[Casual] Nekoatl [Feral]/Peace/Strength vs. charnel_mouse [Blood]/Growth/Ninjutsu

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61

GG, no way I’m countering that with just a Mad Man not dead in my hand! Looks like this deck needs some work, as does my Red vs. Purple early game.

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62

Think I might delay this deck until I’ve had more practice. In the meantime, I think I said last no-ban tournament I’d play [Balance]/Blood/Strength again, so I’ll switch to [Strength]/Balance/Blood, if you’re up for playing that? Feel free to switch too.

63

Sure, I’ll stick with this build if you don’t mind. Looking through your thoughts from last game, I think you may have overlooked Bloodburn and a Tower as options for countering the Nullcraft (at least, so long as I didn’t use Drill Sergeant to dump +1/+1 runes on it). I guess it’s my turn to go first?

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64

Yeah, you go first. I was worried about Assimilate for Bloodburn, I think, but I blanked on the tower. Oh, and Setsuki didn’t kill the Cadet because she couldn’t without skipping Tech II or getting counterkilled.

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P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Nullcraft
Plasmodium
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut
Temporal Research

WORKERS
Temporal Research

NextHand

Neo Plexus
Tinkerer
Battle Suits
Forgotten Fighter
Hardened Mox

Discard

Nullcraft
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut

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

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

Future:

  • Plasmodium [3 time]

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts

I’ll have to watch out for Nature Reclaims taking my Garrisons. Free Speech can prevent it, but the timing will be tricky, not to mention continuously casting Free Speech is expensive. Guess I’ll take advantage of being P1 and try opening with Plasmodium for intimidation purposes.

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P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Primus
Aged Sensei
Savior Monk
Grappling Hook

WORKERS
Fox Primus

NextHand

Smoker
Safe Attacking
Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Fox Viper

Discard

Aged Sensei
Sensei’s Advice
Grappling Hook

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Savior Monk - ($2)
Garus Rook - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Rook L1 2/4
  • Savior Monk 2/2

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

Safe Attacking next turn makes Rook and Savior Monk a good bet, I think. They could deal with an SQL Fading Argonaut, at least, but Nullcraft could snipe the Monk afterwards.

67

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Overeager Cadet
Overeager Cadet

STARTING HAND
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus
Tinkerer
Battle Suits
Hardened Mox

WORKERS
Temporal Research
Tinkerer

NextHand

Battle Suits
Overeager Cadet
Forgotten Fighter
Fading Argonaut
Time Spiral

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Hardened Mox - ($2)
Expensive Tech I - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite: Hardened Mox (2/1) Indestructible
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

Future:

  • Plasmodium [2 time]

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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P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Crash Bomber
Gemscout Owl

STARTING HAND
Snapback
Safe Attacking
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Smoker

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker

NextHand

Aged Sensei
Sensei’s Advice
Crash Bomber
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech I - ($3)
Fox Viper - ($1)
Rook sidelines Hardened Mox, takes 2 damage
Savior Monk hits your Tech I down to 3

Float ($1)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Fox Viper 2/1+1A (sparkshot)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rook L1 2/2 (2 damage)
  • Savior Monk 2/2 (healing 1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Not sure Safe Attacking is such a good idea with Vir around, I want to save Nature Reclaims for Battle Suits and Flagstone Garrisons. Smoker’s cheapest, but he won’t be as good once Drakk comes out later. I’ll put Fox Viper out for now, and save Flagbearer in case I need it.

Bird’s Nest is safe against Vir not allied with Rook, or do I want the normal Owl? No, I want something a bit more offensive if the Peace engine is incoming. Boulder isn’t offensive, it has a ton of health to survive against the Plasmodium but won’t do anything to it in the meantime. What have I got that can deal with Plasmodium? It could be arriving this turn… I’m mostly using 2-attack stuff right now, so it’s going to trade 2-to-1 at worst. Maybe not bring in Nest, though, it could easily kill Rook. I’ll bring in a Crash Bomber and an Owl, as usual.

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P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Flagstone Garrison
Flagstone Garrison

STARTING HAND
Battle Suits
Fading Argonaut
Overeager Cadet
Time Spiral
Forgotten Fighter

WORKERS
Temporal Research
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter

NextHand

Overeager Cadet
Nullcraft
Neo Plexus

Discard

Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut
Flagstone Garrison
Flagstone Garrison

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Battle Suits - ($3)
Mox kills Viper
Vir Garbarean - ($1)
Time Spiral, remove from Plasmodium - ($0)
Plasmodium kills Rook
Overeager Cadet

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Overeager Cadet (3/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Battle Suits
  • L3 Vir Garbarean (2/3)
  • Plasmodium (4/2) Haste
  • Hardened Mox (2/1) Indestructible

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

I’m a little hesitant to deploy Battle Suits so early, but Forgotten Fighter is just so much less efficient.

