Thursday, February 6, 2014
Fear the Swarm
Deck: The Meek Shall Inherit
I was sent with an interesting quest: To summon 40 minions that were low-mana cost. I played with my normal minion armies, but this didn't help me get too many, so I decided to assemble an army of just low-mana cost minions. I knew that I would probably not win too many matches, but my quest didn't require me to win, just summon.
I came across a mage and rolled my eyes, knowing that she would just use her powerful AoE attacks to destroy any minions on the board. But I attacked with my onslaught anyway. I began with a knife juggler, hoping that he would do significant damage with all of the other minions I summoned, but he was soon killed. In the spell that the mage used to kill that one minion, however, my minions grew exponentially every round. Each turn I played more, Life Tapping myself to get more in reserve. The time came when the mage used an arcane explosion to kill off an entire board, but I just kept playing. Even her Frost Armor spell wasn't enough just out of the sheer numbers of enemies.
I had only got her down by 8 or 9 hitpoints when I had seven minions on the battlefield, and was wondering how everything was going to play out, when to my astonishment, the mage conceded the victory to me!
Truly, fear is a factor of battle. I look forward to the day when I have a murloc army to try this type of battle out again.
Wednesday, February 5, 2014
The Fastest Duel ever
Deck: Go for the Face!
It was me, a warrior, against another warrior. We threw ourselves at each other immediately, bashing each other from the beginning. But I was more powerful. I threw out a raging worgen, gave him attack with my charge command, and two inner rages! His one turn did a whopping 20 damage! This set up my enemy to Execute him, but by then I had hit him with my weapons. Through my armor, he only did 3 damage total before I Upgraded my Great Axe and finished him off. All of this only took 5 turns---a new record for me.
Tuesday, February 4, 2014
The Stealthed Adventurer
Deck: Right in the Trash!
The warlock I was facing was ferocious. He sent out all manner of minions to destroy me as fast as possible, but I had a secret weapon up my sleeve from the start. When I had enough mana, I sent out a questing adventurer and let my master of disguise give him stealth. He watched from the shadows, leveling up as he watched the action from the safety of the shadows. With every backstab, headcrack, or minion that ran into battle, he increased in power. My health dropped rapidly, but there was nothing the enemy warlock could do to stop my secret power. Finally, I did a combo attack where I blessed my adventurer with Cold Blood. This gave him enough power, though the warlock had more minions, to get the warlock down to 1 life, where I finished him off with my dagger.
The warlock I was facing was ferocious. He sent out all manner of minions to destroy me as fast as possible, but I had a secret weapon up my sleeve from the start. When I had enough mana, I sent out a questing adventurer and let my master of disguise give him stealth. He watched from the shadows, leveling up as he watched the action from the safety of the shadows. With every backstab, headcrack, or minion that ran into battle, he increased in power. My health dropped rapidly, but there was nothing the enemy warlock could do to stop my secret power. Finally, I did a combo attack where I blessed my adventurer with Cold Blood. This gave him enough power, though the warlock had more minions, to get the warlock down to 1 life, where I finished him off with my dagger.
Monday, January 27, 2014
At the End of My Rope
Deck: Mage... surprise!
My powers of Secrets have been my victory once again! I fought against a particularly vicious rogue, who quickly drained my health with powerful minions. I tried to use my Ethereal Arcanists to absorb the secrecy of my Secrets and get a powerful hit on, but through her dangerous weapons and hardy minions, they both fell. My health drained rapidly, through poisoned Wicked Knives and charges from enemies. Eventually, the rogue pulled out an Assassin's Blade, and I knew the chance of my survival was low. I had a mere 6 health remaining, and her blade had enough durability to sustain 12! I managed to clear the battlefield of enemy minions, and her final blow flew toward me----and glanced off as I casted Ice Block, absorbing the damage. I had only moments to act. With luck, I managed to cast another surprise for her, Frost Barrier! This gave me enough armor to wear out her Assassin's Blade, and without any extra minions in reserve or poison, she had to pick away at my armor with her feeble dagger. This gave me enough time to summon Malygos, blasting her with a barrage of 8 Arcane Missiles, bringing her closer to my level. She attempted to assassinate him, but a well-placed Counterspell foiled the action. We both attacked each other again and again, until it came down to a final 2 life each. With an enormous blue dragon and a fairie dragon in front of her, she had no choice but to attack me one more time and accept her fate as my dragon devoured her messily.
Monday, January 20, 2014
The Legendary Battle
Deck: Mage... surprise!!
I was weary from fighting in tournaments, so I took some time off to wander and fight in the wilderness. I came upon a druid who challenged me. I used my usual approach of trying to baffle him with my many Secret attacks, but it soon became clear that this druid was no ordinary fighter. His first troop was Millhouse Manastorm, which I gratefully used to bolster my secrets early on due to his influx of mana. But afterwards came other legends I had only heard of: Pat Nagle, Leeroy Jenkins, Illidan Stormrage, and Cenarius! I fought them off bravely using secrets as well as powerful spells such as Polymorph. In time I gained somewhat of an advantage, but then dragons of all colors began to appear! Alextrasza the Red cut my life in half despite my frost armor; Ysera summoned all manner of creatures from the Emerald Dream; Deathwing swept through the battlefield destroying everything in his path.
Even Nozdormu the Bronze appeared, his sands of time making my reaction time sluggish. All of these I defeated. Despite their enormous power, they did not fight in a coordinated fashion and were all slain. In time, however, I succumbed to my fatigue, and the druid stood victorious.
Saturday, January 18, 2014
The Mage Army
Deck: Thebis's Power
This was just a funny battle because everything worked out perfectly. I got just the right secrets to keep the enemy in check, and by the end, as you can see, I had a Violet Teacher to make minions from my spells, then my Gadgetzan Auctioneer would trade the spell in for a new one, and Malygos would empower the spell I cast. Not to mention my two mirror images protecting me. I ended the match with a hand full of cards, and the enemy priest, his hand empty, died with 8 Arcane Missiles to the face. :D
Your Secret is Safe With Me...
Deck: Mage... surprise!!
The hunter was a cunning one. He knew of my skill in using Secrets, and had exploited them to gain more durability for his Eaglehorn Bow. But now it was down to who could survive longer. I had only one Secret left, I was down to my last 3 hit points, and he was down to 9. I sent out Malygos the Spell-Weaver, his magic power surging, but my mana was spent, and it was the hunter's turn to act. "Well played," I said, bracing myself for the blow. "Well played," he agreed and, just to show his skill, summoned an immense Core Hound and a fiesty Buzzard before giving his Ravenholt Assassin the nod to ignore the dragon and finish me off. I heard him sneak up behind me, and just before he could pounce, I unleashed my final Secret: Ice Block! My body incased itself in invulnerable ice, and the assassin, not knowing what to do, retreated. The hunter was stunned, and with that expression on his face I unleashed a devastating Frostbolt, dealing 8 damage. "Sorry," I said, powering up a fireblast. "Never trust those who tell secrets."
Moral: Never underestimate Malygos the Spell-Weaver!
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