Game 857730004
[Time] 1700414236
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[19:17:17] TrapYeti joined the game.
[League] Alekhine's Defense by birdsandbees (229945) vs Mono Blue Tempo by trapyeti (229946)
[19:17:19] [CHAT] PDBot: [sD] Good luck in your League match!
[19:17:24] [CHAT] TrapYeti: heya glhf
[19:17:26] TrapYeti chooses to play first.
[19:17:29] TrapYeti begins the game with seven cards in hand.
[19:17:30] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: hey u2
[19:17:35] BirdsAndBees begins the game with seven cards in hand.
[19:17:35] Turn 1: TrapYeti
[19:17:36] TrapYeti skips their draw step.
[19:17:37] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:17:39] TrapYeti casts [Sleight of Hand].
[19:17:48] Turn 1: BirdsAndBees
[19:17:51] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:18:00] [CHAT] TrapYeti: uh oh
[19:18:03] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: love the tempo deck btw, inspired me to make my own :)
[19:18:12] [CHAT] TrapYeti: is this the dreaded mirror match haha
[19:18:17] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: yeeep haha
[19:18:19] Turn 2: TrapYeti
[19:18:22] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:18:26] Turn 2: BirdsAndBees
[19:18:29] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:18:35] Turn 3: TrapYeti
[19:18:38] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:18:49] TrapYeti casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:18:52] BirdsAndBees casts [Mana Leak] targeting [Tempest Djinn].
[19:19:00] Turn 3: BirdsAndBees
[19:19:03] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:19:05] BirdsAndBees casts [Vedalken Shackles].
[19:19:10] Turn 4: TrapYeti
[19:19:13] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:19:24] [CHAT] TrapYeti: oof
[19:19:28] TrapYeti casts [Sleight of Hand].
[19:19:36] Turn 4: BirdsAndBees
[19:19:59] [CHAT] TrapYeti: well this gonna be interesting
[19:20:01] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: it's been a good few seasons since shackles/djinn mirror meant hitting all your land drops was super important lol
[19:20:03] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:20:10] TrapYeti discards [Lonely Sandbar].
[19:20:11] TrapYeti cycles [Lonely Sandbar].
[19:20:20] Turn 5: TrapYeti
[19:20:23] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:20:31] BirdsAndBees casts [Impulse].
[19:20:47] Turn 5: BirdsAndBees
[19:20:49] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:20:56] Turn 6: TrapYeti
[19:20:59] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:21:05] Turn 6: BirdsAndBees
[19:21:08] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:21:14] Turn 7: TrapYeti
[19:21:17] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:21:23] BirdsAndBees discards [Lonely Sandbar].
[19:21:23] BirdsAndBees cycles [Lonely Sandbar].
[19:21:26] Turn 7: BirdsAndBees
[19:21:29] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:21:51] Turn 8: TrapYeti
[19:22:01] Turn 8: BirdsAndBees
[19:22:04] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:22:31] [CHAT] TrapYeti: this is slightly funny
[19:22:33] TrapYeti casts [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:22:41] BirdsAndBees activates an ability of [Vedalken Shackles] targeting [Brineborn Cutthroat] ( Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you contro...).
[19:22:58] TrapYeti discards [Nimble Obstructionist].
[19:22:58] TrapYeti cycles [Nimble Obstructionist].
[19:22:59] TrapYeti puts triggered ability from [Nimble Obstructionist] onto the stack targeting Vedalken Shackles (When you cycle Nimble Obstructionist, counter target activated or triggered ability you don't cont...).
[19:23:09] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: lol wicked
[19:23:15] TrapYeti casts [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:23:15] TrapYeti puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:23:23] BirdsAndBees casts [Mana Leak] targeting [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:23:31] TrapYeti puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:23:34] Turn 9: TrapYeti
[19:23:37] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:23:43] BirdsAndBees is being attacked by [Brineborn Cutthroat]
[19:23:54] Turn 9: BirdsAndBees
[19:24:02] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: oops gdi
[19:24:05] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:24:12] TrapYeti casts [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:24:12] TrapYeti puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:24:18] BirdsAndBees casts [Prohibit] targeting [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:24:26] TrapYeti casts [Mana Leak] targeting [Prohibit].
