Hello Everyone! Hope you all are doing amazing and welcome to another #Splinterlands post.

Today was one of those days where you feel like you are sooo close to something big but still not quite there yet. I was grinding ranked matches almost the whole day, trying to push from Diamond 2 to Diamond 1. And honestly, I got REALLY close. Like one or two wins away kind of close. But yeah, #Splinterlands being #Splinterlands, it didn’t go fully my way.

I played a lot of matches today. Some of them were super clean wins where my lineup just destroyed the opponent. But then there were also those annoying matches where everything goes wrong. You know the ones, bad RNG, missed attacks, enemy gets perfect counters. It happens, but still hurts a bit not gonna lie.

Even tho I didn’t reach Diamond 1 today, I still feel like my gameplay is improving. I’m starting to understand better which teams to pick in different rulesets. Like earlier I used to just go with my favorite cards, but now I actually think before placing units (sometimes at least lol).

Now the BEST part of today was actually not ranked… it was GUILD BRAWLS.

Our guild just finished brawl and we got ranked 1st. Everyone in the guild played their part and it paid off. It’s always nice when teamwork actually works.

We got 140 Crowns as spoils which is really good. This will help a lot in upgrading guild buildings. Strong guild = better bonuses, so this is always a win for everyone.

And the rewards were pretty nice too.

6,667 Merits for fully participating members.
80.094 staked SPS for players with spellbook.

Not gonna lie, seeing that SPS reward felt really good. Even if it’s not huge, it still feels like progress. Slowly building something.

Also, merits are always welcome because I’m saving them for Gladius packs. Hoping to pull some strong cards from there. Last time I didn’t get anything crazy, but maybe next time RNG will be kind (hopefully 😂).

Guild brawls also feel different compared to ranked. There’s more pressure because you’re not just playing for yourself, but for the whole guild. When you win, it feels like you contributed. When you lose… yeah it feels a bit bad ngl.

But overall, I think I did decent this brawl.

Coming back to ranked, I think I just need a bit more consistency to hit Diamond 1. I’m close enough that it’s definitely possible. Maybe next session I’ll get it.

One mistake I still make sometimes is overthinking. I try to predict too much and end up making a bad choice. Sometimes simple teams actually work better. Need to remember that.

Also need to improve my lineup diversity. I rely too much on certain cards. If those get countered, I struggle.