Hello Hivers and Splinterlands gamers!

Thank you to the organizers of this fun challenge: @splinterlands and @carrieallen, and those who have been helping in the curation of articles! KUDOS to all of you.

This week we are doing SABRE SHARK!

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The Featured Monster

The SABRE SHARK.

This Common Monster has a low mana of 3. My SABRE SHARK is at level 4. At this level, it has Melee Attack of 2, a Speed of 4, and a Health of 3.

The Ruleset

Silenced Summoners- Summoners do not give any buffs or debuffs or grant/use any abilities.

The Strategy

WINNING STRATEGY: Not the strength of the individual monster but the TEAM of MONSTERS was key to winning this battle.

I chose the monsters as I would for a Standard battle, lining them up as follows: Melee, followed by Magic, then Range Monsters. I also chose Monsters that can attack from the back positions.

The Lineup

Click on the photo to watch me battle!

Summoner: Alric Stormbinger- I wanted to use the Water Splinter for this battle. The ruleset of the game prevents my Summoner to give buffs to my Monsters.

1. Sea Monster- My Sea Monster is at level 5. It has the Heal ability which restores its health with each round. It has the advantage of having a high Melee attack. Its speed is 3 with a Health of 8. In this battle, every blow that this monster deliver was fatal.

2. Theme Monster: SABRE SHARK- SABRE SHARK was the key to winning this battle. It was responsible for eliminating the enemy sniper at the back, which was a critical Monster to the enemy team.

3. Ruler of the Seas- The Ruler of the Sea assisted the Sea Monster, sending blows to the tank and to the Monster next in line. It sent 4 successful blows in two rounds before the enemy sniper got to it!

4. Naga Windmaster- The Naga Windmaster has the Headwinds ability. It reduced all Range attack of the enemy, in addition to delivering its blows at the appointed time.

5. Furious Chicken- This monster went unscathed.

The Battle Result

I won this battle at the beginning of round three with all, but one, Monsters intact.

There you have it Splinterlands! I hope you enjoyed the battle above!

In your comments below, please feel free to let me know if you have any other suggested card positioning or drop me a tip or two that could help me and others play the game better.

I want to thank @aggroed and @yabapmatt for creating such a fantastic game and another good way to build a bit of NFTs. Keep it coming!!!

I am especially grateful to @carrieallen whose comments have been a source of encouragement for me. To @ashikstd and to @grapthar, who like @carrieallen, curate Battle Challenges.

Thanks also to @stokjockey, @senstless, @welshstacker, @monsterjamgold, @clove71, @mattclarke, @cryptoFrancois, @grapthar, @jonnyla08, and @anouk.nox.spt for the continued help and assistance, and for all Splinterlands gamers who regularly post articles.