Casual Holy vs Shadow

Codex Codex play-by-forum
1

@Shadow_Night_Black glhf! You can play whatever you like, I’ll do balance/peace/present. I should probably know what you’re playing before I make my first turn but I think I’ll be fine here.

"P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Tiger Cub
Young Treant
Ironbark Treant
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth

WORKERS
Young Treant

NextHand

Rich Earth
Verdant Tree
Merfolk Prospector
Playful Panda
Forest’s Favor

Discard

Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub
Spore Shambler

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Ironbark treant - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]: Ironbark Treant 1/2AA
  • :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
Thoughts

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2

I’ll go monoblue, its a colour I’ve been meaning to get more practise in.

P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Lawful Search
Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
Porkhand Magistrate
Reputable Newsman

WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate

NextHand

Spectral Aven
Arrest
Jail
Building Inspector
Bluecoat Musketeer

Discard

Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
Traffic Director

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Reputable Newsman (“TWO”) - ($2)
Oni - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Reputable Newsman (0/3 + A, “TWO”)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Oni (2/3, lvl 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: 6
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"P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gemscout Owl
Overeager Cadet

STARTING HAND
Rich Earth
Forest’s Favor
Playful Panda
Merfolk Prospector
Verdant Tree

WORKERS
Young Treant
Verdant Tree

NextHand

Rampant Growth
Overeager Cadet
Forest’s Favor
Merfolk Prospector
Rich Earth

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Playful Panda - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]: Ironbark Treant 1/2AA
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Wisp 0/1
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Playful Panda 2/2
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
    "
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P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
The Art of War
The Art of War

STARTING HAND
Arrest
Jail
Spectral Aven
Building Inspector
Bluecoat Musketeer

WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer

NextHand

Traffic Director
Manufactured Truth
Spectral Aven (2/2, Flying)
Arrest
The Art of War

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Tech 1 - ($4)
Midband Oni - ($0)
Oni Kills Iron Bark

Float ($0)
Discard 4, reshuffle, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Oni (3/3 + A, lvl 5, Frenzy, Readiness)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Reputable Newsman (0/3, “TWO”)
  • :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: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
5

"P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Overeager Cadet
Circle of life

STARTING HAND
Rich Earth
Rampant Growth
Forest’s Favor
Merfolk Prospector
Overeager Cadet

WORKERS
Young Treant
Verdant Tree
Rich Earth

NextHand

Overeager Cadet
Spore Shambler
Merfolk Prospector
Tiger Cub
Gemscout Owl

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Scav - ($6)
Midori to midband - ($0)
Overeager cadet

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Overeager Cadet 3/3A
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Playful Panda 2/2
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Wisp 1/2
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Master Midori 3/4
    [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: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

The annoying newsman blocks moment’s peace, which is what I wanted to go for, so I went for Circle of Life instead. Didn’t draw it, so there’s that. The problem with playing against blue that he can copy any of my good tech 1 units - argu, brave knight, Tiny Basilisk etc. with manufactured truth. Which is why I’ve been teching Cadets, which don’t give him any efficiency and I can buff them with Midori. The issue with circle of life is that any tech 2 unit that I get can be copied by Quince, which meas that wandering mimic or faire dragons are dangerous choices. Still to copy tech 2, he’ll need to have Quince on the board and pay for it.

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P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Scribe
Scribe

STARTING HAND
Traffic Director
Arrest
Spectral Aven (2/2, Flying)
The Art of War
Manufactured Truth

WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director

NextHand

Building Inspector
The Art of War
Lawful Search
Jail

Discard

Manufactured Truth
The Art of War
Arrest
Scribe
Scribe

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Spectral Aven - ($4)
Manufactured Truth, Newsman into Aven - ($3)
NewsAven Kills Panda
Max Oni - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Soldier #1 (1/1, Sparkshot)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Soldier #2 (1/1, Sparkshot)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Soldier #3 (1/1, Sparkshot)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Spectral Aven (2/2, Flying)
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Oni (4/5, lvl 8, Frenzy, Readiness)
  • Reputable Newsman (0/3, “TWO”)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
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Note that you’ve built Tech 1.

