Nice play You foresaw this being a bad position for me much better than I did!
Player 1, Turn 4
P1 [Demon]/Necro/Finesse vs P2 [Peace]/Balance/Anarchy
[details=Starting Hand]
Bone Collector
Sacrifice the Weak
Discord
Skeleton Javelineer
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##Events of Turn:
###Upkeep:
- Get Gold (7)
- Tech 2 cards (except turn 1)
[details=All Teched Cards]
Maestro, Nimble Fencer
Discord, Nimble Fencer
Dark Pact, Bone Collector
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###Main:
- Sacrifice the Weak, backline Basilisk dies (5)
- Bone Collector (3)
- River (1)
- Worker (0)
[details=Workers]
Skeletal Javelineer, Skeletal Archery, Pestering Haunt, Poisonblade Rogue
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Patrol as below
- Discard 1 Draw 3
- Tech 2 cards before my next turn
###Board Info:
####Buildings:
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Base HP: 18
- Tech1 HP: 5
- Hero’s Hall HP: 4
####In Patrol:
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Squad Leader: Bone Collector (3/3+1armor)
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Elite: River (2+1/3 lvl 1)
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Scavenger:
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Technician:
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Lookout:
####In Play:
- Vandy (4/5 lvl 5)
- Graveyard (3hp, holding [ Thieving Imp ] )
###Economy Info:
####Cards:
####Gold:
[details=End of Turn Hand]
Nimble Fencer
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate
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[details=End of Turn Discard]
Maestro
Nimble Fencer
Sacrifice the Weak
Discord
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[details=My Thoughts][spoiler]
Well, I can kill both Basilisks but it’s pretty costly. I can StW one away and just play the BC to trade with the other one, that seems like a reasonable choice, especially if I patrol in Techn. The only X-Factor is Zane and the fact he’s got tons of gold to work with next turn, so sharks could be very bad. That doesn’t really feel like a thing he’d tech though? Idk maybe. I suppose a skeleton javelineer in front of BC would largely mitigate that risk, but that leaves me open to Zane maxband pressure… ugh, would have been nice to draw a fencer and just have it kill both Basilisks after resurrection…
Teching up doesn’t really feel like it’d be helpful, nor does suiciding Vandy, though he is 100% going to have the option to kill her if I don’t also patrol a hero + BC.
I could do something like River in Elite and BC in SQL, the BC will trade even and Zane can’t get free levels on a kill that way… It doesn’t exactly do me any great favors either, though, other than potentially setting up for a turn 6 meta. I don’t know that I have a ton of other great win condition options? I played myself into a corner nicely here, should have gone 2x Fencer instead of that Discord, especially with the graveyard likely available.
I think I do want Finesse tech 2 though, as Maestro and Grounded Guide would make for a nasty Fencer Graveyard engine. I think I’ll tech a Maestro and another Fencer.
I think I will do River elite and BC SQL though, as it is the best deterrent on his pressure and keeps Meta threat for me. Now the only decision is whether I StW the one in front, giving him a card in the trade but taking damage on base / tech 1 as my prize, or do I keep him down a card. I think I’d rather keep him down the card, so we’ll go with that. I mean it’s Eric, I’m probably going to lose anyway right?
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Bummer didn’t draw Dark Pact, would have been nice, but I guess we’ll see what rolls around from him next turn! I expect Oni + Tech 2 + Tower and trading the Basilisk away probably? Probably Anarchy for a gunship gameplan, maybe Peace?
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