Before I start, am I misremembering things, or wasn’t this Crash against De4dpool last time? I think it was about the third Crash I’d ever won and it took a ton of tries with my 3/1/1 Level 115 Elektra.
Anyways, I managed to beat Blad3 second try with no boosts with my 3/2/2 Level 147 Elektra with 1710 health left. Token to the hoard.
First try, the AI simply had way more favorable tile matches and he got Nightstalker off twice, the first time before I had any Shadow Step traps out, so I ate like 2500 damage. He also got out Keep Your Enemies Closer, for two Attack tiles.
I would say your strategy should probably be to deny black, purple and red, in that order. Black lets you get Shadow Step traps out and avoid damage altogether for a few turns, which was probably the reason I ended up winning. It also has the benefit of denying Nightstalker, which steals your purple and fuels his Keep Your Enemies Closer.
Purple denies KYEC and fuels your Double Double Cross, which can steal some of his Strike tiles, if he’s placed any. It might hurt you in the short run, but I would recommend not matching away some of his Strikes so you can steal them on the first cast of DDC. Otherwise it’s better to wait until you can fire it twice in a row.
Lastly, going after red will let you get a Ballet of Death trap out and deal damage every turn and steal purple. That damage is a nice bonus, especially if you’ve stolen some Strikes. Matching red will also stop him from making new Strikes.
Depending on your board, you might need to switch up the order you match these colors in, but generally speaking, I would say that’s probably the best order of priority.
That was pretty much my strategy the second time. I fired DDC twice, stealing and buffing some of his Strikes each time, Shadow Step at least once and Ballet of Death. That last cast of Shadow Step saved me, as I was below 2000 health. The damage that was letting me avoid and causing for Blad3 each turn, coupled with the damage from Ballet of Death, gave me the win.