RACE #3: zhavier(Mono Black) vs. petE ([Anarchy]/Strength/Growth)

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@zhavier will be going first against @petE. Good luck and have fun!

2

@petE GLHF!

"P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javelineer
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp

WORKERS
Graveyard

NextHand

Summon Skeletons
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
Jandra, the Negator
Pestering Haunt

Discard

Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Vandy - ($1)
Skeleton Javelineer - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Vandy 2/3+A, lvl 1
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Skeleton Javelineer 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: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
3

GLHF !

"P2 Turn1

[details=StartingHand Workers][spoiler]
STARTING HAND
Mad Man
Charge
Bloodburn
Bombaster
Scorch

WORKERS
Bloodburn

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Pillage
Bloodrage Ogre
Makeshift Rambaster
Nautical Dog
Careless Musketeer

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Discard][spoiler]
Bloodburn
Scorch
Charge
Mad Man

[/spoiler][/details]

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Rook - ($2)
Bombaster - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Rook lvl 1 (2/4 + 1)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Bombaster (2/2)
  • :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: 0
  • Workers: 6
4

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade

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

WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Skeletal Archery
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak
Shadow Blade

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Poisonblade Rogue - ($2)
Vandy to lvl 3 - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Skeleton Javelineer 1/1+A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Vandy 3/4, lvl 3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Pestering Haunt
  • Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
5

P2 Turn2

[details=Tech StartingHand Workers][spoiler]
TECH
Gunpoint Taxman
Gunpoint Taxman

STARTING HAND
Makeshift Rambaster
Careless Musketeer
Bloodrage Ogre
Pillage
Nautical Dog

WORKERS
Bloodburn
Pillage

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Charge
Gunpoint Taxman
Scorch
Makeshift Rambaster

[/spoiler][/details]

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Bloodrage Ogre - ($3)
Nautical Dog - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($0)
Rook kills Javelineer

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bombaster (2/2)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Nautical Dog (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Bloodrage Ogre (3/2)
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Rook lvl 1 (2/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

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

Vandy is not a patrolling unit, so no bombaster play.

7

OK – looked way too good to be true !

8

Turn edited now

9

Yea, I had to do a lot of calculus to decide on that patrol and that was a big part.

"P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gargoyle
Bone Collector

STARTING HAND
Shadow Blade
Sacrifice the Weak
Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery

WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Summon Skeletons
Gargoyle
Deteriorate
Shadow Blade

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Shadow Blade Bombaster, you discard #1 of 4 - ($2)
Pestering Haunt trades with Nautical Dog, you get 1g
Poison Blade Rogue trades with BRO
Tech 1 - ($1)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Vandy 3/4+A, lvl 3
  • :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

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
10

P2 Turn3

[details=Tech StartingHand Workers][spoiler]
TECH
Chaos Mirror
Dinosize

STARTING HAND
Gunpoint Taxman -> discard to Imp
Scorch
Makeshift Rambaster
Charge

WORKERS
Bloodburn
Pillage
Scorch

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Careless Musketeer
Bloodburn
Gunpoint Taxman
Mad Man

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Discard][spoiler]
Bombaster
Nautical Dog
Bloodrage Ogre
Charge
Makeshift Rambaster
Gunpoint Taxman
Chaos Mirror
Dinosize

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Thoughts][spoiler]

Could kill Vandy with maxbanded Rook plus sacrificing Rambaster, but would need to skip a worker which is a big concession so early in the game (unfortunately no Mad Man this hand, otherwise could have done without skipping worker). I’ve been getting good results with this deck going Growth Tech2, using MoLaC followed by Surprise Attacks, but Voidblocker would really slow down attacks to activate MoLaC if he goes Demonology (quite likely). So think a better plan here is to put some damage on his Tech1 this turn using Rook’s midband to bypass patrol. Then go Anarchy Tech2, with dual threat of stealth damage -> earthquakes and eventual gunships. Will also look to add Entangling Vines for removal and Chaos Mirror to steal attack from the big guys. Though Plague Spitters are a pretty effective way to downgrade Rook if I maxband, at least that 3 cost next turn means he can’t float $1 into T5 for the maxband Garth - bring in unit trick without skipping a worker.

