Octochicken

I might try my hand on it. I just need to learn a bit ofvideo editing beforehand. ^^

I might try my hand on it. I just need to learn a bit ofvideo editing beforehand. ^^

Hello again Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings; it's time to announce the winners!  
First of all, I’d like to thank everyone for making the Crappy Community Contest #9 happen – no matter in what way: developing the idea, making and helping with the map, participation, sponsoring prizes, spreading the word or helping me to organize it.
In total, we reached a total number of 103 participants – thanks to the Skylords Team for sponsoring the code: CCC9-BOWA-NDST-RING
 
Here are the top ranked Skylords of the CCC #9 (all difficulty 4):
1st place      06:53        RadicalX            
2nd place      08:02        Octochicken      
3rd place       08:10        Dolewan           
4rd place       08:13        Volin                 
5th place       08:26        ElementG          
6th place       08:37        DemonRJ               
7th place       08:39        Damo                
8th place       08:48        Mrbelekas         
9th place       08:52.0     Killbuster           
10th place     08:52.6     Serar                 

11th to 15th place:   Sirydawill91, Weirdone, Selbstjustiz, Anske, Subnnobs,
16th to 20th place:   StrunPS, ShinjoNitsu, Matesu, Vucci, Draicor
Important note: One top entries got overlooked, the rankings have been corrected.
The last place goes out to the sole Skylord who chilled as slow as possible on rPvE 1.
Congratulations to the winners! If you are interested, see below for the top replays.
Winners of the Random Draws (Spoiler: Everyone)
The dice gods have determined the fate of the following cards:
Draws 1-5, one General Booster each:  Vornskr, Caeser2000, cheffcantier, Kektras, Damo
Draws 6-10, one Evil Eye each:  Volin, Deus102, Spizzy, Subnnobs, Redmush
Draws 11-30, 250 BFP each:  Hauclir, erks, Jim_phoenix, Codlbodl, Zuratenos, Matesu, Ultralord, Vyndra, Ggoblin, Grak, itap, Killbuster, GreenRays, VampirePrince, Gedtke, arabika, Sh1ine, Shaman48, Aluqardo, RexZykl0n

Other single-card random draws (very long list, so I added a spoiler tag):
 
Of the 103 participants, 36 were of Silver or Bronze rank, and due to the generous donations for the pool they all received more than one card. If I have missed out on one of you, please drop me a note!
I will send you all prizes as soon as possible through in-game mail. I'm also reserving the right to make corrections on rankings and prizes, since the huge number of names and cards makes it very likely that I made a mistake.

Strategy of the Top 20 and Replays

Here is a statistical overview of the best runs:
Master Archers were the most prevalent choice of the top players – 13 times – followed by Windweavers (7). No Sunstriders or Forsaken were chosen for a top rank run. Of the Top 20 runs, all but one used Surge of Light on the T2 – only one Skylord used Motivate. 15 of the top players didn't unlock the second spell. Those who did, used Lava Field (3 times), and one Coldsnap and Curse of Oink each. 9 of them even opened Gold Chests, two more tried really hard, but didn't succeed, because those pesky chests sometimes just don't open in time. Veterans better watch out – 8 of the top 20 are Silver Ranks! Here are the Replays of the best runs, plus the only run that used Motivate/Lava Field:
1st place: CCC9_4_06.53_2_RadicalX.pmv
2nd place: CCC9_4_08.02.5_Octochicken.pmv
3rd place: CCC9_4_08.10_6_Dolewan.pmv
8th place: CCC9_4_08.52_Killbuster.pmv
Besides card choice, two factors were most important: How many wells to take (most players took too many), and how to micro the army to be fast and still survive. Since CCCs are often also of educational value, here are some of the employed micromanagement strategies to save time:
Fighting only part of camps by pulling them back Spawn-trapping to ensure no new spawns (most often Shamans) Timed camp kills, to ensure no respawn / no new wave spawn (e.g. kill disco ball and rage squads, then kill the camp) Split camp kills (some units kill the camp, some keep fighting normally) Sending a scout to pull back while others still heal on a well Even sending multiple scouts to different positions at intervals Spawning dazed units mid-fight in positions where they don't get hurt (too much) Retreating with single units for some seconds, so they don't die/don't lose a squad member/to spread damage evenly In the spirit of education, I would also beggingly invite content creators to make a video about "Why is RadicalX so fast?". In ski sports, there are side-by-side (split screen or overlay) comparisons between drivers, maybe this would educate the community? The huge gap of more then a minute demands answers. 😃
Submitted Times
To compare how you stacked up, here is a list of all submitted times:
In conclusion
First and foremost, I'd like to thank again all those who helped with this event, Of course, I'd like to thank the very generous sponsors for all the prizes they gave: @THE_BIG_WET, @MadDoggo, @arabikaa, @T1421, @Titan, @hauclir, @Dolewan, @Lans, @Grak, the anonymous donor and the Skylords Reborn Team.
I hope you enjoyed another rPvE challenge at low level, focussing on micromanagement and simple choices.

