Team Baba: Kevin Bock’s Gencon Tournament Report

Baba 1-3
Black CS Mastery
Elder Kai Sensei

Sensei Deck
HUH??? x1
Black Scout Maneuver x3
Black Mischevious Drill x1
Black Water Confusion Drill x1
Android 20’s Absorbing Drill x1
Majin Babidi’s Ship x2
Mind Control Device x3
The Plan x2
Fangs x1
See-Through x1
Bandages x1
Spike x1
Grandpa Gohan x1
Ghost Usher x1
Froug x1

Life Deck

Non-Combat/Location
Watching From Afar x3
Caught Off Guard Drill x2
Releasing the Sword x1
Expectant Trunks x1
Gravity Chamber x3
Black Searching Technique x3
Krillin’s Concentration x3
Piccolo and Heroes Gather x3
Don’t You Just Hate That x1
Android 20 Absorbing Drill x1
Hercule’s Dream Sequence x2
Fatherly Advice x1
Black Thought Focus x3
Black Weakness Drill x2
Earth Dragon Ball 7 x1
Teaching the Unteachable Forces Observation x1

Combat Cards
Trunks Energy Sphere x3
Time is a Warrior’s Tool x1
Stop! x3
Nappa’s Blinding Stare x2
Oh Hoi Hoi Hoi Poi x3
Dazed x1
Super Saiyan Effect x1
Confrontation x3
Dream Fighting x2
Pure Defense x1
Brothers in Training x1
Drills Are For the Weak x1
Pan’s Victory x3
Aura Clash x3
Land In Pain x2
Frieza Smiles x1
Stupid Tricks! x1

Physical Combat Cards
Black Buffer Block x3
Black Body Destruction x3
Nappa’s Physical Resistance x1
Vegeta’s Physical Stance x1

Energy Combat Cards
Nappa’s Energy Aura x1
Black Recovery x3
Energy Ricochet x3
Frieza’s Force Bubble x1
Black Protection Orb x1

Round 1 – Shaun Hindman – Trunks HT Orange MBS
I was a friggin’ idiot and didn’t Sensei in HUH. He Sensei’ed in Gohan Spots the Imposter Drill. He went first, had some random Orange Drill. He played it, entered, and Mastery’ed for OFD and Imposter Drill. Fuck me…My turn wasn’t anything amazing, maybe a couple Non-Combats or something. His next turn, he dropped Countryside so I couldn’t clash him. I never drew my COGDs or DYJHT or anything useful until it was too late. He used EDQ and won 7 turns later. 0-1

Round 2 – Brian Vasquez – ??? Black TS
I felt bad for this guy. Had no idea what Baba did. I don’t remember the MP but it was definitely black TS. Maybe Goku. I used Land in Pain early. He had no CITs (or anything else). I used Scout naming Fury. He had no Furies. :\ That about sums it up. Game was over quick, I had 40+ cards left. 1-1

Round 3 – Unkown – Goku Blue CS Ball
Same as above, he had no idea what Baba was. I went first, he then used South Kai Sensei for Chi-Chi. Game was over in like 6 turns. He was speedball, I removed a ball from Ghost Usher. He basically scopped. 2-1

Round 4 – Didier Greenleaf – Majin Vegeta Saiyan TS
This was an interesting game. He used the new Majin Vegeta that has an energy attack and shuffles back an ally (bypassing Baba’s power.) I was doing fine for a bit, until middle of the game I decided to clash him so I could get to level 3. His level 2 was Settled Down (I knew it was beforehand, just thought I could manage the win without using Combats but using my allies). In hindsight, I should have kept him at 1 and dealt with the shuffling of allies. I lost but he had like 10 or less cards left. 2-2

Round 5 – Orange Hat – Zarbon Orange TS
This is one of the decks in playtesting that Baba regularly owned. He was 1-3 and using Energy Beats. He got to level 2 and never had more than 2 anger after that. I put Mind Control Device on him and kept him in check with Fangs (lowers anger 5). I won with 30+ cards left. 3-2

Round 6 – Bill Holub – Vinegar Black TS
I clashed him early to level 2 and got to level 3 myself shortly after with Poi. This game wasn’t even close. Even after he Ki Pushed back to 1, I beat him and still had over 40 cards left. 4-2

We cut to top 16, and there were quite a few 5-1s and a TON of 4-2s. I was lucky enough to make it, I think I was seed 11 or something like that. Not all of the 4-2s made it (I know Merckle and Shannon Jakul were 4-2 and didn’t cut.)

Topcut Round of 16 – Geoffrey Brewster – Future Gohan Namekian WGS
Brewster knew exactly what Baba did. However, Namekian is probably Baba’s best matchup. He got to level 3 (angered to 2 and I clashed him to 3) and never had more than 3 anger due to Fangs. I kept either stopping all his attacks, discarding his hand, using SSE, or ending Combat. I beat him and had 30+ cards or so left.

Topcut Round of 8 – Chris Bhatti – Cell Namekian TS
Reals is cool. I was scared shitless of Reals due to him beating Chris Smith’s Black CS Baba 3 times in a row in the hotel room the night before. It was a close game. He clashed early to get to level 2, same combat I clashed as well to get him off that amazing level 2 of his. He was primarily energy. I won with a good amount of cards left in my deck.

Topcut Round of 4 – Billy? – Goku Orange MBS
Out of the entire weekend, this is the game I am MOST pissed off about. I had the game won. It was over. Then I fucked up and he won. He was not running Imposter Drill. His 1st turn he grabbed Chi-Chi with South Kai Sensei. It’s an ally that blocks an attack, I don’t need to worry about her, right? We kept playing, I got to level 3 and was destroying him. We get to last combat, the only 2 allies I have left in play is Bandages (mill 4 or discard an ally or Non-Combat) and Ghost Usher (remove top card when Celestial leaves play). I used PAHG to get Aura Clash and Drills Are For the Weak. Was going to use both to kill his OFD and everything else. Well, he used Confrontation getting rid of DAFTW. I passed. He used a Champ Drill and drew into a HAT. Used HAT to use Orange Vegeta’s Assault. Fuck me. He used Mastery to kill OFD for something else and a COGD naming Aura Clash. He has less than 10 cards left in his deck, my turn next, if combat ends and I am alive, it’s game, I win. I have over 50 cards in my life deck. He starts to OVA me for 9-10 each, luckily I had Gravity Chamber in play (all physicals cost +2 stages to perform). What did I decide to do after he sac’ed OFD for OVA? Nothing. Could have freaking Clashed him to wipe his drills and then no more OVA. Although he did have one more card in hand, could have been a sphere, I don’t know. He used OVA 5 times, brought himself to 0. I was like cool, he’s done. I sac’ed Bandages to make him mill 6 and remove 1. He had 2-3 cards left. And then…………….Chi-Chi starts to OVA. FUCK ME. Should have used Bandages to kill Chi-Chi and that would have been game. He OVA-ed me 3-4 more times killing me.

That was my main Event. I’m not going to bother posting the TE report. Just know that Fashbinder destroyed me in Swiss and in Top 4.