BattleCON G 5 - KingdomAces (Hikaru) vs. Zorblag (Kallistar)

[Zorblag]

It's another game of BattleCON! This time it's the rubber match for games 3 and 4! Geomancer Hikaru vs. the Fire Elemental Kallistar! KingdomAces took game 1 with Hikaru, but Zorblag came back to win game 2 with Kallistar. Who will win the tie-breaker in an exciting game 3?

The safe money is on Hikaru.

If you're interested in learning about or playing a game yourself at some point I'll point you to the BattleCON discussion thread in the Arcade. For now, thanks to KingdomAces for stepping up to be the next scummer to whale on a Troll in the pbf fighting series!

@KingdomAces, go ahead and submit your discard 1, discard 2 and finisher. Remember that Discard 2 is the one you'll get back first.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Discards

Discard 1: Volcanic Shot
Discard 2: Flare Grasp
Finisher: Supernova

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Pregame

Discard 1 (Beat 3): Sweeping Grasp
Discard 2 (Beat 2): Trance Dash
Finisher: Wrath of Elements

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 1

Geomantic Drive
Ante Fire

In case you think that just having Dash in hand is enough to dissuade me.

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 1 Attack Pair

Ignition Dash!
Even though you see it coming it lets me get some choice for position to open the game

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

I assume that you're not going to spend another token. I'll go ahead and advance 2 spaces to get past you. Then you can advance to the corner

oKHoooo

HKooooo

I won't get a chance to write up this beat until this afternoon (PDT.)

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

No, no point spending another token. And oh well, but last game showed that bursting the dash doesn't actually hit, so this is probably better anyway.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 2

Advancing Strike
Ante Earth

This is where I'd really want a grasp, but not this time I guess.

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 2 Attack Pair

Flare Grasp!
You probably dash away or some such, but I think I have to try it.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Wow, I think that actually hit this time. The Earth is a good move and will stop you from getting stunned, but I'm going to push you 1 space so that the strike misses. I think I do 4 damage.

oKoHooo

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Spoiler: Beat 3 Attack Pair

Caustic Shot!
I'm totally not thinking these through carefully at this point. It's going to come back to bite me soon I'm sure.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

No, I still hit, you can't throw me out of range since I'm in the corner.

[KingdomAces]

Wait, advancing is start of beat. Oops.

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 3

Focused Palm Strike
Ante Water

It should work this time, since all your faster moves are on cooldown and Water should beat the only start of beat escape option you have.

I'll try to do the writeups.

[Zorblag]

Looks like you advance to be adjacent to me, then hit, but for no damage due to my 3 Soak. I should then hit back for 4 I think. You'll get one token for Focused with the On Hit, but not the on damage one from Palm Strike.

Sound right?

If you get to the writeups that's fine, but if not I'll get to them sometime later today.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Beat 1

Start of beat summary
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Hikaru

: 20 life
Discard 1: Trance Grasp
Discard 2: Focused Dash
Finisher: Wrath of Elements
Available Tokens: Earth, Fire, Water, Wind
Discarded Tokens: None

Kallistar

: 20 life
Discard 1: Volcanic Shot
Discard 2: Flare Grasp
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Human

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Hikaru

:

Geomantic Drive

Range: 1
Power: 4
Priority: 4

Start of Beat

: You may spend an Elemental Token and apply it to this attack. (

You may do this even if you anted another token this beat.

)

Before Activating

: Advance 1 or 2 spaces.

Kallistar

:

Ignition Dash

Range: N/A
Power: N/A
Priority: 8

This attack does not hit opponents.

Reveal, Elemental Form

: This attack has +3 Power, and Kallistar loses 3 life. She cannot be reduced below 1 by this loss.

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, Human Form

: Kallistar enters Elemental Form.

Ante

:
Kallistar gains 1 soak from Human Form.
Hikaru antes his Fire token for +3 power

Start of Beat

:
None

Active Player (

Kallistar

)

:
Kallistar Advances 2 spaces.

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Kallistar misses.

Reactive Player (

Hikaru

)

:
Hikaru Advances 1 space

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Hikaru misses.

End of Beat

:
Kallistar enters Elemental Form

Recycle

:
On to Beat 2.

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Current State

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Hikaru

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

Kallistar

: 20 life
Discard 1: Ignition Dash
Discard 2: Flare Grasp
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Elemental

[KingdomAces]

Beat 2

Start of beat summary

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K

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Hikaru

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

Kallistar

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

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Hikaru

:

Advancing Strike

Range: 1
Power: 5
Priority: 4

Stun Guard 5

Start of Beat

: Advance 1 space. If you switched sides with your opponent, this attack has +1 power.

