Main Arena
E is for Emotional Damage vs Lazy Piglets
Bans:
E is for Emotional Damage – Gila, Khizriel, Blackbird, Leshak
Lazy Piglets – Gila, Loki, Paladin, Curse
Comp Selection:
E is for Emotional Damage – Nighthawk, Scimitar, Cyclone, Rapier, Jackdaw, Jackdaw, Jackdaw
Lazy Piglets – Scimitar, Cyclone, Cyclone, Orthrus, Orthrus, Orthrus, Skybreaker
Review:
As I posted in chat “F to Horde, get hard countered” they ran up against a comp that just flat beat them. There was no level of play that would have allowed them into this match as they were out projected, out tanked, and out damaged across the board. The Rapier, triple Jackdaw comp works in many instances where you have some light support and a few big ships to handle, but this match was decided in draft as the triple Orthrus makes quick work of the triple Jackdaw support and then is happy to run down and kill the Scimitar.
E is for Emotional Damage 0 : 150 Lazy Piglets
D-sync vs appelsiinikilju
Bans:
D-sync – Keres, Sentinel, Maulus, Loki
appelsiinikilju – Gila, Sentinel, Scimitar, Orthrus
Comp Selection:
D-sync – Myrmidon Navy Issue, Curse, Ishtar, Ishtar, Deacon, Deacon, Crucifier
appelsiinikilju – Absolution, Absolution, Augoror, Augoror Navy Issue, Augoror Navy Issue, Confessor, Confessor
Review:
D-sync brought an armor drone control comp that works against a few damage ships like a two battleship core, however when facing up against the faster gunboat style that can get on top of them and has enough damage distribution to make the disruption less effective, they were in trouble off the start. There wasn’t much they could have done to keep the finns off of their Curse and they did a good job split screening the Absolutions, but the two Augoror Navies run down and make quick work of the Curse and from there the match snowballs.
D-Sync 40 : 150 appelsiinikilju
Yamete Kudasai vs No Spaceships for Old Men
Bans:
Yamete Kudasai – Loki, Curse, Jackdaw, Gila
No Spaceships – Hyena, Jackdaw, Cynabal, Barghest
Comp Selection:
Yamete Kudasai – Cyclone Fleet Issue, Cyclone Fleet Issue, Orthrus, Orthrus, Orthrus, Scalpel, Scalpel
No Spaceships – Vargur, Vargur, Osprey, Stork, Bellicose, Bellicose, Griffin
Review:
If you see two Vargurs and two Bellicoses on the same team and you’re in lightly tanked kiting ships, chances are you are going to die very soon. Much like a Vargur going into bastion and gaining disgusting range and tracking, these Vargurs essentially get mobile bastion from the remote tracking computers and target painters on both of the Bellicoses. The damage output at what should be deep falloff becomes absurd and they have no trouble tracking at long range as they burn after the kiting ships. Truly another brutal comp mismatch.
Yamete Kudasai 0 : 150 No Spaceships for Old Men
Of Essence vs Spooky Action at a Distance
Bans:
Of Essence – Loki, Alligator, Gila
Spooky Action – Curse, Pilgrim, Scimitar
Comp Selection:
Of Essence – Vulture, Ferox Navy Issue, Ferox Navy Issue, Osprey, Moa, Moa, Moa
Spooky Action – Sleipnir, Sleipnir, Broadsword, Broadsword, Broadsword, Bantam, Bantam
Review:
This match felt like Of Essence could have a path to victory if they were able to get some range on the incoming rush and they do try to split as best they can, however the triple Broadswords are quick to scram multiple targets and keep them relatively close to prevent range from becoming an issue. The Navy Ferox’s were fit with active rep and likely little buffer so they arent even able to get the full 9 cycles of ASB off before getting deleted by the sheer overwhelming damage from the minrush comp. Up to this point we’ve seen just much better drafts from the winning sides in these matches.
