[CAMS19 Round5] zhavier [Anarchy]/Strength/Growth vs codexnewb [Demonology/Necromancy]/Finesse

zhavier · July 22, 2019, 3:12pm

Nightmare vs Miracle Grow, should be fun.

GLHF!

@codexnewb

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Bloodburn
Bloodrage Ogre
Mad Man
Careless Musketeer
Charge

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer

NextHand

Nautical Dog
Bombaster
Pillage
Makeshift Rambaster
Scorch

Discard

Bloodburn
Charge
Mad Man

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Bloodrage Ogre - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger: Bloodrage Ogre 3/2
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 5

codexnewb · July 22, 2019, 3:52pm

GLHF!

[b]P2T1[/b]

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue

NextHand

Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons
Skeletal Archery

Discard

Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
thieving imp, discard #3 of 5 - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Thieving Imp (2/2+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 6

Thoughts

okay, P2 nightmare vs P1 miracle grow. i think i just need to give skeletons a try again. fingers crossed i don’t wiff BC’s on turn 3. that would for sure be the end of the game as P2

assuming he has dog in in hand 2 since i didnt see it here turn 1. bummer no deteriorate next hand, but imp isnt too bad to open with here.

assuming next turn he goes gg + float 6, worker 5, tech 1 3, rook 1, dog 0, brogre trades with imp (sql). (avoid imp in scav just in case he wants to summon zane instead and keep brogre alive)

my turn 2 would then look something like gg + float 7, worker 6, tech 1 5, jandra 2,

zhavier · July 22, 2019, 4:29pm

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Gunpoint Taxman

STARTING HAND
Pillage
Makeshift Rambaster
Bombaster
Scorch
Nautical Dog

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer
Scorch

NextHand

Gunpoint Taxman
Pillage
Bird’s Nest
Bloodrage Ogre

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech 1 - ($3)
Rook - ($1)
Bro trades with Imp
Nautical Dog - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Rook 2/4+A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Nautical Dog 1/1
Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 5
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 6

codexnewb · July 22, 2019, 7:03pm

[b]P2T2[/b]

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bone Collector
Nimble Fencer

STARTING HAND
Jandra, the Negator
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton Javelineer

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Bone Collector
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javlineer
Thieving Imp
Nimble Fencer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
tech 1 - ($5)
jandra - ($2)
vandy - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Jandra, the Negator (3/3+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Vandy, lvl 1, (2/3)
Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 4
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 7

Thoughts

there it is. only bummer with jandra is i can’t drop haunt with her as well.

i can’t really do anything to avoid a charged taxman. just going to be luck with his reshuffle at this point. at least the odds are slightly in my favor he DIDNT get it.

well, i can do either
-1. garth, skeleton, sk jav (nope, he can mid rook to walk past and kill garth)
2. jandra, vandy (great for if he swings hard at me. bad if he leaves jandra alive
3. mid vandy, sk jav (forces him to midband rook, or 2 for 1 against vandy with charged unit + dog).

-if he swings at me, i can drop bone collector and fencer hopfully. swing right back. drop river out there to replace vandy. i want her anyways for discord against his birds.
…if i whiff, it’s over anyways. P2 whiff is just deadly here

if he doesnt swing…i honestly think this would be the worst case scenario.
-gg 6, worker 5, GPT 3, birds nest 1
perhaps deteriorate GPT, use sparkshot, etc…

alright, fingers crossed…YES

zhavier · July 22, 2019, 9:28pm

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blooming Ancient
Surprise Attack

STARTING HAND
Pillage
Bloodrage Ogre
Gunpoint Taxman
Bird’s Nest

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Pillage

NextHand

Bloodburn
Mad Man
Bombaster

Discard

Nautical Dog
Bloodrage Ogre
Blooming Ancient
Surprise Attack

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Bird’s Nest - ($3)
Gunpoint Taxman - ($1)
Rook and Dog kill Jandra

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman 3/3+A
Elite:
Scavenger: Bird 1/1
Technician: Bird 1/1
Lookout:

In Play:

