I went up against MOELACH using a 54 mana cap in Modern Ranked, in Bracket I.
This battle gave me enough mana to create a 6 card team. I used Barthalamas as my summoner and created a deck with cards I wanted to use. This battle had some interesting conditions though as Global Warming was being used, meaning all cards would be affected. I was excited to see how this would play out.
Battle details
Mana Cap: 54
Elements: Fire, Life, Dragon
Modifier: Global Warming (At the start of combat all units get the burning status effect. In round 2 there is a 33% chance of the burning status spreading to adjacent units. All burning units take 2 damage. The burning status can be removed.)
The main thing that stood out to me was the Global Warming modifier. Usually when I play cards I will look at their abilities and stats. But this battle all cards had the burning status.
It made positioning interesting as there was a chance of burning spreading to adjacent cards from round 2. I knew it would be more than just attacking the enemy.
My team
Summoner: Barthalamas
1st: Jolius Blast
2nd: Frankarsgard
3rd: Vengeful Monk
4th: Great Bear Druid
5th: New Beluroc Aegis
6th: Echelon
I chose to have 6 cards in this battle with Barthalamas. My deck consisted of; Jolius Blast, Frankarsgard, Vengeful Monk, Great Bear Druid, New Beluroc Aegis and Echelon.
As I had a lot of mana (54) I chose to have a bigger deck. I wanted to maximise my mana.
Having the Global Warming modifier made it more interesting. All of my cards would take damage due to the burning status. I was excited to see how they would fair.
I was happy with my deck choice.
Battle
MOELACH had a different deck to me. We were both ready and the battle began with all cards having the burning status.
This was interesting as the conditions were affecting everyone straight away. There wasn’t a need to wait for a card to be played as Global Warming had already been used.
I was excited to see how my 6 cards would work with each other. With so many cards it meant there was a lot going on and the burning status made it harder.
My team won the battle and I was able to defeat MOELACH and win another battle in Modern Ranked!
I earned +20 rating and 71 Glint. My rating increased to 1040 and I made it to Division 7!
It was a good achievement to get to a new Division. Winning any ranked battle gets me closer to my goal. I’m happy to see my progress.
Looking into the Future
Now I have made it to Division 7 I want to see how I do in future battles. There are still lots of different modifiers and combinations to come.
I want to use different cards and not rely on the same deck. These types of battles make ranked fun as the rules can completely change how you play. Hopefully I can keep winning and make progress in the next Division!
Thanks for reading my battle report!
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