Dar 'Gottem' Gearnut is a gnome of epic -- nay, of legendary -- proportions. His 25 health (at max level) is the highest we've ever seen of a Splinterlands card. He's come prepped to tank it up, and in this post I'll share some of the battle I played with him over this past week.
If you want Gottem, you can find him in the Voucher store or the secondary market.
Let's dig in:
Gottem loves holding the front while Mantaroth dishes out the damage. In this battle, it looks mediocre at first with Kelan killing Goff, but in the end they just can't get past Gottem, and Mantaroth has all the time he needs to clean things up.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_d6c900d453b662a168ed1128e43135df?ref=bravetofu
In Back to Basics, Gottem is an absolute unit with his 25 health. In this battle where it's Earthquake/Scattershot I put him as my tank with the Triage/Scavenger under Tofu, expecting the other player to either go Drath or Tofu. I was able to pick away Drath with Snare while Gottem barely felt a scratch from the enemy & Earthquake.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_d54b740ef6651d6f00a71eac5d122c66?ref=bravetofu
Gottem gets 'em again in this awesome big-boy blast battle. I stick him in the front and accept a little Blast damage from the 2nd position Taunt, while Fizbo and the Ulund Sage ready the heals for Gottem. With Scavenger he gets stronger as the battle goes, and each healer gives him >10 HP back each time they go. It's beautiful to see.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_2757255e0aa5d7e20650f6f00162cc33?ref=bravetofu
I think Gottem is going to get along great with Mantaroth in Tofu rulesets, especially with Fizbo sitting behind Mantaroth to provide the Deflection Shroud and healing for Gottem. Despite a bunch of annoying misses and some other RNG not going my way, there was simply no way for them to punch through Gottem in this one.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_ff0f9d750c2dfdd8bfd2634489fda865?ref=bravetofu
This...didn't work. But it was fun! The concept was that since there was no armor I wanted Heloise, and I greedily looked over at Nid to give Heloise Blast. It actually almost worked, and Gottem did a good job as the tank as well as by giving Inspire to Heloise to increase her damage output.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_3593f2d662c2cef1d96437ad495d5b80?ref=bravetofu
In this Wild battle, I got to play for 99 mana with Dragon, so I went full "Big Boy" with my lineup. With Kitty at the helm, Gottem simply won't go down.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sm_Wt9LelLpDe28D58Wiqt2?ref=bravetofu
Here's a showcase of a Gold league battle (for a tournament) where Gottem's health is once again on display, as the opposing team simply can't get through in time before the backline does its damage.
Battle link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sm_tJosVss9O1AXwUzm2ifk?ref=bravetofu
What do you think of Gottem?