"P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Air Hammer
Flagstone Garrison

STARTING HAND
Spore Shambler
Gemscout Owl
Tiger Cub
Overeager Cadet
Merfolk Prospector

WORKERS
Young Treant
Verdant Tree
Rich Earth
Merfolk Prospector

NextHand

Circle of Life
Ironbark Treant
Rampant Growth
Forest’s Favor

Discard

Playful Panda
Spore Shambler
Tiger Cub
Air Hammer
Flagstone Garrison

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Another very eager Cadet
Tech 2 Peace - ($2)
Gemscout Owl - ($1)
Wisp kills elite soldier
Midori kills Scav soldier

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Gemscout Owl 0/1A, Flying, resist 1
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Overeager Cadet 3/3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Overeager Cadet 3/3
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • L5 Master Midori 3/3[4]
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

I… I don’t know what I’m doing.

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P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Garrison
Garrison

STARTING HAND
Jail
The Art of War
Lawful Search
Building Inspector
Scribe

WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Jail

NextHand

Scribe
The Art of War
Manufactured Truth
Arrest

Discard

Lawful Search
The Art of War
Building Inspector
Scribe

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Scav - ($9)
Lawful Search (Hand) [Circle of Life Ironbark Treant Rampant Growth Forest’s Favor] - ($8)
The Art of War - ($5)
Oni Swiftly kills Midori
Tech 2 (Peace) - ($1)
Worker - ($0)
Aven kills Gemscout

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Oni (4+3/5 + AA, lvl 8, Frenzy, Readiness, Swiftstrike, Unstoppable)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Reputable Newsman (0/3, “TWO”)
  • Soldier #3 (Sparkshot)
  • Spectral Aven (2/2, Flying)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)

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

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

See my thoughts from my last turn.

"P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Flagstone Garrison
Drill Sargent

STARTING HAND
Rampant Growth
Ironbark Treant
Forest’s Favor
Circle of Life

WORKERS
Young Treant
Verdant Tree
Rich Earth
Merfolk Prospector
Forest’s Favor

NextHand

Circle of Life
Spore Shambler
Gemscout Owl
Tiger Cub
Flagstone Garrison

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Tower - ($5)

Float ($5)
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]: Overeager Cadet 3/3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Overeager Cadet 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 (Peace)
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 5
  • Workers: 9
    "
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Umm, it’s probably GG, as I can’t see a way for you to deal with oni, and my deck is filled with cycling cards and The Art of War. I would be interested in what your plan for the deck was, as I am confused by the peace tech 2 rather then the Present, as I can’t see what the present is currently offering. The deck seems full of tech 2 power (all three of your specs have a very dangerous tech 2), and stall againt unit (Moment’s peace, Cadets/Brave knights and Argonauts), but no great ways of dealing with heros or getting back on the board.

P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Overeager Cadet
Overeager Cadet

STARTING HAND
The Art of War
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Scribe
Garrison

WORKERS
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer
Traffic Director
Jail
Arrest

NextHand

The Art of War
Manufactured Truth
Garrison

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
The Art of War - ($5)
Oni breaks your Tech 2
Scribe, Draw - ($3)
Garrison - ($0)
Aven Kills your scav Cadet

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]:
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Oni (4+3/5 + A, lvl 8, Frenzy, Readiness, Swiftstrike, Unstoppable)
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Reputable Newsman (0/3, “TWO”)
  • Soldier #3 (Sparkshot)
  • Spectral Aven (2/1, Flying)
  • Scribe (1/3)
  • Garrison (-/4)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Peace)

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

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
11

Present is there for tech 2- getting Hyperions to draw, possibly tech labbed with Garrison sounded like fun. I obviously didn’t really consider how to make this rounded and work against heroes. I thought I could stall to get more units but Brave Knights and Argonauts aren’t the best against blue (can be easily copied), you blocked moment’s peace the whole game and I wasn’t at all expecting the Art of War.

