[Casual] Nekoatl ([Finesse]/Present/Balance) vs Shadow_Night_Black (Mono-Purple)

Shadow_Night_Black · January 22, 2018, 11:13am

Black is also a good counter I find, with sac the weak, deteriorate and Vandy the early game can be hard to defend well. - 1-1 runes from Disease deal with mox/immortals well (though tbh immortals aren’t what you should be worried about, the flickered hyperion /tricyleoids are far worse). Skeletons are good blockers, and purple can’t run black out of cards thanks to garth /dark pact,while black can really hurt purple if purple goes down on cards. Almost a catch 22 really unless you play really well as purple.

Legion · January 22, 2018, 11:19am

what’s that?

Shadow_Night_Black · January 22, 2018, 11:34am

A catch 22 is where you can’t escape from a situation because of contradictory rules. A common example being “How am I supposed to gain experience [to find a good job] if I’m constantly turned down for not having any?”. It was coined by an author in a book called catch 22, hence the name.

Here I’m saying that purple needs to go down on cards to get an advantage in the early game, which black can remove because purple went down on cards.

Shadow_Night_Black · January 22, 2018, 12:39pm

Do you want to switch P1 and P2 or stay the same?

Nekoatl · January 22, 2018, 2:45pm

Hang on, I think I might be on to something. Gimme a day or so to think it through?

Shadow_Night_Black · January 22, 2018, 2:53pm

Sure thing

Nekoatl · January 23, 2018, 3:06am

[Discipline]/Disease/Truth, GL HF!

"P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Savior Monk
Smoker
Snapback
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper

WORKERS
Fox Viper

NextHand

Fox Primus
Safe Attacking
Morningstar Flagbearer
Grappling Hook
Aged Sensei

Discard

Sensei’s Advice
Savior Monk
Snapback

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Grave Stormborne - ($1)
Smoker - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Smoker (1/1A) Stealth
Elite:
Scavenger: L1 Grave Stormborne (2/3) Sparkshot
Technician:
Lookout:

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 5

Thoughts

Against Purple, I want to worker my $2+ tech 0 units except for my only source of Healing (Monk). Playing Grave to keep my options open and Smoker just to get my hand size down to 3… maybe it’ll come in handy at some point? I’ll patrol the Smoker as SQL so the armor will protect him from Nullcraft.

"

Shadow_Night_Black · January 23, 2018, 9:11am

P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Time Spiral
Neo Plexus
Plasmodium
Battle Suits
Tinkerer

WORKERS
Tinkerer

NextHand

Fading Argonaut
Temporal Research
Nullcraft
Hardened Mox
Forgotten Fighter

Discard

Battle Suits
Time Spiral
Neo Plexus

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

Float ($2)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Plasmodium (Forecast 3)

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3

Gold:

Gold: 2
Workers: 6

Thoughts

Im not really sure what his codex is trying to do? If its another purple counter strat then this one is definately worse then the last, debating between Future and Present.

Nekoatl · January 23, 2018, 4:02pm

"P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Sparring Partner
Plague Spitter

STARTING HAND
Morningstar Flagbearer
Safe Attacking
Fox Primus
Aged Sensei
Grappling Hook

WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Grappling Hook
Snapback
Sparring Partner
Plague Spitter
Safe Attacking

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Aged Sensei - ($3)
Tech I - ($1)
Grave hits your base to 18 HP

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Aged Sensei (1/1A)
Elite:
Scavenger: Smoker (1/1) Stealth
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

L1 Grave Stormborne (2/3) Sparkshot

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 3
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 6

Thoughts

I had planned my initial techs to be Plague Spitter to deal with Nullcraft and Mox and Versatile Style to deal with Battle Suits, but seeing that Plasmodium float makes me think I need +1/+1 runes to beef up my defense.

