Draft Report for 18 June 2012

Host:
Soon Yoong

Reporter:
Jonlim, with help from Marvin when Jonlim was playing

Format:
3x Avacyn Restored draft.
7 rounds of round robin (everybody plays each other 1 time in best of 3 games), points at the end determine finish

Win = awarded 3 points, Draw = awarded 1 points, Loss = awarded 0 points
If there is a tie in points, tiebreakers (“goal difference”) make the difference.

Round 1 results:

Marvin 0 Sean 2

Jonlim 2 Clarence 1

Wei Xiang 2 Yinkwan 0

Soon Yoong 2 Stanley 0

Round 2 results:

Marvin 0 Stanley 2

Jonlim 2 Wei Xiang 0

Soon Yoong 2 Sean 0

Clarence 1 Yinkwan 2

Round 3 results:

Marvin 0 Soon Yoong 2

Wei Xiang 2 Clarence 0

Sean 2 Stanley 0

Jonlim 2 Yinkwan 0

Round 4 results:

Marvin 2 Yinkwan 0

Wei Xiang 0 Sean 2

Jonlim 2 Stanley 1

Soon Yoong 2 Clarence 0

Round 5 results:

Marvin 2 Clarence 0

Wei Xiang 1 Stanley 2

Jonlim 0 Sean 2

Soon Yoong 0 Yinkwan 2

Round 6 results:

Marvin 2 Wei Xiang 1 – feature match (original written notes by Jonlim)

Sean 1 Yinkwan 2

Jonlim 1 Soon Yoong 2 – feature match  (original written notes by Marvin)

Clarence 2 Stanley 0

Round 7 results:

Marvin 1 Jonlim 2

Stanley 1 Yinkwan 2

Sean 2 Clarence 1

Soon Yoong 0 Wei Xiang 2

Final Standings:
1^st place – Sean Goh (15 points, “goal difference” of +6)
2^nd place – Soon Yoong (15 points, “goal difference” of +5)
3^rd place – Jonlim (15 points, “goal difference” of +3)
4^th place – Yinkwan (12 points)
5^th place – Wei Xiang (9 points, "goal difference" of -1)
6^th place – Marvin (9 points, "goal difference" of -2)

Metagame:
Mono black – 2 (Jonlim, Yinkwan)
R/W humans – 1 (Sean)
R/W midrange – 1 (Clarence)
U/G aggro-tempo – 2 (Wei Xiang, Stanley)
R/G fatties – 1 (Marvin)
U/W fliers – 1 (Soon Yoong)

Top 3 bombs of the day (in terms of influence):
1^st place – Tamiyo, the Moon Sage (Soon Yoong)
2^nd place – Griselbrand (Jonlim)
3^rd place – Swamp (Jonlim and Yinkwan – 2 monoblack players making top4)

Upset of the day:
Soon Yoong 0 Yinkwan 2 – Soon Yoong’s deck had plenty of firepower while Yinkwan was lacking a few black staples. Despite having Tamiyo on the board, Soon Yoong still lost.

Player of the day:
Sean Goh – on his first draft with our playgroup, he finished in 1^st place. Possibly the best player our playgroup has seen, with an incredible learning rate. Calm and goofing off most games, yet belies a serious streak, a solid player to look out for when he makes a repeat appearance.

Deck of the day:
Sean Goh – at first glance, his R/W human aggro deck seems like a combination of second-tier cards cobbled together. 2 maindeck Cathedral Sanctifier exemplifies this. However, his deck was capable of some really explosive plays, with Banners Raised and Thatcher Revolt doing the heavy lifting alongside all-star Riot Ringleader (Scroll down for full decklist). This allows for him to produce 10+ damage out of the blue. Well done Sean!

Overall, it was an exciting draft, with the top 3 all on 15 points and having to be separated by “goal difference”, while 5^th/6^th place were decided on “goal difference” as well.

Thank you all for drafting today! Hope to see you guys again sooner rather than later!

And now we have our Top 4 decklists and Feature Match Reports.

