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The Season 16 TWDT-D Finals will take place this Sunday between Power and Blind. I will also be posting previews of TWDT-J and TWDT-B later on.
Zidane, the King of all Saiyans, will make perhaps the final attempt of a Triple Crown in this game.
Many have tried. All but one have failed.
Most teams couldn't reach all three finals. Those that did, often lacked enough talent across all three leagues. Terrorist was never a threat to triple crown, lacking WB firepower in all their iterations. Dun vs Me frankly never had the Basing strength to triple crown. They were murdered 20-3 in the 2013 TWDT-B Finals by Baratheon, and the year they Triple Crowned they were outkilled by 170, and only won because Cape trolled BONK! in terr dying 17 times because he was watching an NFL game. Dun vs me eked by with a 20:00-19:53 win.
Power has repeatedly built Triple Crown contenders, reaching all three finals in 2015 and 2018. They would have easily triple crowned in 2017 had they reached the TWDT-B Finals, but were narrowly edged out by Ogron's Baratheon in the Semi-Finals.
After getting the #1 pick and selecting Ease, however, this is easily the most favored team to Triple Crown heading into a final.
With Terrorist flaming out of the regular season in spectacular fashion and failing to make the playoffs, and Power reaching all three finals, Zidane surpasses Dreamwin to become the most decorated captain in TWDT history with 5 Titles and 14 Finals appearances, versus Terrorist's 5 Titles and 12 Finals. He needs only 1 championship to take sole possession of most titles.
Their first test comes against Blind.
Major Crisis, meanwhile, has a chance to break into the Top 10 all-time TWDT teams, should they prevail in TWDT-D. Blind is currently 13th, and would leapfrog into a tie for 9th with a win.
Let's get on to the actual match.
Blind
Blind built a balanced contender that had success in all three leagues. They dominated the Semi-Finals in TWDT-D, putting on immense pressure against legitimate TWLD Champions Mythril and Beam, and gaining a decisive 2-0 result. They push extremely hard, team well, and wear teams down with endless flanks.
Blind is Envy in disguise, with 24, Major Crisis, Kado, and Geio all there. They care, they're active, and they like playing with each other -- always a dangerous combination in TWDT. While none of them won a TWL title as a starter, they have arguably been one of the top two cores of players in the post-TWL era, winning a plethora of TWDT titles. Blind reached a pair of finals last year, and clinched the TWDT-J title, and their entire core has won multiple rings in warbird, jav, and base.
They're a legitimate threat to Power's ambitions. Let's run through their starters in warbird.
Dak has won TWLD titles with Sweet and Fierce, and has regained much of his skill in unrusting this season. He dropped a massive 18 kills in the Semis, and is their best player.
24 is their 8-Star, and one of the greatest TWDT players to ever live. Even people who hate him acknowledge his heroics in the league, and he is extremely dangerous in TWDT Finals. 24 has reached 3 of the last 4 TWDT-D Finals as either the best or second best player. He won the warbird final in 2013 over Thunder and the 2016 final over Terrorist. He will run all game, lure, and annoy the enemy team. He will try extremely hard. If anyone can tilt Ease, it's 24. He even managed to take Ease and Best down in the 2013 TWDT-D Finals.
Geio is the third part of this Blind trifecta, and will be defending his 2017 TWDT-D title he won on Earthworm Jim. He's a solid warbird known for staying alive and playing safe, and he will need to shine if Blind wants to win, as their low stars are their Achilles heel.
Ra is consistently one of the most underrated TWDT players in the game. This 7-Star reached the finals four straight seasons on Power, Terrorist, Blind, and Blind. He's a very good spider who also manages to be solid in warbird and base, and has proven one of the best low stars around. Unfortunately, Power's low stars in warbird are horribly broken, and he will find himself at a slight disadvantage at that star level. BIET and Maito_Chi look to be their subs should anyone be missing, and are decent players who shouldn't throw.
