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This week's battle is quite unique. I saved this battle since I found it the best example of why people are saying Quora is strong and while they aren't wrong, it is also because they don't know how to counter the said Gladiator. In this Brawl, you can see why they struggle.

Banish is a guild ability for Brawl to ban one card from being used by anyone. You can use this when your one of your guild buildings are high enough in level. To know more, the best way is to check this post from @cryptomancer: @cryptomancer/splinterlands-barracks-train-your-teams-to-perform-better-in-brawls

However, that's not the only way to counter Quora Towershead. If only they made a little bit more preparation, they could easily kill my Quora Towershead. I already discussed this in a lot of posts and comments. If only the opponent know how to use Affliction, they can kill Quora in this battle easy.

But since they didn't, destruction is the only way out of this. This battle is the reason why good game knowledge is required if you wanted to win.

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Quora Towershead

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Stats | Underboss Fabino

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Underboss Fabino is a Rare summoner from the Rebellion Series.

Level 1 Rare summoners allow the use of:
Level 1 Legendary monsters;
Level 1 Epic monsters;
Level 1 Rare monsters;
Level 1 Common monsters.

Underboss Fabino is strong but he's kind of complicated to use. There's not a lot of options for the melee stat increase for Earth so I don't think he's really strong and would prefer other summoners like Obsidian, for example. However, he's good at killing key targets like ones with Tank Heal or Repair since Cleanse ability only works on the monster on the 1st position. If you poisoned someone besides the monster in the 1st position, they would eventually die for sure.

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Abilities

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+2 Melee. [Stat Modifier] [Positive Status] A friendly monsters has their melee damage increased by 2..

Gives +2 melee for up to 2 monsters. This is a really good ability with Gladiators for those last hits.

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Poisoned Status. [Negative Status] Monsters with Poisoned Status takes 2 damage at the start of each round..

Gives Poisoned Status to 1 monster. This is different with Waka Spiritblade giving Poison ability. What Underboss Fabino gives is the negative status itself, not the ability to inflict Poisoned Status. You can use this to eliminate key targets on the opponent's side, mostly those with Tank Heal or Repair.

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Stats | Quora Towershead

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Quora Towershead's stats are actually high. With 2 magic damage and 2 melee damage, she gets a total of 4 damage every round. This is boosted by 1 extra damage for each every time she kills an opponent due to her Bloodlust ability. However, the more threatening is her Heal ability that scales with her max Health.

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Abilities

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At level 1, Bloodlust is unlocked. [Stat Modifier] [Positive Status] If this monster kills an opponent's monster, max health, max armor, attack damage, and speed increases by 1..

While Bloodust is really strong as all of its stats and its damage can increase, it's also really weak at the sam time. First, the monster needs to land the killing blow or else thi wouldn't activate. Next, effects of this ability can be removed by a damage from a monster with Dispel. It's as simple as that.

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At level 1, Heal is unlocked. [Stat Modifier] [Positive Status] If this monster kills an opponent's monster, max health, max armor, attack damage, and speed increases by 1..

The reason why Quora is strong is because of the compatibility with this and Bloodust. As Bloodlust ability gets stacks, they also increase max health, which increases the power of Heal ability.

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At level 3, Immunity is unlocked. [Defense] This monster are unaffected by any [Negative Status]..

While Immunity is strong because one of her weakness is Affliction that removes the effect of her Heals. With Immunity, Quora Towershead cannot get Afflicted status. This, however, doesn't stop Dispel from removing all of those Bloodlust stacks so be warned.

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At level 5, Dispel is unlocked. [Support] Removes all [Positive Status] from the opponent when hit by this monster's attack..

Dispel is good in Brawl as it counters Bloodlust ability, which every Gladiator has. It can also remove Protect ability and other abilities like that.

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Battle Highlights

Click the link below to see the full battle:
https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sm_fvqXV0DI2gAGLC5mi3Qw

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Rules of Combat

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

20 Mana Cap. Total mana cost of all monsters must not exceed 20 mana.

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Born Again Rules of Combat. All monsters on the board gains the Rebirth ability that revives them when they die once

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Abilities Used During This Battle

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Monsters in

RED

are my opponent's. Those in BLUE are mine.

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Round 1

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Isgald Vorst
   's Opportunity attack kills Fungus Flinger.
2. Fungus Flinger activates Martyr ability increasing Lurking Puffer and Quora Towershead's stats by 1.
3. Isgald Vorst
   's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
4. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
5. Born Again rule of combat's Rebirth brings Fungus Flinger back to life.

