[CAWS21] Round2: P1 zango [Balance]/Anarchy/Peace vs P2 Moby_Dick [Demonology]/Peace/Finesse

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Well well, by far not our first match with these decks… Good for me that I’m at least P1. And let’s start this game with something new!

Enjoy and good luck @Moby_Dick

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Spore Shambler
Forest’s Favor
Rich Earth
Merfolk Prospector
Verdant Tree

WORKERS
Spore Shambler

NextHand

Young Treant
Tiger Cub
Ironbark Treant
Playful Panda

Discard

Forest’s Favor
Verdant Tree

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Merfolk Prospector - ($3)
Rich Earth - ($0)
worker

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Rich Earth

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 2

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5
2

P2T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Jandra, the Negator
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate
Poisonblade Rogue

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Summon Skeletons
Graveyard
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt

Discard

Deteriorate
Skeleton Javelineer
Thieving Imp

Tech card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
PBL - ($2)
Vandy - ($0)
Det MP you draw

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Vandy 2/3 A
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Poisonblade Rogue 2/1
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

We both know our strategies, and his strategy A can counter my Strat B and my B his A. I think he will mix and first go Balance Tech2 and later switch to MoP and Gunship. I have to play aggressive otherwise I have no chance with rich earth.

I am almost sure he will tech 2 basilisks to kill Vandy. His whole obsession is always about killing Vandy. I offer her in case he has rampant grwoth, but probably he would not take it. But he will think about it …

I try it with PBR, because he is always telling me I should not play it and everyone is workering her directly. Probably he will mess with the tree with his cycle to bring two basilisks in t3. If he does I have to do the same.

MP has to die otherwise he can play unit + hero and I even cannot kill the hero due to Vandys max ability wo skipping tech1. This gives him a card back and me one down…

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P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Tiny Basilisk
Tiny Basilisk

STARTING HAND
Ironbark Treant
Young Treant
Playful Panda
Tiger Cub
Rampant Growth

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth

NextHand

Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Tiger Cub
Verdant Tree
Tiny Basilisk
Tiny Basilisk

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
panda - ($3)
tech 1 - ($1)
worker

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite: wisp (0+1/1)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rich Earth
  • Playful Panda (2/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

young treant gives me 60% chance to draw both tiny b next turn. cub in technician gives me 54% to draw them both. Both options let PBR survive. Panda with wisp in elite lets him sacrifice PBR (at least I think so), but only has 36% probability to draw both basilisks… treant also gives 20% to draw MP again, which would be just awesome, but if I don’t draw him it’s just too defensive
Post draw: lol, so much for my calculus…

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P2T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nimble Fencer
Nimble Fencer

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Nimble Fencer
Thieving Imp
Deteriorate
Poisonblade Rogue
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
tech 1 - ($3)
Vandy kills wisp
PBR trades with panda
Midband Vandy - ($1)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Vandy 3/4 l3

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

OK at least putting Vandy in SL worked and he was writing me several seperate messages under which cirumstances he would have killed Vandy. But the distraction was not enought to make a mistake. Maybe later…

I have to clear the board first, unfortantely without any advantage. Elite was the right decision. Soon his rich earth will start to pay off…

Now starts the tricky part. Midband Vandy: With rampanth growth he will kill vandy, which cost him 5. I am pretty sure the last two ones he would invest in in a basilisk. With his draw the probability is quite high that he has at least one. With StW and one fencer I can kill zane. If he does not invest in a basilisk and midband zane I would reqire two fencer, which I probably will not have. But it is still OK.

With two basilisks I definetly need to midband Vandy and even then the odds are not good. Summon skeletons will not help at all. Midori, basilisk, basiliks would be the worst case. It will depend on how he patrol. At least I have StW. I think I have no choice…

Cardets would be a great trade with basilisks. But if I draw only one Midori will kill it and the basilisk will kill Vandy. Not working either.

I cannot keep the haunt I need at least one fencer…

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P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Steam Tank
Chameleon Lizzo

STARTING HAND
Verdant Tree
Tiger Cub
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Tiny Basilisk
Tiny Basilisk

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub (2/2)

NextHand

Ironbark Treant (1/2AA)
Young Treant (0/2)
Forest’s Favor

Discard

Playful Panda (2/2)
Verdant Tree
Steam Tank
Chameleon Lizzo

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker
MP - ($6)
2* tiny b - ($2)
Oni - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Oni (2/3, lvl1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rich Earth
  • Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
  • Tiny Basilisk (1/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

I’d love to worker this MP, as it keeps dying to deteriorate, but I also definitely want to have a unit in play to protect my basilisks against StW…

I am a bit afraid of him sacrificing vandy in order to attack my handsize after me going down on cards that hard. If so, let’s hope he doesn’t discard my young treant.

