I block with my Spider, but naturally she has a finisher in hand- this time, Pyromatics. She blasts the Spider for 3, killing it around the possibility of me popping the Shell to save it, then for good measure uses the Gelectrode to kill off the Shell, too. Sam plays a Kiln Fiend to greet turn 8, pings me with the Gelectrode for the free card, then attacks in with the Illuminatus. I get pinged again at the end of the turn, and I’m now at 10 life. I don’t have any lands in the graveyard, but stashing a dredge card there makes perfect sense to me. I play Death to get back a Shambling Shell, then toss out a Life from the Loam. Next turn, she tries for a Djinn Illuminatus to replace the lost Dragon. At the end of my turn, Sam pings me with the Gelectrode and goes up another card. Niv’s round just long enough to draw a few breaths, though, as a Stingerfling Spider makes quick work of him. Sam neatly solves it pairing the Gelectrode and a Magma Spray, timing it so that the Gelectrode untaps and she gets to ping me directly and go up a card.Īnother 2 points is shaved off my life total on turn 6 with the Electromancer, then Sam taps out to deploy Niv-Mizzet, the Firemind. Back to me, I summon a Dreg Mangler, attacking with it immediately. Next turn first blood is hers as she attacks with the Electromancer, then doubles down on the Gelectrode with a Quicksilver Dagger. I go in with the Shell, and after a moment’s deliberations Sam goes ahead and triggers the kill with the Gelectrode. Now turn 4, she adds a Goblin Electromancer, then plays an Izzet Boilerworks, bouncing a Mountain back to hand. Back to me, I play a Shambling Shell– an easy target for her pinger but one whose dredge 3 calls out, “dare ya!” Then on turn 3 she finds one of the more thorny creatures in her deck, the Gelectrode. Our opening game, and Sam and I both spend our first two turns playing land and passing, with her kicking things off. Can I turn around the Golgari’s fortunes? I’m joined at the table by Sam, in what turns out to be a surprisingly swift affair. It’s our last go with the latest Duel Decks release, and thus far the Izzet are leading the day.
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