Ugh, well, shoulda expected dozer, but still. If he goes for carrion curse, joke will be on him, heh. Maybe garth is the right one to kill, in that case…? on the off chance he has sac and doom grasp, it forces him to go for carrion curse… Heh, almost thought vandy could hit the dozer with doom, but right, only tech 0 and 1.
[details=All Teched Cards]
Death and Decay, Soul Stone
Blackhand Dozer, Death and Decay
Doom Grasp x2
Carrion Curse x2
Dark Pact, Bone Collector [/details]
###Main:
Orpal (8)
Sacrifice the Weak, Skeleton and Newsie die, you rs draw 1 (6)
Carrion Curse, what a perfect draw for ya so far Hope the Scribe whiffs hard, let me know what you tech draw and if I get to discard it (3)
[details=End of Turn Hand]
Dark Pact
Soul Stone
Death and Decay
Carrion Curse [/details]
[details=End of Turn Discard][spoiler]
[/spoiler][/details]
[details=My Thoughts]
StW, bit of a whiff on CC but hopefully that scribe whiffs. Then, I bring the pain. His draw luck has to run out sometime right? The Soul Stone is for Dozer to Knock Oni over (if needed) [/details]
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Scribe, draw 1 - ($7)
Flagstone Garrison - ($4)
Traffic Director - ($3)
Overeager Cadet, draw 1
The Art of War, kill Dozer, triggers Imp death - ($0)
all 3 soldiers suicide on Bone Collector, now a 3/1
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Onimaru 6/5+3A, lvl 8, The Art of War
[details=Starting Hand]
Dark Pact
Soul Stone
Death and Decay
Carrion Curse [/details]
##Events of Turn:
###Upkeep:
Get Gold (10+2float)
No techs right now
[details=All Teched Cards]
Death and Decay, Soul Stone
Blackhand Dozer, Death and Decay
Doom Grasp x2
Carrion Curse x2
Dark Pact, Bone Collector [/details]
###Main:
Death and Decay, minions die, Oni is crippled briefly, buildings start to sag (4)
Carrion Curse, discard that Art of War and Lawful Search (1)
[details=End of Turn Hand]
Death and Decay
Doom Grasp
Sacrifice the Weak
Carrion Curse [/details]
[details=End of Turn Discard]
Thieving Imp
Blackhand Dozer
Soul Stone
Death and Decay
Carrion Curse
Dark Pact [/details]
[details=My Thoughts]
Nope, he hits the Garrison, b/c of course he does. Dozer gets killed so can’t even soul stone to properly end this… Pretty unfun, who draws better map lol [/details]
I drew Cadet, for your reference on the technician draw.
P2T7
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Drill Sergeant
Spectral Hound
STARTING HAND
The Art of War
Scribe
Building Inspector
Lawful Search
Overeager Cadet
Free Speech
Lawful Search
Spectral Aven
Reputable Newsman
WORKERS
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
NextHand
The Art of War
Scribe
Spectral Hound
Jail
Discard
Free Speech
Reputable Newsman
Spectral Aven
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + Scav - ($9)
Overeager Cadet, draw last card
Scribe, reshuffle, draw 2 - ($7)
Building Inspector, draw 1 - ($6)
Quince - ($4)
Free Speech, propping up my buildings for a turn at least… - ($2)
Oni kills Bone Collector
Worker - ($1)
[details=Starting Hand]
Death and Decay
Doom Grasp
Sacrifice the Weak
Carrion Curse [/details]
##Events of Turn:
###Upkeep:
Get Gold (10+1float)
Tech 2 cards in
[details=All Teched Cards]
Zarramonde, the Obliterator x2
Death and Decay, Soul Stone
Blackhand Dozer, Death and Decay
Doom Grasp x2
Carrion Curse x2
Dark Pact, Bone Collector [/details]
My opinion of this map, blue has an advantage because of free speech and the relatively cheap ultimates. The map encourages spell techs. Carrion curse can be a good counter, I think, but free speech has more utility and is 1g cheaper.
