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Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« on: October 12, 2015, 08:46:22 pm »
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A series of puzzles.

1) You have a 10-card hand containing any collectible cards you like. The board is empty, as is your opponent's hand and both decks. Deal an arbitrarily large amount of damage to your opponent. (Assume they have as much armor/life as necessary.)

2) Same as (1), but without using Emperor Thaurissan beforehand.

3) Same as (2), but without using Echo of Medivh.

4) Same as (3), but your opponent's face is untargetable, i.e. you may not cast spells at it or attack.

5) Same as (4), but you start with 4 mana and no Innervates.

6) Same as (3), but you can only damage your opponent by attacking their face.

7) Same as (6), but your opponent has 1 health, so you can only attack once.

Eight) Same as (6), but you may only attack with minions with 1 attack. Edit: When the Warsong Commander nerf is released, this will no longer be possible, as far as I know.

Edit:

9) Each of the above, but your opponent no longer necessarily has an empty hand, and could have any cards. Alternatively, if your solutions already work with this condition, figure out why I put it here.

10) Same as (9), but your starting hand may contain no more than two copies of each card.

11) (Extra hard bonus problem) Same as (4) + (9), but your starting hand may contain no more than one copy of each card.

Solutions here: http://forum.dominionstrategy.com/index.php?topic=14016.msg531200#msg531200
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #1 on: October 12, 2015, 09:10:49 pm »
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Does it have to be possible to actually get the collectible cards in your hand due to the previous events of the game? For instance, can I have both Perdition's Blade and Stoneforged Axe in hand?
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #2 on: October 12, 2015, 09:13:09 pm »
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Playing as Mage to solve 1.

Your hand:
Sorcerer's Apprentice x 2
Antonidas
Echo of Medivh
(6 other cards that don't matter, but aren't Thaurissian because he was already played sometime earlier)

Thaurissian has been played and was out for at least 2 turns while you had the above cards in hand. (Sorc Apps should be free, Antonidas should be 5 or less (but he could be 6), Echo should be 2 or less (but will be free when you play it).

Cast
Sorc Apprentice
Sorc Apprentice
Antonidas
Echo (getting a Fireball, Sorc Apprentice x 2 and Antonidas in hand)
Sorc Apprentice (2 mana)
Sorc Apprentice (2 mana)
Fireballs forever


That's the simplest solution I know of, but it only solves 1, 2-8 still up in the air.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #3 on: October 12, 2015, 09:23:30 pm »
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Can we choose the outcome of random effects?
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #4 on: October 12, 2015, 09:24:03 pm »
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1,2,3, 6, 7

Warsong Commander, Mana Addict, Lorewalker Cho Sorcerer's Apprentice, Mindvision Mindvision Mindvision Mind vision Mindvision Mindvision Mindvision Mind Vision......
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #5 on: October 12, 2015, 09:24:11 pm »
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Note, you might want to say in #2, No Shadow Fiend as well.
 In who favor is the RNG?
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #6 on: October 12, 2015, 09:26:18 pm »
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In who favor is the RNG?
Blizzard's :(
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #7 on: October 12, 2015, 09:27:59 pm »
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1,3, 6, 7

Warsong Commander, Mana Addict, Lorewalker Cho Sorcerer's Apprentice, Mindvision Mindvision Mindvision Mind vision Mindvision Mindvision Mindvision Mind Vision......

Add Stonetusk boar for 8
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #8 on: October 12, 2015, 09:29:21 pm »
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I thought Mind Blast would be classier, but yeah.
No, wait, they both don't work, restrictions 6 and 7 apply to 8
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #9 on: October 12, 2015, 09:30:36 pm »
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1 2 3 ->

4 Sorc Apprentices, Antonidas, Ancestral's call.

Play all 4 sorc's, than Ancestrall call (it cost 0 now) Put in Anotonidas. Fireball till death.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #10 on: October 12, 2015, 09:30:51 pm »
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You have to use Rockbiter Weapon
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #11 on: October 12, 2015, 09:32:25 pm »
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For 4 modify my first solution to use Flamewaker instead of Mana Addict
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #12 on: October 12, 2015, 09:32:47 pm »
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5 is hard.  Why'd you put the hard one in the middle?
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #13 on: October 12, 2015, 09:34:57 pm »
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Doesn't 8 contradict 7. (if they start with 1 hp, there's no need to reduce them to 1 hp?)
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #14 on: October 12, 2015, 09:38:53 pm »
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You have to use Rockbiter Weapon

That doesn't work either because they could have, say, 4 life.

Moonfire + Inner Fire works.

EDIT: Flash Heal is more elegant.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #15 on: October 12, 2015, 09:45:21 pm »
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Not sure if works, but:

Commanding Shout + Bouncing Blade is the idea.


Sovles 1,2,3,4 if you use Axe Flinger

and 1,2,3,6,7 if you use Gah'zrilla or Gurubashi

Problem is that Bouncing Blades has hard-limit of like 50 bounces.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #16 on: October 12, 2015, 09:48:00 pm »
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Assume all random effects go as poorly as possible. Note that your deck is empty, so drawing effects don't matter anyway.

