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The THEME for this week's battle challenge is BLAST, and this is my entry!

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These are the Monsters on my Team that have the Blast ability

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General Strategy

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When I chose the lineup for a battle, I keep foremost in my mind that the objective of this game is to do as much damage to the enemy while reducing the possible damages on my own team.

This is the primary reason why my first choice of Monsters to field in battles are those with "offensive" abilities rather than "defensive" abilities. It is a the overarching strategy that I employ in all battles. Blast is an offensive ability.

In this battle, both teams had the same number of Monsters in play. The advantage of my Team was (a) all Monsters have abilities, (b) I had only one defensive Monster (Furious Chicken), whereas the opponent team had two defensive Monsters both of which have no ability and one does not have any attack (Peaceful Giant, Furious Chicken).

The Monsters I chose for this battle have abilities that either delivers counter attacks or delivers an added damage to the enemy Monster.

Spineback Turtle, when hit, will retaliate with Thorn. https://images.hive.blog/DQmPEHGdwDvxBBwSvxiqgaXB6gZQMAUf8rsRCcsB6rmhPfY/THORNS.gif

Furious Chicken will increase attack strength and speed with Enrage.https://images.hive.blog/DQmf3X6vqVJH3Rz2JTZmRxd1ETr1BQuRVcqiH5MESwhcGcv/Furious.jpg

Halfling Achemist with its Halving ability will cut in half the target Monster's attack each time it hits its target. https://images.hive.blog/DQmR4JaJGXKXNhQ7qs6Q78dtV7GnHDn2RyD48rc4DedFE2n/Blastye.gif

Pirate Archer has the BLAST ABILITY. See how the ability works: https://images.hive.blog/DQmbVGh5MhBqpz2JdCZESWE549nLdYBG1sGswHM1JiNwVGN/Blaster1.gif

The Blast ability on a Monster (and a Summoner) is a very powerful tool as it will allow a Monster to do damage behind the tank as it directs damage to the tank. The primary target of both Range and Magic Monsters is the opponent's tank. A Monster with the Blast ability can potentially even take out a Melee, Range or Magic opponent. This is because a Monster with the Blast ability does additional damage to Monsters adjacent to the target Monster, i.e., two hits to two separate monsters for every attack!
Battle Lineup
Battle Ruleset: Reverse Speed/Equalizer; Mana Cap:16 https://images.hive.blog/DQmYB3hBFRqV3jUPAyp8T4JwMmeWYtw7tUKQZyzws5Hz3AS/BlastLineup.jpg

WATCH THIS BATTLE!
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There you have it Splinterlands! I hope you enjoyed the battle above! The strategy worked and I won!

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!!!

Thank you also to @carrieallen whose comments have been a source of encouragement for me.
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.

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