Splinterlands: Weekly Battle mage secrets submission with the Theme...

Hello splinterlands gaming lovers!
This is my weekly battle mage secrets submission with the Theme Close Range

It is an interesting battle rule set, in which all Ranged Monsters can perform from first position. This time I was ready for range attack Monsters but I was not using any range attack Monster except of Martyr ability Venari marksrate. Actually it was Are you not entertained? ruleset too, so I was using Captain Katie, a Gladius magic monster. To support Katie, I was using Martyr ability Venari Marksrat. Venari was the single range attack monster in My Battle squad. There was only single element was active for this battle so I was mentally prepared to face range attack that's why I given place two Headwinds monster in my battle squad. I could adjust Amplify ability monster in battle squad but I do not want to miss Lord Arianthus and Doctor Blight, so could not selected Amplify monster.

NOW LET'S HAVE A QUICK VIEW OVER CLOSE RANGE

Close Range also known as distance monster. In every splinter we get couple of range Monster but before Riftwatcher edition there was no any summoner who allows to use close range ability to the Monsters. There is only single **Riftwatcher summoner**

FERNHEART from Earth Splinter who provides this ability. Now and days we are getting a such battle rule set in which we can use this ability and today's theme is also based on that.

SUMMONER SELECTION

It was 41 mana gameplay and only single unit Life was active for the battle. When I checked recently played team of opponent, then I decided to use Ilthan as my summoner. **Ilthan** provides return fire ability for all monsters. To support return fire, I decided to use Runemancer Atuat and Warrior of Peace. Ilthan is a Rare summoner from **Riftwatcher** edition in 4 mana. It provides single additional speed and Return fire.

BATTLE RULESET AND MANA

It was 41 Mana gameplay and only two ruleset were applied for this gameplay in the form of close range and you are not entertained. Without making delay I decided to use Gladius card in this battle.
Close Range
It means all range attack Monsters will be eligible to attack from any position. Ranged may be used at first position in the battle..
Are you not entertained?
It means one can use only one Gladius card in normal battle. I like this rules at very much in normal gameplay.

LINEUP FOR GAMEPLAY STRATEGY

I was using 6 monsters in this game play but there was only one Range attack monster. For the first and last position I selected my favourite card respectively Lord Arianthus and Doctor Blight. To reduce the impact of Range attack selected two Headwinds monster Runemancer Atuat and Warrior of the Peace. One Gladius card Captain Katie with Bloodlust and Snipe ability. I placed Venari Marksrat between Doctor Blight and Captain Katie. It could be dangerous for me against opportunity Monsters but I was sure that I was not going to face opportunity monsters as only a single element was active. Beside it, there was no opportunity monster in opponent's recently played team.

LORD ARIANTHUS

RUNEMANCER ATUAT

This is one of the most useful Legendary life unit Monster from Riftwatcher, especially against Range and Enrage attack. I was going to use this Monster as a weapon against Range attack monsters with one more Headwinds Monster. This legendary Monster comes with 9 Mana, two Magic attack 1 speed ,9 health 3 armor at 2 level . At level 2 this monster provides Headwinds and Forcefield ability. At maximum level we get Last stand ability. Whenever I have to battle against a Range attack, I like to use it with Ilthan.

WARRIOR OF PEACE

It was the single monster without attack that I was using only for it's Headwinds and Demoralize ability. It is seven Mana monster with pretty good 12 health. As its name is warrior of peace, you will get no violence from it, rather would like to support with abilities. Most of the time I use this monster whenever I have to battle against a Melee additional summoner or Range attack team. I was using it at third position because at last I was using Doctor Blight with Martyr ability monster Venari Marksrat.

CAPTAIN KATIE

This lady monster was the center of attraction for all as it is a powerful Rare Gladius card from Life unit. It is a magic monster and recently I upgraded it into level 4. Now I am getting four magic attacks, 3 speed and 6 health. At level 6, we get the same ability but one additional health and Redemption ability increases. It is a 7 Mana monster with 4 magic attack, snipe and bloodlust ability. I was using this Monster at 4th position. To support this magic Monster I was using martyr ability monster Venari Marksrat beside of it. No doubt Gladius are the most powerful cards rather normal cards.

VENARI MARKSRAT

Venari Marksrat is just like fungus flinger. Both are 3 Mana cards but one is from Neutral unit and another one is from the Earth unit. Nowadays I started to utilize the Martyr ability monster with Doctor Blight and Bloodlust monsters. I have used this card at level 6 due to which it is doing a ranged attack with 2 attacking speed. At this level we get single range attack. It has two abilities of its own, one of which is Martyr and the other is Snare. As I said, being a Martyr ability, when it is eliminated, it increases the power of the cards around it. I put this card in the fifth position to support Doctor Blight and Captain Katie.

DOCTOR BLIGHT

This is a Legendary Neutral card. I was using level 3 of it . It only costs 4 mana, does two magic attacks with one speed, and has only four health. I found this to be the most dangerous card in a little League battle. It has a total of 4 abilities. Its abilities are Affliction, Camouflage, Poison and Scavenger. In affliction ability, when a card with Affliction ability attacks a card of the opposition team, then Affliction is applied on it, then that card will not be able to increase its health. Due to the Camouflage ability, no card of the opposing team will attack it unless it is in the first position. It has poison ability and when it hits to opponent cards then have a chance to apply poison. With the scavenger ability, any card of the opposition team or my team will be eliminated, then it will increase its health. So it was my team combination with that I was facing a strong opposition team

HERE IS THE VIDEO LINK OF THE BATTLE

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Battle link-

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ABOUT MY STRATEGY AND PLAN

No doubt my strategy was clear. I was setting up my team taking range attack, that's why I gave priority to Headwinds monsters in the battle squad along with Return fire ability summoner Ilthan. I was not hoping that my opponent would come with maximum range attack but I was sure that there would be a couple of ranged monsters in the opponent's battle squad. I was also ready for opportunity and magic Monsters that's why I chose a low health base Monster Venari Marksrat between Captain Katie and Dr blight. To face magic Monster I placed Lord Arianthus at first position .
You will see that most of the magic for Monsters getting damages by magic reflect. Yes, using Gladius card was a perfect decision that helped me to destroy the opponent easily. You will see that when I finished the battle that time Captain Katie was able to increase its stats by 11 magic attack and 11 speed. Thus I can say that my strategy and plan worked very well..

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