MVP showed up and played well for Blind in the Semis as their 6-Star, and proved serviceable in their onslaught. If he starts the Finals, he will easily be the weakest player in the game, however, and could be Blind's undoing if he doesn't manage his deaths and stay with the group.
Power
Power eviscerated the regular season with the most dominant record in TWDT history, winning an astounding 25 games. They banished Nasty to the shadowrealm in the Semi-Finals.
They have no weaknesses in warbird. This team is a killing machine with Ease and Vys either leading the rush or holding the line, and in their wake is a mass of broken low-star players who vulch, stray, and manage their deaths properly. If you could somehow isolate babe ruth and get him out early, they'd be exposed, but Vys and Ease will never let you get near him, and Lockdown/Lews can and will punish you if you chase him too hard.
Ease has lost a bunch of TWDT-D Finals, but usually with one other star, and a lackluster supporting cast, where his 15-10 doesn't matter. This is maybe the deepest team he's played on since Power 2012. God help us all.
Ease is the greatest player to ever play the game, and rated a 10-Star in every league. That Zidane managed to get the #1 pick and select him for the third time is beyond insane, and has warped this entire season, especially when so many star players are gone in 2018. He won the Scoring Race in warbird, javelin, and base playing every game this season, just to prove a point that he is still the best. He hasn't won a title in 7 seasons, and looks hungry to put his stamp on Trench Wars once again.
Vys is one of the best warbirds to ever play, and, like 24, has had a ton of success in this league, winning TWDT-D in 2008, 2010, and 2016, and taking home the top prize in TWDT-J in 2009 and 2011. He brings lag, aim, and rushing skills to the table, and forms a potent 1-2 punch with Ease.
Tripin and Lockdown are their 8-Stars, giving Power tons of depth as the spot with veteran warbirds who can get it done. Tripin was on Tool in 2014 (basically Fierce's equivalent of what Envy did with Blind) alongside Apok and Lasenza, as they took down Power's fearsome line of Ease, Racka, and Iron Survivor. He also was dominant in TSLD on his own. He's got the experience to be a difference maker. Lockdown is also an old head in warbird, winning TWDT-D 2009 on Top5Squad, and has been extremely active.
Lews Therin is one of the OGs of this game. He won TWLD Season 1 back in 1972. There is a 43% chance he has an AARP card. I heard some extremely dookie shena****ns happened during the Free Agency draft, with Zidane somehow convincing some very incompetent TWDT Ops to lower his rating to 7*, despite the fact he's one of the legendary friggin' Densetsu no Sannin of this game, then immediately selected him. Absolute garbage. Anyway, Lews Therin has been one of their best players, and knows how to stay with the team, stray, vulch, cover, and do basically everything except 1v1, but good luck trying to expose him on-screen with Ease/Vys/Lockdown bearing down on you. Ra is a good 7-Star, but Lews is straight-up broken.
babe ruth plays this game 27 hours a day, has turned himself into perhaps the best 6-Star warbird in TWDT, and consistently stayed alive and played well within the team. He's an upgrade over Blind's MVP, and has proven difficult to exploit within their aggressive scheme.
Prediction
Both these teams are really strong, and I think it should be a competitive match. Blind has to win Round 1 or it's completely over, though. There's no universe where they come out of a 0-1 hole. I think Power probably takes this 2-0, with 50-40 wins in both. They're just simply better across the board 1 through 5. They have the best player in Ease, the most broken low-star in Lews Therin, and the most depth should someone lag out or miss the finals. Blind can win this game, however. They have enough firepower, pressure, teamwork, activity, and belief, they just need a bit of luck and to win Round 1.
Hey, you know which league has the most garbage luck and biggest fluke potential? Warbird!
This isn't Terrorist in the TWDT-D Finals. Blind is a legitimate threat in warbird, I played against them in the Semi-Finals and they were a nightmare screaming across the screen in unison, and if Power brings their C game, they will 100% lose. There are no free lunches in this Finals.
