Forge #35 (7-0 diamond)

A perfect run with careful play and no terrible hands, Air Support overperformed at a critical moment.

## Deck Overview: Iron Mandrake Hive

Strategy: "Consistency First." This deck leverages an elite resource-filtering engine (8 sources of Plunder/Fixing) to ensure you never miss a power drop. By establishing a high-health "Iron Wall" of Mandrakes and Sentinels, you buy the necessary time to scale Stealth finishers into massive, game-ending threats.

The "Power Trio" of the Run:

* Growing Sludge: The primary win condition. In most matches, it stayed hidden until it reached 9/9 or 13/13, bypassing all damage-based removal.
* Pollensprayer: The ultimate aggro deterrent. Its 1/5 body effectively neutralized Ground-based AI archetypes while providing team-wide buffs.
* Iron Priestess: The MVP of value. Using her as a sacrificial blocker to "pass" a weapon to a Flyer or a Stealth unit was the key to breaking several mid-game stalls.

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## The 7-0 Match Summary

* Match 1 vs. Students of Hooru (Justice/Primal) (9 turns):
Result: Win. Plundered a Gravity Glove early to hit 5 power on curve. A 17/17 Growing Sludge eventually crushed their Aegis/Stun defense in a single wave.

* Match 2 vs. Heart of the Vault (Fire/Time) (10 turns):
Result: Win. A total blowout. The AI’s damage-based removal couldn't interact with the Stealth engine. Inquisitive Alchemist and Sludge scaled safely in the shadows.

* Match 3 vs. Power of Fire (Mono-Fire) (16 turns):
Result: Win. A scary start. Used the 1/5 Pollensprayer as a "Human Shield" to absorb 5 damage and stall their Haste units until the ground was stabilized.

* Match 4 vs. Ancient Excavations (Time/Fire) (12 turns):
Result: Win. A battle of giants. Used 2x Overthrow in a single game to delete their big Sentinel units," opening the door for a lethal ground push.

* Match 5 vs. Minions of Shadow (Shadow) (12 turns):
Result: Win. High-roll moment. Air Support generated a legendary Alhed, Mount Breaker. Used Alhed’s ultimate to double a Mandrake's stats, creating a 10/6 to kill a 7/5 Dark Return-ed threat/blocker.

* Match 6 vs. Stalking Beasts (Time/Primal) (11 turns):
Result: Win. A desperate resource war against Hunt mechanics. Used Infuse with Venom and Battlefield Chanter's Synchronized Strike to thin their board and won a close damage race with a 6/6 Populace Controller.

* Match 7 vs. Scout's Honor (Fire/Primal) (9 turns):
Result: Win. The Master Rank-up. Baited out a Char with Iron Priestess, passing her weapon to a flyer. Used Cobra Gear (Amplify) to give Deadly to two units, outracing their Clan Barracks 4/4 army for the 7-0 finish!