Casual: Momi ([Demonology]/Strength/Truth) vs Jah_Sassypants (Mono-white)

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Sorry about the delay in making the post - Here we go; I think I’m using the spreadsheet right, sorry in advance if I make a mistake here or there.

P1T1

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Mythmaking
Ardra’s Boulder

STARTING HAND
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp
Poisonblade Rogue

WORKERS
Skeleton Javelineer

NextHand

Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak

[details=Thoughts]This deck is super wonky, and it’s my first time playing it. I initially wanted to go for a Jandra/Mythmaking build - I took Mythmaking and Ardra’s Boulder so I don’t get steamrolled early game; perhaps I should have taken the Birds Nest instead of the boulder… I intend to use the graveyard for some defense shenanigans. Given that thought, perhaps Twilight Baron was better as it’s a demon.

Alternative strategy is a Macciatus/Illusion strategy.[/details]

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Jandra, the Negator - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Jandra, the Negator (3/3)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
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Thanks for starting the thread, GLHF

P2T1

[details=Tech StartingHand Workers]Tech: None Yet
Starting Hand: Fox Viper
Aged Sensei
Smoker
Savior Monk
Sensei’s Advice
Worker: Smoker[/details]

[details=Next Hand]Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Grappling Hook
Safe Attacking
Fox Primus[/details]

Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Aged Sensei - ($3)
Rook - ($1)
Build Tech I - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:
    In Play:
  • Aged Sensei
    Buildings:
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I: 5
    Economy Info:
    Cards:
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3
    Gold:
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6

p.s. You said tech 2 card(s) but normally you wouldn’t do that until in between your first and second turn right? Also the economy section at the end should be what you had at the end of the turn, so 5 in hand, 3 in discard, 0 in deck until you reshuffle. Please correct me if I am wrong.

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You are correct on all counts. The post got messed up because I was unfamiliar with how to work the spreadsheet (still am); I got gold, played units, and then tech’d in cards for next turn (I knew what I wanted) - due to pressing the draw/generate buttons in the wrong order and having to use the back button a bunch on the spreadsheet, it seems it messed up. Lesson learned, after you’re done with your turn, you press “Draw”, then “Generate”, then add the tech cards in, so they appear at the top of next turn.

At the top of turn 2, my stats are looking like this - Hand 5, Deck 0, Discard 5 (3 discarded+2 tech).

P1T2

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Skeleton Javelineer
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Ardra’s Boulder
Poisonblade Rogue
Deteriorate
Mythmaking
Thieving Imp

[details=Thoughts]The +1 gold penalty for the first tech building, in addition to needing the right color hero to cast spells, is rough.

I have a feeling I’m about to be overrun by Rook boosted by the Sensei. If for whatever reason he doesn’t have grappling hook this turn to kill Jandra, I may have a chance. Actually, he could level Rook and use Sensei… hmm. Either way, it’s been 1 turn, and I already feel desperately behind. XD[/details]

Tech 2 cards - These were the ones from last turn, not new ones. My hand/deck below should reflect the proper amount of cards for 2 workers, 2 cards in play, 2 tech cards.
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Play Graveyard - ($2)
Build Tech 1 - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Jandra, the Negator (3/3+1a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:
    In Play:
  • Graveyard (3hp)
    Buildings:
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    Gold:
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
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I also had some trouble because i pressed some buttons in the wrong order, but everything should be good now.

P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Rambasa Twin

STARTING HAND
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook
Fox Primus
Snapback
Morningstar Flagbearer

WORKERS
Smoker

NextHand

Snapback
Grappling Hook
Rambasa Twin
Savior Monk

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Grappling Hook Jandra to Lookout ($5)
Exhaust Aged Sensei to give Rook +1/+1A
Rook Kills Jandra, Rook at 2 HP
Play Fox Primus ($2)
Level Rook to 3 ($0)

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

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Fox Primus
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Aged Sensei
  • Rook
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I: 5
    [B]Economy Info:[/B]
    [B]Cards:[/B]
  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
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Garus Rook being a boss and ruining my plans; he’s pretty scary, hah. Actually, this deck (and game) are super wonky to play - which means, I’m having fun! XD (Also, my sleep schedule’s been off this weekend, which leads to the delay in responses.)

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Soul Stone

STARTING HAND
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Poisonblade Rogue
Ardra’s Boulder
Mythmaking

WORKERS
Skeleton Javelineer
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Soul Stone
Pestering Haunt
Poisonblade Rogue
Sacrifice the Weak
Summon Skeletons

[details=Thoughts]Not being able to make a worker here if I want to be able to defend my Graveyard from Rook is a big deal; I have to hope that I’ll be able to survive off Sirius Quince’s illusions, and duplicate his T2 units until my own can come online.

