This might be a tough matchup for me. Blocking 2-cost spells would block bloodlust + 2 of my starter spells, and 3 other spells. My best anti-illusion options are mostly crash bomber and forgotten fighter, and my only anti-air early on is Nullcraft. An early Inverse Power Ninja could be Arrested or Mirrored.
For my opening, I think Fading Argonaut is a bit weaker because Arrest could take him out. Hardened Mox failed me last game, so I’ll go with a Tinkerer start.
STARTING HAND
Reputable Newsman
Traffic Director
Lawful Search
Bluecoat Musketeer
Jail
WORKERS
Jail
Next Hand
Building Inspector
Porkhand Magistrate
Spectral Aven
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Discard
Traffic Director
Bluecoat Musketeer
Lawful Search
Tech 0 card(s)
Get Paid - ($5)
Worker - ($4)
Hire a Reputable Newsman who opposes spells and upgrades that cost 2. - ($2)
Summon General Onimaru. - ($0)
Float ($0)
Discard 3, draw 5
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Onimaru (1) 2/3A
Elite: Reputable Newsman 1/3 [2]
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout:
In Play:
*
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 0
Disc: 3
Gold:
Gold: 0
Workers: 6
Thoughts
Well, let’s block off Battle Suits and some other spells and get Onimaru out here to be threatening and whatnot.
The rule changes are:
Pirate Gunship:
Loses Obliterate 2.
Vandy Anadrose:
Loses Resist 1 at midband.
Garth Torken:
Midband 2/4 → 2/3.
Lich’s Bargain:
Base damage 4 → 6.
Might of Leaf and Claw:
If you have no units in play, remove all runes from this.
As expected, there has been some bad news about my spells. I’ll rely on midband Drakk + Nullcraft to deal with Aven. I keep Battle Suits in case I have a shot on Onimaru. Scavenger Neo Plexus rather than technician seems bold when there’s bad news about my apparently unethical temporal research (silly human ethics), but also MVP Drakk would be great.
STARTING HAND
Building Inspector
Manufactured Truth
Arrest
Spectral Aven
Porkhand Magistrate
WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Next Hand
Lawful Search
Bluecoat Musketeer
Arrest
Traffic Director
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid - ($6)
Worker - ($5)
Build Tech I. - ($4)
Hire a Spectral Aven. - ($2)
Onimaru casts Manufactured Truth on the Reputable Newsman to transform them into a Spectral Aven. - ($1)
Manufactured Aven kills the Neo Plexus.
Onimaru kills the Tinkerer.
Float ($1)
Discard 2, reshuffle, draw 4
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Spectral Aven 2/2
In Play:
Reputable Newsman 0/3 [2]
Onimaru (1) 2/2
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 4
Deck: 4
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 7
Thoughts
Spectral Aven for threats.
The rule changes are:
Pirate Gunship:
Loses Obliterate 2.
Vandy Anadrose:
Loses Resist 1 at midband.
Garth Torken:
Midband 2/4 → 2/3.
Lich’s Bargain:
Base damage 4 → 6.
Might of Leaf and Claw:
If you have no units in play, remove all runes from this.
Manufactured Truth
Spectral Hound
Spectral Hound
Spectral Aven
Building Inspector
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($8)
Worker - ($7)
Midband Onimaru. - ($3)
Onimaru kills Drakk and gains 2 levels.
Onimaru performs a Lawful Search of your hand and draws a card. - ($2)
Maxband Onimaru. - ($1)
Float ($1)
Discard 3, draw 3, reshuffle, draw 2
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger: Soldier 1 1/1
Technician: Soldier 2 1/1
Lookout: Soldier 3 1/1
In Play:
Reputable Newsman 0/3 [2]
Onimaru (8) 4/5
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 5
Deck: 5
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 1
Workers: 8
Thoughts
Goodbye Aven and Drakk.
The rule changes are:
Pirate Gunship:
Loses Obliterate 2.
Vandy Anadrose:
Loses Resist 1 at midband.
Garth Torken:
Midband 2/4 → 2/3.
Lich’s Bargain:
Base damage 4 → 6.
Might of Leaf and Claw:
If you have no units in play, remove all runes from this.
Ouch. At least maxband onimari reinforces my zerg rush strat here. I don’t think he has a good attack next turn, with Fading Argonaut holding the line. It’s tempting to build a tower here, but floating for a powerful desperation next turn (hopefully) seems better.
Hey you two, could you be so kind to speed up your turns a bit? You fell a bit behind the other matches… No need to explicitly hurry, but not lingering around would be appreciated. Thanks in advance!!
STARTING HAND
Arrest
Macciatus, The Whisperer
Reteller of Truths
WORKERS
Jail
Porkhand Magistrate
Bluecoat Musketeer
Manufactured Truth
Next Hand
Building Inspector
Lawful Search
Traffic Director
Tech 2 card(s)
Get Paid + float - ($10)
Onimaru Arrests the Fading Argonaut, disabling it. - ($8)
Summon Sirus Quince and his Mirror Illusion. - ($6)
Hire a Reteller of Truths. - ($4)
Spectral Hound trades with Vir and returns to my hand; Quince midbands.
2 Soldiers trade with the Neo Plexus.
Onimaru destroys your Tech II.
Hire Macciatus, the Whisperer. - ($2)
Remaining Soldier attacks your base for 1 damage.
Float ($2)
Discard 1, draw 2, reshuffle, draw 1
Board Info: In Patrol:
Squad Leader: Onimaru (8) 4/5A
Elite:
Scavenger: Reteller of Truths 4/4
Technician: Mirror Illusion 1/2
Lookout: Macciatus, The Whisperer 3/3
In Play:
Quince (3) 1/4
Reputable Newsman 0/3 [2]
Soldier 1 2/1
Buildings:
Base HP: 20
Tech I HP: 5
Tech II HP: 5 (Truth)
Economy Info: Cards:
Hand: 3
Deck: 8
Disc: 0
Gold:
Gold: 2
Workers: 9
Thoughts
I’m feeling okay for the moment. Let’s see what they’ve got up their sleeve.
The rule changes are:
Pirate Gunship:
Loses Obliterate 2.
Vandy Anadrose:
Loses Resist 1 at midband.
Garth Torken:
Midband 2/4 → 2/3.
Lich’s Bargain:
Base damage 4 → 6.
Might of Leaf and Claw:
If you have no units in play, remove all runes from this.
In retrospect, I should have killed it with the Fading Argonaut. Then I could have put Vir in the Squad Leader and would have been less vulnerable to Arrest.
Not that I think that would have been enough. This matchup is tricky for this deck for sure.
Squad Leader:
Elite:
Scavenger:
Technician:
Lookout: Tinkerer 1/2 *
Base HP: 20