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Here's another Share Your Battle! Weekly Challenge post featuring Venari Knifer. The approach and format of this post will be a slight different with my previous format as I had observed that some old battle link cannot view anymore so in order to preserve the battle, I'll be detailing the battle.
Venari Knifers are specialized rogues, assassins, and thieves that make their living through shadier dealings in the Realm of Silence underneath Praetoria. They often work as part of criminal organizations or guilds, taking on contracts to put more gold in their pockets. When the Chaos Legion's agents came to Praetoria, many Venari Knifers saw them as new benefactors for their mercenary work. Using the tunnels that run beneath the surface world, the Knifers move like shadows in the night to strike at their opponents.
Like the rest of their kin, Knifers are masters of tools and technology. They've used their knowledge to perfect the Knifer Rig. A deadly weapon powered by magic and pneumatics, Knifer Rigs consist of six fully articulated blades and rods carried on the back. When not in use, they fold away neatly and unobtrusively. When employed, however, they are silent, speedy, and absolutely deadly.
Let's check the status and the abilities of this card.
Venari Knifer is an above average monster that deals a decent damage knowing that this monster is categorized as a common rarity.
Venari Knifer's ability greatly match with the basic stats. The high health is a good indicator for the thorn ability while the high speed is a good indicator for the backfire ability. At โ 10 it can damage a maximum of 8 physical attack to a melee enemy composing of a 4 melee damage, a 2 thorn damage and a 2 backfire damage.
Unfortunately, the main weakness of Venari Knifer is the magic damage as well as the newly introduce ability Reflection Shield which nullify the thorn and backfire abilities. Shield can further reduce Venari Knifer return damage.
Summoners and Monsters cards that greatly synergize with Venari Knifer.
| Wizard of Eastwood can reduce and possibly remove the armor of the enemies giving Venari Knifer thorns ability a direct hit to the health. Can be use in Modern Format. |
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| Lyanna Natura can provide additional health to Venari Knifer. Can be use in Wild Format only. |
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| A legendary summoner from the Untamed Edition which greatly provides additional 2 speed and healing effect that greatly affects Venari Knifer abilities. Can be use in Modern Format but a big mana requirements. Best to use if the ruleset with a high mana cap. |
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| Queen Mycelia could provide armor to Venari Knifer for extra protection and extra thorn damage. Queen Mycelia can be use in Moderm Format. |
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| Goblin Psychic and Wood Nymph especially with the fog of war ruleset can help Venari Knifer to surive the battle longer by healing. Goblin Psychic is under Chaos Legion which can be use in Modern Format while Wood Nymph is a reward card but might not be able to use in the Moderm Format as it seems to be reward for Alpha/Beta Edition. |
Favorable ruleset to pair with this Venari Knifer:
| The thorn ability is fully utilized in this ruleset as each hit taken by Venari Knifer will deal a return thorn damage. | |
| Expecting melee enemies attacking from behind? Venari Knifer can wait on that position to provide thorn damage. Monsters with Triage can support Venari Knifer on this composition. | |
| With the high speed of Venari Knifer, it can easily kill those low health monsters at an instance. | |
| This is the ultimate buffs of Wizard of Eastwood wherein no any armor protection which makes Venari Knifer thorn damage deadly. Queen Mycelia and Venari Kniver combination will not work on this. |
Modifications: Earthquake, Up Close & Personal
Mana Cap: 48
Playable Splinters: Water, Earth, Life and Dragon
| Summoner | 3 | Lyanna Natura provides an increase of health to all allied monsters. | |
| Front Row - The Thornmaster | 6 | Assigned to the first position in order to utilized the thorn ability at the early rounds because of the earthquake, Venari Knifer thorn may not be use if not in the first position. | |
| Back Row 1 -The Defender | 8 | The real tank which can reduce the earthquake damage. Once Venari Knifer is defeated, the real tank will show up. | |
| Back Row 2 - The Healing Tank | 6 | Flesh Golem could negate the effect of the earthquake by just healing. The Flesh Golem acts as the secondary defense in-case Mycelic Infantry is defeated. | |
| Back Row 3. - The Damager | 9 | Sand Worm will wait for the right timing to do back damage lurking in the sands with a massive of a 5 melee damage. | |
| Back Row 4 - The Skywatcher | 3 | Screeching Vulture will wait for the opportunity to peck and kill those weaken enemies roving around the area unaffected by the earthquake. | |
| Back Row 5 - The Reserve | 7 | Pelacor Mercenary is the reserved army in the line-up that can absorb some heavy sneak damage because of it's armor and high health. It is unaffected by the earthquake because of his wings that makes him float. |
Venari Knifer, Sand Worm and Screeching Vulture were the only one that can attack in the current position all targeting Shieldbearer because of the taunt ability. Everytime Shieldbearer attacks, a thorn damage will return. Disintegrator with the demoralize ability will decrease all melee damage of the opponent. While Cave Slug will target Screeching Vulture but the Vulture have a high chance avoiding that attack because of the flying and the speed difference between them. Stitch Leech on the other hand will attack Pelacor Mercenary.
At the start of the round earthquake will deal the damage to all ground units.
The battle continues! Ground units have taken the earthquake damage. Shieldbearer's shield drops while the Green Army are standing on their ground.
The taunt is gone! Screeching Vulture can now pick Stitch Leech and Sand Worm can now kill Cave Slug. A difficult situation for Venari Knifer facing an opponent with shield ability.
Venari Knifer together with Stitch Leech & Cave Slug has been defeated. The battle of tank has began! Screeching Vulture is assisting Mycelic Infantry. Luminous Eagle and Disintegrator cannot do anything on their current position.
The Green Army is still standing while the White Army may not hold it much longer. After a series of attacks and earthquake damage, finally a Victory at Round 7!
Venari Knifer is a great for a common card which really excel in the battle. It may not be always in the battlefield (in Silver League as I observed) because most Earth element use magic composition but using Venari Knifer in the line-up especially dealing with the melee enemies is very useful.
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