Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Fox Primus - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger: Fox Primus (2/2)
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 5
Thoughts
Looks like another tough matchup, and no 1-drops in my opening hand means I might have trouble applying early pressure. At least I have Grappling Hook in my next hand, though without Safe Attacking/Sensei’s Advice it’s not as much of a threat.
That Zane can get scary fast, but if I patrol Sensei in SQL and a hero behind, zhav will need to delay tech 1 ($2 to clear Sensei and $3 to midband Zane) to get the kill (as long as I patrol out of scav). In which case, zhav might simply trade heroes, so I still can’t count on them surviving.
I’ll only tech units for now then. zhav will probably get GPT and maybe Fencer, which Glaxx can handle ok, but I also want a Crash Bomber for some cheap fodder. Next turn I think I’ll load up on Drakk spells.
Don’t want to commit to a tech 2 plan yet, so teching spells and patrolling out of technician. Maxband Zane could mess with me, but I don’t think it’ll be worth it from zhav’s side.
STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Snapback
Savior Monk
Safe Attacking
WORKERS
Fox Viper
Smoker
Fox Primus
Safe Attacking
NextHand
Bloodlust
Savior Monk
Snapback
Crash Bomber
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Grappling Hook Taxman to lookout.
Exhaust Sensei to buff Glaxx.
Glaxx kills taxman.
Rook to midband, walks past Older Brother and kills Zane, goes to lvl 7 - ($3)
Rook to maxband - ($2)
Heroes’ Hall - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Rook lvl 8 (4/6), two lives
Gilded Glaxx (2/1), -1 rune
Aged Sensei (1/1)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 6
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 8
Thoughts
This is a golden opportunity to maxband Rook, which would be a nightmare for zhavier’s codex. I’ll use the rest of my gold to build a HH, even though it leaves me patrol-less, since this is shaping up to be a tech 1 slugfest. Because of that, it sucks to worker Safe Attacking, but I need to keep some warm bodies in the deck and Snapback is too important, even if just for Drakk.
STARTING HAND
Crash Bomber
Bloodlust
Savior Monk
Snapback
WORKERS
Fox Viper
Smoker
Fox Primus
Safe Attacking
Savior Monk
NextHand
Crash Bomber
Sensei’s Advice
Bird’s Nest
Discard
Gilded Glaxx
Aged Sensei
Bloodlust
Snapback
Omegacron
Void Star
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Drakk - ($5)
Bloodlust on Rook and Older Brother - ($3)
Rook breaks tech 2, your base to 17.
Crash Bomber - ($2)
At end of turn, Bloodlust kills Older Brother and tickles Rook.
Float ($2)
Discard 1, draw 3
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Drakk lvl 1 (1/3A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Crash Bomber (2/2)
In Play:
Rook lvl 8 (4/5), two lives
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 3
Deck: 3
Disc: 6
Gold:
Gold: 2
Workers: 9
Thoughts
I’m guessing zhav knows I’ll break his tech 2, and is floating all that gold for a big Zane/Drakk play. But I don’t think he could do too much damage with either of them, considering his handsize.
I’ll put Drakk in SQL since I don’t have such good uses for him next turn anyway, with only 2 units in my deck. Keeping the Crash Bomber to set up Earthquake is a higher priority.
Even if a hasted GPT shows up to steal some of my float, I should have enough to tech up next turn. I think I can orient towards a swift base kill, given the relatively weak patrollers zhav has access to.
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Vir, peek at top card - ($9)
Tech 2 (Future) - ($5)
Bird’s Nest, Tweety and Big Bird arrive - ($3)
Rook kills Flagbearer.
Float ($3)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Vir lvl 1 (2/3A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
Rook lvl 8 (4/3), two lives
Bird’s Nest, channeled by Rook
Big Bird (1/1)
Tweety (1/1)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Future)
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 10
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 3
Workers: 9
Thoughts
Oof, didn’t expect the sharks. I guess I should’ve put Bomber in technician, huh? But zhav had to skip a worker and empty his hand, so I’m not feeling too bad. Hopefully Rook and the birds will all survive for an awesome Earthquake next turn.
I’ll play Vir first thing, to see if I can topdeck Grappling Hook and get a kill on Zane.
…
Well, I do have Hook on top, but do I really want to go down further on cards? Plus give zhav an extra card? I don’t think so. In fact, I’m gonna skip a worker too, to force the reshuffle, and patrol just Vir, to keep overpower targets to a minimum.
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
River - ($7)
Discord birds go POOF - ($5)
Max Zane, move Vir to Tech, Zane kills him we both draw, River to lvl 3 - ($2)
Worker - ($1)
STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Morningstar Flagbearer
Earthquake
Crash Bomber
Void Star
WORKERS
Fox Viper
Smoker
Fox Primus
Safe Attacking
Savior Monk
Morningstar Flagbearer
NextHand
Gilded Glaxx
Omegacron
Void Star
Omegacron
Discard
Grappling Hook
Earthquake
Earthquake
Unphase
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($12)
Technician draw.
New Birds arrive.
Drakk - ($10)
Rook walks past River and trades his first life with Zane, Drakk to lvl 3.
Drakk to maxband - ($7)
Void Star, gains haste, breaks tech 2, your base to 13 - ($2)
Crash Bomber - ($1)
Worker - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Crash Bomber (2/2A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Big Bird (1/1)
Technician: Drakk lvl 6 (3/4)
Lookout: Tweety (1/1)
In Play:
Rook lvl 8 (4/6), crumbling
Bird’s Nest, channeled by Rook
Void Star (5/4)
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Future)
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 5
Disc: 4
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 10
Thoughts
zhav killing my birds takes the all the sting out of Earthquake. But he did give me Void Star with the tech draw, so I can still break tech 2.
…
That’s a game-ending next hand.
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger: Fox Primus (2/2)
Technician:
Lookout:
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20