[XCAFS22] Round8: P1 zango [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs P2 FrozenStorm [Truth]/Anarchy/Future

This MU sounds like very bad news for me @FrozenStorm , but I think after our last encounter you deserve it :wink:
GL & HF!

XCAFS22 Round6 P1T1

P1 [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs. P2 [Strength]/Bashing/Blood

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StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND


WORKERS
Temporal Research


NextHand

Neo Plexus (2/2)
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)
Time Spiral
Fading Argonaut (2/3, fade 3)
Tinkerer (1/2)


Discard

Forgotten Fighter
Battle Suits
Hardened Mox (1/1)


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
nullcraft pings your base - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Nullcraft (1/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5
Thoughts

uff, mono purple P1 against mono blue as P2 has a winning probability of 33% in the model. From the possible 36 mono color MUs, only 3 are rated worse. And especially with him having access to Truth and me not having acces to good targeting, Iā€™m not going to put my expectations too high.
That along with a very bad splitā€¦ this sucks
Would like to drop the mox, but then a single BI will prevent me from teching up or playing anything next turn, so nullcraft it is, even though that just prompts him to play aven, which I really would prefer to not do.

Idk man Blue P2 doesnā€™t sound like a cake walk, though canā€™t ask for much better than vs Purple at least. GL HF!

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XCAFS2022 Round 8 Player 2, Turn 1

P2 Truth/Anarchy/Future vs P2 Present/Anarchy/Bashing

Starting Hand

Porkhand Magistrate
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Lawful Search

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (5)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Main:

  • Quince (3)
  • Building Inspector (2)
  • Manufactured Truth, Mirror is a nullcraft, trades with your nullcraft (1)
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Bombaster, Scorch, Pillage, Bloodburn, Careless Musketeer

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 Draw 4

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Quince (1/3a lvl 1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Building Inspector (1/1)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6

End of Turn Hand

Spectral Aven
Reputable Newsman
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Okay I think Quince + MTruth takes down the Nullc, and BI makes a nuisance for teching up. love it


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Bummer, didnā€™t think of that lineā€¦

XCAFS22 Round8 P1T2

P1 [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs. P2 [Strength]/Bashing/Blood

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Now!


STARTING HAND
Fading Argonaut (2/3, fade 3)
Tinkerer (1/2)
Neo Plexus (2/2)
Time Spiral
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Time Spiral


NextHand

Hardened Mox (1/1)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Tinkerer (1/2)
Forgotten Fighter
Nullcraft (1/1)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Fargo - ($3)
very expensive tech 1 - ($0)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Fading Argonaut (2/3A, fade 3)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:
*

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

didnā€™t see that option, otherwise I would have patrolled in SLā€¦ going to tech against aven and truth tech 1+2. awesome, P1T2 and Iā€™m already on a 100% reactive course :man_facepalming:

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XCAFS2022 Round 8 Player 2, Turn 2

P2 Truth/Anarchy/Future vs P2 Present/Anarchy/Bashing

Starting Hand

Spectral Aven
Reputable Newsman
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (6)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Gunpoint Taxman, Spectral Flagbearer


Main:

  • Spectral Aven (4)
  • Traffic Director (3)
  • Tech 1 (1)
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Bluecoat Musketeer, Porkhand Magistrate

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 1 Draw 1 rs Draw 2

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • Tech1 HP: 5

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Traffic Director (1/1a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician: Building Inspector (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Quince (1/3 lvl 1)
  • Spectral Aven (2/2)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7

End of Turn Hand

Jail
Gunpoint Taxman
Spectral Flagbearer

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Gonna lean Truth T2 I think, maybe we do Future though. Flagbearer and GPT should be good either way


Now thatā€™s some aggressive use of your hand sizeā€¦ Very interesting!

XCAFS22 Round8 P1T3

P1 [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs. P2 [Strength]/Bashing/Blood

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Warp Gate Disciple (1/1)
Now!


