The Misadventures of Myx'd Mess'zh: Solo Elf Wizard

Only tokenless Force Cone is on robes and Mullik's Blisterstaff.

 

Sounds like the little Mix'd need to "protect" one equipless level 1 elf adventurer.

 

@Kalin: Yeah, I do have a Mullik's. Almost used it instead of a Chask but figured those Pushbacks and Punishings would be stronger.

@Macizo: And yeah, in a team, Myx'd rocks the house. (If that's what you mean.) She and Mungo (@Gingrich Yurr's human warrior) went through Metallic Monstrosity. We got off to a rocky start but beat battle 2 on the first try without either of us dying and battle 3 without taking a single point of damage (other than Myx'd hitting Mungo with a Gusts of War at one point, and even that wasn't necessary). Any solo char gets hard as the campaign goes on.

 

Diamonds of the Kobolds -- beat it!

Battle 3, Mineshaft. So, while wrecking face in Triple Duel recently, I picked up a second Jaguar Spirit Staff. Ohhh yes. $:^ ] Funny thing here, I had Battle 2 (Lungers and Pigs at the entrance) in mind when I built this, whoops, but once I entered the actual Battle 3, I figured it could probably do all right anyway.

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 19 Elf Wizard

Jaguar Spirit Staff L
Jaguar Spirit Staff L
Sensate's Ring C
Sensate's Ring C
Sensate's Ring C
Sensate's Ring C
Firehide Robes E
Galvanized Zombie Boots R
Drow Rapidity R
Novice Teleportation U

4 x Subtle Parry
4 x Gusts Of War
1 x Hardy Mail
1 x Investigate
1 x Resistant Hide
1 x Lunging Bash
1 x Force Bolt

4 x Firestorm
4 x Little Zap
2 x Punishing Bolt
2 x Deadly Spark
2 x Flame Spit

4 x Squeamish
2 x Dimensional Traveller
2 x Creature Of The Night
1 x Fleet
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For the sake of the end result, I'm sorry I didn't "record" the matches. This is pretty much all from memory. Takes 1 & 2, I had mostly really rough block rolls while relying on them to help my non-Resistant Firestorms. Painful. Take 3, everything went well. I missed a block here or there, but overall they protected and cycled for me. Gusts helped, too, of course. At one point, round 4 or so, I got trapped against the wall, absolutely surrounded, and a Lunger hit Subtle, drawing me Punishing. I Punished the active other Lunger's 3 cards in hand (at 6 HP already), clearing a space to which I Dashed, afraid I still wouldn't be able to move much by the time the Spearmen could arrive (as they would surely come in next round). Welp! There was some more Kobold Running to get behind me (dirty GMs, heh heh), and boom! I Investigated a clear way outta there, far outta there! $:^ b At some point (a few rounds before perhaps?), I'm pretty sure I unleashed a really advantageous Firestorm, but still, at this point, I had 2 HP and had to be careful. Round 5 or so, I drew Fleet and Firestorm. Too bad 2 HP already. $F^ , So. Come round 6, Resistant presented some serious relief. As far as the concern of Kobolds hitting my frail 2 HP, hooray for Dash is all I can say. I outran my contenders, Spit some Flames on a Spearman (in the back, yo), Firestormed another time, or maybe two (can't remember), and Punished the last one (a Spearman at range 2!) for a round 8 victory!

There you go, @timeracers, something improved. My inventory. $;^ }

 

This gonna continue sometime? I may try to do it, but i more mp than sp, and never know what are in each level.

 

I don't think so, here is my post in this thread.

Here is ParodyKnaveBob's post directly after mine.

 

Thank you for the interest! $:^ J Myx'd calls to me now and then, but I haven't really been playing CH much at all lately (as you can tell from my [META] profile). I've only recently picked up the LF and MP banners again, and even then, sparingly. If you really want, you can study up on each adventure from the wiki, although I haven't been any, hence some memory mistakes I've mentioned.

And fwiw, the last paragraph in my last post answered timeracers a little further:

$}^ J

 

Wherein I return to looting greedy kobolds.

The White Star -- part 1

Battle 1, Gleaming Cavern. Primarily thinking of the second battle in this adventure, I considered Farmspam + Resistant, then decided to go double Jaguar again with quadruple Palver Pree and Malevolent for tokenless control and damage, then double Healing Dash. Round 1, ah, yes, this battle. Spike the lower left (northwest?) corner to help hold back the three lungers. The priest is Vulnerable, Walks up a square (into my range), and gives himself Healing Presence. The three spearmen (who have to come up by the priest) Run up a little, but nothing big. Saving my Flanking Move and Deadly Spark to see if I can get a more efficient kill next round. Round 2, huh, interesting. Drew Subtle Parry x2. Heehee, Lungers came up a little. Gonna be risky and Flank + Spark two of them in range of letting one Bash me. $;^ b Yep! Drew TK, put the inactive one back onto Spikes, blocking the next from trying to Lunge out, ha ha ha ha. Round 3 happened. Kind of a blur. I'm getting cornered, but one Lunger's dead despite a Minor Heal and Mail, and a Spearman is down to 4 HP. Round 4, I only have Big Zap and Firestorm (with Hot Flames). I can kill a Spearman and the priest, but those Lungers and taking my own 6 HP, ugh... Can't Dash anywhere safe, though, despite two in hand... Going for it... Ugh, Shambling Bash, nevermind, I'll be dead soon. $:^ [ Easy to forget they even carry that card when not playing for awhile. $F^ J Welp, now at 1 HP (no Storm), I dove into a corner and turned for facing, just in case more blocks... Round 5, dead anyway, gonna Storm + Arcane Shell for two ki-- er, three kills including myself. $E^ J

Take 2. I'm just sure that even one Asmod's Telekinetic Chain would be helpful here. I believe on this battle, I'll go with what I considered in the first place: Stone of Shards x4. This should let me kite to a corner then escape to the other side. (And if this fails the first time, chances are I'll just go to Farmstorm + Resistant.) Round 1, a block, a Punish, and a Little Zap. Might as well risk Dashing closer to the priest to get a 10-damage kill next round, hoping the spearmen won't out-Move me. Round 2, yay! my other Punish! lol .. plus Magma Spray. First thing's first, ~flings card down onto table~ no more priest! Now a spearman. Punish for 10! Hm, then lungers approach instead of spearman striking from range 2... Dash onto staircase! As expected, spearmen Run toward me, letting me Magma Spray one which re-faces me for block. ~whew~ Blocked the 6-damage spear! Round 3, argh, Reliable Hide and another Subtle Parry -- otherwise only a Dash. Pass and hope for the best. Hm. Lungers held back by difficult terrain; Spearman hits with only 4-damage spear, but misses my drawing block, aw. Armor makes it 3 damage at least. Round 4, I draw Flank and Heal. Hm again. Tempting to kite and heal, but I'd almost certainly take Bash damage along the way. Passing again. Argh! Another 4 damage spear missing my block! $:^ \ On passing, Gary stays put. I hate to get rid of those Moves, but I'm keeping the defenses. Round 5, interesting, another block (two in hand now) plus Reflexive. Let's let Gary attack again... Lunger ran up, then used Able Bludgeon, discarding a block, meh. Funny, Spearmen burned a Run needlessly, then took 3 Predictable Stab damage. $E^ J Okay, time for me to RT over the wall. Round 6, one Lunger approaches. I Spike in front to dissuade coming closer, then Flame Spit (missing the Mail!) with Hot Flames to miss it again. $;^ J Round 7, yay priority, but only Little Zap and Scouting Run. We both pass. I keep Scout and Hide. Round 8, ha ha! Double RT. No damage, but lots of kiting to do here. Heh, or little, since they burned Runs to get to me before I RT'd. $E^ b Setting up for potential two-hit Deadly (or Scout) next round -- meaning ditching my Hide, eek. Round 9, yes!! They lined up for a three-hit Deadly, which I drew! $E^ b Yay, missed Mail on two of 'em, too! heehee Then, here comes a spearman. Scout, (one Run, three stab cards,) and kite to corner before another RT over the wall! Hopefully the 3 HP lunger won't kill me before my Flame Spit can work its magic. Round 10, it's dead! Gonna Dash around some, hoping to lure another nice linear strike since I have my other Deadly... Round 11, hm, I have Firestorm + Firestarter -- and can't really use it. Okay, yay, Deadly brings both lungers to 1 HP each. However, I'm in a corner again. Skip won't do me much good here. Eleven more cards left in deck, one of which is RT... Round 12, my other Firestorm $:^ [ and Stone Spikes. $:^ [ One was even Wimpy. I could've really used a Little Zap just then. My 6 HP couldn't take the 4 HP and 2 HP attacks.

Take 3. ~sigh~ Well, that was fun. Gonna Farmspam. (Inferno, Quellic's Boots, and Fey Insight, fwiw.) Round 3 was funny. Dashed to a wall for semi-safety, expecting a hit from a lunger. Used Elvish Insight to cycle. Despite having a Lunging Bash and a Shambling Bash at range 2, Gary passed! I drew Firestorm for a total of four in my hand. I've also drawn like three Combustibles. I believe I'll pass, too. $;^ b Round 4, whoops, forgot Short Perplexing Ray is random instead of oldest. Got rid of a 2-damage Mob Attack instead of Shambling Bash. $E^ b Amazingly, Gary still passed instead of pulverizing me. Round 5, Gary refused to play that exposed Shambling, instead Running up to me and using two Strong Stabs.

Take 4. Drew Resistant, Firestarter, and Firestorm round 2. Drew Ember Burst and Firestorm round 3. Won without a single scratch. Got 3 gold for my troubles. $¦^ J

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Farmspam x12
Ember Burst x4
SPR x3
cycler x9
Resistant Hide x1
other stuff x7

I'd much rather go tactical than Farmspam + cycle Resistant asap, but I guess it is what it is. I believe I'll stop here for the night and decide next time which deck direction to take (tactical vs topdeck luck "combo") for the second battle (wherein they come in waves).

