[Casual] Nekoatl [Past/Future]/Peace vs. Dreamfire [Finesse]/Demonology/Growth

I’ll resign it here; losing Grave means I can’t stop Meta. I kinda botched that game, but upon further consideration, it was a fools errand to begin with.

While thinking about how to defend against unstoppable Demon heroes, I got excited about the idea of getting a Lawbringer Gryphon and Lord of Shadows in play, along with Bone Collectors and Skeletal Lords. Then, I would just let you break my tech buildings and add-ons, and not rebuild them, and I could just ignore the heroes as they would have no target to attack. Skeletons would invisibly snipe key targets to protect the Gryphon, and when I got enough of them, I could use the Skeletal Lords to pull in more units bypassing tech requirements.

The problem is, you could easily drop an Eyes of the Chancellor before I got to that point, and shut down the whole operation before it could even get started. So, I’m scrapping that build for the time being. If you’re game to try the [Necromancy]/Growth/Blood I was thinking of earlier, here’s my turn 1:

P1T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Skeleton Javelineer
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate


WORKERS
Graveyard


NextHand

Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Pestering Haunt


Discard

Deteriorate
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Skeleton Javelineer - ($2)
Argagarg Garg - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: L1 Argagarg Garg (1/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1) [javelin]
  • :pschip: Technician: Wisp (0/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
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P2T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Brick Thief
Older Brother
Timely Messenger
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Fruit Ninja


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja


NextHand

Bloom
Tenderfoot
Spark
Helpful Turtle
Wither


Discard

Granfalloon Flagbearer
Brick Thief
Timely Messenger


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Vandy - ($2)
Older Brother - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Vandy lvl 1 (2/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Older Brother (2/2)
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

I’d rather face Arg than Garth on T1 every single time. The $1 saved on making a skeleton evens out with the extra cost on Deteriorate/StW.

P1T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nether Drain
Nether Drain


STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra, the Negator
Sacrifice the Weak
Thieving Imp


WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator


NextHand

Sacrifice the Weak
Summon Skeletons
Nether Drain
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Pestering Haunt
Tech I - ($2)
Heroes’ Hall - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite: Skeleton Javelineer (2/1) [javelin]
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Wisp (0/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • L1 Argagarg Garg (1/3)
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1) Unstoppable

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6

P2T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nimble Fencer
Dark Pact


STARTING HAND
Tenderfoot
Spark
Bloom
Helpful Turtle
Wither


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Helpful Turtle


NextHand

Granfalloon Flagbearer
Wither
Nimble Fencer
Dark Pact


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech 1 - ($3)
Spark kills Javelineer - ($2)
Older Brother kills wisp, you draw.
Bloom on Vandy - ($0)
Vandy kills Arg and midbands.

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 3 (4/5), +
  • Older Brother (2/2)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

That’s a pretty optimistic patrol by Nekoatl, considering the neutral starter has 3 cards for clearing a 1 hp patroller from hand.

P1T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bone Collector
Bone Collector


STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate
Nether Drain
Thieving Imp
Nether Drain


WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp


NextHand

Bone Collector
Nether Drain
Skeleton Javelineer
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Garth Torken - ($3)
Deteriorate Older Brother
Pestering Haunt trades with Older Brother
Skeleton - ($2)
Expensive Nether Drain from Vandy to Garth - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • L3 Garth Torken (1/3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7

P2T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Grounded Guide
Nimble Fencer


STARTING HAND
Wither
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Dark Pact
Nimble Fencer
Timely Messenger
Bloom


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Helpful Turtle
Wither


NextHand

Spark
Brick Thief
Older Brother
Tenderfoot
Bloom


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Dark Pact, my base to 18, I draw 2.
Nimble Fencer, kills skeleton, you get 1 gold - ($4)
Vandy kills Garth and midbands.
Tech 2 (Finesse) - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 3 (4/5), +
  • Nimble Fencer (2/2)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8

