RACE #3: Barrelfish ([Necro]/Blood/Growth) vs. CarpeGuitarrem (Mono Green)

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@Barrelfish will be going first against @CarpeGuitarrem. Good luck and have fun!

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@CarpeGuitarrem glhf!

P1T1

StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Jandra, the Negator
Skeletal Archery
Pestering Haunt
Thieving Imp
Sacrifice the Weak

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator

NextHand

Graveyard
Deteriorate
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeleton Javelineer
Summon Skeletons

Discard

Thieving Imp
Skeletal Archery
Sacrifice the Weak

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Garth - ($1)
Skeleton - ($0)
Haunt

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]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1)
  • Lvl 1 Garth (1/3)
    [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
3
[b]P2T1[/b]
StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Rampant Growth
Young Treant
Spore Shambler
Rich Earth
Forest’s Favor

WORKERS
Rich Earth

NextHand

Playful Panda
Merfolk Prospector
Verdant Tree
Ironbark Treant
Tiger Cub

Discard

Forest’s Favor
Spore Shambler
Young Treant
Rampant Growth

Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Summon Argagarg - ($2)
Cast Forest’s Favor on Argagarg - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Wisp 0/1+a
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Argagarg L1 2/4 resist 1
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 4
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
4

P1T2

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Bone Collector
Bone Collector

STARTING HAND
Skeleton Javelineer
Graveyard
Poisonblade Rogue
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue

NextHand

Sacrifice the Weak
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Bone Collector
Bone Collector

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Tech I - ($2)
Deteriorate Wisp
Skeleton - ($1)
Haunt hits your base to 19

Float ($1)
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]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Pestering Haunt (1/1)
  • Lvl 1 Garth (1/3)
    [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: 1
  • Workers: 6
5
[b]P2T2[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Nature Reclaims
Tiny Basilisk

STARTING HAND
Playful Panda
Tiger Cub
Verdant Tree
Merfolk Prospector
Ironbark Treant

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub

NextHand

Rampant Growth
Verdant Tree
Nature Reclaims
Tiny Basilisk

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Summon Ironbark Treant - ($2)
Summon Merfolk Prospector - ($1)
Build Tech I - ($0)
Argagarg kills the Scavenger skeleton

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Ironbark Treant 1/2+3a
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Merfolk Prospector 1/1
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Argagarg L1 2/3
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
6

P1T3

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Might of Leaf and Claw
Lich’s Bargain

STARTING HAND
Bone Collector
Skeletal Archery
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Bone Collector

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery

NextHand

Skeleton Javelineer
Thieving Imp
Summon Skeletons
Deteriorate

Discard

Pestering Haunt
Graveyard
Sacrifice the Weak
Might of Leaf and Claw
Lich’s Bargain

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scavenger - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Bone Collector - ($5)
Bone Collector - ($3)
Skeleton - ($2)
Pestering Haunt trades with Prospector. You draw a card

Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3+A)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Bone Collector (3/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Lvl 1 Garth (1/3)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 5
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 7
7
[b]P2T3[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Centaur
Centaur

STARTING HAND
Rampant Growth
Verdant Tree
Nature Reclaims
Tiny Basilisk
Forest’s Favor

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub
Verdant Tree

NextHand

Playful Panda
Rampant Growth
Spore Shambler
Nature Reclaims
Young Treant

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Summon Tiny Basilisk - ($5)
Build Tower - ($2)
Worker - ($1)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Ironbark Treant 1/2+3a
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Argagarg L1 2/3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Tiny Basilisk 1/2 deathtouch resist 1
    [B]In Play:[/B]

[B]Buildings:[/B]

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

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

Option 1: don’t attack. Worst case, Tiny Basilisk snipes a Bone Collector and Treant trades with the other or a skeleton.

Option 2: Bone Collectors kill Treant and generate skeletons. Worst case, Arg kills 1 skeleton and Tiny Basilisk snipes a Bone Collector. This seems to clearly dominate Option 2

Option 3: Wipe his patrol zone (after deteriorating Basilisk), leaving me with 3/1 BC, 1 skeleton, and an injured Garth

If I draw MoLaC (72% chance if I tech the 2nd and draw 5), then Option 2 is better. If I don’t, then option 3 trades 2 skeletons and some BC/Garth damage for his Arg and Basilisk. Call that 3 gold worth of value for me against 3 gold and a card for him (5 gold and 2 cards if you include forest’s favor). That’s reasonably advantageous. On the other hand, killing Arg means that he can potentially bring out Midori and Momen’ts Peace me, which will neuter my gameplan. Let’s go for Option 2.