"

Shadow_Night_Black · January 23, 2018, 4:14pm

P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Argo
Stewardess

STARTING HAND
Forgotten Fighter
Temporal Research
Fading Argonaut
Nullcraft
Hardened Mox

WORKERS
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter

NextHand

Argo
Neo Plexus
Battle Suits
Stewardess

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Mox - ($4)
Nullcraft - ($2)
Tech 1 - ($1)
Nullcraft kills your smoker

Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite: Hardened Mox (1+1/1)
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Plasmodium (Forecast 2)
Nullcraft (1/1, Flying)

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 7

Nekoatl · January 23, 2018, 6:13pm

"P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Martial Mastery
Free Speech

STARTING HAND
Snapback
Safe Attacking
Plague Spitter
Sparring Partner
Grappling Hook

WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback

NextHand

Fox Primus
Savior Monk
Safe Attacking
Sensei’s Advice

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scavanger - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Plague Spitter - ($4)
Sparring Partner - ($3)
Tower - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Aged Sensei (1/1A)
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Plague Spitter (3/3) Anti-air
Lookout:

In Play:

L1 Grave Stormborne (2/3) Sparkshot
Sparring Partner (2/2)

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 7

Thoughts

Putting the Spitter on the front line will punish anything that attacks, but if a Time Spiral or Seer brings in the Plasmodium, it can clear the way for Nullcraft and Mox to attack without penalty. If Battle Suits also lands, they could do some major damage, regardless of how I patrol. Now! could evelate that to a full board clear. So, I’ll build a Tower to ensure the Nullcraft dies if it attacks and offer up the Sensei as cannon fodder. A Suits-empowered Mox can clear it for free, but by not allowing the Plasmodium to make full use of its 4 attack, I should be able to keep something alive. It’s hard to know what to tech without being able to predict what will survive, so I’ll diversify my options and hope for favorable draws all around.

"

Shadow_Night_Black · January 23, 2018, 10:48pm

P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tricycloid
Hyperion

STARTING HAND
Argo
Neo Plexus
Battle Suits
Stewardess

WORKERS
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus

NextHand

Time Spiral
Temporal Research
Fading Argonaut
Battle Suits

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Stewardess, bounces Senei - ($4)
Tech 2 (Present) - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite: Hardened Mox (1+1/1)
Scavenger:
Technician: Stewardess (2/3)
Lookout:

In Play:

Plasmodium (Forecast 1)
Nullcraft (1/1, Flying)

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Present)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 8

Nekoatl · January 24, 2018, 12:52am

"P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Free Speech
Martial Mastery

STARTING HAND
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Primus
Savior Monk
Safe Attacking

WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Fox Primus

NextHand

Martial Mastery
Grappling Hook
Smoker
Free Speech

Discard

Aged Sensei
Savior Monk
Free Speech
Martial Mastery

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Sensei’s Advice - ($6)
Level Grave - ($4)
Safe Attacking - ($3)
Grave sidelines Mox and readily defends against the impending Plasmodium
Partner safely kills Stewardess
Partner quickly catches his breath - ($1)
Partner trains Spitter
Worker - ($0)
Spitter breaks Tech II, your base to 16

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: L3 Grave Stormborne (3/2A) Sparkshot, Readiness [2 dmg]
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Safe Attacking
Sparring Partner (2/2)
Plague Spitter (4/4) Anti-air [1+]

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 0
Disc: 4

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 8

Thoughts

Not a great hand, but not completely hopeless.

"

Shadow_Night_Black · January 24, 2018, 1:03am

P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Now!
Temporal Distortion

STARTING HAND
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut
Battle Suits
Tricycloid

WORKERS
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus
Time Spiral

NextHand

Stewardess (2/3)
Temporal Distortion
Hyperion
Argo

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Rebuild Tech 2
Battlesuits - ($6)
Fargo - ($4)
Geiger - ($2)
Plasmodium trades with Grave, Geiger to mid
Worker - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Fading Argonaut (3/3, Fading 3)
Lookout:

In Play:

Nullcraft (1/1, Flying)
Hardened Mox (2/1)
Battle Suits
Geiger (2/4, lvl 3)

Buildings:

Base HP: 16
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Present)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 9

Nekoatl · January 24, 2018, 3:44am

"P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Cursed Crow
Cursed Crow

STARTING HAND
Free Speech
Grappling Hook
Martial Mastery
Smoker

WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Fox Primus

NextHand

Smoker
Free Speech
Savior Monk
Cursed Crow
Grappling Hook

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Tech II - ($4)
Sirus Quince - ($2)
Free Speech - ($0)
Sparring Partner trains Sirus

Float ($0)
Discard 3, reshuffle, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Plague Spitter (4/4A) Anti-air [1+]
Elite:
Scavenger: Mirror Illusion (0/1)
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Safe Attacking
Sparring Partner (2/2)
L1 Sirus Quince (2/4) [1+]

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)
Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 5
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 8

Thoughts

Glad to see the Sparring Partner survive that turn, even if it means the Nullcraft did also.

