Although this week's challenge is for the Venari Spellsmith, I decided to write about the Diemonshark since it is one of my favorite tank cards. Diemonshark is a Water splinter Melee monster that is one of the best tanks that you can have in Silver league.
Although the Diemonshark isn't particularly strong at lower levels, it still has great speed, health, and armor. These are all great things to look for in a tank which is one of the most important parts of creating an unbeatable lineup.
| Icon | Ability Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Trample | When a Monster with Trample hits and kills its target, it will perform another attack on the next Monster on the enemy Team | |
| Enrage | Has increased Melee attack and Speed when damaged (Multiplied by x1.5 rounded up) | |
| Retaliate | When hit with a Melee attack, Monsters with Retaliate have a chance of attacking their attacker (50% chance of activation) |
At Bronze League (Level 2), the Diemonshark is a decent tank but not particularly special. Once you reach Silver, however, you gain an additional attack as well as Enrage.
The Enrage ability paired with Trample can make Diemonshark a ridiculously strong monster. It's already fast with 4 Speed (5 when paired with Kelya) and when it becomes enraged, it will have 8 speed!
In this week's featured battle, we have an Obsidian Summoner versus Kelya Frendul in a Rise of the Commons Battle!
| Rise of the Commons | Only Common and Rare Monsters may be used in battles. | |
|---|---|---|
| 21 Mana | This is considered a low-medium mana battle | |
| Active Splinters | Water, Earth, Life, and Dragon splinters are available |
Without the use of Legendary and Epic cards, you can rule out a lot of abilities that you and your opponent can use. Earlier I mentioned that without Queen Mycelia, the Earth lineups will be susceptible to Sneak and Opportunity. Water won't have Void from Oshannus, Torhilo, or Baakjira. A lot of the strong Dragon cards will be missing. With Life, Sloan is tricky to use in lower mana battles since you need good tanks in order for your Ranged attackers to do work.
My thought is to go with Water and take out my opponent's backline with Sneak and Opportunity. At this mana level, I don't expect there to be too much Magic damage so Diemonshark would be an excellent tank. If my opponent goes with Magic, they won't be able to kill Diemonshark in one round so it will be enraged!
| Position | Card Image | Card Name | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summoner | Kelya Frendul | Water Summoner that grants a +1 Speed and +1 Armor buff to all friendly monsters | |
| Pos 1 (tank) | Diemonshark | Excellent tank due to the high speed, high health, and high armor. Great all around card | |
| Pos 2 (attacker) | Feasting Seaweed | Very strong Opportunity attacker that only costs 4 mana | |
| Pos 3 (attacker) | Battering Ram | Not super strong but fairly quick. It also has Opportunity so it can soften up the enemy before the Feasting Seaweed takes it out | |
| Pos 4 (attacker) | Pelacor Bandit | This is one of the best reward cards of this print. It's fast, can fly, packs a decent punch with Sneak and only costs 3 mana. Very good at evading attacks |
Yes! Ultimately, the Speed of my monsters is what won me the battle.
I analyzed the battle with Splintertools and was given a 100% chance of winning the battle. That is always great to see!
The Diemonshark is an excellent card at every level but becomes a whole different beast at Level 4 when it gains Enrage. At only $0.30/BCX, it is extremely affordable and should be owned and leveled up by everyone!
Thanks for reading! I hoped you enjoyed it!
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