 

Wherein I play an elf wizard tank.

The White Star -- part 2

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 19 8 Elf Wizard

Jaguar Spirit Staff L
Jaguar Spirit Staff L
Armorbane Pendant C
Armorbane Pendant C
Armorbane Pendant C
Armorbane Pendant C
Malevolent Robes R
Bertha's Big Clogs E
Dainty Silversmith U
Novice Electromancy U

1 x Reliable Mail
1 x Arcane Shell
1 x Officer's Harness

4 x Subtle Parry
4 x Combustible
2 x Fey Silversmith
1 x Creature Of The Night
1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor

4 x Dissolve Armor
4 x Memory Loss
2 x Deadly Spark
2 x Punishing Bolt
2 x Flame Spit
1 x Big Zap
1 x Long Spark

2 x Firestorm
1 x Skip
1 x Walk
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Battle 2, The Winding Shaft. I decided since they come in waves, I'll at least try tactical. $:^ ] Round 1, I draw Memory Loss, Dissolve Armor, and [/card]Subtle Parry[/card]. Okidoky. $:^ ] First off, let's forget we can Run, shall we? $;^ D The other waves of Kobolds begin their cicular approach while I Dash right up into Kobold Warrior territory, prepping for next round. Yay, priority. Round 2, huh, I draw Firestorm and Big Zap. The Storm is tempting, but it'd take exactly half my HP with no armor yet. I'll wait. Bah, I Dissolve first, forgetting how many blocks these guys carry. Weak Block catches it. Big Zap then gets under Jarring Block (and no armor anyway ~nodnod~). Now they have priority, but no biggie with my block in hand and range 2 to a warrior. Round 3, I kite the nearby warriors, but unfortunately, the second wave has approached. I spend a Memory Loss on a Weak Block (hoping to damage with Jarring). They have priority, but I still have Firestorm and my block. Round 4, yay, a second Subtle Parry. $:^ ] Plus, Combustible draws another Memory Loss. Gonna Dash away so that I can Loss for block facing. Really hoping these blocks will draw good stuff for me. Eek, Loss misses the Jarring for damage, but knocks it out of hand anyway. Can't Firestorm safely for three rounds, thus might as well ditch it now to keep my blocks (and priority!). Uh-oh, second wave has now gotten adjacent to me. $:^ P But priority still! Whoo! Round 5, ha, figures, Reliable Mail. Gonna pass in hopes for a better line up on Deadly Spark (with my Spark Inductor) and/or good block draws. Nice! Instead of 2, I Sparked 3, killing the first and putting the others at 2 HP. Then, Mob Attack hit Subtle and drew another Subtle. $E^ D Sweet, Clumsy Chop hit another, discarding Run heheh, drawing Flame Spit. (Tempting to Spit on a full 8 HP Kobold to let it burn out after next round, but taking out a 2 HP Kobold now has its advantages, too. After all, they might draw Mail next time. Yeah, killing now, hoping to survive the onslaught.) Oh, nevermind. $:^ | My Deadly was far above 4 damage, thus I didn't even realize they had more Weak Block to contend with. Round 6, ugh ugh ugh, only Arcane Shell and Skip with me already in a corner. Bah, Mob Attack misses Skip (not that it matters) and the block (matters!!) hitting both Shell and Reliable, still damaging me for 3, eek. Simple Strike hits my block, drawing another Flame Spit. Might as well. Cool, took out one! $:^ ] Bludgeon, misses Shell, hits Reliable. I'm at 7 HP... Round 7, hm. My last Subtle Parry plus another Dissolve. If no blocks, I can take out the other 2 HP Kobold... Gone! Now to just survive the remaining horde. $8^ | Whoa! ha ha, after Gary Runs up another warrior, he passes! I'm safe atm, and I even have priority again, lol. Round 8, I draw Loss and Punishing Bolt. Hm. With the final Kobold in that group showing Run x2 and unseen x2, might as well Punish for the full 8 HP and hope for the best! $E^ b Got it! (Forgot, 9 damage technically, heh.) Bludgeon draws the last of my armor, Officer's Harness. Two and two-halves armor now, two being Free Card. Hm, Memory Loss exposes (but misses) Weak and Jarring Blocks. I'd Dash in place in hopes that Gary'd give me priority again, but I don't want the Spearmen coming any closer than they already are this round. Round 9, Able Bludgeon hits all my armor for 1 damage, yay. Nice, Dissolve + Shell hit Jarring giving the same damage anyway $;^ J and showing no armor. Deadly + Shell time! HA HA HA, Shell Shock. $E^ b Hit 3 again, killing 1, bring the other 2 down to 2 HP again. Round 10, I draw Dissolve and Punish. Gonna take a chance and Punish the nearby max 14 HP Spearman with 7 cards in hand... YES! Gone! $E^ D Try to Dissolve a warrior? Yes! Another gone! $E^ b Bludgeon missed Officer's, 1 damage. Hmmmm. I appear to have an opening to Dash, but I won't get very far, and it seems pretty risky -- nevertheless, if I just sit here, I continue to be cornered... Well, the nearest Spearman is Wimpy at the moment... Yeah, going for it. Aw, the Spearmen got closer than expected and now I can't really Dash away. $:^ \ I'm so tempted to just Dash right back into the corner, hoping the Spearmen won't have more Runs to chase... Yeah, better do it. $:^ \ Nice, Clumsy Chop hits Shell, 0 damage. Priority! Round 11, Combustible, Spark Generator, Fey Silversmith (again -- didn't bother mentioning the first one earlier), then Firestorm and Long Spark in hand. The Spark is worth 5 damage at the moment, meaning I should skip Weak Block, hm. (Too bad Firestorm would hit me for 4-6 damage immediately, with my only having 5 HP.) Okay, down one more warrior -- only one left in the group. Simple Strike hits armor, 0 damage, but I'm in dismay about passing because the Spearmen are not so "kind"... Strong Stab! ~wheeww~ Wimpy + all armor, 0 damage. Predictable Stab missed Officer's; Myx'd has 3 HP. Round 12, Dissolve Armor x2 in hand. Oh well, it's been fun. $E^ J I'll be stubborn this go 'round and not burn the world (killing the final warrior). I'll just stand in place with my 1 HP and face my twelfth round demise. $}^ J Not too shabby, all things considered. How appropriate: died to Predictable Stab. $}^ }

Take 2, Farmspam. (I realize I could probably do the same build as above except with Firehide Robes, but at that point, I don't know, I might as well go whole hog.) (I also realize I could try building with teleports and maybe Cottonwood Staff once again, but just urg. It's hard to get the necessary power to fell my foes and escape safely with so few power tokens.) Sticky Slippers and Fey Insight for cycling (plus block checks, spying, etc. heheh). Rounds 1 and 2, Elvish Insight to see what they're up to and cycle. Round 2, Fire Spray to knock of a block, then Farmspam everything (including self) one good time. Round 3, Combustible, Resistant, more Farmspam than necessary, win.

Hm, Lungers return next battle. Once again, I'll likely try tactics one solid time, only resorting to Farmspam upon failure. Oh! However, just before posting this, I remembered I used Jaguar x2 + Firehide in Diamonds of the Kobolds, didn't I? Huh. I'll consider that for next time after all then maybe...

 

As you know, Bob, the only Kobolds with armor are the Lungers.

I decided to try these battles myself, and got through the first two with only a few defeats (1 and 2 I believe).

First battle:

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Oak
Level 24 Elf Wizard

Staff Of Chask
Staff Of Chask
Blasting Amulet
Blasting Amulet
Azgul's Orb
Azgul's Orb
Firehide Robes
Galvanized Zombie Boots
Dainty Silversmith
Bump In The Night

4 x Force Cannon
1 x Lunging Bash
2 x Creature Of The Night
1 x Telekinesis
4 x Pushback Parry
1 x Resistant Hide
2 x Penetrating Zap
6 x Firestorm
2 x Fey Silversmith
6 x Punishing Bolt
1 x Hardy Mail
2 x Slowed
1 x Ethereal Form
1 x Skip
2 x Glob Of Flame
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Second battle:

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Oak
Level 24 Elf Wizard

Hotglass Staff
Staff Of Chask
Copper Zapping Wand
Copper Zapping Wand
Copper Zapping Wand
Copper Zapping Wand
Firehide Robes
Bertha's Big Clogs
Fey Insight
Bump In The Night

2 x Combustible
2 x Elvish Insight
12 x Big Zap
1 x Magma Spray
1 x Telekinesis
2 x Pushback Parry
2 x Hot Spot
1 x Reliable Mail
1 x Creature Of The Night
1 x Resistant Hide
1 x Ethereal Form
2 x Firestorm
1 x Sizzling Bolt
3 x Punishing Bolt
1 x Walk
1 x Slowed
1 x Fey Silversmith
1 x Officer's Harness
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Second battle was a bit lucky in that the first group of warriors didn't move the first round, allowing me to draw Resistant Hide.

 

Wherein I knowingly wrap up this adventure on a randomly special day. $E^ ] (But I didn't know how special until the actual wrap up... Oh ho...)

