Spectral Aven
Manufactured Truth
Spectral Hound
Vortoss Emblem
Discard
Building Inspector
Arrest
Lawful Search
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Reteller of Truths
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Discard #3.
Hire a Reputable Newsman who opposes spells and upgrades that cost 3. - ($4)
Summon Calamandra Moss. - ($2)
Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Reputable Newsman 0/3A [3]
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Traffic Director 1/1
Lookout:
In Play:
Calamandra (1) 2/3
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 0
Disc: 5
Gold:
Gold: 2
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Hmmmmm, I wonder what he had in hand that he didn’t try to kill the Traffic Director. Let’s see, maybe it felt like a waste to play Sacrifice the Weak against my lowly unit. Deteriorate he may have had but couldn’t have played. I don’t think he had Dark Pact because he probably would have played it. He must not have had Fencers, which I would have expected. What are other Vandy spells? Shadow Blade, Soul Stone, and Metamorphosis. The last is out because he wouldn’t gain nearly enough from it, and that probably explains the heroes’ hall. I guess that leaves Shadow Blade and Soul Stone. Shadow Blade is also cleanly blocked by TD whereas I don’t think he’s going for a board that benefits from Soul Stones. Hmmm, I don’t even know what to do with all of this conjecture! D: Maybe I should block Shadow Blade with the Newsman so that he has to use Sacrifice the Weak and give up his Javelineer? That’s probably better than being Shadow Bladed.
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Reteller of Truths
Reputable Newsman
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Build Tech II - Truth. - ($5)
Hire a Spectral Hound. - ($4)
Float ($4)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Traffic Director 1/1
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Calamandra (1) 2/3
Lookout: Spectral Hound 3/3
In Play:
*
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 6
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 4
Workers: 9
Thoughts
Oh dear. Everything is going so poorly. It would help if I knew how to play this gaaaaaaame. Hehehehe. I kid. I wish I had a good target for Vortoss Emblem, but I don’t think I do. He can just kill whatever I put it on. It also doesn’t help against Shadow Blade which suuuuuuucks.
STARTING HAND
Nimble Fencer
Pestering Haunt
Shadow Blade
Deteriorate
Dark Pact
Shadow Blade
Dark Pact
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
NextHand
Nimble Fencer
Shadow Blade
Dark Pact
Dark Pact
Nimble Fencer
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Imp trades with Traffic Director
Shadow Blade Calamandra, you discard #2 then you draw - ($4)
Replay Imp from Graveyard, you discard #2 again, says random.org - ($1)
Deteriorate hound, which dies - ($0)
Dark Pact, my base to 16, I draw
Vandy destroys Tower, I take 1 damage
Orpal, Rogue and Jav hit your Tech II down to 1 hp
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($13)
Worker - ($12)
Summon Sirus Quince and his Mirror Illusion. - ($10)
Quince performs a Lawful Search of your hand and draws a card. I do not like that at all. - ($9)
Hire a Reputable Newsman who opposes spells and upgrades that cost 0. - ($7)
Hire a Reteller of Truths. - ($5)
Hire a Spectral Hound. - ($4)
Build a Tower. - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 0, draw 2
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Spectral Hound 3/3A
Elite:
Scavenger: Mirror Illusion 0/1
Technician: Reteller of Truths 3/3
Lookout: Reputable Newsman 0/3
In Play:
Quince (1) 1/3
Buildings:
Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 1 (Truth)
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 2
Deck: 2
Disc: 6
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 10
Thoughts
I don’t feel bad about this arrangement but before I have Macciatus and Eyes of the Chancellor on board, it’s pretty fragile. If he can destroy my Tech II, I’m in trouble since my next hand will have nothing usable in it. And if he does Shadow Blade the Newsman, I’m losing one of my precious cards anyway.
STARTING HAND
Nimble Fencer
Nimble Fencer
Shadow Blade
Dark Pact
Dark Pact
WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
NextHand
Metamorphosis
Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade
Dark Pact
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Shadow blade Reteller of Truth. It returns to your hand, you discard one then (unsure about the order) you draw - ($6)
Rogue armorpierces, then suicides onto Hound, which gets -2/-2
Orpal finishes Hound, taking 2 damage back
Nimble Fencer - ($4)
Nimble Fencer - ($2)
Fencer #1 and Imp kill Newsman, they take 1 damage each from tower
Dark Pact, my base @14
Dark Pact, my base @12
Deteriorate mirror
Soulstone Fencer #2 - ($0)
Vandy breaks Tower, taking 1 damage back
Fencer kills Quince, Orpal lvl 5
Javelineer breaks Tech II, your base @14
Manufactured Truth
Building Inspector
Lawful Search
Discard
Traffic Director
Jail
Arrest
Spectral Flagbearer
Centaur
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Hire a Stewardess of the Undone, returning Jandra to your hand. - ($2)
Hire a Spectral Flagbearer. - ($1)
Calamandra hits Vandy for 1 damage through the armor.
Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Stewardess of the Undone 2/3A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Spectral Flagbearer 2/2
Lookout:
In Play:
Calamandra (1) 2/1
Reputable Newsman 0/2 [2]
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 3
Deck: 0
Disc: 5
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 7
Thoughts
Okay, that worked out nicely, I think. I’ve made it so he can’t use Vandy without levelling her. He can maxband Vandy to buff the Imp and target the Flagbearer to kill it and then kill the Stewardess and Calamandra with the Imp and Vandy but that costs him a lot of gold and he’s not doing much else. I suspect that’s fine since he just invests a lot of gold in it.
Not having deteriorate hurts, as I could slay Cal with it. I'll keep on defense then. Graveyard should help; I hesitated with Haunt + Tower instead of Graveyard + midband, but the latter offers more agressive options and seems decent as a defense, as i've no need to fear another Stewardess on next turn. Arrest would hurt but I've no good option against it anyway…
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Hire a Building Inspector. - ($7)
Maxband Calamandra. - ($3)
Discard 2 cards to give Calamandra stealth.
Calamandra destroys the Graveyard.
Float ($3)
Discard 0, reshuffle, draw 2
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Stewardess of the Undone 2/3A
Elite:
Scavenger: Building Inspector 1/1
Technician: Spectral Flagbearer 2/2
Lookout:
In Play:
Calamandra (5) 4/5
Reputable Newsman 0/2 [2]
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 2
Deck: 7
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 3
Workers: 7
Thoughts
Let’s see, we can blow our entire hand to destroy the Graveyard, which I think may be necessary, especially with the Nimble Fencers. That would mean I’d need to midband Calamandra and then discard two cards. That would cost me 2 gold in total. In turn, he can kill the Stewardess with the Imp and Fencer. The Imp would die, but the Fencer would survive. I think if he goes that route, he would probably maxband Vandy instead and that means he’ll target the Flagbearer and probably the Imp. The Flagbearer will die. The Imp can then kill the Stewardess. The Fencer can kill the Reputable Newsman and Vandy can kill Calamandra. If I maxband Calamandra, he would have to use both the Fencer and Vandy to kill Calamandra and let the Newsman survive. Hmmmm, I think I’ll have to maxband Calamandra. Or maybe forgo a worker entirely and throw up the Building Inspector as another obstacle. We’re gonna forgo a worker. Calamandra can help me kinda resolve my hand issues since she can get things onto the field without cards.
STARTING HAND
Deteriorate
Nimble Fencer
Skeletal Archery
Dark Pact
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
NextHand
Dark Pact
Dark Pact
Deteriorate
Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Nimble Fencer - ($5)
Dark Pact, my base takes 2 damage
Skeleton Javelineer - ($4)
Both Fencers kill Stewardess
Vandy kills both Flagbearer and Building Inspector (due to sparkshot), and takes 2 damage
Imp kills Newsman
Tech II - Disease - ($0)
Building Inspector
Stewardess of the Undone
Reputable Newsman
Spectral Flagbearer
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Reteller of Truths
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scavenger - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Exhaust Calamandra to fetch a Predator Tiger. - ($6)
Hire a Spectral Flagbearer. - ($5)
Hire a Traffic Director. - ($4)
Build a Tower. - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 0, draw 2
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Predator Tiger 4/4A
Elite:
Scavenger: Traffic Director 1/1
Technician: Spectral Flagbearer 2/2
Lookout:
In Play:
Calamandra (5) 4/5
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tower HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 2
Deck: 4
Disc: 6
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Hmmmmmm, I didn’t lose Calamandra so that’s cool. I want to snatch a Spectral Tiger but if he has Deteriorate, he can remove it relatively easily by maxbanding Vandy to target the Flagbearer and then using whatever he buffs plus a skeleton to kill the Tiger. I think building a Tower is better than building Tech II at this point since I’m far from being able to take advantage of Tech II units yet.
Squad Leader: Vandy 2/3+A
Elite:
Scavenger: Skeleton Javelineer 1/1
Technician:
Lookout:
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 16