Bird’s Nest
Rook 2/1

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 3
Deck: 2
Disc: 4

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 7

Thoughts

He can swing with vandy, jandra, deteriorate, fencers, sac is a no with birds out.Jandra kills GPT with deteriorate, vandy swings, fencers swing, that hits his hand pretty hard, but then again im down pretty far myself. Hitting his hand less, max vandy + a fencer, he can deal 5 overpower with jandra, and 4 and 2, that easily kills rook regardless what I do with him. I think that means I have to kill Jandra, max vandy on just a fencer is a lot better for me. If he didnt have fencers, maybe he walls up and I pick away at him next turn. I mean, he could just play BC and tech up, but I can kill that pretty easily. he can mid vandy and deteriorate, kill GPT then use fencer to kill rook and be forced to max a bird and fencer, not a great position for him there. Chances of wall seem good.

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 1:28am

[b]P2T3[/b]

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blackhand Dozer
Discord

STARTING HAND
Bone Collector
Thieving Imp
Pestering Haunt
Nimble Fencer
Skeleton Javlineer

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp

NextHand

Skeleton Javlineer
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
bone collector - ($4)
tech 2 demon - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Bone Collector (3/3+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Vandy, lvl 1, (2/3)
Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 5
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 8

Thoughts

well, so happy he elected to kill jandra as it really simplifies my choices.

withouth deteriorate, i dont have any efficient ways to swing at him this turn. to play conservative, i can gg 7, worker 6, imp 3, tower 0. to which he can respond with gg 8, worker 7, tech 2 growth 3, brogre, 1, sql GPT, tech brogre, etc… —> at that point, i have no way to respond to molac coming on his reshuffle. birds all but guarantee he’ll get it at somepoint…

2nd option is to drop BC and tech up. allows me to bring out river/discord if i can, max garth would be on the table, etc… he can respond the same way, only attack with birds and taxman and put midband rook in sql. at least this way i get an even trade out of it and have my tech 2?

tempted to terras q, but honestly, chaos mirror might just one shot me…

seeing my tech 2 demon, he might respond aggressively with gg 8, worker 7,lvl 6 rook 2, rook and bird kill BC, gpt kills vandy, rook maxband, HH 0 (allows him to tech 2 chaos mirrror and counter demon). given that terras q is destroyed by chaos mirror, and i cant sustain units with banefire golem for now, im going dozer and discord for now.

long story short, nex turn, i’ll at least have options. a shot at discord, a shot at dozer, and minimum garth/deteriorate/sacrifice the weak.

zhavier · July 23, 2019, 3:09am

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Chaos Mirror
Might of Leaf and Claw

STARTING HAND
Bloodburn
Bombaster
Mad Man

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Pillage
Bloodburn

NextHand

Charge
Makeshift Rambaster
Gunpoint Taxman
Bombaster

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Tech 2 Growth - ($3)
Gunpoint and 1 bird kill BC
other bird hits Vandy for 1
Rook trades with Vandy
Argagarg - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Argagarg 1/3+A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Wisp 0/1
Lookout:

In Play:

Bird 1/1
Bird 1/1

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 8
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 8

Thoughts

yup wall and tech, now demon, that implies terrasq, but thats crazy with chaos, so hes just aiming for tech 3? hmmm i definitely want tech 2 now as well, so mid rook is probably a no go. suiciding rook though, now thats an option. I dont like giving him more cards, but alas, vandy is too big a threat given all the spells she can conjure at a whim at this point.

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 5:43am

[b]P2T4[/b]

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Death Rites
Blackhand Dozer

STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javlineer
Jandra, the Negator

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp

NextHand

Pestering Haunt
Discord
Blackhand Dozer
Nimble Fencer
Skeletal Archery

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
tech draw
max garth, summon blackhand dozer - ($0)
deteriorate a bird

Float ($0)
Discard 5, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Blackhand Dozer (7/6+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Garth, lvl 7, (3/4)

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 7
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 8

Thoughts

given he had two turns to tech and prepare, pretty high chance he has an arg spell and a blooming ancient. come on tech draw, give me that discord…

dah! bummer. oh well, maybe it will balance out later. who knows?

so two optinos here. max garth for dozer. OR, garth and some skeletons. wouldi rather have the heavy guy now or later? assuming teh worst, id rather have it now.

