Hi guys, welcome to my 7th SHARE YOUR BATTLE Weekly Challenge
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This week challenge
Edition: REWARD
Rarity: COMMON
Element: FIRE
ATTACK: MELEE
ABILITIES: Scavenger at level 1; Shield at level 6
Battle details:
Here is the link to this battle:
https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sm_WrtbKwat4tlMyMSNM2yE
Super Sneak rule will give a direct benefit to melee monsters; they can attack from any position of the team.
Noxious Fumes can make a battle end really fast if you pick a low heath in this battle since every turn the health will be deducted by 2 and the deduction will ignore the armor.
Line up:
Daria Dragonscale LV 3
Edition: REWARD
Rarity: EPIC
Element: DRAGON
ABILITIES: All friendly monsters gain an extra 1 melee attack.
Daria Dragonscale was chosen in this battle since most of the Fire splinter monsters are melee monsters. Daria Dragonscale will provide extra damage to the team which will end the enemy life quicker combining with the Noxious Fumes Rule.
Living Lava LV 2
Edition: UNTAMED
Rarity: RARE
Element: FIRE
ATTACK: MELEE
ABILITIES: Rust at level 5, Thorns at level 8
Living Lava was chosen as the main tanker in this battle due to its high health and Shield Ability which will make it withstand most of the enemy's physical damage.
- Living Lava comes with 3⚔️ 1🐌 2⚙️ 7❤️
Exploding Dwarf LV 3
Edition: REWARD
Rarity: COMMON
Element: NEUTRAL
ATTACK: MELEE
ABILITIES: Blast at level 1; Piercing at level 3; Retaliate at level 6; Trample at level 9
Exploding Dwarf was randomly put in the second position since his only task was to perform a massive attack with Blast Ability to destroy behind the enemy line. After performing a hit, he would die from the Noxious Fumes.
- Exploding Dwarfcomes with 3⚔️ 4🐌 0⚙️ 1❤️
Furious Chicken LV 1
Edition: REWARD
Rarity: RARE
Element: NEUTRAL
ATTACK: NONE
ABILITIES: Enrage at level 5
Furious Chicken was chosen to fulfill the empty spot of this battlefield due to its 0 mana cost.
- Furious Chicken comes with 0⚔️1🐌 0⚙️ 1❤️
Ant Miners LV 3
Edition: REWARD
Rarity: COMMON
Element: FIRE
ATTACK: MELEE
ABILITIES: Scavenger at level 1; Shield at level 6
Here comes our hero of the day; Ant Miners. Ant Miners was chosen on this battlefield due to its Scavenger Ability. The key to victory in Noxious Fumes rule is to survive as long as possible or quick the enemy as fast as we can. The Scavenger Ability will be really useful in this rule. Every time monsters on both sides die, Ant Miners will gain extra health. It was carefully placed in the middle position of the team to ensure that it will stay long enough to benefit from Scavenger Ability.
- Ant Miners comes with 1⚔️ 2🐌 0⚙️ 2❤️
Kobold Miner LV 3
Edition: BETA
Rarity: COMMON
Element: FIRE
ATTACK: MELEE
ABILITIES: Sneak at level 1
Kobold Miner was picked due to its 3 health, this odd number of health will ensure that this monster will stay on the battlefield for at least 2 turns if it wasn't hit by the enemy.
- Kobold Miner comes with 2⚔️ 3🐌 0⚙️ 5❤️
Serpentine Soldier LV 1
Edition: BETA
Rarity: RARE
Element: FIRE
ATTACK: MELEE
ABILITIES: Shield at level 1; Dodge at level 4; thorns at level 7
Serpentine Soldier was put as the last line of defense of the team. His high speed and Shield Ability can be huge trouble for the enemy attacker who seeks a benefit from Super Sneak Rule.
- Serpentine Soldier with 1⚔️ 4🐌 1⚙️ 4❤️
Battle
ROUND 1
The opponent team chose the DRAGON splinter with Drake of Arnak summoner along with Onyx Sentinel, Gloridax Soldier, Fineas Rage, Ant Miners, Flame Monkey, and Creeping Ooze.
Exploding Dwarf delivered his promise. he took down poor Creeping ooze and also did some damage to the Flame Monkey. Without extra buff to melee damage, most of the incoming attacks from the enemy to Serpentine Soldier were 0. Ant Miners also took down Flame Monkey, now it gained an extra 2 health.
ROUND 2
After the Noxious Fumes rule performs its task, Exploding Dwarf and Furious Chicken were killed.
Our Ant Miners reacted fast and took down the enemy Ant Miners.
ROUND 3
After the Noxious Fumes rule performs its task, Kobold Miner and Serpentine Soldier were killed.
Living Lava finally took down Onyx Sentinel.
ROUND 4
After the Noxious Fumes rule performs its task, Gloridax Soldier was killed.
Living Lava still had the armor left, so the armor absorbed the final attack from Finease Rage. Then come a quick counterattack from Living Lava and Ant Miners. It was Living Lava who performed a final blow. Well done, team.
Questions and Answers:
1. Did my strategy work?
My strategy worked really great as planned. Living Lava did an awesome job as a tanker, it stood until the end of the battle. Exploding Dwarf 's quick speed sabotaged behind of the enemy line before they could reach their turn to act made their strategy collapse. Serpentine Soldier 's Shield Ability blocked most of the incoming melee attack and also can doged some of the attack as well. Ant Miners got a free extra health every turn due to Noxious Fumes.
2. What will you try differently next time?
Next time in the battle with higher mana capacity, I might consider using Naga Fire Wizard instead of Serpentine Soldier, since both comes with Shield Ability. Serpentine Soldier worked well under Super Sneak Rule, but if it wasn't the rule which allow melee monster to attack from any position, the team will lose his damage for free if it was put as last line of dedence. On the contrast, Naga Fire Wizard can still perform a magic attack from the last position of the team while protect back door of the team.
3. Do you like the ANT MINERS? Why or why not?
YES, I like ANT MINERS. This tiny monster may look useless in low league battle, but in the higher league battle ANT MINERS can turn the tide of the war from its ability like in this case where it play a major role as a useful attacker of the team an also can withstand the Noxious Fumes until the end of the battle. ANT MINERS cost very low mana to play. Its Scavenger Ability can be used in many situation. Most of the rules which I normally play ANT MINERS are Equalizer which ANT MINERS will start with lots of health and Noxious Fumes which ANT MINERS will gain free health everytime monster die. If I ve got a chance I will try to upgrade its to level 6 to get Shield Ability which will made ANT MINERS becoming more tougher.
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