And onto the next lets-see-how-Thexus goes for someone, it's the arbiter of B+ vs A, Sir J-Ding with Haley2.
In spite of her recent errata, I fully expected to verse the annoying Time Wizard in the tourney, so it was worth having a go.
Filthy Drudge Spam vs Haley in Heavy Metal with Hurricane, Strider, Thorn, Jakes and Junior with pew pew jacks.
It is the super live Spread the Net, so scenario it is.
My real concern in the matchup is a near paranoid delusional state of fear of.....sigh......Arcane Bolt. I want to kill Thorn super early so that I have more options on hiding Thexy.
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Early Game: Thorn gets Arcane Shield and stays in the middle of the board. Dammit. It'll be one of those matches then.
I go first to claim board space, primarily I don't want the Hurricane to get up into my face. Shit runs forward. Thexus hides behind Monstrosites. The Strider goes on the left, Hurricane on the right.
I move a Warden forward, TK the Strider to the side, send in three Adrenal ambush Drudges, 2 CMA ambush Drudges and a Thrall Warrior, sadly leave him on a couple boxes. I also screw up my placement, leaving Thexus poorly placed so that the Arcane Bolt Assassination run can happen.
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Mid Game: Dingding elects not go for Arcaney death, instead choosing to Grind out (The attrition play. As far as I know no game time was spent on Grindr).
It stretches into a long ride, the ambush Drudges get destroyed post haste, the Ironclad gets traded for my previous Arc Node Warden.
In reply I manage to push up the left, finishing off Juniors jack and the Strider. Risen generically spam forward. The right flank has a mini war of my models contesting the Swan flag, annoying the Hunter and watching the Hurricane light up the world.
Thorn gets gummed up by said Risen, losing his arc node to a Thrall Warrior.
Haley holds her feat, popping it late in this game period. She also Arcane Bolts a few billion Drudges.
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Late Game: I kill Jakes Hunter, and have enough pieces to stop Jakes scoring the friendly flag.
The left side becomes mine, whilst the Hurricane is outside of my killing power now and contests the centre, I have a horde of leaderless Risen that run as a blob occupying the centre.
Scenario now doomed for Haley, a heavily crippled Thorn gets up to my flag occupied by Thexus. Haley ends up charging forward for the late Arcane play, Deflection, camp and Sac Pawn stops the assassination run without to much issue. There's a concession before I trivially win on scenario.
Feeling alright about the matchup, providing I don't do that silly move of leaving Thexus open early on. By my count Haley2 killed about 12 Drudges with Arcane Bolt over the course of the game.
