Casual thehug0naut vs flagrantangles

thehug0naut · July 24, 2024, 5:28am

flagrantangles · July 24, 2024, 12:17pm

This is a pretty exciting one!

P1T9

Tech Starting Hand Workers

TECH
Liberty Gryphon
Liberty Gryphon

STARTING HAND
Brave Knight
The Art of War
Free Speech
Elite Training

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Porkhand Magistrate
Jail
Arrest
Traffic Director
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth
Brave Knight

Next Hand

The Art of War
Lawful Search
Spectral Hound
Overeager Cadet

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($13)
Summon General Onimaru. - ($11)
Onimaru casts Elite Training on the Spectral Roc and Macciatus. - ($9)
Spectral Roc and Spectral Aven kill the Oathkeeper.
Macciatus kills the Aged Sensi and takes 1 damage.
Reteller of Truths trades with the Savior Monk and then returns to my hand.
Spectral Tiger kills Setsuki; Onimaru gains 2 levels.
Hire a Reteller of Truths. - ($7)
Maxband Onimaru. - ($2)
Worker. - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite: Reputable Newsman [3] 1/3
Scavenger: Soldier 3 1/1
Technician: Reteller of Truths 4/4
Lookout:

In Play:

Eyes of the Chancellor
Onimaru (8) 4/5
Macciatus, the Whisperer 3/1 - Sparkshot, Anti-Air.
Spectral Tiger 6/2
Spectral Aven 3/2
Spectral Roc 6/6 - Sparkshot, Anti-Air
Soldier 1 1/1
Soldier 2 1/1

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
Tech III HP: 3
Surplus HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 5
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 12

Thoughts

General’s Hammer - Cost reduced to 2

Perfect, I was able to get Elite Training so I could get rid of the Oathkeeper and now I just have to hope that Hugh didn’t draw another one off the top of the deck.

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thehug0naut · July 24, 2024, 10:08pm

GG and WP @flagrantangles you win this one, I had to get luckier with my Technician draw to stay alive. Even then it wasn’t super likely. Blue P1 in this matchup is pretty fierce!

thehug0naut · July 24, 2024, 10:15pm

And we begin again

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND

Fox Viper
Smoker
Fox Primus
Aged Sensei
Morningstar Flagbearer → Worker

WORKERS

Morningstar Flagbearer

NextHand

Grappling Hook
Savior Monk
Safe Attacking
Snapback
Sensei’s Advice

Discard

Fox Primus
Fox Viper
Aged Sensei

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

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

L1 Grave Stormborne 2/3 [Sparkshot]
Smoker 1/1 [Stealth]

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 5

Thoughts

Fairly standard opening. Think Smoker is more annoying for Blue than Sensei.

flagrantangles · July 24, 2024, 10:23pm

P2T1

Starting Hand Workers

STARTING HAND
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth
Spectral Aven
Traffic Director
Lawful Search

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer

Next Hand

Porkhand Magistrate
Jail
Reputable Newsman
Building Inspector

Discard

Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Hire a Spectral Aven. - ($2)
Hire a Traffic Director. - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Traffic Director 1/1
Lookout:

In Play:

Spectral Aven 2/2

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 1
Disc: 2

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 6

Thoughts

General’s Hammer - Cost reduced to 2

Grave is such a butthole.

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thehug0naut · July 27, 2024, 3:56pm

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH

Sparring Partner
Rambasa Twin

STARTING HAND

Snapback
Savior Monk
Sensei’s Advice → Worker
Safe Attacking
Grappling Hook

WORKERS

Morningstar Flagbearer
Sensei’s Advice

NextHand

Fox Viper
Grappling Hook
Aged Sensei
Rambasa Twin

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Tech I - ($3)
Safe Attacking - ($2)
Smoker safely kills TD, you draw
Grave hits base to 18
Monk - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Savior Monk 2/2 [Healing 1]
Lookout:

In Play:

L1 Grave Stormborne 2/3 [Sparkshot]
Smoker 1/1 [Stealth]
Safe Attacking

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 6

Thoughts

Maximising my board and aggro now

flagrantangles · July 27, 2024, 10:13pm

P2T2

Tech Starting Hand Workers

TECH
General’s Hammer
Overeager Cadet

STARTING HAND
Porkhand Magistrate
Jail
Reputable Newsman
Building Inspector
Arrest

