[XCAPS19] Bomber678 vs James

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@Bryce_The_Rice GLHF! I am very tired of having to fight against graveyards and Garth, so I will take the black starter and Necromancy.

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Great, so now I have to fight against them.

White starter, Strength and Finesse.

3

Sorreeee. I’ll take demonology and disease for mono-black.

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Discipline for me.

Turn 1

Hand: Morningstar Flagbearer, Saviour Monk, Fox Primus, Fox Viper, Grappling Hook
Workers: Fox Viper

  1. Get paid (+$4, $4)
  2. Hire a worker ($3)
  3. Summon Saviour Monk ($1)
  4. Discard 3, draw 5
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader:
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Saviour Monk (2/2)
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 5
  • Gold: 1
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Discard: 3
Hand

Aged Sensei, Safe Attacking, Snapback, Sensei’s Advice, Smoker

Discard

Fox Primus, Morningstar Flagbearer, Grappling Hook

Think

I got the bad split. No 1 drop. How annoying.

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P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Jandra, the Negator
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak
Graveyard
Thieving Imp

WORKERS
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Poisonblade Rogue
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javelineer

Discard

Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Garth - ($2)
Sacrifice the Weak, Monk dies, you get gold - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: Garth L1 (1/3)

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

Can Sac the Weak for a nice start. His next turn - probably has Sensei and will hero and tech I. Which hero do I want then? If he doesn’t use rook, a max Vandy could score a kill next turn… but not to much purpose. An Orpal could mess with rook a bit. Garth would give me a skeleton to block with, which is generically nice. Probs Garth.

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Is Garth patrolling?

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Sure, I’ll stick him in Resist as above. Thanks!

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He should also be a 1/3 now.

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Edited above

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Turn 2

Hand: Aged Sensei, Safe Attacking, Snapback, Sensei’s Advice, Smoker
Tech: Bird’s Nest, Sparring Partner
Workers: Fox Viper, Smoker

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$5, $7)
  3. Hire a worker ($6)
  4. Build Tech 1 ($5)
  5. Build Heroes Hall ($3)
  6. Summon Garus Rook ($1)
  7. Summon Aged Sensei ($0)
  8. Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Garus Rook (2/4+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger: Aged Sensei (1/1)
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
  • Units/Heroes:
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 6
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Morningstar Flagbearer, Fox Primus, Snapback, Sparring Partner, Sensei’s Advice

Discard

Thinkin

Unexpected first move from him, but with all this gold I may as well build some momentum.

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P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Plague Spitter
Plague Spitter

STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javelineer

WORKERS
Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt

NextHand

Skeletal Archery
Plague Spitter
Plague Spitter
Deteriorate

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech I - ($4)
Summon Skeleton from Garth - ($3)
Poisonblade Rogue - ($1)
Skeleton Javelineer - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Skeleton (1/1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1) [Javelin]
  • :pschip: Technician: Poisonblade Rogue (2/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Garth L1 1/3

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Where’s he going? Birds? Fencers? With either of those, abominations are good to end up with. Big heroes - Doom grasp and Orpal stuff. Heroes’ hall indicated this. Plague spitters actually cover both heroes and birds, and are big enough to give fencers pause. So with a tech II plan, I shall defend for now, making sure to remember Rook’s charge past stuff ability.

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Turn 3

Hand: Morningstar Flagbearer, Fox Primus, Snapback, Sparring Partner, Sensei’s Advice
Tech: Nimble Fencer, Thunderclap
Workers: Fox Viper, Smoker, Fox Primus

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$6, $6)
  3. Hire a worker ($5)
  4. Summon Grave Stormborne ($3)
  5. Summon Sparring Partner ($2)
  6. Rook kills Skeleton
  7. Aged Sensei trades with Rogue, you draw a card
  8. Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader: Sparring Partner (2/2+A)
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician: Grave Stormborne (2/3)
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Heroes’ Hall: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
    Garus Rook (2/3)
  • Base: 20
  • Other:

Economy:

  • Workers: 7
  • Gold: 2
  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Saviour Monk, Bird’s Nest, Grappling Hook, Safe Attacking, Thunderclap

Discard

Thinker

I totally forgot Nimble Fencers exist. With this draw… I hope Grave lives, cause I’m gonna do some damage.

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Psst, you neglected to list your Heroes’ Hall among your assets. :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bone Collector
Spreading Plague

STARTING HAND
Plague Spitter
Plague Spitter
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp

WORKERS
Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue (2/1)
Sacrifice the Weak
Jandra, the Negator

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Tech draw
Worker - ($6)
Double Plague Spitter - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 1

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Plague Spitter (3/3A) deals [-] runes
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Plague Spitter (3/3) Deals [-] runes
  • :pschip: Technician: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1) [Javelin]
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Garth L1 1/3

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

OK, Heroes it is. I can’t really afford to tech up this turn, so I guess I will not put tech IIs in my deck yet. I aim to tech up next turn.

