Teaching the ropes casually: HolyTispon vs. FrozenStorm

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81

No draw just copy-pasta, deck is at 5 discard at 7 (sorry about that lol)

82

So what do you think happens to the soul stone when you trash the Glaxx?

Edit: confirmed with Sotek on Discord that it goes to discard when the Glaxx is trashed.

83

"P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Void Star
Unphase

STARTING HAND
Hive
Dark Pact
Pestering Haunt
Shadow Blade
Spectral Hound
Thieving Imp

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer

NextHand

Deteriorate
Jandra, the Negator
Soul Stone
Assimilate
Sacrifice the Weak

Discard

Soul Stone
Void Star
Unphase
Dark Pact
Shadow Blade
Spectral Hound 3/3, Illusion
Pestering Haunt
Spectral Hound
Thieving Imp

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Vandy makes a dark pact, my base to 15
The Hound chews on Prynn
Vandy casts Shadow Blade kills Prynn,Glaxx returns, discard #5 - ($6)
Hive has arrived - ($0)
Vandy breaks your tower, takes a parting shot from it, your base takes first blood

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Stinger Babe 1/1A, Flying
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Gilded Glaxx 3/4
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Stinger Caz 1/1, Flying
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Stinger Abe 1/1, Flying
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Vandy L5 4/2[5], Resist 1
  • Hive 0/6, Flying, Resist 1
  • Stinge Eve 1/1, Flying
  • Stinger Dave 1/1, Flying
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 15
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 3 (Future)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 9
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

I was originally kind of perplexed by the move to spend so much money on Prynn and then patroll with her alone when I have the Hound ready to attack as well as Vandy - if I didnā€™t have Shadow Blade, I could have tutored for it. So it seems like kind of an expensive way to get rid of the Glaxx temporerily. But then I learned that not only will he have arrival fatigue, but also thatā€™s a way to get rid of the Soul Stone so I guess I can see the point. Still, seems like an expensive investment in a hero thatā€™s not going to last. Perhaps Rook is coming back soon? He probably would want to get that nest again if possible, and he can now max him right away.
Anyway, I skipped a worker for a big turn - killing Prynn, breaking the tower and bringing Hive. And on top of it, hurting his hand. The Hive should stop the pesky birds and nullcraft, and next turn should start threatening to do real damage. Hive has resist 1, but I have also teched unphase to try and protect it from Prynn in the future. I considered an alternative - bringing Vir out, tutoring for metamorphosis and bringing the mech. I wouldnā€™t be able to kill Prynn or the tower, but my heroes would be invisible. He would still be able to ping my tech 2 for another turn but Vandy would at most get 1 more damage and could do a lot of damage next turn. I still wonder if that was a better turn (I could still do it next turn) but I worried that he would use Prynn for things or find a way to break my tech 2. It seems good to break his tower and put up a defense that blcoks his only advantage and then meta next turn, when his tower is broken. Anyway, both seem strong options. I think he is preparing for met as Iā€™ve been threatening it for a little while so Iā€™ll go for the less expected tech.

"

84

Looks like I just gotta keep survivingā€¦

Game 3, Player 2, Turn 6

P1 [Demon]/Future/Truth vs P2 [Past]/Strength/Growth

[details=Starting Hand]
Blooming Ancient
Fading Argonaut
Spirit of the Panda
Blooming Ancient
Battle Suits
[/details]

##Events of Turn:

###Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (10+1scav)
  • No techs

[details=All Teched Cards]
Dinosize, Stewardess of the Undone
Blooming Ancient, Giant Panda
Blooming Ancient, Spirit of the Panda
Birdā€™s Nest, Stewardess of the Undone
[/details]

###Main:

  • Blooming Ancient (7)
  • Blooming Ancient, +1 rune (3)
  • Arg, +4 runes (1)
  • Nullcraft gets a rune and kills SQL Babe
  • Move other runes around