Top 4 decklists

1^st place (winning draft deck):
Sean Goh – R/W Human aggro

Maindeck:
8 Mountain
8 Plains
1 Seraph Sanctuary
2 Cathedral Sanctifier
1 Moonlight Geist
1 Leap of Faith
1 Zealous Strike
1 Thraben Valiant
1 Call to Serve
1 Herald of War (Rare)
1 Riders of Gavony (Rare)
2 Riot Ringleader
2 Thatcher Revolt
1 Lightning Mauler
1 Banners Raised
1 Somberwald Vigilante
1 Lightning Prowess
1 Thunderbolt
1 Burn at the Stake (Rare)
1 Kruin Striker
1 Kessig Malcontents
1 Uncanny Speed
1 Angelic Armaments
1 Bladed Bracers

Notable Sideboard Cards:
1 Midnight Duelist

2^nd place (runner-up draft deck):
Soon Yoong – U/W fliers control

Maindeck:
9 Island
8 Plains
1 Seraph of Dawn
1 Archangel
2 Midvast Protector
1 Emancipation Angel
1 Zealous Strike
1 Divine Deflection (Rare)
1 Leap of Faith
1 Nearheath Pilgrim
1 Goldnight Redeemer
1 Thraben Valiant
1 Haunted Guardian
1 Fleeting Distraction
1 Spectral Prison
1 Gryff Vanguard
2 Mist Raven
1 Elgaud Shieldmate
1 Crippling Chill
1 Galvanic Alchemist
1 Stolen Goods (rare)
1 Tamiyo, the Moon Sage (Mythic)

Notable Sideboard Cards:
(none)

3^rd place:
Jonlim – Mono Black

Maindeck:
16 Swamp
2 Vessel of Endless Rest
3 Bone Splinters
3 Death Wind
1 Tormentor’s Trident
1 Butcher Ghoul
2 Soulcage Fiend
4 Searchlight Geist
2 Undead Executioner
1 Maalfeld Twins
1 Blood Artist
1 Barter in Blood
1 Grave Exchange
1 Griselbrand (Mythic)
1 Bonfire of the Damned (Mythic)

Notable Sideboard Cards:
1 Appetite for Brains
1 Exquisite Blood
1 Haunted Guardian
2 Human Frailty

4^th place:
Yinkwan – Mono Black

Maindeck:
17 Swamp
1 Marrow Bats
1 Evernight Shade
3 Butcher Ghoul
1 Bone Splinter
1 Mental Agony
2 Searchlight Geist
2 Homicidal Seclusion
2 Human Frailty
1 Driver of the Dead
1 Corpse Traders
2 Ghoulflesh
1 Dread Slaver (Rare)
1 Essence Harvest
1 Undead Executioner
1 Grave Exchange
1 Barter in Blood
1 Blood Artist
1 Bloodflow Connoisseur

Notable Sideboard Cards:
1 Driver of the Dead
1 Unhallowed Pact
1 Mental Agony
1 Polluted Dead
1 Maalfeld Twins

Round 6 feature matches – part 1:
Jonlim (12 points) vs Soon Yoong (12 points)

Jonlim and Soon Yoong were both sporting unbeaten 4-0 records at the end of Round 4, but lost their matches in Round 5 to give up their unbeaten records. They find themselves paired against each other in Round 6, and only one of them can avoid suffering consecutive losses over 2 rounds.

Jonlim was piloting a mono black deck (one of the two in the room today) featuring Griselbrand and a splashed Bonfire of the Damned, enabled by his twin copies of Vessel of Endless Rest. Featuring many removal spells such as Death Wind and Bone Splinters, he aims to eliminate opponents’ threats before landing his own: Griselbrand. This strategy has worked very well so far, but he will have his work cut out by Soon Yoong’s deck, which has the perfect foil to such a strategy.

Soon Yoong is playing a bomb laden U/W fliers control deck sporting Divine Deflection, Stolen goods and the big one: Tamiyo, the Moon Sage. Soon Yoong has never lost a match so far where Tamiyo hits the board, except in the last round against Yinkwan. However, Jonlim’s deck is more removal-dense while Yinkwan’s is creature-dense, which means Jonlim will have a tougher time dealing with Tamiyo.

Game 1

Jonlim wins the die roll. Jonlim plays a Swamp while Soon Yoong lays Island. Jonlim plays Swamp and casts Butcher Ghoul. Soon Yoong plays Plains and passes. Jonlim plays a Swamp. He attacks with Butcher Ghoul and plays a postcombat Tormentor’s Trident, signaling his Malicious Intent to go aggressive.

Jonlim 20 Soon Yoong 19

Soon Yoong dropped a Plains and a Thraben Valiant. Jonlim plays Swamp, equips the trident onto the Butcher Ghoul and swings for 4, which Soon Yoong lets through.

