IsotopeX (MonoGreen) vs DreamFire (MonoRed)

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61

"P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Plague Spitter (Tech 1 Cost 3)
Doom Grasp (Necro Magic Cost 4)

STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Bone Collector (Tech 1 Cost 2)
Bone Collector (Tech 1 Cost 2)
Jandra, the Negator

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate

Discard

Skeleton Javelineer (1/1 javelin rune)
Pestering Haunt (1/1 unstoppable)
Sacrifice the Weak
Plague Spitter (Tech 1 Cost 3)
Doom Grasp (Necro Magic Cost 4)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid+Scavenger - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Pestering Haunt trades with your Tiger Cub
Bone Collector X2 - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3+1A makes skellies)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Thieving Imp (2/2)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3 makes skellies)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Garth Lv. 1 (1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
    "
62

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blooming Ancient
Might of Leaf and Claw

STARTING HAND
Spore Shambler
Centaur
Ironbark Treant
Young Treant

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Merfolk Prospector
Ironbark Treant

NextHand

Rampant Growth
Galina Glimmer
Forestā€™s Favor
Spirit of the Panda

Discard

Tiger Cub
Tiny Basilisk
Playful Panda
Young Treant
Spore Shambler
Blooming Ancient
Might of Leaf and Claw

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Centaur - ($4)
Tech II (Growth) - ($0)
Basilisk trades with SQL Collector
Arg buffs Panda
Panda trades with tech Collector, you get a card

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Centaur (3/4+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Wisp A (0/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Wisp B (0/1)
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Arg lvl 3 (1/4)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Iā€™m going with a straightforward Growth plan, not going to let that tower discourage me!
Trading Basilisk for BC is ok value, given that I canā€™t reach Garth, nor use Ferocity anytime soon.
Trading Panda for the other BC is a tougher decision. On the one hand, Iā€™m keeping IsotopeXā€™s board very tame and getting good value for Panda (plus getting him back into circulation for future Blooming Ancient runes). On the other hand, Iā€™m speeding up IsotopoeXā€™s reshuffle, and going down on units to use with Stampede or MoLaC. It also leaves me open to a possible Deteriorate + Sac the Weak + boosted Executioner, though that would be his entire next turn.
Eventually, Iā€™d rather have fewer bodies on either side of the board next turn, to get good value out of SotP on my Centaur. And I can easily fill my board back up again with maxband Arg and a 2nd hero.

Edit: forgot to indicate my spec choice for Tech II

63

"P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Sickness (Disease Magic Cost 2)
Plague Spitter (Tech I Cost 3)

STARTING HAND
Graveyard
Deteriorate
Summon Skeletons
Plague Spitter (Tech 1 Cost 3)

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Sickness (Disease Magic Cost 2)
Bone Collector (3/3 makes skellies)
Sacrifice the Weak
Plague Spitter (Tech I Cost 3)

Discard

Thieving Imp (2/2)
Deteriorate
Plague Spitter (Tech 1 Cost 3)
Graveyard

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Deteriorate on Centaur (he becomes 2/3+1A)
Garth to midband (now 2/4) - ($4)
Thieving Imp sacrifices himself attacking Centaur, does 1 damage after armor
Garth kills Centaur, takes 2 damage
Garth levels to maximum - ($1)
Garth summons up a Bone Collector
Garth creates a Skeleton - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Garth Lv. 7 (3/4+1A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3+1A makes skellies)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
64

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blooming Ancient
Might of Leaf and Claw

STARTING HAND
Galina Glimmer
Rampant Growth
Forestā€™s Favor
Spirit of the Panda

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Merfolk Prospector
Ironbark Treant
Forestā€™s Favor

NextHand

Spore Shambler
Might of Leaf and Claw
Tiger Cub

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Spirit of the Panda on Wisp A - ($3)
Rampant Growth on Wisp A - ($1)
Arg taps to buff Wisp A
Wisp A kills Garth, taking 1 damage after armor - ($2)
Arg levels to max - summons Water Elemental
Calamandra - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Water Elemental (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Wisp B (0/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Arg lvl 5 (1/5)
  • Wisp A (2/2), with Spirit of the Panda
  • Calamandra lvl 1 (2/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

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

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

Iā€™m going low on cards taking Garth out, but at least I have a pretty strong board left afterwards, and I donā€™t expect IsotopeX to have a scary hand next turn: itā€™s the two cards he teched on turn 3 - most likely a tech I unit and a Garth spell - and maybe Sac the Weak. So even with a boosted Executioner, both my heroes and one unit should survive to next turn.
Iā€™m teching copies of Blooming Ancient and MoLaC to increase the chances of drawing either of them. In case I donā€™t, I might just maxband Cala and pull a Tiger in, to replenish my hand size.