Good luck to both teams!
Zidane, the King of all Saiyans, will make perhaps the final attempt of a Triple Crown in this game.
Many have tried. All but one have failed.
Most teams couldn't reach all three finals. Those that did, often lacked enough talent across all three leagues. Terrorist was never a threat to triple crown, lacking WB firepower in all their iterations. Dun vs Me frankly never had the Basing strength to triple crown. They were murdered 20-3 in the 2013 TWDT-B Finals by Baratheon, and the year they Triple Crowned they were outkilled by 170, and only won because Cape trolled BONK! in terr dying 17 times because he was watching an NFL game. Dun vs me eked by with a 20:00-19:53 win.
Power has repeatedly built Triple Crown contenders, reaching all three finals in 2015 and 2018. They would have easily triple crowned in 2017 had they reached the TWDT-B Finals, but were narrowly edged out by Ogron's Baratheon in the Semi-Finals.
After getting the #1 pick and selecting Ease, however, this is easily the most favored team to Triple Crown heading into a final.
With Terrorist flaming out of the regular season in spectacular fashion and failing to make the playoffs, and Power reaching all three finals, Zidane surpasses Dreamwin to become the most decorated captain in TWDT history with 5 Titles and 14 Finals appearances, versus Terrorist's 5 Titles and 12 Finals. He needs only 1 championship to take sole possession of most titles.
Their first test comes against Blind.
Major Crisis, meanwhile, has a chance to break into the Top 10 all-time TWDT teams, should they prevail in TWDT-D. Blind is currently 13th, and would leapfrog into a tie for 9th with a win.
Let's get on to the actual match.
Blind
Blind built a balanced contender that had success in all three leagues. They dominated the Semi-Finals in TWDT-D, putting on immense pressure against legitimate TWLD Champions Mythril and Beam, and gaining a decisive 2-0 result. They push extremely hard, team well, and wear teams down with endless flanks.
Blind is Envy in disguise, with 24, Major Crisis, Kado, and Geio all there. They care, they're active, and they like playing with each other -- always a dangerous combination in TWDT. While none of them won a TWL title as a starter, they have arguably been one of the top two cores of players in the post-TWL era, winning a plethora of TWDT titles. Blind reached a pair of finals last year, and clinched the TWDT-J title, and their entire core has won multiple rings in warbird, jav, and base.
They're a legitimate threat to Power's ambitions. Let's run through their starters in warbird.
Dak has won TWLD titles with Sweet and Fierce, and has regained much of his skill in unrusting this season. He dropped a massive 18 kills in the Semis, and is their best player.
24 is their 8-Star, and one of the greatest TWDT players to ever live. Even people who hate him acknowledge his heroics in the league, and he is extremely dangerous in TWDT Finals. 24 has reached 3 of the last 4 TWDT-D Finals as either the best or second best player. He won the warbird final in 2013 over Thunder and the 2016 final over Terrorist. He will run all game, lure, and annoy the enemy team. He will try extremely hard. If anyone can tilt Ease, it's 24. He even managed to take Ease and Best down in the 2013 TWDT-D Finals.
Geio is the third part of this Blind trifecta, and will be defending his 2017 TWDT-D title he won on Earthworm Jim. He's a solid warbird known for staying alive and playing safe, and he will need to shine if Blind wants to win, as their low stars are their Achilles heel.
Ra is consistently one of the most underrated TWDT players in the game. This 7-Star reached the finals four straight seasons on Power, Terrorist, Blind, and Blind. He's a very good spider who also manages to be solid in warbird and base, and has proven one of the best low stars around. Unfortunately, Power's low stars in warbird are horribly broken, and he will find himself at a slight disadvantage at that star level. BIET and Maito_Chi look to be their subs should anyone be missing, and are decent players who shouldn't throw.