If he tech’d in Versatile Style, I’m in real trouble. Actually, that’s going to eat all my current techs…; I’ve got Mythmaking, Soul Stone, and Bird’s Nest coming. Which now that I type that out… I’m not going to have the hero spots to actually make use of everything at once. Going to need to pick and choose based on the situation… and the fact that I have Quince up right now may backfire, hard.

Should I have patrolled him? Most definitely, but I didn’t want to give his hero additional levels; though at this point the hero slot is far more valuable to me than him not having extra levels.

Entangling Roots on Ardra’s Boulder will eat me as well. He’s got many lines of plays that can ruin me - going a hero/upgrade strat against White, doesn’t seem to be the right line of play so far.[/details]

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Play Ardra’s Boulder - ($4)
Play Mythmaking - ($2)
Play Sirius Quince - ($0)
(0/1 Mirror Illusion enters play)

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

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Ardra’s Boulder (2/8+1a)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Mirror Illusion (0/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Graveyard (3hp)
  • Graveyard - Jandra, the Negator
  • Mythmaking
  • Sirius Quince (1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
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P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Morningstar Pass
Mythmaking

STARTING HAND
Rambasa Twin
Snapback
Grappling Hook
Savior Monk

WORKERS
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer
Savior Monk

NextHand

Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Bird’s Nest

Discard

Grappling Hook
Rambasa Twin
Snapback
Morningstar Pass
Mythmaking

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Target Mirror Illusion with Grappling Hook, destroys it
Level Rook to 5 (midband) - ($4)
Exhaust Aged Sensei to give Rook +1/+1A
Rook attacks Quince, Destroys, gains two levels
Level Rook to 8 (max) - ($3)

Float ($3)
Discard 2, draw 4

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Fox Primus
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Aged Sensei
  • Rook (level 8)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 8

Rook is certainly proving to be a beast.
Edit: And don’t worry about the slow responses, mine haven’t been quick either.
I’m just happy to finally start playing this awesome game.
Edit #2: I forgot that I couldn’t have two heroes out without tech II building, so had to rearrange some things.

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Many apologies that it’s taken me this long to respond; work has been particularly exhausting this week, and I’ve gone straight to sleep after getting back.

I’ll reply again tonight, and at least once per day until the weekend, where I’ll be able to post freely.

[b]P1T4[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spectral Flagbearer
Soul Stone

STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak
Poisonblade Rogue
Soul Stone

WORKERS
Skeleton Javelineer
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt

NextHand

Thieving Imp
Poisonblade Rogue
Soul Stone
Bird’s Nest
Deteriorate

[details=Thoughts]This game is rough; pretty sure not patrolling Sirius Quince when he was in play is what’s going to cost me the game. Additionally, my tech choices have been sub-obtimal.

I still haven’t seen his tech choices…

I’m going to get run over by T2 units - I’m at minimum 3 turns away from my Tech 2 building, while his will construct next turn. I just don’t have the gold to do everything I need to. Multi-color plus unfocused plans are tough.

There were a few lines of play I saw;

  1. Vandy, Soul Stone - Ardra’s Boulder, worker; this loses to both Snapback, Grappling Hook, and double to Entangling Vines but allows me to advance my economy.
  2. Vandy, Jandra, Soul Stone - Jandra; no worker, and loses to Entangling Vines, but if he doesn’t have a way to answer, allows me to build some sort of board presence. I should patrol Vandy, but I’m concerned about Grappling Hook allowing him quick access to the hero. If he doesn’t have Entangling Vines, I might have a small chance.
    3.Vandy, Summon Skeletons, Worker; The correct play the more I look at it, as the skeletons keep Rook in check and allow me to gather some sort of additional resources. Additionally, dealing with all three units will be difficult, as he needs another attack buff to kill the boulder, and would leave at least one skeleton up (even accounting for sparkshot shenanigans). Also advances the economy.[/details]

Tech 2 card(s)
Scavenger dies - ($1)
Get Paid - ($7)
Summon Vandy Anadrose - ($5)
Play Jandra, The Negator from Graveyard - ($2)
Play Soul Stone, targeting Jandra the Negator - ($0)

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

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Ardra’s Boulder (2/8+1a)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Jandra, the Negator (6/6, Soul Stone)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Vandy Anadrose L1 (2/3)
  • Graveyard (3hp)
  • Mythmaking
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
8

P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Entangling Vines
Ardra’s Boulder

STARTING HAND
Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Bird’s Nest

WORKERS
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer
Savior Monk
Safe Attacking

NextHand

Rambasa Twin
Entangling Vines
Ardra’s Boulder
Mythmaking

Discard

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8+3)
Worker - ($10)
Build Tech II [Strength]- ($6)
Build Tech Lab Add-On - ($5)
Play Bird’s Nest - ($3)

Float ($3)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Fox Primus
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Bird Token
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Rook (maxband)
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Aged Sensei
  • Bird Token
  • Bird’s Nest
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech Lab HP: 4

[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 9