Jonlim 20 Soon Yoong 15

Soon Yoong plays Island and casts Spectral Prison on Butcher Ghoul.

He swings with Thraben Valiant for 2 damage. Jonlim casts Death Wind on Butcher Ghoul for 0 at end of turn to remove Spectral Prison.

Jonlim 18 Soon Yoong 15

Jonlim casts Blood Artist and goes to town with Butcher Ghoul. Soon Yoong blocks with his Thraben Valiant. Butcher Ghoul comes back with a +1/+1 counter while Blood Artist triggers twice.

Jonlim 20 Soon Yoong 13

Soon Yoong casts Island and then plays his bomb: Tamiyo, the Moon Sage. Jonlim is in big trouble if he doesn’t get rid of the planeswalker anytime soon. Soon Yoong just needs to keep it alive for it to generate a ridiculous advantage. Soon Yoong immediately uses Tamiyo to tap Butcher Ghoul and it goes to 5 loyalty.

Jonlim equips Blood Artist with the trident and attacks Tamiyo down to 2 loyalty. Soon Yoong once again taps the Butcher Ghoul and Tamiyo goes back up to 3 loyalty. Soon Yoong plays a Midvast Protector to defend against Blood Artist. Jonlim plays a Swamp and attacks with Blood Artist again, but Soon Yoong blocks with Midvast Protector before uses Fleeting Distraction to save his blocker. Blood Artist dies and triggers for Jonlim, but now he has no active threat to pressure Tamiyo. He casts Undead Executioner and passes the turn.

Jonlim 21 Soon Yoong 12

Soon Yoong plays Island, and draws a card off a freshly-summoned Gryff Vanguard. He uses Tamiyo to tap Undead Executioner this time, going up to 4 loyalty. Jonlim equips his Tormentor’s Trident onto Butcher Ghoul and attacks Tamiyo, but finds the way blocked by Midvast Protector. They trade. Soon Yoong attacks with Gryff Vanguard, taps down a Swamp with Tamiyo (going up to 5 loyalty) and plays a postcombat Mist Raven bouncing Undead Executioner. Tamiyo is single handedly taking over this game!

Jonlim 18 Soon Yoong 12

Jonlim plays a Swamp, another Undead Executioner, and uses Bone Splinters to wipe Soon Yoong’s Mist Raven and Gryff Vanguard. Soon Yoong calmly plays a Plains, summons Archangel, and taps Jonlim’s Swamp with Tamiyo (now on 6 loyalty. Jonlim plays a Swamp and a Searchlight Geist, before equipping it with Tormentor’s Trident and passing the turn. Soon Yoong used Mist Raven to bounce Jonlim’s Undead Executioner and ticked up Tamiyo to 7. He attacked with Archangel.

Jonlim 13 Soon Yoong 12

Jonlim casts Maalfeld Twins and ends the turn. Soon Yoong goes to town with Archangel and Mist Raven for 7 damage total. Soon Yoong didn’t use Tamiyo this turn.

Jonlim 6 Soon Yoong 12

Jonlim is facing lethal damage next turn, he needs a fabulous topdeck to stay in this game despite Soon Yoong’s play error of not using Tamiyo the last turn. Jonlim’s deck offered up Searchlight Geist. He equipped Maalfeld Twins with the trident and killed Tamiyo, before casting the Searchlight Geist to hopefully defend against Archangel. Unfortunately, Soon Yoong has a Crippling Chill for the blocker and attacks for lethal.

Jonlim 0 Soon Yoong 12

Soon Yoong wins Game 1.

Game 2

Jonlim opted to go first. He opened with Swamp and Soon Yoong played island. Jonlim played Swamp on T2 and Soon Yoong played Island again. Jonlim then played Swamp on T3 and cast Soulcage Fiend. Soon Yoong only had Island. Jonlim played a Swamp and attacked for 3 damage, before casting another Soulcage Fiend. Did Soon Yoong keep a slow hand?

Jonlim 20 Soon Yoong 17

Soon Yoong played nothing (not even a land) and said go. Jonlim attacked with 2x Soulcage Fiend, one of them gets a Crippling Chill from Soon Yoong.

Jonlim 20 Soon Yoong 14

Soon Yoong plays Plains and casts Stolen Goods. Unfortunately, he only gets a Vessel of Endless Rest from Jonlim. Jonlim plays a Swamp and attacks with the untapped Soulcage Fiend.