70

Your Tech I is on 3 HP.

P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bloodlust
Doubling Barbarbarian

STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Crash Bomber
Aged Sensei
Sensei’s Advice
Morningstar Flagbearer

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Fox Viper
Gemscout Owl
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook
Snapback

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Tech II Strength - ($3)
Crash Bomber - ($2)
Master Midori - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Savior Monk 2/2+1A (healing 1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Midori L1 2/3
  • :pschip: Technician: Crash Bomber 2/2 (1 to your base on death)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Strength)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Just blocking up for Tech II, I desparately need to get some hasted attacks going.

71

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Knight of the Conclave
Knight of the Conclave

STARTING HAND
Neo Plexus
Overeager Cadet
Nullcraft

WORKERS
Temporal Research
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Nullcraft

NextHand

Flagstone Garrison
Flagstone Garrison
Knight of the Conclave

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Tech II: Peace - ($2)
Cadet trades with SQL
Overeager Cadet
Mox kills Bomber
Midband Vir - ($0)
Vir kills Midori
Plasmodium hits your base to 16 HP

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Overeager Cadet (3/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Battle Suits
  • L7 Vir Garbarean (3/5)
  • Plasmodium (4/2) Haste
  • Hardened Mox (2/1) Indestructible

Future:

  • Mech [2 time]

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 3
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Why did he put the Savior Monk as SQL and the Crash Bomber as Technician instead of the other way around? Well, it doesn’t make a difference either way.

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P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nature Reclaims
Doubling Barbarbarian

STARTING HAND
Safe Attacking
Gemscout Owl
Snapback
Grappling Hook
Fox Viper
Doubling Barbarbarian

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Nature Reclaims
Aged Sensei
Sensei’s Advice
Bloodlust
Crash Bomber

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + scavenger - ($8)
Technician draw
Skip worker!
Doubling Barbarbarian - ($5)
Gemscout Owl - ($4)
Garus Rook - ($2)
Fox Viper - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Fox Viper 2/1 (sparkshot)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Rook L1 2/4
  • :pschip: Technician: Doubling Barbarbarian 3/5 (overpower, boosts count double)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Gemscout Owl 0/1 (flying, resist 1, can’t attack, 1 gold at upkeep)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Strength)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
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P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spectral Flagbearer
Spectral Flagbearer

STARTING HAND
Flagstone Garrison
Flagstone Garrison
Knight of the Conclave
Knight of the Conclave
Neo Plexus
Overeager Cadet
Fading Argonaut
Time Spiral
Overeager Cadet
Spectral Flagbearer
Plasmodium

WORKERS
Temporal Research
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Nullcraft
Plasmodium

NextHand

Fading Argonaut
Neo Plexus
Spectral Flagbearer
Time Spiral
Spectral Flagbearer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Flagstone Garrison - ($5)
Flagstone Garrison - ($2)
Cadet trades with Viper
Plasmodium trades with Rook
Mox and Vir kill Barbarbarian
Knight of the Conclave
Knight of the Conclave
Overeager Cadet
Overeager Cadet
Worker - ($1)
Time Spiral, remove from Mech

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Overeager Cadet (2/2)
  • :pschip: Technician: Overeager Cadet (2/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Battle Suits
  • Flagstone Garrison (4)
  • Flagstone Garrison (4)
  • L7 Vir Garbarean (3/2)
  • Hardened Mox (2/1) Indestructible
  • Mech (6/7) Untargetable

Future:

  • Knight of the Conclave [3 time]
  • Knight of the Conclave [3 time]

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 3
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

I’m expecting Circle of Life, and as such, I don’t want to have Haste on my board for Wandering Mimic to copy.

74

uhhh, shouldn’t be 9? 8 workers+scav?

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75

Yeah, it should, I wrote in “+ scavenger” and then forgot to bump the number. I’ll add a float for the next turn.