The White Star -- part 3

Battle 3, Mother Lode. Going a little out on a limb here with Blasting Amulets and Amorbane Pendants. Otherwise, Jaguar Spirit Staff with Resistant Hide. Round 1, really going out on a limb here. Gonna Dash to the far side with only two lungers. With Deadly Spark in hand (along with Penetrating Zap and Force Cannon), this might give me the round or two edge I need before ambush. Might be a mistake, but eh, here we go. Okay! I have my full 12 HP, the two lungers are at 2 and 6. Round 2, not good. I draw Firestorm and Officer's Harness. You know what? I'm just gonna sit here and take a blow. Hopefully only one. I expect ambush next round... Yay! Mob Attack for 2 minus Officer's 1 equals 1 damage and priority. $:^ P Er, no, the other lungers had an extra Run after all... AAUUGH! Shambling Bash! How do I keep forgetting they have that card! $8^ O ~sigh~ Wimpy, Officer's, "only" took 5 damage. Down to 6 HP, maybe priority? Nope, in came Lunging Bash from another behind me. 3 HP. Priority, surely... Yeah, round 3. Okay, desperate hope here. Using Punishing Bolt on a lunger behind me (full 11 HP, 6 cards in hand) for facing, and maybe the kobold who was in front of me will attack and hit Skip, allowing me to double Dash away. Let's find out! Nope. Killed the one, then they used Run to fill the gap and completely trap me again. $:^ | Yay, smart play by Gary. W/e, I'm dead.

Take 2, tempted to try tactics again, but ~shrug~ w/e, time to Farmstorm like the best of dwarves. $;^ J Round 3, whoa, Pokkin has Strong Bludgeon?! That was a surprise to die solely to that guy, lol. (I had four Firestorms, Firestarter, and Combustible. Heh. Had some fun bursting and kiting the lungers the first couple rounds anyway.)

Take 3, 15 gold. Round 1, huh, I threw an Ember Burst to hit two, and Gary passed. I believe I'll just keep my other burst to hopefully finish them, plus yay @ safety this round! (Ditching Ember Spray. Sweet, the other kobolds had Mail. Nice chances there, heh.) Round 2, SPR x2, lol. ... Urg, I keep forgetting that SPR is random instead of oldest. Whatcha get for always playing Memory Loss instead, ha ha. Yay, Pokkin's a moron and puts Healing Presence on himself instead of a (burning) kobold adjacent to a burning kobold, lol. (Oh, but he did Heal one afterward.) Round 3, I lob a couple cards on the table, whatever dead. Just thought this match started more interestingly than expected. $:^ J

Takes 4-8, dead. ~shrug~ Not like I'm not non-chalantly topdecking for luck.

Take 9, (45 gold total now,) eh, might as well swap Sticky Slippers for Quellic's Boots since it might help if I endure a few Kobold hits along the way. ~ Yeah, actually, that helped a lot. This still somehow felt rather tactical. (Six vs. one, armor+heals vs. elf tactics+HP. ~nodnod~) Dashed around so much to stay alive. Got a bunch of solid multi-kobold Ember Bursts in while waiting for Resistant! $:^ b (Only once did I burst a single kobold, but it was for a kill, thus worth it.) Near the end, hoped to burn under Pokkin's Lifesaving Block, but alas had to eventually just hit it and hope I could knock him out afterward before he could chase me down and perhaps outdamage me. Round 10, I won with 3 HP left. ~nodnod~

And my special prize for my troubles? Well, the legendary Rare White Star seems to have already been recovered... but! Whee! I've been blessed by the Loot Fairy! $;^ D $E^ D Oh ho! What have we here? Small Ruby, 10g; Novice Corrosion, 2g; Accursed Mace, 5g; aaaaand new! .. $8^ o .. I didn't know this existed .. Xemu's Conclusion .. I like, oh wow! I like! $:^ D Myx'd Mess'zh just got herself a new toy! Epic tokenless double Subtle Parry staff! $E^ D Plus Silversmith-buffing hand reveal, plus range 10 sparks. Tokenless. Yeah, all right, gg, Gary! $:^ D

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Nice to see, @Kalin! $:^ b

Funny you say that I know which kobolds have armor. Going long spells without playing helps one forget which adventures have which perils, including which monsters have which cards, heheheh. Glad to see you hit this more tactically than just Farmspam. ~nod~ And actually, I might've tried keeping it more tactical tonight instead of try-once-then-go-FS, but I only had an hour or two to play before the deadline when the Loot Fairy'd move, and I wanted a nifty ending tonight, heheheh. (Besides my own slowness, and having to think things through a lot more with one fragile character vs. many, it also slows things down to "record" via typing in Notepad between playing cards.)

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Until next time, Card Hunters, may your elf sorcererers be merry and bright! $E^ b

 

In which I gain a third $:^ ] and begin summarizing a lot more like I said I would. $:^ P

Beneath the Frozen Earth -- part 1

Battle 1, Frozen Canyon. I couldn't remember what it was like. I built for basic damage and control, then went in. Whoops! Bad battle for this setup, lost round 3 or 4. $:^ ] Trying again, this time loaded up with Reflexive Teleports to kite over the wall, ha ha ha ha, plus Illusory Barriers to take advantage of the trogs' taste for range 2. Hm, died on round 12 without doing much damage. Looks like I need more damage -- and more armor removal, wow @ Crude Plates x3 in hand at one point. As usual, the main problem is sooo much mass mobility ganging up on one target.

Take 2.5, round 1, Fleet, Dissolve Armor, Memory Loss, Firestorm. I take 5 damage total thanks to a Stab. Round 2, Dissolve Armor and Ember Burst remove the Spearmen and hurt one Gouger under his armor roll, yay. Oh, but uh-oh, prepped to use Fleet to escape, but losing Fleet this round, hm. Round 3, died. $:^ J

Take 3.5, rounds 1-2, first a little card and positioning setup, then BLAOW! Deadly Spark the Gougers after Dropped Guard, then Ember Burst all the trogs! -- then Dash and Investigate far away! $:^ b Round 3, I kill a Gouger, but at the cost of most my health. $8^ , Yep, died round 5.

All right, took a nice break to play some 3v3 2v2 silliness. Little did I know my teammate was bringing Walpurgis Night, lol... Anyway, back to action!

Take 4.5, same weird deck as last attempt (last two attempts?). Whoo! Round 1, Hot Flames, Combustible, Subtle Parry, Resistant Hide, and Firestorm! ha ha ha ha ha Now, let's see if I can survive this long enough to make use of the perfect draw. Round 2, my other Subtle Parry, plus Dissolve Armor! Ha ha, Predictable Stab brings one down to 1 HP for me (but after I already used Acid on the other, aw). Round 3, Firestorm and Flame Spit. Spearmen are dead, Gougers are pushed back a little. $:^ P Round 4, more Hot Flames, more Firestorm! -- plus Investigate. ~shrug~ Cool, Dashed away, no one followed, and thus one Gouger will die, the other is at range 3, and my first discard this battle will be Investigate. Round 5, funny, drew Combustible, Shuffle, and Dissolve Armor. Dashing away -- and again doesn't follow. Gonna Shuffle to where I *might* be able to escape more easily next round (and see if it follows yet). Huh, no follow. Might as well Dissolve for 1HP and facing. Ha, took a hidden Crude Plates, the other copy from earlier still visible. Round 6, looks like Gary's gotten bored/despondent again. Just keeps passing. Drew a bunch of traits plus Telekinesis and Dissolve. Dissolved (missing an armor roll for 1HP) and TK'd. Gonna sit in place. A Dash far away wouldn't be far enough with those stabs, and my back would be turned... Round 7, bah! I tried to kite, but he wouldn't follow despite a visible Run. Gotta ditch two Memory Losses... Round 8, sweet! I Dashed away, and he followed in such a way as to face away from me, witw! $:^ b Deadly Spark! Yes! He used Stab, hit Subtle, and drew me Ember Burst! Warp Run unneeded and unplayed. $E^ b Nice! The troglodytes didn't carry useless gear, but rather useless trinkets I can sell for 50g! $:^ }

Okay, here was my weird winning deck that had a little more Resistant reliance than desired, but oh well -- still had to play tactically since it's not like I have dwarf HP and Lucky Toughness, lol...

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 19 Elf Wizard

Jaguar Spirit Staff L
Staff Of The Inferno E
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L - Randimar sold this to me about a week ago! My first! Whooooo!
Armorbane Pendant C
Armorbane Pendant C
Armorbane Pendant C
Firehide Robes E
Shielding Warp Boots R
Drow Rapidity R
Focused Combustion U

1 x Punishing Bolt
5 x Combustible
3 x Dissolve Armor
2 x Ember Burst
5 x Firestorm
1 x Shuffle
1 x Resistant Hide
2 x Subtle Parry
1 x Creature Of The Night
1 x Fleet
3 x Memory Loss
2 x Telekinesis
1 x Force Field
1 x Deadly Spark
1 x Investigate
1 x Flame Spit
3 x Hot Flames
1 x Warp Run
1 x Stone Spikes
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In which Myx'd Mess'zh doubles up on her defense Defensiveness...

Beneath the Frozen Earth -- part 2

Battle 2, Frozen Bridge, I redesign my deck for long-distance burning damage primarily. Round 1, I draw Fleet, Flank, TK, and Hot Spot to kite Scuttlers and kill Crundyup. $:^ ] Round 2, ha ha ha, I draw both Arcane Auras. $E^ D I kite a tad and hope for good stuff next round. $F^ J Round 3, yep, killed a Scuttler with an 8 damage Sizzling Bolt, lol. Round 4, I lose an Aura to a Stab $:^ ` but finish the other Scuttler and start working on the Gougers. (Teleport Self would be good here methinks. Too easy to get trapped, despite it being good for keeping out of range.) Round 9, died. Yep, gonna go get Teleport Self now. $:^ J

Take 2,

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 19 Elf Wizard

Vankenstein's Staff E
Vankenstein's Staff E
Vira's Chain E
Vira's Chain E
Akon's Amulet C
Armorbane Pendant C
Mauve Cape C
Mouse Boots E
Cautious Mobility U
Untrained Electromancy U

6 x Deadly Spark
2 x Dissolve Armor
2 x Unstable Bolt
2 x Stone Spikes

2 x Boiling Armor
1 x Memory Loss

2 x Teleport Self
2 x Flanking Move
1 x Quick Run
1 x Cautious Sneak
1 x Scouting Run
2 x Short Perplexing Ray

2 x Spark Generator
2 x Elven Maneuvers
2 x Defensiveness
1 x Combustible

4 x Arcane Curse
1 x Cloth Armor​

...total redesign again in order to fit in two TP Self cards. Made an early mistake that really cost me. Have to get used to this deck is all -- and I never drew TP Self. (Considered fitting in three, fwiw, but two should be fine.)