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Turn 4

Hand: Saviour Monk, Bird’s Nest, Grappling Hook, Safe Attacking, Thunderclap
Tech: Doubling Barbarbarian, Two Step
Workers: Fox Viper, Smoker, Fox Primus, Thunderclap

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$7, $9)
  3. Hire a worker ($8)
  4. Cast Bird’s Nest ($6)
  5. Cast Grappling Hook to pull Squad Leader to Lookout ($6)
  6. Sparring Partner spars with Grave
  7. Grave kills Lookout Plague Spitter and Sparkshots Skeleton Javelineer, you draw a card
  8. Midband Rook ($2)
  9. Ready Sparring Partner ($0)
  10. Rook walks past lone patroller and kills Garth, Grave midbands
  11. Discard 2, draw 4
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader:
    :psfist:Elite: Sparring Partner (3/2)
    :ps_:Scavenger: Bird (1/1)
    :pschip:Technician: Bird (1/1)
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Heroes’ Hall: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
    Grave Stormborne lvl 3 (1/2)
    Garus Rook lvl 5 (3/4)
  • Base: 20
  • Other:
    Bird’s Nest

Economy:

  • Workers: 8
  • Gold: 0
  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Discard: 5
Hand

Snapback, Sensei’s Advice, Morningstar Flagbearer, Aged Sensei

Discard

Saviour Monk, Safe Attacking, Two Step, Doubling Barbarbarian, Grappling Hook

Thonk

This seems like the best course of play. Bottom decking Nimble Fencer is annoying though.

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P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Spreading Plague
Abomination

STARTING HAND
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Poisonblade Rogue (2/1)
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Thieving Imp
Spreading Plague
Bone Collector

Discard

Plague Spitter (3/3A) deals [-] runes
Skeleton Javelineer (1/1) [Javelin]
Spreading Plague
Abomination
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Deteriorate Spartner
Spitter kills Spartner, has 1 heatlh left
Poisonblade Rogue - ($5)
Vandy - ($3)
Graveyard - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Vandy L1 2/3
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Poisonblade Rogue (2/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Plague Spitter (3/1) Deals [-] runes
  • Graveyard

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

Eep.

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Is Vandy patrolling?

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Yes, sorry I keep doing that. I think it happens when I do not press enter on that cell on the spreadsheet before clicking the discard/draw button, so now I know why it happens hopefully I’ll avoid it in the future!

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Turn 5

Hand: Snapback, Sensei’s Advice, Morningstar Flagbearer, Aged Sensei
Tech: Earthquake, Earthquake
Workers: Fox Viper, Smoker, Fox Primus, Thunderclap, Morningstar Flagbearer

  1. Tech 2 cards
  2. Get paid (+$8, $8)
  3. Hire a worker ($7)
  4. Cast Snapback on Vandy, tag in Garth ($4)
  5. Rook kills Garth, gains 2 levels
  6. Maxband Rook ($3)
  7. Bird 1 kills Poisonblade Rogue, you draw
  8. Bird 2 damages your Tech 1 for 1
  9. Grave trades with Plague Spitter
  10. Discard 2, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 3
  • Patrol:
    :psblueshield:Squad Leader:
    :psfist:Elite:
    :ps_:Scavenger:
    :pschip:Technician:
    :target:Lookout:
  • Buildings:
    Tech 1: 5
    Heroes’ Hall: 4
  • Units/Heroes:
    Garus Rook lvl 8 (4/6)
    Bird (1/1)
    Bird (1/1)
  • Base: 20
  • Other:
    Bird’s Nest

Economy:

  • Workers: 9
  • Gold: 3
  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 8
  • Discard: 0
Hand

Nimble Fencer, Two Step, Earthquake, Saviour Monk

Discard

Big think

I don’t normally write about my turn options, but this one is important so I want to write it out, mostly for myself.
I can either Snapback+Tech 2+skip worker, and setup for Earthquake. Or I can snapback+tech 2+worker and not have earthquake next turn, but be in a slightly better position. Or I can not snapback and risk getting Garth’d, or I can not build Tech 2 and have the potential of a single dead draw, while still threatening earthquake. Hmm… I think I’ll not Tech 2 this turn. Will I play Sensei?
No. And I am rewarded.

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doesn’t Plague S have anti air? 1 bird should be dead.