3/1/14 (flashback Born of the Gods Game Day, 4-0 Swiss, 2-0 top 4)

3/1/14 Time Keeps on Slippin' Game Day Born of the Gods tournament report 6-0

• By MercurioBlue 3/1/2014 9:17:51 PM
 
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I didn't get much sleep last night.  After drinking beer and eating pizza, I went to bed around 1:40 a.m.  Then I woke up at 4:00 a.m., watched some of the NumotTheNummy Twitch 24 hour stream, then went back to bed at 5:00 a.m.  I woke up around 7:00 a.m., then time went all the way to 9:00 a.m.  Then I woke up for real, watched the end of the NumotTheNummy Twitch stream, then got ready for the tournament.

14 people showed up to the tournament. 

I was pretty sleepy during the entire match, so I don't remember every match too well, but I will check my tournament notes later. 

Match 1:  Esper Control  (2-1)

Game 1:

Kept 2 lands on the draw, never picked up any other lands until turn 10.  Scooped to Jace, Architect of Thought ultimate, so he can't see what's in my deck. 

Game 2:

This is a grindy game, I manage to land a Nightveil Specter.  Next turn I cast Master of Waves[/CARD pre-combat, so I get four devotion.  I attack with the Specter and take his Jace, Architect of Thought,  He casts Far // Away, bouncing my specter and I sacrifice an elemental token.  I recast Nightveil Specter the next turn, and get a Dissolve.   He then casts Sphinx's Revelation holding up 3 mana.  I Dissolve the Sphinx's Revelation, he counters with his own Dissolve, then I cast Negate on the Dissolve.  Opponent goes to Scoopstown. 

Game 3:

Won in extra turns, thanks to double Mutavault and Tidebinder Mage.  I sac'd my second Mutavault to his Far // Away. 

Match 2:  Junk Reanimator 2-1

Game 1:

Double 2/3 Cloudfin Raptor and Judge's Familiar beatdown.  Woo.

Game 2:

Cast Glare of Heresy on Archangel of Thune,  Lost to Angel of Serenity and Elspeth, Sun's Champion.

Game 3:

Game went to extra turns again, I managed to win off Master of the Waves tokens and double Tidebinder Mage to lock down two of his blockers. Bident of Thassa did a bunch of work this game, drawing me a bunch of cards.

Match 3:  Minotaurs (2-1)

Game 1:

Don't remember this game, but I won.

Game 2:

Lost to Minotaur brown-age.

Game 3:

Double Master of Waves was pretty sweet here.

Match 4:  UR Young Pyromancer (2-0)

Game 1:

I made a mistake on Steam Augury giving my opponent Spellheart Chimera and Mizzium Skin, over Lightning Strike, Cyclonic Rift, and a land. 

Mulled to 4, got hit by a Spellheart Chimera for 9, and still won. 

Game 2:

Opponent mulled to 5, got stuck on 2 lands.

Match 5:  UR Young Pyromancer 2-0

Game 1:

This game takes a while, between Mizzium Mortars, Essence Scatter, Dissolve, and Cyclonic Rift.  However, I resolve Master of Waves and beat down. 

Game 2:

Double Master of Waves is too stronk for him.

Match 6:  Minotaurs rematch (2-0)

Game 1:

Thassa, God of the Sea smooths my draws significantly, and the air force of double Cloudfin Raptor and Nightveil Specter gets it done. 

Game 2:

Domestication is very good against Boros Reckoner.

I forget to play a Mutavault, missing mana. 

Had a key Negate for Boros Charm that would have killed me, kill my opponent on the swing back. 

Result:  6-0 

14 booster packs