Welcome back to another awesome Splinterlands post, and I hope all of you are doing pretty great in your lives and enjoying another energetic day with your family and friends. If you are also deep into splinterlands, then I hope your ranked battles have been going exactly like you planned and that you are continuously climbing up the trophy ladder to your goal while collecting plenty of rewards every day. The current ranked season has around 10 days and 23 hours remaining, so there is plenty of time for all of us to continue grinding ranked battles and pushing toward our trophy goals. So, whether you are aiming for a higher league tier, a leaderboard finish and more reward chests on way way, I wish all of you the very best of luck for the remainder of this season.
Now, talking about my own progress in the Frontier mode, I am currently competing in the highest Gold I league with 3,200 trophies. Since we are still in the early stages of the season, I am steadily climbing the ladder with my usual objective of reaching 4,300 trophies first. Once I achieve that milestone, I will once again try to push toward the leaderboard if I still have enough Battle Energy and time remaining. Looking at this week's raffle progress, I currently have 15 raffle entries collected so far. With around 5 days and 22 hours remaining before the raffle concludes, I am once again aiming to finish somewhere between 54 and 57 entries by the end of the week.
Today's Frontier Daily Wheel was fairly average, but I am still happy because today is my 78th consecutive daily streak, and thankfully I have managed to maintain it without missing a single day. This time I received 100 Sparks along with another 20 Sparks from my daily 20% streak bonus. Thanks to today's rewards, my total Sparks balance has now increased to 28,556. Although today's rewards were not huge, keeping the streak alive remains my biggest priority because the bonus rewards really start adding up over time.
Apart from that, today I also opened 6 Foundation Packs that I earned from the last two days' daily rewards. This time the results were fairly decent as well. I managed to pull 1 Epic card together with 5 Rare cards, including 2 valuable Archons. Besides those, I also received 2 Gold Foil Common cards, while the remaining cards were all regular Common cards. Although there was no Legendary card this time, I am still quite satisfied with the overall outcome.
Now moving on to today's featured monster, let us take a closer look at another interesting monster from the newest Conclave Arcana Reward card set. As you have already seen in the title and thumbnail above, today we will be discussing Surgehammer. So, if you are interested, then let's take a deep dive without any further ado.
The Surgehammer was first seen in the game with the launch of the newest Conclave Arcana Reward card set. This monster belongs to the Water element and comes from the Djinn bloodline. It is classified as a Rare monster card, meaning players need 115 CC cards to fully upgrade it to its highest level. Surgehammer costs only 6 mana to deploy, making it suitable for medium and high mana limit matches. It uses Melee attacks to deal damage and unlocks a total of four useful abilities at its maximum level. From chasing low health enemy monsters to repairing allied armor and cleansing harmful debuffs, this monster contributes in multiple ways throughout the battle. Let us now take a closer look at its stats and abilities across different leagues.
At Level 2, Surgehammer possesses 2 Melee attack, 3 Speed, 1 Armor, and 5 Health. At this level, it already gains two useful abilities called FLYING and OPPORTUNITY.
FLYING โ Gains a 25% chance to evade physical attacks. This bonus does not apply if the attacker also has Flying. Flying units are also immune to Earthquake damage.
OPPORTUNITY โ Targets the enemy unit with the lowest Health.
At Level 4, Surgehammer maintains 2 Melee attack, 3 Speed, and 1 Armor while increasing its Health to 6. At this level, it unlocks another valuable support ability called CLEANSE.
CLEANSE โ Removes all magic debuffs from the allied unit in the first position.
At Level 6, Surgehammer becomes stronger with 3 Melee attack, 3 Speed, 2 Armor, and 7 Health. Although it gains no new ability at this level, the increase in offensive power and survivability allows it to remain effective for much longer during battles.
At Level 8, Surgehammer reaches its maximum form with 3 Melee attack, 4 Speed, 3 Armor, and 7 Health. At maximum level, it unlocks its final support ability called REPAIR.
REPAIR โ Restores up to 2 Armor to the allied unit that has suffered the greatest Armor damage.
Last but not least, I think Surgehammer is one of the most balanced Rare reward monsters introduced in the newest reward card set. The very first thing that impressed me is its overall stat distribution. For only 6 mana, it offers a respectable combination of Health, Armor, Melee attack, and decent Speed, making it a solid option for a wide variety of battles. The first feature that I really enjoy is its Flying ability. Besides making this monster immune to the Earthquake ruleset, Flying also increases its chance of dodging physical attacks from non-flying enemies. This extra survivability often allows Surgehammer to stay alive for several additional rounds and continue contributing to the battle. Its Opportunity ability is another major advantage. Instead of attacking the frontline every turn, Surgehammer automatically targets the enemy monster with the lowest Health. I personally like pairing this monster with one or two additional Opportunity monsters because together they can quickly eliminate fragile backline attackers before they become a serious threat. The support abilities are equally impressive. Cleanse keeps your frontline monster protected by removing harmful magic debuffs every round, allowing your main tank to continue fighting at full efficiency. Meanwhile, Repair restores up to 2 Armor to the allied monster whose Armor has taken the most damage. This ability is particularly valuable against melee and ranged teams because restoring Armor often gives your frontline another opportunity to survive and continue protecting the rest of your lineup. Overall, I believe Surgehammer is an excellent all-round reward monster. It combines reliable offensive pressure, useful support abilities, strong survivability, and excellent flexibility into one affordable 6 mana package. Whether you need an Opportunity attacker, an Earthquake survivor, or a support monster capable of cleansing debuffs and repairing Armor, Surgehammer performs every one of those roles remarkably well.
