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Duel Masters Invitational Circuit - Johnny Blaze

Time Warp Comics
Cedar Grove, NJ
July 9th, 2005
30 participants


Ok so this is the 2nd Invite tourney that I have participated in this year. We also went to Origins this past July 4th weekend but I did not participate in that tourney. My son did and I was surprised that for an Open Invite Tourney there were only 16 players. That is pretty sad that any age could win a trip to the Continental Championship in Los Angeles and only 16 people showed. For the Cedar Grove tourney there were only 11 in the 15+ division and about 20 in the 11-14 age bracket. So there would be a total of 5 rounds in each age division with a cut to the Top 4 for each age division.


We really need to do something to improve attendance at these things because you see DuelMasters is one of my favorite TCG’s and it is fast paced and fun and yet it is still strategic. I’m afraid that if the numbers don’t improve we wont see much more big things instore for Duel Masters in the years to come. So get some of your friends or family to play this great game. Enough of that on to the report. I decided to run a Fire, Dark, and Water rush deck that also concentrated on creature destruction/manipulation. Here is the list that I used:

Fire - 14
4 – Pyro Fighter Magnus

4 – Tornado Flame

2 – Twin Cannon Skyterror

2 – Metal Wing Skyterror

2 – Burst Shot


Darkness - 15
4 – Locomotiver

4 – Terror Pit

4 – Proclomation of Death

3 – Ghost Touch


Water – 11
4 – Aqua Surfer

4 – Emeral

3 – Corile


40 cards total



Round 1 vs. Bill
Bill was using a Mana Nexus deck with a bunch of Shield Triggers. I think his main attackers were Nature with Bronze Arm Tribe accelerating mana. He got me game 1 and then I rushed him Game 2 before he could really get anything set up. Game 3 was back and forth and ultimately him using Mana Nexus and reusing the 2 Holy Awes in his mana zone was my undoing. Bill wins 2-1.



Record 0 – 1



Round 2 vs. David
David was using a Fire and Water deck with a splash of 4 Terror Pit. I was able to outrush him Game 1 to win. Game 2 was close as he had some decent Shield triggers to slow me down but in the end my creature destruction and I used Metal Wing Skyterror to destroy his blockers to win. I won 2-0



Record 1-1

3pts.



Round 3 vs. Danny
Danny was using a Nature acceleration deck and got the best of me Game 1 when I couldn’t get any thing good from my Shield Triggers and his EarthStomp Giant just couldn’t be stopped. He got it out so quick with all his mana acceleration. Game 2 I was using mad bounce to bounce his EarthStomp and other creatures. At 1 point he kept on drawing the Earthstomp as I would Corile it back on top of the deck for 3 turns in a row. I end up winning Game 2 as I also got out 2 Fighter Dual Fangs. Game 3 was all about creature destruction. I kept on destroying his creatures with spells and attacks and then it was easy sailing for me to take out his shields with little effort. I won 2-1



Record 2-1

6 pts.




Round 4 vs. Lisa M.

I remember Lisa from Origins 2004. Her Dad and bro. also play. Lisa is now in the 15+ division and was the only girl player today. Lisa’s family has been playing DuelMasters since it came out and they are all really great players and nice to deal with. Lisa was playing a Nature/Water deck with a splash of Terror Pits. The 1st game Lisa couldn’t really get much going. She did get a quick Barkwhip but hit the Terror Pit that me Emeral replaced. Then I go for the rush with 2 Pyros and a Twin Cannon to win. Game 2 was much closer as she got some blockers out and was hitting mana acceleration like crazy. What did her in though was that the last Bronze Arm Tribe she played her Fighter Dual Fang was placed in the mana zone. If she would have hit that most likely she would have won. My next turn I top deck a Twin Cannon Skyterror for the win.



Record 3-1

9 pts.




Round 5 vs. Joe M.

Joe is Lisa’s brother and is currently the only undefeated player in the tournament. I told you they were good players. Lol I ask Joe if he wanted to ID as then we would both be automatically in the Top 4. Joe declines as he is against ID’s so we play it out. Joe is using straight Water. Game 1 is very close and if I didn’t miscalculate with a Burst Shot I would have won it. Unfortunately I misplay and drop the Burst Shot into my mana on Turn 1. The reason he won is that he topdecked a Crystal Lancer for the win. But my Metal Wing Skyterror was keeping his blockers off the board so that my other attackers could break in. Joe wins Game 1. Game 2 was much worse for me. I start with like all 5 and 6 cost cards in my hand and really don’t see anything until after he drew like a zillion cards with Aqua Hulcus, Brain Serum , Jet Stream and all the other 1337 draw cards he was using. Lol He pretty much pwnd me on Game 2 and Joe won 2-0.



Record 3-2

9 pts.



So we know that the top player Joe is in with a 5-0 record and then the other two 4-1 players are in. There would be only 1 3-2 player that makes it in.




So its not me. I end up in 6th place. Joe’s dad Michael actually makes the 4th spot and Joe goes on to win the next 2 matches and he stays undefeated all day long. Congrats Joe!






My son Nick makes the Top 4 in the 11-14 and loses in the 1st round. So he winds up in 4th place. Here is the 11-14 winner – Matt.




Feel free to contact me at JSChimento@aol.com to discuss this report or to talk about anything DuelMasters related. Thanks for reading.