work properly. Either my PNs sending or Hamserts PN receving is lacking^^
Hups komisch, Naja bei mir passt morgen ab 9, Donnerstag ab 9 und auch der Sonntag um 9 (alles abends versteht sich ;-))
Grüße
Matthias
ChristophO - Hamsert
2 : 0
G1:
Hamsert's first sorcery speed spell midgame is Thundermaw Hellikte. I go to 14 and Wildfire him down to one land.
I have two lands and two artifact stones left. I follow up with Huility and Rising waters. Once I resolve
Trading Post Hamsert scoops.
G2:
I have a Upheaval + Drain Hand with 2 lands, 2 artifact stones, and a Tezzeret. I draw Workshop and can ramp into Tezz
T2. Tezz gets needled. Later I resolve a Gilded Lotus. At 6 lands Hamsert makes a Ral Zarek. I untap my Grim Monolith EoT
and cast Upheaval and Drain Counterspell. With mana floating in Main phase 1 and drain mana in phase 2 I can ramp out
4 Stones including Gilded Lotus. On the next turn I resolve Future Sight. Once I find two must counter spells (Vraska + Devestation)
I go for it and kill Hamserts lands again. He scoops up his tops.
Thx for friendly games.
Game TaZi vs hitman still missing.
TaZi didn't show up
-> Win for hitman.
Top4 Pairings announced.
Vazdru (UB AggroControl) - ChristophO (Winter Orb Staxx) 2:3
G1: I win a lengthy game because I can play through Back to Basics with Ral Zarek + Tolarian Academy
G2: Vazdru screws on one land and I resolve T4 Asemble the legion
G3: Vazdru has permission + T2 Confidant an I can not resolve anything important
G4: I screw at three lands. Waste from Vazdru does not help....
G5: I Play draw go until T4. Vazdru has COnfidant T2. End of his Turn I play fact or fiction, he remands it.
On my turn I play Thrand Dynamo + Fact or Fiction. Now I have Mana and Vazdru taps out a turn or two later.
I Find Tolarian Academy with Demonic and Winter Orb with Wargate limiting Vazdrus Mana to two a turn and
start castring 5 or 6 mana spells every turn. I win with Tezz, Agent of Bolas Ultimate.
Report missing of second Semifinal!
Also Grand Final announced!
Goblin Piledriver (Jund-aggro) vs Kodo (RDW) 3:0
Game1: I had more card adavantage cards(Eternal Witness, Triumph of Ferocity, Duress) but I fall to 5 lifes. In the final turn I can block Kodos 8/8 Figure of Destiny with a Birds of Paradise and win with the counterattack.
Game2: In the first turn I layed down an Aether Vial, which brought during the game more creatures into play, then Kodos red mass removal could destroy.
Game3: We both were seemly mana screwed but I had Aether Vial on my side.
Missing Deck added.
Did the finals get played?
Yeah, thank you for asking. I will finish my final report at 23:00, till then you have to wait for the result with high tension. So stay tuned.
Goblin Piledriver (Jund-Aggro) vs ChristophO (Winter Orb Staxx)
3:2
G1:
I had an explosive start with Birds of Paradise, Noble Hierach and Dark Confidant. Christoph started with a Talisman and Sensei's Divining Top. My follow up plays were Domri Rade, Strangleroot Geist and Hymn to Tourach which left Christoph only two cards. With these two cards he searched first with an Enlighted Tutor Crucible of Worlds and then with Demonic Tutor he searched Dream Tides. I destroyed Dream Tides with Maelstrom Pulse which would had binded most of my army and I didn't had much mana to pay 2 mana for the nongreen creatures. ChristophO then found Burning of Xinye with his Sensei's Diving Top which left him with enough mana thanks to his Crucible of Worlds + Toalrian Academy and me with only a 3/2 Strangelroot Geist. As I found again 2 lands Christoph had a Fact or Fiction which got him an Assemble the Legion + much Mana, then he layed down a Humility where I could use in my turn the Ultimate of Domri Rade to win immediately.
G2:
This time ChristophO started with a mlligan to 6 and I played Inquisition of Kozilek hiting his Demonic Tutor(his handcards:Scalding Tarn, Enlightened Tutor, Trading Post). In the next turns I played Bitterblossom and Courser of Kruphix(which found a few lands the follwing turns), ChristophO searched with Enlightened Tutor Pendrell Mist which defeated my Bitterblossom totally. At the point where ChristophO had medium lifepoints I played Bloodbraid Elf which cascaded into Chain Lightning which let ChristophO lose 6 unexpected lifepoints. ChristophO get finally his defense combo together with an additonal Winter Orb to his Pendrell Mist, and now he uses Trading Post for lifepoints. My biggest creature were the Bloodbraid Elf(and no additonal mana left) and he could get 4 lifepoints per turn, so I spared mana to lay down my 6/7 Tarmogoyf. A few turns later while ChristophO chumpblocked with the 0/1 Goats from the Trading Post I can assemble 2 mana again for a final Go for the Throat killing his Goat so that the 6/7 Tarmogoyf finished the game.
G3:
ChristophO started quick with an Azorius Signet while I could only destroy his Karakas with a Wasteland. I had two creatures Fauna Shaman and Deathrite Shaman but only 3 lands while Christoph played Humility leaving me with only 3 mana while I had Xenagos the Reveler and Garruk Wildspeaker on hand. In the next turns I couldn't find a forth land for my planeswalkers while ChristophO destroyed all my creatures with Bonfire of the Damned and drawing 5 cards with Sphinx's Revealtion. As I had a 1/1 Kitchen Finks and ChristophO had Jace, the Mindsculptor I wanted to search with Tainted Pact Maelstrom Pulse destroying his Humlity and attacking his Jace tmS lethal. The Maelstrom Pulse was the third last card and only 2 fetchlands were the very last cards, so I lost.
G4:
I took a mulligan to 7 cards but had only 2 red green lands and needed the third land quick. I didnÄt found the land quick enough and so my first 3 drop was countered by a Mana Drain followed up by Tamiyo, the Moon Sage leaving me again with only 2 lands. I found again lands to play Dreg Mangler and Falkenrath Aristocrat killing his Tamiyo, ChristophO answered with Dream Tides. ChristophO neyt play was Ral zarek which falled to 1 loyality point when he played Time Spiral founding him Transmute Artifact for Winter Orb. So I had no attacking creatures and never again mana so I conceded.
G5:
This time we both started relative quick by him playing Dimir Signet and me playing Fauna Shaman. I followed up my play with Triumph of Ferocity, but only one creature. So ChristophO played turn 3 his Jace, the Mind Sculptor bouncing my Fauna Shaman so that I wouldn't drew cards. I answered turn 4 with Strangleroot Geist killing his Jace. The next turns ChristophO mana ramped twice and I had first Fauna Shaman then Bloodbraid Elf cascading into Demonic Tutor searching the final card for ChristophO to think hard. Final turn ChristophO had 9 lifes, 7 mana and three options Trading Post, Tamiyo or Upheaval, after thinking hard which mysterious card I searched with Demonic Tutor he decided to play Tamiyo, planing to play Upheaval when he would had 8 mana(for playing a mana stone in the same turn). With Triumph of Ferocity I topdecked Falkenrath Aristocrat so I had Bloodbraid Elf, Strangleroot Geist and Falkenrath Aristocrat for the final 9 damage(ChristophO had tapped Fauna Shaman for preventing me tutoring someting annoying).