What Would You Do? Week 5!

2/4/2018

It's time, once again, for 'What Would You Do?', with your host, Slimsch! Remember to comment saying what you think, and let us know what you would do were you in that position, whether it be in Discord, the Facebook comments, or the comments on here! Of course, you'll no doubt wish to check out the relevant videos in order to see whether your chosen course of action was taken. For your own posterity, the stream the still is taken from, as well as the time-stamp it is taken from, are provided (just don't be that guy and post what happens in the comments, obviously). Happy arguing!

Game 1: Jaspyr (Warlock) vs. rebobson (Priest)

Relevant Information:

The Warlock has played an assortment of minions including what is on the board and the second Mistress of Mixtures earlier, no spells have been played.
Lots of different ways to draw here.
Regarding Shadow Visions: only Power Word Shield has been played.

Taken from Friday Night Fights: 25:57 (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/225120160)

Game 2: Beastslayer (Druid) vs. Lyondenn (Rogue)

Relevant Information:

Patches the Pirate has been summoned on both sides.
Fire Fly, Flame Elemental and Swashburglar have been played once each already, there are not too many cheap Vilespine Slayer activators left in the deck.
Starfall is probably best reserved for Living Mana, but could also remove a Cobalt Scalebane.
No Pirate has survived more than one turn on the board, there could very well be a Golakka Crawler in Beastslayer's hand.

Taken from Friday Night Fights: 01:17:50 (https://www.twitch.tv/videos/225120160)

2 Comments

Altenberg

2/5/2018 01:58:52 pm

Game 1: Lots of possibilities, but I think the priority is to get Raza on the board and that hero power to 0 cost. I would attack the Stonehill with the Acolyte first to draw a card, but at that point the Priest would have 8 cards in hand and is getting dangerously close to over-drawing and burning a card, especially with Defile not being played yet and the Acolyte at full health. So coining out Raza gets your hero power to 0, and adds the benefit of reducing your hand size to 6 cards. I would finish the turn by healing face. That sets up massive draw potential going into turn 5 with Pryomancer and Cleric (or if they do it for you with a Defile clear, it saves your draw engine for later).

Game 2: The Rogue is in a tough spot, especially if no Creepers have been played. But I would probably weapon up, drop the Captain and take down the Cryptlord by trading in the two 1/1s and the Rogue Weapon. This sets up a Vilespine turn with Deckhand turn 6 to remove a Creeper/Bittertide, and then you can trade in the Captain/Deckhand/Weapon minions to remove the 3/7 taunt. Or, if they play Living Mana, you will still have Starfall as an answer. That also saves the Minstrel to reload on turns 7 and 8 if needed.

2/5/2018 02:08:40 pm

Of course, after watching game 1, the reason to coin out Raza is not so much a hand management strategy, but to bypass a potential Dirty Rat play...which is what almost happened in game.