"

Shadow_Night_Black · January 24, 2018, 9:11am

P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Now!
Chronofixer

STARTING HAND
Argo
Hyperion
Temporal Distortion
Stewardess (2/3)
Plasmodium (4/4, Haste)

WORKERS
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus
Time Spiral
Plasmodium (4/4, Haste)

NextHand

Fading Argonaut (3/3 + A)
Tricycloid
Now!
Argo
Temporal Research

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Mox and Fargo kill Plague Spitter
Hyperion - ($5)
Vir - ($3)
Geiger kills Mirror
Hyperion kills Quince, Vir to lvl 3, I draw
Worker - ($2)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Vir (2/3, lvl 3)
Lookout:

In Play:

Nullcraft (1/1, Flying)
Battle Suits
Geiger (2/3, lvl 3)
Hyperion (5/2, Haste)

Buildings:

Base HP: 16
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Present)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 4
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 2
Workers: 10

Thoughts

Well, that was a well timed Free speach, he would have no board or tech buildings without it…

Nekoatl · January 24, 2018, 1:51pm

I think Geiger should have 1 damage from my Tower, though I expect it to be removed next turn.

"P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Versatile Style
Gorgon

STARTING HAND
Grappling Hook
Savior Monk
Free Speech
Cursed Crow
Smoker

WORKERS
Fox Viper
Morningstar Flagbearer
Snapback
Fox Primus
Smoker

NextHand

Free Speech
Martial Mastery
Aged Sensei
Cursed Crow
Martial Mastery

Discard

Plague Spitter
Grappling Hook
Savior Monk
Free Speech
Versatile Style
Gorgon

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + Scavanger - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Cursed Crow - ($5)
Orpal Gloor - ($3)
Partner trains Orpal

Float ($3)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: L1 Orpal Gloor (2/4) [1+]
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Cursed Crow (3/3) Flying, resist 1

In Play:

Safe Attacking
Sparring Partner (2/2)

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Disease)
Tower HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 6

Gold:

Gold: 3
Workers: 9

Thoughts

Regrettable that Sirus died, so now I can only weather the storm and prepare for a counterattack.

"

Shadow_Night_Black · January 24, 2018, 4:17pm

He does, he is a 2/4 at midband

Shadow_Night_Black · January 24, 2018, 4:26pm

P2T6

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Now!
Temporal Research
Tricycloid
Argo
Fading Argonaut (3/3 + A)
Stewardess (2/3)
Now!

WORKERS
Tinkerer
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus
Time Spiral
Plasmodium (4/4, Haste)

NextHand

Temporal Distortion
Chronofixer
Fading Argonaut (3/3 + A)
Stewardess (2/3)
Temporal Research

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($12)
Tric - ($7)
Now! Tric, - ($6)
Tric kills Orpal, Vir to mid
Hyperion deals 5 to base, I Draw
Max Geiger, Flicker Hyperion - ($4)
Hyperion deals 5 to base, I Draw
Vir + Geiger deal 6 to Base
Argo - ($1)
Now! Argo - ($0)
Argo finishes off your base
GG!

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Argo (4/3, Readiness)
Lookout:

In Play:

Nullcraft (1/1, Flying)
Battle Suits
Geiger (3/3, lvl 3)
Hyperion (5/2, Haste)
Tricycloid (6/3, 3 rune)
Vir (3/2, lvl 5)

Buildings:

Base HP: 16
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Present)

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 2
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 10

Legion · January 24, 2018, 4:30pm

uhmm, how? his base is at 20. 5 by hype, 6 by heroes (11) 3 from runes (14) nullc can’t attack cuz cursed c. still 6 hp left?