Note: I screwed up the wording on #8, sorry about that. Try it now.

@pops, I forgot about the Mind Vision solution, derp. :P Try redoing everything with the modification that all strategies should work regardless of what cards the opponent has in hand; I'm pretty sure all the parts should still be doable, though I may need to think and make sure there isn't some super edge case that could happen.

@Grujah Bouncing Blade has a hard limit of 80 bounces, and will also stop if no minion in play is capable of taking damage.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #17 on: October 12, 2015, 09:53:26 pm »
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Hmm.. Technically, Alex counts as damage... right?
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #18 on: October 12, 2015, 09:58:03 pm »
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Cheat solution:

You had arbitrary large number of Dreadsteeds die during the game.
Summon Bolver, cast Charge on him.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #19 on: October 12, 2015, 10:03:13 pm »
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Cheat solution:

You had arbitrary large number of Dreadsteeds die during the game.
Summon Bolver, cast Charge on him.


True. You can also have played an arbitrary large number of Mistcallers during the game and drawn a Stonetusk Boar this turn.
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #20 on: October 12, 2015, 10:08:27 pm »
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Jeez, I totally forgot about innervates :(

How about

Auchanai, Innervate, Innervate, Tree of Life ?
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #21 on: October 12, 2015, 10:26:17 pm »
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Jeez, I totally forgot about innervates :(

How about

Auchanai, Innervate, Innervate, Tree of Life ?

Auchenai + Tree of Life only does 30 damage. Sorry :(
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #22 on: October 12, 2015, 10:27:58 pm »
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5] 3 preparation, 3 ancestral call -> sorcerer's apprentice, flamwaker, cho-> spam mind vision   needs 3 manager, and only 1 if you're lucky.
You guarantee it for 2 if you play sorcerer's apprentice manually
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #23 on: October 12, 2015, 10:35:38 pm »
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Cheat solution:

You had arbitrary large number of Dreadsteeds die during the game.
Summon Bolver, cast Charge on him.


Another cheat solution:

You face Jaraxxus. Sacrificial Pact!
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Re: Puzzle: Infinite-damage combos
« Reply #24 on: October 13, 2015, 02:36:19 pm »
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I added some "bonus" conditions to cover up my mistakes. :P Also, the extra-hard (11), which I only just realized was possible.

Solutions, all of which work with conditions (9) and (10):

(1) but no others: This Youtube video

(2):
Summoning Portal (6 mana left)
Sorceror's Apprentice (5)
Sorceror's Apprentice (4)
Innervate (6)
Archmage Antonidas (1)
Preparation (1)
Echo of Medivh (1)
Sorceror's Apprentice (0)
Innervate (2)
Sorceror's Apprentice (1)
Fireball (1)
Fireball (1)
etc.


(3):
Summoning Portal (6 mana left)
Summoning Portal (4)
Archmage Antonidas (1)
Innervate (3)
Innervate (5)
Sorceror's Apprentice (4)
Sorceror's Apprentice (3)
Faceless Manipulator (2)
Faceless Manipulator (1)
Fireball (1)
Fireball (1)
etc.


(4):
Summoning Portal (6)
Sorceror's Apprentice (5)
Sorceror's Apprentice (4)
Ancestral Spirit (4)
Ancestral Spirit (4)
Reincarnate (4)
Innervate (6)
Archmage Antonidas (1)
Eydis Darkbane (0)
Commanding Shout (0)
Fireball > Eydis Darkbane (0)
Fireball > Eydis Darkbane (0)
etc.


(5):
Sorceror's Apprentice (Eight)
Sorceror's Apprentice (6)
Ancestral Spirit (6)
Ancestral Spirit (6)
Reincarnate (6)
Ancestor's Call > Flamewaker / Archmage Antonidas (6)
Ancestor's Call > Archmage Antonidas / Flamewaker (6)
Commanding Shout (6)
Fireball > Flamewaker (6)
Fireball > Flamewaker (6)
etc.


(6)-(7):
Sorceror's Apprentice (Eight)
Sorceror's Apprentice (6)
Ancestral Spirit (6)
Ancestral Spirit (6)
Reincarnate (6)
Ancestor's Call > Mana Addict / Archmage Antonidas (6)
Ancestor's Call > Archmage Antonidas / Mana Addict (6)
Commanding Shout (6)
Charge > Mana Addict (6)
Fireball > Mana Addict (6)
Fireball > Mana Addict (6)
...
Attack with Mana Addict


(Eight):
Note that this was written pre-Warsong Commander nerf.
Sorceror's Apprentice (Eight)
Sorceror's Apprentice (6)
Ancestral Spirit (6)
Ancestral Spirit (6)
Reincarnate (6)
Warsong Commander (4)
Ancestor's Call > Dreadsteed / Archmage Antonidas (4)
Ancestor's Call > Archmage Antonidas / Dreadsteed (4)
Attack with Dreadsteed
Fireball > Dreadsteed (4)
Attack with Dreadsteed
Fireball > Dreadsteed (4)
etc.


More in a bit.
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