Splinterlands, a collectible card game built on the Hive blockchain where players can trade, buy or sell digital assets to gain in-game rewards. It is an innovative addition to the play-to-earn games in the NFT world. Players fight against monsters to get in-game rewards.

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THE BEGINNING

I have been playing Splinterlands for one year and seven months, and I can tell which summoners are potentially strong and worth having from the previous editions. These have appreciated in value so much that I cannot afford to buy them. The only option is to rent, but sometimes the price skyrockets, especially when the end of the season is approaching. Below are my top summoners from the previous editions that I dream of having: Byzantine Kitty is first on my list, followed by Yodin Zaku and Scarred Llama Mage.

This craving has eased since the 14th airdrop summoner for the Chaos Edition has the abilities of healing for the backline, camouflage, and +1 health. For price comparison, the lowest bid price in the market is $310, while Lily Shieldpaw is priced at $28.48. With the current price, diverting funds to buy one BCX Byzantine Kitty would allow you to buy ten BCX Lily Shieldpaws. By adding a few dollars, you can maximize your Lily Shieldpaws.

LILY SHIELDPAW

For the details and lore of this new summoner LILY SHIELDPAW, visit this link. Lily Shieldpaw is a six-mana summoner, which is one mana less than Byzantine Kitty. Both summoners have healing abilities, but they differ in usage: Lily Shieldpaw heals your backline, while Byzantine Kitty heals the frontline, restoring 1/3 of the monster's max health rounded down. The difference in the abilities of these summoners is what makes them unique.

Sharing one of my battle using LILY SHIELDPAW.

BATTLE RULES:
The rules requires maximum mana of 43 and it gives abilities like scattershot, magic reflect and fury.

LINE UP:
As we can see below, the difference is that I used Flying Squid instead of River Hellondale. Flying Squid made the difference here because of its blind ability, which caused both melee and ranged attacks to miss.

ROUND 2:

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ROUND 4:

ROUND 5:

TAKEAWAY....

In this battle, we used the same summoner and almost the same lineup. What made me win was the use of Flying Squid. Its blind ability caused the enemy monsters to miss their attacks, giving me the opportunity to destroy his lineup first.

Lily Shieldpaw is a good option as it is cheaper compared to Byzantine Kitty, although they differ in abilities, which makes them unique in some way. To me, maximizing Lily Shieldpaw now would be a good strategy since I use it for my battles. For some, hoarding this card would also be a good strategy, as we have seen with Byzantine Kitty's appreciation of almost 10x or more, even in a bear market. Having Lily Shieldpaw makes it more enjoyable to play Splinterlands, as it opens up many strategies.