Hobusu vs @Journeyboy:
Final score: Hobusu 3 — Journeyboy 0
Hobusu wins!
We double-blinded into the mirror and he decided it was fun enough to do twice more! The first two games were close, with the second in particular being a comeback from single-digit HP. All three games I played at lower hand size than I almost ever play DeGrey, and I now see why people do play him low hand—I won mainly because my combos were so much more damage efficient than his. I’m not sure whether it was the first game or the second that he played two Gold Bursts in a row, both of which I normal dodged into Pilebunker, but I do remember that the second game had me go into topdeck mode… Which ended when I got a single Ace with no other cards in hand. He could’ve attacked that turn and nothing would’ve happened! 
Good games, and I’m looking forward to our next match!
I lead with a feisty 3 poke since I think a J is coming. I punch out a throw and get the washing machine started. I spin Queen, tax attacks, and then play honestly. He dodges and takes some DAMAGE. I spin a J and then throw. He hits me with the K and gets some decent damage. Now we’re both living on modest hand sizes. Well, until 2 Truths delivers me from evil and fire. We block for a bit before I finally throw. I spin J and he attacks into it with his trusty K before playing a joker FD. I attack into it like a fool. I power up for CotG. He plays a fast attack while knocked down and I block it, picking up some TASTY CARDS. I power up for the 3rd ace because I want to threaten the full fantasy. He does an Unstable Power with a 2 and I dodge it. Eventually, I throw my way in again and spin a K. I play the BONK and since he doesn’t FD, combo into 6J for lethal exactsies. FEELS GOOD.
The devil fish makes an appearance! First combat reveals a bubble shield and I proceed to draw nothing but face cards and 10* for most of the game. So I played a 10, and then burst that 10 with two more tens to out speed a 7. Arthur may not have drawn his counter, but he did have jokers for when I tried to offload my damage. I do gain a life lead and finish it off with Splash of Color crossing up Bubble Shield.
So this was back and forth until the end bits. Early on he Jokers two big combos so my endgame damage was kinda spaghetti combos. So there he is with known TPotS and I start to blatantly disrespecting it only to be undercut by Q every single time! I ate 3 Qs this way for almost as much damage as TPotS anyways sigh. I’m mostly getting dodge combos to bring the hp back to equal. Things get really close with the key moments being: Ace transfer with gold burst vs TPotS, blocking the final Q at 12 hp, and blocking the second TPotS right at the end. Close game
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A New Challenger Appears! And he has moves! The game was good and even, lots of back and forth, but I lose by taking lots of damage in the early game, then being too chicken and attacking too much in the late game.
Oddus’ blocking game is on point, and in this game he runs rings around me.
I got eraly damage with big combo and get sof the first turn. But I didn’t govern my hand well so that my hand liked trash. And NobodysHero mixed his throw and block 3 to get me down.
- I start of brave with a normal throw, followed by an attempted cross up 4 which got blocked. However, I then lose my nerve, throwing some attacks into Hobusu’s blocks, and dodging when he was willing to keep blocking, allowing him to build up a big Oni hand. I then get punished for my first block with an 8 attack. Well, if things aren’t working, keep throwing! Catch an oni dodge with a K throw, but Hobusu catched my desperation 6 attack with a 5 of his own. I try to bait out a middling normal with a 3 block into 8 block, but instead bait out an 8 attack to crush me. 10 attack hits my throw, and I’m down to 34 hp, and in trouble. I finally get what i wanted, and punch out a 8 attack with my 4 into J, and then uphawk a 7 throw, bringing the HP to 34 vs 39. we go dodge/dodge and block/dodge a few turns, then hobusu finally reveals his first face card in combat, hitting my 5 with his Q. I block a J, and a small sliver of BU hope shines through. However, my next turn dodge is hit by the 10est of throws. I think, “well that’s likely his last throw in hand. I’ll just dodge”. Turns how he had a 7 throw waiting for lethal.
