Day five ended with the account back in Bronze III at 380, and day six did not argue with that. It just took longer to say it. Thirteen battles, five wins, eight losses, 380 to 340, with a short visit to Bronze II in the middle. This is the same free Lite account, rayzo_lite, still no Spellbook, still nothing bought, still Frontier Ranked with the Foundations set. Start of day: Bronze III, rating 380, record 41 wins and 36 losses. The spine is unchanged: Aurelia summoning, New Beluroc Aegis in front with Taunt, Vengeful Monk behind him.
An 0–2 open
The session opened against mrstrickland at 57 mana, five rounds, my full bench of Aegis, Monk, Dire Bear, Kicking Roc, Great Bear Druid and Dread Tafarian — loss, 360. Then ogbalto_lite at 25 mana, seven rounds, the small core of Aegis, Monk and Spellmonger — loss again, 340. Two battles in and the day was forty points under water, the second day in a row to open 0–2. There is nothing to learn from a pair of losses except that they happened, and that the day would have to be climbed out of rather than built on.
Twenty-two rounds
Battle three paired me with aidan2570_lite at 49 mana, and it ran twenty-two rounds — the longest fight this account has ever played. The previous longest was thirteen. Aegis, Monk, Dire Bear, Great Bear Druid and Dread Tafarian, all 49 mana spent, and the line held to the end. Win, 360. The very next battle was the shortest of the day: wiliannef at 29 mana, two rounds, Aegis, Monk and Kanaaq Miner. Win, 380. The longest battle of the series and the shortest battle of the day, back to back, and both of them wins. The day still owed me forty points, but at least it had stopped taking them.
Bronze II, briefly
Battle five was _slbb_moderateblack at 40 mana, nine rounds, Aegis, Monk, Dire Bear and Great Bear Druid spending every last mana. Win — and the rating went 380 to 420, which meant Bronze II before the session was half done, a league I usually visit the way weather visits, briefly and without settling. The visit lasted exactly one battle.
Six losses, two names
The rest of the day belonged to two players, three meetings each. kristinaz_lite took the first one at 31 mana, eight rounds, 420 to 400. janykz took the next at 54 mana, six rounds, 400 to 380. kristinaz_lite again at 31 mana, seven rounds, 380 to 360. Then again at 56 mana, eight rounds, 360 to 340. janykz again at 27 mana, four rounds, 360 to 340. And janykz once more at 54 mana, seven rounds, 340 to 320. Sixty points each, three losses each, and between their visits a single steadying win — _slbb_equivalentpeach at 26 mana, seven rounds, the small core of Aegis, Monk and Kanaaq Miner, back to 360 for about ten minutes. I have had worse rivalries on this account, but few as efficient: two names took a hundred and twenty points off me in one session and gave almost nothing back.
The win that paid the daily
Battle thirteen was _slbb_maximumbronze at 42 mana, my four-card team of Aegis, Monk, Dire Bear and Great Bear Druid spending 40 of the 42. Eight rounds, and the line held. Win, 320 to 340, and the fifth win lit up the Claim button.
What the daily paid
The claim brought one card: New Beluroc Aegis, level 1, 8 mana, 3 armor, 5 health, 2 speed, 1 attack, Minotaur, Taunt — plus one entry into the Weekly Frontier Draw. The daily paid me my own tank. A second Aegis for a collection whose entire strategy is built on the first one, and the first duplicate the daily has ever given me that I actually want. The claim transaction is d7c6be21a9189429200da42ed9a050e3f0db1582 if you want to check it on chain. Glint remains 300, where it has been since day one. Two potion icons sat on the reward screen again, and again I am not counting them: the screen says the potions were not used, so they are not a prize, they are furniture.
The honest ledger
Thirteen battles: five wins, eight losses, 380 to 340, Bronze II visited and left again, energy 37 of 50 at the end. My own log now reads 46 wins and 44 losses across ten sessions, and Modern is 11 Frontier battles away — the closest this account has ever been to unlocking it. The season has about eight days left. No timeouts today. The daily — claimed every single day — keeps quietly building the collection, and today it paid in the one card this account actually plays around. Bronze II is home for tonight the way a hotel is home. The series record says I do not get to keep it. We will see.
All thirteen battles have public replays, if you want to check my homework:
Battle 1 vs mrstrickland · Battle 2 vs ogbalto_lite · Battle 3 vs aidan2570_lite · Battle 4 vs wiliannef · Battle 5 vs _slbb_moderateblack · Battle 6 vs kristinaz_lite · Battle 7 vs janykz · Battle 8 vs kristinaz_lite · Battle 9 vs kristinaz_lite · Battle 10 vs _slbb_equivalentpeach · Battle 11 vs janykz · Battle 12 vs janykz · Battle 13 vs _slbb_maximumbronze
Played on a free Lite account (rayzo_lite), Frontier Ranked, no Spellbook, no purchases. Screenshots are my own, from today's session. The previous day in the Frontier is here.