P1T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bloodlust
Bloodlust


STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
Bone Collector
Nether Drain
Skeleton Javelineer


WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer


NextHand

Bone Collector
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons


Discard

Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Nether Drain
Bloodlust
Bloodlust


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + Scavenger - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Bone Collector - ($5)
Drakk Ramhorn - ($3)

Float ($3)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Bone Collector (3/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite: L1 Drakk Ramhorn (2/3)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 8

Thoughts

Died: Argagarg, Garth

P2T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Maestro
Star-crossed Starlet


STARTING HAND
Tenderfoot
Spark
Brick Thief
Bloom
Older Brother


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Helpful Turtle
Wither
Spark


NextHand

Granfalloon Flagbearer
Grounded Guide
Nimble Fencer
Timely Messenger


Discard

Nimble Fencer
Bloom
Brick Thief
Maestro
Star-crossed Starlet


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Quince, arrives with Mirror - ($5)
Quince makes an extra Mirror - ($3)
Tenderfoot - ($2)
Older Brother - ($0)
Vandy kills Bone Collector and sparkshots Drakk.
Fencer trades with Drakk, Quince to midband, my base to 17.

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Older Brother (2/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Tenderfoot (2/2)
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Mirror (0/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Mirror (0/1)
  • :target: Lookout: Quince lvl 3 (1/4)

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 3 (4/2), +

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 17
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Finesse)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

P1T5


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Deteriorate
Bone Collector
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak


WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt


NextHand

Nether Drain
Summon Skeletons
Wight


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Garth Torken - ($8)
Deteriorate Scavenger
Sacrifice the Weak - ($6)
Bone Collector - ($4)
Tech II: Necromancy - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 2


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Bone Collector (3/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: L1 Garth Torken (1/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

Thoughts

Died: Argagarg, Drakk, Garth

P2T5


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Star-crossed Starlet
Maestro


STARTING HAND
Grounded Guide
Nimble Fencer
Timely Messenger
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Dark Pact
Brick Thief
Nimble Fencer


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Helpful Turtle
Wither
Spark
Timely Messenger


NextHand

Bloom
Star-crossed Starlet
Maestro
Maestro
Star-crossed Starlet


Discard

Dark Pact
Nimble Fencer
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Brick Thief


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Scav gold and technician draw - ($10)
Dark Pact, my base to 15, I reshuffle and draw 2.
Worker - ($9)
Grounded Guide - ($4)
Nimble Fencer, kills Bone Collector - ($2)
Tenderfoot kills Garth, Vandy to maxband, dooms Older Brother.
Vandy breaks tech 2.
Older Brother breaks tech 1.
Quince makes a Mirror - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Grounded Guide (4/4A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Mirror (1/1)
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: Quince lvl 3 (1/5)

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 5 (5/6), +
  • Older Brother (5/4), doomed
  • Nimble Fencer (4/1)
  • Tenderfoot (3/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 17
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Finesse)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10

@Nekoatl Are you still up for finishing this game?

Yeah, I just got unexpectedly busy. I’ll post my next turn tomorrow, probably. Sorry for the delay.

P1T6


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Doom Grasp
Doom Grasp


STARTING HAND
Nether Drain
Summon Skeletons
Summon Skeletons
Wight
Bloodlust


WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt


NextHand

Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Bone Collector
Poisonblade Rogue


Discard

Bone Collector
Bloodlust
Summon Skeletons
Nether Drain
Wight
Doom Grasp
Doom Grasp


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Rebuild Tech I
Drakk Ramhorn - ($7)
Bloodlust kills Wisp and Nimble Fencer - ($5)
Expensive Summon Skeletons - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Skeleton (1/1A)
  • :psfist: Elite: L1 Drakk Ramhorn (2/3)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 7

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 9

Thoughts

Died: Argagarg, Drakk, Garth

P2T6


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blademaster
Blademaster


STARTING HAND
Star-crossed Starlet
Maestro
Star-crossed Starlet
Bloom
Maestro


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Helpful Turtle
Wither
Spark
Timely Messenger
Bloom


