RACE #3: Jude ([Disease]/Present/Growth) vs. Anemone (Mono Black)

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@Jude will be going first against @Anemone. Good luck and have fun!

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Have fun, good luck, and all that.

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton Javelineer
Poisonblade Rogue
Thieving Imp

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Pestering Haunt

Discard

Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Poisonblade Rogue - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Poisonblade Rogue 2/1 + a
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
3
[b]P2T1[/b]
StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeletal Archery
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Jandra, the Negator
Pestering Haunt
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard

Discard

Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton Javelineer

Tech 0 card(s)
Collect 5 gold - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Garth - ($2)
Deteriorate on Poisonblade Rogue
Garth makes a Skeleton - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: L1 Garth (1/3+1)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
4

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Sentry
Spirit of the Panda

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Pestering Haunt
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Sentry
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton Javelineer
Spirit of the Panda
Poisonblade Rogue 2/1

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Tech 1 (costs 2 since I mixed colors) - ($2)
Summon Argagarg - ($0)
Deteriorate Skellington

Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Wisp 1/1
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Argagarg lvl 1 1/3
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
5
[b]P2T2[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Plague Spitter
Plague Spitter

STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue

NextHand

Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate
Plague Spitter
Summon Skeletons

Tech 2 card(s)
Collect 6 gold + float + Scavenger - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Tech 1 - ($6)
Garth kills the Wisp
Level Garth to 4 - ($3)
Garth makes a Skeleton - ($2)
Pestering Haunt

Float ($2)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

[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]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L4 Garth (2/4)
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 7
6

Really hard to know what to tech since I haven’t seen anything yet that really gives away what you might be trying to do.

Thoughts

So I feel like I am at least being able to see the game develop in the way that I need to be able to play strategically. If he is going to stick with skeletons I would have teched an Abomb and a Plague Lab or something, but he could have been teching anything, since all he’s done is Garth stuff and save money. It scares me that he’ll have enough of a bank and get to tech 3 and crush me if I don’t pressure him enough, and my next turn won’t be as offensive as I would like it to be. Hopefully he won’t pop his tech 2 stuff down and crush me before I do mine in two turns. If he does then it is probably game.

I really like Mono Black’s opening. Not something I was smart enough to consider when I put these three specs together but seeing it work in some other matches and playing against it has been good learning.

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tricycloid
Hyperion

STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak
Sentry
Spirit of the Panda

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer

NextHand

Pestering Haunt
Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate

Discard

Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
Spirit of the Panda
Sacrifice the Weak
Tricycloid
Hyperion

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Sentry - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Sentry 3/2 + a
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Argagarg lvl 1 1/3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :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: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
7
[b]P2T3[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blackhand Dozer
Voidblocker

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Summon Skeletons
Sacrifice the Weak
Plague Spitter
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Plague Spitter
Pestering Haunt
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator
Graveyard

Tech 2 card(s)
Collect 7 gold + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Tech 2 (Demonology) - ($4)
Garth makes a Skeleton - ($3)
Sacrifice the Weak, killing the new Skeleton and Sentry - ($1)
Garth + Pestering Haunt team up to kill Argagarg. Garth levels to 6.

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 4, 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]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L6 Garth (2/2)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
8

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Immortal
Temporal Distortion

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Graveyard
Pestering Haunt

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt

NextHand

Graveyard
Deteriorate
Hyperion
Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
Immortal

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Tech 2 Present - ($3)
Summon Geiger - ($1)
Deteriorate Skeleton

Float ($1)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Gieger 2/3 +A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

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

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
9

Note: It costs Geiger 1 extra gold to cast a black spell, so Deteriorate takes your last gold.

[b]P2T4[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blackhand Dozer
Voidblocker

STARTING HAND
Plague Spitter
Graveyard
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator
Pestering Haunt

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Blackhand Dozer
Voidblocker
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Plague Spitter

Discard

Graveyard
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Blackhand Dozer
Voidblocker

Tech 2 card(s)
Collect 8 gold + float + Scavenger - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Level Garth to 7. He heals and summons a Blackhand Dozer from discard. - ($8)
Plague Spitter - ($5)
Garth makes a Skeleton - ($4)
Orpal - ($2)

Float ($2)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Plague Spitter (3/3+1)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Blackhand Dozer (7/6)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L7 Garth (3/4)
  • L1 Orpal (1/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 9
10

I know I really needed to kill Garth before he maxed but I just had nothing to do it with. Here is my attempt to not fall farther behind.

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Plague Spitter
Polymorph Squirrel

STARTING HAND
Immortal
Deteriorate
Hyperion
Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
Graveyard

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt

NextHand

Tricycloid
Summon Skeletons
Temporal Distortion
Sacrifice the Weak
Sentry 3/2

Discard

Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
Hyperion
Deteriorate
Plague Spitter
Polymorph Squirrel

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
No Worker
Summon Arg - ($6)
Immortal - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Wisp 0/1 + A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Immortal 6/5
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Argagarg lvl 1 1/3
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Gieger lvl 1 2/3
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 6
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
11
[b]P2T5[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Death and Decay
Zarramonde the Obliterator

STARTING HAND
Voidblocker
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Blackhand Dozer
Plague Spitter

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator
Thieving Imp

NextHand

Graveyard
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Plague Spitter
Zarramonde the Obliterator

Tech 2 card(s)
Collect 9 gold + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Garth kills the Wisp
Blackhand Dozer kills Argagarg. Overpower does 4 damage to Immortal. Orpal levels to 3.
Plague Spitter trades with Immortal, leaving it an exhausted 2/2.
Level Orpal to 4 - ($9)
Orpal + Skeleton kill Geiger. Orpal levels to 6.
Tech 3 - ($4)
Voidblocker - ($1)
Garth makes a Skeleton - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 1, reshuffle, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Voidblocker (2/6+1)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L7 Garth (3/3)
  • L6 Orpal (2/5)
  • Blackhand Dozer (7/4)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
12

Good turn. I knew overpower would screw me but you worked that pretty well.

P1T6

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Temporal Distortion
Sacrifice the Weak
Tricycloid
Sentry 3/2

WORKERS
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Spirit of the Panda
Polymorph Squirrel
Sacrifice the Weak
Thieving Imp
Plague Spitter

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Tricycloid - ($2)
Tricycloid removes 3 runes to kill Garth just to be spiteful

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Immortal 3/2
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Tricycloid 3/3
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Present)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 9

I had Temporal Distortion in my hand, if Geiger survived I could have done some shenanigans to at least keep it close. But you still would have had your heroes. Good game.

@EricF Anemone won.