[XCAFS24] Round4: P1 Unity vs P2 zango

Hi @Unity let’s get this done :wink:

GL & HF!!!

You’re going to go up against Vandy and my beloved neutral starter.

RuleChanges:
Nerfs
Vandy Remove resist 1 at midband
Midband changes to “①, :arrow_heading_down:, Discard a card → Fetch any non-ultimate Demonology spell from your codex, reveal it, then put it in your hand.”
Maxband loses targeting, changes to giving the weakest unit on each side +2/2 (analogously to StW)
Garth Reduce midband stats to 2/3
Deteriorate Increase cost to 1
Ability changes to “Cannot target illusions. Give a unit -1/-1 until end of turn.”
Lich’s Bargain Base damage increased from 4 to 6 5
Flagstone Garrison Ability changes to “Your units can no longer have haste. Whenever you play a unit, draw a card”
Pirate Gunship Remove obliterate 2
Dark Pact Increase cost to 1
Bird’s Nest Change Upkeep to “Resummon one lost bird (max: 2)”
Battle Suits Change to apply to “Purple Soldiers and Mystics”
Might of Leaf and Claw :arrow_heading_down: → If there are at least 5 growth runes on this, your heroes and units get +3/+3 until your next upkeep
Buffs
Troq Midband at 3, maxband at 7
Modify midband ability to “Attacks: deal 1 damage to one of that opponent’s buildings”
Modify maxband ability to Overpower
The Boot Modify text to “Discard a card, then destroy a tech 0, I or II unit” modify type from “Spell - Debuff” to “Spell”
Intimidate Modify text to “Give a unit or hero -4/-1 until your next turn.”
General’s Hammer Cost reduced to 2

Purple starter [Present]/Ninjutsu

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I’ll play with [Finesse]/Demon/Anarchy then.

I really like to see how many times sets is picked in this tourney. I really do love her but it’s so hard to keep her safe…

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I finsih off with [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law

GL&HF!

P1T1


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Time Spiral
Nullcraft
Temporal Research
Neo Plexus
Tinkerer


WORKERS
Temporal Research


NextHand

Fading Argonaut
Plasmodium
Forgotten Fighter
Battle Suits
Hardened Mox


Discard

Time Spiral
Nullcraft
Tinkerer


Tech card(s)
Get Paid - ($4)
Worker - ($3)
Neo Plexus - ($1)

Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Neo Plexus (2/2+1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 5

That’s a very interesting deck choice of yours!

And again GL & HF for you as well

Let’s try something a bit off the beaten tracks this time

XCAFS24 round 4 P2T1

P1 [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law vs. P2 [Finesse]/Demonology/Anarchy

Link to all relevant rule changes


StartingHand Workers

STARTING HAND
Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Brick Thief (2/1)
Tenderfoot (1/2)
Spark
Older Brother (2/2)


WORKERS
Brick Thief (2/1)


NextHand

Wither
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)
Bloom
Timely Messenger (1/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)


Discard

Tenderfoot (1/2)
Spark
Helpful Turtle (1/2)


Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
River - ($2)
brother - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Older Brother (2/2)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 3

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

it’s time to go for one of @dwarddd 's “achievements” :wink:

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P1T2


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Temporal Distortion
Scribe


STARTING HAND
Plasmodium
Battle Suits
Hardened Mox
Fading Argonaut
Forgotten Fighter


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Plasmodium


NextHand

Hardened Mox
Scribe
Time Spiral
Battle Suits
Nullcraft


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Fading Argonaut - ($3)
Tech I - ($1)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Neo Plexus(2/2+1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Fading Argonaut (2/3)***
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 3
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 1
  • Workers: 6
Thoughts

Tech 2 gold cards to be able to potentially level a Max Geiger or Bigby Hayes to Level 3, if needed. Setsuki is difficult to level up and weak if not at max. Post draw: A very good draw this time.

XCAFS24 round 4 P2T2

P1 [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law vs. P2 [Finesse]/Demonology/Anarchy

Link to all relevant rule changes


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)


STARTING HAND
Bloom
Wither
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)
Timely Messenger (1/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)


WORKERS
Brick Thief (2/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)


NextHand

Timely Messenger (1/1)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
Wither
Tenderfoot (1/2)
Helpful Turtle (1/2)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
bloomed River kills SL - ($3)
tech 1 - ($1)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite: Older Brother (2/2)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • River (3/2, lvl1)+

