Standard Daily Event: Winning with Valakut
March 9, 2010 by: ChrisKool
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Game 1 round 1 I think it’s worth noting that you could have kicked the ruinblaster for the potential extra 1 damage and still had 2 activations for siege gang up.
Academy_PointsIf he kicked the ruinblaster his opponent would’ve sacced the Marsh Flats, and Ruinblast would have to have targetted one of the two nonbasics he controlled.
No! I was waiting for your aliterative the whole time! Gah!
How can you tease me like that.
That torture aside, well done. You did face two Vamps which is a great matchup but 4-0 is 4-0.
Nice job
You can’t really have a video without everyone pointing out plays you could of done differently. I think you acknowledged most of them though.
r1g1-I would of just saved your expedition map to play around mind sludge.
r2- You could of killed him a turn earlier by ignoring his tapped baneslayer
r3- “How Lucky”
r4g1- you should of gone for a 2nd forest with your growth on turn 2. You ended up getting bailed out so it didn’t matter.
Academy_PointsI’m a bit disappointed by the BB Earthquakes in your side
Academy_PointsWow, and another Standard Daily victory from Chris. Congrats. Must feel good to leave Pro players behind twice in a row….
Academy_PointsI only have one 7e quake!
I ‘won’ another DE yesterday with valakut. Cut Explore and added Raging Ravine.. but now I cut the ravine for just a mountain.
going to look at those plays/comments, justme. playing paper 5k in town this weekend… cannot afford mistakes.
Academy_Pointsyesterday’s DE was Esper UW Aggro, WW, Jund, Boss Naya
Academy_Pointsr1 5:30 you hold a forest in your hand when playing it would let you activate siege-gang twice… maybe you had a good reason but it seems better to just play the forest.