Mathieu Brochu, representing Team AttaQc, heads into round 14 to face Donald Grant. Both players were sitting at 9-5, needing to win out in order to have any chance at making Day 3.
Mathieu won the roll and took odds. Turn 2 saw the first character recruited on Mathieu’s side: Morg, Slayer. Turn 3 brought Colonel Yon-Rogg in for Mathieu as well. Donald has his first play with Crystal, Elementelle in the visible area and a search for For the Glory of Doom. The 3-drops stunned each other, and Morg exhausted for The Kyln to keep Crystal stunned.
Turn 4 saw Donald recruite Titania, Temper Tantrum. Mathieu recruited Divinity and Nega-Bands on Yon-Rogg.
Donald sent Titania into Morg for the stun. Mathieu attacked Titania with Divinity, forcing Donald to flip his team-up before his Doom 4-drop KO’d. He also played The Devil We Know to ensure the mutual KO. With the KO on the chain, Donald used the team-up’s effect to burn Mathieu for 2.
On turn 5, Mathieu recruited Shatterax and Nenora, pitching a card to bring her in for free. Before the end of his build, he forgot to move his characters to the front row for Yon-Rogg’s effect. Donald recruited Black Bolt, King of the Inhumans behind Crystal.
Shatterax declared into Crystal for the stun. Donald reinforced. Yon-Rogg and Morg team attacked Black Bolt, and Nenora came in directly for 2.
Donald recruited Dinu on turn 6 and used his effect to hide Black Bolt.
Donald: “Feel free to quote me as saying my deck is terrible.”
On his recruit, Mathieu checked his resources and then began his short press chain of Lieutenant Kona Lor, Admiral Galen Kor, and Elite Doom Guards, which he followed up with a Nega-Bands. His characters enjoyed some healthy stat bonuses from Shatterax.
Donald sent Black Bolt into Yon-Rogg. Mathieu responded with a Devil We Know and an Alien Insurrection. Donald countered with Himalayan Enclave. But Mathieu had the last laugh with a Doom Needs Only Doom, KO’ing the Doom Guards for the effect.
Donald: “Well, looks like that’s happening.”
Next, Donald sent Dinu into Shatterax for the stun. Passing his attacks, Mathieu sent the Admiral into Dinu, but Donald blocked it with a Power Struggle. They both passed to the recovery, where Mathieu lost his Admiral and Yon-Rogg. Donald moved his Black Bolt over to the visible with the Enclave.
On turn 7, Mathieu recruited Paibok, The Power Skrull and a Nega-Bands on Shatterax. Donald took a minute to think and then recruited a Moloids and Dr. Doom, Sorcerous Savant with a Power Gem.
Mathieu sent Shatterax into Black Bolt for the mutual stun. After a minute of deep contemplation, Mathieu decided he couldn’t win and conceded the match.
Donald Grant Wins!