Take 3, got some damage and a kill in fairly early, then had to take several small hits while waiting for my cards and barely kiting. Round 4, Quick TP Run directly into the middle of 'em! $:^ D TP Dash far away! $:^ D lol Round 6, feeling the ever-closing squeeze, I get a much-needed Deadly Spark (plus Spark Generator already attached). Push a Gouger back, miss another Gouger's armor altogether, and destroy Crundyup. ~whew!~ Current stats: I'm at 1/12 HP $8^ | (thanks to Crundyup over and over throughout the battle), the Gougers are at 7/15 and 8/15 HP, and the last Scuttler is at 2/7 HP. I only have Moves in hand -- Dash, Dash, TP Self, and Flank. I'm not sure I can make this, but we'll see what happens. ... ~whew~ Gary didn't trap me. Dashed a little to one side, and we both passed. Good thing he role-plays these things as stupid, right? Right? $;^ b Round 7, he tries to trap me. Hard stuff here. Flank TP into the middle of them all, Dash TP off to one side. Gotta hope the Scuttler comes to one particular square (out of two likely options) so that I can TP away until next round. ... Didn't do it. $:^ | Gary picked the better-for-him option. Gotta TP into corner now and hope for the best. I have Cloth Armor and Boiling Armor. $F^ J Round 8, they trap me as expected. Hm. Gonna try this deck again, but it appears I need to return to my first tactic of removing Crundyup first...

Take 4, 15g. Round 1, I get opportunity to take out both Scuttlers with Deadly Sparks. Yay. $:^ ] Scouting Run remains in hand. Round 2, erg, Spark Generator + Deadly gets Crundyup down to 1 HP (and pushes back a Gouger). (Better would be 0 HP...) Flank and Scout remain in hand. Round 3, muah ha ha ha, (ya just gotta know how to elf wizard, lol,) I Scout a Gouger first thing to stably get off to the side, close enough to kill Crundyup with an Unstable Bolt. $}^ J Nice, Gougers pass, giving me safety with Stone Spikes and Flank still in hand; they have Crude Plates x3, Run, and Strong Stab fwiw. Round 4, Deadly Spark + Generator from behind on one (down to 5 HP!) but hits Plates x3 on the other (still at 15 HP). I Spike 'em both. Flank still in hand. A TP Self will win this battle now methinks. Round 5, the one gets Spiked to 3 HP, then Gary just passes. Round 6, gotta be optimistic and careful. They approach, trapping me, and I'm exhibiting Defensiveness. Gonna Flank back one (can't retreat any farther without TP!) and hope I know how to Linear correctly. $:^ P Nope, could only get one. But, he's now at 2 HP, and Gary passed again. Ending with Dash and Flank (ditching Arcane Curse). Round 7, YES!!! Finally, TP Self, and they're ALL the way ontop me now. $8^ , Lol, I TP-Dash behind them to start the long, long kite down the bridge, lol, and Gary passes. $:^ b Keeping TP and Flank! (Ditching Dash and another Curse.) Round 8, sweet, Dropped Guard! $:^ ] They give chase now, but I'm TP-Dashing back into the corner for a Deadly line-up, ha ha ha. Down one Gouger! Ditching Flank since I have two TPs now. $:^ ] Round 9, kite and Dissolve. Round 10, eek, it runs up to me, thus I risk a TP-Dash while Unstable to get behind the poor dizzy thing -- and succeed. $:^ ] Bolt in the back! First time I have a hard time deciding on my discard. Ditching Quick Run to keep TP and Boiling Armor. Round 11, funny, Elven Maneuvers, Combustible, Defensiveness. Kite, Dissolve (down to 4 HP! vs. my 8!), ditch Cloth Armor. Round 12, two Boilings in hand. Use one? Ha, no armor. $|^ J Round 13, gonna be funny and risk an Arcane Curse: either I push him back, or I get him down to 1 HP and probably take a Strong Stab to the gut. ... Pushed him back. $:^ P Since I have Short Perplexing Ray, I'll go ahead and Dash-TP out for safer kiting in the event Unstable reappears. ... Oh, whoops, forgot I'd have to discard either Boiling or TP to keep SPR. Nevermind @ SPR. (Unstable will kill or push back at this point anyway. Whatever @ Unstable problems.) Just too bad I lost a bunch of kiting ground is all. ... Round 15, (14 was boring,) Unstable and Deadly! $:^ b Hey, that describes Myx'd Mess'zh pretty well, eh? Yep, the Bolt pushes him back. Now, just to Boil, then Generate a Spark! $:^ D

That was genuinely fun. $:^ b Something tells me I'll be teleporting more in future Misadventures. $:^ b For my efforts, I found a Nice Tooth and some Superb Guidance. Makes sense somehow. $:^ ] Skarl giving me 4g for them perhaps makes less sense, lol.

What I really like here is that Defensiveness is almost free (and Cloth Armor an okay throwaway card) because with trogs, you don't want to ever be at range 2 anyway, ha ha ha ha. The Arcane Curses are more of a difficulty, but considering how many high powered attacks you get, tokenless? Totally worth it. (I played double Peril/Vankenstein on a bunch of the low-level handicap quests. Even easier to handle when a wizard has allies at range 2, ha ha ha ha.)

 

In which I puzzle over how to avoid Firestorm for 15g too long. $:^ ]

Beneath the Frozen Earth -- part 3

Lol!! Okay, Battle 3, Frozen Grotto, round 1, I draw Firestarter, Nightling, Trip, Trip AGAIN, Simple Bash, and two Smoke Bombs. $E^ D Awesome. $:^ b Round 3, lost.

I guess I'll bite the bullet and equip some Magician's Hats... Except... These Trogs won't even enter the Smoke to get to me, hence my Cone tactics failing already. Hm. What Illusory Terrain can I bring? ... Well, take 2, I wound up equipping only two Wall Of Illusion copies (no Hat heheh), but lots of Forgetfulness and Counterspell cards, and it wasn't enough. Take 2, died round 3 or so with only one or two Trogs in the red.

Oof, this one's gonna be harder than I thought. I need more reusable group defense while maintaining immediate enough damage to get rid of these things before they can attack (and to make them draw fewer cards later). I already have Vira's Shoes on at least... Take 3, died round 2.

I normally don't talk mid-Misadventure in World, but I half-advertised since someone requested LF. Heh. (See, I can't play both. Right? Right.) What a silly quick chat that was. I didn't pay attention to their only 6 HP. Crazy talk! (Especially since I already had cockroaches in mind for later! I somehow thought these wizards had 9 HP.) In this case, I don't mind Firestorms after all. $F^ J Who needs to tank them like a dwarf when I've already won? I'll just pack a bunch of non-Combustible cycling and wipe 'em out round 1, ha. Take 4, Firestorm x14, Trait x7, and aw, they drew both armors round 1.

Okay, take 5, round 1, I drew my one Fleet, that's nice -- and they only drew one armor. ~nodnod~ One lone survivor (who stayed at range 6 at first) lasted with me until round 5, funny. $:^ J Just kept Dashing around until I drew good stuff, though, including SPR'ing to get out of los before a final storm with my 2 HP, ha ha ha ha. (Once again, one-on-one, the elf is scary, heheheh.)

For my efforts, I got 2g worth of common stuff and yay maxed my Apprentice Resilience and Drow Rapidity. $:^ ]

Rarity heavy, as per the norm with Farmspam:

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Legendary x4
Epic x3
Rare x2
Uncommon x1

Come to think of it, I guess when I get to Gary's Mod...ule, I'll want attachment-cancelling (or even -reflecting) robes, hmmm. But! Next time, it's the fabled Trog King! Until then. ~nodnod~ $:^ J

(Now, time to track down a fairy...)

 

Wherein Myx'd Mess'zh stops contemplating buying a new dress and finally does so. $;^ J

The Throne of Strench

I don't really have the time to play at the moment, but man, I just couldn't sleep for some reason...

Battle 1, Frozen Fracas, I built for Silver damage mostly with a little bit of control and flanking. Round 1, I offed one Trog Spearman, then kited the other three until round 4, when I finished the other. From there, I kited the best I could, but died round 9 or so. Man, Bolt + Smith for 8 damage, except Crude Plates x3 nullified, ugh. Also, I misjudged my Dash landing spot on one crucial Dropped Guard round and couldn't hit either one of them. $:^ [

Take 2, much worse, died round 3 despite getting one Gouger down to 1 HP. I considered changing my gear a little, including swapping in one Xemu's Conclusion, but eh, I'm all right. Same deck, here we go.

Take 3, much better. $:^ J Between kiting, risking blows from the weaker Spearmen, and generally blowing Trogs apart, I won on round 11 with 2 HP left, heheh. After I Big Zapped the last Spearman in the face (overkill at 1 HP lol -- the poor thing didn't even have Tough Hide at the time, not that I knew that), the final showdown was with a full health Gouger. Flanking Move + Silver Bolt + Arcane Shell from behind was nice, as was dropping Stone Spikes under the thing to send it backward into a corner next round (it taking no damage) followed by drawing Boiling Armor and more damage, oh yes. $:^ ]

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 Elf Wizard

Corrupted Feystaff U
Corrupted Feystaff U
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Akon's Amulet C
Rust Creature Gland R
Malevolent Robes R
Mouse Boots E
Dainty Silversmith U
Novice Electromancy U

6 x Silver Bolt
4 x Bungled Bolt
2 x Stone Spikes
1 x Big Zap
1 x Long Spark

2 x Boiling Armor
1 x Dissolve Armor
1 x Melt Armor
1 x Acid Blast

4 x Telekinesis
2 x Flanking Move
1 x Skip
1 x Cautious Sneak
4 x Creature Of The Night
2 x Fey Silversmith
1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor1 x Arcane Shell
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Isn't that beautiful? The sheer power of Asmod's is incredible -- and since last we romped through Troglodyte territory, Randimar has finally offered me two. $8^ o No wonder it's the go-to Arcane Item. TK x2 + Spikes, tokenless, just wow.

