I just received a report on the Hobby league, so here is William Lee’s report:
The first round, I played Brian’s Checkmate Punisher/Omac equipment deck. I was confident with this match up if i draw my flying highs, duty calls, and indestructibles.
The game started with my opponent taking evens. He missed the 1 drop. Turn 2, he played Deadshot,dead aim, I played Hiro. We both took 2 and moved to turn 3. I played natasha irons protecting hiro, he fliped Brother I Satellite to search for a netralization protocol. He discarded an elemination protocol, played laser watch equiping the omac, tapped the Sat and drew a card.
During the combat step, I draw with hiro and grabbed a mobilize. Next I attacked with Natasha in to the omac and I play soaring. He takes 6, I pass. He attacks with dead shot into hiro and we both take 2. In the recover step I keep natasha and he keeps the omac. Life count is 40 to 46.
We move to turn 4. He plops down punisher,guns blazing and equips the amulet and helm of nabu drawing two and discarding some seemingly irrelevent cards(but i couldnt see the lighting was low). He then put a power gem(something he drew from the helm) on good ol punisher(just wondering how that works i could understand if he put a fate a non fate then another fate) but i bought it. For me, i changed my curve strategy to underdrop. I put a hiro and a krypto down. I formed an L with natasha exposed.
During the combat phase, he fliped a weapon lab then punisher attacked natasha. It was an interesting choice of attack. I thought about the cost of a card 10 life (i had a duty call but i was thinking of holding it to use for hiro) draw or stop the dmg all together i end it up drawing a flying high shuffled up my hand played the duty calls and passed.
Natasa went to the bin and omac attacked hiro he fliped brother eye and activated to give omac +3. I used flying high and took 5. 40 to 41.
Turn 5 started. I drew a flying high and and a savage beatdown. I used mobilize to fetch superman,metropolis marvel as I could read that the double Elimination Protocol was coming. I played him and formed an L with superman exposed and passed. My prediction was right. He tapped netralization to bring back deadshot. He then stunned him and boosted out double elimination. He formed with the eliminations in a column the tapped netralization and punisher. I brought the attacks in i attacked punisher with krypto after drawing a soaring with hiro. I played my savage and only human(a bad move i think) and passed. Punisher goes down and the dog does too. Superman goes after the backrow elimination and bring the pain with savage and a soaring bringing superman to 21 attack. I pass. He attacks back elimination +4 with eye activation to hiro. Flying high brings the damage back to 6. Brian ko’s deadshot to recover elimination then recovered punisher. I picked hiro (making me feel bad about the too human). I was leading 18 to 33.
Turn 6. I drew a duty calls and pyrogen. An under drop from him: fatality,flawless victory. He payed a point to find the cloak of nabu and put it on punisher bringing him to a 11/11. Strangly he tapped netralization to bring back deadshot, he passes. I react with pyrogen and pass. He attacks hiro with fataility, i draw a soaring and play duty calls to just take 2. He then team attack with both elimination’s into pryogen i take 6 and he takes 4. Then, punisher into superman to take 5 he takes 4. Then i take 3 from deadshot recovery. I’m left with pryogen. He keeps both punisher and elemination score goes to 10 to 17
Turn 7 starts with me searching for superman,founding member and recruiting it. He played Sasha Bordeaux,Autonomous Prototype. Starting the attack phase, I attack sasha with superman playing soaring. i play duty calls on pyrogen with a savage and a power up to attack punisher to take 12 and passed the attack. His attack looked bleak as his guys failed to team-up with 4 attacker and pyrogen taking no breakthrough and superman negating the +2 from sasha he couldnt drop me to -13 and scoop ‘em up.
Looking at this game, i got lucky/he got unlucky and i pulled it out.
*Will, he made an illegal move. He recruited the equipments in the wrong order. Once fated, punisher could not add more. If he did one artifact and the gem(or vica versa), he could have continued the fate suit. Once he fated, however, you could have called against that.
Second round i played Adan’s F4 family of four deck. It was a real bad match up for me as I would want my atk pumps over too human in this match. The card quality F4 has over Team superman was apperent. and the opening hand and mul wasnt good for me at all. The game was bad I dont remember what cards exactly he played, all I know is I lost because I had a hand full of chars and really couldnt mount any type of offence to keep the life close.
I picked evens, shiped my hand for a new 4 and it wasnt any better. Drew 2 got a plot twist to set. No play on the either end. On to turn two, saw another stall round as he played luke cage to my krypto.
Turn 3 I drew 2 characters and played natasha after he played invisable woman. He discarded for luke and passed. His attack was luke into krypto and clobering time i took 2. He drew 2 and put invis into natasha with a family of 4. I kept nat.
On 4, I draw soaring and superman last son which I play. He recruits mr.fantastic. I team attack mr fantastic and responds by looking at top 3 for a card. He takes 4. I pass to his attack step where he team attacks superman with a pump. I play flying high and he passes. turn 5 i draw 2 more characters. With wonder woman being the only option so far ive set flying high, soaring, pyrogen and maximum i set a krypto for turn 5 after he brings out Thing,heavy hitter and discards for luke.
During the attack phase, Thing goes after wonder woman but redirects to nat and reinforce. He however played reset and went after wonder woman again with a clobering time. I took 10. Luke cage with a pump deals me 4ish after stunning. He thinks about team attacking but passes. I go after mr fantastic with soaring he takes 4 i keep wonder woman, Adan keeps mr fantastic life count is me trailing 34ish to 44.
Starting turn 6, i knew this would define the game and after mr fantastic getting stunned, I belive he didnt have force field yet. I knew if i get 2 atk pumps to go along with the small swarm in my hand, I might be able to reduce his field. Despite my hopes, the deck craps out on me. I get superman,founding member and superman, metropolis marvel. I spend a good time thinking if i should under drop 2 guys or stand on wonderwoman and superman. Here was the problem. This is why this was such a bad match up, the characters that he will probilby drop, will stun back superman. Rather then drop to people and pass my attack, I felt that doing some dmg would be nice. I pass with wonder woman and superman in the front row. I see a grin as she hulk hits the board. I shake my head. So, I go after mr fantastic with wonder woman. He digs top 3 and takes 4. hey things look ok, superman 12/12 goes after thing just hoping to do 5. Instead all i get is a tapped invis and a force field. The life 34 to 40 and consider packing it in but i do my buddy Adan a favor and play out she hulk with a pump into superman i take 10ish. The thing into wonder woman to take 7 life i keep wonder woman (thinking maybe a indestructible would get a laugh) 17 to 40 turn 7 see me getting a FTMWHE and a hiro. He “under drops” for human torch 6 drop. I know i lost at this point so i just throw out superman and hide wonderwoman behind. Pumps bring my board down and my life to -4
Will, thanks for the report!
He also gave his decklist for those who are interested
Characters
2 Drop
Krypto, Guard Dog of El x4
Hiro Okamura,Whiz-Kid x4
3 Drop
Natasha Irons,Unlikely Alloy x4
John Henry Irons,Steel Works x1
Outburst,Supermen of America x1
4 Drop
Superman,Last Son of Krypton x4
Loser,Supermen of America x1
5 Drop
Superman,Metropolis Marvel x1
Wonder Woman,Deflection Diva x3
6 Drop
Pyrogen,Supermen of America x2
Maximum,Supermen of America x1
7 Drop
Superman,Founding Member x1
8 Drop
Kara Zor-El,Claire Connors x1
Plot Twists
Mobilize x4
Savage Beatdown x4
For The Man Who Has Everything x4
Soaring to New Heights x4
Only Human x4
Duty Calls x4
Indestructible x4
Flying High x4
