Splinterlands - Social Media Challenge - A 19 MANA Cost Battle!!!
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Happy Thursday!!! I hope you are enjoying your day. It's been a busy week for me with me missing to write blogs on every day.
But here I find some time and responding back to Social Media Challenge for the week with sharing One of the shortest battles I have fought so far!!!!
So, without further delay, let me share the details of the lineup, battle and few screenshots from the battle as well!!!
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Battle and Lineup:
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https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_f15cedde24c0035314e6963f56814a13?ref=coolguy123
The battle had just 19 MANA cap and there were 3 rule sets in the form of Super Sneak (all melee attack monsters attacking the last monster on the lineup), The But Scratches (all monsters having cripple ability) and Lost Legendaries (legendary monsters are barred from using in the battle).
Since it was just 19 MANA cap for the battle and 4 used by summoner, I was left with 15 MANA cost to fill and I used a set of monsters which are more familiar now than my mobile number and here I share the same!!!!!
Lineup:
1. Cruel Sethropod:
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Water splinter has so many 3 MANA cost monsters which are super cool and Cruel Sethropod is one those awesome ones with so many armors, good health and 3 melee attack for 3 cost.
Whenever I see less MANA cost cap or little league battles, I always prefer to use this in front position instead of usual Xenith Monk and this guy delivers most of the time when combined with Merdaali Guardian to recreate those armors and health.
2. Tide Biter:
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Another good 3 MANA cost monster which also gives 3 melee attack with great speed of 4 and the specialty of this monster is to stop the blast attack as it has the ability of reflection shield.
Whether it's little league or a battle with huge MANA cap, this guy serves well in any battle.
3. Merdaali Guardian:
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A tank healer for any battle is a great way to protect the monsters especially the front monster and I always prefer to use Merdaali Guardian for it's abilities of tank heal, repair and strengthen.
I now have started using in adjacent to Kulu Mastermind and that gives him the melee attack ability because of the weapons training ability from Kulu Mastermind
4. Uraeus:
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This is another best monsters for any kind of battle where sneak attack is enabled.
You can win or lose a battle just because of this monster, but we need to use it in a correct slot of those 6 slots so as to protect it from getting removed early.
5. Igor Darkspear:
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Since the MANA cap was less and a stun ability monster is always advantageous, I thought of using this.
Besides the ability and the attack, another reason to use this is, it's health of 5 for MANA cost of just 2 and in such little league battles, health matters a lot!!!
6. Halfling Refugee:
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Lastly, used this 1 MANA cost monster which has 6 health and 3 melee attack for 1 cost!!!!
This one monster along with Olivia of the Brooks and Arachne Weaver are the monsters I should get maxed out soon!!!!
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That was the lineup for this short battle and here I share few screenshots for the battle, not many though!!!
The battle got over soon with opponent using just 2 high cost monsters in Diemonshark and gladius monster of Isgald Vorst and those couldn't take on the monsters I used and with Cruel Sethropod and Halfling Refugee at front and last position with Merdaali Guradian recreating those armors and Igor Darkspear stunning both the monsters when it attacked, it was not an easy one for my opponent and the battle got completed in just 2 rounds!!!!
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These battles are always fun no matter we have huge MANA cap or just a little MANA to battle with!!!
The game has monsters for all the types of battles and I always enjoy the little league kind of battles with Water splinter more equipped for such battles with all those awesome 3 or 4 MANA cost monsters we have and when you see me battling next time, just keep those points in mind and you may get more hint of winning against me :)
Just kidding guys, I know I am not wining more than 50% of my battles and I will strive to improve that win rate by upgrading some of these Rebellion rewards card, especially the epic ones.
Thanking you all and wishing you a great day ahead!!!
Thanks and Have a good day :)
P.S: All the images used are property of the respective communities or my own unless explicitly sourced.
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