STARTING HAND
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Tinkerer (1/2)
Forgotten Fighter
Hardened Mox (1/1)
Nullcraft (1/1)


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Hardened Mox (1/1)


NextHand

Now!
Battle Suits
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus (2/2)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Fargo kills SL
GPT - ($3)
max - ($1)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Max (2+1/3, lvl1)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Fading Argonaut (2/2, fade 2)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

wow, he probably is overextendingā€¦ letā€™s take a risky route. If I hit the 60% of not drawing one of my teched cards from rs draw 1 and max either dies now or survives his turn after the next one, I think Iā€™ll just win with his small hand size. And even if I do hit the bad 40% this route is not entirely closed downā€¦ Arrest really would be a pita, but hey, he only has three cards, right?

touche GPT

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XCAFS2022 Round 8 Player 2, Turn 3

P2 Truth/Anarchy/Future vs P2 Present/Anarchy/Bashing

Starting Hand

Jail
Gunpoint Taxman
Spectral Flagbearer

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (7)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Void Star, Xenostalker
Gunpoint Taxman, Spectral Flagbearer


Main:

  • Gunpoint Taxman (5)
  • Worker (4)
  • Tech 2 Future (0)
Workers

Jail, Bluecoat Musketeer, Porkhand Magistrate

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 1 Draw 3

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 FUTURE

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3a)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician: Building Inspector (1/1)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Quince (1/3 lvl 1)
  • Spectral Aven (2/2)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8

End of Turn Hand

Manufactured Truth
Reputable Newsman
Arrest

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

I think future is the way to go, maybe weā€™ll tech lab here in a sec, next turn probably Zane shenanigans


GPT and futureā€¦??? You keep surprising me! But well, after this rock solid start of yours, probably not that surprisingā€¦

so desperate situations require desperate measures. I think thatā€™s the first time for me to actually play FF. And what a horrible trade this isā€¦

XCAFS22 Round8 P1T4

P1 [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs. P2 [Strength]/Bashing/Blood

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Hyperion (4/5)
Tricycloid (3/3)


STARTING HAND
Now!
Neo Plexus (2/2)
Battle Suits
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)
Forgotten Fighter


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Hardened Mox (1/1)
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)


NextHand

Tinkerer (1/2)
Warp Gate Disciple (1/1)
Now!
Nullcraft (1/1)


Discard

Now!
Forgotten Fighter
Neo Plexus (2/2)
Battle Suits
Hyperion (4/5)
Tricycloid (3/3)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
now aven - ($6)
FF BI - ($4)
tech 2 - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Fading Argonaut (2+1/2, fade 1)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Max (2/3, lvl1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

GPT & Future??? Huhā€¦
and a big f*** about his draw. If he had arrest, Iā€™m pretty sure he would have played it to wreck havoc with aven. That means he has 75% chance to have it in hand nowā€¦ Thatā€™s just blowout! But I chose to gamble with my tech choice, now I have to deal with that. But maybe Fargo with only 1 rune left and the threat of my perfectly timed tech 2 cycle is too large an issue for him to go on the offense. :crossed_fingers:

Who knows if Iā€™m at all thinking straight lolā€¦

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XCAFS2022 Round 8 Player 2, Turn 4

P2 Truth/Anarchy/Future vs P2 Present/Anarchy/Bashing

Starting Hand

Manufactured Truth
Reputable Newsman
Arrest
Building Inspector (FF)

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (8)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Omegacron, Surprise Attack
Void Star, Xenostalker
Gunpoint Taxman, Spectral Flagbearer


Main:

  • Zane + maxband, send Fargo to lookout (1)
  • Zane kills SQL, takes 3
  • Quince kills Fargo, takes 2
  • GPT kills Geiger, takes 2, Quince midbands
  • Worker (0)
Workers

Building Inspector, Jail, Bluecoat Musketeer, Porkhand Magistrate

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 3 Draw 1 rs Draw 4

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 FUTURE

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Quince (1/4 lvl 1)
  • Zane (4/1 lvl 6)
  • Gunpoint Taxman (3/1)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

End of Turn Hand

Lawful Search
Spectral Flagbearer
Void Star
Omegacron
Xenostalker

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

I am full Towelie the towel, I have no idea whatā€™s going on lol. Killing Geiger seems like my best move here, avoids a TD / Geiger reset for whatā€™s surely a Tric in hand, means Iā€™m probably giving up a big kill but oh well.


