![]() ![]() Yet Lifecoach somehow manages to keep himself rolling with a solid board presence as Sjow finds most of his cards stuck in his hand. Because is so good at removing s, many thought this to be an easy lock for Sjow. One of the closest matches of the tournament would follow as Grim Patron took on Handlock (Sjow). #TEMPOSTORM HUNTR FULL#His luck would continue in a Handlock mirror match which saw three full turns of activates for Coach. and a perfect curve from Lifecoach's Combo Druid would beat out Patron Warrior. This proved enough for him to secure victory but Lifecoach would rebound with a turn two, the next round, proving very troublesome for Sjow's Handlock deck. Many wrote Sjow out of the first round as he picked Mech Mage into Patron Warrior but a huge misplay by Lifecoach (playing after using his and not before) combined with a 'd would give Sjow s with. Strife's deck fared slightly better against Kolento's Control Priest which couldn't handle the armor stacking, however the Priest would do much better facing Zoolock with s and s keeping Strifecro down and out. Down two games already, Strifecro was hoping to turn things around with is own Patron Warrior, but Kolento would open with the dream Druid hand of, ,, and to deal with the majority of his threats. rolls would pretty much seal the deal for him during a Zoolock mirror match and then he would proceed to draw into all of the needed weapons when he turned to Grim Patron Warrior. And when Sjow then draws two Ancient Watchers in his opening hand, the Handlock proves to be too fast for Hyped as he drops out of the playoffs.Ī stomp on Kolento's part, this match would be over in five quick rounds. Against Face Hunter it would run out of steam and due to the nature of Grim Patron Warrior, it would give Sjow way too much armor to break through. By far the most interesting deck we saw during the tournament, Hyped would utilize a Freeze Mage that ran. However, with some overly safe plays, Sjow would slowly catch up and with no s in this Hunter deck, Hyped would suffer a painstaking defeat. would allow Hyped to answer this pressure with his own minions, reclaiming the board. With the mech hand to open Sjow would have, , and all on the field by Turn 3. TempoStorm's Hyped then took on Team Liquid's Sjow in a Midrange Hunter - Mech Mage showdown. With weapons and card cycling in his hand to begin with, he was easily able to answer anything Firebat threw at him and close out the game. A mirror match between Patrons would ensue with odds in Kolento's favor off the opening draw. He would fare much better against Kolento's Grim Patron Warrior, keeping alive turn after turn until a full combo would earn him his first win. ![]() However, with Firebat failing to buff his with and subsequently getting it 'd, it still proved to be too much. Despite his losing streak, he continued to utilize Rogue into a Control Priest, hoping the late game would give him a chance to get his damage in. Deciding to keep with the same deck, Kolento would then bring a Combo Druid only to out and destroy Firebat's curve. ![]() The only one in the tournament to run an Oil Rogue deck, Firebat got off to a slow start and couldn't recover against Kolento's Mech Mage. The playoffs opened with Team Archon's Firebat against Kolento of Cloud9. Players will be told what classes their opponent has available, but they won’t know which class is picked until both players have picked. The losing player can keep the same deck used or switch to a different one of their choice. ![]() When a player wins a game, the deck used by the winning player cannot be used for the remainder of the match. ![]()
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