[/spoiler][/details]
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + scav. - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Rook to midband - ($3)
Rook bypasses patrol to deal 3dmg to your Tech1

Float ($3)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

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

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 8
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 8
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"P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blackhand Dozer
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate
Shadow Blade
Gargoyle

WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Sacrifice the Weak
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Pestering Haunt

Discard

Shadow Blade
Deteriorate
Blackhand Dozer
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Gargoyle - ($4)
Tech 2 (Demonology) - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Vandy 3/4+A, lvl 3
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Gargoyle 0/2
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 2
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
    "
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P2 Turn4

[details=Tech StartingHand Workers][spoiler]
TECH
Pirate Gunship
Pirate Gunship

STARTING HAND
Careless Musketeer
Bloodburn
Mad Man
Gunpoint Taxman

WORKERS
Bloodburn
Pillage
Scorch
Bloodburn

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Careless Musketeer
Nautical Dog
Bombaster
Dinosize

[/spoiler][/details]

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Mad Man - ($9)
Rook to maxband - ($6)
Rook and Mad Man kill Vandy
Tech 2 Anarchy - ($2)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Rook lvl 8 (4/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 9
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 9
    "
13

"P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nether Drain
Voidblocker

STARTING HAND
Pestering Haunt
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Shadow Blade
Shadow Blade
Thieving Imp
Bone Collector
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Maxband Garth, fetching Blackhand Dozer - ($0)
Pestering Haunt

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Blackhand Dozer 7/6+A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Garth 3/4, lvl 7
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Gargoyle 0/2
  • Pestering Haunt 1/1
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 2
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
14

P2 Turn5

[details=Tech StartingHand Workers][spoiler]
TECH
Entangling Vines
Chaos Mirror

STARTING HAND
Nautical Dog
Dinosize
Bombaster
Careless Musketeer

WORKERS
Bloodburn
Pillage
Scorch
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Gunpoint Taxman
Mad Man
Charge

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Discard][spoiler]
Dinosize
Entangling Vines
Chaos Mirror

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Thoughts][spoiler]

Trade-off for me is whether to go down to 3 cards to lower the chance of him breaking through, while lowering the chance of me drawing a Gunship next turn (58% vs 72% for a 3 vs 4 card draw). For the 4 card option, think he can break my Tech3 if he has Doom Grasp or Nether Drain plus one additional removal card (Deteriorate, STW, Shadow Blade), which seems overall quite likely. So going for the 3 card option.

After draw – no Gunship unfortunately :frowning:

[/spoiler][/details]
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Bombaster - ($8)
Nautical Dog - ($7)
Argagarg, summon Wisp - ($6)
Tech 3 - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Rook lvl 8 (4/3 + 1) [two lives]
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Wisp (1/1)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Bombaster (2/2)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Argagarg lvl 1 (1/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Nautical Dog (1/1)
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 3
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
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Note, Gargoyle will ready on my turn, then lose flying etc, then doom will exhaust it.

"P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Banefire Golem
Voidblocker

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Shadow Blade
Bone Collector
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Shadow Blade

WORKERS
Graveyard
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Voidblocker
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate
Nether Drain

Discard

Pestering Haunt
Shadow Blade
Shrine of Forbidden Knowledge
Bone Collector
Thieving Imp
Shadow Blade
Banefire Golem
Voidblocker

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Vandy - ($6)
Blackhand Dozer hits Rook, Rook gains crumbling Rune, overpower 3 to kill Argagarg, Vandy to lvl 3, you draw 1
Activate Gargoyle - ($5)
Max Vandy, doom Gargoyle and Wisp - ($3)
Gargoyle breaks Tech 3, base to 18
Pestering Haunt trades with Nautical Dog
Shadow Blade Doomed Wisp, you discard #4 of 4 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Vandy 4/5+A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Garth 3/4, lvl 7
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Gargoyle 5/4, doomed
  • Blackhand Dozer 7/2
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 2
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 8
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
    "
16

P2 Turn6

[details=StartingHand Workers][spoiler]
STARTING HAND
Charge
Mad Man
Bloodrage Ogre (Technician draw)
Gunpoint Taxman -> discard to Shadow Blade

WORKERS
Bloodburn
Pillage
Scorch
Bloodburn
Careless Musketeer

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=NextHand][spoiler]
Makeshift Rambaster
Gunpoint Taxman
Pirate Gunship
Chaos Mirror
Pirate Gunship

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Discard][spoiler]
Dinosize
Entangling Vines
Bird’s Nest
Gunpoint Taxman
Charge
Bloodrage Ogre
Mad Man

[/spoiler][/details]

[details=Thoughts][spoiler]

Turns out failure to draw Gunships at end of last turn was good not bad luck.

[/spoiler][/details]
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Tech 3 rebuilds
Zane to maxband, shoves Vandy to lookout, deals 1dmg - ($3)
Zane trades with Vandy
Rook kills Garth, you gain $1
Bombaster trades with Dozer

Float ($3)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Rook lvl 8 (4/3) [crumbling rune]
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 10
17

Paid myself 1 gold too much, edited to reduce amounts and float by $1

18

It looks like you didn’t pay for Vandy’s Resist 1. Take it out of your float, if that’s the case.

19

You’re right. Edited.

20

Also, when the Dozer dies, another unit is also killed, in this case, that has to be the Gargoyle.