12

Yeah, The problem I view with this deck is that your three specs overlap too much. And each of your specs is strongest at the tech 2 stage, but you don’t really have a way of getting there. I went heavy on Oni as I couldn’t see a way for you to deal with him easily. As black I would have done the same with Vandy, Green Cal, White Rook. It’s not that you need a spec for dealing with heros as such, but you do need a spec that helps you to recover on the board/ is stronger at the tech 0/1 stage of the game. You have little way of impacting the board apart from what is already on it (no haste, no direct damage etc before T2). It’s the mistake I made with my last deck in CAPS right now, Feral, Present Truth, and you can watch how Frozenstorm did to me, what I just did you to.

13

I did watch it! Or rather, read it. I just didn’t draw the conclusions for this deck that I thought of originally. And you can see what FrozenStorm is doing to me even when he’s playing a randomized codex. In any case, thanks for the game - I think I want to play some more monocolor because there’s a lesson to be learned there about how different specs integrate.

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14

I’d like to play some mono-color games, if you are into that. I’ve been playing a lot of purple vs. blue, losing repeatedly to Jadiel. I wanted to play some purple vs. any other color to get a feel for the breadth of purple. Are you into that?

15

Sure, I normally play a lot of the purple side of these match ups, so this will be interesting from me. I’ll take black/green, your choice.

16

You can take whatever. I know black much better, which just means I don’t know green very well. I just want to feel purple against some other decks. I don’t really have any of these matches figured out, so… I’m not even sure which card to worker turn 1. GLHF

"P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut
Nullcraft
Neo Plexus
Battle Suits

WORKERS
Neo Plexus

NextHand

Forgotten Fighter
Hardened Mox
Plasmodium
Tinkerer
Temporal Research

Discard

Fading Argonaut
Time Spiral
Battle Suits

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Nullcraft - ($1)
nullcraft pings your base for 1

Float ($1)
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]
  • Nullcraft, flying 1/1
    [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: 5
    "
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P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Merfolk Prospector
Spore Shambler
Forest’s Favor
Rampant Growth
Young Treant

WORKERS
Spore Shambler

NextHand

Tiger Cub
Rich Earth
Ironbark Treant
Playful Panda
Verdant Tree

Discard

Forest’s Favor
Young Treant
Rampant Growth

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Merfolk Prospector - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]: Merfolk Prospector
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

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

Centaurs + Buffs to run over his units, purple like to have a small number of bigger then average units, so this should work nicely.

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"P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Argonaut
Seer

STARTING HAND
Hardened Mox
Plasmodium
Forgotten Fighter
Temporal Research
Tinkerer

WORKERS
Neo Plexus
Hardened Mox

NextHand

Time Spiral
Argonaut
Temporal Research
Fading Argonaut

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
plasmodium - ($3)
Tinkerer - ($1)
tech 1 - ($0)

Float ($0)
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]: Tinkerer 1/2
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Nullcraft 1/1, flying
  • Plasmodium 4/4 @3 runes
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
    "
19

P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Wandering Mimic
Wandering Mimic

STARTING HAND
Rich Earth
Playful Panda
Tiger Cub
Ironbark Treant
Verdant Tree

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth

NextHand

Wandering Mimic
Young Treant
Ironbark Treant
Tiger Cub
Rampant Growth

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Prospector goes mining - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Verdent Tree - ($4)
Cal - ($2)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Cal (2/3 + A, lvl 1)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Verdant Tree (-/3)
  • Merfolk Prospector
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 7
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"P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Undo
Seer

STARTING HAND
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut
Temporal Research
Argonaut
Forgotten Fighter
Battle Suits

WORKERS
Neo Plexus
Hardened Mox
Forgotten Fighter

NextHand

Seer
Nullcraft, flying 1/1
Temporal Research
Seer
Undo

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Prynn - ($3)
temporal research, draw 2 - ($1)
Time spiral on plasmo - ($0)
Tinkerer tinkers with plasmo
plasmo kills Cal, takes 3, Prynn to l3
Nullcraft kills the prospector (no more diggin)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: L3 Prynn 1/3A, fading @4
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Plasmodium 4/1 [4]
  • Tinkerer 1/2
    [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: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

I think buzzing the prospector was the right thing. I thought of keeping NC so I’d have an extra point of damage to finish a tree or something next turn but if he keeps digging the benefits will just grow. I was lucky to draw it again so I can potentially summon it again though the tower makes it less efficien

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