Nopethebard (mono black) vs Mindstabthrull (mono white)

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@MindstabThrull
Welcome back to Codex and GLHF!
P1t1

Hand

Summon skeletons
Graveyard
Pestering Haunt
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate

Worker

Summon skeletons

Get paid ($4)
Worker ($3)
Hire Thieving Imp ($0) you discard card number 5.

Scavenger: Thieving Imp (2/2)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
5 workers

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Discard: 3

New Hand

Poisonblade rogue
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton javelineer
Skeletal archery
Jandra the Negator

Thoughts

My plan is to beatdown with Vandy, Gargoyles, and Twilight Barons as I build up to Zarramonde.

2

It’s easy to forget how bloody annoying that Imp is.

[b]P2T1[/b]
StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Aged Sensei
Grappling Hook
Fox Primus

WORKERS
Fox Primus

NextHand

Smoker
Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice
Snapback

Discard

Morningstar Flagbearer
Fox Viper
Grappling Hook

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Rook - ($2)
Aged Sensei - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook Lv. 1 (2/4+A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Aged Sensei (1/1)
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
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P1t2

Hand

Poisonblade rogue
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton javelineer
Jandra the Negator
Skeletal archery

Worker

Skeletal Archery

Tech

Twilight Baron and Gargoyle

Get paid ($5)
Worker ($4)
Hire Jandra the Negator ($1)
Build Tech 1 ($0)

Elite: Jandra (3/3)
Technician: Thieving Imp (2/2)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
6 workers

Hand: 5
Deck: 3
Discard: 0

New Hand

Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton javelineer
Deteriorate
Twilight baron

Thoughts

Good card advantage
Twilight Baron Beatdown
A forum battle

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[b]P2T2[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Sparring Partner

STARTING HAND
Smoker
Snapback
Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker

NextHand

Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Savior Monk
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Tech 1 - ($5)
Aged Sensei instructs Rook on the fine art of Jandra smashing
Rook smashes Jandra, takes 2 damage after armor
Rook levels to midband - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Aged Sensei (1/1)
  • Rook Lv. 4 (3/5)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Could have gone with Sensei’s Advice-Sensei kills the Imp, but I honestly would prefer the Imp stay alive so he can’t get cast again. Save a card, power up Rook, Sensei is going to die but he did his job.

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P1t3

Hand

Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton javelineer
Deteriorate
Twilight Baron

Worker

Pestering Haunt

Tech

Nether Drain and Twilight Baron

Get paid ($6)
Worker ($5)
Hire Skeleton Javelineer ($4)
Imp kills Aged Sensei
Hire Twilight Baron ($0)

Squad leader: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1)
Elite: Twilight Baron (4/4)
In play: Thieving Imp (2/2)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
7 workers

Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Discard: 0

New Hand

Poisonblade rogue
Graveyard
Gargoyle
Deteriorate

Thoughts

Somehow I doubt he has teched Rook spells. Time for a beatdown!

6

I realized after the fact that Rook should have taken 4 damage total last turn (because of Elite), but nothing really changed after he healed.

[b]P2T3[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Sparring Partner

STARTING HAND
Savior Monk
Snapback
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook
Morningstar Flagbearer

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Sensei’s Advice
Bird’s Nest
Fox Viper
Sparring Partner

Discard

Aged Sensei (1/1)
Grappling Hook
Snapback
Bird’s Nest
Sparring Partner

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Savior Monk - ($5)
Safe Attacking - ($4)
Hero’s Hall - ($2)
Rook takes out the Javelineer, takes 1 damage

Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Savior Monk (2/2+A Healing 1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rook Lv. 4 (3/4 Unstoppable by single patroller)
  • Safe Attacking

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Rough not getting any Tech 1 cards, and that Baron is bad news. Taking out the Javelineer so he can’t Long Range me later. Assuming nothing changes right now, he can’t kill Rook, but I can’t really make any changes to prevent it.

