Hey! Anthony here to follow up on another Top Cut finish. I'm excited to jump into this one because I managed to Hakai most of my opponents with everybody's least favorite Set 16 Main Personality. Ruthless Beerus of all things is a deck I've been toying with for months and it has proven very strong in my testing. I came very close to playing it at South Kai but went with Resolute Ginyu instead. Derek's Snake Way Circuit Series seemed like a perfect place to put my dark horse to the test and so I went.
Round 1 vs. Kelly Dennis w/ Commanding Supreme Kai
Kelly and I had literally just wrapped up this same match up 15 minutes before the tournament and this game was wholly one sided in my favor just as the game before. I won the roll and enter turn 1, this deck's true strength being in E after powering up first turn and being the only deck in the game that can activate Ruthless Mastery immediately after winning the roll, and I proceeded to do tons of damage while preventing Kelly from getting anything done. My next turn I enter and drop like 40 cards of damage. A fun game for me!
Round 2 vs. Mark Simpson w/ Orange Aura Android 20
Mark won the roll and dropped Orange Absorption Drill turn 1. Ultimately it didn't matter because I was able to get to level 2 and tutor Red Observation and clear a board of 5-6 drills. From there I went to 3 and started throwing a ton of unpreventable damage for the game. And with plenty of time to start tackling my honey-do list on the side!
Round 3 vs. Erik Johnson w/ Namekian Knowledge Piccolo
Erik and I have been playing a lot recently. We played at South Kai and have played a bit on OCTGN the last few weeks. I'm familiar with his list and some of his more niche card choices like Namekian Palm Shots. He's a good player and you have to respect Knowledge Piccolo at all times. I won the roll and surprise! I entered turn 1. I left him combat 1 at zero stages and no anger. I didn't do a ton of damage though. Combat 2 I've got a level lead and Life Card lead and am able to maintain it. I won the game with MPPV still live on level 4 but it didn't matter because he was already dead.
Round 4 vs. Jon Simpson w/ Red Ruthless Broly
Congrats to Jon for doing so well with Ruthless Broly. I think the deck is primed to be really strong against a lot of the meta contenders. Against me, Jon won the roll and passed. We both had Red Collision on top when entering to gain an anger which I thought was funny. First combat he dropped double Broly's Face Crusher and had Red Blocking Hand. Ultimately, I got up 20 or so cards then Jon started to bring it back. He got to Broly 4 by seeing all 3 of his Red Blocking Hands; 1 more than I saw this game and if you know the Ruthless mirror you know who wins this game. Broly slammed me with multiple high damage attacks and I could just not do the remaining 4 cards of damage I needed to win. Good game Jon!
Top 4 vs. Kelly Dennis w/ Red Commanding Supreme Kai REMATCH
Here we go again. Am I going to 3-0 Kelly in the same day? Yes, yes I am. Although I think this is karmic retribution for him whining that I was sacking him turn 1 when he had a 10 card lead on my turn 1 enter too! I was down hard all game but through solid play all game I was able to turn it around. At one point he had 3 or 4 allies in play but I put my head down and let Red Shoulder Grab and Celestial Strike do the work. I won this game by -10 cards. A close top 4 game indeed.
Finals vs. Erik Johnson w/ Namekian Knowledge Piccolo REMATCH
I have to play Piccolo again but it was better than playing that Ruthless Broly twice. I lose the roll and honestly this kind of tilted me because of course I lose the roll. This game was much more even as we matched each other's leveling pace and I struggle to find any real big damage. Our Life Card counts remain even while I sneak in some Red Static Shot looping and he's hitting me with Lethal Chops over and over. He made an oddball play to grab Weighted Clothing on Piccolo 4. I drop Red Relaxtion next turn and pass because I don't have enough gas to kill him. He drops Namek Ball 1 and Ball 3 which is just greatly convenient for him. Anyway, I enter and capture Namek Ball 1 with Red Relaxation and then banish his entire discard pile with Beerus Level 4. I then proceed to punt the game by using Beerus 4 to destroy 4 off the top of his deck. Now he has cards to rejuvenate and gain anger with his blocks. It was just an extremely poor play on my part and I lost because of it. Erik played better than I did and earned it well. Good game and much respect!
Ruthless Beerus kicks ass. This deck is just so sneaky-good. You have Ruthless turn 1 sacky-ness, great anger hate in Celestial Strike, and a lot of unpreventable damage. The burst anger pushes you to Level 3 fast. Red Aerial Assault on Beerus 2 is probably my favorite discovery in the deck. I'm proud of the deck and what I was able to accomplish yesterday. Hopefully my performance brings a bit more respect and a community-wide second look at my favorite hairless cat!
Thanks Derek for running the Circuit Series and I look forward to bringing more off the wall deck ideas to these weekend OCTGN tournaments.
Planning 4
Red Relaxation x3
Prophetic Visions x1
Events 5
Halt x1
Red Observation x1
Stare Down x3
Blocks 7
Time x1
Red Blocking Hand x3
Red Brace x3
Attacks 44
Red Android Twin Beams x2
Red Aerial Assault x3
Red Heel Kick x3
Red Double Strike x3
Red Mule Kick x3
Red Celestial Strike x3
Red Precision Strike x3
I’ll Dig Your Grave x3
Red Sword Stab x3
Red Static Shot x3
Red Gambit x3
Red Furious Lunge x3
Red Power Lift x3
Red Shoulder Grab x3
Red Collision x3
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