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For this week's challenge, there is some confusion and disorientation on the ranged and magic attack monsters. They will attack other units at random and there is no way of knowing who will get hit. Not even a Taunt unit can stop the mayhem of the Aimless Ruleset. We have to be smart and extremely lucky as well. Fingers crossed!
| COMBAT RULES | |
|---|---|
| MODIFICATIONS | AIMLESS, BRIAR PATCH, STAMPEDE |
| ACTIVE SPLINTERS | FIRE, WATER, LIFE, DEATH, DRAGON |
I really don't like the aimless ruleset because I like to be able to predict my attacks as much as possible. In most cases involving the aimless ruleset, I would play with melee monsters but then, in this case, I am given the Briar Patch ruleset as well. I am not even considering the stampede because of the thorns damage that can be done. I can't use melee monsters so I will hit faster and harder while protecting everyone at the back. Let's see how I do this.
| SUMMONER | |
|---|---|
| NAME | GRANDMASTER RATHE |
| SPLINTER | LIFE |
| EDITION | CHAOS LEGION |
| RARITY | LEGENDARY |
| LEVEL | 2 |
| MANA COST | 6 |
| BUFFS | +1 ARMOR, VOID ARMOR, AMPLIFY |
I want to protect everyone as much as possible so I decided that Rathe would be the best summoner for the task. The void armor buff will help to ad an extra layer of protection to everyone on the team. I also like the amplify buff because it falls in quite well with the Briar Patch ruleset. If the enemy uses melee monster, the thorns can do a lot more damage that he may anticipate.
| UNIT 1 | |
|---|---|
| NAME | URIEL THE PURIFIER |
| SPLINTER | LIFE |
| EDITION | CHAOS LEGION |
| RARITY | LEGENDARY |
| LEVEL | 2 |
| MANA COST | 11 |
| ATTACK | 3X MELEE ATTACK |
| SPEED | 3X |
| HEALTH | 11X |
| TOUGHNESS | 6X |
| ABILITIES | FLYING, RECHARGE, SELF HEAL |
Uriel is a great tank when paired with Rathe. He also has a good combination of abilities. I chose this guy because he can heal and dodge but mostly because he can cause a 9X attack an receive just a little thorns damage. It's definitely worth it.
| UNIT 2 | |
|---|---|
| NAME | TIME MEDDLER |
| SPLINTER | LIFE |
| EDITION | CHAOS LEGION |
| RARITY | COMMON |
| LEVEL | 5 |
| MANA COST | 8 |
| ATTACK | 2X MAGIC ATTACK |
| SPEED | 3X |
| HEALTH | 8X |
| TOUGHNESS | 5X |
| ABILITIES | DODGE |
I love this guy because he's really great at dodging attacks. He can dodge snipe attacks or even melee attacks if he eventually gets to the front. Also, he has a decent armor stat that makes him a good secondary tank.
| UNIT 3 | |
|---|---|
| NAME | BILA THE RADIANT |
| SPLINTER | LIFE |
| EDITION | REWARD |
| RARITY | LEGENDARY |
| LEVEL | 2 |
| MANA COST | 8 |
| ATTACK | 3X MAGIC ATTACK |
| SPEED | 2X |
| HEALTH | 5X |
| TOUGHNESS | 0 |
| ABILITIES | LIFE LEECH, DIVINE SHIELD |
The attacks may be random but Bila has her own self-sustaining abilities. Firstly, the Divine Shield will prevent any initial hit from causing damage no matter how large. Also, the Life Leech can really cause her health to pile up and mitigate any damage from the random shots.
| UNIT 4 | |
|---|---|
| NAME | ADELADE BRIGHTWING |
| SPLINTER | LIFE |
| EDITION | CHAOS LEGION |
| RARITY | LEGENDARY |
| LEVEL | 2 |
| MANA COST | 7 |
| ATTACK | 2X MAGIC ATTACK |
| SPEED | 1X |
| HEALTH | 5X |
| TOUGHNESS | 0 |
| ABILITIES | FLYING, REPAIR, RESURRECT |
Now for some team support. Adelade can dodge ranged attacks but she has a more important role to play. She will repair the void armor from Rathe and she will resurrect the first monster taken out. Resurrect is really powerful when you have void armor. I just hope she does not go out first.
| UNIT 5 | |
|---|---|
| NAME | TIME MAGE |
| SPLINTER | LIFE |
| EDITION | CHAOS LEGION |
| RARITY | RARE |
| LEVEL | 4 |
| MANA COST | 4 |
| ATTACK | 2X MAGIC ATTACK |
| SPEED | 5X |
| HEALTH | 3X |
| TOUGHNESS | 0 |
| ABILITIES | SLOW |
I said I wanted to be faster than my opponent and I will achieve this partly because of Time Mage's slow ability. Let's just hope her low health does not become a problem.
| UNIT 6 | |
|---|---|
| NAME | SUPPLY RUNNER |
| SPLINTER | NEUTRAL |
| EDITION | CHAOS LEGION |
| RARITY | COMMON |
| LEVEL | 5 |
| MANA COST | 6 |
| ATTACK | 2X RANGED ATTACK |
| SPEED | 4X |
| HEALTH | 5X |
| TOUGHNESS | 0 |
| ABILITIES | SWIFTNESS |
This crazy looking fella is definitely an essential for this team. As Time Mage slows down the other guys, the Supply Runner will make my guys faster. This should be fun.
| My Element | Enemy's Element |
|---|---|
Round 1:
The summoners buff up their units. Time Mage reduces the health of the enemy units but then they have a Supply Runner that reverses this. The Supply Runner on my side increases the speed of all friendly units.
The chaos ensues. The units begin to attack one another randomly.
The weak Vruz tries to hit my Uriel but misses. Vruz is killed a martyr by Bila The Radiant and then Grum Fireblade is buffed up.
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 4:
Round 5
I love these types of victories when all my units are still alive. I wouldn't say that I was lucky in this match but my strategy actually worked. Rathe's void armor and amplify were really great in this battle.
Using Time Mage and Supply Runner in this battle was also a good idea. Initially, I was not sure about them because of the low mana cost but then the speed factor was very important.
That's all for that battle. Happy New Year, Mage!
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