Sentinels Deckbuilding, Game Seven: Flippin' Heck!

Standard rules apply, and no infinite combos [PHANTA]... I have a good feeling about this one. (Environment will be... let's say Megalopolis.)

Are we calling the other one? Randomizer says I will use: Omni-X, Fixer, AZ, and Bunker

Alright, Spiff's randomizer gives me:  Sentinels, Setback and DW Expat, will grab a fourth when others have theirs.

I have a feeling this is going to get me killed.

I was tempted to claim the Randomizer gave me AZ, Scholar and Mr. Fixer.

Flippin' Heck... My guess is Skinwalker GloomWeaver, with Ambuscade, notably the Personal Cloaking Device and Vanishes...

Randomizer says Tempest, Ra, Visionary.  And I'll take a 4th from the leftovers.

Hopefully will get a better deck and make better decisions.

(Though I did like some of the options the Fixer - Fanatic combo had.  Fanatic's 1&1 combined with tools and styles was flexible.  And adding Chrono Ranger cards worked with the same 'death by plinking' idea.)

Edit: Picked Parse as the 4th since I have some ideas for a support hero deck.

Grysqrl:           Omnitron-X; Mr Fixer; Absolute Zero; Bunker
Phantaskippy:      Setback; Sentinels; Expatriette; Chrono Ranger - ready
Oaktree:           Ra (Horus); Tempest; Visionary; Parse - ready

Unclaimed:
Argent Adept; Fanatic; Haka; KNYFE; Legacy; Naturalist; Nightmist; Scholar; Tachyon; Unity; Wraith

So how would I deal with Sentinels cards that say "If ____ is active" if I don't use the Sentinels?

I think the convention so far is that it is converted to be self-referential to the character card you're playing.

I will take Chrono-Ranger to round out my team.

And just to clarify, I mean cards like Dark Delusions and Fling into darkness, or say having all 4 signature cards out at once, would they all count if I had Dark Watch Expat's card?

Yuppers!

Wow.  Consider yourselves all crushed.  SETBACK IS READY!

Really ready, so ready that I had to post twice.

My deck is ready. Using Omni-X's character card.

Well then le's rock!

Round One

Gloomweaver - Skinwalker - 50

In Play:

Trash:

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ST:

Play: Vast Following to no effect, Jackdaws, Ravens, Sedative Flechettes - 5 damage each.

ET: Gloomweaver deals 3 damage to Ra [21].

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Gloomweaver - 50

In Play: Clattering of Jackdaws, Unkindness of Ravens

Trash: Vast Following, Sedative Flechettes

Effects: ST: Birds.

ET: Gloomweaver deals the non-villain target with the second-lowest HP 2 melee damage.

The first time a non-villain target is destroyed each turn, play the top card of the villain deck.

When Gloomy would be destroyed, flip!

Increase damage dealt by villain targets by 1.

Hero HP: Omnitron-X - 20, Setback - 25, Ra - 21

Omnitron-X

HP: 20
Hand: Cold Snap, Turret Mode, Elemental Exochassis, Technological Advancement
Play:
Trash:
Effects:

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Start: 
Play: Technological Advancement - find Ablative Coating and put it into play; draw Omni-Cannon
Power: Timeshift myself - reveal Electro-Deployment Unit and put it into play
Draw: Pipe Wrench
End:

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HP: 20
Hand: Cold Snap, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode, Elemental Exochassis, Pipe Wrench
Play: Ablative Coating, Electro-Deployment Unit
Trash: Technological Advancement
Effects: Reduce Melee, Projectile, and Toxic damage dealt to Omnitron-X by 2

Ra initial hand is:

Reveal the Flaws, Twist the Ether, Otherworldly Resilience, Ball Lightning

SETBACK

HP:  25

Unlucky Pool:

In Play:

Hand:  Displaced Armory, Reckless Rush, RPG Launcher, Team Communication

Trash:

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Team Communication, draw Cause and Effect, Dark Delusions, Hairtrigger reflexes, RPG Launcher, then play Dark Delusions.  Birds die, 2 infernal, 3 psychic to Gloomy [45].

Use a Power:  Risk:  +1 unlucky token, Team Communication into play:  Draw Dark Delusions, Blackout, Hairtrigger reflexes, Unique Capabilities.  Play Unique Capabilities, put Hippocratic Oath into play, draw Displaced Armory, play Reckless Rush, Omnitron-X [22] and Setback[27] regain 2 hp, +2 tokens to my unlucky pool.

