Penny Dreadful: "pd league"
Game 842501020
[Time] 1687891829
[League] Dimir Storm by j_meka (219426) vs Dimir Wits by niched (219420)
[21:50:33] PDBot has started watching.
[21:50:39] j_meka chooses to play first.
[21:50:45] j_meka mulligans to six cards.
[21:51:23] Niched begins the game with seven cards in hand.
[21:51:28] j_meka puts a card on the bottom of their library and begins the game with six cards in hand.
[21:51:28] Turn 1: j_meka
[21:51:28] j_meka skips their draw step.
[21:51:28] [CHAT] Niched: GLHF!
[21:51:55] j_meka plays [Choked Estuary].
[21:52:00] j_meka casts [Sleight of Hand].
[21:52:09] Turn 1: Niched
[21:52:13] Niched plays [Island].
[21:52:15] Niched casts [Sleight of Hand].
[21:52:21] [CHAT] j_meka: hi gl
[21:52:29] Turn 2: j_meka
[21:52:33] j_meka plays [Island].
[21:52:36] j_meka casts [Strategic Planning].
[21:52:54] Turn 2: Niched
[21:53:00] Niched plays [Swamp].
[21:53:02] Niched casts [Corrupted Grafstone].
[21:53:06] Turn 3: j_meka
[21:53:10] j_meka casts [Sleight of Hand].
[21:53:15] j_meka plays [Drowned Catacomb].
[21:53:19] Turn 3: Niched
[21:53:26] Niched plays [Tectonic Edge].
[21:53:36] Turn 4: j_meka
[21:53:51] wizzardofoz has started watching.
[21:54:03] j_meka plays [Dimir Aqueduct].
[21:54:04] j_meka puts triggered ability from [Dimir Aqueduct] onto the stack (When Dimir Aqueduct enters the battlefield, return a land you control to its owner's hand.).
[21:54:10] j_meka returns [Island] to its owner's hand with [Dimir Aqueduct]'s ability.
[21:54:14] j_meka casts [Frantic Search].
[21:54:18] Niched casts [Spell Pierce] targeting [Frantic Search].
[21:54:32] Niched casts [Discover the Impossible].
[21:54:50] Turn 4: Niched
[21:55:13] Niched plays [Maestros Theater].
[21:55:13] Niched puts triggered ability from [Maestros Theater] onto the stack (When Maestros Theater enters the battlefield, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a...).
[21:55:19] Niched puts triggered ability from [Maestros Theater] onto the stack (When you sacrifice Maestros Theater, search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain ca...).
[21:55:36] Turn 5: j_meka
[21:55:55] Niched casts [Discover the Impossible].
[21:56:13] Turn 5: Niched
[21:56:17] Niched plays [Nephalia Drownyard].
[21:56:32] Turn 6: j_meka
[21:56:49] Niched casts [Fact or Fiction].
[21:57:41] Niched puts [Agonizing Remorse], [Feed the Swarm], [Bloodchief's Thirst] into their hand with [Fact or Fiction].
[21:57:41] Niched puts [Compulsive Research], [Elixir of Immortality] into their graveyard.
[21:57:41] Turn 6: Niched
[21:57:41] [CHAT] PDBot: [sU]Compulsive Research[sU] has an advantageous bug.
Dredging rather than drawing can let you avoid discarding in a specific case
[21:57:49] Niched casts [Agonizing Remorse] targeting j_meka.
[21:57:51] j_meka reveals their hand to [Agonizing Remorse], containing [Tendrils of Agony], [Island], [Island], [Dark Petition], [Mind's Desire], [Cabal Ritual], and [Island].
[21:58:34] Niched plays [Labyrinth of Skophos].
[21:58:43] Niched discards [Brainspoil].
[21:58:43] Niched transmutes [Brainspoil].
[21:58:54] Niched reveals [Battle of Wits].
[21:59:03] Niched casts [Scrabbling Claws].
[21:59:23] Niched activates an ability of [Scrabbling Claws] targeting j_meka ( Target player exiles a card from their graveyard.).