Jonlim 20 Soon Yoong 11

Soon Yoong still hasn’t played any nonland permanents yet. He passes the turn yet again! Jonlim accepts the invitation and goes to town with 2 Soulcage Fiends to knock Soon Yoong down to 5, and then casts 2x Bone Splinters on his own 2x Soulcage Fiend to make both players lose 6 life and win the game.

Jonlim 14 Soon Yoong 0

Jonlim wins Game 2.

Game 3

Soon Yoong opens with Island and Jonlim opens with Swamp. Soon Yoong plays Plains and Jonlim plays another Swamp. Soon Yoong plays nothing and Jonlim plays Swamp and Vessel of Endless Rest. Soon Yoong plays nothing yet again and Jonlim plays Swamp. Soon Yoong plays Plains and Jonlim plays Swamp. STILL NO CREATURES AFTER 5 TURNS! Soon Yoong plays nothing and Jonlim plays the first creature of the game on Turn 6: Butcher Ghoul. Surprisingly, Soon Yoong uses Crippling Chill on it just to draw a card. It paid off as he found his first creature next turn. He played Island and Midvast Protector. Jonlim did nothing since his Butcher Ghoul was still feeling cold from the Crippling Chill.

Soon Yoong played Island and cast Nearheath Pilgrim, pairing it with Midvast Protector. He attacked with the Midvast Protector for 2 lifelink damage.

Jonlim 18 Soon Yoong 22

Jonlim plays a Swamp and attacks with Butcher Ghoul. Soon Yoong didn’t offer his Nearheath Pilgrim to block and took 1 damage. Jonlim casts Barter in Blood postcombat to sweep Soon Yoong’s creatures, while growing his own Butcher Ghoul due to undying.

Jonlim 18 Soon Yoong 21

Soon Yoong plays Plains and summons Tamiyo, the Moon Sage and taps Butcher Ghoul with it, going up to 5 loyalty. Tamiyo has been a house all day and it is no surprise that Soon Yoong won Game 1 when Tamiyo hit play, and lost Game 2 when it wasn’t. Jonlim played his own bomb: Griselbrand. However, Tamiyo was a more than effective answer to it. Soon Yoong didn’t even need Tamiyo’s help to deal with Griselbrand. He played Plains, and cast Mist Raven to bounce Griselbrand. Tamiyo tapped down Jonlim’s Vessel of Endless Rest and went up to 6 loyalty. Jonlim attacked Butcher Ghoul into Tamiyo, with Soon Yoong choosing not to block with Mist Raven. Tamiyo goes down to 4 loyalty. Jonlim casts postcombat Soulcage Fiend and Searchlight Geist.

Soon Yoong taps down Soulcage Fiend with Tamiyo (now at 5 counters), plays Plains and casts Gryff Vanguard. He attacks with Mist Raven for 2 damage.

Jonlim 16 Soon Yoong 21

Jonlim plays Swamp and thinks for a bit. He attempts Death Wind on Gryff Vanguard, but Soon Yoon trumps that with a big play. He casts Ghostly Flicker on Mist Raven and Gryff Vanguard, saving his creature while drawing a card and bouncing Searchlight Geist. This play rattled Jonlim and he was unamused. He replayed the Searchlight Geist and attacked Tamiyo with Butcher Ghoul again. Soon Yoong chose not to block and Tamiyo was now at 3 counters.

Soon Yoong untapped and had a ridiculous turn. He used Tamiyo to tap down Soulcage Fiend, played Emancipation Angel to BOUNCE HIS OWN Tamiyo, and REPLAYED Tamiyo, using it to tap Searchlight Geist, going up to 5 counters. He then attacked for 5 damage.

Jonlim 11 Soon Yoong 21

Jonlim used Death Wind on Emancipation Angel and attacked with Butcher Ghoul into Tamiyo to bring it down to 3 counters. He was a bit desperate at this point knowing that the fliers were putting him on a clock while Tamiyo was tapping down his creatures. He used Bone Splinters, sacrificing Searchlight Geist to deal with Gryff Vanguard, and played another Bone Splinters, sacrificing Butcher Ghoul to deal with Mist Raven. The board was now empty except for Jonlim’s Soulcage Fiend.