Oh, re: beautiful, you thought I was about to mention her new Inquisitional Silverfoil attire, eh? $;^ b Yeah, she's rockin' that pretty hard, too. Appropriate that her first return outing in the Misadventures was Silver sniping. ~nodnod~ I'd been considering for a long while upgrading her appearance, but frankly, I wasn't sure it'd still feel like the same character. I liked the humble default costume vs. crazy surprise antics, lol. Well, I've gotta say, the new CH lore for these foil costumes seriously actually helped keep the feel for me. $:^ ] Plus, of course, 'twas very nice to get half-off! $:^ b (Quinn the Stout also got a new robe, but, dwarf wizards, whatever. (lol jk))

Neat note: without planning it this way, every single item is from either the Basic set or Castle Mitternacht set.

Battle 2, Frozen Cavern. I kept the same deck. I really don't recall what these adventures are like a lot of times until after I get there. $:^ } Round 1, I take one Scuttler down to 1 HP, preferring that it would've been a kill, but oh well, and then they all get really, really close. I'll probably lose here and bring in some Teleport or Fly or something... Well, round 2, I finish that Scuttler with a Bungled Bolt, then kite toward the other Scuttler in that group before TKing him over a stream, heheheh. Round 3, I Melt and Silver Bolt another Scuttler. Hm, whittling down here... Round 4, kite and TK over a stream... Round 5, kite and Acid Blast... This might actually work as-is, ha ha ha. Round 6, kite kite kite. $:^ } Yay, elves, lol. Round 7, Dissolve, Silver, end of one Scuttler group. Round 8, Spike that previously Acid Blasted Spearman. Round 9, Bungled Bolt for the kill. $:^ b Round 10, all kite. Round 11, Arcane Shell! Silver and Bungled! Final Spearman's down, only the last Scuttler now. $:^ b Round 12, oh yes. Silversmith, and again one of each Bolt. I Dash right up to it (at range 3 of course heheh). Silver at 9 damage, full 7 HP, 1-shot! $:^ b The only damage I took the whole time was from my own Bungled Bolts, lol...

Battle 3, Frozen Throne. Same deck, sure, 'kay. Round 1, eh, Strench surprises me. After he gets out of line of sight, coming around the long way to reach me, I Dash up to TK [one of] his bodyguard[s] over the stream. Then Strench turns back around to be able to Arcane me from afar a couple times. $:^ \ Yeah, round 3, died. Gotta tackle this differently I suppose.

Take 2, if this works, I think you'll like my deck. $;^ b Round 1 & 2, slowly kite the Spearmen while killing the king, booyah! lol Round 3-6, kite and whittle both, killing one Spearman. Round 7, Hot Spot, victory. $:^ }

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 Elf Wizard

Balsa Boltstaff R
Balsa Boltstaff R
Rod Of Palver Pree E
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Destructive Wand U
Cotton Wizard's Robes C
Ulalia's Boots E
Wariness U
Novice Electromancy U

9 x Long Spark
3 x Dissolve Armor

4 x Sorcerous Bolt
3 x Stone Spikes
1 x Hot Spot

5 x Telekinesis
2 x Flanking Move
1 x Scouting Run
1 x Healing Dash
1 x Skip

3 x Arcane Aura
1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor

1 x Little Zap
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I've been wanting to do something silly like this for awhile anyway, ha ha ha ha. Range 10 x12! ha ha ha ha - and amazingly enough, I never drew a single Aura nor TK, huh. Also, I allowed myself to take minimal damage only twice when I Dashed a route past the Spearmen and delivered the final blow to Strench along the way -- pretty great. $:^ J (Also nice that I didn't even begin to feel compelled to resort to focused Firestorm, heheh.)

Really neat note: without planning it this way, every single item is from the Basic set! $:^ D

All right, I know poor Myx'd here has already been on hiatus for a bit -- in fact, I now see it's been one month exactly -- but she'll probably take a break from this again because I'm really busy this week, and then I hope to feast upon the new CM stuff next week, heheh. Until next time! $:^ J

 

Wherein Myx'd obtains a surprise early return, a fourth , a thirteenth hit point, and a crisis of preparation...

Melvelous the Magnificent

Huh. Well. Earlier today, I stormed Melvelous' castle with a couple random teammates picked up in Co-op Chat -- which, btw, is only dead when ppl request co-op in World Chat while complaining about Co-op Chat being dead -- and a little before, a little during, and whole lot after I got my 12g or so and left for my day job, my mind got to dabbling into the question. How would -- how could -- Myx'd pull this off by herself? Multiple groups of enemies, melee and projectile, short and long ranges, terrain attachments, defenses against Magic (Shimmering Aura and Hover), only four s, etc.

I don't really want to resort to Firestorm, but it might be all right here. I'd totally have to rely on Resistant Hide, though, what with Shimmering in the way. Meanwhile, some Jarring Blocks could get annoying, and Acid Spray could be devastating if I let the Traplings get too close, which they would need to be in range 5 at any rate.

Bursting is safer than Firestorming or really even sniping, but the tokens, erg. Likewise, Volcano could be good, except Hover. ~sigh~ Maybe Punishing Bolt? Staying near Melvelous will of course help -- even moreso if trying to remain out of line of sight in general anyway. Acid might be viable if I can stack the new Hex Of Dissolution and Acid Terrain with so few tokens. Lemme at least look at that last one... Yeah, no, I can only get two Hexes in my deck atm.

Problems with defenses: Boost reactions to get out of the way because of non-targeting attacks from Traplings and Melv; Fleet isn't much vs Spikes and is nothing vs Sparks, Bites, Bludgeons, etc.; token-cheap quality Blocks cover either Melee or Magic; Armor cards don't like Acid; etc. Also, I just remembered, Taunt could kill me, ugh, wow.

Encumbering could at least keep things away, but that's only low-damage Cones or a single Freeze on Forval's Teak Staff for each which also comes with an agonizingly nerfed Flash Of Agony.

Okay, probably pretty different decks for each battle. Maybe Staff Of Chask x2 for #1, Staff Of Immolation x2 for #2 ... and although I have a few fleeting ideas, I just really don't know yet for #3. Hm. Let's-a go!

Battle 1, Castle Melvelous. ~whew~ Deck built. Round 1, nice start, Punishing Bolt, Telekinesis, Arcane Aura -- and as always, that lovely Dash. Round 2, take 2 Orcs down to 1 and 3 HP, which I know killing would've been safer, but I hate to waste such high damage on 1 HP, y'know? $:^ ` "Waste" a Healing Dash (full health) to avoid being pinned next round. ... Round 4, another Orc down to 1 HP. Now that I also have a Little Zap, let's see if I can finish one. $E^ J (Btw, they've been Taunting me the whole time.) Hoo boy. After some extremely careful kiting, I Aura+Zap the 3 HP Orc dead (+ double Hard to Block Traits, meaning Jarring couldn't save it if it even had one, which it didn't). And then the other two Orcs Charged. Allow me to laugh at the fact that the inactive one (Taunted) hit the back of the active one -- killing it for me. $E^ D Now, Gary and Karen, I can see role-playing buffoon bodyguards, but Melvin? In his own Castle Mary Sue? *pshaw* Amateur! $:^ D Round 5, ha ha!! Punishing and Big Zap! And it's already at range 2 from last round! Set up for Melv... Round 6, eep, hit him for 12 damage, but drew double Pushback Parry. $8^ , Took 3 damage from an Arcing Spark, fortunately missing my Aura. Dash far away! Round 7, draw double Stone Spikes. Probably for the best. Even though he doesn't have Hover, I'd rather have the ability to hit and run. I'll stay in place and save the Dash and the Aura. Round 8, hm, Slowed and Counterspell. Lemme check the discard log to see if Energize is Magic or Projectile. ... Magic Holy. (Wait, what? Magic Holy? Then why does Melvelous and the Graveyard Gambol necromancers have it? $8^ | Anyway.) All right, might be a waste to keep Counterspell ... except ... ~checking more log~ ... hm, he might also keep Unholy Curse and more Arcing Spark, along with Teleport Other ... yeah, okay, keeping it ... Round 9, fascinating. $:^ ] He Run'd right up to me while exhibiting Defensiveness; I Countered him from behind (dropping two Arcings), and then he threw a Powerful Spark at point blank; my Skip rolled (and failed) to react before his Defensiveness $:^ J (which missed its Saving Roll). You heard it here first! $:^ P (Yet more reason for @Scarponi's idea to add the Immediately keyword to cards like Skip.) Wizard Duel! I Long Spark+Aura him at point blank. He fails to Teleport me. I pass for priority. $:^ ] Round 10, Scouting Run, Unholy Curse -> Spikes, Dash, we trade no damage; I drop another Pushback, he keeps Energize (yay!) and more Spikes. Round 11, my other Slowed, and I don't intend to stay around with that Curse on me. I drop Forgetfulness and keep Skip. Round 12, aw, I drew Punishing and Big Zap and don't want to discard either. G'bye, Big Zap. $:^ P (G'bye, Skip, too.) Round 13, he has 10/26 HP and 5 cards after Running into my line of sight. Punishing+Aura! ... No Shimmering. $:^ ] Victory. $:^ ]

Got 41g thanks to treasure. My deck:

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 10 Elf Wizard

Staff Of Chask E
Staff Of Chask E
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Brin's Spiked Rod L
Citrine Amulet U
Cotton Wizard's Robes C
Ulalia's Boots E
Wariness U
Novice Electromancy U

6 x Punishing Bolt
4 x Stone Spikes
2 x Big Zap
1 x Long Spark
1 x Little Zap

4 x Pushback Parry
4 x Telekinesis
2 x Flanking Move
1 x Counterspell
1 x Forgetfulness
1 x Skip
1 x Healing Dash
1 x Scouting Run

3 x Arcane Aura
1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor

2 x Slowed
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Battle 2, Chamber of Traps. Built deck, all righty. Round 1, Ember Burst, nice. Round 2, Arcane Shell to hold for later, more nice. Round 3, Gusts of War + Shell on a couple encroaching Traps. $;^ J Round 4, Melv has finally made his way the long way around, out the back of his treasure chamber, along the side, and now to the front. I want to remain out of his lines of sight, but man, I have an opportunity to finish two chests and start on a third. Mm, despite trying to escape him, I took an Unholy Curse and an Arcing Spark (minus Hardy Mail) for 4 damage. And again $:^ [ for 5 HP remaining. UGH, and the card I was just sure the Traplings wouldn't have at this point, the way they were acting, Shuffle. One attack, I'm dead. .. Dead. $¦^ |

Take 2, I play even more defensively, yet Melvelous manages to track me down around about round 7, in which I survive with 1 HP. Round 12, I found this pretty descriptive of this showdown...

