2022 May 1st Splinterlands Weekly Challenge

Theme: Dragons

Battle Record

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The Ruleset

Healed out : No type of healing is allowed in the battle.
Melee Mayhem : Melee attack from anywhere.

Mana Cap : 99
Available Element : Fire, Water, Earth, Dragon

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The Beginning of the Battle

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My Team

Pos#	Monster	Level	Ability
1	Grum Flameblade	★2	Bloodrust, Void Armor, Void
2	Legionnaire Alvar	★2	Void Armor, Giant Killer
3	Disintegrator	★4	Demoralize
4	Desert Dragon	★2	Trample, Piercing
5	Chaos Dragon	★2	Flying, Scattershot, Blast
6	Djinn Chwala	★2	Thorns

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The Strategy

1. Grum Flameblade (★2, Bloodrust, Void Armor, Void) at 1st
   -> Earth element (strong magic team) was available, and most of the magic-attackers don't have Sneak. So, I placed Grum Flameblade at the front.
   
   
2. Legionnaire Alvar (★2, Void Armor, Giant Killer) at 2nd
   -> It was a high-mana battle (mana cap: 99), so I thought Leginnaire Alvar's Giant Killer may be powerful.
   
   
3. Disintegrator (★4, Demoralize) at 3rd
   -> Because Life element was unavailable, I had no worries about strong ranged-attacks.
   Grum Flameblade is one of the best monsters for protecting against strong magic-attacks.
   The only concern was powerful melee-attacks, so I thought Disintegrator's Demoralize can be helpful.
   
   
4. Desert Dragon (★2, Trample, Piercing) at 4th
   -> One of the ruleset was Melee Mayhem (Melee attack from anywhere), and water element was available (Kelya Frendul, +1 armor and +1 speed), so Desert Dragon's Piercing and Trample would be dominant.
   
   
5. Chaos Dragon (★2, Flying, Scattershot, Blast) at 5th
   -> Chaos Dragon is one of the best monsters for eliminating low-health back-line monsters.
   
   
6. Djinn Chwala (★2, Thorns) at 6th
   -> Because Fire and water element was available, I placed Djinn Chwala at the back as a trap for protecting against sneak-attacks.

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The Battle

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The Results

It really worked! Chaos Dragon eliminated Feasting Seaweed at 1st round.
At round 2, Desert Dragon damaged Sea Monster (Health:7, Armor:1 -> Health:3, Armor:0), and Legionnaire Alvar could finish him off. I am definitely going to use the dragons more.

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My Thoughts on Dragons

I love Dragon monsters. I mostly play in the silver league. I currently possess four Level 2 Chaos Legion Dragons (Chaos Dragon, Desert Dragon, Void Dragon, and Zyvax Vuul). They all have flying ability, so I use them very often in Earthquake battles.

I usually choose Chaos Dragon (★2, Flying, Scattershot, Blast) if Taunt monster frequently appeared in the opponent's recent 5 matches.

I usually choose Desert Dragon (★2, Trample, Piercing) in Stampede (The Trample ability can trigger multiple times per attack if the trampled Monster is killed) battles.

I usually choose Void Dragon (★2, Flying, Void) if the opponent didn't usually choose melee team in the recent 5 matches because Void Dragon has high speed, Flying and Void.

I usually choose Zyvax Vuul (★2, Flying, Recharge, Close Range) in high-mana and Unprotected (Monsters do not have any armor and do not get armor from Abilities or Summoner Buffs) battles.