[Balance Testing] FrozenStorm (Various Bashing /Miracle grow) vs Penatronic (various)

I want to keep trying Bashing and Neutral + Heroes, so this time I think I’ll do Bashing/Strength/Ninja

I feel like I should have molac or purple peace a try, though neither are my style and both kind of run into your new favorite card, so I think instead I’ll do Strength/Balance/Anarchy. reroll or you just wanna take P1?

I can post a p1 tomorrow

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think I got all the changes but lmk if I missed something

Troq:
Swap midband and maxband
Mid at 4 and max at 7
Let maxband target any building

The Boot:
Cost moves to 4
New text: Select one of the following:
  Destroy a Tech 0 AND a Tech 1 unit
  Move an enemy hero to level 1
  Destroy an Upgrade or Ongoing Spell

Gunship: no obliterate
Bird's Nest: Sac birds when it leaves

GL HF @Penatronic !

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 1

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Brick Thief
Older Brother
Helpful Turtle
Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (4)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Main:

  • Brick Thief, your base to 19 (2)
  • Worker (1)
Workers

Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 3 Draw 5

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Brick Thief (2/1)
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • nothin

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5

End of Turn Hand

Fruit Ninja
Wither
Tenderfoot
Timely Messenger
Spark

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Woo testing things let’s go!


y u @FrozenStorm no love me?

[b]P2T1[/b]
StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Safe Attacking
Fox Primus
Savior Monk


WORKERS
Fox Viper


NextHand

Morningstar Flagbearer
Fox Primus
Safe Attacking
Snapback


Discard

Grappling Hook
Sensei’s Advice


Tech card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Rook - ($2)
Smoker - ($1)
Aged Sensei - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Rook lvl1 (2/4A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Smoker (1/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Aged Sensei (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 2

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

I think my plan is Mimic then gunship

Ooof that’s a strong start

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 2

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Fruit Ninja
Wither
Tenderfoot
Timely Messenger
Spark

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (5+1float)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Iron Man, Revolver Ocelot


Main:

  • Tenderfoot (5)
  • Worker (4)
  • Tower (1)
  • Tech 1 (0)
Workers

Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 3 rs Draw 5

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tower HP: 4

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Brick Thief (2/1a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician: Tenderfoot (1/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • nothin

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6

End of Turn Hand

Wither
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Iron Man
Timely Messenger

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Hm tower seems like a decent choice, Iron man and ocelot I spose are best t1 options and idk that I want any particular spell yet. Hidden Ninja maybe next round, maybe The Boot?


"P2T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bird’s Nest
Gunpoint Taxman


STARTING HAND
Snapback
Fox Primus
Safe Attacking
Morningstar Flagbearer


WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer


NextHand

Grappling Hook
Savior Monk
Bird’s Nest
Snapback


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech 1 - ($3)
Safe attacking - ($2)
Heroes Hall - ($0)
Sensei advises rook
Rook kills SQL

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Smoker (1/1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking (Upgrade)
  • Aged Sensei (1/1)
  • Rook lvl1 (2/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Feel like my split has been super lucky, safe attacking the turn he builds a tower.

"

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 3

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Wither
Helpful Turtle
Fruit Ninja
Iron Man
Timely Messenger

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (6)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Bird’s Nest, Glorious Ninja
Iron Man, Revolver Ocelot


Main:

  • Iron Man (3)
  • Rook (1)
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Helpful Turtle, Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 3 Draw 3 rs Draw 2

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tower HP: 4

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Iron Man (3/4a)
  • :psfist: Elite: Tenderfoot (1+1/2)
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rook (2/4 lvl 1)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7

End of Turn Hand

Older Brother
Bloom
Revolver Ocelot
Timely Messenger
Bird’s Nest

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

I could kill Rook here but IDK that it would actually be that great for me, so I won’t. I suspect Bird’s Nest + Midori is the plan? Iron Man + Rook will give me some good threat, let’s do that. Teching a GN in case I want to tech up next turn, and a Bird’s Nest counter to enemy birds in case I don’t


"P2T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Wandering Mimic
Wandering Mimic


STARTING HAND
Savior Monk
Grappling Hook
Snapback
Bird’s Nest


WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Savior Monk


NextHand

Fox Primus
Wandering Mimic
Sensei’s Advice
Gunpoint Taxman


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Birds nest - ($4)
Tech 2 balance - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Polly (1/1A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Tweety (2/1)
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Smoker (1/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Aged Sensei (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking (Upgrade)
  • Rook lvl1 (2/2)
  • Bird’s Nest (ongoing)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Balance)
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
    "