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector

Next Hand

General’s Hammer
Overeager Cadet
Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
Traffic Director

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Build Tech I. - ($5)
Spectral Aven kills the Smoker.
Hire a Porkhand Magistrate. - ($2)
Summon Bigby Hayes. - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Porkhand Magistrate 2/3A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Bigby Hayes (1) 2/3

In Play:

Spectral Aven 2/2

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 3
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 7

Thoughts

General’s Hammer - Cost reduced to 2

Grave is such a butthole.

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thehug0naut · July 29, 2024, 12:19pm

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH

Reversal
Speed of the Fox

STARTING HAND

Aged Sensei
Grappling Hook
Rambasa Twin
Fox Viper → Worker

WORKERS

Morningstar Flagbearer
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper

NextHand

Sparring Partner
Snapback

Discard

Smoker
Grappling Hook
Reversal
Speed of the Fox

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Hook Porky to Technician
Monk hits Bigby to 1HP, takes 1 after armour
Grave hits Porky to 1HP, takes 2, Sparkshot kills Bigby, Grave midbands
Rambasa, Twin from codex - ($1)
Sensei - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 0, draw 2

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Rambasa Twin 3/2A
Elite:
Scavenger: Aged Sensei 1/1
Technician: Rambasa Twin 3/2
Lookout:

In Play:

L3 Grave Stormborne 3/4 [Sparkshot, Readiness]
Savior Monk 2/1 [Healing 1]
Safe Attacking

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 2
Deck: 1
Disc: 4

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 7

Thoughts

Continuing to maximise my board and aggro. I don’t mind going down on cards if he’s likely going to Porkhand/Technician me back up.

flagrantangles · July 29, 2024, 3:19pm

P2T3

Tech Starting Hand Workers

TECH
Justice Juggernaut
Elite Training

STARTING HAND
General’s Hammer
Lawful Search
Manufactured Truth
Traffic Director
Overeager Cadet
Reputable Newsman

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector
Reputable Newsman

Next Hand

Elite Training
Arrest
Jail

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Summon General Onimaru. - ($4)
Onimaru throws a General’s Hammer at your Tech I. - ($2)
Spectral Aven destroys your Tech I.
Hire an Overeager Cadet.
Onimaru performs a Lawful Search of your hand and draws a card. - ($1)
Onimaru casts Manufactured Truth on the Porkhand Magistrate, transforming it into a Spectral Aven. - ($0)
Manufactured Aven kills the Savior Monk.

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Onimaru (1) 2/3
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Overeager Cadet 2/2
Lookout:

In Play:

Spectral Aven 2/2
Porkhand Magistrate 2/1

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 3
Deck: 5
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 8

Thoughts

General’s Hammer - Cost reduced to 2

No Tech I for you, bay-BEE.

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thehug0naut · August 6, 2024, 10:10pm

@flagrantangles apologies for delays while I’ve been tournamenting!

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH

Focus Master
Training Grounds

STARTING HAND

Sparring Partner
Snapback → Worker

WORKERS

Morningstar Flagbearer
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Snapback

NextHand

Grappling Hook
Fox Primus
Sparring Partner

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Rebuild Tech I
Exhaust Sensei, buff Rambasa
Rambasa safely kills Oni, Grave to level 5
Second Rambasa kills Cadet, takes 1 after armour, you draw
Grave readily kills Porky, takes 2
Maxband Grave, exhaust and kill Aven - ($4)
Heroes’ Hall - ($2)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

L7 Grave Stormborne 4/5 [Sparkshot, Readiness]
Rambasa Twin 3/2
Rambasa Twin 3/1
Aged Sensei 1/1
Safe Attacking

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 3
Deck: 6
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 2
Workers: 8

Thoughts

I felt clearing his board was more important than breaking his Tech buiding this turn. Now I’ll have a HH and a decent board to keep hitting him with

flagrantangles · August 7, 2024, 1:58am

P2T4

Tech Starting Hand Workers

TECH
Judgment Day
Insurance Agent

STARTING HAND
Arrest
Jail
Elite Training
Traffic Director

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Building Inspector
Reputable Newsman
Jail

