[Casual] bansa [Bashing/Finesse]/Balance vs Nekoatl [Demonology/Disease]/Feral

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Sure, I will try mixing in Blue this time as Finesse/Peace/Truth. Which one did you feel was more threat between Midori vs the Reds? Still can’t decide which one I’ll be better off. Looking for a deck that puts opponent on more limited options to play. My turn might be later today so feel free to go first.

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definetly the reds, imo. Bashing and troq did very little work, whereas drakk and lobbers helped you dominate the board. Don’t underestimate how cheap and cost efficient finesse T2 units are. Leaping lizars are imo incredible with a 1 cost for a 3/5 unit with AA and the sinergy with the thespians is incredible

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Ah, [Finesse]/Peace/Truth… of all the tournaments I’ve played in, that deck carried me the farthest by far.

The Reds were much stronger IMO, even more so than I expected. I feel like the first set of games was decided by my deck being weak and the second set was decided by yours being strong.

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Thieving Imp
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate

Discard

Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons

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

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Graveyard (3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts

This is not a good starting hand… but at least my relevant spells are in T2. Guess I’ll open with Graveyard, he shouldn’t be able to destroy it on T1 with Neutral starter and no Anarchy.

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76

Just my 2 cents that I will state here to not hinder your game. While Finesse/red can well support bansa’s base rush, for finesse [blue] he should aim to a quick peace tech II+ finesse lab to exploit the peace draw engine and the Maestro’s zero cost virtuoso that sinergizes with seargeants as well (I would tech them later, prioritizing virtuosos for tech I, then both garrisons, then maestros, and only then either sarges or GG) mostly because peace and truth lack the firepower for an early aggression.

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77

I found it more effective to go for a Maestro before the Garrisons, as without the $0 Virtuosos, it was difficult to protect the Garrisons once played.

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78

Thanks for your feedback guys! It means a lot to me. I love Finesse - Peace combo myself. I’d personally prefer Law over Truth as 3rd hero though if aiming for the Tech II plays just because it’s easiler to land Tech II cards with help of Scribe. Bigby can also save bad draws. It’s not the same but we had a match back in 19 in which Lizzardman was the MVP to @Legion 's point. [CAMS19, Round2] Nekoatl [Necromancy]/Blood/Growth vs Bansa [Law/Peace]/Finesse

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P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Timely Messenger
Spark
Brick Thief

WORKERS
Fruit Ninja

NextHand

Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Older Brother
Wither

Discard

Helpful Turtle
Spark

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Brick Thief deals 1 to Graveyard - ($2)
Timely Messenger deals 1 to Graveyard - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: Brick Thief (2/1), resist 2

In Play:

  • Timely Messenger (1/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 2

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

hmm weird start

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P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade

STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javelineer
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak

NextHand

Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Thieving Imp, discard #1 of 4 - ($2)
Vandy Anadrose - ($0)
Deteriorate Timely Messenger
Pestering Haunt

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Thieving Imp (2/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: L1 Vandy Anadrose (2/3) Sparkshot, resist 1

In Play:

  • Graveyard (1)
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1) Incorporeal

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

Forgot about the Brick Thief. That was a good play. I can’t save the Graveyard and play the Imp, better to take the discard and make him trade to finish off the Graveyard. Question is whether to put Vandy or Imp on point, however if he has 2 spells in hand, that’s enough to allow the Thief to kill Vandy, so better to just put forth the Imp.

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P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spectral Flagbearer
Brave Knight

STARTING HAND
Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Wither
Older Brother

WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer

NextHand

Helpful Turtle
Bloom
Tenderfoot

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + discard - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Quince - ($4)
Wither Imp - ($2)
Thief trades with Imp, breaks Graveyard
Tech I - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Mirror (0/1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: L1 Quince (1/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

shoot ah hits bloom… sigh… why… screwed big time… shouldnt have felt for thr weird start…

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P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Dark Pact
Dark Pact

STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate
Jandra, the Negator

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Shadow Blade
Summon Skeletons

Discard

Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Deteriorate
Pestering Haunt
Dark Pact
Dark Pact

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Deteriorate Mirror
Tech I - ($3)
Skeleton Javelineer - ($2)
Haunt and Vandy kill Quince

Float ($2)
Discard 0, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1) [javelin]
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L3 Vandy Anadrose (3/4) Sparkshot, resist 1, research

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

I’m starting to think my first tech choice with this build should be Dark Pact.

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P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spectral Hound
Spectral Flagbearer

STARTING HAND
Tenderfoot
Bloom
Helpful Turtle
Spectral Flagbearer

WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer

NextHand

Timely Messenger
Wither
Brave Knight
Brick Thief

Discard

Bloom
Spectral Flagbearer
Helpful Turtle
Spectral Hound
Spectral Flagbearer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Onimaru - ($6)
Bloom Onimaru - ($4)
Tenderfoot - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: L1 Onimaru (3/4A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Tenderfoot (1/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

sigh… forgot about vandys maxband targeting… flagberear was a wrong tech choice…

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P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Carrion Curse
Carrion Curse

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Shadow Blade

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Poisonblade Rogue
Shadow Blade

Discard

Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Deteriorate
Pestering Haunt
Dark Pact
Dark Pact
Skeleton Javelineer
Shadow Blade
Carrion Curse
Carrion Curse

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Maxband Vandy, doom all units - ($6)
Javelineer drops Onimaru to 2 HP
Shadow Blade kills Onimaru, discard #2 of 4 - ($3)
Heroes’ Hall - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 0, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: L5 Vandy Anadrose (4/5A) Sparkshot, resist 1, research
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 10

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Eh, really feeling limited in my options due to lack of cards, ironically.