If you have a crappy idea for a future CCC you may share and discuss that with me, I can host your idea, or you can host your own Crappy Contest! Feel free to contact me anytime. If you want to discuss or host a non-crappy contest, contact our Event Manager @Metagross31. He is super supportive and will help you to organize your event!

There is no "apparent" popularity, the Magma Hurlers are just that superior and popular ;^)
Down with injustice! Magma Hurlers must be allowed into another CCC!

Hello Skylords, Skyladies, and other Skybeings; and welcome to CCC #9 – the ninth Crappy Community Contest!


THE CONTEST HAS ENDED.
To see the winners, CLICK HERE. If you are just here to grab the code, there you go: CCC9-BOWA-NDST-RING
 
 
What are “Crappy Community Contests”?
CCC's are meant to be small-scale contests with weird challenges, hopefully luring you away from well-trodden paths. They are small-scale on the organizers side too: usually there will be no stream, video, or event announcing the winners. What's special about these contests is a participation prize for the whole Skylords community.

After a short pause, the CCC is back again, this time with a rPvE Challenge:
 
What, when, where, how?
The Archer's Tournament

All the famous archers want to settle this question once and for all: Which of them is the strongest?

This challenge is to win the highest possible single-player rPvE Map of the Month
in the fastest time under severe card limitations.

In this challenge, you are sent to win a rPvE MotM as fast as you can, using mainly T1 archers to destroy your enemies. You may unlock a maximum total of 3 cards (limited choice) by building your orbs:
Tier 1: Chose your Archers



Tier 2: Unlocks your first support spell


Tier 3: Unlocks your second support spell


Winners will be ranked according to the usual ranking tables – first on difficulty, then on time. For example, if you have an ultra-slow run on a rPvE difficulty 6 map, you will still be ranked higher than all difficulty 5 entries. Clearing a map with only archers is hard? Fear not! If you only want to participate, you may enter with a simple rPvE Difficulty Map of the Month Difficulty 1 run under these rules, making you eligible for the random prizes, which will only take you a minute or two.
Clarifications:
Don't forget to select Map of the Month! Replays with randomly generated maps are not allowed to enter the tournament. Even if you are able to play out a spell mentioned on Tier 2/Tier 3 earlier, you are only allowed to cast it once your orb has been built. If you don't want or need the T2 or T3 support spells, of course, you can ignore them and just build a big army of archers. You may also choose a second spell listed on Tier 2 after building your Tier 3, but you are not allowed to pick a second archer card. Lastly, even though the above pictures are of cards without upgrades, you can of course use your fully upgraded ones. The red affinity of Wintertide is allowed, but please note that the Infused Defense is plain worse in this challenge scenario.
  How to enter:
Battleforge automatically saves a replay file of the last match you play, named autosave.pmv.  After playing the map, rename this file, so it doesn't get overwritten. You can find your replays here: Documents => Battleforge => replays.

The contest has started with the release of this post – submit your replay through Discord (DM to Kapo#0116) or the Skylords Forum (DM to @Kapo) until 10.12.2022 23:59 CET  (= 8 days time total). You can submit multiple times, but only your best entry will count. Please note that any submitted replays may be posted here in the forums.