Next Hand

Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search
General’s Hammer
Justice Juggernaut

Discard

Judgment Day
Insurance Agent
Porkhand Magistrate
Overeager Cadet
Spectral Aven
Elite Training
Arrest

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Build Tech II - Law. - ($3)
Summon Quince and his Mirror Illusion. - ($1)
Hire a Traffic Director. - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Traffic Director 1/1A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Quince (1) 1/3
Lookout: Mirror Illusion 0/1

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 0
Disc: 7

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 9

Thoughts

General’s Hammer - Cost reduced to 2

No Tech I for you, bay-BEE.

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thehug0naut · August 8, 2024, 2:13pm

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH

Earthquake
Earthquake

STARTING HAND

Fox Primus → Worker
Sparring Partner
Grappling Hook

WORKERS

Morningstar Flagbearer
Sensei’s Advice
Fox Viper
Snapback
Fox Primus

NextHand

Reversal
Training Grounds
Speed of the Fox

Discard

Grappling Hook
Earthquake
Earthquake
Sparring Partner

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
Tech II Discipline - ($5)
Hook Mirror, it dies, pay Resist - ($4)
Rook - ($2)
Rambasas safely kill TD and Quince, Rook to level 3, you draw
Grave and Sensei break Tech II, your base to 16

Float ($2)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

L7 Grave Stormborne 4/5 [Sparkshot, Readiness]
L3 Garus Rook 2/4
Rambasa Twin 3/2
Rambasa Twin 3/1
Aged Sensei 1/1
Safe Attacking

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Discipline)
Heroes’ Hall HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 3
Deck: 3
Disc: 4

Gold:

Gold: 2
Workers: 9

Thoughts

Now I can get that Tech break and take the tech lead

flagrantangles · August 12, 2024, 3:16pm

I’ve got nothing to stand up to that. Well done. It seems like whoever goes first is quite favored in this matchup.

thehug0naut · August 12, 2024, 5:51pm

Thanks flangles, you are correct on the balance of it. Probably ends up way closer to 50-50 simply because of the P1 advantage for each side. Reinforces for me that the correct distribution of Codex should have been Blue + White and Black + Purple

You still up for more? I’m out of the tournament so I’ll be fine to return to a more normal pace again. I’m definitely game to see if I can find a solution to P2 White in this matchup, but also can look at something else perhaps?

I have a starter change for Blue that I quite like, seems to even things up a lot vs Black. You fancy playing it vs some other colours to see how it plays?

Card	Change
Bluecoat Musketeer	Replace Ability with “Arrives: Exhausted. Arrives or : Deal 1 damage to a unit without flying”

Frozen and I are still testing with the stats reduced to 1/1 1 but my suspicion is that it will need the 1/2 and/or removal of the Arrives: Exhausted part to help vs Black P1. I’m game to keep the profile at 1/2 and give it a spin with you. Against Green or Purple or Red perhaps? Vote what you fancy

flagrantangles · August 13, 2024, 4:05pm

I think I’m down to test that change. Let’s go against Green. It’s been a while since I’ve played against them.

flagrantangles · August 13, 2024, 4:07pm

P1T1

Starting Hand Workers

STARTING HAND
Spectral Aven
Lawful Search
Arrest
Manufactured Truth
Traffic Director

WORKERS
Arrest

Next Hand

Building Inspector
Reputable Newsman
Bluecoat Musketeer
Porkhand Magistrate

Discard

Manufactured Truth
Lawful Search

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Hire a Spectral Aven. - ($1)
Hire a Traffic Director. - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Traffic Director 1/1
Lookout: Spectral Aven 2/2

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 1
Disc: 2

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 5

Thoughts

Bluecoat Musketeer - Replace Ability with “Arrives: Exhausted. Arrives or : Deal 1 damage to a unit without flying”

@thehug0naut’s turn!

thehug0naut · August 14, 2024, 7:55pm

And we’re off! Thought I’d include all the relevant forum changes for ease of reference. MoLaC change is probably quite relevant as I recall it being pretty nasty in our previous series.

