Bomber’s peace engine has been the scourge of this tournament. I’m not sure what’s my best option for dealing with it, other than try and finish the game before tech 2. I guess Tanks into Gunships might work?
Anyway, I’ll start with some pressure, then probably drop Haunt and HH next turn. I like Taxman better than Tiny B for dealing with Cadets/Bombers, and I’ll keep Gargoyles in mind as well.
Jav goes in SQL to discourage Nullcraft.
Vandy should survive anything but an (expensive) Forgotten Fighter on my Jav, which I could punish with Haunt unless Bomber skips Tech 1. Sounds safe enough for me.
I’m considering teching an early Nature Reclaims to deal with Battlesuits, or just have it floating in my deck in preparation for Garrisons. We’ll see.
STARTING HAND
Graveyard
Dark Pact
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Summon Skeletons
Skeletal Archery
WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
NextHand
Gunpoint Taxman
Dark Pact
Gargoyle
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Dark Pact, my base to 18, I draw 2
Worker - ($5)
Deteriorate Fargo
Vandy and Haunt kill Fargo
Zane, trades with Oni, Vandy to midband - ($3)
Midori - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger: Midori lvl 1 (2/3)
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Vandy lvl 3 (3/4)
Buildings:
Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 6
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 7
Thoughts
I can get through Fargo with either StW or Det, then snag lvls off Oni by trading Zane. I’ll just DP first to see what I can drop alongside it.
Still not ready to commit to a tech 2 plan, so I’ll grab a Soul Stone to buff Taxman, and Garg as a way to snipe important backline targets (thinking of Drakk especially).
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Didn’t draw any worthwhile units, so I’ll save up on cards and just play an extra hero. I think it’s better pressure than Graveyard at this point.
I would love to maxband Vandy and tech up next turn to threaten a 3-hero Meta, but I’m not at all sure I’d be free to do so safely.
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Got a hand full of teched cards for next turn. So maybe I’ll just play them all?
STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Gunpoint Taxman
Gargoyle
Dark Pact
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton Javelineer
WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton Javelineer
NextHand
Summon Skeletons
Chaos Mirror
Graveyard
Pestering Haunt
Soul Stone
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Dark Pact, my base to 16, I draw 2
Worker - ($7)
Gunpoint Taxman - ($5)
Gargoyle - ($2)
Float ($2)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Midori lvl 1 (2/3)
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Vandy lvl 3 (3/4)
Gargoyle (0/2)
Buildings:
Base HP: 16
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 5
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 2
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Looks like the pressure I’ve been applying is working - I haven’t even maxbanded Vandy yet, and Bomber has already towered up. I don’t actually need to tech Meta to threaten it, so I’ll tech in an alternative win condition (I’ll have to watch out for Kidnapping though…).
Not teching up just yet, instead I’ll drop some units for extra pressure and set up another reshuffle. Also leaving Vandy at midband for now to allow for a tech kill using buffed Gargoyle.
Sacrifice the Weak
Thieving Imp
Dark Pact
Terras Q
Discard
Soul Stone
Graveyard
Chaos Mirror
Metamorphosis
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Tech 2 (Demonology) - ($5)
Midori moves Mox
Vandy kills Bomber and sparkshots Nullcraft, my base to 15, you draw
Activate Gargoyle - ($4)
Vandy to maxband, dooms your Cadet and my Gargoyle - ($2)
Soul Stone on Taxman - ($0)
Taxman trades his Soul Stone with Cadet, I steal your floating gold, you get 1 gold - ($1)
Gargoyle breaks your tech 2, your base to 18
Pestering Haunt
Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Vandy lvl 5 (4/5)
Midori lvl 1 (2/1)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Gargoyle (5/3), doomed
Pestering Haunt (1/1)
Buildings:
Base HP: 15
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 1
Disc: 5
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 9
Thoughts
I can clear the board without actually losing any guys (leaving only an unbuffed Mox), all while teching up and also breaking Bomber’s tech 2. I’m practically guaranteed to lose Midori, but I’m still threatening a 2-hero Meta with Zane.
I’m kinda expecting Bomber to respond with maxband Oni, so Banefire seems like a reasonable tech choice (plus he can free Terras Q). OTOH, I don’t have a lot of sacrificable units… so how about SoFK as a way to circumvent Tower? I’ll be playing with fire with my base health, considering all of Drakk’s tricks, but if I can keep Bomber on the back foot I think I could pull it off.
Incorrect, the cadet was doomed at that point and was a 4/4+tower, so taxman dies. Also the scav gold arrives, then the taxman steals the gold, not that it matters in this case.
Terras Q
Metamorphosis
Deteriorate
Dark Pact
Chaos Mirror
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Gargoyle becomes indestructible, then “dies”
Worker - ($9)
Midori to maxband - ($2)
Midori kills Drakk, my base to 13, you draw
Float ($2)
Discard 3, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Lookout:
In Play:
Midori lvl 8 (4/4)
Gargoyle (0/2)
Pestering Haunt (1/1)
Buildings:
Base HP: 13
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 6
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 2
Workers: 10
Thoughts
No point playing Terras Q if I can’t kill Drakk. So I’ll double up on teching the components for my OTK combo, float the little bit that I need, and hope my draws line up before the Peace engine overruns me.
Sacrifice the Weak
Terras Q
Chaos Mirror
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Soul Stone
Discard
Chaos Mirror
Dark Pact
Deteriorate
Metamorphosis
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($12)
Midori kills Nullcraft
Terras Q, you get a bunch of Warlocks - ($6)
Zane - ($4)
Chaos Mirror swaps Gargoyle’s 0 ATK for Terras Q’s 15 - ($2)
Activate Gargoyle for +3 ATK - ($1)
Gargoyle hits your base for 18 and lethal
Squad Leader: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Vandy lvl 1 (2/3)
Technician:
Lookout:
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20