[19:24:26] TrapYeti puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:24:30] TrapYeti puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:24:39] TrapYeti puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:24:42] Turn 10: TrapYeti
[19:24:49] BirdsAndBees is being attacked by [Brineborn Cutthroat]
[19:24:58] TrapYeti casts TrapYeti.
[19:25:02] BirdsAndBees casts [Rewind] targeting TrapYeti.
[19:25:20] wizzardofoz has started watching.
[19:25:54] TrapYeti casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:25:59] Turn 10: BirdsAndBees
[19:26:07] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:26:10] BirdsAndBees activates an ability of [Vedalken Shackles] targeting [Tempest Djinn] ( Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you contro...).
[19:26:17] Turn 11: TrapYeti
[19:26:28] Turn 11: BirdsAndBees
[19:26:38] TrapYeti is being attacked by [Tempest Djinn]
[19:26:48] TrapYeti casts [Venser, Shaper Savant].
[19:26:49] TrapYeti puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:27:05] BirdsAndBees casts [Disrupting Shoal] targeting [Venser, Shaper Savant]. (X is 4).
[19:27:21] TrapYeti casts [Unsummon] targeting [Tempest Djinn].
[19:27:21] TrapYeti puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:27:29] BirdsAndBees casts [Think Twice].
[19:27:31] BirdsAndBees draws a card with [Think Twice].
[19:27:34] TrapYeti puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:27:37] TrapYeti returns [Tempest Djinn] to its owner's hand with [Unsummon].
[19:27:39] TrapYeti puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:27:42] BirdsAndBees casts [Tolarian Terror].
[19:27:48] Turn 12: TrapYeti
[19:27:56] BirdsAndBees is being attacked by [Brineborn Cutthroat]
[19:28:03] [Tolarian Terror] blocks [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:28:10] TrapYeti casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:28:13] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:28:17] Turn 12: BirdsAndBees
[19:28:30] BirdsAndBees casts [Think Twice] from the graveyard.
[19:28:32] BirdsAndBees draws a card with [Think Twice].
[19:28:37] BirdsAndBees casts [Frantic Search].
[19:28:39] BirdsAndBees draws two cards with [Frantic Search].
[19:28:43] BirdsAndBees discards [Island].
[19:28:43] BirdsAndBees discards [Island].
[19:28:49] BirdsAndBees activates an ability of [Vedalken Shackles] targeting [Tempest Djinn] ( Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you contro...).
[19:28:56] Turn 13: TrapYeti
[19:29:05] Turn 13: BirdsAndBees
[19:29:15] TrapYeti is being attacked by [Tempest Djinn]
[19:29:23] Turn 14: TrapYeti
[19:29:29] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:29:31] TrapYeti has conceded from the game.
[19:29:31] BirdsAndBees wins the game.
Winner: BirdsAndBees
Game 1 Completed.
Game 857731214
[Time] 1700415073
[19:31:13] PDBot has started watching.
[19:31:14] TrapYeti chooses to play first.
[19:31:17] TrapYeti begins the game with seven cards in hand.
[19:31:22] BirdsAndBees begins the game with seven cards in hand.
[19:31:22] Turn 1: TrapYeti
[19:31:23] TrapYeti skips their draw step.
[19:31:24] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:31:27] Turn 1: BirdsAndBees
[19:31:29] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:31:33] Turn 2: TrapYeti
[19:31:35] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:31:40] Turn 2: BirdsAndBees
[19:31:42] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:31:48] TrapYeti casts [Think Twice].
[19:31:50] TrapYeti draws a card with [Think Twice].
[19:31:53] Turn 3: TrapYeti
[19:31:56] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:32:02] BirdsAndBees casts [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:32:07] Placebo has started watching.
[19:32:10] TrapYeti casts [Mana Leak] targeting [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:32:19] Turn 3: BirdsAndBees
[19:32:21] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:32:28] Turn 4: TrapYeti
[19:32:30] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:32:35] Turn 4: BirdsAndBees
[19:32:37] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:32:52] TrapYeti casts [Think Twice] from the graveyard.
[19:32:55] TrapYeti draws a card with [Think Twice].