Draw a Card:  Blackout

End of Turn:  1hp to Omnitron-X [23], Setback [28], Ra [22]

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HP:  26

Unlucky Pool:  3

In Play:  Hippocratic Oath

In Hand:  Blackout(2), Cause and Effect, Dark Delusions, Displaced Armory(2), Hairtrigger Reflexes(2), Reckless Rush, RPG Launcher(2)

Trash:  Dark Delusions, Reckless Rush, Team Communication(2), Unique Capabilities.

How are you dealing damage when you have Hippocratic Oath in play?

I'm sorry, I thought it said may.  I guess it doesn't come up much with their normal deck.  I'll edit.

Err. I totally didn't just post the environment turn before Ra went...

Ra-Horus
 
HP: 22

Hand: Reveal the Flaws, Twist the Ether, Otherworldly Resilience, Ball Lightning

In Play: (none)

Trash: (none)

Additional n/a

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Start of Turn:

Play: Twist the Ether on Gloomweaver

Power: Sunrise - draw Into the Straosphere, Recompile, Flame Spike;
                 discard Into the Stratosphere, Reveal the Flaws
        
Draw: Cleansing Downpour

End of Turn:
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HP: 22
Hand: Reveal the Flaws, Otherworldly Resilience, Ball Lightning, Recompile, Flame Spike, Cleansing Downpour
In Play: Twist the Ether (on Gloomweaver)
Trash: Into the Stratosphere, Reveal the Flaws
Additional Effects:
  - Whenever Gloomweaver would deal damage the damage type changes to a type of Ra's choice and is either reduced by 1 or increased by 1, Ra's choice.

Comment: Figured that a universal damage reduction on Gloomy might help for a bit while things ramp up and would be better for the group than playing Otherworldly Resilience.

Sounds good. I think modifying his damage will be particularly good after he flips and starts hitting everything.

Megalopolis

In Play:

Trash:

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ST:

Play: Hostage Situation

ET:

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In Play:

Trash:

Effects: ST: Each player may discard a card to destroy Hostage Situation.

Hero cards cannot be played.

Round Two

Gloomweaver - Skinwalker - 45

In Play: 

Trash: Vast Following, Sedative Flechettes, Clattering of Jackdaws, Unkindness of Ravens

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ST:

Play: Quick Stim-Patch [48], Jackdaws, Vultures, Run and Gun (2+1-1 damage to Setback [26]), Jackdaws, Vultures, Rooks, Ravens, Ravens, Rooks, Sedative Flechettes - 4+1-1 melee/projectile/toxic damage to all, and destroy all ongoings.

ET: Gloomweaver deals 2+1 damage to Omnitron-X [19].

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Gloomweaver - 48

In Play: Clattering of Jackdaws x2, Kettle of Vultures x2, Building of Rooks x2, Unkindness of Ravens x2

Trash: Quick Stim-Patch, Run and Gun, Sedative Flechettes

Effects: ST: Birds.

ET: Gloomweaver deals the non-villain target with the second-lowest HP 2 melee damage.

The first time a non-villain target is destroyed each turn, play the top card of the villain deck.

When Gloomy would be destroyed, flip!

Increase damage dealt by villain targets by 1.

Hero HP: Omnitron-X - 21, Setback - 22, Ra - 18

Omnitron-X

HP: 19
Hand: Cold Snap, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode, Elemental Exochassis, Pipe Wrench
Play: Ablative Coating, Electro-Deployment Unit
Trash: Technological Advancement
Effects: Reduce Melee, Projectile, and Toxic damage dealt to Omnitron-X by 2

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Start: EDU - draw Defensive Blast
Play: Hostage Punch
Power: Timeshift myself - reveal Grease Monkey Fist and put it into play
Draw: Alternating Tiger Claw
End:

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HP: 19
Hand: Cold Snap, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode, Elemental Exochassis, Pipe Wrench, Defensive Blast, Alternating Tiger Claw
Play: Ablative Coating, Electro-Deployment Unit, Grease Monkey Fist
Trash: Technological Advancement
Effects:

• Reduce Melee, Projectile, and Toxic damage dealt to Omnitron-X by 2
• Increase damage dealt by Omnitron-X by 1 and change it to the type of his choice

Does Gloomweaver get another card play when Sedative Flechettes nukes Twist the Ether?