MVP showed up and played well for Blind in the Semis as their 6-Star, and proved serviceable in their onslaught. If he starts the Finals, he will easily be the weakest player in the game, however, and could be Blind's undoing if he doesn't manage his deaths and stay with the group.
Power
Power eviscerated the regular season with the most dominant record in TWDT history, winning an astounding 25 games. They banished Nasty to the shadowrealm in the Semi-Finals.
They have no weaknesses in warbird. This team is a killing machine with Ease and Vys either leading the rush or holding the line, and in their wake is a mass of broken low-star players who vulch, stray, and manage their deaths properly. If you could somehow isolate babe ruth and get him out early, they'd be exposed, but Vys and Ease will never let you get near him, and Lockdown/Lews can and will punish you if you chase him too hard.
Ease has lost a bunch of TWDT-D Finals, but usually with one other star, and a lackluster supporting cast, where his 15-10 doesn't matter. This is maybe the deepest team he's played on since Power 2012. God help us all.
Ease is the greatest player to ever play the game, and rated a 10-Star in every league. That Zidane managed to get the #1 pick and select him for the third time is beyond insane, and has warped this entire season, especially when so many star players are gone in 2018. He won the Scoring Race in warbird, javelin, and base playing every game this season, just to prove a point that he is still the best. He hasn't won a title in 7 seasons, and looks hungry to put his stamp on Trench Wars once again.
Vys is one of the best warbirds to ever play, and, like 24, has had a ton of success in this league, winning TWDT-D in 2008, 2010, and 2016, and taking home the top prize in TWDT-J in 2009 and 2011. He brings lag, aim, and rushing skills to the table, and forms a potent 1-2 punch with Ease.
Tripin and Lockdown are their 8-Stars, giving Power tons of depth as the spot with veteran warbirds who can get it done. Tripin was on Tool in 2014 (basically Fierce's equivalent of what Envy did with Blind) alongside Apok and Lasenza, as they took down Power's fearsome line of Ease, Racka, and Iron Survivor. He also was dominant in TSLD on his own. He's got the experience to be a difference maker. Lockdown is also an old head in warbird, winning TWDT-D 2009 on Top5Squad, and has been extremely active.
Lews Therin is one of the OGs of this game. He won TWLD Season 1 back in 1972. There is a 43% chance he has an AARP card. I heard some extremely dookie shena****ns happened during the Free Agency draft, with Zidane somehow convincing some very incompetent TWDT Ops to lower his rating to 7*, despite the fact he's one of the legendary friggin' Densetsu no Sannin of this game, then immediately selected him. Absolute garbage. Anyway, Lews Therin has been one of their best players, and knows how to stay with the team, stray, vulch, cover, and do basically everything except 1v1, but good luck trying to expose him on-screen with Ease/Vys/Lockdown bearing down on you. Ra is a good 7-Star, but Lews is straight-up broken.
babe ruth plays this game 27 hours a day, has turned himself into perhaps the best 6-Star warbird in TWDT, and consistently stayed alive and played well within the team. He's an upgrade over Blind's MVP, and has proven difficult to exploit within their aggressive scheme.
Prediction
Both these teams are really strong, and I think it should be a competitive match. Blind has to win Round 1 or it's completely over, though. There's no universe where they come out of a 0-1 hole. I think Power probably takes this 2-0, with 50-40 wins in both. They're just simply better across the board 1 through 5. They have the best player in Ease, the most broken low-star in Lews Therin, and the most depth should someone lag out or miss the finals. Blind can win this game, however. They have enough firepower, pressure, teamwork, activity, and belief, they just need a bit of luck and to win Round 1.
Hey, you know which league has the most garbage luck and biggest fluke potential? Warbird!
This isn't Terrorist in the TWDT-D Finals. Blind is a legitimate threat in warbird, I played against them in the Semi-Finals and they were a nightmare screaming across the screen in unison, and if Power brings their C game, they will 100% lose. There are no free lunches in this Finals.
Good luck to both teams!
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