Oh how I wish I had a tric in handā€¦ :roll_eyes:
With you killing max and me not having tric, thatā€™s pretty much game. But letā€™s play it out

XCAFS22 Round8 P1T5

P1 [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs. P2 [Strength]/Bashing/Blood

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Ready or Not
Tricycloid (3/3)


STARTING HAND
Now!
Nullcraft (1/1)
Tinkerer (1/2)
Warp Gate Disciple (1/1)


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Hardened Mox (1/1)
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)
Tinkerer (1/2)


NextHand

Now!
Neo Plexus (2/2)
Now!
Forgotten Fighter


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Zane with lvl2 - ($4)
nullcraft kills your Zane, mine to Midband - ($2)
troq - ($0)
Zane deals 3 damage to quince

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Troq (2/3A, lvl1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Zane (3/2, lvl4)
  • Nullcraft (1/1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 8
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

well, that seals the deal. no way Iā€™m coming back from this. warp gate + now was a very nice idea, but just plain stupid against Zaneā€¦ and with him not going for truth my possible t4 power turn (with lots of attack and now in hand to deal with SL hound) turned out to be ratherā€¦ wellā€¦ lolā€¦

post draw: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: what a junk hand! And that against future with draw 4 out of 10 from the new cycle with 9 gold availableā€¦ probably could just stop playing right here, but letā€™s do him the honor to finish the deal.

Hardly seems like game to me! Hopefully this provides suitable defense though

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XCAFS2022 Round 8 Player 2, Turn 5

P2 Truth/Anarchy/Future vs P2 Present/Anarchy/Bashing

Starting Hand

Lawful Search
Spectral Flagbearer
Void Star
Omegacron
Xenostalker

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (9)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Omegacron, Free Speech
Omegacron, Surprise Attack
Void Star, Xenostalker
Gunpoint Taxman, Spectral Flagbearer


Main:

  • Omegacron (7)
  • Maxband Quince (5)
  • Xenostalker (1)
  • Spectral Flagbearer (0)
Workers

Building Inspector, Jail, Bluecoat Musketeer, Porkhand Magistrate

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 Draw 4

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 FUTURE

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman (3/1a)
  • :psfist: Elite: Xenostalker (3+1/6)
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout: Spectral Flagbearer (2/2)

In Play:

  • Quince (1/5 lvl 5)
  • Omegacron (forecast 6)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 2
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

End of Turn Hand

Surprise Attack
Reputable Newsman
Arrest
Manufactured Truth

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Uhhh I guess maybe itā€™s not too bad? I think this keeps quince safe to anything besides saccing Zane + hitting Troq to 1hp, and TDing Tric to Tric. Hopefully that means next turn I can break the tech2 with sharks, and eventually overrun with omegacrons. Fingers crossed


Obviously I donā€™t share your optimism about my situation, do please prove me wrong such that I live for another two turns :sweat_smile:

And again: how I wish I had a tric in hand, but no luck with wishing for a tech 2 unitā€¦

XCAFS22 Round8 P1T6

P1 [Present]/Anarchy/Bashing vs. P2 [Strength]/Bashing/Blood

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Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Temporal Distortion
Ready or Not


STARTING HAND
Forgotten Fighter
Now!
Neo Plexus (2/2)
Now!


