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The Sentry™
Card# MTU-017
While his stats aren’t much bigger than those of the average 7-drop, Sentry’s “Pay ATK” power can drastically hinder an opponent’s attacking options in the late game.
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| Round 8 Round-Up |
| Jason Grabher-Meyer |
| April 16, 2005 |
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 Table One: Patrick Yapjoco vs. Peter Sundholm
In a classic matchup of Titans and Curve Sentinels, Sundholm missed his first three drops, but Yapjoco missed his 5-drop. On turn 6, Yapjoco shot Nimrod with Roy Harper ◊ Arsenal in response to Bastion coming into play. It was a mistake—heading into turn 7 without control of the initiative and only four resources, Yapjoco was doomed for the first time in the tournament. Even though Sundholm didn’t have a Magneto, Master of Magnetism for turn 7, he wouldn’t need one, as Bastion and a horde of smaller drops was more than enough to take Yapjoco out of the match.
Match Win: Peter Sundholm
Table Two: Olav Rokne vs. Colin Rodriguez
Rokne, armed with Evil Medical School, went up against Rodriguez and his Curve Sentinels—it was a good matchup for Rokne.
Rodriguez missed his first three drops, allowing Rokne time to set up. Mystical Paralysis kept Sentinel Mark V off of Rokne’s ever-enlarging swarm, and though both players were packing a lot of tech, Rokne drew into, as he put it, “Everything [he] needed.”
On turn 8, Rodriguez almost took down Rokne. He could have brought him down to 2 endurance, but instead opted to Finishing Move Dr. Light. Next turn, Rokne’s Alfred grabbed The Underworld Star, which in turn allowed him to dig for another Dr. Light, and his boost was enough to force Rodriguez to scoop.
Match Win: Olav Rokne
Table Three: Jason Kurtzhall vs. Shawn Liedle
Liedle was playing one of the day’s few really successful creative decks, a pairing of Marvel Knights and Brotherhood. Kurtzhall was running Curve Sentinels. He learned quite quickly that Boliver Trask is no match for Shang Chi, and Liedle took a commanding lead in board presence in the early game.
Unfortunately for Liedle, he couldn’t deal with Nimrod on turn 5, nor the Bastion that followed, and with the game being an incredibly fast and aggressive back-and-forth, Kurtzhall was able to take the win on that very turn! His missed drops resulted in a glut of combat modifiers that paid off in the end and permitted him to win.
Match Win: Jason Kurtzhall
Table Four: Phillip Aasen vs. Chris Housley
This was yet another neck-and-neck Curve Sentinels mirror. Housley missed Bastion, but both competitors hit Magneto and both drew from triple Genoshas! Aasen made a massive surge when he attempted to take out Housley’s Magneto on turn 7, but four copies of Cover Fire awaited him—there was nothing Aasen could do to Salvage his attack. Housley kicked off turn 8, and with the initiative under his control, he swiftly took Aasen down.
Match Win: Chris Housley |
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