Hello friends how are you all? I hope you all are doing well. I am also doing well. So today I am back again with a new Splinterlands post. Today I have reviewed a Water Splinter monster. The name of this monster is Steppe Stalker. Its mana cost is 7 so we can play it in mid to high mana battles.
The interesting thing about this card is that it is not only a backline ranged attacker. Because of Close Range when needed it can also use its ranged attack from the frontline.
Okay now let’s talk about its stats at maximum level.
At maximum level its mana cost is 7 ranged attack is 3 armor is 2 and health is 8 which is a very good thing because it has high health. And it has 4 abilities.
So now let’s talk about its abilities at maximum level.
At maximum level this monster has Close Range, Slow, Pain Forge, and Shield abilities.
Close Range is a very important ability of this monster.
Normally ranged attackers cannot attack from the first position but because of this ability this monster can also attack from the first position. This means if your main tank in the frontline dies and Steppe Stalker comes to the frontline it can still attack from the frontline and deal damage to the enemies.
Because of the Slow ability the speed of the whole enemy team is reduced by one point. Slow is a team support ability. The benefit of this is that your team gets more chances to attack before the enemy. For example if a monster on the opponent's team has 4 speed it will become 3. If it has 3 speed it will become 2. And if it has 1 speed it can even become 0.
Steppe Stalker's most interesting ability is Pain Forge because when Steppe Stalker takes damage from Poison or Burning or takes damage from an allied unit's hit its power increases by 1 instead of decreasing. And out of all these abilities this is my favorite ability because getting +1 power when it takes a hit is really good. It means that by the end of the game it can become even more powerful.
Because of the Shield ability when a melee or ranged attack hits this card 50% of the damage is reduced. With the Shield ability 8 health and 2 armor make a very good combination and help this monster stay alive for a much longer time which is really good.
Now let's talk about the best position for this card. In my opinion Steppe Stalker should be placed in the second or third position. From here it can make good use of its abilities. Because of its Close Range ability even if it comes to the frontline it can still attack from the first position. So because of this I think keeping it in the third or fourth position is the best. It should also be placed with a team that can provide healing or extra protection so both its survivability and damage can improve.
Now let's talk about its weaknesses. Its first weakness is its high mana cost. With a 7 mana cost it can be difficult to use in low mana battles. Its second weakness is that its Ranged Attack is 3. So if your opponent has a monster with more than 3 Ranged Attack it can deal more damage. Other than that I don't really see any major weakness in this card.
Now I would like to give my overall opinion about this card. I found Steppe Stalker to be a very strong Water monster. It has high health which is the thing I like the most about it. As I said before Pain Forge is my favorite ability. So in my opinion if you have 7 mana available it is definitely worth trying Steppe Stalker in your Water team. Overall it is a strong and durable card that can stay alive for a long time. I really liked this card so I would give it 8 out of 10 points.
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