[19:32:58] Turn 5: TrapYeti
[19:33:01] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:33:07] BirdsAndBees casts [Fact or Fiction].
[19:33:12] TrapYeti casts [Mana Leak] targeting [Fact or Fiction].
[19:33:18] TrapYeti exiles [Mana Leak] with with [Disrupting Shoal]'s ability.
[19:33:18] BirdsAndBees casts [Disrupting Shoal] targeting [Mana Leak]. (X is 2).
[19:33:28] TrapYeti casts [Negate] targeting [Fact or Fiction].
[19:33:35] Turn 5: BirdsAndBees
[19:33:42] BirdsAndBees casts [Fact or Fiction].
[19:34:07] BirdsAndBees puts [Island], [Island], [Island] into their hand with [Fact or Fiction].
[19:34:07] BirdsAndBees puts [Think Twice], [Brineborn Cutthroat] into their graveyard.
[19:34:09] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:34:16] Turn 6: TrapYeti
[19:34:32] TrapYeti casts [Quick Study].
[19:34:33] TrapYeti draws two cards with [Quick Study].
[19:34:36] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:34:41] TrapYeti casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:34:47] Turn 6: BirdsAndBees
[19:34:50] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:35:18] BirdsAndBees casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:35:27] Turn 7: TrapYeti
[19:35:40] TrapYeti casts [Sleight of Hand].
[19:35:45] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:35:50] BirdsAndBees is being attacked by [Tempest Djinn]
[19:35:54] [Tempest Djinn] blocks [Tempest Djinn].
[19:36:01] TrapYeti casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:36:10] BirdsAndBees casts [Think Twice] from the graveyard.
[19:36:12] BirdsAndBees draws a card with [Think Twice].
[19:36:14] Turn 7: BirdsAndBees
[19:36:17] BirdsAndBees plays [Island].
[19:36:25] Turn 8: TrapYeti
[19:36:32] BirdsAndBees is being attacked by [Tempest Djinn]
[19:36:47] TrapYeti casts [Nadir Kraken].
[19:36:55] BirdsAndBees casts [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:37:04] BirdsAndBees casts [Prohibit] (with kicker) targeting [Nadir Kraken].
[19:37:04] BirdsAndBees puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:37:07] [CHAT] Placebo: seems like Djinn was well positioned for the PD500 meta.. what ahppened?
[19:37:30] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: I made top 8 with it and then got kinda unlucky vs the winner on infect
[19:37:40] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: GB infect can have some totally unbeatable hands
[19:37:41] BirdsAndBees puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:37:49] [CHAT] Placebo: agreed
[19:37:50] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: super skill intensive deck and very sensitive to variance
[19:38:02] [CHAT] TrapYeti: feels like a pretty good matchup in general
[19:38:19] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: I went 0-2 vs infect in the tourney but yeah I think it should be favored
[19:38:22] [CHAT] TrapYeti: but yeah duress + threat + pump is tough
[19:38:26] [CHAT] Placebo: but i am at foult, i play white removal, but UUU seems good vs shola, Infect, merry and rdw are kinda hard, thou
[19:38:27] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: so I was some combination of unlucky and bad
[19:38:35] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: I really like those disrupting shoals in the list
[19:38:37] TrapYeti casts [Quick Study].
[19:38:39] TrapYeti draws two cards with [Quick Study].
[19:38:42] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:38:46] [CHAT] Placebo: i got screed the whole turney
[19:38:50] Turn 8: BirdsAndBees
[19:38:52] [CHAT] Placebo: ina a 40 mana source deck
[19:39:00] TrapYeti is being attacked by [Brineborn Cutthroat]
[19:39:03] [CHAT] Placebo: screwed*
[19:39:12] [CHAT] BirdsAndBees: I was only on 1 shoal which definitely would have helped vs. infect
[19:39:14] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: what did you play Placebo?
[19:39:29] Turn 9: TrapYeti
[19:39:32] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:39:36] BirdsAndBees is being attacked by [Tempest Djinn]
[19:39:37] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: I think the deck should lean hard on the shoals
[19:39:41] BirdsAndBees casts BirdsAndBees.
