TH's HoC Round 3 - Results!!!

[ThunderHog]

Green = Win
Red = Loss

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1. Oblivion - Phage
vs.
2. Bobsterbeino - Elvish Struggle
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3. ThunderHog - Like hittin' a beehive with a stick
vs.
4. Battlemaster - Darksteel Reactor
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5. Dazboot - Untouchable from the Grave
vs.
6. Wolverine - Wolverine, Divine Ruler
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7. GG Crono - Eternal Endurance
vs.
8. AlasterEisaroh - 50/50 Chance
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***PLAYERS***
- ThunderHog
- Bobsterbeino
- Battlemaster
- AlasterEisaroh
- Wolverine
- Oblivion
- GG Crono
- Dazboot

***RECAP***

Current point standings:
Battlemaster: 15 (+3)
Oblivion: 13 (+1)
Wolverine: 10 (+2)
ThunderHog: 7 (+7)
AlasterEisaroh: 6 (+2)
GG Crono: 5 (+1)
Dazboot: 4 (+1)
Cashew: 2
Bobsterbeino: 2 (+4)

***REMINDER***
NEW POINT RULE
Beginning this round, whenever your deck ‘sweeps’ an opponent, you will be given an additional point. Even though you only won two games, your deck will be awarded three.

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Bobsterbeino vs. Oblivion
2-0 - One hell of an upset.
Game 1 - Bobsterbeino
An early Mutilate backed Bobster into a corner pretty quickly. After a slew of Harmonizes though and mana producing elves, Bobster bounced back and attacked ftw.
Game 2 - Bobsterbeino
Bobster SB'd Caller of the Claw against Mutilate, and it worked. Oblivion dropped a Phage the turn after and put Bobster on the defense. Afterwards, Oblivion's topdeck became Bobster's best friend and a Timberwatch Elf turned it back around. Epic Struggle wasn't even a factor...

ThunderHog vs. Battlemaster
2-1 - Almost only counts in horseshoes and handgrenades...
Game 1 - Battlemaster
With both players getting bad draws, the game was very slow and repeaditive. Battlemaster ever-so-slowly added counters to his Reactor with Coretappers until the game ended. (+1 point for alt-win)
Game 2 - ThunderHog
With 9 lands on the field, a Natural Affinity and a couple squirrel tokens just plowed BM's life total to zero. Nothing fancy here.
Game 3 - ThunderHog
An early pair of Sun Droplets made their presence known and quickly put the game on a softlock. After a slew of tokens just kept attacking and attacking, Sun Droplets just couldn't keep up. They both had 98 counters on them at the end of the game though. Epic Struggle almost won, but it was ONE creature short...

Dazboot vs. Wolverine
2-0 - Another upset in round 1...
Game 1 - Wolverine
Royal Assassin just so happens to be one of the best countermoves for Phage that I've ever seen. It was a pretty one-sided battle.
Game 2 - Wolverine
Turns out Royal Assassin also works well against Bridge from Below. All you need to have is a tapped creature and BfB's become almost useless. Royal Assassin gets the MVP award for this match. (+1 point for sweep)

GG Crono vs. AlasterEisaroh
2-0 - Trick coins indeed...
Game 1 - Alaster
Planar Choas pretty much held everything back in game 1. With a Krark's Thumb, Alaster didn't have much trouble playing spells but Crono sure did. Fiery Gambits also did some nasty beatings.
Game 2 - Alaster
With Crono at 59 life and going up, Alaster got lucky with a Screeching Sliver and happened to deter Crono from drawing a Test of Endurance. After dropping a pair of Planar Chaos with a thumb in play, Chance Encounter's numbers shot up pretty quickly. (+1 point for alt-win; +1 point for sweep)

[DazBoot]

I'm not playing TH for once! Truely something is wrong here! :p

I'm actually surprised that no Battle of Wits deck showed up... Ah well, onto the games!

