I wasn't planning to attend this weekend's Core 20 pre-release events. A buddy of mine said he was going to the early event, and turns out- I went as well. I literally had done nothing for the release. I knew some of the reprints like the Leylines, and the 3 different Chandras, but that was the limit of my knowledge.
It was damn humid outside, glad I didn't need to mow the lawn today!
My pre-release promo was the rare Chandra. Turns out, it isn't good in pre-release. After first match I threw it out of the deck.
Funny thing is- my buddy and I played each other the first round. HAHAHAHA!
I lost 1-2 to basically Drakuseth, Maw of Flames. Good god that thing is crazy.
My 1 win was basically due to Planar Cleansing. Shrug.
Also of note- Cavalier of Flame is INSANE. Just insane.
Second round opponent had some crazy life gain. However, I seemed to have answers for them. First game was a win due to Planar Cleansing. Second game I just kept top decking answers for his threats. I think I removed about 3-4 in a row. Enteral Isolation, Meteor Golem, Reduce to Ashes...
Note, Marauding Raptor. Horrible limited card. Removed and put in Ember Hauler. Duh.
Third round was vs also life gain via G/W, and good golly they had plenty. They were using Angel of Vitality. First game was to clean out some early threats, but I misread Cavalier but still cleared the board and finished off with big idiots. Oh, they also had an Ajani, Strength of the Pride.
Second game was faster win after they mulligan'd twice. I presented threat after threat and just cleared the board but kept pressure on via flyers.
I wound up winning 3 packs and one of which had the box foil rare. Nice. Also, nabbed the Cavalier of Dawn is also crazy.
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Got my new sleeves in from Ultra-Pro. Lets see how long these last. Hopefully they make it through next week's legacy event!
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