To lessen my workload, please rename your replay to the following format: CCC9_<difficulty>_<time>_<name>.pmv  (e.g. CCC9_5_17.22_Kapo.pmv)


 
What's the prize pool?
Since this is not just a crappy contest, but a Crappy Community Contest, you may help with your participation to earn a prize for the whole community. If we reach more than 25 participants (unique players, not entries), we will unlock a Mini-Booster code for the entire Skylords community. If more than 40 participants enter, the code will be upgraded to a Booster instead of a Mini-Booster. So tell your fellow Skylords to try this challenge – it's an occasion to try something completely new, and it raises our chances to hand out a code for everybody. 
Of course, the top ranking Skylords will get prizes too, sponsored by myself, the Community and the Skylords Reborn Team:
1st place               5 General Boosters + Promo Razorleaf
2nd place              4 General Boosters + Promo Rogan Kayle
3rd place              3 General Boosters + Promo Lyrish Knight
4th place              2 General Boosters + Harvester + Bandit Minefield
5th place              1 General Booster +  Amii Monument
6th place              Disenchant (G) + Deepcoil Worm
7th place              Cluster Explosion (R)+ Razorleaf
8th place              Parasite Swarm + Soulshatter
9th place              Ice Age (G) + Transcendence
10th place            Stronghold
11-15th place       Two Rare cards (see sponsored cards below)
16-20th place       One Rare card (see below)


Last place              Juice Tank (x4)
For participation, there is a random chance to win one of the following cards out of a large pool:
Random Draws          5x1 General Booster, Evil Eye (x5), Spitfire, Stronghold, QueekQueek, Church of Negation, Mine, Nether Warp (B), Ice Age (B), Timeshifter Spirit, Mindweaver, Wrathgazer, Abyssal Warder (R), Mine, Frenetic Assault (R), Ashbone Pyro (x2), Cultist Master, Satanael (R), Razorleaf (x2), Wildfire, Deepcoil Worm, Mark of the Keeper, Hurricane, Corsair (G) (x2), Corsair (P), Bandit Minefield (x2), Banzai Lord (P) (x3), Lost Shade (B) (x2), Twilight Creeper (R), Abomination (P), Sunderer, Juggernaut, Shrine of War, Batariel (R), Earthshaker, Soulshatter, Home Soil (x2), War Eagle, Worldbreaker Gun, Battleship, Ice Tornado, Mana Wing, Spikeroot, Shrine of Memory, Colossus, Bloodhorn (P) (x2), Bloodhorn (R) (x2), Nightshade Plant (G), Abomination (B), Lost Shade (P), Lost Grigori (P), Transcendence, Grinder (R), Grinder (P), Viridya, Brannoc, Mo, The Incredible Mo, Jorne (x2), Ravenheart, Embalmers Shrine, Nightguard (P), Skyelf Sage, 250 BFP (x20).
 
This CCC also features again a Newcomer Card Pool. By participating, players of Bronze or Silver Rank will automatically receive at least one valuable uncommon card (more likely two or three). Of course, you may also win other random draws additionally if you are lucky. The Newbie Card Pool contains the following cards:
 
Should we get more too many entries, the pool will be expanded, so every newcomer will receive a guaranteed card. Those expansion cards will be rare cards (instead of more Uncommons), so tell your fellow beginner to participate!
 