[details=Workers]
Tinkerer, Forgotten Fighter, Hardened Mox, Plasmodium, Time Spiral
[/details]

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 rs Draw 4
  • Tech 2 cards before my next turn

###Board Info:
####Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 GROWTH

####In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Big Bird (3/3+1armor)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Wisp (1/2)
  • :exhaust: Technician: Blooming Ancient (3/5)
  • :target: Lookout:

####In Play:

  • Arg (1/3 lvl 1)
  • Blooming Ancient (2/4)
  • Nullcraft (2/1)

###Economy Info:

####Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

####Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10

[details=End of Turn Hand]
Neo Plexus
Stewardess of the Undone
Spirit of the Panda
Battle Suits
[/details]

[details=End of Turn Discard][spoiler]

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=My Thoughts]
The hive is super annoying, but I think I still am in good shape. With 2x Ancient and 5x Runes, I should keep a healthy attacking force and I can just bring Prynn back out next turn to rip stuff out of the way
[/details]

85

Take note that your base is at 18 and you donā€™t have a towerā€¦

86

"P1T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Xenostalker
Void star

STARTING HAND
Assimilate
Soul Stone
Deteriorate
Jandra, the Negator
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Void Star
Thieving Imp
Spectral Hound

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Vir - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Vandy casts Soul Stone on Glaxx - ($4)
Stingers A,C,D attack Big Bird, Vandy deteriorates it to death
Remake stinger Abe - ($3)
Vandy sacrifices the weak, Abe and Wisp die - ($1)
Vandy and Eve kill Techn Ancient, levels to Arg
Remake Caz - ($0)
Glaxx kills backline ancient

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Vir 2/3A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Stinger Caz 1/1, Flying
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Hive 0/6, Flying, Resist 1+1
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Stinger Eve 1/1, Flying
  • Gilded Glaxx 4/3[5] with soul stone
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 15
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 3 (Future)

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 11
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

I think this is my best move. Itā€™s the only way I could find to kill both ancients. I wanted to use Shadow blade instead of attacking with Vandy but that would mean Iā€™m 1 damage short. I also was hoping to get unphase so I could hide the hive but no luck - next turn itā€™s likely to be disappeared by Prynn, which is expensive but heā€™ll be able to stall another turn through his very thin deck to get those ancients out again. Iā€™m not sure what Iā€™ll have out by then but skipping all these workers mean my deck is really huge.

"

87

Game 3, Player 2, Turn 7

P1 [Demon]/Future/Truth vs P2 [Past]/Strength/Growth

[details=Starting Hand]
Neo Plexus
Stewardess of the Undone
Spirit of the Panda
Battle Suits
Dinosize (techn)
[/details]

##Events of Turn:

###Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (10+1scav+1float)
  • Draw 1 techn

[details=All Teched Cards]
Dinosize, Stewardess of the Undone
Blooming Ancient, Giant Panda
Blooming Ancient, Spirit of the Panda
Birdā€™s Nest, Stewardess of the Undone
[/details]

###Main:

  • Prynn + Max, make Hive disappear, stingers drop without a control ship (2)
  • Max out Arg (0)
  • Arg Midband helps Nullcraft break your tech 2, your base to 13

[details=Workers]
Tinkerer, Forgotten Fighter, Hardened Mox, Plasmodium, Time Spiral
[/details]

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 5 Draw 5
  • Tech 2 cards before my next turn

###Board Info:
####Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 GROWTH

####In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Water Elemental (3/3+1a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Prynn (3/5 fade 2 holding hive)
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

####In Play:

  • Arg (1/5 lvl 5)
  • Nullcraft (2/1)

###Economy Info:

####Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 7

####Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10

[details=End of Turn Hand]
Fading Argonaut
Stewardess of the Undone
Temporal Research
Birdā€™s Nest
Giant Panda
[/details]