Uhh are we forgetting the Birds nest drawback? You’ve given me a clear path to kill Rook and birds along with him…

Bird's Nest: Sac birds when it leaves

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 4

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Older Brother
Bloom
Revolver Ocelot
Timely Messenger
Bird’s Nest

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (7)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Earthquake, Porcupine
Bird’s Nest, Glorious Ninja
Iron Man, Revolver Ocelot


Main:

  • Iron Man kills scav, you get 1g
  • Tenderfoot kills techn, you draw 1
  • Rook kills Rook, my Rook to level 3, your birds die with their nest
  • Midband Rook (5)
  • Revolver Ocelot (3)
  • Bird’s Nest (1)
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Older Brother, Helpful Turtle, Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 Draw 4

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tower HP: 4

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Big Bird (1/1a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Tweetie Bird (1/1)
  • :exhaust: Technician: Revolver Ocelot (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rook (3/5 lvl 5)
  • Tenderfoot (1/1)
  • Iron Man (3/3)
  • Bird’s Nest

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8

End of Turn Hand

Wither
Fruit Ninja
Brick Thief
Glorious Ninja

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Well this is a slam dunk kill on Rook, right? and putting down my own Bird’s nest helps nullify Mimic + Zane threat. Easy peazey? Probably max rook AND tech up next turn


Actually just a massive blunder, I haven’t played in years and forgot that the birds wouldn’t block ground attackers.

[b]P2T4[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Potent Basilisk
Fairie Dragon


STARTING HAND
Fox Primus
Sensei’s Advice
Gunpoint Taxman
Wandering Mimic
Grappling Hook


WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Savior Monk
Fox Primus


NextHand

Smoker (1/1)
Snapback
Wandering Mimic
Sensei’s Advice


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + scav, draw - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Wandering Mimic - ($4)
Midori - ($2)
Gunpoint Taxman - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Wandering Mimic (4/4A) antiair
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3) anti air
  • :pschip: Technician: Midori lvl1 (2/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking (Upgrade)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Balance)
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

May be worth pointing out mimic is flying and I can walk right under him, that cool?

another mistake, forgot it worked for any unit not just mine. Honestly I think it’s a terrible rule that flying cant block ground attacks but it is the game.

I think it should work in reverse of anti air (can’t block but does damage). No change to the patrol?

nah nothing to be done

Onward then :slight_smile:

I totally forgot you haven’t played in awhile, my initial reaction to “I forgot flying doesn’t block” was to reject that you forgot as impossible but that tracks given how long it’s been. Still that might mean we need a do-over for this game, that handed me a pretty big advantage. Will be curious to debrief on what your other options were there and what you might do differently in hindsight

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 5

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Wither
Fruit Ninja
Brick Thief
Glorious Ninja

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (8)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Fox’s Den School, Earthquake
Earthquake, Porcupine
Bird’s Nest, Glorious Ninja
Iron Man, Revolver Ocelot


Main:

  • Rook to level 6 (7)
  • Rook kills GPT
  • Revolver Ocelot kills Midori, Rook maxbands
  • Tenderfoot hits your tech2 to 4hp
  • Brick Thief, pings your tech1 to 4hp (5)
  • Tech 2 Ninja (1)
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Wither, Older Brother, Helpful Turtle, Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 rs Draw 4

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 NINJUTSU
  • Tower HP: 4

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Big Bird (1/1a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Tweetie Bird (1/1)
  • :exhaust: Technician: Iron Man (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout: Brick Thief (2/1 resist 2)

In Play:

  • Rook (4/6 lvl 8)
  • Tenderfoot (1/1)
  • Revolver Ocelot (3/1)
  • Bird’s Nest

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

End of Turn Hand

Porcupine
Glorious Ninja
Earthquake
Fox’s Den School

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Makes more sense now why Rook was left out as bait; unintentionally. This kinda feels like a slam dunk then, don’t expect to learn too much about balance here other than bird’s nest nerf is definitely significant and swingier. Teching another Earthquake to effectively finish this, could tech The Boot as well in case maxband rook is the answer but I will just finish the game before whatever else I tech matters. So going with Fox’s Den School for funsies


Get out of here with your nasty earthquake business!