Sponsors
If one or more mighty Skylord(s) decides to sponsor this event, please contact me. I would be more than happy to beef up or expand the prize pool, add additional random draws, special bounties or any other upgrades to the prize pool. 
The following prizes have been sponsored so far:
Skylords Team          General Boosters (x20), Evil Eye (x7), Community Booster Code
@THE_BIG_WET     Newcomer Card Pool (see above), Promo Lyrish Knight, Sunderer(x3), Juggernaut (x3), Shrine of War (x3), Batariel (R) (x3), Earthshaker (x3), Ashbone Pyro (x3), Soulshatter (x2), Home Soil (x3), War Eagle (x3), Worldbreaker Gun (x3), Battleship (x3), Ice Tornado (x3), Mana Wing (x3), Spikeroot (x2), Deepcoil Worm (x3), Shrine of Memory (x3), Colossus (x3), Corsair (G) (x3), Bandit Minefield (x3), Banzai Lord (P) (x3), Bloodhorn (P) (x2), Bloodhorn (R) (x2), Nightshade Plant (G) (x3), Abomination (B) (x3), Lost Shade (P) (x3), Lost Grigori (P) (x3), Transcendence (x3), Grinder (R) (x3), Grinder (P) (x3), Viridya (x3), Brannoc (x3), Mo (x3), The Incredible Mo (x3), Jorne (x3), Ravenheart (x2)
@MadDoggo         Promo Razorleaf
@arabikaa             Promo Rogan Kayle
@T1421                Spitfire
@Titan                 Harvester, Disenchant (G), Cluster Explosion (R), Cluster Explosion (P), Church of Negation (x2), Spitfire, Nether Warp (B), Ice Age (G), Ice Age (B), Timeshifter Spirit, Parasite Swarm, Mindweaver, Stronghold, Wrathgazer, Abyssal Warder (R), Mine, Frenetic Assault (R) (x2), Ashbone Pyro (x2), Cultist Master, Satanael (R), Wildfire, Razorleaf (x4), Deepcoil Worm (x2), Mark of the Keeper, Hurricane, Corsair (G) (x2), Corsair (P) (x2), Bandit Minefield, Banzai (P) (x2), Bloodhorn (R), Lost Shade (B) (x4), Twilight Creeper (R) (x2), Abomination (P) (x2)
@hauclir               Stronghold, QueekQueek
@Dolewan            Embalmers Shrine, Nightguard (P), Skyelf Sage, Banzai Lord (P), Cultist Master
@Lans                  Skyfire Drake (x4), Fire Dragon (x4), Nox Trooper (x4), Life Weaving (x4), Shadow Phoenix (x4), Void Maw (x4), Frost Mage (x4), Coldsnap (x4), Construct (x4), Shaman (x3), Ensnaring Roots (x3), Grimvine (x4), Lost Spirit Ship G (x4), Razorshard G (x4), Gemeye P (x4), Gemeye G (x4), Home Soil (x1)
@Grak                  5000 BFP
@Skury                 Abomination (B) (that got lost somehow, and when I wanted to buy it he gave it for free <3)
Anonymous              Amii Monument
Note: Since there have been two incredible big donations, some of those cards will go into the next CCC as well.
Conclusion
I hope you have fun with this challenge, and I hope your arrows and spells strike true.
Kapo
     
Future Events – get involved!
If you are interested in helping with these (or better) kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out! Contact our beloved Event Manager @Metagross31 on the forums or discord. They are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!
If you especially like this small-scale-format, and you have an idea for it, you may also contact me directly to discuss your idea and host your own Crappy Community Contest.
 
 
 

The first three 4-player maps are uploaded with a solo version. At the moment I don't think I am able to do the others solo with pure fire, but if someone is motivated to help me with duo runs, I'm pretty sure the others are very doable, just write me here or ingame (Anske).

Hello Skylords, Skyladies and other Skybeings.
Welcome to the seventh official PvE event!
It has been a while since the last official event, especially a multiplayer event, but we still hope you will have a lot of fun with this event!


Quick overview:

What kind of event will it be?

PvE - Advanced - Bad Harvest with a point system
For this challenge, we want to see you succeed in playing the map Bad Harvest, while accomplishing several goals of varying difficulty.
The more objectives your team accomplishes, the more points you get, which will lead to greater rewards!
Additionally, the teams with the highest number of points will receive some extra rewards.
But there is more! Similar to the beloved Crappy Community Contests, there will be something the entire community will work towards. Once the combined points of all submitted runs surpasses a certain threshold, the prizes for everyone will be increased.

So gather a team, polish your strategy and go for the Highscore!


How can I participate?

Everyone with an ingame account can participate in the event - there is no need to sign up separately.
You just have to send in your best replay, including the player names, the time of the replay and what objectives you accomplished. [Note: Your entry has to be a victory]
For example:
Low points:        A, C, D; Total:     700
Mid points:         K, L, P; Total:   1500
High points:              all; Total:   3800
Penalty points:          W; Total: -1000
Total points:                                5000

You can send in your replays until the 02.12.2022. 