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

that’s a nice surprise that it’s not Fargo who is in SL

P1T3


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Jurisdiction
Injunction


STARTING HAND
Time Spiral
Scribe
Hardened Mox
Battle Suits
Nullcraft
Tinkerer


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Plasmodium
Time Spiral


NextHand

Tinkerer
Temporal Distortion
Forgotten Fighter
Fading Argonaut
Injunction


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Scribe - I draw a card - ($4)
Nullcraft - ($2)
Max Geiger - ($0)
Fargo trades with your Older Brother
Nullcraft pings your Tech I

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Scribe (1/3+1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Max Geiger - Level 1 (2/3)
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • :exhaust: Nullcraft

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 4
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 7
Thoughts

Temporal Distortion and Forgotten Fighter would both have been great Scribe draws. Unfortunately I drew the Tinkerer. So I cannot steal Gold from him with a Tax Collector and cannot kill River. A really bad draw this time :wink:

XCAFS24 round 4 P2T3

P1 [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law vs. P2 [Finesse]/Demonology/Anarchy

Link to all relevant rule changes


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)


STARTING HAND
Timely Messenger (1/1)
Tenderfoot (1/2)
Wither
Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)


WORKERS
Brick Thief (2/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)
Helpful Turtle (1/2)


NextHand

Bloom
Spark
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)


Discard

Older Brother (2/2)
Timely Messenger (1/1)
Tenderfoot (1/2)
Wither
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Messenger pings SL - ($6)
River kills SL, midband heals - ($4)
GPT - ($2)

Float ($2)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • River (3/5, lvl3)+

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 0
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

another big surprise! I was totally expecting to be confronted by two big scary Argos, instead it feels like my plan can only be prevented by me drawing badly

P1T4


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Censorship Council
Guardian of the Gates


STARTING HAND
Forgotten Fighter
Temporal Distortion
Injunction
Fading Argonaut
Tinkerer


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Plasmodium
Time Spiral
Tinkerer


NextHand

Hardened Mox
Neo Plexus
Injunction
Battle Suits
Jurisdiction


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($7)
Worker - ($6)
Fading Argonaut - ($4)
Tech II - ($0)

Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 4, reshuffle, draw 1


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Fading Argonaut (2/3+1A)***
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger: Max Geiger - Level 1 (2/3)
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Nullcraft

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 5
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 8
Thoughts

The plan was to bring Tax Collector via Temporal Distortion in case he saves money. Now there is money, but I cannot play it. He really prefers killing the Scribe to building Tech II. This tournament is getting frustrating. If I go to tech II, there is probably a Virtuoso rush incoming, if I don´t, he probably builds tech II and I waste time.

XCAFS24 round 4 P2T4

P1 [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law vs. P2 [Finesse]/Demonology/Anarchy

Link to all relevant rule changes


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Discord
Discord


STARTING HAND
Spark
Bloom
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)
Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)


WORKERS
Brick Thief (2/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)
Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Bloom


NextHand

Spark
Timely Messenger (1/1)
Wither
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Worker - ($9)
River sidelines Fargo
GPT kills max, you get 1 gold, I directly steal it, River to maxband - ($10)
tech 2 - ($6)
GPT - ($4)

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader:
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • River (4/5, lvl5)+
  • Gunpoint Taxman (3/1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 4
  • Workers: 9
Thoughts

whoa, law is yet another big big surprise

Ah, I’m so stupid. Forgot that Taxman steals the gold. Should have put him on the Technician slot. This is not my tournament…

Obviously that extra gold would be awesome for me as well, but I wouldn’t terribly mind if we continue with a technician draw of yours instead of that extra gold of mine.

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Thanks zango, that’s nice. But it was my bad and who knows if you would have played it like you did without your bounty.

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I play as fast as I do because I’m following my own strategy without adopting to what you’re doing so far. And yes, I most definitely still would have killed max :wink:

P1T5


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Temporal Distortion
Censorship Council


STARTING HAND
Battle Suits
Hardened Mox
Jurisdiction
Neo Plexus
Injunction


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Plasmodium
Time Spiral
Tinkerer
Hardened Mox


NextHand

Temporal Distortion
Forgotten Fighter
Scribe
Censorship Council


Discard

Injunction
Fading Argonaut
Jurisdiction
Neo Plexus
Temporal Distortion
Censorship Council


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Bigby Hayes - ($5)
Play Injunction on your Tech I - ($2)
Nullcraft gives 1 damage to River
Battle Suits - ($0)
Fargo gives 3 damage to River an dies

Float ($0)
Discard 2, draw 4


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Bigby Hayes Level 1 - (2/3+1A)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • :exhaust: Nullcraft
  • Battle Suits

Buildings:

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

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 6

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 9

I really hope you didn’t draw that injunction from the technician draw :rofl:

XCAFS24 round 4 P2T5

P1 [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law vs. P2 [Finesse]/Demonology/Anarchy

Link to all relevant rule changes


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Zarramonde, the Obliterator (11/11)
Zarramonde, the Obliterator (11/11)


STARTING HAND
Spark
Wither
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)
Timely Messenger (1/1)


WORKERS
Brick Thief (2/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)
Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Bloom
Spark


NextHand

Discord
Discord
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)
Older Brother (2/2)
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)


Discard

Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)
Wither
Timely Messenger (1/1)
Zarramonde, the Obliterator (11/11)
Zarramonde, the Obliterator (11/11)


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($12)
Worker - ($11)
Vandy - ($9)
Zane - ($7)
river trades Bigby, levels to Vandy
tech 3 - ($2)
Zane hits tech 2

Float ($2)
Discard 3, draw 5


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Vandy (3/4, lvl3)
  • :psfist: Elite:
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician:
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • Gunpoint Taxman (3/1)
  • Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
  • Zane (2/2, lvl1)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 1
  • Disc: 5

Gold:

  • Gold: 2
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

boooh! But well, 40% to play Zarra next turn

P1T6


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Lawbringer Gryphon
Lawbringer Gryphon


STARTING HAND
Temporal Distortion
Censorship Council
Scribe
Forgotten Fighter
Guardian of the Gates


WORKERS
Temporal Research
Plasmodium
Time Spiral
Tinkerer
Hardened Mox
Forgotten Fighter


NextHand

Lawbringer Gryphon
Censorship Council
Lawbringer Gryphon
Temporal Distortion


Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($9)
Worker - ($8)
Scribe I draw - ($6)
Guardian of the Gates - ($3)
Setsuki to Level 2 - ($0)
Nullcraft does 1 damage to your Tech I

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

  • :psblueshield: Squad Leader: Guardian of the Gates (1/6+1A)
  • :psfist: Elite: Scribe (2/3)
  • :ps_: Scavenger:
  • :pschip: Technician: Setsuki Hiruki Level 2 (1/3)
  • :target: Lookout:

In Play:

  • :exhaust: Nullcraft
  • Battle Suits

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 5
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 3 (Law)

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 4
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 0
  • Workers: 10
Thoughts

Of course I didn’t draw the Guardian. The chances were slim: 4/5. Would have been nice: Play Guardian and go to Tech III. In turn three a 2/3 chance and a fail, now a 4/5 chance and a fail. And of course it was my own stupid mistake. To put Max on the scavenger instead of the technician spot started all the trouble. Otherwise I would have drawn the extra card and everything would have been in line. This is no fun. Post draw: And now I draw BOTH Lawbringer Gryphons. From 10 cards I draw 4 and I draw BOTH Lawbringer Gryphons :slight_smile:

I didn’t do a Technician draw. You should have one gold more. But my mistake really killed my game :roll_eyes:

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Ok, readded the one gold…

XCAFS24 round 4 P2T6

P1 [Present]/Ninjutsu/Law vs. P2 [Finesse]/Demonology/Anarchy

Link to all relevant rule changes


Tech StartingHand Workers

TECH
Dark Pact


STARTING HAND
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)
Discord
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)
Older Brother (2/2)
Discord


WORKERS
Brick Thief (2/1)
Fruit Ninja (2/2)
Helpful Turtle (1/2)
Bloom
Spark
Granfalloon Flagbearer (2/2)


NextHand

Gunpoint Taxman (3/1)
Discord
Dark Pact
Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)
Tenderfoot (1/2)


Tech 1 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($13)
Worker - ($12)
maxband Zane shoves guardian to scavenger - ($7)
Vandy kills sets, sparkshot guardian, maxband doom injured GPT & scribe
Zane kills guardian, we both get a gold - ($8)
doomed GPT trades scribe, steals your Gold - ($9)
Terras q, warlocks arrive - ($3)
other GPT breaks your tech 2

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


Board Info:
In Patrol:

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

In Play:

  • Gunpoint Taxman (3/3)
  • Zane (4/3, lvl6)
  • Vandy (4/5, lvl5)
  • Terras Q, the Shackled (15/15)

Buildings:

  • :heart: Base HP: 20
  • :heart: Tech I HP: 4
  • :heart: Tech II HP: 5 (Demonology)
  • :heart: Tech III HP: 5

Economy Info:
Cards:

  • Hand: 5
  • Deck: 6
  • Disc: 0

Gold:

  • Gold: 3
  • Workers: 11
Thoughts

so it won’t be the hoped for achievement for me, but still… this should be game