[Bobsterbeino]

Awesome, my new deck was accepted. whoot.

[AlasterEisaroh]

I'll get my trick coins ready.

[ThunderHog]

I have a question for everyone - well, not everyone... Only to people who played black decks:

Why didn't you SB False Cure? It straight-up tears Test of Endurance to shreds, especially if placed upon an isochron scepter.

[Bobsterbeino]

wow, that would.

[AlasterEisaroh]

If Rain of Gore Was a Hybrid card I would of SB'd it, but because it isn't I had to go without it :(

[DazBoot]

Because it cost too much for my deck. If I was looking for a scepter target I would have played Trickbind on the scepter... That shuts out just about every win condition....

[battlemaster]

5 bucks I lose to TH via attacks w/ his 1/1s

[ThunderHog]

5 bucks I lose to TH via attacks w/ his 1/1s

Shouldn't have hit that beehive. :D Anyway, I'm the one that's gotta worry about your Sun Droplets. Hehe. If I can avoid those, I should be fine. A. Vengeance might hurt a bit too. I think it's gonna be a good match.

Now, the real reason for this post...

NOTICE: Due to me having tonight and tomorrow night, results might take a few days to get in. Me and Crono are going the first round tonight though. Expect the results for that match within the hour. A couple will probably get done tomorrow as well. After tomorrow, what's left should come in pretty quickly. That's all for now!!!

P.S. - Bobster, just want you to know that I'm pullin' for ya!

EDIT: Seems I didn't have to pull for ya at all...

[Bobsterbeino]

Haha, I'm pulling for me too, and even though this deck isn't supposed to gain life... I got to over 300 in testing.

So it might do okay.

[Bobsterbeino]

WHOO! My first win!!!

[DazBoot]

Congrats Bob, just out of curiosity, what were you playing before?

[Bobsterbeino]

A phage deck.

[battlemaster]

Afterwards, Oblivion's topdeck became Bobster's best friend and a Timberwatch Elf turned it back around. Epic Struggle wasn't even a factor...[/spoiler]

This just sounds like an elf deck with epic struggle in it lol.

[ThunderHog]

First post edited! I intend on doing more today, but Crono disappeared on me.


This just sounds like an elf deck with epic struggle in it lol.

It is. XD

Anyway, Round 1 is done. We'll be moving onto round 2 tomorrow! So, look for the results then!

[ThunderHog]

Green = Win
Red = Lose

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1. Bobsterbeino - Elvish Struggle
vs.
2. ThunderHog - Like hittin' a beehive with a stick
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3. Wolverine - Wolverine, Divine Ruler
vs.
4. AlasterEisaroh - 50/50 Chance
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ThunderHog vs. Bobsterbeino
2-0 - Elves have a bug problem...
Game 1 - ThunderHog
The game was rather dull and boring until it got towards the end. Both players had Epic Struggle out with twenty creatures on the field at least once, but by the time their upkeep rolled around their conditions weren’t fulfilled anymore (Bobster destroyed the Struggles using Elvish Lyrist, ThunderHog mass attacked with tons of tokens to force Bobster to block some, killing some of his creatures in the process). In the end, ThunderHog’s massive creature numbers overwhelmed Bobsterbeino. This game was so close to being decided by alt-win, it just didn’t get there.
Game 2 - ThunderHog
A pair of Doubling Seasons followed by a pair of Beacons gave TH 48 Insect tokens. After that, an Epic Struggle recollected from the grave came to the field on won. (+1 point for sweep; +1 point for alt-win)

AlasterEisaroh vs. Wolverine
2-1 - This round’s just full of em’!
Game 1 - Wolverine
Early aggro put Alaster down to eight, but the Bottled Cloister + Ensnaring Bridge combo halted that. Alaster’s Chance Encounter had ten luck counters, but Wolverine lucky-drew into a second Kokusho, playing it and the Legend rule took over from there.
Game 2 - Alaster
This game was ALL Ensnaring Bridge. Alaster was LITERALLY at ONE life when the game ended. It stalled long enough for a pair of Frenetic Slivers to put enough counters on Chance Encounter. (+1 point for alt-win)
Game 3 - Wolverine
With three Doomed Necromancers (which he quickly drew into a fourth), an early beating put Alaster down a little bit. Bad coin flips and a pair of Kokusho’s had Wolverine drilling down Alaster a third time.