Soon Yoong simply repopulated his board with Farbog Explorer and Mist Raven bouncing Jonlim’s Soulcage Fiend, then used Tamiyo to tap down Jonlim’s Vessel of Endless Rest, going up to 6 counters.

Jonlim resummoned his Griselbrand, but was unable to draw 7 off it or face lethal immediately.

As expected, Soon Yoong tapped down Griselbrand with Tamiyo (7 counters) and used Spectral Prison to lock Griselbrand away. He swung with Farbog Explorer for 2 damage. He then played a Midvast Protector.

Jonlim 9 Soon Yoong 21

Jonlim played Swamp and cast Grave Exchange, gaining back a Searchlight Geist while Soon Yoong sacrificed Midvast Protector.

It is now T15. Soon Yoong uses Tamiyo to tap Searchlight Geist and swung with Farbog Explorer and Mist Raven for 4 damage. Soon Yoong ticked up Tamiyo to 8 counters tapping down a Swamp.

Jonlim 5 Soon Yoong 21

Jonlim played a Vessel of Endless Rest and use Bone Splinters, sacrificing Griselbrand to kill Mist Raven in a desperate attempt to stay alive.

Jonlim 3 Soon Yoong 21

Soon Yoong ticks up Tamiyo to 9 and attacks with Farbog Explorer.

Jonlim 1 Soon Yoong 21

Facing ultimate from Tamiyo and lethal from Farbog Explorer, Jonlim scoops.

Jonlim 1 Soon Yoong 21 (Jonlim concedes the game).

Soon Yoong wins Game 3.

Soon Yoong wins match 2-1 (12-0, 0-14, 21-1 concession).

Let's have a round of applause for Soon Yoong's MVP!

Round 6 feature matches – part 2:
Marvin (6 points) vs Wei Xiang (6 points)

Marvin starting horrendously with 3 straight losses in the first 3 rounds, but then rattled off consecutive wins in Rounds 4 and 5, he will be looking to continue his comeback and make it 3-in-a-row with a victory over Wei Xiang this round. Wei Xiang’s record today has been nothing short of erratic. His record stands at: win, loss, win, loss, loss. He will be looking to avoid a 3-in-a-row as well…that is, in terms of losses.

Marvin is playing a R/G fatties aggro deck sporting heavy hitters. He doesn’t have 1, or 2, but 3 (three) copies of Pathbreaker Wurm! This 6/4 soulbond trampler acts as a pointy end in any stalemate, piercing through the toughest of defenses. Vorstclaw and Howlgeist also ensure that Marvin will not be short of threats in the late game. To enable his dominance of the combat zone, Marvin also has a good suite of combat tricks, Sheltering Word and Terrifying Presence being the most significant.

While Marvin’s deck packs mostly brawn, Wei Xiang’s deck packs the brains. He is running a U/G tempo-aggro deck chock full of tricks such as Crippling Chill, Mist Raven, and Ghostly Flicker. The green half of his deck provides for strong beaters that act as clocks, such as Trusted Forcemage. Nephalia Smuggler is an all-star in his deck and allows for some nifty tricks in conjunction with his other creatures.

Both players had many overlapping cards, including blessings of nature and trusted forcemage, and it will be interesting to see how this almost-mirror with different gameplans pans out.

Game 1

Both players start the game with a mulligan.

T1
Marvin – Mountain
Wei Xiang – Island
T2
Marvin – Forest
Wei Xiang – misses land drop (how inauspicious!)
T3
Marvin – Forest
Wei Xiang – Island
T4
Marvin – Mountain
Wei Xiang – misses land drop AGAIN
T5
Marvin – misses land drop
Wei Xiang – misses land drop (WHAT IS HAPPENING)
T6
Marvin – Hanweir Lancer
Wei Xiang – Forest, Mist Raven (bouncing Hanweir Lancer)
T7
Marvin – Wandering Wolf
Wei Xiang – Attack with Mist Raven, play Timberland Guide targeting itself.
Finally, the first points of damage are done and we can continue this report in prose.

Marvin 18 Wei Xiang 20

Marvin replays his Hanweir Lancer, pairing it with Wandering Wolf. Wandering Wolf attacks Wei Xiang for 2 damage.

Marvin 18 Wei Xiang 18

Wei Xiang plays an Island and casts Blessings of Nature, placing 1 counter on Timberland Guide, and 3 counters on Mist Raven. (refer to pictures below) After that, he attacks with a big Mist Raven (now a 5/5) for 5 damage. Marvin is in trouble.

