Imp or Jandra, Imp or Jandra… patrol in lookout and he can’t gimp it with StW unless he skips a worker. I have deteriorate next hand but a simple hero in SQL blocks Jandra on its own. Imp hand disruption might just be better. Eh, lets try it. Not like I have 1 drops anyways.
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
End of Turn Discard
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery
My Thoughts
Jandra is kind of an odd start… Must have been a tough hand. I’m not totally clear on Shax’s deck’s game plan either tbh, Lich’s Bargain + Drakk frenzy into Peace engine maybe? I have a feeling my deck is set up nicely to win here. Starting high pressure here, feel confident I can munch Jandra reasonably easily when I’m drawing into Deteriorate + Graveyard + StW
STARTING HAND
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
NextHand
Graveyard
War Drums
Pestering Haunt
War Drums
Poisonblade Rogue
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Summon Drakk - ($3)
Midband Drakk because I want to see the world burn - ($0)
Jandra negates Vandy and survives with 1hp. Drakk maxbands
Summon pestering haunt, which gains haste and trades with your Haunt
Float ($0)
Discard 4, reshuffle, draw 5
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Drakk lvl 6 (3/4+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Jandra, the Negator (3/1)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 5
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 5
Thoughts
So I played Jandra with the idea of ““fuckit”” then he played the big vandy+2 turn. Imp would have just been better. But if Trump has taught me anything, it’s to double down on my mistakes.
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
Events of Turn:
Upkeep:
Get Gold (6+1float)
Tech 2 cards in (except turn 1)
All Teched Cards
Dark Pact, Nimble Fencer
Main:
Garth (5)
Deteriorate Jandra, she ded
Graveyard (3)
Make a skeleton (2)
Tech 1 (1)
Worker (0)
Workers
Poisonblade Rogue
Patrol as below
Discard 1 Draw 3
Tech 2 cards before my next turn
Board Info:
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech1 HP: 5
In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Garth (1/3+1armor lvl 1)
Elite:
Scavenger: Skeleton (1/1)
Technician: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1)
Lookout:
In Play:
Graveyard (3hp)
Economy Info:
Cards:
Hand: 3
Deck: 5
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 7
End of Turn Hand
Jandra, the Negator
Dark Pact
Skeletal Archery
End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts
So I guess he’s feeling frisky instamax Drakk, skipping worker and tech 1… Pretty bold choice. I think I can roll with that though. Lay the graveyard and block up, deteriorate Jandra.
STARTING HAND
Graveyard
War Drums
Poisonblade Rogue
Pestering Haunt
War Drums
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
War Drums
NextHand
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate
Discard
Jandra, the Negator
Pestering Haunt
Graveyard
Overeager Cadet
Overeager Cadet
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Cast War Drums - ($2)
Summon Pestering Haunt, it trades with skeleton, you get gold
Summon poisonblade rogue - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Poisonblade Rogue (3/1+A)
Elite: Drakk lvl 6 (3+1/4) + drums
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
War Drums
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 3
Deck: 2
Disc: 5
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 6
Thoughts
Very nearly killed Garth before I asked myself ““wouldn’t vandy be worse?””. If he teched spells it was probably vandy spells. I think this has the best chance of trading with everything if it comes to that. Hate going so far down on cards, but he did too and I need the skeleton dead to avoid death by nimble fencer. This would be an interesting turn to revisit, but this was probably a bad idea.
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts
Still skipped tech 1…? I guess he wanted to keep Drakk safe, but I’d say you should probably skip War Drums there and tech up. I don’t really have to fear anything from his hand now. I can kill PBR for sure, and then I’m 40% to draw Fencer off Dark Pact. I’m teching Maestro and Star-Crossed Starlet, b/c I’m either teching up this turn or next in all likelihood.
…
Nice, hit the Fencer! Drakk neutralized, I think I have this pretty well in hand with him having no tech 1 yet and me having massive board advantage.
yeah GG. I completely missed the graveyard play. I really shouldn’t go for such bullshit “i know it’s bad” experimental plays in a tournament setting.
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Jandra, the Negator (3/3)
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20
Patrol as below
Base HP: 20
Squad Leader: Vandy (2/3+1armor lvl 1)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1)
instamax Drakk, skipping worker and tech 1… Pretty bold choice. I think I can roll with that though. Lay the graveyard and block up, deteriorate Jandra.