Hey Guys, what's going on! Welcome back to another Splinterlands battle! Today I had a ranked match against an enemy called WEATHERLOVE, with a mana cap of only 33. In my previous battle I had 58 mana to spend, so this meant I had to be more careful with my card choices. There was a modifier in this battle called Lost Legendaries. This means that I couldn't use any legend cards during the battle. I wasn't too concerned about this as I planned to use my usual fire element. My current rating was 600 and I hoped to win this match to be able to get a bit closer to getting out of Division 8.
Match Details
Mana Cap: 33
Element: Fire, Water, Earth, Life, Death, Dragon
Rules : Standard
Modifier: Lost Legendaries
My Cards:
Summoner: Barthalamus
1st: Jolius Blast
2nd: Ash Archer
3rd: Lunaki Howler
I decided to use Jolius Blast again in my first slot. This is a card I have been using a lot recently so I felt confident to put him in my first slot. He had 12 health and 3 melee attack. For my second card I decided to use Ash Archer. I wanted to use a card that could attack from the back and this card did exactly that. Finally I chose Lunaki Howler to give me some magic attack. I was a bit concerned as I only had 3 cards in my deck. Usually I like to have more cards on the battlefield. However, I had already decided on my cards so I gave it a go.
When the battle started I saw that my enemy had chosen to use the water element. They also had 3 cards in their deck. Their first card had 12 health and 5 armour. This was going to make me struggle to get through their armour. Their second card had melee attack and their final card had magic and ranged attack. I wasn't expecting that and was starting to wonder if my 3 cards would be enough.
My enemy had a higher rating than me (670 compared to my 600) so I felt that they may have had more knowledge of these cards. I was also a bit concerned as their first card would be difficult to get through as my Jolius Blast would have to get through that armour first. I was hoping that my Ash Archer and Lunaki Howler would help me finish the battle quickly.
The battle lasted for 6 rounds and I was trying to figure out who would lose cards first. As we both had only 3 cards, there wasn't much room for error. I was very surprised that it took us 6 rounds as we had such few cards. I was expecting it to be much quicker.
In the end I won the match! I was super happy that my small deck had managed to beat WEATHERLOVE. I received +40 rating points and 90 Glint. My rating went up from 600 to 640. I am still in Division 8 but this was my third win in a row so I was pleased that I didn't lose my winning streak. It was also interesting that I managed to beat someone who had a higher rating than me. I guess having more cards doesn't always mean you'll win!
Future Goals
As my rating is now 640 I want to keep playing ranked matches to try and move up a division. I will also try to play with less cards more often when the mana cap is low. I have seen from this match that 3 cards can sometimes be enough if they work well together. I need to learn a lot more about the different modifiers and which cards work best in certain situations. Next time I may try a new element as I have been using the fire element almost every time. Hopefully my next battle goes well and I can continue to increase my rating!
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