[CAPS25] Round1: P1 charnel_mouse [Anarchy]/Demonology/Disease vs P2 dwarddd monopurple

Codex Codex play-by-forum
21

Prynn’s maxband is top tier for utility, see: had lethal had I drawn hyperion (or had either of those TDs you confiscated!)

RuleChanges
Nerfs
Vandy Remove resist 1 at midband
Midband changes to “①, :arrow_heading_down:, Discard a card → Fetch any non-ultimate Demonology spell from your codex, reveal it, then put it in your hand.”
Garth Reduce midband stats to 2/3
Deteriorate Increase cost to 1
Ability changes to “Cannot target illusions. Give a unit -1/-1 until end of turn.”
Lich’s Bargain Base damage increased from 4 to 5
Pirate Gunship Remove obliterate 2
Dark Pact Increase cost to 1
Bird’s Nest Change Upkeep to “Resummon one lost bird (max: 2)”
Might of Leaf and Claw :arrow_heading_down: → If there are at least 5 growth runes on this, your heroes and units get +3/+3 until your next upkeep
NEW Flagstone Garrison change text to “When you play a unit from hand, you may exhaust it to draw 1”
NEW Maestro change text to “your virtuosos cost 2 less to play and gain ‘exhaust: deal 2 damage to a building’ ”
NEW Hyperion change stats to 4/4
NEW Tricycloid change stats to 3/2
Buffs
Troq Midband at 3, maxband at 7
Modify midband ability to “Attacks: deal 1 damage to one of that opponent’s buildings”
Modify maxband ability to Overpower
The Boot Modify text to “Discard a card, then destroy a tech 0, I or II unit” modify type from “Spell - Debuff” to “Spell”
Intimidate Modify text to “Give a unit or hero -4/-1 until your next turn.”

Removed:
Battle Suits Nerf
General’s Hammer buff

P2T7

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Temporal Distortion
Undo
Neo Plexus(2/2a)
Argonaut(4/4a)
Temporal Distortion
Tricycloid

WORKERS
Plasmodium
Tinkerer
Hardened Mox
Time Spiral
Forgotten Fighter

NextHand

Origin Story
Temporal Research
Yesterday’s Golgort

Discard

Temporal Distortion
Temporal Distortion
Neo Plexus(2/2a)
Undo
Argonaut(4/4a)

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Tap max to discard and draw
Tricycloid - ($5)
Tricycloid pings base for 3
Argonaut kills orpal takes 1 (-), max maxbands and flickers tric
Undo gorgon, paying resist - ($1)
Prynn takes out tech 2, back to 2 runes
Immortal destroys tech 1, your base to 13

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Argonaut(3/3a) (-)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Tricycloid(6/5) 3 runes
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Battle Suits
  • L5 Max(3/4)
  • Immortal(5/3)
  • L7 Prynn(3/5) fading 2 (abomination)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Considering I don’t need Max’s attack to double tech break and have two argonaut defending me ill see what I draw. There’s a couple things I’d play in place of the argonaut in my hand if I drew them

22

Close enough for me, GG! @zango

I’ve had a few games where Abomination shrinks Present II’s main units enough to cause problems, but if Prynn’s also around to bounce or Undo them it’s not such a winner.

1 Like
23

From a spectators perspective it all came down to that wrong patrol with Vandy in the eye of Prynn with undo. At least I wasn’t able to come up with a case where dwarddd could have broken through these two units of yours without undo and break the sanatorium. And then with a second abo in hand and probably a Vandy fetched DP would have yielded a 60% chance to attack with a second abomination together with a terras q, which is just so incredibly awesome… I really love this combo!
But with the free levels from Vandy everything fell apart…

1 Like
24

Yep, without Vandy patrolling I cannot see a way through - Abomination is so huge and soul stoned gorgon really could only be Undoed without trading awfully. And there I was the turn before wishing I had already drawn the Undo!

GG @charnel_mouse had you pulled off the Terras Q thing I would have been in total shock (and losing for sure), I was already scared enough of carrion crows, abominations and ghouls honestly I hadn’t considered you using a third spec’s unit

1 Like
25

@dwarddd what’s your take on the purple nerfs so far? It seems like it had a huge impact on you thinking about past but in the end past obviously didn’t matter. But what’s been your feeling about it and in your thought processes?

26

@zango Honestly, the nerfs had v little impact on decisions in this one - I chose Past for cheap things that trade well with Disease, whereas both Hyperion and Tricycloid trade poorly with Gorgon and abom regardless of the current nerfs :person_shrugging: as you’ll see on T3 I actually started in Present anyway and then switched to Golgurt after seeing Disease.

Also for your midgame comment on delaying tech 2: mostly I just didn’t think I’d keep a tech 2 up without going for Argonauts and couldn’t get a float to play Argonaut turn 3 and tech up

1 Like