Arcane Duels - Brace Yourself Edition! Malakai Priest VS Adramelech Warlock

[Coshade]

Hey guys!

Here's a new video with a special twist! In this episode we wanted to test our abilities in both spell book building and playing the game. Here are some of the rules we put in place

For spell book building - The rule is 5 minutes to build the whole book. Also we would roll on a random chart that a third party moderator controlled and told us which mage as the 5 minute timer starts.

The moderator then takes the book and builds them. Intangible and I are not allowed to see our books after the 5 minute countdown expires.

Gameplay -
During game play we have some restrictions on how long we are allowed to plan and play.

Planning - The first round you have 1 minute to plan. Then every turn after you have 30 seconds to plan both of your cards. If you don't plan 2 cards you don't get them! If you plan more then 2 cards the moderator gets to decide which cards you keep.

QC and Main Actions - You have 10 seconds to play an action or you lose it! 

Enjoy!

Part 1 -----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGIrxFT6oBs
Part 2 -----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0sYhURVW4
Part 3 -----> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5dO-WTJak

[Boocheck]

5 minutes... this is exactly my time i need to count all my spellpoints

I will cheer for priest

[sdougla2]

I tried doing the 5 minute spellbook building with the Adramelech Warlock, and I had a pretty reasonable spellbook after that time. The biggest problem was my mouse kept double or triple clicking on things when I clicked once, which probably wasted a minute or so and didn't give me the time for the fine tuning I would have liked, particularly for the equipment and enchantment sections. Everything else looks pretty much the way I wanted it to. I'm not sure whether there is an issue with my mouse's software or whether it's a hardware issue... I'll have to look into that.

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]Adramelech[/spellbookname]
[mage]Adramelech Warlock[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1a06]6 x  Flameblast[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a05]1 x  Firestorm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a12]2 x  Ring of Fire[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a04]4 x  Fireball[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1j12]2 x  Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKJ01]1 x  Enchanter's Wardstone[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1c03]4 x  Dark Pact Slayer[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1c16]3 x  Flaming Hellion[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFC11]1 x  Sersiryx, Imp Familiar[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE02]1 x  Akiro's Favor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e24]2 x  Magebane[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e31]2 x  Poisoned Blood[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e09]3 x  Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]3 x  Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e27]4 x  Marked for Death[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE07]2 x  Rust[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE03]2 x  Arcane Corruption[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e04]2 x  Chains of Agony[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e19]2 x  Ghoul Rot[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q28]1 x  Ring of Curses[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q23]1 x  Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q14]2 x  Lash of Hellfire[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q10]1 x  Fireshaper Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q06]3 x  Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1i28]2 x  Teleport[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFI03]4 x  Disarm[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]3 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i24]1 x  Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i06]4 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

[sdougla2]

Now I tried doing the same thing with the Priest, which doesn't look as reasonable to me overall, but I attribute that mostly to not doing anything with the Priest in quite a while. Mostly I forgot Teleport.

[spellbook]
[spellbookheader]
[spellbookname]priest[/spellbookname]
[mage]Priest[/mage]
[/spellbookheader]
[spells]
[spellclass]Attack[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1a11]6 x  Pillar of Light[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNA01]2 x  Acid Ball[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1a06]2 x  Flameblast[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Conjuration[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1j04]1 x  Battle Forge[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1j12]2 x  Mana Crystal[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Creature[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1c06]1 x  Brogan Bloodstone[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKC06]1 x  Guardian Angel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1c20]1 x  Highland Unicorn[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1c22]2 x  Knight of Westlock[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Enchantment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1e12]3 x  Divine Protection[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e05]1 x  Cheetah Speed[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE06]2 x  Lion Savagery[/mwcard]
[mwcard=FWE03]1 x  Falcon Precision[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e01]3 x  Bear Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE04]2 x  Brace Yourself[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX2FFE02]1 x  Akiro's Favor[/mwcard]
[mwcard=MWSTX1CKE01]1 x  Armor Ward[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e28]1 x  Mongoose Agility[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e02]1 x  Block[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e11]1 x  Divine Intervention[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e34]1 x  Reverse Attack[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1e29]2 x  Nullify[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Equipment[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1q09]1 x  Enchanter's Ring[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q29]2 x  Staff of Asyra[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q06]2 x  Dragonscale Hauberk[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q07]1 x  Elemental Cloak[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q11]1 x  Gauntlets of Strength[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q15]1 x  Leather Boots[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q23]1 x  Regrowth Belt[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1q24]1 x  Ring of Asyra[/mwcard]
[mwcard=DNQ09]1 x  Wand of Healing[/mwcard]
[spellclass]Incantation[/spellclass]
[mwcard=mw1i24]1 x  Seeking Dispel[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i14]1 x  Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i13]1 x  Group Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i17]2 x  Minor Heal[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i16]1 x  Lay Hands[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i20]1 x  Purify[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i07]2 x  Dissolve[/mwcard]
[mwcard=mw1i06]4 x  Dispel[/mwcard]
[/spells]
[cost]Total cost: 120 pts[/cost]
[/spellbook]