Of Essence 10 : 150 Spooky Action at a Distance
Slow People Eternally Raging Games vs Templis CALSF
Bans:
SPERG – Curse, Keres, Blackbird
CALSF – Armageddon, Armageddon Navy Issue, Gila
Comp Selection:
SPERG – Nighthawk, Claymore, Cyclone Fleet Issue, Caracal Navy Issue, Caracal Navy Issue, Bantam, Bantam
CALSF – Zarmazd, Dominix, Stratios, Arbitrator, Arbitrator, Magus, Pontifex
Review:
Exhibit A as to why the Loki is a lynchpin ship to any HAM rush. We see SPERGs rush ram directly onto the well tanked Dominix as it contains the majority of the damage from the CALSF team and removing it would effectively win the match. However, the rush comp has very little in the way of tank or logistics themselves, and starts bleeding DPS far too quickly for what the comp should be able to take. With the lack of range and the disruption on their core, the rush is unable to switch targets after the Zarm is able to spool on the Dominix and from there the match is over.
Much better would have been a HAM rush with some Lokis and immediately running onto the Zarmazd with the ranged webs. With little to repair the Zarm it would have quickly died and then you have a significant DPS and tank advantage over the drone control comp.
Slow People Eternally Raging Games 1 : 150 Templis CALSF
Second Arena
The Ancients vs Rusty Hyenas
Bans:
The Ancients – Leshak, Gila, Curse
Rusty Hyenas – Bhaalgorn, Loki, Orthrus
Comp Selection:
The Ancients – Sleipnir, Sleipnir, Broadsword, Broadsword, Broadsword, Vigil Fleet Issue, Raptor
Rusty Hyenas – Armageddon Navy Issue, Typhoon, Typhoon, Magus, Malediction, Navitas, Navitas
Review:
This rush was executed quite poorly into a kingslayer based comp and many of the fittings may be questionable given the total lack of sustain on the rush, particularly without any logistics to back them up. First, the Broadswords were slow to move and spread scrams off the start so the Typhoons were able to separate quickly and easily. Then the rush decided to spread out to different targets rather than quickly pile damage onto one key ship. Finally, they focused the single heaviest target on the opposing team when there were two much less tanked ships in the Typhoons that would have quickly dropped under the damage output from the rush. Because of these key points, we see the rush ships quickly dismantled by the kingslayer and an easy win for Rusty.
The Ancients 0 : 150 Rusty Hyenas
Trash Tier Tryhards vs Only Need THREE Comps
Bans:
TTT – Gila, Curse, Sentinel
ON3C – Hyena, Loki, Orthrus
Comp Selection:
TTT – Scorpion, Scorpion, Guardian, Pontifex, Nergal, Ishkur, Ishkur
ON3C – Abaddon, Drekavac, Augoror, Vedmak, Ashimmu, Omen, Retribution
Review:
This match is an example showing what happens when you try to use a comp without fully understanding how the comp is designed to be flown. If this truly is a copy paste comp from the AG6 test comps Scorpions, then the two Ishkurs are full neut highs and designed to cap out the enemy logistics while the Scorpions keep the dps off your Guardian. Also, it’s likely this comp had 4 minmatar and 4 caldari jams with only 2 for each amarr and gallente if again it was copy/pasted. Knowing you’re facing Damassys I would have skewed up toward about 6 amarr jams and been able to hold a much better jam matchup against the comp that arrived on grid. For these reasons, the TTT team was unable to keep the damage off their Guardian and they were unable to break through the low end with drones and Nergal as the comp is designed to do.
Trash Tier Tryhards 0 : 150 Only Need THREE Comps
Seriously Suspicious vs Goonsnarm: Powered by AI
Bans:
Seriously Suspicious – Paladin, Vargur, Curse, Scimitar
Goonsnarm – Sleipnir, Curse, Oneiros, Orthrus
Comp Selection:
Seriously Suspicious – Cyclone Fleet Issue, Cyclone Fleet Issue, Loki, Loki, Jackdaw, Burst, Burst
Goonsnarm – Maelstrom, Alligator, Gila, Gila, Kirin, Kirin, Jackdaw
Review:
The HAM rush just absolutely stomps this matchup as they quickly catch the Gator and the Maelstrom just stays close to it. The drone travel time takes too long and by 1 minute into the match goons have already lost their two major damage and tank ships leaving them with a pair of Gilas against the core of SUS. Two Lokis are more than enough to box with webs and they run down the remaining ships of Goons without much issue.
Seriously Suspicous 150 : 20 Goonsnarm
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