RACE #3: PointyFinger (Mono Black) vs. Barrelfish ([Necro]/Blood/Growth)

@PointyFinger will be going first against @Barrelfish. Good luck and have fun!

@Barrelfish

P1T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak


WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator


NextHand

Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery


Discard

Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak


Tech 0 card(s)
Collect Gold - (4)
Worker - (3)
Play Vandy - (1)
Play Skeleton Javelineer - (0)
Play Pestering Haunt

Float (0)
Discard 2, draw 4


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Vandy lvl 1 (2/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton Javelineer (1/1), Rune
  • :pspuzzle: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 2
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5

glhf!

P2T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Thieving Imp


WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue


NextHand

Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Jandra, the Negator


Discard

Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Thieving Imp, you discard - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Thieving Imp (2/2+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: 1
  • Workers: 6
My thoughts

Not the best hand for dealing with T1 Vandy+Haunt+Javelineer. Imp will at least slow down his cycling more and absorb some damage. Next turn is probably Garth + Skele + Deteriorate + Tech I, and either float a gold or discard 2 and play javelineer.

P1T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Shadow Blade
Bone Collector


STARTING HAND
Graveyard
Summon Skeletons
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery


WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery


NextHand

Bone Collector
Deteriorate
Graveyard
Summon Skeletons


Tech 2 card(s)
Discard a card (random.org #2)
Collect Gold - (5)
Worker - (4)
Build Tech I - (3)
Vandy attacks Thieving Imp
Use Skeleton Javelineer’s rune and take out Thieving Imp
Level Vandy to 3, healing her to full - (1)
Pestering Haunt pings your base for 1

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pspuzzle: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:
    In Play:
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1), exhausted
  • Vandy lvl 3 (3/4), exhausted
  • Skeleton Javelineer (1/1), exhausted
    Buildings:
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    Gold:
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6

P2T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bone Collector
Bone Collector


STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javelineer
Summon Skeletons
Jandra, the Negator
Deteriorate
Graveyard


WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons


NextHand

Bone Collector
Bone Collector
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Graveyard


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Jandra - ($3)
Tech I - ($1)

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


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Jandra, the Negator (3+1/3)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
My thoughts

My first time ever playing Jandra with this deck, but I think she’s my best chance at not getting completely blown out here. Still not sure what I should have done to deal with his T1 with my opening hand.

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P1T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Dark Pact
Hooded Executioner


STARTING HAND
Deteriorate
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Bone Collector


WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard


NextHand

Sacrifice the Weak
Shadow Blade
Thieving Imp


Discard

Shadow Blade
Deteriorate
Summon Skeletons
Dark Pact
Hooded Executioner


Tech 2 card(s)
Collect Gold + Float - (7)
Worker - (6)
Pay 1 and exhaust Vandy, discard a card to tutor Shadow Blade - (5)
Shadow Blade Jandra, you discard card #3 - (2)
Skeleton Javelineer attacks your Tech I for 1
Pestering Haunt attacks your Tech I for 1
Play Bone Collector - (0)

Float (0)
Discard 1, draw 3


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pspuzzle: [I]Technician[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1), exhausted
  • Vandy lvl 3 (3/4), exhausted
  • Skeleton Javelineer (1/1), exhausted
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7

P2T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nether Drain
Bloodlust


STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Bone Collector


WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard


NextHand

Skeleton Javelineer
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak


Discard

Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Deteriorate
Nether Drain
Bloodlust


Tech 2 card(s)
Discard due to Shadow Blade.
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Bone Collector #1 - ($5)
Bone Collector #2 - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 3
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
My thought

I go down on cards, but this should at least stop him from breaking through my patrol. I still don’t like my position.

P1T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Twilight Baron
Dark Pact


STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak


WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Thieving Imp


NextHand

Poisonblade Rogue
Bone Collector
Pestering Haunt


Tech 2 card(s)
Collect Gold - (7)
Worker - (6)
Pestering Haunt attacks into SQL Bone Collector
Bone Collector trades into SQL Bone Collector, generating a Skeleton
Shadow Blade Tech Bone Collector, you discard card #3 - (3)
Max Vandy, buffing Javelineer +2/+2 - (1)
Vandy destroys your Tower, 2 to your base
Skeleton Javelineer destroys your Tech I, 2 to your base

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


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pspuzzle: [I]Technician[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Vandy lvl 5 (4/4), exhausted
  • Skeleton Javelineer (3/3), exhausted and dies soon
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8

P2T5


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Dinosize
Crash Bomber


STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javelineer
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak


WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Thieving Imp


NextHand

Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator


Tech 2 card(s)
Discard card #3
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Rebuild Tech I
Arg - ($5)
Maxband Arg - ($1)

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


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Wisp (0/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Water Elemental (3/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Lvl 5 Arg (1/5)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 15
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 9

