WIll have that up too. The match between Mike Herbig and Andrei Rodriguez (Vanquish) took a long time. Imagine A control vs control deck both using Drains waiting each other out. The other control deck gains the upper hand since he has an active Library of ALexandrian.
Meanwhile here are the other feature matches. Enjoy!
FEATURE MATCH #1
Round 3 Donn Seen VS. Ryan Payabyab
Game 1:R: Goes first and goes Delta and Lotus. Sac Lotus for (3U) Scroll into Ancestral. Done.
D: Plays Platea, Pearl, Ruby and casts Ronom Unicorn. Ryan in response breaks Delta to fetch Island then cast Ancestral. Unicorn gets FOW’d. Donn plays clamp. Done.
R: plays Delta then passes.
D: plays Wooded Foothills that fetched Savannah. He plays Kami of the Ancient Law which Ryan responses with break delta for Island and Drain Kami. Donn plays Tarmogoyf . Done.
R: plays Time Walk and EOT, bounces Goyf with Echoing truth.
Ra:Walk Turn: Play Orchard then pass.
D: plays Gofy again and it sticks. Clamp Goyf then pass.
R: plays Orchard then done.
D: Goyf swings then done.
R: Draws and passes.
D: Goyf for the win.
Game 2:R: goes first with Ruby, Pearl and Petal. Break petal and tap Pearl for M. Scroll into Recall. Done.
D: plays Wooded foothills into Taiga. Plays Kird Ape done.
R: Plays Flooded into Island then casts Recall. Play Sensei and done.
D: Plateau. Kird Ape attacks. Play Lotus then sac (3R) Ancient Grudge. In response, R activates Top then FOW’d Grudge. D flashbacks Grudge which resolved targeting Ruby. D uses remaining R to cast Kird ape then done. EOT, R uses Island to cast Mystical fetching Tinker.
R: Passes.
D: Plays forest and attacks with both Apes.
R: Activate top, Draws then passes.
D: Wooded, Attack with 2 apes then done.
R: Repeals Ape then Pass. EOT D fetched Savannah.
D: Taiga, another Ape and Ethersworn Cannonist which gets FOW’D. EOT activate Top.
R: Draw, Top then pass.
D: Draw, attack then pass.
R: Tinker into Platinum Angel which gets STP’d.
D: Attacks for the win.
FEATURE MATCH #2 Battle of the 3-0’s for Immunity!
ROUND 4 : Mike Herbig VS. Donn Seen
Game 1:H: Goes first and plays Sea then Duress. He gets no other targets other than STP. Done.
D: Pearl, Plateau then Vial.
H: Delta, Lotus (3B) casts Engineered explosives for 1 then activate. Pass.
D: Plays Fanatic done. EOT, H fetched Sea.
H: Island then Go.
D: Plays Savannah, Wild Nactl and Cannonist which gets FOW’d. Done
H: Plays Mana Vault and Duress. Hits Swords.
D: Noctl Attacks.
H: Demonic Tutor for Tinker. Tinker Colossus.
D: Plays Tin Street Hooligans go.
H: Attacks with Col. Play T. Crypt and activate. Play Y. Will, Crypt, Delta fetching Sea and Lotus breaking for (3u) plays EE for 1 and breaks.
D: Plays another Tin Street then done.
H: Colossus for the win.
Game 2:D: Goes first and plays Taiga then Kird Ape which gets FOW’d.
H: Plays Sea then Go.
D: Savannah then Gaddock Teeg which gets FOW’d. EOT, H casts Brainstorm.
H: Plays Tolarian then done.
D: Taiga, Fanatic and Gaddock Teeg that both resolves.
H: Draw then go.
D: Savannah. Teeg and Fanatic attacks and drops down Pyrostatic Pillar.
H: Play Mana Crypt casts Thirst for Knowledge (discards FOW and TEzzeret)
D: Teeg and Fanatic attacks. He plays Vial.
H: Crypt misses. Lotus, Emerald, Flooded Sea tap all to Hardcast Colossus. Now down to 3 life.
D: Plays Ronom Unicorn attacks with Teeg and Fanatic. Col blocks Teeg. H down to 2.
H: Mana Crypt Hits. Dead.
Game 3:H: Goes first with Flooded and Lotus Petal.
D: Plateau then Vial. EOT H fetches Island then uses Mystical for Ancestral.
H: Play Strand pass.
D: Vial (1) counter. Taiga and another Vial. EOT fetch Sea and casts Recall.
H: Plays Thoughtseize getting Fanatic. Plays Emerald done. EOT D activates Vial for another Fanatic.
D: Fanatic Attacks. Ancient Grudge hits Emerald. Vial (2) and Vial (1)
H: Play Ruby. EOT D hits Ruby with Flashbacked grudge and Vials Ronom Unicorn into play.