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P2T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Maestro
Star-Crossed Starlet

STARTING HAND
Sacrifice the Weak
Poisonblade Rogue
Deteriorate
Thieving Imp
Nimble Fencer

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue

NextHand

Graveyard
Nimble Fencer
Skeleton Javelineer

Discard

Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate
Nimble Fencer
Thieving Imp
Maestro
Star-Crossed Starlet

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Det Technician you draw
StW, one basilisk dies - ($5)
Nimble Fencer - ($3)
Max Vandy, +2+2 on fencer + basilisk - ($1)
Vandy kills oni
Fencer trades with basilisk

Float ($1)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Vandy 4/3 l5

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Really worst case with even MP… From comments he wrote me I conclude he was not sure with his progress. Whenever this happens he switches to Gunship rush. I am not sure, but currently I put him in Gunship rush and moments of peace not balance.

Perfect setup for his patrollers and units… He did consider StW and Det.

Version 1: Det. MP, STW, Fencer, Max Vandy kills oni, fencer trades with basilisk. 1g, 3 cards… Vandy is an target for midband zane which cost him 5g. He will not kill her, since he probably need his tech2. At least he has no tech1 units next turn. Not too bad, not too good. I think only choice I have…

Version2: Det. MP, STW, Card draw, fencer + unit (Jav. PBR, fencer). 0-1g 3 cards… 2 units in play. He has only two attackers so he will not reach Vandy. DP in the deck which is great. But he will kill SL, and with the right unit I cannot do anything about it and in two turns he might have a strong attack. One gold missing for Imp, then this would be a valid option.

Version3: Det. MP, STW Fencer in SL and Vandy in technician. With RG I am done

Version4: Somehow I feel missing something. If someone has a better idea please tell me…

Next turn: tech2 4g, Fencer 2g, Vandy fetch DP 1g, worker 1g - 8g

I will go with starlet and Maestro. If I want to do the fencer rush I can still switch if he techs discipline…

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P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Moment’s Peace
Moment’s Peace

STARTING HAND
Forest’s Favor
Ironbark Treant (1/2AA)
Young Treant (0/2)
Chameleon Lizzo
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub (2/2)
Ironbark Treant (1/2AA)

NextHand

Verdant Tree
Steam Tank
Moment’s Peace
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Playful Panda (2/2)

Tech 2 card(s)
mp to discard, reshuffle, technician draw, then basilisks to discard
Get Paid - ($7)
midband Zane trades Vandy - ($2)
young treant, I draw - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Young Treant (0/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rich Earth

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

Well, the perfect turn 3 draw was useless in the end. Back to square one but this time him being able to deploy tech 2 Units first. Yes I could go for tech building instead, but I don’t want to allow him to so easily restore his hand size.

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P2T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Dark Pact
Dark Pact

STARTING HAND
Nimble Fencer
Skeleton Javelineer
Graveyard

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer

NextHand

Summon Skeletons
Nimble Fencer
Graveyard
Pestering Haunt

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
tech 2 Finesse - ($4)
Oni - ($2)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Oni
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 8
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

Ok, he killed her. A mistake due to his obsession :slight_smile: , or did he already planned it unitl turn7?

Now I am almost sure gunship rush with moments of peace. With balance tech 2 he would have gone for an easier Vandy kill. he already wrote me a message with calculating probabilities for his plan, what he is usually doing with MoP.

Gunship in 3 rounds with his tree in 2 rounds. But two rounds will not work with his gold. He should have now 2 moments of peace in. I could fetch meta in 3 turns, but I need three heros out at that time. So probably hh and I cannot play the fencer rush. So I need DP. Maybe I can get blademaster in if I can stop midori before gunship. I cannot stop Gunship. Even a pumped up lizzard or air hammerer will not work with MoP. Only chance is to be faster.

Ideal Next turn: Max Vandy 6, Maestro 9 DP, DP Some fencer and Starlets - I cannot afford a fencer now and must rely on the card draw.

OK now it is set and the drawing will decide the game… I have no safe plan to stop that strategy, if I don’t have an advantage on the board until this turn. Basilisk, MoP and Gunship are hard.

Post draw: OK really bad no DP. Probably that’s it.

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P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Pirate Gunship
Pirate Gunship

STARTING HAND
Playful Panda (2/2)
Steam Tank
Verdant Tree
Moment’s Peace
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub (2/2)
Ironbark Treant (1/2AA)
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)

NextHand

Forest’s Favor
Moment’s Peace
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Chameleon Lizzo

Discard

Playful Panda (2/2)
Moment’s Peace
Steam Tank
Pirate Gunship
Pirate Gunship

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker
verdant tree - ($6)
tech 2 - ($2)
Oni - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Young Treant (0/2A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Oni (2/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rich Earth
  • Verdant Tree (3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • Tech 1 & tech 2 anarchy each 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

there are a hundred ways for Oni to die now, but I really want that tree and I also really want to keep my handsize up…

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P2T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Grounded Guide
Blademaster

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Pestering Haunt
Graveyard
Nimble Fencer

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Maestro
Nimble Fencer
Thieving Imp
Star-Crossed Starlet

Discard

Pestering Haunt
Graveyard
Grounded Guide
Blademaster

Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Worker - ($10)
Maxband Vandy on tree - ($4)
Fencer - ($2)
HH - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Nimble Fencer
  • :psfist: Elite: Oni
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Vandy 4/5 l5

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Finesse)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

That was my chance, with a lucky DP draw…

I don’t understand why he needs the tree, because next turn he has no money for Gunship, but OK.
Probably he was afraid of tech 2 kill.

