Master Roshi: he is the old man with blue balls. As far as I can tell in my fairly short experience with the game, that’s what he has been for a long time. If you’ve listened to Endurance Test, you know that I like to try odd things and experiment around so I decided to try to breathe some life into a stale Roshi personality with a list inspired by Orange Hat Guy’s Zarbon list. I played a version of this deck at Gencon 2013, and it did not do as well as I had hoped. I finished with a 2-4 record and I was left feeling that the reason the deck performed poorly because of my play over the deck actually being bad. I was able to recall moments in my games where I punted the whole thing away, which left with a case of the could-have-beens. So, when I discovered that I had the Budokai Saturday off work, I immediately started brewing and discovered my old list. Going back to the feeling of disappointment and hope, I decided to tweak it and take it with me.
The tournament in Wichita had a decent turnout (11 players). I had brought a second deck that I was debating playing (Red Android 13), and came very close to running due to a random pick by Matthew. However, at the last minute I went with my gut and picked the deck that I wanted to prove could be a contender and had some actual play testing experience with, CS Orange Roshi Kamehameha.
CCPP Roshi Levels 1-3
Roshi Sensei
Cell Saga Orange Style Mastery
Sensei:
Aura Clash
Goku’s Blinding Strike x3
Trunks Deadly Impact x2
Huh???
Gohan’s Kick
Orange Reflex Energy
Attacks:
3x Piccolo’s Power Ball
3x Tien’s Tri-Beam
3x Gohan’s Kamehameha
3x Empowered Kamehameha
3x Krillin’s Kamehameha
3x Heroic Kamehameha
3x Teamwork Kamehameha
3x Orange Kamehameha Attack
3x Orange Goku’s Kamehameha
3x Orange Might
3x Orange 5-Finger Focus
3x Orange Energy Discharge
3x Orange Stare Down
3x Orange Scatter Shot
2x Orange Trick Shot
Physical Attacks:
Orange Uppercut
Blocks:
3x Orange Fist Catch
3x Pikkon’s Leg Catch
3x Goku’s Quick Dodge
Time is a Warrior’s Tool
Nappa’s Physical Resistance
Vegeta’s Physical Stance
Nappa’s Energy Aura
Combats:
3x Hercule’s Amazing Techniques
3x Confrontation
3x Gathering of Heroes
3x Unexpected Allies
Non-Combats:
Victorious Drill
Hercule’s Dream Sequence x2
Allies:
Android 18, the Mom
Piccolo, the Avenger
Kid Trunks, Teenager
Vegeta, Raging Saiyan
Dragon Balls:
Dende 3
Dende 5
Dende 7
Round One: I forgot your name, I’m sorry! – MBS Saiyan Kid Trunks, Teenager W/Goku Sensei
On my turn one I dump a Heroic Kamehameha into the discard, rejuving something. He also rejuves on his turn. On my turn two I have a hand of Gohan’s Kamehameha, Empowered Kamehameha, and I think Physical Stance. Not wanting to waste the hand, I enter. I do seven, then he plays Bracing for Impact, and then I play Empowered Kamehameha for 2, shuffling in Gohan’s and Heroic Kamehameha. The game starts getting a little one sided when I get 18 and Kid Trunks into play. All is going well.
Then he gets to level four, and I have a horrific realization. “Right. Trunks, the Powerful exists.”
Now I’m left pitching hands to Vegeta whenever we enter combat, but they are only doing one life card of damage at a time thanks to his mastery gaining him stages. I desperately hold on to a Gohan’s Kamehameha hoping to see a Hercule’s Amazing Techniques come by in my prep. He disposes of Vegeta, so my only option of attacking him in combat is gone. He’s down to about five in deck, I am around 20. Finally, I see an Amazing Techniques in my entering six. I Techniques, he doesn’t sphere, I grab Trunks’ Deadly Impact, discard the Kamehameha to it, and he is not holding a block. I hit him for +5 stages and +18 life cards, finishing him off. We shake hands and say good game, and it is time for the next round.
1-0 Round Two: Logan Dyer – TS Black Frieza w/ Piccolo Sensei
This was a feature match, so I will keep it short and tell you to go watch it right here: http://new.livestream.com/accounts/3170812/events/3028424
It was probably one of the best matches I have played in. The match should start around 1:27:00 on the video. It was a really close game, with Logan being on the verge of angering out at any point while I pew pew. He recycled Frieza’s Force Bubble a few times. I was able to draw an Empowered Kamehameha and finish him with a hit for 23 life cards.
2-0
Round Three: Kevin Bock – MBS Orange Vegeta, Raging Saiyan w/ North Kai Sensei
This was also a feature match, starting at 2:29:00. Watch it as well! Kevin’s got the play, and boy did he have an opener. He lays a Heroic Drill, Fatherly Advice, and Orange Spontaneous Drill. His next turn he enters, confronts, I scatter shot, he masteries away the Spontaneous Drill for 20’s Absorbing and Orange Focusing. From here on, I am left hoping to draw Vegeta or try to get a deadly impact/hat hand as I throw energies and make him pay for 20’s drill. Unfortunately, I hit all my hats and Kamehameha’s and he OVA’s me.
2-1
Round Four: John Welter – MBS Freestyle Goku w/ North Kai Sensei
This was one of those “What else can go wrong?” games.
John wins the toss and brings in Dying Planet.
His turn one is laying a Releasing the Sword. I decide to enter on my turn, since I am holding an Orange Stare Down and tend to treat Releasing the Sword like Standstill in MtG (The longer it sits, the worse it is going to get for me). So, I decide to enter and eat the most problematic drill. He draws his extra card off of Goku and releases the sword, hitting Roshi’s Gawking Drill, Devastation Drill, Hercule’s Assault Drill,
and Speaking with the King Drill. He freestyles away a Goku’s Dashing Punch. I stare down the Devastation Drill, which he blocks with Goku Swiftly Moving and eats my Victorious Drill. I retaliate with a Five-Finger Focus, which also gets Goku Swiftly Moving’d and is thrown at me empowered. The other two 5FF go through while he plays two Brothers in Training for Champion Drill and Caught off Guard Drill, naming Pikkon’s Leg Catch (the other card in my hand). He speaks for another card, which he uses to get a draw off of Champ drill. He lays the beats pretty well until the combat ends. The rest is a blur of Goku drawing and recycling cards, but on his next turn he has out another Devastation Drill, and I am dead.
2-2
So that’s that. The deck is still a work in progress, and this tournament reminded me of changes I wanted to make after Gencon but forgot about. Also, it gave me ideas as to what should be added in. I somehow forgot to add Trunks Energy Spheres, to which I say…oops. As long as people keep moving away from Prepped Crash and other discard removal, I think he can keep getting better. I may have issues where Baba is legal, and running into a Roshiball may be a problem as well. I look forward to keep improving the deck and seeing what I can do with it.
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Yay! A report from my tournament. I’ll be writing up mine this weekend. The whole event was a blast, I enjoyed all of it. Enjoyed seeing someone break out the Roshi.
huge props to you for running a deck i’ve never seen before. literally. orange roshi… with that mastery and no DB victory possible? awesome. lol
First time seeing Roshi Orange Beats? Back when the game was at the peak of it popularity, this deck (and the Vinegar HT villain version) was heavily played. It was so good (Roshi wasn’t nerfed then) I’m surprised it wasn’t more prevalent at worlds 2004. Possibly to PTT PEW PEW beats being better.
Nice work Dylan.