WGP 2013 Singapore Qualifiers Review: Eclipse

Disclaimer: I am not to be held responsible for any thoughts you may have about jumping out of windows for card games or tournaments etc.  

So... I snuck out of my house (climbed through a window), and camped at Changi Airport with Hasekura and the others. 

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My Decklist (I dislike netdecking, but this is for reference purposes):

Grade 0

Ambush Dragon Eradicator, Linchu (x2)

Eradicator, Yellow Gem Carbuncle (x4)

Divine Spear Eradicator, Pollux (x2)

Eradicator, Blue Gem Carbuncle (x4) 

Eradicator, Dragon Mage (x2)

Worm Toxin Eradicator, Seiobo (x4)

Grade 1

Eradicator, Demolition Dragon (x3) 

Eradicator Wyvern Guard, Guld (x4) 

Eradicator of Fire, Kohkaiji (x3)

Steel-blooded Eradicator, Shuki (x3) 

Grade 2

Eradicator, Thunderboom Dragon (x1)

Fiendish Sword Eradicator, Cho-Ou (x2)

Eradicator, Spark Rain Dragon (x4) 

Supreme Army Eradicator, Zuitan (x4) 

Grade 3

Eradicator, Dragonic Descendant (x2)

Eradicator, Vowing Sword Dragon (x2)

Eradicator, Gauntlet Buster Dragon (x4) 

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First Match:

Eradicators (EDD-Gauntlet) vs. Chaos Breaker Dragon Build

Despite a gradelock lasting 2 turns, I managed to push my opponent into a corner, when he was forced to eat 3 criticals from my Dragonic Descendant. However, his last two heals appeared and he double healed, forcing me to deck out by simply saying "turn end" during his turn.

Overall, this was a rather dissatisfying match, I would rather lose by taking damage than lose by decking out. 

Second Match: 

Eradicators (EDD-Gauntlet) vs. Nubatama (there's only one main build sooo) 

Well... I had a crappy hand, with 4 Grade 3s after a redraw. So I couldn't really counter the rush that my opponent subjected me to, leading to me losing the game in less than 10 minutes. 

Third Match:

Eradicators (EDD-Gauntlet) vs. Inferno-Dauntless-Dragonic Overlord THE END Build

This was a really fun match~ My opponent used Conroe as a starter, so I immediately assumed it was DOTE and adopted the appropriate countermeasure, but when he brokerode Inferno over Dauntless, I panicked. 

I actually thought I was gonna die when he killed all of my Spark Rains with Inferno, but I ended up checking a draw trigger, which let me draw a Descendant, and I won the game with his Limit Break. 

Fourth Match:

Eradicators (EDD-Gauntlet) vs. Amon "Reverse" Build 

This was an okay match, I guess. I managed to avoid misplays, as I immediately recognized the build, and started to do damage control. I burnt his starter (Greedy Hand) with Linchu so that he wouldn't get a soul advantage. 

Descendant came to me in my sixth turn, and I finished him off with a 3 crit EDD Limit Break. 

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Yeah, the WGP was really fun (but tiring), and it was totally worth sneaking out for :)

(I really ought to be sleeping now lol. Don't learn from me kids, I'm a bad example.) 

~Eclipse