tech-wise, we’re basically at the end of the game. im kind of committed to demons here. teching death rites so my maxband threat has some bite.

zhavier · July 23, 2019, 12:56pm

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Surprise Attack
Blooming Ancient

STARTING HAND
Charge
Makeshift Rambaster
Gunpoint Taxman
Bombaster

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Pillage
Bloodburn
Bombaster

NextHand

Bird’s Nest
Mad Man
Might of Leaf and Claw
Surprise Attack

Discard

Surprise Attack
Blooming Ancient
Makeshift Rambaster
Charge

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Max Argagarg - ($4)
Gunpoint Taxman - ($2)
Bird pings Garth for 1

Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Argagarg 1/5+A, lvl 5
Elite:
Scavenger: Water Elemental 3/3
Technician: Wisp 0/1
Lookout:

In Play:

Bird 1/1
Gunpoint Taxman 3/3

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 4

Gold:

Gold: 2
Workers: 9

Thoughts

Ok, I can trade off max zane to kill Dozer, but then im probably stuck with zane spells next turn, what a terrible draw here. I can max arg and wall up. I can use bombaster for 2 dmg, GPT and charge for 4, and bird to kill dozer, leaving me with wisp bird and arg against Garth and fencers and spells, not to mention no cards in hand. If I had chaos mirror, this would be EASY, sigh. I’ll go with the wall up plan.

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 2:10pm

[b]P2T5[/b]

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Lich’s Bargain
Two Step

STARTING HAND
Blackhand Dozer
Nimble Fencer
Discord
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Death Rites
Deteriorate
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak

Discard

Discord
Pestering Haunt
Blackhand Dozer
Lich’s Bargain
Two Step

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
worker - ($7)
river - ($5)
discord, kill wisp, bird - ($3)
dozer kills arg, overpower 1 to elemental, river to lvl 3
garth kills elemental
nimble fencer, kills taxman - ($1)
make a skeleton - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: River, lvl 3, (2/4+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Skeleton (1/1)
Lookout:

In Play:

Garth, lvl 7, (3/2)
Blackhand Dozer (7/5)
Nimble Fencer (2/2)

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 5

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 9

Thoughts

not much else to do. i think ive probably lost this one. expecting something like gg 12, blooming ancient 8, zane, 6, surprise attack 1, mad man, 0, rune to sharks, shark kill river, zane kill skeleton, shark kill dozer, destroys fencer.

my two optinos are probably river, discord, dozer #2 (skip worker), or river, discord, fencer, skeleton, worker. I don’t see front dozer surviving (trigger death of second one and another unit), so option 2 it is! ill just put river and skeleton out there, and hope he doesnt draw 2 good cards. i can handle 1, but a combo would be tough. unfortunately, it seems likely that he will have what he needs to wipe my board.

hopefully i get death rites so i can swing back with garth and clear his board again. but honestly, he imght just go tech 3, which i think would be safest to clear me out. basically, whether he goes tech 3, BA, or Molac, i think im done. my codex doesnt eally have great responses to any of those.

not sure what strategy would have been best as P2. perhaps just wall up for 4 turns, dropping BC’s and graveyard? ill have to try that one next time.

zhavier · July 23, 2019, 3:03pm

P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blooming Elm
Spirit of the Panda

STARTING HAND
Bird’s Nest
Mad Man
Surprise Attack
Might of Leaf and Claw
Blooming Ancient

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Pillage
Bloodburn
Bombaster

NextHand

Chaos Mirror
Bloodrage Ogre
Blooming Ancient
Nautical Dog

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scav - ($12)
Blooming Ancient - ($8)
Zane - ($6)
Surprise Attack - ($1)
Mad Man - ($0)
4 Runes to Mad Man, kills River
Zane kills Skeleton
Sharks kill Dozer, which destroys fencer

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Blooming Ancient 2/4+A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Mad Man 5/3, +4 Runes
Zane 2/1, lvl 3

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 10
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 9

Thoughts

Molac, only gets 4 charges and doesnt even get close to clearing his board plus leaves me with an empty board. BA, clear his board, he has maybe another fencer, but no really threatening vandy spells at the moment He can still threaten sac the weak, which would be annoying. He can build tech 3 here, that would be less good. But he cant build tech 3 and clear my board with only 3g to spare, so I feel ok about that.

