The debut of Deck Wars delivered in terms of production and casting, but couldn't quite get the excitement converted with a lopsided game. This time, Savjz and Reynad went the distance and had a plethora of gripping exchanges and close matches. The title of Deck Wars Champion stays in Scandinavia, as Savjz brings home the virtual trophy to Finland. Previous winner Kungen carried it all the way to Sweden,and now it goes to the neighbors in the East. This also means that America is falling short for the second straight time. First Trump, now Reynad. Both streaming fan favorites couldn't get through the Nordic boys and had to concede battles. On the way to winning the war Savjz suffered some losses in individual battles, something Kungen did not have to deal with last week. Right of the bat the Fin found himself down a game, with Reynad taking the first one decisively with his Priest deck. Savjz' variation of a mid-range Druid was burned by the light and couldn't come up with enough answers for Anduin's power. So it was the time for Savjz to be guided by the elements, which he impressively did in game two. It wasn't really a one-sided affair either, as Savjz later revealed in the interview that he felt pretty down midway through the match. In his opinion Reynad did a big mistake in playing [card]Ragnaros the Firelord[/card], which he then copied with [card]Faceless Manipulator[/card] into the "lucky" Rag-Snipe of the copy against his original. From that moment on Savjz was in control and didn't even have to reveal [card]Al'Akir the Windlord[/card] in his deck. Saving the class legendary ultimately wasn't a huge deal, as the Windlord came out to charge his opponent's face in the fourth battle, but at a time where Savjz was short of lethal, he was in range of his opponent's [card]Headcrack[/card]. Al'Akir also didn't make a huge contribution in the third encounter against Reynad's Handlock, as [card]Fire Elemental[/card]s carried Thrall in that one. The third match was a bit "odd" anyway, as Reynad chose to go for the control-oriented Warlock, instead of the quick burn of his Rogue. Savjz also pointed that out in the post-interview that he didn't really see a plan in his opponent favoring the power of Gul'dan over Valeera. The Rogue deck of Reynad was able to get that victory in the fourth, pushing this match the entire distance, but Savjz came prepared for aggressive decks with his "Anti Aggro Warrior" as co-caster Koyuki described it. Burning down thirty health for a Rogue might be possible, burning down close to fifty is less likely. The Fight Night 3 and 4 participant was proven right after all, as Reynad came close to working his magic and getting the Warrior into trouble with [card]Cold Blood[/card] and [card]Arcane Golem[/card], Savjz had answers for everything and closed out the fight with the [card]Chillwind Yeti[/card], [card]Cairne Bloodhoof[/card] and a [card]Cruel Taskmaster[/card] on the board - witnissing the demise of Valeera and Reynad first hand. The championship might have gone to Scandinavia twice in a row now, but that will surely change with next week's Showmatch. That time, two Americans will square off for the title and the $40 USD prize, as StrifeCro and the currently reigning IHearthU King of the Hill Razor clash. Will the king rule over the land in two competitions or can the Fight Night veteran get the win? Watch it next Friday at 11 PM CET on the Twitch channel of Machinima. Savjz's decks[deck linked]114[/deck][deck linked]116[/deck][deck linked]117[/deck] Reynad's decks[deck linked]115[/deck][deck linked]111[/deck][deck linked]112[/deck]