As always, GLHF my friend

Active Changes

Card	Change
Flagstone Garrison	Replace ability with “Your units can no longer have haste. Whenever you play a unit from your hand, draw a card”
Might of Leaf and Claw	Replace second ability with “ → If there are at least 5 growth runes on this, your units and heroes get +3/+3 until your next upkeep”
General’s Hammer	Reduce cost to 2g
Bluecoat Musketeer	Replace ability with “Arrives: Exhausted. Arrives or → Deal 1 damage to a unit without flying”

P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND

Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub
Forest’s Favor
Ironbark Treant → Worker
Merfolk Prospector

WORKERS

Ironbark Treant

NextHand

Spore Shambler
Playful Panda
Rich Earth
Young Treant
Verdant Tree

Discard

Forest’s Favor
Rampant Growth
Merfolk Prospector
Tiger Cub

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Calamandra - ($2)
Forest’s Favour Calamandra - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: L1 Calamandra Moss 3/4A [+]
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 4

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 6

Thoughts

Calamandra seems like the way forward in this line

flagrantangles · August 16, 2024, 8:26pm

P1T2

Tech Starting Hand Workers

TECH
Brave Knight
Brave Knight

STARTING HAND
Bluecoat Musketeer
Porkhand Magistrate
Reputable Newsman
Building Inspector

WORKERS
Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate

Next Hand

Lawful Search
Jail
Reputable Newsman
Brave Knight

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Hire a Building Inspector. - ($3)
Build Tech I. - ($2)
Spectral Aven attacks your base for 2 damage.

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Traffic Director 1/1A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician: Building Inspector 1/1
Lookout:

In Play:

Spectral Aven 2/2

Buildings:

Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 4
Deck: 3
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 2
Workers: 6

Thoughts

Bluecoat Musketeer - Replace Ability with “Arrives: Exhausted. Arrives or : Deal 1 damage to a unit without flying”

Time to go hard into Brave Knights and see if we can’t leverage that to our advantage.

@thehug0naut’s turn!

thehug0naut · August 17, 2024, 8:51am

I’m loving playing our classic matchup again

P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH

Galina Glimmer
Huntress

STARTING HAND

Playful Panda
Rich Earth → Worker
Young Treant → Discard
Spore Shambler
Verdant Tree → Discard

WORKERS

Ironbark Treant
Rich Earth

NextHand

Young Treant
Huntress
Verdant Tree

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Shambler - ($2)
Remove a rune, pop Aven - ($1)
Discard 2 cards, Calamandra has Stealth this turn
Calamandra kills Inspector, takes 1
Tech I - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Spore Shambler 1/2A [+]
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

L1 Calamandra Moss 3/3 [+]

Buildings:

Base HP: 18
Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 3
Deck: 6
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 0
Workers: 7

Thoughts

Shambler gives me such an easy out of Aven nonsense it seems mad to not take it. I don’t like dropping in cards but it’s necessary to Tech up and keep the pressure on.

flagrantangles · August 17, 2024, 5:00pm

I agree. It’s nice to return to our villain origin matchup.

P1T3

Tech Starting Hand Workers

TECH
Dreamscape
Hallucination

STARTING HAND
Jail
Brave Knight
Reputable Newsman
Lawful Search
Bluecoat Musketeer

WORKERS
Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate
Jail

Next Hand

Dreamscape
Brave Knight
Hallucination
Manufactured Truth
Bluecoat Musketeer

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Hire a Brave Knight. - ($4)
Traffic Director attacks your Tech I.
Build a Tower. - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

Squad Leader: Brave Knight 3/3A
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:

In Play:

Traffic Director 1/1

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

Hand: 5
Deck: 4
Disc: 0

Gold:

Gold: 1
Workers: 7

Thoughts

Bluecoat Musketeer - Replace Ability with “Arrives: Exhausted. Arrives or : Deal 1 damage to a unit without flying”

Okay, I feel fine about this. We’ve got plenty of resources while Hugh is struggling. I have also mitigated Calamandra’s Stealth while replenishing my hand. Sucks to lose the Aven, but I did get some damage out of it and I’m just not mad at that.

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