"P2T5


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Fairie Dragon
Potent Basilisk


STARTING HAND
Snapback
Wandering Mimic
Sensei’s Advice
Smoker (1/1)
Bird’s Nest (ongoing)


WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Savior Monk
Fox Primus
Sensei’s Advice


NextHand

Potent Basilisk
Grappling Hook
Fairie Dragon
Aged Sensei (1/1)


Discard

Gunpoint Taxman (3/3) anti air
Snapback
Bird’s Nest (ongoing)
Smoker (1/1)
Fairie Dragon
Potent Basilisk


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid, scav and tech - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Summon rook - ($7)
Rook casts SnapBack on rook, pull out Torq - ($4)
Birds die
Wandering mimic - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Wandering Mimic (4/4A), sparkshot
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Wandering Mimic (4/4), sparkshot
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking (Upgrade)
  • Rook lvl1 (2/4)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 4 (Balance)
  • :heart: Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Dragon would have been nice to snipe that ocelot, but hard to complain about getting to dodge an earthquake with SnapBack.

"

Lol OMG SNAPBACK!! I completely and totally spaced that.

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 6

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Porcupine
Glorious Ninja
Earthquake
Fox’s Den School

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (9+1scav)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Glorious Ninja, The Boot
Fox’s Den School, Earthquake
Earthquake, Porcupine
Bird’s Nest, Glorious Ninja
Iron Man, Revolver Ocelot


Main:

  • Fox’s Den School (6)
  • Glorious Ninja, invis kills Rook, Troq to level 3 (1)
  • Ocelot and Brick Thief kill SQL, your base to 18
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Earthquake, Wither, Older Brother, Helpful Turtle, Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 1 Draw 3

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 NINJUTSU
  • Tower HP: 4

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Iron Man (3/3a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Troq (2/3 lvl 3)
  • :exhaust: Technician: Tenderfoot (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Glorious Ninja (4/3)
  • Fox’s Den School (4hp, Invisible)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10

End of Turn Hand

Fruit Ninja
Timely Messenger
Bloom

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Durrrr Snapback :upside_down_face: oh well I think I still have strong position


[b]P2T6[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Detonate
Detonate


STARTING HAND
Aged Sensei (1/1)
Potent Basilisk
Grappling Hook
Fairie Dragon


WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Savior Monk
Fox Primus
Sensei’s Advice
Grappling Hook


NextHand

Detonate
Potent Basilisk
Detonate


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Potent Basilisk - ($5)
Tower, heroes hall blows up, 2 dmg to base - ($2)
Aged sensei - ($1)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Potent Basilisk (3/5A) Deathtouch, Untargetable
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Aged Sensei (1/1)
  • :pschip: Technician: Wandering Mimic (4/4), haste
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Safe Attacking (Upgrade)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 16
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 4 (Balance)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 7
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 11
Thoughts

welp the ninjas are dope and mimic not getting invisible makes them pretty good against it.

Well this just got spicy

Game 3 Player 1, Turn 7

P1 Bash squad vs P2 Strength/Balance/Anarchy

Starting Hand

Fruit Ninja
Timely Messenger
Bloom

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (10)
  • elect to Tech 2 cards in
All Teched Cards

Jade Fox, Den’s Headmistress x2
Glorious Ninja, The Boot
Fox’s Den School, Earthquake
Earthquake, Porcupine
Bird’s Nest, Glorious Ninja
Iron Man, Revolver Ocelot


Main:

  • School makes Tenderfoot a ninja (8)
  • Tenderfoot runs into Basilisk armor, dies, uses tower
  • Glorious Ninja sneaks by and breaks the tower, your base to 14
  • Fruit Ninja (5)
  • Tech 3 (0)
Workers

Earthquake, Wither, Older Brother, Helpful Turtle, Spark, Granfalloon Flagbearer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 Draw 1 rs Draw 3

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 NINJUTSU
  • Tech3 HP: 5
  • Tower HP: 4

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger: Troq (2/3 lvl 3)
  • :exhaust: Technician: Iron Man (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Glorious Ninja (4/3, invisible)
  • Fruit Ninja (2/2, invisible)
  • Fox’s Den School (4hp, Invisible)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 8
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10

End of Turn Hand

Earthquake
Bird’s Nest
The Boot
Glorious Ninja

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Well I am pretty likely to see a nasty hasty attack here, but I think the play is go to tech 3. I need something durable to spend gold on and a better win con. Since hero maxbands isn’t it, needs to be more ninja power. tiny invisible swift strike flying ninjalinos gives air superiority. Hopefully we can split them up well and force Pena to come at the tech 3