Please note:
You are allowed to compete with multiple teams, but only your highest score will determine the rewards you win, meaning you can only get rewards for one submission. You are allowed to compete with a team of less than 4 people, or even alone.
You can find your replays here: Documents=>Battleforge=>replays


What are the objectives?

This event will have a point system: points will be rewarded by completing the following objectives. The goal is to get as many points as possible!
You don't have to complete them all, but of course you should aim for as many points as you can in a single run.
It is important, however, that your final score from objectives is greater than zero. Runs with a negative score do not qualify.
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Low points:

A: Sharing is caring: 200p
Have at least two different players build the orbs and power wells next to the gold wagon. (One orb and 4 wells per player)
B: Preparing the Turkey: 200p (+100p if the unit used is a Beast-unit)
Fly 3 laps around the small peninsula below the first guild cannon using any flying unit. (See FAQ for a screenshot)
C: Saving the harvest: 200p
Don't let the gold chest next to the gold wagon get destroyed.
D: Saving the tractor: 300p
Don't let the gold wagon take any damage.
E: Fire Mastery: 300p
Have at least one player in your team play a pure fire deck.
F: Shadow Mastery: 300p
Have at least one player in your team play a pure shadow deck.
G: Frost Mastery: 300p
Have at least one player in your team play a pure frost deck.
H: Nature Mastery: 300p
Have at least one player in your team play a pure nature deck.
I: Make love, not war: 400p
Take out all the guild cannons on the map.
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Maximum low points:    2600
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Medium points:

J: Saving the farmers: 400p
Don't let any of the human defenders in-between the walls around the gold wagon die.
K: No grain left behind: 400p
Completely destroy all enemy walls.
L: Only pick the ripe ones: 400p
Do not kill any Bandit Master Healers.
M: Beware of the Tractor: 400p
Run over at least 5 squads of small units with a Thunder Wagon with activated RAMPAGE ability.
N: Getting the harvest home safely: 600p
Do not lose any of the prebuilt Defense Towers in the starting camp.
O: Don't step onto the fields: 700p
Have no player cross the wall in front of the top right Stonekin camp. (See FAQ for a screenshot)
P: Beyond the trodden path: 700p
Have no player cross the line above the camp with the second Stonekin lord. (See FAQ for a screenshot)
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Maximum medium points:    3600
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High points:

Q: Beware of ergot!: 800p
As a team, do not own more than 5 orbs and 15 power wells in the starting camp at the same time.
R: The real deal:  1000p
Play the map on Expert difficulty instead of advanced.
S: Keeping the barn open: 1000p
Do not build any walls.
T: Hurry, before the rain comes: 1000p
Destroy 12 bandit tents within 30 seconds.
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Maximum high points:    3800
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Maximum Total points:    10000
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Penalty points:
U: Caring too much: -1000p
Have a player control three or more different monuments in the starting base at the same time.
V: That's not a ... tractor!:  -1000p
Play out Amii Monument.
W: Wait! This isn't the Harvest Festival!: -1000p
Play out Church of Negation.
X: Halloween is already over: -1000p
Play out Necrofury or Mutating Frenzy.
Y: Rounding up the crops: -1000p
Play out two or more overlapping instances of Aura of Corruption at the same time.
Z: Your time has not yet come: -1000p
Play out Santa Claus.
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Total penalty points:    -6000
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* Check the FAQ for clarifications.
Since those are a lot of objectives, we prepared a spreadsheet, which you can use to keep track of the objectives you want to complete and which player should complete them. You can find this spreadsheet here. Since this is a public spreadsheet, we recommend creating your own copy of it to not interfere with others.
Time Score:
There will also be points awarded for time. The faster you finish the map, the more points you will get with a maximum of 1500p.
There are no preset time windows that determine your time score, instead your time is compared to all entries.
This means that every second counts when it comes to your time score!
However, you can not lose any points by having a slow time. So it is up to you to decide whether you want to go for as many objectives as possible or if you want to leave some out in the hope of getting a better time.
You do not have to calculate the time score yourself, we will calculate the time score for every entry.
For a detailed explanation on how the time score is calculated, see the FAQ below.
 