Now that I do that, do I float 3 or build a Tower? I think float. Tower will force him to trade Basilisk to get Arg instead of it surviving, but that’s it. I could do the same thing by midbanding Garth. Doesn’t seem worthwhile. I’d rather keep the gold and threaten something like MoLaC + Midband Drakk.

P1T4

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Might of Leaf and Claw
Blooming Ancient

STARTING HAND
Summon Skeletons
Thieving Imp
Skeleton Javelineer
Deteriorate

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
Thieving Imp

NextHand

Lich’s Bargain
Pestering Haunt
Sacrifice the Weak
Deteriorate
Might of Leaf and Claw

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Tech II (Growth) - ($4)
Bone Collectors #1 and #2 kill Ironbark Treant, going to 3/1 and generating Skeletons #3 and #4
Garth generates skeleton #5 - ($3)

Float ($3)
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]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Skeleton (1/1)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Lvl 1 Garth (1/3)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Bone Collector (3/1)
  • Bone Collector (3/1)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

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

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 8
9
[b]P2T4[/b]
Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Potent Basilisk
Huntress

STARTING HAND
Young Treant
Spore Shambler
Playful Panda
Nature Reclaims
Rampant Growth
Centaur

WORKERS
Rich Earth
Tiger Cub
Verdant Tree
Playful Panda

NextHand

Centaur
Merfolk Prospector
Forest’s Favor
Huntress

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($9)
Summon Young Treant - ($7)
Summon Centaur - ($4)
Argagarg kills your Scavenger skeleton
Tiny Basilisk kills Garth, Argagarg levels to midband and heals
Summon Spore Shambler - ($1)
Worker - ($0)

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

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Young Treant 0/2+a can’t attack
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]: Spore Shambler 2/3
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]:
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]: Centaur 3/4
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Tiny Basilisk 1/1 deathtouch
  • Argagarg L3 2/5
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tower HP: 4

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
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This match is awarded at deadline to Barrelfish, based on the board position (including hands). Feel free to play it out for fun, though!

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Here is what my next turn would have been. @CarpeGuitarrem I’m happy to play out the rest of this if you are!

P1T5

Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Lich’s Bargain
Giant Panda

STARTING HAND
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Might of Leaf and Claw
Lich’s Bargain
Pestering Haunt

WORKERS
Jandra, the Negator
Poisonblade Rogue
Skeletal Archery
Thieving Imp
Pestering Haunt

NextHand

Skeleton Javelineer
Might of Leaf and Claw
Summon Skeletons
Blooming Ancient

Discard

Bone Collector
Bone Collector
Deteriorate
Sacrifice the Weak
Lich’s Bargain
Lich’s Bargain
Giant Panda

Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float + Scavenger - ($12)
Worker - ($11)
Might of Leaf and Claw - ($8)
Drakk - ($6)
Midband him - ($3)
Frenzied BC #1 trades with Young Treant, generating skeleton #5. 1 rune on MoLaC
Frenzied BC #2 trades with Centaur, generating skeleton #6. 2 runes on MoLaC
2 Frenzied Skeletons trade with Spore Shambler. You gain a gold. MoLaC to 4 runes
Deteriorate kills Tiny Basilisk
Arg - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 2, draw 4

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

  • :psblueshield: [I]Squad Leader[/I]: Wisp (0/1)
  • :psfist: [I]Elite[/I]:
  • :ps_: [I]Scavenger[/I]:
  • :pschip: [I]Technician[/I]: Lvl 1 Arg (1/3)
  • :target: [I]Lookout[/I]:
    [B]In Play:[/B]
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Skeleton (1/1)
  • Might of Leaf and Claw [4]
  • Lvl 4 Drakk (2/3)
    [B]Buildings:[/B]
  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Growth)

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

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 7
    [B]Gold:[/B]
  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 9
My thoughts

Intentionally not activating MoLaC this turn. The 2 things in his deck that can counter me right now are Nature Reclaims and Moment’s Peace. The only way he can get rid of Arg and play Midori is if I activate MoLaC, so I don’t want to yet.