Nectar Queen. She was one of the first cards that I bought, after reading that she was a great card to have for bronze players, and let me tell you, at first I didn't use her much: I thought Unicorn Mustang was simply superior. But, she has her uses, she can be deadly in certain situations, and I'll show you a battle where she shines.
The Nectar Queen is a Common Reward Card, from the old set, which means that she's out of print.
Unlike most queen bees, Nectar Queens like to get out of the nest and get their Proboscis dirty. Fortunately, you can hear one coming long before it reaches you. Unfortunately, they have a real taste for blood.
At level 1, the level I use her, she has 4 melee, 2 speed, 10 health, and Flying, while costing 9 mana. Her main drawback is her high mana cost, which makes her compete with other monsters like the Unicorn Mustang, Grund, and Mycelic Slipspawn, while also being slower than them. However, her high melee and health are huge for her.
After leveling her up, she gains Retaliate and Poison. The first ability makes her a better tank, since she may be able to counter-attack the enemy after she takes damage, while the second ability can poison the enemy, dealing some damage each turn. She also gets 4 speed which is a great improvement.
Here I'll show you the guild battle using the Mushroom Seer. I'll describe it as best as I can, but nothing beats the feeling of actually watching the battle, so in this link you'll be able to watch the battle yourself!
With both Poison and Earthquake, every poisoned non-flying monster will take 4 damage each round. This is the deadliest ruleset combination possible! If you don't bring the right monsters, it'll spell trouble for you.
This is why I want to focus on high health/Flying monsters, to withstand the environment.
| Card | Description |
|---|---|
| OBSIDIAN I chose her because I have good flying monsters in the Earth splinter, and she can also buff some of the monsters that I'll use. | |
| HILL GIANT For 3 mana, having 6 health is great. He can be a 1 round tank since the poison and earthquake will most likely finish him off. But, by putting him here, it allows the Nectar Queen to avoid damage. | |
| NECTAR QUEEN My main card and tank. With 10 health and Flying, it'd take her 5 turns to die from poison. She can also deal some serious damage to the enemy. | |
| REGAL PERYTON Another monster with Flying, although with less health and attack. Peryton is still a solid pick, thanks to Obsidian's buff. | |
| GARGOYA DEVIL My final Flying monster. This time, however, only with 3 health, so Poison could still take it out relatively quickly. | |
| MYCELIC SLIPSPAWN Another 10 health monster, the Mycelic Slipspawn can redirect attacks thanks to Taunt, protecting the rest of the team. Although she's vulnerable to both Poison and Earthquake, her massive health are a big plus. |
With one monster down and another one soon to fall, it doesn't look very good for me.
Thanks to the rulesets, the tide of battle changed drastically. Now it's a 3 v 1, with only the Flying monsters remaining.
It was close, but I won in the end!
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