[21:59:23] j_meka exiles [Swamp].
[21:59:23] Turn 7: j_meka
[21:59:29] j_meka plays [Island].
[21:59:35] j_meka casts [Frantic Search].
[21:59:39] j_meka draws two cards with [Frantic Search].
[21:59:43] j_meka discards [Island].
[21:59:43] j_meka discards [Island].
[21:59:47] j_meka casts [Gitaxian Probe] targeting Niched.
[21:59:49] j_meka draws a card with [Gitaxian Probe].
[21:59:56] j_meka casts [Dark Ritual].
[22:00:00] j_meka casts [Cabal Ritual].
[22:00:22] j_meka casts [Cabal Ritual].
[22:00:22] j_meka casts [Mind's Desire].
[22:00:22] j_meka puts triggered ability from [Mind's Desire] onto the stack (5 spells cast before Mind's Desire this turn.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each ...).
[22:00:39] j_meka casts [Gitaxian Probe] targeting Niched.
[22:00:44] Niched has conceded from the game.
[22:00:44] j_meka wins the game.
Winner: j_meka
Game 1 Completed.
Game 842502134
[Time] 1687892608
[22:03:31] PDBot has started watching.
[22:03:32] j_meka plays [Island].
[22:03:34] j_meka casts [Ponder].
[22:03:42] j_meka chooses to not shuffle their library.
[22:03:42] j_meka draws a card with [Ponder].
[22:03:45] Turn 2: Niched
[22:03:54] Niched plays [Vivid Creek].
[22:04:02] Turn 2: j_meka
[22:04:05] j_meka plays [Island].
[22:04:07] j_meka casts [Defense Grid].
[22:04:13] Niched discards [Scarab Feast].
[22:04:13] Niched cycles [Scarab Feast].
[22:04:18] Turn 3: Niched
[22:04:32] Niched casts [Founding the Third Path].
[22:04:36] Niched puts triggered ability from [Founding the Third Path] onto the stack (You may cast an instant or sorcery spell with mana value 1 or two from your hand without paying it...).
[22:04:41] Niched casts [Tainted Indulgence].
[22:04:41] Niched draws two cards with [Tainted Indulgence].
[22:04:50] Niched discards [Mindcrank].
[22:04:57] Niched plays [Maestros Theater].
[22:04:58] Niched puts triggered ability from [Maestros Theater] onto the stack (When Maestros Theater enters the battlefield, sacrifice it. When you do, search your library for a...).
[22:05:01] Niched puts triggered ability from [Maestros Theater] onto the stack (When you sacrifice Maestros Theater, search your library for a basic Island, Swamp, or Mountain ca...).
[22:05:12] Turn 3: j_meka
[22:05:15] j_meka casts [Sleight of Hand].
[22:05:31] j_meka casts [Sleight of Hand].
[22:05:35] j_meka plays [Swamp].
[22:05:40] Turn 4: Niched
[22:05:41] Niched puts a lore counter on [Founding the Third Path].
[22:05:45] Niched puts triggered ability from [Founding the Third Path] onto the stack targeting Niched (Target player mills four cards.).
[22:05:47] Niched mills [Jwari Disruption], [Compulsive Research], [Sunken Hollow], and [Prismatic Lens].
[22:06:17] Niched casts [Treasure Cruise].
[22:06:18] Niched draws three cards with [Treasure Cruise].
[22:06:30] Niched casts [Agonizing Remorse] targeting j_meka.
[22:06:30] j_meka reveals their hand to [Agonizing Remorse], containing [Treasure Cruise], [Talrand, Sky Summoner], [Swamp], [Cabal Ritual], and [Treasure Cruise].
[22:06:44] Niched plays [Temple of Deceit].
[22:06:45] Niched puts triggered ability from [Temple of Deceit] onto the stack (When Temple of Deceit enters the battlefield, scry 1.).
[22:06:49] Niched scrys 1 (0 top, 1 bottom).
[22:06:55] Turn 4: j_meka
[22:07:01] j_meka plays [Island].
