Introduction

This weekend, I went to Memphis for the Classic Constructed Calling and finished in the Top 8 with Teklovossen, Esteemed Magnate. If you read my previous article about Teklo where I predicted his competitive viability, I was cautiously optimistic about how much Compendium helped him. I took Teklo to Memphis to put him to a serious test, since I wasn't able to play him in any ProQuests after winning one in SAGE. I probably would've brought him anyway, but Verdance hitting LL the previous weekend did make the endeavor much more promising. I spent all of Friday playing SAGE side events to prepare for what I figured was an inevitable Showdown run on Sunday, even making it to the finals of the Gold Foil event before losing in the mirror (Kayo OP). But instead, I finished day one with a 6-1 record to qualify for day two and ended up in the Top 8. Here's how all my matches went down.

Match Breakdown

Day One

Round 1, Andre Francis on Katsu (Win): Luckily, I had practiced this matchup with my teammate, Moises, a few times so I knew the drill: over block important starters to keep them from being able to utilize Katsu's hero ability. I saw Evos early but didn't get a ton of Overpower attacks to push the advantage. I stripped the only blue from their hand with Pulsewave Protocol but got punished with an incorrect block by a decent Breeze Rider Boots turn. Close game that I managed to squeak out in the end.