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P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Mind Control
Mind Control

STARTING HAND
Wither
Brick Thief
Brave Knight
Timely Messenger

WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Brick Thief

NextHand

Older Brother
Spark

Discard

Bloom
Spectral Flagbearer
Helpful Turtle
Spectral Hound
Spectral Flagbearer
Wither
Tenderfoot
Timely Messenger
Mind Control
Mind Control

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + discard - ($7)
Quince - ($5)
Brave Knight - ($2)
Tenderfoot drops 2 dmg on Vandy
Timely Messenger drops 1 more - ($1)
Worker - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Brave Knight (3/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Mirror (0/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L1 Quince (1/3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 10

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

meta incoming

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P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Eyes of the Chancellor
Eyes of the Chancellor

STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Shadow Blade

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons
Poisonblade Rogue

NextHand

Thieving Imp
Carrion Curse
Dark Pact

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Tech II: Truth - ($4)
Sirus Quince - ($2)
Mirror Illusion - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Mirror Illusion (0/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Mirror Illusion (0/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L5 Vandy Anadrose (4/2) Sparkshot, resist 1, research
  • L1 Sirus Quince (1/3) Illusionist

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 10
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

My cycle is long and slow, so I’ll double-tech Eyes. I want to draw them before Carrion Curse, if possible. I’ll just fetch Meta if an opportunity arises, since there’s a chance Vandy may die before I could draw it naturally.

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P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Brave Knight
Hallucination

STARTING HAND
Spark
Older Brother

WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Brick Thief

NextHand

Bloom
Wither
Helpful Turtle

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Spark kills Scav Mirror - ($7)
Quince kills Tech Mirror
Knight kills Vandy, returns to hand, Quince to L3
Max Quince - ($5)
Brave Knight, Mirror becomes a Copy - ($2)
Mirror Copy kills Quince
Mirror - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Mirror Copy of Brave Knight (3/2) -1
  • :pschip: Technician: Brave Knight (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout: Mirror (0/1), resist 1

In Play:

  • L1 Quince (1/3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 11
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

waaat?? no meta??

88

P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Cursed Crow
Cursed Crow

STARTING HAND
Carrion Curse
Thieving Imp
Dark Pact
Skeleton Javelineer

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer

NextHand

Graveyard
Shadow Blade
Eyes of the Chancellor

Discard

Carrion Curse
Dark Pact
Cursed Crow
Cursed Crow

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + scavenger - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Orpal Gloor - ($7)
Carrion Curse, discard Bloom and Wither - ($4)
Thieving Imp, discard Helpful Turtle - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite: L1 Orpal Gloor (2/3) Plauge touch
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Thieving Imp (2/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Not surprising. Guess I have to blind Curse now … 2 spells, not bad!

89

P2T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Reteller of Truths
Reteller of Truths

STARTING HAND
Wither
Helpful Turtle
Bloom

WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Brick Thief

NextHand

Spectral Flagbearer
Hallucination

Discard

Bloom
Wither
Helpful Turtle
Reteller of Truths
Reteller of Truths

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + discard 3 - ($8)
Tech II (Truth) - ($4)
Mirror Knight trades with Orpal
Knight kills Imp
Quince pings HH
Mirror - ($2)

Float ($2)
Discard 0, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Mirror (0/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Brave Knight (3/1)
  • :target: Lookout: Mirror (0/1)

In Play:

  • L5 Quince (1/5)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

wow… discard 3?? this is getting absurb…failed tech… shouldve put garrisons… gg…

90

I used a spell to kill the Knight with Eyes of the Chancellor active… what’s your technician draw?

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Spectral Hound

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P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Reteller of Truths

STARTING HAND
Eyes of the Chancellor
Shadow Blade
Graveyard
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Graveyard

NextHand

Dark Pact
Pestering Haunt

Discard

Carrion Curse
Dark Pact
Cursed Crow
Cursed Crow
Thieving Imp
Shadow Blade
Deteriorate
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Reteller of Truths

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Eyes of the Chancellor - ($7)
Vandy Anadrose - ($5)
Shadow Blade Knight, discard Hallucination - ($2)
Sirus Quince - ($0)
Eyes hide Mirror
Deteriorate scavenger

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Mirror Illusion (0/1A) Invisible
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: L1 Sirus Quince (1/3) Illusionist
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Eyes of the Chancellor
  • L1 Vandy Anadrose (2/3) Sparkshot

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 3

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 9

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 11
Thoughts

Whether or not it’s worth spending my last card to pop his scavenger depends on whether he draws a 2nd unit with >1 attack. And he did, so I pop.