[DazBoot]

Curses... I knew I needed to add that 4th Stifle / Trickbind...

[AlasterEisaroh]

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3. Wolverine - Wolverine, Divine Ruler
vs.
4. AlasterEisaroh - 50/50 Chance
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Oh great I'm going against Wolverine again, Hmm Third times a charm. That and Trick Coins :p

Also, Woot 5 points!

[battlemaster]

An early pair of Sun Droplets made their presence known and quickly put the game on a softlock. After a slew of tokens just kept attacking and attacking, Sun Droplets just couldn't keep up. They both had 98 counters on them at the end of the game though. Epic Struggle almost won, but it was ONE creature short.

You mean to tell me you didn't get one dismantle the entire game... Wow unlucky.

[ThunderHog]

You mean to tell me you didn't get one dismantle the entire game... Wow unlucky.

Got one the first game, but not that one. Unlucky indeed...

[AlasterEisaroh]

Dismantle in a Darksteel Reactor deck with Sun Droplets, thats just mean.

[Devious little fox]

@ Alaster: Lets hope not for my sake :D

[ThunderHog]

Hopefully guys, if everything goes my way, we'll have ALL of the results by the end of the day.

[DazBoot]

Awesome, this probably should go in the rules forum, but one of you might know this based on the latest tournament... Can you dismantle a darksteel reactor onto itself? Therefor doubling the counters?

[battlemaster]

Yes :) thats why they were in there.

[ThunderHog]

Awesome, this probably should go in the rules forum, but one of you might know this based on the latest tournament... Can you dismantle a darksteel reactor onto itself? Therefor doubling the counters?

Yup. That's a popular way for Reactor decks to kill.

[ThunderHog]

:bump: Above post edited.

Alaster, I honestly thought you were gonna wipe the floor with him that match. Turns out I was wrong...

[ThunderHog]

FINALS

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1. Wolverine - Divine Ruler
vs.
2. ThunderHog - Like hittin' a beehive with a stick
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If you've been bettin' folks, now would be the time to place your bets.

[Oblivion]

Dismantle???? Sun Droplet????/ Until today I've never even heard of the cards!!!

Can we play standard next? Pleeeaaseee....

[ThunderHog]

Eww... No Standard. Yuck! All rounds are going to be extended. I MIGHT so a Legacy one, but I doubt it. If I did, I would have to make a theme that takes every power deck out of Legacy, and that's hard since Legacy has many different ones.

[Oblivion]

Ohhhh......*sad*

Well I guess its the easiest way to avoid net-decks.

[AlasterEisaroh]

:bump: Above post edited.

Alaster, I honestly thought you were gonna wipe the floor with him that match. Turns out I was wrong...

Well I was using a deck based on "Luck" something I don't have, and then Wolverine got a Lucky break with his top deck in the first game. Oh well I lost, but why do I always have bad luck against Wolverine?

lol I almost had an Alt-Win Sweep.

[battlemaster]

Wow an epic struggle deck won via epic struggle didn't think that was going to happen. Congrats.

[Devious little fox]

Well I guess my luck just prevails over yours Alaster :D specially since I didn't think the deck I am using would make it past the first round

[AlasterEisaroh]

Well I guess my luck just prevails over yours Alaster :D specially since I didn't think the deck I am using would make it past the first round

Then say you forfitted the round before that way I'd be in the final round :D, nah I'm jk.