Kallistar

:

Flare Grasp

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

Reveal, Human Form

: Kallistar loses 3 life and this attack has +3 Priority.

On Hit

: Move the opponent 1 space.

End of Beat, Elemental Form

: Kallistar returns to Human Form.

Ante

:
Kallistar loses 1 life and gains Power +2, Priority +2 from Elemental Form.
Hikaru antes his Earth token for Soak 3

Start of Beat

:
Hikaru Advances 1 space.

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Active Player (

Kallistar

)

:
Kallistar hits Hikaru.
Kallistar pushes Hikaru 1 space.

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Hikaru soaks 3 damage and takes 4 damage. Hikaru is not stunned.

Reactive Player (

Hikaru

)

:
Hikaru misses.

End of Beat

:
Kallistar returns to Human Form

Recycle

:
On to Beat 3.

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Current State
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Hikaru

: 16 life
Discard 1: Advancing Strike
Discard 2: Geomantic Drive
Finisher: Wrath of Elements
Available Tokens: Wind, Water
Discarded Tokens: Fire, Earth

Kallistar

: 19 life
Discard 1: Flare Grasp
Discard 2: Ignition Dash
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Human

[Zorblag]

Those are looking great! I'm going to reduce my life by 1 for the end of beat 2 (life loss in ante,) but otherwise it looks good to me. Thanks for doing them!

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Beat 3

Start of beat summary
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Hikaru

: 16 life
Discard 1: Advancing Strike
Discard 2: Geomantic Drive
Finisher: Wrath of Elements
Available Tokens: Wind, Water
Discarded Tokens: Fire, Earth

Kallistar

: 19 life
Discard 1: Flare Grasp
Discard 2: Ignition Dash
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Human

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Hikaru

:

Focused Palm Strike

Range: 1
Power: 2
Priority: 6

Stun Guard 2

Start of Beat

: Advance 1 space.

On Hit

: Regain an elemental token of your choice.

On Damage

: Regain an elemental token of your choice.

Kallistar

:

Caustic Shot

Range: 1~4
Power: 4
Priority: 1

Stun Guard 2

Human Form: Soak 2

On Hit, Elemental Form

: The opponent is stunned.

Ante

:
Kallistar gains Soak 1 from Human form.
Hikaru antes his Water token for range -1 ~ 1

Start of Beat

:
Hikaru Advances 1 space.

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Active Player (

Hikaru

)

:
Hikaru hits Kallistar.
Kallistar soaks 2 damage.
Hikaru regains his Fire token.

Reactive Player (

Kallistar

)

:
Kalistar hits Hikaru for 4 damage.
Hikaru is stunned.

End of Beat

:
None

Recycle

:
On to Beat 4.

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Current State
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H

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Hikaru

: 12 life
Discard 1: Focused Palm Strike
Discard 2: Advancing Strike
Finisher: Wrath of Elements
Available Tokens: Wind, Fire
Discarded Tokens: Earth, Water

Kallistar

: 19 life
Discard 1: Caustic Shot
Discard 2: Flare Grasp
Finisher: Supernova
Form: Human

[KingdomAces]

I had to edit more times than I should have, but eh. I'm taking back Fire.

I think I had something else to say, but I forget what it was now.

[Zorblag]

OK, going with the Fire Token. I'd probably do that as well. It's sort of the scary one (though you've been well served by the Earth Token these matches.)

Let me think about my next attack a bit more this time.

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[Zorblag]

Nah, who am I kidding? Thinking isn't my style this time through.

Spoiler: Beat 4 Attack Pair

Blazing Drive!

-Zorblag R`Lyeh

[KingdomAces]

Spoiler: Beat 4

Trance Burst
You're probably going to Dash again, so not going all in on this attack. I'll decide what I take back at End of Beat, though it will probably be Earth because I hurt.

Okay, I'm not going to do my next turn now because I don't really think either of us are paying all that much attention right now.

[KingdomAces]

...

I quit.

I actually don't but seriously, you're running circles around me this game. I didn't even make any faulty assumptions this time.

[KingdomAces]

Okay,

now

I made a faulty assumption that you would have missed if I didn't Burst. I kind of feel better now, even if I did miss. Again. And now we're in practically the exact same position.

Retreat 1, and yeah I'll take Earth.