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This is the third pack I'll be opening. You can check out the post about my first pack opening here and my second pack here.
Let's have a look at what's inside pack #3:
Vera Salacia: This is my first of this summoner and I have found the Snare ability to be very effective during limited battles when the Earthquake effect hits all non-flying monsters with 2 damage. This card will allow you to disarm your flight-enabled opponents. Currently trading for $5.90 and renting for 0.10 DEC/day.
Marrow's Ghost: This is a card that is a decent defense against magic attacks by forcing them to hit shields first. It trades for $0.35 (double the price from my last pack opening) and rents for 0.10 DEC/day.
Flamesmith: This is a good card for destroying the armor of your enemies. Currently trading at $0.74 (which is double what it was selling for during my last pack opening) and renting for 0.10 DEC/day. This card has fallen a bit in value the last couple of days since my previous AZMARE pack opening.
Frost Lion: This has been a pretty common drop in the Azmare DICE packs. Last time I ended up with a Gold Foil version! This card sell for $0.62 and rents for 0.10 DEC/day.
Naga Brute: This is an interesting no-attack monster that seems best used when your opponent puts up a magic attack strategy. The Void Armor buff means magic attacks will hit shields first and this card at level 1 is rocking 7 shields! Currently selling for $0.60 and renting for 0.11 DEC/day.
Total value: $8.21
This is another REALLY disappointing AZMARE DICE pack opening. I just can't seem to catch a break and get a GF Legendary or other highly valued card in these packs. I've probably opened at least 10 by now, but I guess that's part of the game... you need a lot of bad pack openings to compensate for the few extraordinary ones!
Today's Featured Battle
This is a poison battle, so the goal is to outlast your opponent after the 2 damage caused by the poison at the end of each round. For this I used a summoner with Divine Shield to protect my monsters from suffering damage from attacks. Additionally, I placed a healing monster in my lineup to keep refilling the health stats of my tank. My opponent regularly used magic in the past so I expected for that in this battle and placed a tank with the Void ability to reduce damage taken from magic.
I ended up winning the battle because my healing monster was the last one standing and my opponents succumbed to poison. I find a very defensive lineup to be the best in these types of battles.
Brawls Are Almost Over
If you haven't submitted your brawl teams yet, make sure you do so quickly! There's not much time left to ensure your teams can compete. All of my battles have concluded and I'll have a #BrawlReport for you all posted sometime tomorrow!
Check out my last brawl report here: https://www.splintertalk.io/@shauner/splinterlands-brawl-report-pizza-2-43a08742be7fc