Twist the Ether isn't a target.

Sigh.  I'm just having a bad day/week reading and comprehending text.

Setback

skip

skip

Draw durasteel Chains and silver lining

Ra-Horus
 
HP: 18

Hand: Reveal the Flaws, Otherworldly Resilience, Ball Lightning, Recompile, Flame Spike, Cleansing Downpour

In Play: (none)

Trash: Twist the Ether, Into the Stratosphere, Reveal the Flaws

Additional: n/a

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Start of Turn:

Play: (denied)

Power: Sunrise - draw Syntactic Analysis, Twist the Ether, Recompile
               - discard Otherworldly Resilience, Flame Spike
        
Draw: Critical Multiplier

End of Turn:
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HP: 18
Hand: Ball Lightning, Recompile (x2), Cleansing Downpour, Twist the Ether, Syntactic Analysis, Critical Multiplier
In Play: (none)
Trash: Twist the Ether, Into the Stratosphere, Reveal the Flaws, Otherworldly Resilience, Flame Spike
Additional Effects:

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will discard a Recompile for Hostage Situation

Omni-X will discard Alternating Tiger Claw for Hostage Situation.

I'll discard a hairtrigger reflexes for hostage

Megalopolis

In Play: Hostage Situation

Trash:

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ST: Each player discards to get rid of Hostage Situation.

Play: Rooftop Combat

ET:

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In Play: Rooftop Combat

Trash:

Effects: Increase all damage dealt by 1. Environment cards cannot be played.

When hero targets deal Gloomweaver 10 or more damage in a single round, destroy this card.

Round Three

Gloomweaver - Skinwalker - 48

In Play: Clattering of Jackdaws x2, Kettle of Vultures x2, Building of Rooks x2, Unkindness of Ravens x2

Trash: Quick Stim-Patch, Run and Gun, Sedative Flechettes

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ST: Jackdaws deal each hero target 1+2 projectile damage; Vultures deal 2+2 projectile damage to Ra [11]; Jackdaws deal each hero target 1+2 projectile damage; Vultures deal 2+2 projectile damage to Ra [4]; Rooks deal 2+2-2 projectile damage to Omnitron-X [17]; Ravens deal 1+2 projectile damage to Omnitron-X [16] and Setback [13]; Ravens deal 1+2 projectile damage to Omnitron-X [15] and Setback [10]; Rooks deal 2+2-2 projectile damage to Omnitron-X [13].

Play: Crows, Rooks, Vast Following (no effect), Ravens, Jackdaws, Vultures, Quick Stim-Patch [50], Run and Gun (2+2-2 projectile damage to Omnitron-X [11]), Crows, Vast Following (no effect), Vast Following (no effect), Run and Gun (2+2-2 projectile damage to Omnitron-X [9]), Personal Cloaking Device - flip! [100]

ET: Gloomweaver deals 1+1 damage to itself [98], PCD [7], and eats the birds.

Gloomweaver plays Crows, Quick Stim-Patch [100], Vast Following (no effect), Sedative Flechettes; each hero takes 4+1 projectile damage (Ra dies) and destroys their ongoings.

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Gloomweaver - 98

In Play: Personal Cloaking Device - 7, Murder of Crows

Trash: Quick Stim-Patch, Vast Following, Sedative Flechettes

Effects: ST: Birds.

ST: Gloomweaver deals each target 3 infernal damage.

ET: Gloomweaver deals each non-hero target 1 infernal damage.

ET: Play the top card of the villain deck.

Whenever a target is destroyed, Gloomweaver regains 2HP.

Hero HP: Omnitron-X - 9, Setback - 10, Ra - X

I'm assuming that Setback can take out the birds?