65

"P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gorgon (Tech II Disease Cost 3)
Gorgon (Tech II Disease Cost 3)

STARTING HAND
Bone Collector (3/3 makes skellies)
Plague Spitter (Tech I Cost 3)
Sickness (Disease Magic Cost 2)
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Plague Spitter (Tech I Cost 3)
Skeleton Javelineer (1/1 javelin rune)
Pestering Haunt (1/1 unstoppable)
Doom Grasp (Necro Magic Cost 4)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Orpal - ($7)
Orpal casts Sickness on Water Elemental (now 2/2+1A) and Calamandra (now 1/2) - ($5)
Bone Collector kills Water Elemental, takes 2 damage, makes a Skeleton
Tech 2 (Disease) - ($1)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Orpal Lv. 1 (1/3 dirty damage)
  • Bone Collector (3/1 makes skellies)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 8
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 9
    "
66

WP anticipating Garthā€™s demise and teching an Orpal spell! Keeps me under 5 attackersā€¦

A couple of clarifications before I take my turn:
Did you intentionally skip a worker? If so, shouldnā€™t your hand be up a card? 4 in starting hand minus Sickness should be discard 3, draw 5.
Second thing has to do with dirty damage and armor. Say I attack Orpal with a unit buffed by Argā€™s midband. Since Iā€™m the active player, can I decide that Orpalā€™s dirty damage goes to armor, and the unit only takes 1 damage from tower (and no -1/-1 rune)?

67

Actually, I donā€™t need to know that to play my turn. Here goes!

P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Momentā€™s Peace
Momentā€™s Peace

STARTING HAND
Might of Leaf and Claw
Tiger Cub
Spore Shambler

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Merfolk Prospector
Ironbark Treant
Forestā€™s Favor

NextHand

Blooming Ancient
Young Treant
Playful Panda

Discard

Tiger Cub
Momentā€™s Peace
Momentā€™s Peace

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Spirit of the Panda heals Wisp A for 1
Skip worker
Might of Leaf and Claw - ($6)
Arg kills scav skeleton, you get 1 gold, 1@MoLaC
Calamandra to midband, now 2/3 - ($4)
Calamadra kills tech skeleton, you draw, 2@MoLaC
Spore Shambler - ($1)
Move rune from Shambler to Wisp A, now at 3/4 - ($0)
Wisp A kills Orpal, + and - runes cancel each other out, Calamandra to maxband and heals, 3@MoLaC - ($1)
Move rune from Shambler to Wisp B, now at 1/2 - ($0)
Wisp B trades with Bone Collector, 4@MoLaC

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

[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]: Spore Shambler (0/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Arg lvl 5 (1/3)
  • Wisp A (2/2), with Spirit of the Panda
  • Calamandra lvl 5 (3/4), with -1/-1
  • Might of Leaf and Claw, with 4 growth runes
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

This was a big turn. I only need one more attack to activate MoLaC, which would probably be GG, and I donā€™t think he can clear all my guys from an empty board.
ā€¦
After the discard/draw: yeah, thatā€™s about the best hand I could hope for. Not to get ahead of myself, but I think Iā€™ve got this in the bag.

68

Yeah, I was sure Garth was going to die sooner or later. I had skipped a Worker, youā€™re right that my hand got messed up but Iā€™m not sure it matters. I think I ended up deleting a Bone Collector on my end, because I only have one listed. Letā€™s see if I can recover.

69

"P2T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Cursed Ghoul (Tech II Cost 4)
Spreading Plague (Disease Magic Cost 4)

STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javelineer (1/1 javelin rune)
Pestering Haunt (1/1 unstoppable)
Doom Grasp (Necro Magic Cost 4)
Plague Spitter (Tech I Cost 3)
Sickness (Disease Magic Cost 2)

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Sacrifice the Weak
Plague Spitter (Tech 1 Cost 3)
Gorgon (Tech II Disease Cost 3)
Gorgon (Tech II Disease Cost 3)
Deteriorate

Discard

Bone Collector (3/1 makes skellies)
Cursed Ghoul (Tech II Cost 4)
Spreading Plague (Disease Magic Cost 4)
Doom Grasp (Necro Magic Cost 4)
Sickness (Disease Magic Cost 2)
Plague Spitter (Tech I Cost 3)
Skeleton Javelineer (1/1 javelin rune)

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float+scavenger+technician - ($11)
Garth (who also summons a Skeleton) - ($8)
Doom Grasp: I sacrifice a Skeleton, Calamandra dies, Garth gains 2 levels - ($4)
Pestering Haunt
Garth levels to maximum - ($0)
Garth summons a Cursed Ghoul, who puts a -1/-1 rune on Pandawisp

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Cursed Ghoul (4/5+1A unstoppable by diseased units)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Pestering Haunt (1/1 unstoppable)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Garth Lv. 3 (1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
    "
70

Pestering Haunt canā€™t patrol, IIRC. Does that change your turn somehow?

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71

u RC, it cannot.

72

Sorry, I forgot to move that little freak out of position. Heā€™ll trade with the Pandawisp.

73

P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Stampede
Stampede

STARTING HAND
Playful Panda
Young Treant
Blooming Ancient
Rampant Growth (Treant draw)

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Merfolk Prospector
Ironbark Treant
Forestā€™s Favor
Rampant Growth

NextHand

Blooming Ancient
Galina Glimmer

Discard

Tiger Cub
Momentā€™s Peace
Momentā€™s Peace
Stampede
Stampede
Spirit of the Panda

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Blooming Ancient - ($5)
Young Treant, 1 rune on BA, I draw - ($3)
Worker - ($2)
Move rune to Spore Shambler
Shambler suicides on Cursed Ghoul, MoLaC activated
Arg, now at 6/8, Cursed Ghoul
Playful Panda + wisp, 2 runes on BA - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Young Treant (5/7A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Wisp (5/6)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Blooming Ancient (9/11), with 2 runes
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Arg lvl 5 (6/3)
  • Playful Panda (7/7)
  • Might of Leaf and Claw, activated
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

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

  • Hand: 2
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 6
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10