[DazBoot]

I was tempted to play a chance encounter deck, but I was having all sorts of trouble pullit it together...

Just a general comment on this round, I think it should have been a little more focused on the theme, seeing as only 4 games were won by alt-win... Don't get me wrong, I don't mean for that to sound like anything was a mistake, and after thinking of it I couldn't think of a much better way to do it this round, but I just think it's something that we should think about for future rounds.

Can't wait for the next one!! :)

[AlasterEisaroh]

If we had to win with our Alt-Win cards, I would still be in this, because of the way I designed my deck its most relieable win condition was the CE's.

Also the points possible in this round are Insane.

You can get a max of 6 points first round(1 for entrance, 1 for each win, 1 for each Alt-Win, and 1 for a sweep), a max of 5 in round two and three(1 for each win, 1 for each Alt-Win, and 1 for a sweep), and 5 more for winning, that's a total of 21 points (add 5 for each round extra if we had 16+ people).

[ThunderHog]

FINALS

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1. Wolverine - Divine Ruler
vs.
2. ThunderHog - Like hittin' a beehive with a stick
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ThunderHog vs. Wolverine
2-0 - The Wolverine is zapped a second time...
Game 1 - ThunderHog
A Stromgald Crusader and it’s flying ability dealt some nasty damage to ThunderHog early on. An Essence Warden staved him off for a bit, but when TH got down to 4 life, it was go time. With eleven lands on the field, a Natural Affinity put Wolverine in an ambush. It was a ‘go for the gusto’ win.
Game 2 - ThunderHog
Alas, a one-sided game. Two early Essence Wardens granted quick life. After some quick mana-accel and THREE Doubling Seasons, a Beacon of Creations sealed the deal. Not only did ThunderHog have over 64 creatures on the board at that moment, but also gained 128 life. (+1 point for alt-win; +1 point for sweep)

***CONGRADULATIONS THUNDERHOG***

You’re round 3's winner and have thus received 5 bonus points!!!

Ending Point Standings:
ThunderHog: 23
Battlemaster: 18
Wolverine: 16
Oblivion: 14
AlasterEisaroh: 13
GG Crono: 6
Bobsterbeino: 6
Dazboot: 5
Cashew: 2

[AlasterEisaroh]

Congrats TH, however if it was you and me I would of been a lot different :devil:

[ThunderHog]

Honestly, I completely agree. Your deck would most likely have stomped mine - Wolverine's almost did in our first game. My deck wasn't all that good, but it was decent.

Since I forgot to last night:

ThunderHog

Lands
1 Pendelhaven
20 Forest

Creatures
4 Vine Trellis
4 Essence Warden
4 Sakura-Tribe Elder

Spells
2 Moment's Peace
2 Naturalize
2 Natural Affinity
2 Squirrel Nest
4 Epic Struggle
4 Search for Tomorrow
3 Doubling Season
4 Beacon of Creation
4 Harmonize

Sideboard
2 Moment's Peace
3 Krosan Grip
1 Naturalize
3 Recollect
3 Dosan the Falling Leaf
3 Tormod's Crypt


Bobsterbeino

Lands
24 Forest

Creatures
4 Wellwisher
4 Wirewood Channeler
4 Llanowar Elves
4 Timberwatch elf
4 Elvish Lyrist
4 Ambush Commander

Spells
4 Harmonize
4 Elvish Guidance
4 Epic Struggle

Sideboard
4 Hurricane
4 Caller of the Claw
4 Molder
3 Overrun


Battlemaster

Lands
4 City of Brass
4 Hallowed Fountain
4 Breeding Pool
4 Flooded Strand
4 Steam Vents

Creatures
3 Meddling Mage
4 Coretapper
1 Platinum Angel

Spells
3 Krosan Grip
1 Akroma's Vengeance
1 Lightning Greaves
4 Darksteel Reactor
2 Paradox Haze
1 Doubling Season
2 Boomerang
4 Counterspell
4 Fabricate
2 Last Word
1 Sun Droplet
3 Dismantle
4 Thirst for Knowledge