P1T5


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gorgon
Cursed Crow


STARTING HAND
Poisonblade Rogue
Pestering Haunt
Bone Collector
Shadow Blade
Deteriorate


WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Thieving Imp
Poisonblade Rogue


NextHand

Twilight Baron
Dark Pact
Hooded Executioner


Discard

Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt
Shadow Blade
Deteriorate
Gorgon
Cursed Crow


Tech 2 card(s)
Skeleton Javelineer dies
Collect Gold + Float - (9)
Exhaust Vandy and Pay 1, discard a card to tutor Dark Pact - (8)
Play Dark Pact, my base takes 2 and I draw 2 cards
Shadow Blade Water Elemental, you discard card #1 - (5)
Skeleton takes out Wisp
Play Bone Collector - (3)
Worker - (2)
Build a Heroes’ Hall - (0)

Float (0)
Discard 1, draw 3


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pspuzzle: [I]Technician[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Vandy lvl 5 (4/4), exhausted
  • Skeleton (1/1), exhausted
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall: 4

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

P2T6


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Crashbarrow
Crashbarrow


STARTING HAND


WORKERS
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery


NextHand

Bloodlust
Nether Drain
Bone Collector


Discard

Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak
Crashbarrow
Crashbarrow


Tech 2 card(s)
Discard card #1
Technician draw
Get Paid + float + scavenger - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Tech II (Blood) - ($6)
Jandra - ($3)

Float ($3)
Discard 1, draw 3


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Jandra, the Negator (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Lvl 5 Arg (1/5)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 15
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Blood)

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 10

P1T6


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Metamorphosis
Nether Drain


STARTING HAND
Dark Pact
Twilight Baron
Hooded Executioner
Shadow Blade
Summon Skeletons


WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Thieving Imp
Poisonblade Rogue


NextHand

Summon Skeletons
Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Skeleton Javelineer


Tech 2 card(s)
Collect Gold - (9)
Dark Pact, my base takes 2 and I draw 2
Play a boosted Hooded Executioner, destroy Jandra - (4)
Play Garth - (2)
Make a Skeleton - (1)
Vandy and the Skeleton destroy your Tech II, 2 to your base
Bone Collector attacks your Tech I for 3, generate a skeleton
Worker - (0)

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


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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Hooded Executioner (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pspuzzle: [I]Technician[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Garth lvl 1 (1/3), Resist 1
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Vandy lvl 5 (4/4), exhausted
  • Skeleton (1/1), exhausted
  • Bone Collector (3/3), exhausted
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

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

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

I can’t do anything, so that’s going to be GG. @EricF

I had no idea how to answer you with my T1 draw, and I was pretty much behind from that point on. Any advice (from you or spectators) on what I should have done against T1 Vandy + Javelineer + Haunt with this?

Sacrifice the Weak
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Thieving Imp

Sac the Weak and Archery seemed obviously bad. Haunt can’t defend and Rogue would trade poorly. Garth + Skele or Arg + Wisp would have been free levels to Vandy if you midbanded her or had Deteriorate. That left either Imp or Tower. I went with Imp to punish you for going down a card, but he couldn’t actually kill anything. Curious if Tower and just eating the base damage to take out your chumps would have been better.

Seems like just tower may have been better despite how bad it feels as a turn 1 play. I ended up getting great value off the 1/1s. I probably just don’t attack with them in response and develop my board further, saving the little guys for trades in the upcoming turns so it probably shakes out similarly. That was a rough opening hand for sure.

@EricF I win this one, repair my mono black when you can

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Another line that might have worked:
T1 Imp in Scavenger
T2:
Get Paid + Scavenger + Float (8)
Tech 2x Lich’s Bargain

Worker (7)
Garth (5)
Skeleton (4)
Skeleton Javelineer (3)
Summon Skeletons (0)
Deteriorate Haunt/Javelineer (Optional)

This seems like a decent setup.

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In that position, I think I would probably have played Haunt, workered, and floated 4 gold. This would have given you options on turn 2 like max Arg, play a blocker and build T1, which would leave you with a much stronger patrol zone, and make it harder for Andy to get free levels. Your patrol zone turn 2 is full (with a 3/3+A in squad leader), so attacking into that looks unappetising even for Andy + friends, and you’ll get tech scavenger bonuses if they do. If they don’t clear your patrol zone, they risk a T3 Stampede (though you’d need guts to double tech that on T2).

One of the “advantages” of P2 is that you can give your opponent a free pass on turn 1 at the cost of 3 or 4 base damage. That’s not completely costless, but it can be a price worth paying if you can use your T2 to maneuver into a stronger board position.

It’s partly also your deck building. Necro P2 normally gives you the threat of summon-max Garth to res something scary from discard on T2 (e.g. baron in mono-black), but your specs don’t have anything big at T1, which makes Garth less scary (though I appreciate that you have Rhino at T2…)

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