Wanted to take a moment and fill everyone in on the fun of day one at the Durotar realms today. I started the day with the NACC clone of Syphonhail's Vashj team:
As much as I'd like to say that it brought me the same type of success Syphon had, alas, it did not. In my first match, I played against Pojo and his triple Haruka team. This was without a doubt the best, and most even match of minis I have played in a LONG time. Not ony did both of us roll about 80% the entire game for both offense and defense, but it was back and forth the whole way. I got 4, he got 3, I got 8 he went up to 11, it was back and forth the entire way, until with me at 25 and him at 21, he got the final kill on my Crushridge and took me to an 0-1 start.
Then, thinking things would turn around, I ended up facing triple Morts! Fightswithtools was there, and brought the locks to play. Normally it wouldn't have scared me but when you flamestrike the Jhuroons and only hit for 3 and they save, well, it's a long match. Then when you watch all three morts go on the same tick, oen right after the other, and take Vashj from 11 to 0 by rolling nothing bu 5s and crits... well, 0-2 came way faster than I wanted to expected, but losing to friends in good, clean, fun matches isn't so bad, plus there was still another constructed and sealed coming up.
So I went into sealed with one core and one spoils... and... the results?
Spoils Box:
Najan Spritbinder
Daxin Firesworn
Sha'do
Core Box:
Archmage Arugal
Boulderfist Ogre
Enraged Fire Spirit
NOT BAD?! It was a bit painstaking to choose actually. I love Daxin, and love the soulseeker, but it was so hard when you have a warrior with two crit abilities to move people between their main attack and the bouldertoss, AND have an EFS... plus Archamge was solid too...
Finally, I chose all monsters, yup, all green...
This my friends, was FUN. I took this to a 2-1 finish and got in, all thanks to Arugal's You Too Shall Serve, and the ability to move people around with the Boulderfist. Boulderfits was packing both Breakthrough and Bouldertoss, and combining the movement, with the EFS, and finishing people off with the Soulseeker on Arugal, it was just what the doctor ordered.
So, it's on to tomorrow... what was played today here in constructed?
Vashj as described above by at least 3 players
Jaina Zoo with Elannas
Mortimers
Triple Daelas Firewing
Amalar and Double Azarak
Triple Haruka
Doulbe Enaria and Wilton
What, Double Enaria and Wilton!? Yup, our little Warband we put up earlier this week not only was played, not only did well, but it beat a Vashj team on tick 7... which we'll have a story for later on this week... it was amazing!
Looking forward to tomorrow now... let us know what your realsm are shaping up like and how things are going for you!