[sdougla2]

Parts 2 and 3 are posted on YouTube.

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0sYhURVW4

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5dO-WTJak

[Intangible0]

Parts 2 and 3 are posted on YouTube.

Part 2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jC0sYhURVW4

Part 3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qr5dO-WTJak

Thanks sdougla! I haven't had the chance to put them up myself and Coshade hasn't been around to edit his original post.

[sdougla2]

While the dice certainly favored the Priest, I felt like the Priest also made fewer mistakes. The key mistake that the Warlock made was running the Flaming Hellion forward too far and letting it die without accomplishing anything. The Agony on Brogan was a good idea, but was a little late. I think the Warlock would have been in a stronger position with a more economic opening and then more creatures and/or curses.

[Coshade]

Sdougla I like the books you made in 5 minutes! I think you can really test your knowledge by practicing that sort of thing. Did you feel any stress when making the books? Are these books similar to books you have made in the past?

 In the future I think I'll request that we reduce it down to 4 minutes or maybe even 3 1/2! I suppose instead of looking for a refined look to a book, it would instead make you choose specific tactics and work within more restricted parameters. That sort of thing is fun to me

[sdougla2]

Mostly I felt stressed when my mouse kept clicking extra times, giving me the wrong number of copies. The rest of the time I didn't feel that stressed. I would find 3.5 minutes stressful though. 4 minutes is about what I think it would take me to be happy with a rushed spellbook if my mouse was working correctly.

The spellbook for the Adramelech Warlock is pretty similar to the most recent spellbook I put together for her. The Priest was more improvised, since I haven't worked on a Priest spellbook recently.

[exid]

well... if you know your spellbooks by hard you don't need much time, but it's no spellbook building!

[sdougla2]

The Priest was more or less built from scratch. I had a starting point for the Adramelech Warlock, and a pretty good idea of what I was building towards, but it's not identical.

[klaymen]

I liked it, but I'd appreciate if it was released either as a whole video, or at the very least, make all the parts available at once.

[krj]

i think there was mistake at the end of movie, when Warlock tired unsuccessfully commit suicide she had 30/33 life, 3 burns on her, and in upkeep have rolled 2crit and 1normal damege, but still it's critical damage so she should be dead at that moment.

thanks for video, interesting mode for a game. you played very well as on that really short time used for planning and decisions in game.
Guardian Angel is really god creature and hard to kill, especially with so great defense rolls Priest had advantage with actions and mana (+1) thanks to Battle Forge, this plus good rolls and i think less mistakes (when i saw Helion going 2 spaces, i immediately thought it will be bad move) helps him win.

[sdougla2]

I cringed a little when the Flaming Hellion double moved. 

[Intangible0]

I cringed a little when the Flaming Hellion double moved. 

Yeah, when I watched it I cringed too. With no time to really think about a game plan dumb mistakes certainly come out en mass.

I will say that this was a pretty exhilarating experience. I recommend trying this type of match to anyone who wants practice for a tournament. You won't be this pressured but it will definitely hone your mind to think faster on the fly and then the time limit won't be an issue at all.