[details=End of Turn Discard]
Blooming Ancient
Blooming Ancient
Dinosize
Battle Suits
Spirit of the Panda
Stewardess of the Undone
Neo Plexus
[/details]

[details=My Thoughts]
This should be really big for tempo, drawing dinosize kinda sucks bc thatā€™s be great for rebreaking buildings next turn, but most likely I will try to grab an ancient with TR or go for tech 3 for Archon. That might actually be the best end game bet
[/details]

88

"P1T8

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Void Star
Spectral Hound
Dark Pact

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Deteriorate
Spectral Hound
Void Star
Void Star
Soul Stone

Discard

Soul Stone
Unphase
Thieving Imp
Dark Pact

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Tech draw
Vir peeks, sees the card he needed in the last turn to save his Hive (shakes fist)
Vir exchanges a card from hand with the deck - ($9)
rebuild Tech 2
Glaxx kills the WE, and Soul Stone is sacrificed to save him
Vir puts 2 damage on Prynn and dies
Mid Quince - ($5)
Mirror copies Nullcraft, kills NC - ($3)
One more mirror - ($1)
Spectral Hound - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: L3 Quince 1/4A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Spectral Hound 3/3
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Mirror 0/1
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Gilded Glaxx 3/4
  • Hive 0/6, Flying, Resist 1, held by Prynn
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 13
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Future)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

If Iā€™m not mistaken, the ancient should be in his discard still. Heā€™s probably not teching cards as he is hoping to get them. Putting some damage on Prynn will help prevent her from attacking, which I think is the only way she has to gain new runes. Sheā€™ll start the next turn with one rune and if she doesnā€™t attack, thatā€™s her last turn. Then I have this decision what to do with my last gold - I can keep for next turn, which will also protect Glaxx, I can make another worker which will mean Iā€™ll draw one less card or I can exchange the Void Star with the card on top of my deck to make sure I get it next turn. I think the last move is the best one - Unphase wonā€™t help me when Vir is dead, I donā€™t think anything in particular is threatening the Glaxx and I think I need cards more than money in this phase of the game. I considered hitting his hand with the imp but itā€™s pretty expensive and I think that itā€™s all about the Ancients now anyway.

"

89

Nice nullcraft mirroring

Game 3, Player 2, Turn 8

P1 [Demon]/Future/Truth vs P2 [Past]/Strength/Growth

[details=Starting Hand]
Fading Argonaut
Stewardess of the Undone
Temporal Research
Birdā€™s Nest
Giant Panda
[/details]

##Events of Turn:

###Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (10)
  • Elect to tech 2 cards

[details=All Teched Cards]
Ebbflow Archon x2
Dinosize, Stewardess of the Undone
Blooming Ancient, Giant Panda
Blooming Ancient, Spirit of the Panda
Birdā€™s Nest, Stewardess of the Undone
[/details]

###Main:

  • Prynn hits Quince for 2 damage after armor
  • Stewardess of the Undone, pings the mirror dead (6)
  • Tech 3 (1)
  • Tech Lab Past (0)

[details=Workers]
Tinkerer, Forgotten Fighter, Hardened Mox, Plasmodium, Time Spiral
[/details]

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 4 rs Draw 5
  • Tech 2 cards before my next turn

###Board Info:
####Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 GROWTH
  • Tech3 HP: 5
  • Tech Lab HP: 4 PAST

####In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Stewardess of the Undone (2/3+1armor)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician: Arg (1/5)
  • :target: Lookout:

####In Play:

  • Prynn (3/2 fade 2 holding hive)

###Economy Info:

####Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 0

####Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10

[details=End of Turn Hand]
Giant Panda
Dinosize
Stewardess of the Undone
Battle Suits
Birdā€™s Nest
[/details]

[details=End of Turn Discard][spoiler]

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=My Thoughts]
Have to remove the mirror to avoid hasty Void Star or Xenostalker, and that leaves just enough gold to go for Archons. Hopefully they can seal the deal here.
ā€¦
Jeezus thatā€™s an awful drawā€¦
[/details]

90

I think Iā€™m getting better. I definitely gave you a fight this time. I think.

