Splinterlands is a complex game, and it allows for various cards and strategies. Each fight is different as there are various rulesets applied, and this can give specific cards an advantage depending on how you use them. In this post, I talk about a great battle where I won because I used Thanalorian Blade.
Thanalorian Blade is an Earth monster that costs 6 mana. It starts with opportunity. It learns execute at level 2, lookout at level 3, and trample at level 6. I actually have this card at level 3, and it's one of the current epic cards available in the Glint shop. Unfortunately, my summoners in modern only allow me to use the card up to level 2, though. So I can't use the lookout ability.
| Splinter | Mana Cost | Position | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underboss Fabino | 5 | Summoner | +2 melee or poison |
| Mantaroth | 11 | 1st | Shield and Armored Strike |
| Pallus | 8 | 2nd | Flying and Reach |
| Lurking Puffer | 2 | 3rd | Corrosive Ward |
| Quora Towershead | 10 | 4th | Heal and Bloodlust |
| Thanalorian Blade | 6 | 5th | Execute and Opportunity |
| Fenmoor Wood Troll | 10 | 6th | Blind and Wingbreak |
| Total Mana: | 52 |
The focus of this lineup is to keep my monsters alive while dealing damage and outlasting my opponent. My archon is Underboss Fabino for the +2 melee damage on two monsters. My tank is Mantaroth with shield and armored strike, followed by Pallus with flying and reach. My 3rd monster is Lurking Puffer as a filler, followed by Quora with heal and bloodlust. Then I have Thanalorian Blade and Fenmoor Wood Troll.
At first glance, I think that this match is my win due to the damage difference. My opponent's damage is also spread out.
A few rounds later, my opponent has 2 monsters left, and I still have all of mine. There is nothing my opponent can do at this point.
I won the match later that round.
The battle did go exactly as planned. Thanalorian Blade was such an amazing card, as it killed off 3 of the 5 monsters that my opponent had. The execute helped it finish off the opponents that it was facing, and the increased melee damage helped it wipe out my opponent.
You can see my entire match here.
What did you think of my match? Was there anything you would have done differently? I think it is quite interesting to see how different players use the same card.