[22:07:03] j_meka casts [Talrand, Sky Summoner].
[22:07:15] Turn 5: Niched
[22:07:17] Niched puts a lore counter on [Founding the Third Path].
[22:07:22] Niched puts triggered ability from [Founding the Third Path] onto the stack targeting [Agonizing Remorse] (Exile target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard. Copy it. You may cast the copy.).
[22:07:26] wizzardofoz has stopped watching.
[22:07:33] Niched casts [Agonizing Remorse] targeting j_meka.
[22:07:34] j_meka reveals their hand to [Agonizing Remorse], containing [Treasure Cruise], [Swamp], and [Cabal Ritual].
[22:07:40] Niched plays [Labyrinth of Skophos].
[22:07:47] Niched casts [Erebos's Intervention] targeting [Talrand, Sky Summoner]. (X is 2) (Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn. You gain X life.).
[22:07:56] Turn 5: j_meka
[22:08:03] Turn 6: Niched
[22:08:23] Niched casts [Sleight of Hand].
[22:08:45] Niched discards [Scarab Feast].
[22:08:45] Niched cycles [Scarab Feast].
[22:09:01] Niched plays [Sunken Hollow].
[22:09:11] Niched casts [Discover the Impossible].
[22:09:22] Turn 6: j_meka
[22:09:27] j_meka casts [Sleight of Hand].
[22:09:36] j_meka casts [Frantic Search].
[22:09:36] j_meka draws two cards with [Frantic Search].
[22:09:43] j_meka discards [Duress].
[22:09:43] j_meka discards [Swamp].
[22:09:50] j_meka casts [Frantic Search].
[22:09:50] j_meka draws two cards with [Frantic Search].
[22:10:29] j_meka discards [Island].
[22:10:29] j_meka discards [Cabal Ritual].
[22:10:48] j_meka casts [Cabal Ritual].
[22:10:50] j_meka casts [Dark Petition].
[22:11:11] j_meka casts [Treasure Cruise].
[22:11:12] j_meka draws three cards with [Treasure Cruise].
[22:11:30] Turn 7: Niched
[22:11:43] Niched casts [Tainted Indulgence].
[22:11:43] Niched draws two cards with [Tainted Indulgence].
[22:11:48] Niched discards [Vivid Marsh].
[22:12:08] Niched casts [Mastermind's Acquisition] (Search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle.).
[22:12:19] Niched plays [Jwar Isle Refuge].
[22:12:20] Niched puts triggered ability from [Jwar Isle Refuge] onto the stack (When Jwar Isle Refuge enters the battlefield, you gain 1 life.).
[22:12:26] Turn 7: j_meka
[22:12:37] Turn 8: Niched
[22:12:46] Niched plays [Grixis Panorama].
[22:12:56] Niched casts [Battle of Wits].
[22:13:08] Turn 8: j_meka
[22:13:18] j_meka casts [Frantic Search].
[22:13:25] j_meka draws two cards with [Frantic Search].
[22:13:33] j_meka discards [Choked Estuary].
[22:13:33] j_meka discards [Defense Grid].
[22:13:40] j_meka casts [Frantic Search].
[22:13:40] j_meka draws two cards with [Frantic Search].
[22:13:48] j_meka discards [Mind's Desire].
[22:13:48] j_meka discards [Drowned Catacomb].
[22:13:52] j_meka casts [Dark Ritual].
[22:13:55] j_meka casts [Dark Ritual].
[22:14:00] j_meka casts [Mind's Desire].
[22:14:01] j_meka puts triggered ability from [Mind's Desire] onto the stack (4 spells cast before Mind's Desire this turn.
Storm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each ...).
[22:14:16] j_meka casts [Gitaxian Probe] targeting Niched.
[22:14:17] j_meka draws a card with [Gitaxian Probe].
[22:14:19] Niched has conceded from the game.
[22:14:19] j_meka wins the game.
Winner: j_meka
Game 2 Completed.
Match Winner: j_meka: 2–0
[22:14:37] Niched has left the game.