Elements Haxxor Puzzles by Essence

[Purity_Riot]

Elements Haxxor Puzzles is a game with very simple rules.

If you were an ultimate haxxor, but decided that you would play 'within the rules' of Elements -- ONLY using your haxxor talents to change those things that are chance affairs (i.e. order of cards drawn, results of random effects, etc.), how would you accomplish certain goals?

ALL puzzles are "first turn" puzzles -- it's Turn 1, and you're going first.  Assuming you can hax any specific cards into your 7-card hand, how would you...?


For example:

*End your first turn with 1 Airborne creature in play, and your opponent at 88 with 1 Poison counter?
(Nova.  Nova.  Supernova.  Arsenic.  Animate Weapon.  Eclipse.  Rage Elixir.)


*End your turn with a weapon and 3 creatures in play, and your opponent at 74 HP?
(Spark.  Cremation.  Nova.  Lava Destroyer.  Lava Destroyer.  Gavel.  Giant Frog.)



The only 'wrong' answers are answers that don't meet the specifications.  Wnner posts the next puzzle.  I'll start with an easy one:

End your turn with: a 3-power creature that will be capable of dealing exactly 15 damage at the end of next turn even if your opponent Nightmares you on his turn, a weapon that cannot be stolen, and an opponent at less than 90 HP.

[RavingRabbid]

Hand:

Quantum Tower x1
Supernova x2
(variant : 3x Quantum Tower)
Elite Fate Egg x1
Chaos Power x1
Morning Glory x1
???

Quantum Tower gets 2 entropy and 1 light. (In variant Quantum Towers get 3 time, 5 light, 1 entropy).
Play Glory and Egg.
Chaos Power Egg.
Get a 3|x Egg.

Next turn it will Hatch into a Dragon (except Massive and Phase).

If Ruby Dragon, then ??? is anything
If Arctic/Sky/Silurian, then ??? is Chaos Power
If Jade/Amethyst/Obsidian/Light then ??? is Chaos Power/Blessing
If Ivory then ??? is Chaos Power
If Basalt then ??? is Chaos Power/Rage Pot

[Essence]

Sorry, Rabid, I obviously wasn't clear: you must end your turn with EXACTLY what is listed in the puzzle, nothing extra.  In your case, you end with 1-3 Towers in play which were not listed in the puzzle.

Good solution given your understanding of the rules, though!

[RavingRabbid]

Then the ??? in hand is earthquake, and you earthquake your towers. Hatch Ruby Dragon.

[Essence]

That  totally works!   Congratulations!

(My intended solution: Nova. Nova. Supernova. Pegasus. Adrenaline.  (any low-cost weapon).  Protect Artifact.) -w/ :airmark


1 point to RavingRabbid; post your own puzzle, RR!  Let's get this rolling!

[Rastafla]

The problem states that at the end of my next turn I shall have one creature with 3 in attack that shall deal 15 dmg.

The the first part i easy, end your turn with a 3 powered creature and an immaterial weapon and the enemy have to have 90 or less. No towers ie the source for quanta have to be at least 2 novas.
The immaterial weapon have to be either a protected Titan/Gavel/Longbow or M.Star because 3+7 have to be dealt to meet the 90hp clause.

The problem is the second turn, if the creature have to stay at 3 even at the end of this one its impossible.
Why?
The only way to push a creatures damage without changing its power is with adrenaline/epinephrine. Then the next problem crops up. 3 power when epinephrined gives 12dmg, The two exceptions are he other weapons hammer/bow when powered by mark that gives (3+1 / 3+1 / 3+1 / 3+1). for a total of 16. Its 1 dmg too much.
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The other way is with adrenaline but added a chaos power.
Creature at 3 power epinephrine and a 4 power chaos seed for 7 power which deals 15 (7 / 5 / 3)

3 cards for creature epinephrine and chaos power. this leaves 4 cards for quanta and weapon

All 3dmg creatures costs 2 or more ie 2 novas on turn 1 that leaves 2 cards and thats a problem.
With 2 leftover cards you wont have enough life or you wont be able to play a protected weapon.

---------------------Obvious solution but too easy in my mind--------------------
The other solution is of course the chaospower + egg on turn 1 which on turn 2 becomes a ruby dragon but it feels so damn cheap that i hardly think its he answer.

nova nova supernova supernova m.star egg chaospower

all novas on turn 1 for 6 to all (4 cards),  play egg+chaospower for a 3/3 creature and morning star(3 cards)

End turn the opponent is at 90 hp you have a 3 powered creature your weapon is protected.
Turn 2 hatches into ruby dragon.

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Essence your solution is wrong adren/epinephrined Pegasus/elite Pegasus does not do 15 dmg, they do 13 or 14 when dived, or they do 12 and 9
Trainer is apparently lying the normal client gives pegasus 15 dmg. Just tested it myself too.

[Essence]

(http://imageplay.net/)

Pwned.

[RavingRabbid]

(http://imageplay.net/)

Pwned.

Get out another puzzle.

[Essence]

Oh me?  OK. Technically the winner of each round is supposed to post the next puzzle, but if you prefer me to post another, here goes. 


* End your turn with nothing at all in play, and your opponent at 55 HP.

Good luck!

[Glitch]

Idea:
2 nova
3 s. nova
1 fractal
1 Ball Lightning

[RavingRabbid]

Oh me?  OK. Technically the winner of each round is supposed to post the next puzzle, but if you prefer me to post another, here goes. 


* End your turn with nothing at all in play, and your opponent at 55 HP.

Good luck!

Easier, if possible. (Losing coin toss)

4x Quantum Tower
2x Earthquake
1x Ball Lightning
1x Fractal


Ah, well, I got gl1tch ninja'd

[Essence]

Gl1tch, your solution ends with your opponent at 95 HP and you have to discard a card.

Just kidding, you won that one pretty handily.  My exact solution as well.



(And RavingRabbid, the game rules specifically state that you WIN the coin toss and have only 7 cards to play with.)