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Round 2

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Isgald Vorst
   's Opportunity attack killed Fungus Flinger.
2. Fungus Flinger activates Martyr ability increasing Lurking Puffer and Quora Towershead's stats by 1.
3. Isgald Vorst
   's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
4. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
5. Quora Towershead's attack killed
   Cruel Sethropod
   .
6. Quora Towershead's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
7. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
8. Born Again rule of combat's Rebirth brings
   Cruel Sethropod
   back to life.

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Round 3

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Isgald Vorst
   's Opportunity attack killed Lurking Puffer.
2. Isgald Vorst
   's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
3. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
4. Born Again rule of combat's Rebirth brings Lurking Puffer back to life.
5. Quora Towershead's attack killed
   Cruel Sethropod
   .
6. Quora Towershead's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
7. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
8. Musa Saline
   's attack killed Lurking Puffer.
9. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.

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Round 4

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Quora Towershead's attack killed
   Torrent Fiend.
2. Quora Towershead's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
3. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
4. Born Again rule of combat's Rebirth brings
   Torrent Fiend
   back to life.

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Round 5

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Quora Towershead's attack killed
   Torrent Fiend.
2. Quora Towershead's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
3. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.

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Round 6

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Quora Towershead attack killed
   Hardy Stonefish.
2. Quora Towershead's Bloodlust ability increases his stats by 1.
3. Musa Saline
   's Scavenger ability increases her max health by 1.
4. Born Again rule of combat's Rebirth brings
   Hardy Stonefish
   back to life.

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I will stop this here. The reason is that even with Isgald Vorst's 6 damage and Musa Saline's 1 damage, it won't be enough to stop Quora Towershead's Heal of 6 every round. This Heal amount will increase every 3 max health increase, meaning everytime she kills 3 opponents, which are easy due to her 9 magic damage and 11 melee damage, increasing also every kill due to Bloodlust.

Skipping to the last one, this was how strong Bloodlust is in this Born Again rule of combat. This was Round 11 and see the monstrous difference.

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

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ᒪIᑎEᑌᑭ

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Underboss Fabino: I used Underboss Fabino's 1st skill since the Poisoned status would not be of help. Even if the opponent dies, they would eventually come back to life using Rebirth so I decided to use the other skill instead.

1. Lurking Puffer: I have extra 2 mana so I added him. His Corrosive Ward ability acts like Thorns ability but permanent. This would help Quora Towershead for when she gets to the 1st position since the opponent melee monsters would have reduced to armor by then.
2. Fungus Flinger: Combined with the revival from Born Again rule of combat, you can have two extra stats for Quora Towershead.
3. Quora Towershead: The strongest gladiator monster. If you don't know how to counter her, she would swallow your team whole alone with her Bloodlust, increasing her whole stats, whenever she kills an opponent while being being resistant to death with her Heal ability.

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ᗪIᗪ YOᑌᖇ ᔕTᖇᗩTEGY ᗯOᖇKEᗪ?

Yes. There's three layers of strategy mixed in this small lineup.

First, the most obvious, Fungus Flinger is there for the Martyr ability. As mentioned, he can use it twice due to Born Again giving Quora Towershead 2 damage, speed and max health.

Second, You can use Underboss Fabino for either buffing out Quora Towershead's melee damage or use the Poison to try and eliminate a key enemy. Since the enemy would just get revived anyway with Born Again, then I decided to add damage instead for the long run.

Third, Born Again is the ultimate feed for Bloodlust and Scavenger. The reason is both of those abilities activates when something on the field dies. Since Born Again is the rule of combat, then this meant that all monsters have twice the health which means you can farm up to 12 extra stats with Bloodlust increasing your max health, damage and speed by up to 12 with Blooadlust alone.

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ᗯᕼᗩT ᗯIᒪᒪ YOᑌ TᖇY ᗪIᖴᖴEᖇEᑎTᒪY ᑎE᙭T TIᗰE?

None. The mana cost is very limited so this is the best build I can come up with. If the mana cap increased by even 1 more, I'd probably add a Venari Marksrat for behind Quora Towershead in exchange for Lurking Puffer. While that isn't useful for this battle, enclosing Quora Towershead with monsters that has both Martyr ensures that whatever your opponent's strategy is, she'd get the benefit from Martyr.

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𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

Underboss Fabino and Quora Towershead in Born Again Rules of Combat

? 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕?

Yes. Bloodlust and Scavenger are really strong in Born again because they activate when something dies. Born Again rule of combat technically doubles the amount of monsters currently on the board which means you also get twice the benefits from these abilities.

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