Spoiler: $:^ }

Round 15, Big Zap + Arcane Shell + Squeamish vs. 6 HP + Defensiveness. Victory. $}^ J (I know it was a risk -- Shimmering existing, Shimmering succeeding, Defensiveness getting Saving Roll -- but it's not Caverns, and I didn't want to hang around for another several rounds for another Ember Burst + Firestarter draw.)

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 10 Elf Wizard

Staff Of Immolation E
Staff Of Immolation E
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Sensate's Ring C
Sensate's Ring C
Malevolent Robes R
Glimmer Boots C
Perilous Agility L
Untrained Pyromancy U

Primary cards in this deck:

6 x Ember Burst
2 x Firestarter
1 x Arcane Shell

Secondary cards in this deck:

4 x Telekinesis
2 x Gusts Of War
2 x Flanking Move
1 x Dangerous Maneuver
1 x Run

Thinners:

3 x Squeamish
1 x Creature Of The Night

Chaff that might come in handy, but the real goal is to just be patient and discard these until better stuff comes:

4 x Fire Spray
2 x Ember Spray
2 x Stone Spikes - actually used one and got two pierces out of it to destroy a Trapling $:^ ]
2 x Little Zap
1 x Big Zap - la piece de la resistance! ou quelquechose
1 x Arcane Feedback
1 x Hardy Mail - yes, I discarded this - the point was to not get hit (which almost worked...)
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Got 3g for that. $F^ ,
Also, neat note again: only one CM item, and all others Basic! still not trying to do that $:^ P

Battle 3, Sanctum of Melvelous. Oh, right, I still don't actually have a plan for this one. $F^ , Hm. $:^ | Maybe a hybrid of the two previous decks? Maybe some Deadly Sparks? ... I finally decide to go straight-up Silver damage again, plus control of course. Round 1, draw Smith+Bolt and TK+PoK, okay, nice start. $:^ J Snipe an Orc, then give it Path Of Knives for next round. Round 2, thanks, Melv! He Teleports the Orc to range 2 of me, bringing it to 1 HP -- and then the Orcs Run my direction. $:^ ] Only one Orc left. Silver Bolt! Er, TK to block check. Dash from approaching Traplings. Now, Silver Bolt! $:^ ] Orc has 7/15 HP left. Round 3, Melvelous hits me, but Sparkling Cloth Armor lines me up for a Bungled Bolt on the Blind Rage Orc. The Orc tries to trap me, but I Dash to a safe position, and at the start of round 4, two attacks in hand mean a 4 HP Orc has 0 HP. $;^ } Up through round 8, I kite Traplings with Knives, and then do one pretty nifty maneuver where one hits me with Acid Spray, but I Sparkling over to the other Trapling, then immediately use Escaping Run to get away and draw Stone Spikes. $:^ ] Round 9, I finish the last 6/11 HP Trapling with an unbuffed Silver Bolt, all the while pinning Defensive Melv to the wall. Wastes lots of spells being emo at me. $:^ ] Round 10, unfortunately, no damage other than Winds Of War which I don't need and Stone Spikes which he'll Hover over. I'll just hide out behind a wall for awhile where he can't see. ... Round 12, I get some PoK + control + Run damage on him. Round 13, Big Zap hits Shimmering. I'll just save the Silver Bolt then. $;^ J Round 14, Silversmith and draw another Silver Bolt! He runs up to see me. G'bye. $:^ J (Only one Bolt did the trick, heheh.)

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[SRC] Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 10 Elf Wizard

Corrupted Feystaff U - I agree 100% with @Deepweed, this staff is awesome - Myx'd used it in a 1/1/1 party when CM items first got published and slew many a confident werewolf on the Gladatorial maps, ha ha ha ha
Corrupted Feystaff U
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Sarigo's Rod E
Sarigo's Rod E
Footfall Robes U - how have I never really noticed these robes before? wow...
Hawkwind's Moccasins L
Dainty Silversmith U
Novice Electromancy U

6 x Silver Bolt
4 x Bungled Bolt
4 x Path Of Knives
2 x Stone Spikes
1 x Long Spark
1 x Big Zap

4 x Telekinesis
2 x Winds Of War
2 x Dangerous Maneuver
1 x Escaping Run
1 x Cautious Sneak
1 x Sparkling Cloth Armor
1 x Skip

2 x Fey Silversmith
2 x Creature Of The Night
1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor
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Aaaaaaaand this was why Myx'd came back early for a surprise run: Loot Fairy!! Like I said, I'd run co-op earlier in the day. Did my usual Helm Of Prep Lunging Bashing Muscle Throughing Vanguarder I've used on Melv since like last autumn, but I saw the Castle was level 8, next in line for Myx'd. Might as well get a little extra reward for doing this, eh? $:^ b Wait for adventures to refresh many hours later, and! let's see what the Fairy brought me... 17g and, hey, my first Lantern Helm, which doesn't look terrible at all.

All right, so back to that mini-hiatus Myx'd was gonna take, heheheh...

 

Wherein Myx'd Mess'zh awakens from her long slumber...

The Compass of Xorr -- part 1

~whew~ It's been awhile. Some two-thirds of a year now. Besides being busy with other stuff, I also really wanted to find a way to record these adventures before continuing. My Card Hunter Battle Replayer looks to be a long way off, and my attempts to record my screen with software have failed, thus back to ye olde typing while playing. $¦^ J

Battle 1, Stafford's Wine Cellar. I recall almost nothing from this mission. Probably lots of Melee. Relying on the descriptions to get me through. Looks like I'll try dual Staff of Chask to start with... and oh hey, I won my first Robes Of Foz not too long ago... Okay, 8 traits, lots of great Moves, Brain Burn x2 that I've mitigated like crazy, let's go. $F^ b Round 1, kite, get priority. Round 2, one-shot a Guard Dog. $}^ J Round 3, kite, priority. Round 4, Guard Dog #2 down to 2 HP, kite, priority. Round 5, g'bye, pooch! Men-at-Arms get super close to me. Round 6, draw Brain Burn for zero damage, lol -- then one-shot a Man-at-Arms. $}^ b *Finally,* a guy gets a try at me with Lunging something-or-other, but he gets Pushback Parry'd on down another corridor, lol. They re-approach, I Dash away. Round 7, aww, jump out from behind a corner (my M.O. this battle) but don't topdeck Punishing Bolt. Lol. (Just all my Boots cards.) Kite, priority. Round 8, for sick, personal amusement, I let the two remaining Men-at-Arms approach me, only to use a Fleeting Dangerous Maneuver to get right past them. $F^ b (Meanwhile, I can still Dash. Muah ha.) Round 9, ha ha, they surround me. Fleet! Round 10, glad to Memory Loss that Powerful Hack that's been sitting around since Round 1. Round 11, I get concerned for the first time. Plan an escape route, kite past 'em. Wind up ditching yet another Block to keep all my deck's Armor now. Round 12, finally! Punishing x2! Take down the 9 HP guy (with 5 cards) from behind. Take down the 8 HP guy (now with 4 cards) after he Run'd up to my face. All the (super annoying) Servants receive my mercy; for my kindness, they in turn give me a Shield and a Demonic Blade they have hangin' 'round for some reason; Skarl oughtta pony up 3g for 'em later, thus hey, thanks.

The only damage I took was 2 HP from a super early Brain Burn. $E^ b Here's my character sheet:

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"Brain Burn on an Elf?!" I hear me you say?

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Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 10 Elf Wizard

Staff Of Chask
Staff Of Chask
Shifting Bangle
Shifting Bangle
Armorbane Pendant
Armorbane Pendant
Robes Of Foz
Bertha's Big Clogs
Drow Rapidity
Novice Teleportation

13 MAGIC:
6 x Punishing Bolt - kill
2 x Gusts Of War - positioning, damage
2 x Dissolve Armor - discard, damage
2 x Memory Loss - discard
1 x Force Bolt - positioning, damage

23 NON-MAGIC:
4 x Pushback Parry - block, positioning

2 x Reliable Mail - armor
1 x Officer's Harness - armor

1 x Fleet - armor, cycle, positioning

2 x Dimensional Traveller - cycle, positioning
2 x Brain Burn - cycle, ooo scary handicap $;^ b
2 x Combustible - cycle
1 x Creature Of The Night - cycle

2 x Teleport Self - positioning
2 x Dangerous Maneuver - positioning
1 x Investigate - positioning
1 x Walk - positioning

2 x Slowed - actual handicap lol
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That was nice. $E^ J Thanks for all the encouragement, you people who have said things in World Chat and such. Glad to be back. I'll see if I can't finish this adventure in a couple days. (I'm going to start attaching full logs, too. Hopefully one day, the Battle Replayer will let you make use of these. $E^ b heheh)

 

Wherein Myx'd Mess'zh adventures some without you!