OK now his current draw will decide the game. If he has a haste unit he will kill oni, and I am done. If I can cast Meta on Oni and River next turn, I have enough defense and can go for a base race even against gunship and probably win. Without MoP I still have a slight chance with fencer. With both GG…

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what does this mean?

12

Young treant I think

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Yes, Vandy’s Maxband ability on young treant. It is anyway his only unit, he knows what I mean, just a reminder.

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P1T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Steam Tank
Elite Training

STARTING HAND
Moment’s Peace
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Forest’s Favor
Chameleon Lizzo

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub (2/2)
Ironbark Treant (1/2AA)
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)

NextHand

Moment’s Peace
Chameleon Lizzo
Pirate Gunship
Playful Panda (2/2)
Steam Tank

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker
Chameleon Lizzo trades with your Oni, mine to lvl3 - ($5)
my midband Oni readily kills fencer - ($3)
maxband heals Oni, soldiers arrive - ($0)

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

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: soldier (1/1A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Oni (4+1/5, lvl8))
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Young Treant (2/4, doomed)
  • :pschip: Technician: soldier (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout: soldier (1/1)

In Play:

  • Rich Earth
  • Verdant Tree (3)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

that lizzo was meant for a stealthy vandy kill, I didn’t expect him to instant maxband her. that 3 hero meta threat really is a big one, so at least his Oni has to die. Really unfortunate I don’t have one gold more for FF the lizzo to trade with vandy and cast a moment’s peace. now let’s see whether I’m about to get overrun by virtuosos or whether he goes the two hero meta route. Either way the question remains: am I fast enough??

15

I think you need to pay $1 more.

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Whopsie.
Thanks @Dreamfire
In this case I would prefer to have none float but switch the patrol of the doomed treant with the soldier in scavenger.
@FrozenStorm : is that okay?
And if so I assume I have to redraw my five cards, correct?

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Yeah it’s fine and yeah redraw hand

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P2T6

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Blademaster

STARTING HAND
Thieving Imp
Nimble Fencer
Star-Crossed Starlet
Maestro

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Summon Skeletons

NextHand

Sacrifice the Weak
Dark Pact
Deteriorate

Discard

Pestering Haunt
Graveyard
Grounded Guide
Blademaster
Thieving Imp
Blademaster

Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid - ($10)
Tech 3 - ($5)
Maestro - ($2)
Starlet
Fencer
river - ($0)
Fencer kills SL
Vandy kills Lookout + Technician

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Star-Crossed Starlet 3/2
  • :pschip: Technician: Maestro 3/5
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Vandy 4/4 l5
  • River 2/3 l1
  • Nimble Fencer 2/2

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Finesse)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Ok that’s it, he had the card to kill Oni… My hand is not strong enough to fight through all the soldier, and he has enough gold for Gunship. The probability is quite high that he has at least one, so it does not matter if I kill the technician.

I could make him discard two cards, but then my position is too weak, and other cards like lizzard can kill me as well.

19

Forgotten to mark the tech 3

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P1T7

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Pirate Gunship
Chameleon Lizzo
Moment’s Peace
Steam Tank
Playful Panda (2/2)
Elite Training

WORKERS
Spore Shambler
Rampant Growth
Tiger Cub (2/2)
Ironbark Treant (1/2AA)
Merfolk Prospector (1/1)
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)
Playful Panda (2/2)

NextHand

Forest’s Favor
Moment’s Peace
Pirate Gunship
Steam Tank
Tiny Basilisk (1/2)

Discard

Young Treant (2/4, doomed)
Moment’s Peace
Steam Tank
Elite Training
Chameleon Lizzo

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid+Scav+Technician draw - ($11)
Worker
instant Tech3 - ($6)
Gunship kills Vandy, obliterates Starlet & Fencer, you gain 1 - ($0)
Oni readily kills Maestro, you draw

Float ($0)
Discard 4, draw 5

Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Oni (4/2A, lvl8))
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Rich Earth
  • Verdant Tree (3)
  • Pirate Gunship (7/6)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Anarchy)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 11
Thoughts

As he will not have access to fencers next turn this should be it. A pity I can’t protect my gunship against a possible StW, but still…