BattleCON G13 - KingdomAces (Lixis) vs. Zorblag (Seth)

[KingdomAces]

Advance 2

[KingdomAces]

Er, no make that 3.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 11

Vine Burst

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 11 Attack Pair

Compelling Dodge!

Ante: Beyond Eyes Lance

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Pass

[Zorblag]

Pass.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Looks like I get to move first. I'll dodge past you. oooLSoo. You can then retreat 1 or 2.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Don't you get to move me before that though? Even if Dodge is at start of beat, I'd think that Compelling would still activate at Priority 3.

[Zorblag]

Yeah, but burst's retreat is start of beat as well so it goes after my dodge but before compelling. Burst needs to be start of beat or it would almost always get you hit when you use it given it's priority.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Retreat 2.

[KingdomAces]

And I think I'm done for the day. This looks like it's going to be close, so I don't want to blow it by doing something stupid.

[Zorblag]

I will push and then pull to leave you in the same spot.

oLooSoo

Lixis 4/8
Vine Burst
Rooted Dodge

Seth 6/8
Compelling Dodge
Mimic's Shot

I think that's it. It is a tight endgame.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 12 Attack Pair

Vanishing Burst!

Spoiler: Opening Ante

Beyond Eyes Drive

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Though you could now pulse if you care do. I do not.

Also, no hurry on this. Get the next move you beat you want.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

I may actually want to pulse to Retreat 1, but isn't pulse End of Beat, and Force gain in Recycle? I'm too tired to look up the rules right now.

[Zorblag]

No, you're right. I'm used to 8 Force being enough, but in this case you're gaining 2 in the recycle phase. My bad.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 12

This is a perfect turn for you to use your finisher, because there's practically nothing I can do about it. But I can Naturalizing Drive or Lance if I ante for priority. Here's hoping you try to counter that instead.
Force Special Strike.

[KingdomAces]

Pass

[Zorblag]

Power +1.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Pass

[Zorblag]

Pass

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Yeah, I was expecting you to use naturalizing drive or lance there (well, at least prepared for it,) but this one counters your finisher as well with the range 4 part of vanishing. The one move that I couldn't hit was venomous drive (which you didn't seem to be setting up for with that finisher choice.) I retreat one at the start of beat from the burst (choosing not to use Vanishing,) you miss because we're at 4 range and then I hit for 1 after your soak 3.

Sound right?

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

So, I assume you retreat 1 and I take 1 damage.

I mostly did it for the Soak, but I don't think I realized it didn't even have a chance of hitting unless you Bursted with something other than Vanishing.

[KingdomAces]

For some reason I make plans revolving around Vanishing, and then at the last minute I always forget that it's not just +1 range retreat 1. I

think

I've gotten the hang of everything else, but that still making me do stupid stuff.

[Zorblag]

Your finisher is range 3 to 6 so if I stood still it would hit me. Vanishing is the style that's probably done the most to keep me in games though.

oLoooSo

Lixis 3/6
Strike
Vine Burst

Seth 6/8
Vanishing Burst
Compelling Dodge

-Zorblag R`Lyeh