CLOSE RANGE

In the previous challenge, the ranged attack monsters were on the sidelines but this time around, they're back with a very special ability. Normally, ranged attacks cannot be done if the unit is in the first position but this time around, no ranged unit has that limitation. Now, these units cannot just be forced to the front as a way to make them powerless.

The Combat Rules

COMBAT RULES
MODIFICATIONS	CLOSE RANGE, TIS BUT SCRATCHES
ACTIVE SPLINTERS	LIFE, DEATH, DRAGON

This combination of rulesets is not difficult to work with. The one thing that might make this battle tough would be the low mana cap. I will have to use a good lineup of low mana units. Let's see how it's going to look like.

LINEUP

SUMMONER
NAME	QUIX THE DEVIOUS
SPLINTER	DRAGON
EDITION	CHAOS LEGION
RARITY	LEGENDARY
LEVEL	2
MANA COST	4
BUFFS	-1 RANGED ATTACK, -1 SPEED

I don't plan to use ranged units in this battle so it would not make sense to use General Sloan as a summoner. Instead, I decided to play Quix and take advantage of the -1 speed debuff. Also, I can affect enemy ranged units if there are any.

UNIT 1
NAME	GARGOYA SCRAPPER
SPLINTER	LIFE
EDITION	CHAOS LEGION
RARITY	COMMON
LEVEL	5
MANA COST	1
ATTACK	1X MELEE ATTACK
SPEED	3X
HEALTH	2X
TOUGHNESS	0
ABILITIES	VOID

First on the line is the Gargoya Scrapper with the void armor. This guy is not any type of tank in this situation but he will act as a dummy unit to take any hits that will be targeted at the frontline. If he gets to attack, then it's all good.

UNIT 2
NAME	SOUL FIEND
SPLINTER	LIFE
EDITION	CHAOS LEGION
RARITY	LEGENDARY
LEVEL	2
MANA COST	0
ATTACK	1X MELEE ATTACK
SPEED	3X
HEALTH	1X
TOUGHNESS	0
ABILITIES	NONE AT LVL 1

Soul Fiend is the second dummy unit on the lineup. You can hardly go wrong with a 0 mana card like this one. He will take any blast damage, opportunity or whatever. I don't expect him to attack at all.

UNIT 3
NAME	STITCH LEECH
SPLINTER	LIFE
EDITION	CHAOS LEGION
RARITY	COMMON
LEVEL	5
MANA COST	3
ATTACK	3X MELEE ATTACK
SPEED	2X
HEALTH	4X
TOUGHNESS	0
ABILITIES	SNEAK

Now, the true attackers are going to be summoned. The first true attack is Stitch Leech with the sneak attack. My strategy is to take out the backline first with sneak attacks and I've decided to use this unit because of the 3x melee attack.

UNIT 4
NAME	DHAMPIR INFILTRATOR
SPLINTER	DRAGON
EDITION	REWARD
RARITY	RARE
LEVEL	4
MANA COST	4
ATTACK	2X MELEE ATTACK
SPEED	3X
HEALTH	3X
TOUGHNESS	0
ABILITIES	SNEAK, DOUBLE STRIKE

Last on the line is this unit right here with the double strike. The Dhampir Infiltrator is a good unit to use when you want to launch successive sneak attacks so I have decided to summon her. I hope she performs well.

The Battle Highlights

My Element	Enemy's Element

Round 1:

• Quix The Devious reduces the speed of all enemy units. There are no ranged units on either side and so Sloan just sits there and does nothing.
• Dhampir Infiltrator starts the battle by taking out the Gargoya Scrapper at the back and wounding the Celestial Harpy.
• My Gargoya Scrapper kills the enemy's Soul Fiend.
• My Stitch Leech finishes off the Celestial Harpy.
• The enemy's Stitch Leech takes out the Dhampir Infiltrator.

Round 2:

• Gargoya Scrapper starts the battle with an attack on the Pelacor Conjurer.
• Stitch Leech wastes no time to take out his evil double on the other side.

Round 3-4:

• Pelacor Conjurer stands as the last unit on the opposing and, since he cannot attack, he just stands there and takes hit after hit until he is defeated.

CLICK HERE TO WATCH THE BATTLE

CONCLUSION

So, in this battle, I was not affected by the ruleset because I did not let it interfere with my strategy. It was a simple sneak attack strategy and it worked.

Dhampir Infiltrator was taken out but not before she was able to do some serious damage to the enemy's team. This unit is a favorite among players because of how effective she is but her low health makes her vulnerable. Thankfully, she was not killed before she could do some damage.

The strategy of making the enemy units slower with Quix was a great idea. For one, it made Celestial Harpy lose the chance to attack before Stitch Leech who took the unit out. On the other side, the enemy's General Sloan was not very useful because there were no ranged attackers on that side.

That's All For Today, Warrior!

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