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 3:16pm

[b]P2T6[/b]

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nether Drain
Lich’s Bargain

STARTING HAND
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Death Rites
Deteriorate
Bone Collector

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Jandra, the Negator
Sacrifice the Weak
Lich’s Bargain
Skeleton Javlineer (1/1)
Blackhand Dozer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
tech draw
vandy - ($7)
make a skeleton - ($6)
death rites - ($2)
sacrifice the weak, kill my skeleton and your mad man, death rites takes ancient down too - ($0)
garth trades with zane, vandy to lvl 3

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Vandy, lvl 3, (3/4+A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 11
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 9

Thoughts

well, here it is, need him to whiff it hard here. will try and double down on garth spells in 2 turns.

zhavier · July 23, 2019, 3:34pm

P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gunpoint Taxman
Polymorph: Squirrel

STARTING HAND
Nautical Dog
Chaos Mirror
Bloodrage Ogre
Blooming Ancient

WORKERS
Careless Musketeer
Scorch
Pillage
Bloodburn
Bombaster
Bloodrage Ogre

NextHand

Spirit of the Panda
Mad Man
Bird’s Nest
Might of Leaf and Claw

Discard

Blooming Ancient
Mad Man
Nautical Dog
Chaos Mirror
Gunpoint Taxman
Polymorph: Squirrel

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Blooming Ancient - ($4)
Argagarg - ($2)
Rook - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Rook 2/4+A
Elite:
Scavenger: Argagarg 1/3
Technician: Wisp 1/2, +1 Rune
Lookout:

In Play:

Blooming Ancient 4/6, +2 Runes

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 6
Disc: 6

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 10

Thoughts

Heh, death rites AND sac the weak, le sigh. At least he traded out Garth, so I can chill this turn a little and bring in zane next turn, assuming I lose a hero. Either way should be fine. Executioner and a lucky sac the weak draw are the only way to kill my ancient.

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 3:52pm

[b]P2T7[/b]

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Dark Pact
Voidblocker

STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javlineer (1/1)
Jandra, the Negator
Blackhand Dozer
Sacrifice the Weak
Lich’s Bargain

WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Graveyard
Bone Collector
Death Rites
Nimble Fencer

Discard

Sacrifice the Weak
shadowblade
Blackhand Dozer
Lich’s Bargain
Dark Pact
Voidblocker
jandra

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
tap vandy, spell to hand - ($8)
shadowblade wisp, you discard, then draw - ($5)
sacrifice the weak, kill ancient - ($3)
river - ($1)
sk jav - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Skeleton Javlineer (1/1+A)
Elite:
Scavenger: river, lvl 1, (2/3)
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Vandy, lvl 3, (3/4)

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 7
Disc: 7

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 9

Thoughts

lol, im just happy to still be alive against miracle grow. teching some more diverse spells to round things out. but i really don’t see a way out of this one.

skip worker to put sk jav out there to hopfully prevent zane from entering field.

next turn i can hopefully gg 9, garth 7, tap vandy 6, meta, 0, summon dozer,

Legion · July 23, 2019, 3:55pm

should be 9, since skipped worker

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 3:59pm

ahh, great point. sorry about that. i had started out another turn idea, then recanted.

moved the worked card back to my discard, hit ‘draw 1’ to add another to my hand.

5 cards in hand
6 in deck
7 in discard

zhavier · July 23, 2019, 4:00pm

Vandy discarded a card, so your hand deck counts were actually correct. Also you would redraw all 4 cards, not just add a card.

codexnewb · July 23, 2019, 4:03pm

start with 5
vandy adds 1 (6)
shadowblade (5)
sacrifice the weak (4)
sk jav (3)

discard 3, draw 5 (a brand new 5),

5 in hand
6 in discard
7 in discard

zhavier · July 23, 2019, 4:03pm

vandy doesnt just add 1, vandy discards a card with her fetch.

Legion · July 23, 2019, 4:03pm

uh, no vandy requires paying a gold and disc 1 card