EricF ([Balance]/Growth/Finesse) vs zhavier (Mono Blue)

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Hmm, I am clearly missing something when it comes to blue.

P2T6

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Reputable Newsman
Free Speech
The Art of War
Judgment Day
Brave Knight

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search
Jail
Spectral Aven
Brave Knight
The Art of War

NextHand

Manufactured Truth
Traffic Director
Elite Training
Arrest
Porkhand Magistrate

Discard

Judgment Day
Brave Knight
Free Speech
Reputable Newsman

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($11)
Maxband Bigby - ($5)
Judgment Day - ($1)
Worker - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bigby 3/4+A, lvl 5
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 11
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[details=P1, Turn 7]Rampant Growth
Spore Shambler
Circle of Life -> Worker
+Leaping Lizard

Tech Blademaster + Stampede
[/details]
Everything dies, reshuffle and draw a card
9 gold (10)
Midori heals
Worker (9)
Max Midori (4)
Mid-band Arg (2)
Midori and Arg kill Bigby, Arg to Max
Leaping Lizard (1)
Discard 2, Draw 4, float 1 gold.

SQL - Leaping Lizard (3/5 +1)
Tech - Water Elemental (3/3)

L8 Midori (4/5)
L5 Arg (1/5)

Base - 13
Tech 1 - 5
Tech 2 - 5
Spec: Finesse

Verdant Tree - 3

10 workers, 1 gold
Hand: 4
Deck: 6
Discard: 4

[details=Next Hand]Nimble Fencer
Dinosize
Grounded Guide
Cloud Sprite[/details]

[details=Discard]Rampant Growth
Spore Shambler
Stampede
Blademaster
[/details]

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P2T7

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Liberty Griffon
Liberty Griffon

STARTING HAND
Porkhand Magistrate
Traffic Director
Elite Training
Arrest
Manufactured Truth

WORKERS
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search
Jail
Spectral Aven
Brave Knight
The Art of War

NextHand

The Art of War
Brave Knight
Judgment Day
Manufactured Truth
Building Inspector

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($11)
Onimaru - ($9)
Porkhand Magistrate - ($6)
Elite Training on Oni and Magistrate - ($4)
Tech 2 Truth - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Porkhand Magistrate 3/3+2A, Elite Training
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]: Onimaru 4/3+A, Elite Training
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 18
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 8
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 11
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Battle of the Anti-airs!

[details=P1, Turn 8]Cloud Sprite
Nimble Fencer
Grounded Guide
Dinosize

Defense: 5, 4 // 5, 5, [18] = 9, 14, 19, or 27
Attack (after GG & Fencer): 4, 4, 4, 4, 1 // +6? = 17 or 23

Yeah, all-in seems fine. I’ve got a Maestro coming up shortly, and if he doesn’t have Free Speech or a flier he just dies immidiately
[/details]
Tech nothing
10 gold (11)
Grounded Guide (6)
Nimble Fencer (4)
Arg boosts Water Elemental, who kills Porkhand
Leaping Lizard kills Onimaru
Dinosize Midori (0)
Midori and Nimble Fencer hit your Base for 14 damage, leaving it at 4 hp.
Discard 1, Draw 3

Lookout - Grounded Guide (4/4)

Leaping Lizard (4/1)
Water Elemental (4/1)
Nimble Fencer (4/4)
L8 Midori (4/5)
L5 Arg (1/5)

Base - 13
Tech 1 - 5
Tech 2 - 5
Spec: Finesse

Verdant Tree - 3

10 workers, 0 gold
Hand: 3
Deck: 3
Discard: 6

[details=Next Hand]Maestro
Galina Glimmer
Tiny Basilisk[/details]

[details=Discard]Rampant Growth
Spore Shambler
Stampede
Blademaster
Cloud Sprite
Dinosize[/details]

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GG!

I’m stumbling along the way in my efforts with blue. I will take a break for now and play my CAPS games. Let me know if you see any areas of improvement.