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Time Spiral
Hardened Mox (1/1)
Plasmodium (4/4, fc 3)
Tinkerer (1/2)
Forgotten Fighter


NextHand

Tricycloid (3/3)
Ready or Not
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3A)


Discard

Now!
Now!
Temporal Distortion
Ready or Not


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
troq trades GPT, levels fizzle
max - ($6)
now flagbearer - ($4)
nullcraft pings Xeno
maxband Zane shoves Xeno to lookout, kills him there - ($2)
neo - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 1, draw 3


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Max (2/3A, lvl1)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Neo Plexus (2/2)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Zane (4/1, lvl6)
  • Nullcraft (1/1)

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 3
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 4

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

okay, his turn is not as strong as expected, but he at least has the option to attack with take Zane and three omegas in his next turn, so I have to clear the board and to have two patrollersā€¦ which doesnā€™t leave much options and which again puts me further behindā€¦ hence as expected: game over!

quince and omegacron, who is missing from the board.

Yes TY legion

Go for broke? I think so!

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XCAFS2022 Round 8 Player 2, Turn 6

P2 Truth/Anarchy/Future vs P2 Present/Anarchy/Bashing

Starting Hand

Surprise Attack
Reputable Newsman
Arrest
Manufactured Truth

Events of Turn:


Upkeep:

  • Get Gold (9)
  • Tech 2 cards in except turn 1
All Teched Cards

Chaos Mirror x2
Omegacron, Free Speech
Omegacron, Surprise Attack
Void Star, Xenostalker
Gunpoint Taxman, Spectral Flagbearer


Main:

  • Zane + Midband, hit Geiger to 1hp (4)
  • Make a mirror (2)
  • Manufactured Truth, mirror is nullcraft (1)
  • Nullcraft kills your Zane, my Zane maxbands and shoves geiger to scav, we both get 1g (2)
  • Arrest Neo Plexus (0)
  • Sacrifice Mirror, Omegacron to forecast 4
  • Sacrifice 4 workers, omegacron arrives, breaks your tech 2, your base to 18
Workers

Building Inspector, Jail, Bluecoat Musketeer, Porkhand Magistrate

  • :pspurpleshield: Patrol as below
  • Discard 2 Draw 1 rs Draw 3

Board Info:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 19
  • Tech1 HP: 5
  • Tech2 HP: 5 FUTURE

In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Quince (1/5a lvl 5)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :pspig: Scavenger:
  • :exhaust: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Zane (4/4 lvl 6)
  • Omegacron (9/7)

Economy Info:

Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 11
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 5

End of Turn Hand

Traffic Director
Spectral Aven
Chaos Mirror
Spectral Flagbearer

End of Turn Discard
My Thoughts

Whelp, guess I just go for it? Only 3 cards, no heros if I make the kills, so probably can finish next turn with 2x omegacron, but we shall see!


Ballsy move of yours! But yes, I donā€™t have two units in hand to play, so it is game! @charnel_mouse I canā€™t prevent quinceā€™s mirror to break my base.

Didnā€™t stand a chance after the bad split and forgetting about your MT option. Also going cute with going all in with trying to now! Warp Gate in turn 5 didnā€™t helpā€¦

PS: After looking in your hand: you did have lethal on board!
Zane (7)
Sharks (2)
Mirror (0)
Shark #1 and quince killing SL
Shark #2 killing neo
Sac workers, Zane+two omegas breaking base :wink:

Remember @Bryce_The_Rice 's advice: ā€œalways check for lethalā€ :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

GG! WP!

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I actually think EricF first said that, but I could be wrong.

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i donā€™t think that Quince maxb triggers from forecast. He would have needed to use the midb, but that requires 2g he lacked

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Am I wrong about the unit arriving??

Quince reads:
ā€œLevel 5: Whenever a non-token unit of yours arrives, ā€¦ā€

Forecast X:
ā€œStarts off in the future, not in play. Put X time runes on this and remove one each upkeep. When you remove the last, it arrives.ā€

Pretty sure my proposed line is valid

You may be right! I didnā€™t think it worked that way so I had ruled it out. GG WP! It was definitely ericF that said always check for lethal

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Forecast units go to the future instead of arriving, then arrive when their last time rune is removed. The latter event is when Quinceā€™s maxband can trigger.

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good to know. ty

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