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P1t4

Hand

Poisonblade rogue
Graveyard
Gargoyle
Deteriorate

No worker

Tech

Dark Pact and Gargoyle

Get paid ($7)
Hire Vandy ($5)
Hire Gargoyle ($2)
Deteriorate Savior monk
Build Graveyard ($0)
Imp trades with Monk
Twilight Baron kills Rook levels to Vandy

Lookout: Vandy (3/4)
In play: Twilight Baron (4/1) Gargoyle (0/2)* Graveyard (3)[Imp]

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
7 workers

Hand: 3
Deck: 1
Discard: 5

New Hand

Sacrifice the Weak
Nether Drain
Jandra

Thoughts

The Beatdown has begun. Assuming he doesn’t snap out Vandy, that tech building will be the next to go.

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[b]P2T4[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Mind-Parry Monk
Speed of the Fox

STARTING HAND
Sensei’s Advice
Sparring Partner
Bird’s Nest
Fox Viper

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer
Bird’s Nest

NextHand

Speed of the Fox
Sensei’s Advice
Sparring Partner
Mind-Parry Monk

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Sparring Partner - ($8)
Grave - ($6)
Setsuki - ($4)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking
  • Sparring Partner (2/2)
  • Grave Lv. 1 (2/3 Sparkshot)
  • Setsuki Lv. 1 (1/3 attack tax)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 4
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

Not sure how I’ll come back from this. I’ll lose at least one of the heroes this turn, but that opens up space for Rook and the Birds.

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P1t5

Hand

Sacrifice the Weak
Nether Drain
Jandra

No worker

Tech

Metamorphosis and Carrion Curse

Get paid ($7)
Free Gargoyle ($6)
Twilight Baron trades with Grave.
The loyal Baron accepts this price in the name of slaughter
Levels to Vandy
+2/+2 to Gargoyle
Tap Graveyard to Reanimate Twilight Baron ($2)
Gargoyle destroys your tech 1
Vandy destroys your Heroes Hall
Build my own Heroes Hall ($0)

Squad leader: Twilight Baron (4/4)
In play: Vandy (4/5)(resist) Gargoyle (5/4)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
Heroes Hall: 4
7 workers

Hand: 5
Deck: 6
Discard: 0

New Hand

Gargoyle
Metamorphosis
Dark Pact
Twilight Baron

Thoughts

If Snapback, maintain dominant position as best as possible.
If no snapback, hire Orpal, cast Metamorphosis, and begin the REAL Carnage.

10

@MindstabThrull just checking in

11

I surrender. No units to play, and I can’t even take out your Baron right now. Good game! Not getting either tech draw on Turn 3 put me too far behind.

Rematch?

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12

Sure! Your turn to start.

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P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Smoker
Fox Primus
Morningstar Flagbearer
Aged Sensei
Savior Monk

WORKERS
Fox Primus

NextHand

Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Snapback
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook

Discard

Aged Sensei
Smoker
Morningstar Flagbearer

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

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts
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P2t1

Hand

Poisonblade rogue
Deteriorate
Summon skeletons
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton javelineer

Worker

Poisonblade rogue

Get paid ($5)
Worker ($4)
Hire Garth ($2)
Hire Skeleton Javelineer ($1)
Summon skeleton ($0)

Scavenger: Skeleton (1/1)
Technician: skeleton javelineer (1/1)
In play: Garth (1/3)

Base: 20
6 workers

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Discard: 3

New Hand

Jandra
Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Skeletal archery
Sacrifice the Weak

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P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Sparring Partner

STARTING HAND
Safe Attacking
Fox Viper
Grappling Hook
Sensei’s Advice
Snapback

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper

NextHand

Grappling Hook
Snapback
Bird’s Nest
Sparring Partner

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech 1 - ($4)
Rook - ($2)
Safe Attacking - ($1)
Rook Grappling Hooks the Javlineer to Lookout
Savior Monk safely kills the Javelineer

Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook Lv. 1 (2/4+A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking
  • Savior Monk (2/2 Healing 1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
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P2t2

Hand

Jandra
Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Skeletal archery
Sacrifice the Weak

Worker

Jandra

Tech

Doom Grasp and Bone Collector

Get paid ($5)
Worker ($4)
Hire Thieving Imp ($1) you discard card number 4
Build Tech 1 ($0)

Squad leader: Thieving Imp (2/2)
Technician: skeleton (1/1)
Garth (1/3)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
6 workers

Hand: 5
Deck: 4
Discard: 0

New Hand

Doom Grasp
Deteriorate
Summon skeletons
Skeletal Archery
Skeleton javelineer

Thoughts

I made Garth killing extremely expensive but not impossible. I hope he can’t/won’t. He hasn’t made a Rook kill impossible as long as Garth lives.

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[b]P1T3[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Sparring Partner
Speed of the Fox

STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Bird’s Nest
Sparring Partner
Snapback

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Grappling Hook

NextHand

Morningstar Flagbearer
Smoker
Sensei’s Advice

Discard

Sparring Partner
Snapback
Sparring Partner
Speed of the Fox

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Rook summons a Bird’s Nest - ($4)
Hero’s Hall - ($2)

Float ($2)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Savior Monk (2/2+A Healing 1)
  • :psfist: Elite: Fearow (1/1 flying)
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Pidgeot (1/1 flying)
  • :pschip: Technician: Rook Lv. 1 (2/4)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking
  • Bird’s Nest (channeled to Rook)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 7
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P2t3

Hand

Doom Grasp
Deteriorate
Summon skeletons
Skeletal archery
Skeleton javelineer

Worker

Skeleton javelineer

Tech

Skeletal Lord and Dark Pact

Get paid ($6)
Worker ($5)
Summon skeletons ($2)
Deteriorate the elite bird. His once strong muscles fail him as he plummets, never to soar again.
Build a Heroes Hall ($0)

Squad leader: Thieving Imp (2/2)
Elite: skeleton (1/1)
Scavenger: Skeleton (1/1)
Technician: skeleton (1/1)
In play: Garth (1/3)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
Heroes Hall: 4
7 workers

Hand: 4
Deck: 0
Discard: 6

New Hand

Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Bone Collector

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[b]P1T4[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Jefferson DeGrey, Ghostly Diplomat
Whitestar Grappler

STARTING HAND
Morningstar Flagbearer
Sensei’s Advice
Smoker

WORKERS
Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Grappling Hook
Smoker

NextHand

Whitestar Grappler
Sparring Partner
Aged Sensei

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Fearow is reborn
Rook gives Advice to Pidgeot and the Savior Monk, they each gain +1/1 armor
Savior Monk kills the Imp, his double armor soaks the damage
Pidgeot takes out the Elite Skeleton from the skies
Grave appears - ($6)
Tech 2 (Strength) - ($2)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook Lv. 1 (2/4+A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Grave Lv. 1 (2/3 Sparkshot)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking
  • Bird’s Nest (channeled to Rook)
  • Fearow (1/1 flying)
  • Pidgeot (1/1 flying)
  • Savior Monk (2/2 Healing 1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 8
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P2t4

Hand

Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Bone Collector

No worker

Tech

Abomination and Gorgon

Get paid ($8)
Hire Bone Collector ($6)
Build Tech 2: Disease ($2)
Build Tech Lab: Necromancy ($1)
Summon skeleton ($0)

Squad leader: skeleton (1/1)
Elite: skeleton (1/1)
Scavenger: Skeleton (1/1)
Technician: Bone Collector (3/3)
In play: Garth (1/3)

Base: 20
Tech 1: 5
Tech 2: 5
8 workers

Hand: 5
Deck: 7
Discard: 0

New Hand

Sacrifice the Weak
Doom Grasp
Skeletal archery
Summon skeletons
Pestering Haunt

Thoughts

Change of plans. Disease/Necro it is.