"P1T9

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Mind Control

STARTING HAND
Void Star
Spectral Hound 3/3, Illusion
Void star
Deteriorate
Soul Stone

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Pestering Haunt
Xenostalker
Sacrifice the Weak
Assimilate
Shadow Blade

Discard

Soul Stone
Unphase
Thieving Imp
Dark Pact
Soul Stone
Void Star
Spectral Hound
Deteriorate
Mind Control

Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Max Quince - ($8)
Mirror - ($6)
Void Star, mirror copies it - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 4, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Spectral Hound 3/3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Gilded Glaxx 3/4
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Mirror Void Star 5/4
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Quince 1/5
  • Hive 0/6, Flying, Resist 1, held by Prynn
  • Void Star 5/4
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 13
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Future)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 9
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

I think I just lost the game. Oh well.

"

91

Youā€™re doing better than just giving me a run, you might have this. I had a major whiff of a draw, and at this point in an even game thatā€™s sometimes all it takes

Game 3, Player 2, Turn 9

P1 [Demon]/Future/Truth vs P2 [Past]/Strength/Growth

[details=Starting Hand]
Giant Panda
Dinosize
Stewardess of the Undone
Battle Suits
Birdā€™s Nest
[/details]

##Events of Turn:

###Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (10)

[details=All Teched Cards]
Ebbflow Archon x2
Dinosize, Stewardess of the Undone
Blooming Ancient, Giant Panda
Blooming Ancient, Spirit of the Panda
Birdā€™s Nest, Stewardess of the Undone
[/details]

###Main:

  • Arg buff targets Mirror Void Star, pops that (9)
  • Rook (7)
  • Birdā€™s Nest (5)
  • Dinosize Prynn, she kills Glaxx (1)

[details=Workers]
Tinkerer, Forgotten Fighter, Hardened Mox, Plasmodium, Time Spiral
[/details]

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 3 Draw 5
  • Tech 2 cards before my next turn

###Board Info:
####Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 GROWTH
  • Tech3 HP: 5
  • Tech Lab HP: 4 PAST

####In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook (2/4+1A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Stewardess of the Undone (2+1/3)
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Big Bird (1/)
  • :exhaust: Technician: Tweetie Bird (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

####In Play:

  • Prynn (3/2 fade 2 holding hive)
  • Arg (1/5 lvl 5)
  • Birdā€™s Nest

###Economy Info:

####Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 4

####Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10

[details=End of Turn Hand]
Fading Argonaut
Temporal Research
Nullcraft
Spirit of the Panda
Ebbflow Archon
[/details]

[details=End of Turn Discard]
Dinosize
Battle Suits
Stewardess of the Undone
Giant Panda
[/details]

[details=My Thoughts][spoiler]
Seriously no ancient or archon was a 13% draw here, but on the plus side Birdā€™s Nest does at least keep the Void Star from locking my tech 3 off by itself (combat spells obviously could change that equation), and Dinosize gets Prynn another attack safely.

In hindsight, Seer would have been much better than Giant Panda, but oh well.
ā€¦
Phew got an Archon, fingers crossed he doesnā€™t have a Shadow Blade / Deteriorate / StW combo drawn (if he does I could be very fucked, as I donā€™t have any ancients to give this nullcraft a buffā€¦
[/spoiler][/details]

92

Hmmā€¦ I had my turn ready and now I see youā€™ve changed your patrol. New plan coming upā€¦ itā€™s locked in now?

93

Yes Iā€™m sorry about that, I changed the patrol to maximize my chance of getting 1 thing I want available for next turn to survive, when I know Iā€™m likely to lose 2-3 of the good options depending on whatā€™s in your hand.