Marvin 13 Wei Xiang 18

Marvin has an underwhelming turn. He casts Mountain and ends his turn, unable to attack into the now-larger Timberland Guide. Wei Xiang untaps, plays a Forest, casts a Gryff Vanguard, and attacks with Mist Raven to bring Marvin down to 8.

Marvin 8 Wei Xiang 18

Marvin does nothing of note and Wei Xiang attacks with 8 power worth of fliers to win a very strange game 1.

Marvin 0 Wei Xiang 18

Wei Xiang wins Game 1.

Game 2

Marvin decided to play first and kept this opening hand.

T1
Marvin – Forest
Wei Xiang – Island
T2
Marvin – Forest
Wei Xiang – Island
T3
Marvin – Mountain
Wei Xiang – Island
T4
Marvin – Mountain, Nettle Swine
Wei Xiang – misses land drop (inauspicious again!)

On turn 5, we finally see some prose-worthy action. Marvin lays his Forest, casts a Mad Prophet, and wanted to swing with Nettle Swine but Crippling Chill denies it. Wei Xiang passes his own turn without a play while Marvin cycles a card using Mad Prophet.

On turn 6, Marvin played a mountain and summoned the mighty Pathbreaker Wurm (his deck had 3 as mentioned earlier) and soulbonded it to Nettle Swine (which was still tapped due to the earlier Crippling Chill). He attacked with Mad Prophet.

Marvin 20 Wei Xiang 18

Wei Xiang topdecked an Island (which he needed quite desperately), and played it. He summoned Nephalia Smuggler and ended his turn. It was now Marvin’s turn to give Wei Xiang a taste of his own medicine, casting his own copy of Blessings of Nature, putting 2 counters on Nettle Swine and 2 counters on Pathbreaker Wurm. His decision to spread out the tokens was justified as Wei Xiang cast a 2^nd copy of Crippling Chill on the Pathbreaker Wurm during declare attackers step. Marvin shrugged and swung in with Nettle Swine for a whopping 6 damage.

Marvin 20 Wei Xiang 12

Wei Xiang played a Vanishment on Marvin’s Nettle Swine to buy some time.

Marvin shrugged and replayed Nettle Swine (repairing it with Pathbreaker Wurm), and chose to attack with Mad Prophet.

Marvin 20 Wei Xiang 10

Wei Xiang plays a Gryff Vanguard and passes the turn with no mana up. Marvin goes to town with a 4/3 trample Nettle Swine, 2/2 Mad Prophet, and a 8/6 trample Pathbreaker Wurm. Wei Xiang didn’t even bother blocking as he scooped up his cards, Marvin has leveled the score at 1 apiece with a perfect 20-0 game!

Marvin 20 Wei Xiang 0

Marvin wins Game 2.

Game 3

Bad luck is the order of the day so far in this matchup, with missed land drops and mulligans wrecking havoc on both players in the earlier 2 games. The plague didn’t go away in the decider as both players opened with yet another mulligan. Wei Xiang opted to play first.

T1
Wei Xiang – Island
Marvin – Mountain
T2
Wei Xiang – Island
Marvin – Forest, Wandering Wolf (A play on turn 2! A new record!)
T3
Wei Xiang – Island, Wingcrafter
Marvin – Mountain, crash in with Wandering Wolf for 2 damage.

Marvin 20 Wei Xiang 18

T4: Wei Xiang attacked with Wingcrafter and passed the turn.

Marvin 19 Wei Xiang 18

Marvin played a forest, and summoned Trusted Forcemage, bonded to the Wandering Wolf. The wolf bites in for 3 damage.

Marvin 19 Wei Xiang 15

T5: Wei Xiang summoned a Nephalia Smuggler (no soulbond with Wingcrafter) and passed the turn. Marvin played a Mountain and the wolf turned sideways.

Marvin 19 Wei Xiang 12

T6: Wei Xiang passed the turn without a play. Marvin played Uncanny Speed and pumped his Wandering Wolf to 6 power, which means Wei Xiang can’t block. He attacked with it, and cast Rush of Blood to enable the Wandering Wolf to deal 12 damage to Wei Xiang for a spectacular finish to the game and match.

Marvin 19 Wei Xiang 0

Marvin wins Game 3.

Marvin wins match 2-1 (0-18, 20-0, 19-0).