OK so I running a little trooper account for my guild 
As part of it I have done my first bronze brawl, and my account had no brawl cards so it was an interest experience.
As you can see you can still win without brawl cards!!!
OK the battle I am most proud of, a Mylor vs. Mylor battle to the death.
https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sm_SG5f7MYaK9GZNLmOmvOQ&ref=acolytesofhelio
As you can see two very different styles! I went magic protection and they went meele protection with magic reduction!
The real saving grave here is the fast bird at the end , it'd gunna dodge that brawler real good
Now as you can see it is a slog, I have lost my unicorn but that bat archer is healing up nicely, also I am slowly chipping away at that magic protect
Finally this is where the stalemate turns, I get an extra magic kicker and they lose two magic hits, plus flying bat gets an extra health, from here it was a demolish without their brawler ever getting a bloodlust