[19:39:42] BirdsAndBees puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:39:43] [CHAT] Placebo: i like U Shoal in an unfair meta
[19:39:54] BirdsAndBees puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:39:56] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: only way not to fall too far behind against low to the ground lists
[19:39:57] TrapYeti casts [Disdainful Stroke] targeting BirdsAndBees.
[19:40:06] [CHAT] Placebo: The deck does not have may good infecters this season
[19:40:10] Turn 9: BirdsAndBees
[19:40:18] TrapYeti is being attacked by [Brineborn Cutthroat]
[19:40:23] [CHAT] Placebo: many*
[19:40:33] [CHAT] TrapYeti: yeah i tried shoal after dying to aggro a couple times
[19:40:41] Turn 10: TrapYeti
[19:40:44] BirdsAndBees casts [Unsummon] targeting [Tempest Djinn].
[19:40:45] BirdsAndBees puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:40:46] BirdsAndBees puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:40:51] TrapYeti casts [Prohibit] targeting [Unsummon].
[19:40:53] [CHAT] Placebo: shoal was ok vs rdw
[19:40:57] BirdsAndBees casts [Rewind] targeting [Prohibit].
[19:40:57] BirdsAndBees puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:40:58] BirdsAndBees puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:41:11] BirdsAndBees returns [Tempest Djinn] to its owner's hand with [Unsummon].
[19:41:13] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: shoal + leak as permission suit pre-board?
[19:41:17] TrapYeti casts [Vedalken Shackles].
[19:41:23] [CHAT] TrapYeti: yep
[19:41:27] TrapYeti activates an ability of [Vedalken Shackles] targeting [Brineborn Cutthroat] ( Gain control of target creature with power less than or equal to the number of Islands you contro...).
[19:41:28] [CHAT] Placebo: that darn card
[19:41:28] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: there's also snapback for tempo plays
[19:41:35] BirdsAndBees casts [Repeal] targeting [Vedalken Shackles]. (X is 3).
[19:41:35] BirdsAndBees puts triggered ability from [Brineborn Cutthroat] onto the stack (Whenever you cast a spell during an opponent's turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Brineborn Cutthroat.).
[19:41:36] BirdsAndBees puts a +1/+1 counter on [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:42:00] BirdsAndBees returns [Vedalken Shackles] to its owner's hand with [Repeal].
[19:42:00] BirdsAndBees draws a card with [Repeal].
[19:42:17] Turn 10: BirdsAndBees
[19:42:21] TrapYeti casts [Unsummon] targeting [Brineborn Cutthroat].
[19:42:22] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: I'd go shoal/leak + repleal/snapbak as interaction
[19:42:26] TrapYeti returns [Brineborn Cutthroat] to its owner's hand with [Unsummon].
[19:42:33] [CHAT] wizzardofoz: the rest would be efficient threats + card draw
[19:42:38] BirdsAndBees casts [Vedalken Shackles].
[19:42:43] BirdsAndBees casts [Search for Azcanta].
[19:42:49] Turn 11: TrapYeti
[19:42:55] TrapYeti casts [Sleight of Hand].
[19:42:59] [CHAT] Placebo: 10 turns race, and now full ctrl
[19:43:00] TrapYeti plays [Island].
[19:43:03] TrapYeti casts [Vedalken Shackles].
[19:43:07] TrapYeti casts [Tempest Djinn].
[19:43:13] Turn 11: BirdsAndBees
[19:43:13] BirdsAndBees puts triggered ability from [Search for Azcanta] onto the stack (At the beginning of your upkeep, surveil 1. Then if you have seven or more cards in your graveyard...).
[19:43:22] BirdsAndBees puts [Island] into their graveyard.
[19:43:23] [Search for Azcanta] transforms into [Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin].
[19:43:31] BirdsAndBees activates an ability of [Azcanta, the Sunken Ruin] ( Look at the top four cards of your library. You may reveal a noncreature, nonland card from among...).
[19:43:40] [CHAT] Placebo: u play fact?
[19:43:47] [CHAT] Placebo: wow
[19:43:47] BirdsAndBees has conceded from the game.
[19:43:47] TrapYeti wins the game.
Winner: TrapYeti
Game 2 Completed.