P2T8
Tech StartingHand Workers
TECH
Drill Sergeant
Air Hammer
STARTING HAND
Jail
The Art of War
Spectral Hound
Scribe
Free Speech
Traffic Director
Spectral Flagbearer
Overeager Cadet
Porkhand Magistrate
WORKERS
Arrest
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
Porkhand Magistrate
NextHand
The Art of War
Traffic Director
Drill Sergeant
Building Inspector
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Scribe, draw 2 - ($8)
Spectral Hound, draw 1 - ($7)
Spectral Flagbearer - ($6)
Overeager Cadet
Cadet and building Inspector kill Orpal, Quince to lvl 3
The Art of War, oni hits your base for 7 - ($3)
Free Speech - ($1)
Worker - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 2
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Spectral Hound 3/3+A
[I]Elite[/I]: Scribe 2/3
[I]Scavenger[/I]: Mirror 0/1
[I]Technician[/I]: Spectral Flagbearer 2/2
[I]Lookout[/I]: Onimaru 6/2+2A, lvl 8, the Art of War
[B]In Play:[/B]
Next one seems terrible for blue, but should be interesting anyway.
VORTOSS RUINS: Players can’t build the heroes’ hall or tech lab add-ons, but automatically get their effects.
For the free Tech Lab, my thought is that a second tech spec is chosen when the tech 2 is built. If you want to change a spec later, spend 1g and take 2 base damage.
Yeah this map I think is very much in Black’s favor (auto hero’s hall early is free gold and pressure for black), though I can see having easier access to Quince for Free Speech and Truth T2 + Peace T2 might work out in your favor? Or it could just be a P1 benefit? Let’s see!
STARTING HAND
Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate
Jail
Lawful Search
Spectral Aven
WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate
NextHand
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer
Reputable Newsman
Discard
Jail
Spectral Aven
Arrest
Lawful Search
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Bigby - ($2)
… Onimaru, cause why not! - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 5
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bigby 2/3+A, lvl 1
[I]Elite[/I]:
[I]Scavenger[/I]: Onimaru 2/3, lvl 1
[I]Technician[/I]:
[I]Lookout[/I]:
[B]In Play:[/B]
[B]Buildings:[/B]
Base HP: 20
[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 4
[B]Gold:[/B]
Gold: 0
Workers: 6
Thoughts
Well, this is just a terrible hand. I suppose I could put out Bigby midband and he would survive, but it wouldn’t be very productive the following turn. On the other hand… I could throw out both Oni and Bigby, block with bigby, the free levels to vandy kinda suck, but he only gets those by midbanding, and his 1g blocker is already down, so Oni would actually get to respond a bit more effectively… Its crazy, but it might be worth it. God I hate porkhand magistrate in this matchup.
Well, he went for the block, and his bet on arrest paid off, sadly. However! I can still capitalize on this situation maybe? If I can get 2 things to live, I might get some elite training fun.
