Game 252: Vyros2 vs Krueger2

Game 252 – Vs Ian Sturgess – Circle – 01/09/18

My list:

Vryos, Incissar of the Dawnguard (Forges of War)

-Sylys Wyshnaylrr, The Seeker

-Griffon

-Griffon

-Griffon

-Griffon

-Griffon      

-Griffon

-Aspis

-Manticore

-Manticore

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

Arcanist Mechanik

House Shyeel Artificer

Lanyssa Ryssyl, Nyss Sorceress

House Shyeel Arcanists

House Shyeel Arcanists

His List:

Krueger the Stormlord (The Bones of Orboros)

-Megalith

-Woldwarden

-Woldwarden

-Woldwyrd

-Woldwyrd

Celestial Fulcrum

Bog Trog Mist Speaker

Blackclad Stoneshaper

Blackclad Stoneshaper

Blackclad Wayfarer

Sentry Stone & Mannikins

Sentry Stone & Mannikins

Shifting Stones

Round 4 and I’m up against Ian Sturgess with his Circle, and the inevitable Vyros2 vs Krueger2 matchup. This one isn’t pretty, you should probably just move on to the next report and read that instead, it’s much better. Still here? Fine. I win the roll to go first.

I run everything up the table, completely forgetting everything I’ve ever know about how to play against Krueger2. I cast Deceleration.

Ian activates the Fulcrum and does some fairly ineffective shooting, before Trampling a Warden up into range of Vyros and casting Gallows to drag hum 2” forward. A TK later and Vyros is in range of every gun in Krueger’s army, with Synergy triggering Purgation. Thankfully Ian had forgotten that all Jacks are Shield Guards and left me in range of 2, so after the first Wyrd does a bit of damage and removes my Focus I start taking away some damage, and Vyros survives on 10 or so boxes.

I shoot Krueger to death.

VICTORY

-      Nothing to be taken from this really, there are a number of ways I could have played that first turn and picked the worst one. It was only through Ian forgetting a rule that I got away with it.

-      I finish the day at 3-1, but as the event is D&C1 I am starting to be in real list-lock trouble