D: Uniorn and Fanatic attacks.
H: Plays Massacre wiping the board clean.
D: Passes.
H: Passes
D: Casts Tin Street Hooligan which gets Drained.
H: Having 2 Drain Mana, H plays Lotus and sac (3B) Petal also for (B) then cast Yawgmoth’s Will. In response to Will, D Vials Cannonist into play. H then replays Lotus, Petal, Flooded and Time Vault then passes.
D: Cannonist Attacks.
H: Passes the turn. EOT D Vials Fanatic into play.
D: Fanatic and Cannonist Attacks.
H: Sea, Fact or Fiction showing (EE, Mana Vault, Sensei’s Divining Top, Sapphire and Threads of Disloyalty.) Threads got thrown into the GY. Play Sapphire, Lotus (3) cast sensei and EE for 2 counters. Break EE.
D: Fanatic Attacks. EOT Sensei
H: Casts TFK (throws Vault) then Walk S ea then Top.
Ha: Walk Turn: Activate Top, Flooded into Sea, TFK(discard 2 FOW) play Massacre. EOT D Vials Wild Cantol into play.
D: Declares his attack. H responds by playing Vampiric and losses.
ROUND 6: BATTLE FOR A SPOT AT THE TOP 8
Andrei Rodriguez VS. Mike Herbig
GAME 1:A: Goes first with Lotus sac for (3W) play Grindstone then Painter which gets FOW’d by H. Played Mana Crypt and Top then activate. Done.
H: Play Flooded then pass.
A: Crypt hits. Pass. EOT, H fetches Island.
H: Play Delta then pass. EOT A uses Top.
A: Crypt hits again. Plays Mox Pearl done.
H: Play Island then done. EOT A activates Top.
A: Crypt hits again. Pass
H: Draw then go. EOT activate top again.
A: Crypt hits (4/4) plays Ruby. EOT, H fetches Sea and casts FoF. In response, activate top FoF resolves.
H: Plays Lotus, Mana Crypt. Plays Tezzeret which gets FOW’d by A. In response, H breaks Lotus for 3U to Drain the FOW. (1)U remaining, plays Flooded and fetches Sea cast Time Walk.
H’s Walk Turn: Crypt mises. Tez fetches EE then break. Pass.
A: Draw then go.
H: Cast Thoughtseize(Salvagers), then Tezz fetches Time Vault. Cast Demonic Tutor for Voltaic Key and won.
GAME 2:A: Goes first with Library of Alexandria then pass.
H: Delta go.
A: Activate LoA. Play Tundra pass. EOT fetch Sea.
H: Play Island and Tormod’s Crypt and passes.
A: Plays Island then activates LoA. Discarding Colossus.
H: Play Sea and pass.
A: Play Ruby then activate LoA. Cast Pithing Needle naming Tormod’s.
H: Play Sea go.
A: Plays Aether Spellbomb. Done.
H: Plays Flooded then pass.
A: Plays T. Crypt and Painter.
H: Casts Massacre sadly not killing Painter.
A: Painter attacks. Done.
H: Draw then pass. EOT A activates LoA.
A: Play Time Walk.
A’s Walk turn: Play Tolarian Academy, cast Trinket Mage for Lotus and breaks for 3W play Salvagers which H responds with FOW that gets Drained by A. In response, H casts Brainstorm then Drains A’s Drain and finally A responds with a FOW of his own resolving the Salvager. A replays Lotus and wins.
GAME 3:H: Mulls to 6. Started with Flooded fetching Sea and Duress getting Brainstorm. Play sapphire and done.
A: Plays Tundra then Ponder. EOT, H plays Mystical Tutor for A. Recall.
H: Recall then drops Sea. Done.
A: Drops Flooded Strand done.
H: Casts Top done.
A: Plays LoA then passes.
H: Drops Pearl then pass.
A: Activate LoA and play Tundra. EOT, H casts Fact or Fiction which gets Drained by A.
H: Activate Top. Done.
A: Plays flooded then TFK(discarding Col). Activates LoA cast Aven Mindcensor which H responds by activating Top. Mindcensor resolves.
H: Drops Mana Vault done.
A: Plays Sapphire and swings with Mindcensor.
H: Activate Top then go. EOT, A activates LoA and drops another Mindcensor.
A: Plays Mana Crypt and swings with both Mindcensors. Plays TFK(discarding Spellbomb). Drops T. Crypt, Black Lotus and a Salvager.Salvager gets Drained by H, which A FOW’d, which H FOW’d and finally A Drained the FOW resolving Salvager. Passes the turn.
H: Plays Pearl, casts Massacre killing both Mindcensors and fetches Sea. Demonic Tutor for Pithing naming Salvagers.
A: Plays Trinket Mage getting EE and set’s it at 1. Activate and won the game.
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