Let’s see, he has 1, 1, 1Pest, 1-3garth, and 2-4+2vandy attack. If I kill both patrollers, he has 3 attackers and no vandy doom target. He can kill bigby if I don’t midband. Ok, sure, think this makes me pretty safe. Hate giving him all that fuel for the fire though
[details=Starting Hand]
Sacrifice the Weak
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Deteriorate
Bone Collector
Thieving Imp (tecn) [/details]
##Events of Turn:
###Upkeep:
Get Gold (6+1scav)
Tech 2 cards in (except turn 1)
[details=All Teched Cards]
Dark Pact, Nether Drain
Bone Collector x2 [/details]
###Main:
Garth + Haunt kill sql
Vandy + deteriorate kill techn, you get a card
Thieving Imp, you discard #3 of 5 (4)
Bone Collector (2)
Make a Skeleton (1)
Worker (0)
[details=Workers]
Summon Skeletons, Jandra, the Negator, Poisonblade Rogue [/details]
Patrol as below
Discard 3 rs Draw 5
Tech 2 cards before my next turn
###Board Info:
####Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech1 HP: 5
####In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Thieving Imp (2/2+1armor)
Elite:
Scavenger: Skeleton (1/1)
Technician:
Lookout: Bone Collector (3/3)
####In Play:
Vandy (2/1 lvl 1)
Garth (1/2 lvl 1)
###Economy Info:
####Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 5
Disc: 0
####Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 7
[details=End of Turn Hand]
Skeletal Archery
Bone Collector
Nether Drain
Dark Pact [/details]
[details=End of Turn Discard][spoiler]
[/spoiler][/details]
[details=My Thoughts]
Got lucky on the 50/50 there (though really, Arrest would not have been devastating), going to play somewhat safe here. I should be able to turn this into an Oni kill next turn. [/details]
STARTING HAND
Spectral Aven
Arrest
Lawful Search
Jurisdiction
Judgment Day
WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer
NextHand
Traffic Director
Building Inspector
Jail
Manufactured Truth
Reputable Newsman
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Tech 1 - ($6)
Maxband Bigby - ($4)
Judgment Day! your precious patrol is empty, you get 1g - ($0)
Oni kills Garth, goes to lvl 3
Bigby kills Vandy, Oni goes to lvl 5, heals
[details=End of Turn Discard]
Doom Grasp
Blackhand Dozer
Bone Collector
Thieving Imp
Dark Pact
Nether Drain [/details]
[details=My Thoughts]
Pfffft he’s crazy y’all! But that was a solid play. P2 might actually be advantaged on this map, being able to bring 2 heroes. Still, he is down a worker, and I have my ways of coming back… [/details]
Manufactured Truth
Jurisdiction
Scribe
Overeager Cadet
Discard
Traffic Director
Overeager Cadet
The Art of War
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Bigby Midband sidelines Bone Collector
Max Oni - ($3)
Oni breaks tech 2
Building Inspector, that rebuild will cost you - ($2)
Reputable Newsman, naming 0, one way or another - ($0)
Float ($0)
Stash 1, Discard 1, draw 3
[B]Board Info:[/B]
[B]In Patrol:[/B]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Soldier 1/1+A
[I]Elite[/I]:
[I]Scavenger[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Technician[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Lookout[/I]: Building Inspector 1/1
[B]In Play:[/B]
Onimaru 4/5, lvl 8
Bigby 3/2, lvl 5
Reputable Newsman 0/3, naming 0
[B]Buildings:[/B]
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
[B]Economy Info:[/B]
[B]Cards:[/B]
Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 3
[B]Gold:[/B]
Gold: 0
Workers: 8
Thoughts
I could use Oni to kill BC and leave his tech 2 alone, or sideline BC with Bigby and break his tech 2. he definitely doesn’t have any tech 2 stuff in hand yet, so he’s probably going to make a push for heroes or use Garth to summon a unit. Dozer or maybe something else… heroes seem most likely given he knows I have JD now. Setup for meta seems likely. I am going to gamble that I have a soldier left alive to use MT for a Bone collector, but he could use Orpal to clear my patrol. But that will also cost him.
[details=End of Turn Hand]
Sacrifice the Weak
Gorgon
Skeleton Javelineer
Graveyard [/details]
[details=End of Turn Discard][spoiler]
[/spoiler][/details]
[details=My Thoughts]
This is messy lol. But Orpal should be able to keep buildings up. From here, hopefully I can get Garth and Vandy to take back over. [/details]
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Onimaru 6/5+3A, lvl 8, The Art of War
[I]Elite[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Scavenger[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Technician[/I]: Reputable Newsman 0/3, naming 4
[I]Lookout[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Squad Leader[/I]: Onimaru 6/5+3A, lvl 8, The Art of War
[I]Elite[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Scavenger[/I]: Soldier 1/1
[I]Technician[/I]: Reputable Newsman 0/3, naming 4
[I]Lookout[/I]: Soldier 1/1
Base HP: 20
Base HP: 20
Hope the Scribe whiffs hard, let me know what you tech draw and if I get to discard it (3)
Patrol as below
Base HP: 14
Squad Leader: Bone Collector (3/3+1armor)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Orpal (1/3 lvl 1)
Lookout:
