Its been a bit since I posted on here eh? Don't worry there wasn't much missed. I've only played one Locals since the Macro Rabbit win and I ended up scrubbing out with Merlanteans in top cut because Inzektors are a bullshit deck and I didn't have a proper side for handling them. Well it turns out I had a chance to avenge this as I would face Inzektors again this weekened at not one but TWO locals!
Saturday; I once again decided to use Mermail Atlanteans with the intention of trying out two copies of Call of the Haunted in the main board to see just how useful it was. I also decided to try out Billy Brake's idea of a conversion side deck that would render several of my opponents own side strategies dead.
Round 1 - Grandsoil Scraps (2-0*)
Game 1; I was up against the judge which is an automatic match win here, but we decided to play it out. I open pretty wierd with a hand of Atlanteans and not a single Mermail or Abyss-Sphere for many, many turns. I do derp a bit and I get pretty close to beating him but he's just able to fend off my attacks and drop Grandsoils and Scrap Dragons that ultimately smash through my monsters.
Game 2; I open very nicely, but walk right into a Torrential Tribute that wipes my 2 Megalo board and while I put up a hell of a fight, I just can't get out of this.
So while I officially win, I technically lose.
Round 2 - Wind-Ups (1-1)
I apologize for not remembering all of this match. I know I got a Moulinglace drop one game and he got off Tour Guide + Shark combos the other. Then time was called upon game 2 finishing.
Round 3 - Inzektors (2-1)
Game 1 - I OTK him.
Game 2 - He's able to get around my cards and pulls of the Gigamantis/Sword/Dragonfly combos that I just so love.
Game 3 - I almost OTK him but misplay leaving him with 2200 LP and he proceeds to go off doing combos again making a field of Leviathan, Giga Brilliant and Zenmaines that nearly kills me. However since I don't die I'm able to make a Mist Wurm, bounce his monsters back and attack for game.
Round 4 - Wind-Ups (2-0)
Again this match is a blur. I think I got the OTK one game while the second my Skill Drain + a bajillion backrows was able to grind out a win.
Round 5 or Finals - Megamonkey666 w Agents (2-1)
K waiting a day or two before I write this isn't working as I don't even remember all the rounds! Anyway I dickbutt him one game, he dickbutts me the other and I think its more back and forth the third one, but I sack into some power cards and win.
I pulled an Inzektor Centipede from my Astral Pack and got a Tefnuit for it. Bitchin.
Sunday; Same deck except I dropped the CotH as they were win mores (only once did the card help and that was using it in response to Heavy Storm with a Linde in grave) and moved my Mirror Forces to the main. I also went the extra mile with the side throwing in Thunder Kings and Shadow Mirrors to deal with Scumbag Steve decks.
Round 1- Prophecy (2-0)
Game 1 - He opens pretty badly and as the result can't do a whole lot to stop me from overwhelming him in a few turns.
Game 2 - Manages to drop the Priestess but I'm able to compulse it back and do my thing afterwards.
Round 2 - Ninja Chaos Dragons (2-1)
Game 1 - I'm able to play around with his Super Transformations and eventually game him.
Game 2 - Unfortunately I'm unable to get around the Super Transformations and I'm not quite seeing my means of handling them. Then he drops Sack Luster Soldier and I lose.
Game 3 - And then with time looming I drop 10000+ worth of attack on the board.
Round 3 - Dino Rabbit (2-0)
Game 1 - He opens with Kabazuls set 4 of which one is a Book of Moon he uses on my Heavy Infantry. So I set Mirror Force + a facedown that he attacks into, flipping up Solemn Judgment to stop. Then on my turn I flip up my Heavy Storm and totally roflstomp him.
Game 2 - He opens with Prohibition calling Deep Sea Diva and make a Laggia while I have no monsters, Skill Drain, Prison and something else. I Prison + Drain his Laggia and rip a Thunder King off the top deck and ride that mofo to victory despite his Fiendish Chains, Pot of Avarice, Heavy Storm and Neko Mane Kings while I'm building up a hand of Soul Takers, Diva and such.
Round 4 - Magnus w Agents (2-1)
Game 1 - I derp pretty good here and get off the usual bells and whistles the deck does. We laugh a bit how intimidating a Genex Undine is against an Earth and so on.
Game 2 - He gets the turn 1 Gachi and some other things that make it really difficult for me to get through his field. Then he drops Sack Luster Soldier and I lose.
Game 3 - I Skill Drain after he attacks with Venus and drop a Beast King Barbaros afterwards while having an Evac Device to save it from Creature Swap. Genex Controller attacks over a Shine Ball like a BAWS while I get a Thunder King at some point. Mirror Force also gets in there.
Top 4 - Megamonkey666 with Merlanteans (2-1)
I'm sorry man, I know you wanted me to go on and on about this one but I'm having a really hard time remembering the full match outside of the fact that there was SO MUCH DERP IT WAS AMAZING. Oh my goodness. There were Megalos, Moulinglaces, Divas, Marksmen and so much more. I made Gungnir at one point while he got Trag and Gorz off another. I got an Abyss Dweller, Zenmaines and Gachi in the last round as we went into time while Mirror Forces, Wind Blasts and so much more were played. This was something I really wish I could have gotten recorded if anything as it was one of the most fun games I've had in a long time. People bitch about Mirror Matches being awful but I really find them to be fun and a test of the player's skill with the deck. The Hero Mirror matches I've had with Megamonkey were also fun as hell.
Finals - Inzektors (2-0)
Game 1 - So we only had half an hour to do this since the store was closing soon. He doesn't open particularly well and I just beat him to death with Marksman plays and a Zenmaines.
Game 2 - Sided in 15 cards and I opened with 4 of them :D. I'm able to set up Skill Drain + Shadow Mirror + Thunder King Rai-Oh and continually pick at his field with one for ones and getting a Monster Reborn off that takes his Dragonfly which I use with Marksman to make Leviathan Dragon. Then I Soul Taker his monster and win. Pulled crap from my Turbo Packs.
Pros
-Undine too stronk
-Loving the conversion side deck. People just did not expect me to slam down the Beast King Barbaros with a Skill Drain up while packing Compulse, Mirror Force, Fiendish Chain, D Prison AND Torrential Tribute.
-Hearing that an Exodia player bitch about how retarded decks like Mermail Atlanteans are. He got promptly told off by Megamonkey for five minutes about how fucking dumb self touch decks like his are. A pity I wasn't able to see it.
Cons
-Opening Genex Controller. I can see why people would run 3.
