On the Art of War turn and stonewall defense you blocked perfectly where it got 6 points of value and there was no point where the opponent could’ve broken the chain. They presented 12 damage more (would’ve been 16 if not for stonewall) by simply not breaking the chain. Using stonewall to block descendant was an amazingly patient play and got you the most value at a point where they couldn’t break the chain going forward. Great stuff!!!
Yeah I think gauntlet is insane once they commit to a bonds turn. Personally, I think it's best to wait for the bonds to come out instead of the gustwave incase they are faking it or have another gustwave. 1 Less value but once they commit with bonds they either lose a card or commit to staying on the chain. In this situation IDK if it's worth it on zen to get bonds after gauntlet was played. He could have gotten something like chase the tail and broken chain. Just my 2 cents.
I had a chance to go back and look at the turn and I see both points here. I do think that blocking on gustwave gives me max potential value and stonewall gauntlet saved me a ton the way I blocked. To Mellow’s point, I only miss out on one point by waiting one more chain link. That 1 point really mattered here but it’s a very good thought for future games 🙂
What a close game! Nail biting watching you hold on to that last point
On the Art of War turn and stonewall defense you blocked perfectly where it got 6 points of value and there was no point where the opponent could’ve broken the chain. They presented 12 damage more (would’ve been 16 if not for stonewall) by simply not breaking the chain. Using stonewall to block descendant was an amazingly patient play and got you the most value at a point where they couldn’t break the chain going forward. Great stuff!!!
Yeah I think gauntlet is insane once they commit to a bonds turn. Personally, I think it's best to wait for the bonds to come out instead of the gustwave incase they are faking it or have another gustwave. 1 Less value but once they commit with bonds they either lose a card or commit to staying on the chain. In this situation IDK if it's worth it on zen to get bonds after gauntlet was played. He could have gotten something like chase the tail and broken chain. Just my 2 cents.
I had a chance to go back and look at the turn and I see both points here. I do think that blocking on gustwave gives me max potential value and stonewall gauntlet saved me a ton the way I blocked. To Mellow’s point, I only miss out on one point by waiting one more chain link. That 1 point really mattered here but it’s a very good thought for future games 🙂