FAQ     
In order to reduce confusion about the objectives, we have precompiled a list of questions you might have and answered them beforehand.
If you have any questions about one of the objectives, please check this FAQ first.
If your question is not yet answered in the FAQ, feel free to ask in this thread. That way it can be clarified and added to the FAQ.
Questions about specific objectives:
Calculation of the time score:






Sounds fun! What's the prize pool?

In contrast to past events, this event is less about how you fared in comparison to everyone else and more about how many points you collected overall. Thus, your reward will be directly based on your final score, including your time score. Note, that all rewards listed here are per player.
1000-2499 points: 100 BFP
2500-3749 points: 1 Mini Booster
3750-4999 points: 1 Mini Booster + 100 BFP
5000-5999 points: 1 General Booster
6000-6999 points: 2 General Boosters
7000-7999 points: 3 General Boosters
8000-8999 points: 5 General Boosters
9000-9999 points: 8 General Boosters
      10000+ points: 8 Boosters of your choice + 1 BFP per point beyond 10000
Additionally, the team with the highest total score will be rewarded a promo Harvester (1 per Player).
Furthermore, if the combined score (without time score) of all participating teams surpasses 75.000 points, all prizes will be increased by 50%!

How will the winners be presented?

This is yet to be determined. We will keep you updated about this.




Future events
If you are interested in helping with these kinds of events for the community, or want to host one yourself, don't be afraid and simply reach out!
Send me a PM on the forum, or direct message via Discord (Metagross31#1103).
We are happy to assist you with upcoming events and with sponsoring your prize pool!
We hope you have a lot of fun with this event, and we are looking forward to seeing all your replays!
If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to ask.

Best regards,
Skylords Reborn Team
 

New record for The Treasure Fleet: 14:50.8

Done. Maybe some 4-player maps will actually follow this time^^

Since my last pure fire campain replay collection is complety outdated I took the new patch (wich I really love) as an ocasion to do it again!
This will be an always repeating quest with every big update that destroys replays 🙂
Some runs have actually improved a lot, some were just terrible but i didnt want to repeat them...
Don't take it to serious, these are still casual runs! 😇
 
1-Player-Maps:
 
2-Player-Maps:
 
4-Player-Maps:
 

Import:
Export:
@Eirias thinks this would be good enough. What others think?
To me it seems weird you need to accept show deck after typing command, but it have the advantage of not needing even a single new button.

New record for The Treasure Fleet: 14:50.8

New record for The Treasure Fleet: 14:50.8

New record for The Treasure Fleet: 14:50.8

New record for The Treasure Fleet: 14:50.8

Congratulations to @Carofex for winning the Official Skylords Reborn PvP TOurnament #1!
Thanks again to everyone who participated or watched the stream and to @RadicalX and @Toggy for co-casting!
The rewards will be sent out soon.

Another BOT comes to an end.
Thank you all who played in the event and helped in the background to make it happen. 
Prizes has been send out. If you think I missed you, contact me.
Here is the final Ranking:
B = Balanced | O = Overbalanced

Here are the Replays of all 30 Players:
BOT2.zip
Here is the link to the Stream:
https://youtu.be/a-f5chvf0dQ
Here is the Link to the Best of video:
https://youtu.be/YvSxwJsyGvk
And last but not least - some bloopers xD:
https://youtu.be/G-S8UjcjMdw
 
MFG Ultralord
 
 

Is taking me way longer than that (as usual, that is why I am stick to my in game avatar of Construct). Looking forward to seeing how others manage it to do it crazy fast and flawless (or a lot better) execution (than me). Sounds like you might be in contention for that. Good luck!
 
Hmm... I might want to get my entry before I forget because there isn't much time left.

If only it were two full mins 😓

Battle of Tactics 2:
9 minutes of a tightly choreographed dance followed by 2 minutes of utter chaos.

Battle of Tactics 2:
9 minutes of a tightly choreographed dance followed by 2 minutes of utter chaos.

Battle of Tactics 2:
9 minutes of a tightly choreographed dance followed by 2 minutes of utter chaos.

The free pvp decks are legal in any tournament