The Compass of Xorr -- part 2

Well, I received a disappointing surprise: I wrote up a bunch of stuff, expecting the forum to save the draft for me like it does, and then today, *poof,* it's gone. $:^ \ Oh well. Here's the gist of what I'd written: First off, I forgot I was mid-Misadventure and caught the Fairy with someone. Whoops, heheh. Redid the first battle, losing once due to not drawing a single Move Boost, then winning easily even with losing 5 HP to a Vicious Thrust into the back. Then, I lost the second battle a couple times, I figure because it's harder to kite the enemies with so little blocking terrain and with such spread out foes initially. It took me by surprise since the first battle was such a cake walk. Anyway, let's try again.

Battle 2, Stafford's Kitchen. After a couple losses, (see previous paragraph,) I've changed my deck quite a bit. Probably not very optimal, but I wanna see what happens with Flanking, Knives, hand reveals, and Silver, and with less armor. I have a feeling I'll shortly return to some Move Boosts. $;^ J Yeah, Round 3, dead, no kills.

Take 4, (15 gold,) lemme try Sparks. ~looking through collection~ Ugghh, four Painful Flashstaffs, and they feel practically useless. $:^ [ Mm. Maybe if I stock up on Armor... Anyway, first off, lemme try Sparks. I guess I should get Blocks, too. Round 1, turn 1, Big Zap a Servant. Feels a little bad, but ugh, Servants. Getting myself surrounded already. $:^ \ Round 2, just Telekinesis and Arcane Shell, hm. Gonna try to "hide" in a pretty unsafe nigh corner just to bottleneck them, keep me ever so slightly safe. Powerful Hack. $¦^ | Misses my Armor, 2 HP left. Whatever... Round 3, Gary passes. I accept! (I get to go into the next round with my Shell, plus Big Zap and Scouting Run.) Round 4, gonna go ahead and take out the other Servant now. Should relieve a lot of headache. Scouted a Man-at-Arms, then Dashed to boot. Round 5, w00t! Healing Dash. G'bye, Armored Dogs. Also, got in a double-Boosted Short Spark before Dashing away again. Round 6, blast, had a nice hand, but needed to lure dogs before kiting Men and trying for a kill, but Gary passed, too. $:^ \ Round 7, *blast* it, managed to lure dogs (who saved a Run, ugh), then tried to get Men in for a kill and a TK, but Gary passed early *again.* Round 8, yaaaaay, Short Sparked the dead Man walkin', and TK'ing a Man in my face. Hopefully I can survive the Dog onslaught. Scamper, I'm dead. $¦^ | OH WOW, one Lunging Thrust (that did 1 damage) and nothing from the other. Round 9, the Dogs and I duke it out. I return to 2 HP and trap myself in even more. (At this point, I've completed an entire lap around the kitchen!) Round 10, Big Zap + Shell + misses its Armor! *and then* the Men Run up instead of the Dog Attacking! Dash away, leading Dog, then Flank and hope for end of round... Yes! Round 11, I *finally* get one of my four Linears... Excellent. I took a chance, hit both the Men for 7 each (3 remaining each), knowing my Subtle Parry *could* fail, killing me, and instead, the Dog Run'd up, letting me Dash far, far away! Round 12, Dog now in my face, two Subtles in hand, I'm gonna Long Spark a guard dead. I'd really rather not Dash away because I'll lose facing... that'd be much less chance than the 8/9 success rate. Interesting, Gary passed, discarding a Nimble Strike. Round 13, shuffle deck. $:^ J ~whew~ Vicious Thrust, under first Block, success on second. *Yes!!* Gary didn't pass with me. Man Run'd up. Potent Spark through both of 'em! Only the Dog left. $}^ J Each of us at 2 HP. I Dash and still have a Block. Lookin' good. Round 14, very tempting to Big Zap, but a Rusty Armor + any other Armor would survive -- and looky here, I got Healing Dash! $:^ b Round 15, a touch more kiting. After this many rounds (and start overs), I want a cleaner shot. Round 16, kite, end with another double Subtle. Round 17, lol, Short Spark (+ Shell, albeit no Spark Traits) and *triple* Subtle. Gonna try to burn one of its Moves just in case... Doesn't chase... Spark? ... Victory! ... A Treasure and a Shield, 4g. $:^ J

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Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 10 Elf Wizard

Voltstaff
Voltstaff
Copper Zapping Wand
Copper Zapping Wand
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain
Malevolent Robes
Skipping Boots
Cautious Mobility
Novice Electromancy

2 x Potent Spark
2 x Deadly Spark
2 x Short Spark
3 x Long Spark
7 x Big Zap

1 x Scouting Run
2 x Stone Spikes

4 x Subtle Parry
4 x Telekinesis
1 x Healing Dash
1 x Flanking Move
1 x Reliable Hide Armor

1 x Arcane Shell

2 x Elven Maneuvers
1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor
1 x Creature Of The Night
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If I recall what happens when I finish creeping through the secret passageway out of the locked kitchen, I should probably be able to use the same deck effectively enough, although I'm tempted to return to the first battle's deck. We'll see. Next time. On Babylon 5.

 

Wherein Myx'd lays the smackdown.

The Compass of Xorr -- part 3

Battle 3, Stafford's Library. Ah, nope, I misremembered this battle. I kept the last deck. We'll see how it goes. Rounds 1 & 2, take some potshots at Armored Dogs while waiting for everyone to convene on me. Round 3, I Dash to one side, and they approach. I risk an Arcane Shelled Big Zap (bringing it to 1 HP), and they don't attack me. I Dash again for a bit of safety, and a Dog Nimble Strikes me for 2 HP. Pass for priority! Round 4, oh sweet, I can Potent Spark through all three of them! lol One Dog down; the adjacent Dog has 3 HP and Mail. Instead of doing anything smart, Alamander the Mercenary Runs up to me -- at range 3 *snicker snicker.* Big Zap! No more Dogs. Almost hit a Block with Telekinesis, but nope, Slide'd that Merc onto the far bookshelf. Round 5, TK'd him back onto the same bookshelf, but with a Subtle Parry in hand (and five more Big Zaps in deck), I use one of my two Dashes to stand on another bookshelf. This way, if he Runs forward, he's stuck at range 2. $;^ J Round 6, interesting, I only get a Long Spark and Stone Spikes, thus I Dash away, Spark him, and *then* he Runs up to my face. Just hoping for the best, I Spike him -- and he doesn't Move (nor Attack). Round 7, nice! He uses Reaching Swing and rolls a natural 1, but adjusts the roll to hit my Melee Block! Big Zap, no Block, and his 2 HP hits 0. Oof, discards an Impaling Stab. $:^ P (I would've still survived at 2 HP, plus could Flank and Dash away afterward.)

Victory! Inside the safe lies the Compass of Xorr, a letter to the lord's son, and 6g in "prized" junk, lol. (Well, Purging Charm is nice, but I have nine already, heh.) I figure this elf will take very little time to recuperate in the Keep on the Hinterlands, returning to remove Stafford's ill-gotten gains soon. $}^ J

 

Wherein the solo elf wizard shows @winner how it's done. $:^ b

Lord Stafford's Treasure

Soooo, this is why I recently picked up The Compass of Xorr in the first place, heheh: winner had started a thread asking how to beat this adventure. I figured, partly to help inform (thus this will be longer than usual), and partly to be hilarious, (lol,) I'd answer her question via Madamoiselle Mess'zh here. So! Let's get started. $:^ b

Battle 1, Stafford's Main Hall. Reading the description, I decided I chiefly needed to defend against Melee Attacks. Block Melee cards are great of course. Sparkling Cloth Armor for my wizard also sounds good. I wanted armor removal, but I couldn't fit it into my safety deck um safely. Two Epic Staves, an Epic Arcane Item, and two Legendary Arcane Items help my solo character, but a team of three can get Uncommon Parrying Buckler for a mere 25g from Kyburz Market. Having Melee defense tanks (warrior and priest) will open up your wizard for lots more long range hits from even Common and Uncommon items; my solo elf will rely on three Commons, an Uncommon, and a Rare.

