This weekend, at 2.45, see’s the Grinning Demon’s first key event for the WoW tcg, a Nationals Qualifier.
A couple of the local players are conspicuous by there absence. Tommy has to work, whilst James Carter thinks he unlikely to make the event due to family commitments. However we have had three people from outside the local playgroup expressing an interest in competing, so far.
Playing in a serious event of this nature has left me in abit of a quandary as what to play. I’ve four options so far, two of which die to any deck with serious AoE effects, although they do have more raw power than the other decks I’m considering. The options are as follows
- Sinthya Flabberghast – Are You Tired? A deck keyed around the various rogue exhaust effects and abuse of Cannibalize for staying power
- Spiritualist Sunshroud – Discard. The deck I’m most familiar with to date, but the lack of Terokk’s Shadowstaffs leaves me wondering if this is really viable in a more competitive environment.
- Elendril. Hunter deck that abuses Elendril’s ability whilst attacking multiple times in a turn
- Kassandra Flameheart – Hunter Rush. I had some success with this deck in the past, with Tiril Dawnrider being a key player when tied in with Marked for Death. I’d like to get more copies of Bloody Welcome for this though.
The options are all viable, but all lack the cards I’d choose to run. If anyone has any of the following that I can trade for/borrow, let me know as it might make my decision easier.
- Bloody Welcome
- Terokks Shadowstaff
- Bringer of Death
- Alexi Barov
- Weldon Barov
- The Crossbow that deals damage to your own hero if you don’t attack (can’t recall the name, but it might be Bloodseeker)