76

P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tiny Basilisk
Nature Reclaims

STARTING HAND
Aged Sensei
Bloodlust
Sensei’s Advice
Crash Bomber
Nature Reclaims
Doubling Barbarbarian

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Safe Attacking
Snapback
Grappling Hook
Savior Monk

Discard

Fox Viper
Doubling Barbarbarian
Bloodlust
Crash Bomber
Aged Sensei
Sensei’s Advice
Tiny Basilisk
Nature Reclaims

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + scavenger + Owl - ($11)
Technician draw
Master Midori - ($9)
Drakk Ramhorn - ($7)
Doubling Barbarbarian - ($4)
Crash Bomber - ($3)
Bloodlust on Doubling Barbarbarian and Crash Bomber - ($2)
Nature Reclaims trashes a Flagstone Garrison and itself - ($0)
Crash Bomber trades Scavenger Overeager Cadet, you get a gold, explodes on Technician Overeager Cadet for 1 damage
Doubling Barbarbarian kills Technician Overeager Cadet, you draw, overpowers to destroy the other Flagstone Garrison, takes 3 damage
Doubling Barbarbarian takes 1 lust damage
Skip worker!

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Midori L1 2/3
  • :pschip: Technician: Drakk L1 1/3 (1 to your base on death)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Doubling Barbarbarian 3/1 (overpower, buffs count double, 4 damage)
  • Gemscout Owl 0/1 (flying, resist 1, can’t attack, 1 gold at upkeep)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Strength)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 8

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

It’s finally go time! Bringing in a Tiny Basilisk to deal with that pesky Mech. I think I want to switch to Thunderclaps once I’ve finished trashing things, then I can get the Cadets out the way and deal some proper damage.

77

P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Double Time
Double Time

STARTING HAND
Spectral Flagbearer
Neo Plexus
Fading Argonaut
Spectral Flagbearer
Time Spiral
Overeager Cadet

WORKERS
Temporal Research
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Nullcraft
Plasmodium
Fading Argonaut

NextHand

Double Time
Double Time
Overeager Cadet
Neo Plexus

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scavenger - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Overeager Cadet
Spectral Flagbearer - ($9)
Spectral Flagbearer - ($8)
Vir kills Drakk
Mech kills Midori
Mox kills Barbarbarian
General Onimaru - ($6)

Float ($6)
Discard 2, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Overeager Cadet (3/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Spectral Flagbearer (2/2) Tempting Target
  • :pschip: Technician: Spectral Flagbearer (2/2) Tempting Target
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Battle Suits
  • L1 General Onimaru (2/3) Frenzy 1
  • L7 Vir Garbarean (3/1)
  • Hardened Mox (2/1) Indestructible
  • Mech (6/5) Untargetable

Future:

  • Knight of the Conclave [2 time]
  • Knight of the Conclave [2 time]

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 3
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 6
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

I forgot my plan to follow up the Garrisons with Free Speech. This is bad. Well, I guess I’ll take the opportunity to try a silly gamble.

78

P2T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Thunderclap
Bloodlust

STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Safe Attacking
Savior Monk
Snapback
Aged Sensei

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer
Safe Attacking

NextHand

Doubling Barbarbarian
Bloodlust
Nature Reclaims
Fox Viper
Crash Bomber

Discard

Doubling Barbarbarian
Grappling Hook
Aged Sensei
Savior Monk
Snapback
Thunderclap
Bloodlust

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + scavenger + owl - ($10)
Technician draw
Worker - ($9)
Garus Rook - ($7)
Maxband Rook - ($0)
Grappling Hook, scavenger Spectral Flagbearer pops, you get a gold

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook L8 4/6+1A (ignores solo patrollers, two lives)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Gemscout Owl 0/1 (flying, resist 1, can’t attack, 1 gold at upkeep)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Strength)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 7

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

And back to defence. I’ve left attacking far too late, I should look at teching Thunderclap earlier against a quick Peace play like this.

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P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Free Speech

STARTING HAND
Overeager Cadet
Double Time
Neo Plexus
Double Time

WORKERS
Temporal Research
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Nullcraft
Plasmodium
Fading Argonaut

NextHand

Spectral Flagbearer
Time Spiral
Flagstone Garrison
Neo Plexus

Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scavenger - ($17)
Double Time - ($11)
Double Time - ($5)
Tech III - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Mech (6/5A) Untargetable
  • :psfist: Elite: Hardened Mox (3/1) Indestructible
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Spectral Flagbearer (2/2) Tempting Target
  • :pschip: Technician: L1 General Onimaru (2/3) Frenzy 1
  • :target: Lookout: Overeager Cadet (3/2)

In Play:

  • Battle Suits
  • L7 Vir Garbarean (3/1)

Future:

  • Double Time [3 time]
  • Double Time [3 time]
  • Knight of the Conclave [1 time]
  • Knight of the Conclave [1 time]

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 3
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Without a Tech Lab, I can’t think of a card that will immediately help me besides Free Speech.

80

Pffft, I’ll call it there.