NextHand

Granfalloon Flagbearer
Brick Thief
Blademaster


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Scavenger gold - ($11)
Older Brother expires.
Worker - ($10)
Grounded Guide kills SQL.
Quince kills technician, you draw.
Tenderfoot trades with Drakk, Quince to maxband.
Vandy breaks tech 1, your base to 14.
Quince makes a Mirror - ($8)
Maestro, copied by Mirror - ($5)
Star-crossed Starlet, for free.
Star-crossed Starlet #2, for free.
Tech 3 - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Mirror copy of Maestro (3/5A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Star-crossed Starlet (5/3)
  • :pschip: Technician: Star-crossed Starlet (5/3)
  • :target: Lookout: Maestro (3/5)

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 5 (5/6), +
  • Quince lvl 5 (1/5)
  • Grounded Guide (4/3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 17
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Finesse)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 11
Thoughts

Should’ve played the other Fencer last turn instead of making a Mirror. With haste for my Starlets I could’ve made lethal.

No Nether Drain draw. :frowning:

P1T7


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Kidnapping
Kidnapping


STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Bone Collector
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeletal Archery
Wight
Deteriorate


WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Poisonblade Rogue


NextHand

Bone Collector
Bloodlust
Nether Drain
Kidnapping
Nether Drain


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Rebuild Tech I
Garth Torken, midband - ($5)
Skeleton - ($4)
Sacrifice Skeleton to draw
Deteriorate SQL
Sacrifice the Weak kills Scavenger - ($2)
Argagarg Garg - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Wisp (0/1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: L4 Garth Torken (2/4)
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: L1 Argagarg Garg (1/3) Resist 1

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 14
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 11
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10

Thoughts

Died: Argagarg, Drakk, Garth

Star-crossed Starlets are lower tech, so one of them would have to die instead.

Right… I’ll go for the Scavenger, as you have lots of workers and few cards.

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P2T7


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Brick Thief
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Blademaster


WORKERS
Fruit Ninja
Helpful Turtle
Wither
Spark
Timely Messenger
Bloom


NextHand

Dark Pact
Tenderfoot


Discard

Star-crossed Starlet


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($11)
Scavenger gold - ($12)
Remaining Starlet takes 1 damage.
Blademaster, for free.
River - ($10)
Maestro swiftly kills Wisp.
Grounded Guide swiftly kills Garth, you get 1 gold, River to midband.
Starlet swiftly kills Arg, River to maxband.
Vandy breaks tech 1, your base to 12.
Quince hits your base to 11.
Granfalloon Flagbearer, with River discount - ($8)
Brick Thief, with River discount, pings your base to 10 - ($7)
Quince makes a Mirror - ($5)
Surplus - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: River lvl 5 (3/4A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Mirror (2/1)
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Brick Thief (3/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Granfalloon Flagbearer (3/2)
  • :target: Lookout: Blademaster (9/6)

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 5 (5/6), +
  • Quince lvl 5 (1/5)
  • Grounded Guide (4/3)
  • Maestro (3/5)
  • Star-crossed Starlet (6/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 17
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Finesse)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5
  • :heart: Surplus HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 1

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 11

Yeah, there’s no way I’m gonna be able to turn that around, GG. I’d thought Bloodlust + Wight would be a strong answer to Meta threat, with Nether Drain as a stall tactic where necessary, but that doesn’t work if I can’t withstand the substantial early-game pressure you’re packing long enough to get a Tech II card in play. I have one other approach in mind to try, if you’re up for it.

Sure thing.

P1T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Helpful Turtle
Tenderfoot
Older Brother
Brick Thief
Spark


WORKERS
Helpful Turtle


NextHand

Fruit Ninja
Timely Messenger
Granfalloon Flagbearer
Bloom
Wither


Discard

Brick Thief
Older Brother
Spark


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

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Vandy lvl 1 (2/3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5