Hello fellow Splinterlands warriors! It's @zoe01 here, back with another update on my Splinterlands journey. While I've been grinding hard in Modern ranked matches lately, today brought a completely fresh surprise. Instead of the usual ranked battlefield, my daily wheel spin landed on something special that took me on a detour from standard gameplay.

So, I unlocked a Pit Challenge. If you don't know what is it or those who haven't tried it yet, then let me enlighten you, this is not Frontier or Modern ranked mode it's an exclusive game mode where you battle against tough Pit Fighters for extra rewards.

Lux's Favor Wheel & Pit Challenge Unlock

Before I describe about my gameplay into the arena, I want to share my daily streak spin on Lux's Favor, look! I have got some sweet bonus resources to help build up my stash:

+200 Sparks
+20 Bonus Sparks!
Pit Challenge Available!

I'm so excited for the match as I already received these extra Sparks. It's pushing me towards my goal right now as I save up to hit my goal of 30,000 Sparks to grab a powerful card from the Spark Shop. Finding the Pit Challenge unlocked meant I could immediately challenge a Pit Fighter and earn even more. When I saw it for the first time, I was curious to see what's in there so I clicked Go Now .

After that I got into another phase, where I saw options but the first one said it's easy so I decided to click that one. I thought I was going to play with this card but then I realised it was the option to choose opponents not your team, hehe.

So I was greeted with a massive 99 Mana Cap. With every element available and standard rules in play.

Pit Challenge: Facing Al the Mountain

Opponent: AL the Mountain (Easy)
Mana Cap: 99 Mana
Ruleset: Standard (No changes to mechanics)

I had total freedom to stack my team with high-cost, heavy-hitting monsters, luckily there was no mana restrictions.

Then I had to choose element then I thought that dragon looked cool so I wanted to have it.

Active Elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Life, Death, Dragon

My Lineup Layout & Battle Strategy

For this high-mana battle, I decided to use new cards which I have never seen before. My team with the essence of a Dragon Archon. Choosing Dragon unlocked versatile combination potential across the roster.

Summoner: Aurendrak
Position 1: Buns the Unseen (Melee Attack)
Position 2: Nim Guard Captain (Melee Attack)
Position 3: Gorm the Vengeful (Melee Attack)
Position 4: Vaelok (Magic Attack)
Position 5: Necrulencian Thief (Melee Attack)
Position 6: New Beluroc Aegis (Melee Attack)

Al the Mountain came into the match boasting 40 Health and solid attack stats, I never played with the monsters I have recently picked so I was not sure if it was my cup of dea. I just trusted my instincts and picked all melee attackers and one magic user.

The battle lasted 7 intense rounds. My frontline anchored by Buns the Unseen absorbed heavy damage while Gorm the Vengeful, Vaelok, and the rest of my damage dealers systematically wore down Al the Mountain’s massive health bar. By the end of round 7, finally we won the match and it was a clean victory!

Victory Rewards & Progress

Defeating Al the Mountain paid off instantly with a neat reward:

+250 Sparks
Combining this win with my daily streak spin made today's total haul over 470 Sparks in a single session. Adding this to my account balance brings me one step closer to my 30k Spark goal. The Pit Challenge was an awesome change of pace from standard ranked play and testing out a full 99-mana Dragon lineup was super satisfying.

I wish to get the opportunity to play this pit challenge again, right now I'm kind of obsessed with it. I enjoyed playing this more than frontier and modern ranked matches. It was truly an amazing experience for the first time!

Have you unlocked the Pit Challenge from your daily streak wheel yet? What high-mana Dragon combinations do you like to run when you get 99 mana battles? Let me know in the comments below!