BattleCON G 4 - KingdomAces (Hikaru) vs. Zorblag (Kallistar)

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Discards

The discard that I gain access to on Beat 2: Focused Dash
The discard that I don't have until Beat 3: Sweeping Grasp
Finisher: Keep Wrath of Elements

I think I'd like to not do it now though, since this one just ended.

Another note, I think technically Mash games with more than one active thread are supposed to make new ones in Frogstar World B, but I guess there's only one at a time against one person and Cybele did a Cybele and flaked.

(Okay that's probably not fair, because I don't remember any specific instances off the top of my head, but I still think that it's common.)

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 1

Geomantic Burst
Ante Water

[KingdomAces]

Move back 2, don't play anything else.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 2

Trance Dash
No Ante

[KingdomAces]

Yeah, I should have wasted my turn. Oh well, I can't move 0 so just move max distance forward.

[KingdomAces]

Beat 2

Current State

H

ooooo

K

Hikaru

: 20 life
Discard 1: Geomantic Burst
Discard 2: Sweeping Grasp
Finisher: Wrath of Elements
Available Tokens: Earth, Fire, Wind
Discarded Tokens: Water

Kallistar

: 20 life
Discard 1: Ignition Dash
Discard 2: Volcanic Spellbolt
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Elemental

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Hikaru

:

Trance Dash

Range: N/A
Power: N/A
Priority: 9

After Activating

: Move 1, 2, or 3 spaces. If you moved past an opponent during this movement, that opponent cannot hit you during this beat.

End of Beat

: Regain an Elemental Token of your choice.

Kallistar

:

Blazing Shot

Range: 1~5
Power: 3+2
Priority: 3+2

Stun Guard 2

Elemental Form

: This attack has +0-1 range.

After Activating, Human Form

: Move 1 or 2 spaces.

Ante

:
Kallistar loses 1 life and gains Power +2, Priority +2 from Elemental Form.

Start of Beat

:
None

Active Player (

Hikaru

)

:
Hikaru advances 3 spaces.

ooo

H

oo

K

Hikaru misses.

Reactive Player (

Kallistar

)

:
Kallistar hits Hikaru.
Hikaru takes 5 damage and is stunned.

End of Beat

:
Hikaru regains Water

Recycle

:
On to Beat 3.

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Current State
ooo

H

oo

K

Hikaru

: 15 life
Discard 1: Trance Dash
Discard 2: Geomantic Burst
Finisher: Wrath of Elements
Available Tokens: Earth, Fire, Wind, Water
Discarded Tokens: None

Kallistar

: 19 life
Discard 1: Blazing Shot
Discard 2: Ignition Dash
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Elemental

[KingdomAces]

I'm not entirely sure what you're doing with the colors, but aside from that I think everything should be right.

Spoiler: Beat 3

Sweeping Shot
Ante Wind

I think the only way you hit me is if you Volcanic Strike. If you do that then I'm taking a

lot

of damage, but the drive is just too obvious.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 4

Advancing Palm Strike
No Ante

I want to burst, predicting a dash, but I think I've done that too many times by now.

[KingdomAces]

Yeah, guess I should have gone with the burst after all. I'm not entirely sure I can win this anymore. At least a finisher has the possibility of coming into play this game.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 5

Trance Strike
No Ante

Predicting Blazing Grasp

Last one for now. I don't know why I want to just tank the damage this game. Like, both times I knew getting hit was a likely possibility, but I still want to just charge in anyway.

[KingdomAces]

Eh, I thought you'd want to stay in human form for longer, since you're in the lead. I still get my Wind back though, which I really want on me at all times when you're in Elemental.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 6

Geomantic Shot
Ante Fire

I literally didn't think this one through. I kind of want to see how far I can get through gut, because when I think about things I take forever and end up missing something crucial anyway.

[KingdomAces]

Well, apparently my gut tells me to do exactly what you want me to do. I think Earth will still let me hit though? (AKA Geomantic Earth)

[KingdomAces]

Yeah, well that comes from being incredibly pessimistic. It's always better to assume the worst, so I'm pleasantly surprised when things work out as opposed to disappointed when they don't.

Spoiler: Beat 7 Attack

Advancing Drive
Though this is probably exactly what you were expecting, since I don't have very many options at this range.

Spoiler: Beat 7 Ante

None

[KingdomAces]

No, I think I'm still faster at 5 with you at 4. You also need to move back at least one.

[KingdomAces]

Oh yeah. In that case I don't think there's a reason for me to not advance 2 with the drive, 3 total for the move. I still miss, but I can at least have some sort of chance to hit next turn.

[KingdomAces]

Err, wait, you stun me so I don't get to drive. Nevermind.

<--Can't read.

[KingdomAces]

Yeah, that seems right aside from the earth shot getting pasted over.

[KingdomAces]

Okay, I'm back to thinking I can't win this. Still trying to see if there's a way out of this that doesn't end in me dying either this turn or the next.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 8

Focused Strike
There's literally nothing I can do if you spellbolt, so I have to try to clash with it, and I think you're less likely to use flare.

Spoiler: Ante

None

[KingdomAces]

Ugh, and I wanted to use Trance Grasp so badly too...

[KingdomAces]

I still think you would have won anyway. Without Fire I can't kill you, and you still have more options than I do. Volcanic Drive and Caustic Shot in particular I believe cover everything I could possibly do.

I'd try to come up with a different countermeasure for Geomantic Shot, but that could disadvantage me in the future so that's probably not the best idea.

[KingdomAces]

Though I think the biggest problem with that is that if I use that on you while you're out of dash range, then that still leaves me at long range with nothing to do except fall prey to your slightly better range.

[KingdomAces]

Oh, and did you hear from Xof about the possible Frogstar issue?

Anyway, logging off now, good luck on your work.