Table One: Adam Prosak vs. Ryan Jones

Jones had a good curve with a turn 1 The New Brotherhood, and after turn 4, Prosak was down to 25 endurance. Turn 5 was the breaking point though—Pantha came down and was accompanied by a boosted Tim Drake on Prosak’s side, and he wiped Jones’s board with a series of team attacks. It was downhill from there, and initiative on turn 7 gave Prosak the exact opening he needed to win the game.

Game Win: Adam Prosak, on turn 7

Table Two: Justin Kho vs. Kevin Park

In a standard Curve Sentinels mirror match, both players curved relatively well with the exception of turn 4 where neither player recruited. On turn 7, Park went off with a pair of Genosha and though Kho had the Magneto to match Park’s recruit, he didn’t have the card advantage. Pressing his lead, Park managed to eke out the win on that very turn.

Game Win: Kevin Park, on turn 7

Table Three: Alex Etzel vs. Brian Eugenios

Etzel was playing Teen Titans, and Eugenios was running “DoomGods,” his New Gods/Doom teamup deck. Both players hit their desired drops relatively well, but a Flame Trap on turn 4 toasted four of Etzel’s characters. He fought to regain his board presence, but a Reign of Terror on turn 6 undid some of his work and a second on turn eight continued the control. A big hit from Dr. Doom, Lord of Latveria sealed the deal.

Game Win: Brian Eugenios, on turn 8

Table Four: Josh Wiitanen vs. Steve Doepel

Josh Wiitanen took his Teen Titans against Doepel’s “Brotherhood of Spider-Friends”, a Brotherhood/Spidey mix. Though it was an exceedingly tight game, Doepel made a fatal mistake on turn seven. Forgetting that he did not have the initiative on turn seven, he looked at the field, saw six resources, and just zoned out, taking an offensive positioning instead of a defensive one. The result was a wide open Black Cat, Master Thief.

Red Star saw his opening, and Wiitanen sent him after Black Cat. A power up and three Savage Beatdowns later, and Red Star pounded through for 20 endurance loss, and Doepel only had 19 endurance remaining. That was the game.

“It was a good game the whole way through. My formation was the mistake,” confessed Doepel. “It was a great game, though.”

Game Win: Josh Wiitanen, on turn 7