Omnitron-X

HP: 9
Hand: Cold Snap, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode, Elemental Exochassis, Pipe Wrench, Defensive Blast
Play: Ablative Coating
Trash: Technological Advancement, Alternating Tiger Claw, Grease Monkey Fist, Electro-Deployment Unit
Effects: Reduce Melee, Projectile, and Toxic damage dealt to Omnitron-X by 2

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Start:
Play: Pipe Wrench
Power: Timeshift myself - reveal Dual Crowbars and put it into play, returning Pipe Wrench to hand
Draw: Dual Crowobars
End:

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HP: 9
Hand: Cold Snap, Omni-Cannon, Turret Mode, Elemental Exochassis, Pipe Wrench, Defensive Blast, Dual Crowbars
Play: Ablative Coating, Dual Crowbars
Trash: Technological Advancement, Alternating Tiger Claw, Grease Monkey Fist, Electro-Deployment Unit
Effects:

• Reduce Melee, Projectile, and Toxic damage dealt to Omnitron-X by 2
• Whenever Omnitron-X deals damage, he may deal the same amount of damage to 1 other target as well
• Increase damage dealt by Omnitron-X by 1

If I survive, I'm planning to use Defensive Blast next round.

SETBACK

HP:  5

Unlucky Pool:  3

In Play:

Hand:  Blackout(2), Cause and Effect, Dark Delusions, Displaced Armory(2), Durasteel Chains, Hairtrigger Reflexes(2), Reckless Rush, RPG Launcher(2), Silver Lining.

Trash:  Dark Delusions, Hippocratic Oath, Reckless Rush, Team Communication(2), Unique Capabilities.

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Start of Turn:

Play a Card:  Displaced Armory, put Jim's Hat into play.  2 projectile to crows [x] Gloomy to [100]

Play a Card:  Durasteel Chains

Use a Power:  Risk:  +1 unlucky token, Silver Lining into play.

Draw a Card:  Eye on the prize

End of Turn:  

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HP:  5

Unlucky Pool:  4

In Play:  Jim's Hat, Durasteel Chains, Silver Lining

In Hand:  Blackout(2), Cause and Effect, Dark Delusions, Displaced Armory, Eye on the Prize, Hairtrigger Reflexes(2), Reckless Rush, RPG Launcher(2).

Trash:  Dark Delusions, Reckless Rush, Team Communication(2), Unique Capabilities.

Is Ra out, or at 4?  Villain turn is saying both.

If Ra is incap, options are:

- One player may draw a card

- Destroy an ongoing card

- Move a villain card from the villain trash to the top of the villain deck.

Ra is out, villain turn is silly.

Hmm, I see you're not playing with the latest version of the cards, as the most recent printing doesn't have birds chaining without The Matriarch.

Good point! I'll take 20 HP and my EDU back, please.

But all the birdies! :D

Actually, to be fair, the birds can get a bit ridiculous, and can (as they have in this case) be used to just cycle the same few cards over and over. I shall start using the recent Matriarch rules after this game, so this is the last bird storm we'll have for a while...

Who wants the card draw from Ra's incap?  I don't see the other options seeming that attractive at this point.

I'm happy to take it if phantaskippy doesn't want it.

Wow, talk about greedy, I only have 11 cards over here, Go ahead, hog all the cards for yourself.

Stinking Robots.

Jack Handle! Not the damage-dealing power I was looking for!

Megalopolis

In Play: Rooftop Combat

Trash: Hostage Situation

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ST: 

Play: 

ET:

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In Play: Rooftop Combat

Trash: Hostage Situation

Effects: Increase all damage dealt by 1. Environment cards cannot be played.

When hero targets deal Gloomweaver 10 or more damage in a single round, destroy this card.

Round Four

Gloomweaver - The Rotting God- 100

In Play: Personal Cloaking Device - 7

Trash: Quick Stim-Patch, Vast Following, Sedative Flechettes, Murder of Crows

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ST: Gloomweaver deals 3+1 damage to himself [96], PCD [3], Omnitron-X [2], Setback [2].

Play: Vast Following (no effect), Ravens, Rooks, Jackdaws, Ravens, Vast Following (no effect), Jackdaws, Vultures, Ravens, Rooks, Vultures, Vultures, Rooks, Jackdaws, Crows, Crows, Quick Stim-Patch [98], Sedative Flechettes - 3+1 projectile damage to all heroes.

And that's game, I think.

If Flechettes destroys ongoing before dealing damage it is, if the damage is first Setback discards 4 unlucky tokens and is restored to 4hp.

I can't remember how it is ordered.

Damage is first, so Setback resets to 4HP. Missed that. However, then Gloomy gets an end-of-turn play, which will sooner or later play another Flechettes, so it's still over.

That was pretty brutal.