Round 1, one Man-at-Arms is dead, the other has approached, and unfortunately the Golem has arrived much sooner than expected. Round 2, the other Man-at-Arms is almost dead and Lunging Hacks into my Block Melee I had ready for him. Now that he's acted this round, I'm safe other than his Zone of Control. I try to lure the Golem into giving me priority for next round -- by getting it to play the last card of the round -- but Gary passed. I had to burn a Move to get to safety for next round. Round 3, I use Elvish Insight to reveal hands and draw a card, giving me insane card/knowledge advantage; the Man has three Bludgeons, the Golem has three armors, a Walk, and a death blow (Mighty Bludgeon -- the same damage as my full HP!). I get rid of a handicap while waiting to see what Gary does, and to get my character facing the enemies properly in case Gary passes and I might just pass, too. Nope, Gary has the Golem Walk up near to me -- but not adjacent yet. I Dash halfway by them (along the wall) and Slide the Golem farther away -- this way, the nearly dead Man-at-Arms will be close enough to try to trap me next round, but the Golem will not be close enough to do so, and I again will have facing with my Block Melee card currently in-hand. Round 4, the Man ridiculously Runs to my side (maybe trying to get behind me despite my back being against a wall?) which allows me to Dash far away if I want; instead, though, I draw an overkill death blow to the Man and get rid of him. This allows me to concentrate on one foe at a time now. With a party of three, this would greatly let me overwhelm the poor thing. .. Interesting! I was prepared to kite (Dash away, let it follow, Gusts Of War if it manages to get too close and for me to face it for my Block Melee card), but Gary passed. I'll keep my block and Slide control. I see it keeps holding onto its Mighty Bludgeon and one Solid Mail. Round 5, I Slide it some to see if I can get priority and damage it next round. Nope, Gary still passes first. I keep defensive cards. Round 6, I draw a trap! Stone Spikes is nice, but I need a way to keep it on the trap, thus I pass and discard my flimsy armor, 4+ roll defense (Skip), and Dash. Round 7, two Block Melee cards in hand, plus a seemingly worthless now Sparkling Cloth Armor (since its big attack might one-shot me anyway -- too bad I didn't equip any Memory Loss). I Dash up the center corridor a little bit. It Walks. I pass, hoping it will Walk one more time. Nope, Gary passed, too. I see in the Battle Log it also has Shredding Strike in its deck. I just keep my blocks. Round 8, priority! Big damage! I kite a little, and I'm getting trapped. I'm tempted to get little damage (and face the Golem for block), but I hope Gary will pass again, giving me priority again. If the Golem Walks again, then I'll attack for facing. .. Priority! Round 9, big damage! It's almost dead. It draws Clumsy and tries to trap me. I instead Slide it *right next to me* but facing away from me. This lets me face away from the wall for surer block-facing. Somewhat predictably, it used up a Walk to change its facing (without moving to trap me against the wall again). This lets me Dash far away -- and hope for everything its three hidden cards do not contain two more Walks; with only four more cards in its draw pile, I doubt it. (If I really wanted help on it, though, I could look up this adventure/creature on the wiki and count the Walks it's used in the Battle Log. I don't, though.) Yep, Gary passed. Round 10, little damage. It Walks up to me. I Dash away two spaces. My plan is to Slide it away if it follows, yet again giving me facing for blocks. (It has three hidden cards in hand. Even if it can still Walk to me twice and then attack me twice, chances are my two Roll 2+ blocks will prevent its Melee Attacks.) It stays put. I must account for my handicaps; I have Squeamish somewhere in my deck, and it's at 1 HP, meaning I can't use Gusts of War on it! (In hindsight, damaging it to 1 HP was a mistake on my part.) I'm going to Slide it away now (using 0 damage Telekinesis) for distance and facing, just in case. Round 11, I play a handicap to get rid of it, and it Walks up a little. I get a tad risky and use a Cantrip card to take priority for next round. Round 12, still no killing damage. A normal 1/1/1 adventuring party would have finished this thing by now. $:^ ] Well, I reveal its hand, knowing it might have a Trait, but hoping I'll draw a final attack, and yeah, it draws Clumsy again then Walks to me, and yeah, I draw Stone Spikes. It has another Walk plus three attacks and a hidden card. Scary. I Dash to my safest spot (which is not very safe) and hope it Walks once and that its hidden last card is not yet another Walk, or I'm dead. Gary passes! Round 13, Spikes kill it, I win. $:^ ] The corpses hold a mace and shield I can sell for 3g. I never took damage -- and only got attacked once when my mostly reliable block was prepared.

I'm trying to write this in such a way that winner can get abstract ideas for help and others still understand (and get entertainment from? heheh) my actions. Hopefully, it's working! ha ha ha ha - My deck:

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Myx'd Mess'zh
Level 20 10 Elf Wizard

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Staff Of Chask E
Staff Of Chask E
Ring Of Appropriation E
Sensate's Ring C
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Thin Sparkling Cloak C
Skipping Boots R
Insight C
Novice Electromancy U

Spoiler: cards

6 x Punishing Bolt
2 x Stone Spikes
1 x Long Spark
1 x Little Zap

6 x Telekinesis
4 x Pushback Parry
2 x Gusts Of War
2 x Sparkling Cloth Armor
1 x Skip
1 x Flanking Move
1 x Healing Dash
1 x Reliable Hide Armor

2 x Elvish Insight

1 x Spark Generator
1 x Spark Inductor
1 x Squeamish
1 x Vulnerable

2 x Slowed

Battle 2, Stafford's Chapel. Divide and conquer. I need to prevent the priest from healing the warriors. I'd like to avoid dealing with all the warriors at once. Maybe I can lead them on a wild goose chase inside all the little corridors. Block Melee sound good again. Cutting off line of sight is another option (vs. stabs and heals). Lots of fast damage might help. A standard 1/1/1 adventuring party can again stack Parry pretty easily, and then gang up on one or two warriors at a time. I'll go with Sparks.

Round 1, I draw defenses only. Pass. Gary passed, too. That works. I'll keep Dash and a Block Melee card. Notice how I did not just go playing cards all willy nilly simply because I had them to play. Patience. Round 2, Alamander the Mercenary comes for me. Good. This is the one I want to lead down a dark alley first. $;^ J (Men-at-Arms are generally easier for wizards to attack because all their Parry stacking is useless -- and generally harder for a player's warriors/priests for the same Parry stacking being so useful.) The priest draws a bunch for the Merc, and I Slide Back him away when he closes in. Round 3, I try to reveal the Merc's hand but get blocked. Spark for damage. The Men-at-Arms approach, but I have the Merc blocking the doorway: they can't come in this way. $:^ ] Impaling Stab, $8^ ` but I block. Another, $8^ I and I'm to 4 HP! He hits harder than I remember. Round 4, oops, now I'm trapped in the dark alley. (I meant to equip Teleport Self x2 or more but didn't.) Healing Dash to 6 HP. Gonna Move up to the priest to give myself a little breathing room from the warriors and to use Zone of Control to not let another warrior get past his own priest. (The Priest hits me a little. Meh.) The Merc Moves into range 2, but where my Slide Back won't matter. I Move another square so that I can Slide Back him a lot. Priest uses Greater Heal on Merc, ugh. Priest Walks out of the bottleneck, letting either his Man-at-Arms or me through. C'mooon, Gary, pass... (That way, I can next round Dimensional Traveller to that square and Dash out into the open again.) Minor Heal, Righteous Frenzy.. Lunging Thrust to hit me and block the way again. Okay, I'll die next round. It was my fault for not sticking to my plan while building my character. Round 5, I Spike the bottleneck (in hopes that the Man-at-Arms will get off it, letting me maaaybe Flanking Move -> Dash away). Nope, Healing Blessing. Okay, I Linear attack through two of them. Again nope, the Merc Runs up. Some 3-6 turns later, they've surrounded and killed me, dead Round 5. Plans are important!

Gary gives me a couple hints. If I can, rush the priest and kill him first; in a normal 1/1/1, this might be feasible, but even then it's often not since the Merc can catch up to you quickly. The Merc has tons of defense but also Dropped Guard which is the best time to attack him; with his Blocks, this also means Hard to Block will be your friend; Tricky Stabs for days! My solo elf, though, needs to rely on other stuff. I keep considering Magic Cold... You might consider Entangling Roots.

Take 2, I probably don't have enough damage since I have to deal with healing, too. Out-damaging the healing is important to remember. Round 1, I draw an Attack, but I'll save it for when I draw more and/or can cut off the priest moreso. Men-at-Arms approach, but I have Reliable Mail to handle their Step Attacks. I'm more concerned about the Merc. Hm, Merc never Moves. Round 2, the Men show their Obvious Maneuver of a couple small hits and a Parry. I get bold and Dash between them, getting stuck. (I figure, it's safer than getting closer to the Merc since I only have the one Move this round.) I have a block and armor. How weird! I Long Spark a Man, the priest grants a Heal, and the Merc still stays in his corridor. Round 3, for facing and kiting, I Dash beside a Man, between him and the wall (again wanting to be as far as possible for now from the Merc). He Bludgeons me, and my Subtle Parry draws Stone Spikes for me. (Too bad I'd have to use so many tokens to get so little real Parry on a wizard.) Merc finally Runs in. Men-at-Arms Run behind me (giving me a way out next round). I Slide the active M-a-A (the one who can still Attack me this round) away from me and away from the priest. (I plan to Spike him, then Slide him back if he Moves again. The Merc would need two more Runs to get to me at this point, and I just doubt he has them.) M-a-A doesn't Move -- gets Spikes without my burning another control card. Round 4, not enough damage to kill. Gonna pass and hope for the best (Gary passes?) and hope for not-the-worst (Greater Heal, ugh). Merc Runs up, I'm still safe. Men Run up, I Slide the 4 HP one back to Spikes. OH WOW, other Man uses Powerful Hack! Utterly forgot they had this! I'm to 4 HP too, now. $8^ | Gregorious approaches and gives a couple heals to the M-a-A. $:^ [ Round 5, I hate this: I can kill that M-a-A with two cards, but have to escape the other M-a-A first. (I escape to where I can easily Dash+Teleport into a corridor next round, or just Teleport Self this round in a pinch.) YES! Greg approaches again, but after I deliver 2 damage (and a hand reveal), Merc tries to approach, too, letting me get my other 2 damage without any priestly healing. Down one foe! M-a-A runs in, but he can't kill me (yet). I keep my armor and Teleport Self. Round 6, I draw Pushback Parry x2; I expect the M-a-A might try to Step Attack me and I'll be able to shove him away, although he only has one potential attack anyway...

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...but! Gtg for now, and I accidentally hit Submit Post already earlier, thus I'll just save here and return to edit in several hours. $:^ }

EDIT: Uh-oh. I thought one Mr. Jon's announcement meant the game would update at/near the end of the next day, but it updated today. The legend of the above battle is now lost in time. We'll have to wait for part 2 to see if poor Myx'd can find Stafford, let alone finish him! Fwiw:

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Spoiler: items

Flenserbone Staff C
Xemu's Conclusion E
Vira's Chain E
Vira's Chain E
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Asmod's Telekinetic Chain L
Robes Of Foz L
Skipping Boots R
Perfect Rapidity E
Novice Electromancy U
(my post got too long to type anymore!)