Sideboard
2 Sun Droplet
4 Return to Dust
3 Tormod's Crypt
4 Annul
2 Pyroclasm


AlasterEisaroh

Lands
4 Steam Vents
2 Academy Ruins
6 Mountain
4 Island
4 Shivan Reef

Creatures
2 Karplusan Minotaur
4 Frenetic Sliver
2 Goblin Archaeologist
4 Homing Sliver
2 Screeching Sliver
2 Psionic Sliver
2 Two-Headed Sliver
2 Telekinetic Sliver

Spells
4 Chance Encounter
3 Fiery Gambit
2 Squee's Revenge
3 Krark's Thumb
2 Ensnaring Bridge
2 Bottled Cloister
4 Planar Chaos

Sideboard
2 Goblin Archaeologist
1 Fiery Gambit
2 Odds/Ends
2 Ensnaring Bridge
1 Bottled Cloister
2 Pithing Needle
4 Counterspell
1 Trinisphere


Wolverine

Lands
16 Swamp
4 Cabal Coffers

Creatures
3 Haakon Stromgald Scourge
4 Knight of Dusk
4 Royal Assassin
4 Stromgald Crusader
4 Skulking knight
4 Doomed Necromancer
3 Reiver Demon
3 Kokusho, the Evening Star

Spells
4 Mortal Combat
3 Buried Alive
4 Grave Pact
4 Chainer's Edict


Oblivion

Lands
16 Snow-Covered Swamp
4 Overgrown Tomb
2 Scrying Sheets
2 Cabal Coffers

Creatures
4 Ravenous Rats
4 Phage the Untouchable

Spells
4 Duress
4 Phyrexian Arena
4 Distress
4 Sensei's Divining Top
4 Cabal Therapy
3 Mutilate
3 Sudden Death
1 Haunting Echoes
1 Phyrexian Totem

Sideboard
1 Sudden Death
4 Krosan Grip
4 Shadow of Doubt
2 Chill to the Bone
4 Stupor


GG Cono

Lands
22 Plains

Creatures
4 Atalya, Samite Master
4 Magus of the Moat
4 Exalted Angel
2 Wall of Shards
2 Rune-Tail, Kitsune Ascendant

Spells
4 Orim's Chant
4 Test of Endurance
4 Sunbeam Spellbomb
4 Intervention Pact
4 Dawn Charm
2 Heroes Remembered

Sideboard
4 Terashi's Grasp
4 Morningtide
4 Wrath of God
3 Privileged Position


Dazboot

Lands
3 Gemstone Mine
4 Polluted Delta
1 Steam Vents
4 Watery Grave

Creatures
2 Anger
2 Eternal Witness
4 Golgari Grave-Troll
2 Ichorid
4 Narcomoeba
4 Phage the Untouchable
4 Putrid Imp
4 Stinkweed Imp
1 Wonder

Spells
4 Breakthrough
3 Bridge From Below
2 Cabal Therapy
4 Careful Study
4 Dread Return
3 Stifle
1 Life From The Loam

Sideboard
1 Brawn
4 Pithing Needle
3 Tormod's Crypt
1 Overgrown Tomb
2 Cabal Therapy
3 Chain of Vapor
1 Flame-Kin Zealot

[AlasterEisaroh]

Because of one Lucky Draw I got eliminated, but what really pisses me off is that fact I could of Sweeped the whole tourny.

Hey how about adding that as an additional points bonus, like if you sweep the whole tounament you get an extra 2 point (5 with the other points from the sweeped rounds).

[ThunderHog]

If you sweep the whole tourney, you probably won't need the extra points. You should probably shoot straight up to the top of the leader board. I think the point ruling are pretty well-set. I don't think I'll need to change them further unless a round calls for it. So far, there are no such rounds in existence.