Match Recordings
Match 1 (23 Jan) SquiderDragon v Altashheth
https://youtu.be/oE2nRvGF4i4
Spoiler
SquiderDragon 0 v Altashheth 2
Game 1 I had a good starting hand for what the deck wants to do. Altashheth got off to a good start and an ole Origins favourite Fleshbag Marauder cost my first board presence for a token. I had a bad misplay turn 5 as I should have cast Mechanised production on treasure seeker and just let the copied tokens deal with his board. I cast efficient production instead. I could have saved Yahenni until I had stronger creatures out. He was very much on the beatdown. I made a good value play to clear the board but again probably a misplay but his vehicle allowed him to finish things up.
I sideboarded in more creatures, up from 20 to 22 and swapped out some high end creatures with more removal (but longer game removal). In game 2 Alatshheth played creature after creature on curve and with good evasion in menace or death touch. When I got a decent vehicle on board it was removed via vicious hunger. Great deck by Altashheth and a good way to start the tournament.
Game 1 I had a good starting hand for what the deck wants to do. Altashheth got off to a good start and an ole Origins favourite Fleshbag Marauder cost my first board presence for a token. I had a bad misplay turn 5 as I should have cast Mechanised production on treasure seeker and just let the copied tokens deal with his board. I cast efficient production instead. I could have saved Yahenni until I had stronger creatures out. He was very much on the beatdown. I made a good value play to clear the board but again probably a misplay but his vehicle allowed him to finish things up.
I sideboarded in more creatures, up from 20 to 22 and swapped out some high end creatures with more removal (but longer game removal). In game 2 Alatshheth played creature after creature on curve and with good evasion in menace or death touch. When I got a decent vehicle on board it was removed via vicious hunger. Great deck by Altashheth and a good way to start the tournament.
Match 2 (22 Feb) SquiderDragon v Mortivore
https://youtu.be/x-7fPou10Vk
Spoiler
SquiderDragon 0 v Mortivore 2
Game 1 Quite an epic one. We both built out boards with creatures. I had the higher power creatures. I was waiting for removal or the right moment. Mortivore playing an artifact sacrifice theme and creatures with evasion. Errors on my part. Probably should have blocked the infiltrator first attack. I was aware he had artifacts to pump it up and at the time I had fewer creatures on board. I probably should have used universal solvent on the blood flow connoisseur as it was the bigger threat. I misplayed the alpha strike and probably needed to hold at least the artifact back for blocking or as I had an artifact to play I should have held off using the kind ape for trample. Not sure but probably Mortivore had Rogue's passage in hand a while so his timely play after the blood flow had been pumped meant he could send lethal through uncontested. A lot of land both sides and top decking. On reflection I think I should have probably won with correct play. Good game.
I sideboarded in more creatures for game 2 and removed a lot of top end. However an on curve aethersphere harvester made it tough with no option to remove. I Had removal but Mortivore had the faster board. Fairly short one-sided game. I needed to make more of game 1 to send the match to a decider.
Game 1 Quite an epic one. We both built out boards with creatures. I had the higher power creatures. I was waiting for removal or the right moment. Mortivore playing an artifact sacrifice theme and creatures with evasion. Errors on my part. Probably should have blocked the infiltrator first attack. I was aware he had artifacts to pump it up and at the time I had fewer creatures on board. I probably should have used universal solvent on the blood flow connoisseur as it was the bigger threat. I misplayed the alpha strike and probably needed to hold at least the artifact back for blocking or as I had an artifact to play I should have held off using the kind ape for trample. Not sure but probably Mortivore had Rogue's passage in hand a while so his timely play after the blood flow had been pumped meant he could send lethal through uncontested. A lot of land both sides and top decking. On reflection I think I should have probably won with correct play. Good game.
I sideboarded in more creatures for game 2 and removed a lot of top end. However an on curve aethersphere harvester made it tough with no option to remove. I Had removal but Mortivore had the faster board. Fairly short one-sided game. I needed to make more of game 1 to send the match to a decider.
Match 3 (24 Feb) SquiderDragon v Magic Master
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kQGzOqrvunk
Spoiler
SquiderDragon 0 v Magic Master 2
Game 1
I had a good hand though deck a little slow. Noticing MM playing black so assumed removal. His card draw and ramp helped to stabilise and the 7th land was timely to remove the renowned irregulars that would have won the game. I needed but did not get evasion via flying with 3 Nimbus Wings in deck. With a series of lands MM could finally get enough advantage to secure the win possibly when MM on 1 life an attack with all may have been better. As it turned out MM was able to field multiple creatures to keep alive initially. The titanic growth was timely. I had creatures to continue the threat but no removal or evasion. Even the removal of the life linker was denied as the final 2/2 damage was removed with the walking ballista that can transfer counter to damage, he could keep refilling it and in the end used it as a finisher. This was another clever part of MM's deck and later on in Match 2 with Multiform wonder he could provide evasion. For me another very close game 1 that for want of the right top deck spell could have been a win.
Game 2
In the second game I did get the early evasion but again removal game and managed it away. With damage from 2 oval chase dragster and again the walking ballista providing a good removal mechanic he could rely on when needed. Any threat I put out was removed and although at end I had more enchantment evasion it was too late.
2 Well played Games from MM and a nice deck. Will be interesting to see how the remaining cube matches go but sadly the other participants will not be able to record those matches
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Game 1
I had a good hand though deck a little slow. Noticing MM playing black so assumed removal. His card draw and ramp helped to stabilise and the 7th land was timely to remove the renowned irregulars that would have won the game. I needed but did not get evasion via flying with 3 Nimbus Wings in deck. With a series of lands MM could finally get enough advantage to secure the win possibly when MM on 1 life an attack with all may have been better. As it turned out MM was able to field multiple creatures to keep alive initially. The titanic growth was timely. I had creatures to continue the threat but no removal or evasion. Even the removal of the life linker was denied as the final 2/2 damage was removed with the walking ballista that can transfer counter to damage, he could keep refilling it and in the end used it as a finisher. This was another clever part of MM's deck and later on in Match 2 with Multiform wonder he could provide evasion. For me another very close game 1 that for want of the right top deck spell could have been a win.
Game 2
In the second game I did get the early evasion but again removal game and managed it away. With damage from 2 oval chase dragster and again the walking ballista providing a good removal mechanic he could rely on when needed. Any threat I put out was removed and although at end I had more enchantment evasion it was too late.
2 Well played Games from MM and a nice deck. Will be interesting to see how the remaining cube matches go but sadly the other participants will not be able to record those matches
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