[details=Why Changing Rook to SQL seems better to me][spoiler]
At least 1 bird is likely to die to whatā€™s in hand. I want the Void Star to decide between Birds / Buildings and killing ground forces, and Rook in SQL protects my ground forces from his better. If I can get one of my Tech 3, Birds, or Rook to Survive to next turn, it maximizes my chances of keeping air support blocking for next turn

The old patrol (Rook in Elite) allowed his ground forces to kill Rook while Void Star + one combat spell kill birds + tech 3
[/spoiler][/details]

Itā€™s final now, go ahead with your next turn, and again sorry for the 20-minute ninja edit but the more I considered having Rook in Elite, the more I realized it was a poor decision

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94

No worries. I have done it as well in this game (though I was thinking about it that technically you set in your patrol before you see your next hand. I do t think it matters in your case, but in mine it could because it was choosing a tech or scav. I just saw you posted a turn last night, made a plan this morning and was about to post it. I think I can take out most of the things you hope to keep for next turn, but not allā€¦

95

Yea you shouldnā€™t be able to re-arrange post draw, in this case though what I drew was irrelevant to the line of reasoning as to why this is a superior patrol.

In a tourney I obviously would just eat the bad patrol, but seeing as this is casual practice and weā€™re already working with a 13% case that I didnā€™t draw an Ancient or Tech 3 last turn, I think the best practice for you is to play against this patrol vs the old one :wink:

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96

Iā€™ll take an even game here if I canā€¦ but why wonā€™t that damned Prynn fade already? Sheā€™s so yesterdayā€¦

"P1T10

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Assimilate
Pestering Haunt
Xenostalker
Thieving Imp

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Gilded Glaxx 3/4
Unphase
Soul Stone
Deteriorate

Discard

Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Spectral Hound 3/3
Thieving Imp
Assimilate

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Tech draw
Hound chews on Rook
Vandy returns, shadow blades rook and levles, you discard #2 - ($6)
vandy commands to sacrifice the weak, hound and bird are sacrificed ($4)
Void star zaps the other bird and overpowers to the tech lab, your base to 16
Pestering Haunt appears!
Xenostalker is summoned - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Xenostalker 3/6A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: L5 Quince 2/5
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: L3 Vandy 3/4, resist 1
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Hive 0/6, Flying, Resist 1, held by Prynn
  • Void Star 5/4
  • Pestering Haunt 1/1
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 13
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Future)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

I believe he was going for Archons so I opted to break the tech lab. I could have gone for Prynn to get hive back or pay the cost for extra attack and break tech 2 or 3, but that would mean no Xenostalker. I know he can pop the mirror easily but i think its important to force his hand. Also, I considered bringing the imp instrad of Xeno which would allow me to worker, but at this point i just want to play with the cool cards. Oops, I canā€™t afford a mirror because I sacā€™ed the weak. That was a consequence of his patrol change - couldnā€™t kill Rook with Quince + hound.

"

97

Also, Iā€™m guessing you went for Archons for tech 3 and hope you have two in hand, with an ancient discarded by the blade. Just playing my odds.

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98

By which I mean, gambling like a panda. But to be fair - you took my Hive, so I want those cool Xenostalker toys to play with.

99

I edited over my previous turn 10ā€¦ Not going to fix it too much work

Game 3, Player 2, Turn 10

P1 [Demon]/Future/Truth vs P2 [Past]/Strength/Growth

[details=Starting Hand]
Blooming Ancient
Neo Plexus
Ebbflow Archon
Nullcraft
Temporal Research (bummer)
[/details]

##Events of Turn:

###Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (10+2float)
  • Draw 1 techn

[details=All Teched Cards]
Guargum, Eternal Sentinel, Birdā€™s Nest
Ebbflow Archon x2
Dinosize, Stewardess of the Undone
Blooming Ancient, Giant Panda
Blooming Ancient, Spirit of the Panda
Birdā€™s Nest, Stewardess of the Undone
[/details]

###Main:

  • Blooming Ancient +1 rune(8)
  • Neo Plexus +2 runes (6)
  • Nullcraft +2 runes (4)
  • Rook +2 runes (2)
  • Give Stewardess 3 rune, she trades with Glaxx
  • Ping two runes onto each mirror, they pop you get a gold and a card
  • Ready Blooming Ancient kills Quince, takes 1 damage, Rook to lvl 3
  • Arg kills Haunt
  • Give last two runes to nullcraft
  • Rebuild tech lab (1)

[details=Workers]
Tinkerer, Forgotten Fighter, Hardened Mox, Plasmodium, Time Spiral
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  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 Draw 4
  • Tech 2 cards before my next turn

###Board Info:
####Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 14
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 4 GROWTH
  • Tech3 HP: 5
  • Tech Lab HP: 4 PAST

####In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Nullcraft (3/3+1armor)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Neo Plexus (2/2)
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: Rook (2/4 lvl 3)

####In Play:

  • Blooming Ancient (2/4)
  • Blooming Ancient (2/3 from 1 damage)
  • Arg (1/4 lvl 5)
  • Stewardess (doomed so I just put her in my discard already)

###Economy Info:

####Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 4

####Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10

[details=End of Turn Hand]
Blooming Ancient
Neo Plexus
Ebbflow Archon
Nullcraft
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[details=End of Turn Discard][spoiler]

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[details=My Thoughts]
Here we go, keep trying to neutralize as much as possible and protect Ancients + make him choose which building to kill. He canā€™t easily take my tech 3, so letā€™s hope guargum draw lines up with that. If not, weā€™ll have to go back to Prynn next turn and hope to keep stalling long enough to find lethal amounts of runes
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100

You know, Iā€™ve been wondering why this card hasnā€™t come out of my deck yet. Itā€™s because I havenā€™t teched it at all for some reason (though I was sure I did).

"P1T11

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Omegacron
Omegacron

STARTING HAND
Gilded Glaxx 3/4
Deteriorate
Soul Stone
Unphase

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Spectral Hound
Mind Control
Dark Pact
Soul Stone

Discard

Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Spectral Hound 3/3
Thieving Imp
Assimilate
Void Star 5/4
Deteriorate
Unphase
Omegacron
Omegacron

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Vandy bestoes a Soul stone on xenostalker - ($8)
Xenos breaks your tech lab, again, damaging everything in the patrol zone, your base to 14
Gilded Glaxx - ($5)
Vandy kills Fargo
Quince kills Prynn, hive returns and Vandy maxes, dooming Glaxx and Stewardess
Haunt deals 1 damage to your tech 2
Two mirrors - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Glaxx (doomed) 5/6A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Stinger Ari 2/1 flying
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Mirror 0/1
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Mirror 0/1
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Stinger Barry 1/1 flying
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Hive 0/6, Flying, Resist 1
  • Xenostalker 4/7 with soul stone
  • Pestering Haunt 1/1
  • L5 Quince 1/2[5]
  • L5 Vandy 4/5 resist 1
  • Stinger Carrie 1/1 flying
  • Stinger Dori 1/1 flying
  • Stinger Elie 1/1 flying
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 13
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Future)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 10
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

I still believe heā€™s going for Archon so breaking the tech lab is as good as breaking tech 3. I still have to deal with ancients which is bad enough. Heā€™s likely to summon a second one next turn but the question is how many units he can summon to gain runes. He only has stewardess and the ancient to attack with and I doubt heā€™ll attack with Arg. I am likely to lose both mirrors as he canā€™t afford to let me keep those. The fact I havenā€™t teched Omegacron so far is kind of hilarious. Luckily I drew the Mind Control so if Quince survives (and I think he will, he only has 3 attackers and I have 3 patrollers, and even if he finds a way to pop that mirror I doubt that Quince will be a prime target as heā€™s been dealing with mirrors easily) Iā€™ll be able to kidnap his second ancient.

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