Round 1 vs Harpies (2-0)
He won the die roll and chose to begin, starting with
regular Harpie combos. I ruined his field with a Trishula, amongst other
monsters, then I made the Djinn Lock. That effectively made the Chaneller in
his hand useless, and I won next turn. Game 2, I'm pretty sure he bricked, but
I would've won regardless. His only play was using Icarus attack, but I had
Gungnir for protection.
1-0
Round 2 vs Nekroz (2-0)
He won the die roll and started with the Djinn lock. I was
able to break it on my first turn, but he made it again next turn. I drew Book
of Eclipse on my next turn, but chose to keep it a little while longer. I
summoned Manju to search another card, maybe did something else, and ended
turn. Then, he was going to OTK me but I had Valkyrus to protect myself. Next
turn, I used Eclipse to flip his field face down and flip my Manju down. I flipped
it immediately and searched, then I summoned Senju and searched again. I don't
remember how exactly I did it, but I cleared his field and made my own Djinn
Lock. On his next turn, he didn't draw an out to the lock, and I won on the
following turn. Game 2, he started off strong enough, drawing cards with
Valkyrus, and establishing a position where I couldn't take away cards with
Trishula. On my turn, I made the Djinn lock. My opponent never drew an out, and
I won a few turns later.
So yeah, that mirror match consisted of Djinn Lock control.
It's kind of ridiculous, but whatever, that's Yu-Gi-Oh!
2-0
Round 3 vs Yosenjus (2-0)
I can't remember who won the die roll. Game 1 was very
close, and went back and forth. Eventually, he Snatch Stole a Lavalval Chain
and stacked a Fire Fist Bear on top of deck, with a live Tenki on the field,
obviously. At that point, he had one unknown trap. My turn consisted of baiting
out his trap (CED), and breaking his board, while adding Trishula to hand so
Bear couldn't destroy my monster. He drew Macro on the following turn and
scooped. Game 2 he didn't open too optimally. The only real trap he drew was
CED, which I destroyed at his end phase (I could've used the MST on his Tenki,
but I knew he couldn't OTK me regardless). On my next turn, I'm pretty sure I
OTKed him.
3-0
Round 4 vs Burning Abyss (0-1)
Basically, he won the die roll and opened strong. We went
back and forth, and eventually, we hit time and game 1 wasn't concluded. I had
game on my next turn, and that would've wrapped up the match in my favour.
However, he top-decked Raigeki, and I no longer had enough damage to win in
time, so I lost.
3-1
Round 5 vs Qliphort (2-0)
I played against a local from Belleville, who didn't have
his invite yet. He won the die roll and chose to go first. He bricked really
hard, and I finished him immediately. Game 2 he opened up playable, But I
crushed him regardless.
Now, this is the point that doesn't make sense to me.
Because he didn't have an invite, he asked if I could let him have the win. He
really wanted his invite so he could attend Nationals. For whatever reason, I
agreed to let him have the win. I believed in his ability to win the following
two rounds (Round 6 than Top 8, since Top 4 received their invites), and he
proceeded to lose round 6, even though it wasn't really his fault...
3-2
Round 6 vs Nekroz (2-1)
Some X-2s were going to enter Top 8, so I fought for this
victory. He won the die roll, and couldn't establish the Djinn Lock.
Unfortunately, I couldn't either, but I made a good position for myself. On his
next turn, he had the opportunity to make the Djinn Lock, but he misplayed and
didn't, and he realized this afterward. I still couldn't make the Djinn lock.
We went for a few more turns, and I eventually overpowered him with multiple
Trishula resolutions, thanks to Cycle. Game 2 he remained dominant for most of
the game, and the 40 minute clock was almost up. I was judging the situation as
he was continuing his turn, and I decided at this point to scoop and proceed to
game 3. I didn't want to risk a potential draw, since I had to go X-2 to have a
chance of making top 8. Anyway, I started, and I opened a set Shared Ride, without
committing any other cards to the field for Trishula to banish. On his turn, he
summoned Manju and I chained Shared Ride. He let me draw a few cards that turn,
and wasn't able to deplete my life points. On my next turn, I finish him with
Trishula, Unicore, Valkyrus and Kycoo.
4-2
Unfortunately, I did not make Top 8, but I was comforted in
the fact I only lost 2 games out of 12. I probably would've made Top 8 if I
didn't forfeit my win during round 5; I do have that much confidence in
myself... Anyway, here's the decklist I came up with:
3 Brionac
3 Unicore
3 Valkryus
1 Clausolas
1 Gungnir
1 Trishula
1 Decisive Armor
3 Manju
3 Senju
2 Shurit
1 Dance Princess
1 Djinn Releaser
3 MST
3 Preparation or Rites
2 Cycle
2 Kaleidoscope
2 Mirror
2 Book of Eclipse
1 Book of Moon
1 Raigeki
1 Dark Hole
Before the event, I obtained my 3rd Valkyrus and took out a
2nd Clausolas for it. I didn't regret playing 3 Valkyrus, but I did regret
playing only 1 Clausolas. Against Burning Abyss, I know I would've won Game 1
if I had another Clausolas in my deck. There were other opportunities where my
victory would've been simpler if I had the second Clausolas.
After much deduction, Dance Princess seemed to put in the
least work today. Honestly, something has to be cut for a 2nd Clausolas. I feel
it would've made the deck as perfect as possible.
Let me know what you guys think. My next post will likely
explore the deeper roots of why I forfeited a win today. My goal today was to
win the entire OTS, yet I forfeited a win for someone else, even though I knew
it would potentially be a useless sacrifice, which it was...
Until then, thanks for reading!
No comments:
Post a Comment