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This time, we're not going to make a Summoner x Monster combo but rather two monsters that completely complement each other. I'm sure a lot of people has been doing this combination but I want to give emphasis on how strong it is so here we are.

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Dhampir Infiltrator

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Stats | River Heliondale

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

River Heliondale is decent at level 1 but stronger at level 2 and above. The demerit of this card is his 2 speed which means he may be one of the last ones to attack but this can be countered by adding a swiftness unit or Kelya Frendul summoner which is easy to do on Silver and above.

His damage type is magic as well which allows you to put him behind the front lines to allow him to survive longer maximizing River Heliondale's abilities.

_Abilities

At level 1, Resurrect is unlocked. Resurrect, as it name suggests, revives the first fallen ally on that battle. The resurrected ally has 1 health but full armor, if there's any. All the positive buffs on the current battle like Inspire will also be re-applied as if it's the start of the battle. All the negative buffs such as poison or demoralized, will be removed.

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At level 2, Inspire is unlocked. Inspire increases melee damage of all friendly monsters by 1 as long as this monter is alive on the field.

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At level 3, Dispel is unlocked. Dispel removes all positive effects on the target monster if it's hit by its attack. However, all innate abilities like Shield or Void Armor will not be removed.

Based on my observation, effects that can be removed are those that changes stats such as speed and attack. Any positive buffs that show above the card like Last Stand are also the ones that can be removed.

This may be a bug or intended but some players also experience battles where Scavenged health are dispelled upon hit by monsters with Dispel ability.

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Stats | Dhampir Infiltrator

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

I really like Dhampir Infiltrator and has became a big part of my core ever since I went to Silver. As you can see below, I've even decided to purchase a level 4 of it which gives the extra damage.

I didn't get the level 5 which gives him an extra ability because at the time I got it, I don't think it's needed. But I will probably upgrade him to a level 5 before by next week since I've been playing against a lot of Triage cards or monsters that can heal the back row.

_Abilities

At level 1, Sneak and Double Strike is unlocked.

Sneak allows Dhampir Infiltrator to attack from any position. The targetting also changes to the last enemy monster which is good for a strategy to attack from front and back at the same time.

Double Strike allows the monster to make a second attack after the first. The damage is the same as his current damage. The only negative part of this is that the first and second attack may miss meaning even if the first attack is successful, the second part may still miss as he doesn't have a good speed.

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At level 5, Cripple is unlocked. Cripple reduces the target's max health by 1 if hit. This is a strong ability against healer strategies since reducing the max health also reduces the effectiveness of heals and tank heal. For example, Agor Longtail has 13 health at level 2. He also has a Taunt ability. He gets 4 heal every turn. If Dhampir Infiltrator has 2 successful attacks, this reduces Agor Longtail's max health to 11 (1 Cripple per attack), which reduces the healing from 4 to 3.

Heal and Tank Heal is computed as "Max Health / 3 = Health Restored."

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At level 8, Affliction is unlocked. Monsters with Affliction has a chance of inflicting the Afflictioned debuff to an opponent. Afflictioned opponents cannot heal. This applies for both Heal and Tank Heal abilities but can be removed by either Cleanse or death.

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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=sl_3aad8b501f66f4169166c6de1691ab62

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Rules of Combat

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

44 Mana Cap. Total mana cost of all monsters must not exceed 44 mana.

Weak Magic Rules of Combat. Weak Magic allows monsters with armor to block magic damage before damaging their health. This essentially gives all monsters on the field, the same effect as Void Armor.

All elements unlocked except for Earth and Death Elements. Summoners and Monsters from this element cannot be used during this battle.

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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 Bold font are mine.

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Round 2

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Deeplurker's Opportunity attack killed Tenyii Striker.
Dhampir Infiltrator's Sneak attack killed Uraeus.
River Heliondale's attack killed Grum Flameblade.
Mordeus Opportunity attack killed Dhampir Infiltrator.
River Heliondale resurrects Dhampir Infiltrator.
Djinn Chwala's Thorns killed Radiated Brute.

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Round 3

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Deeplurker's Opportunity attack killed Mordeus.
2. Djinn Chwala's attack killed Lava Launcher.

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𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

River Heliondale x Dhampir Infiltrator Combo

? 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕?

Yes. This is a good lineup with high damage. Adding an extra damage to a double strike monster actually adds 2 damage total which makes Dhampir Infiltrator a strong 6 damage monster at 4 mana only. It's like adding twice the value of Uraeus with only 1 mana more.

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ᒪIᑎEᑌᑭ

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Summoner: Camila Sungazer :

1. Djinn Chwala :
2. Djinn Oshannus :
3. Dhampir Infiltrator :
4. Venari Wavesmith :
5. River Heliondale :
6. Deeplurker :

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ᗪIᗪ YOᑌᖇ ᔕTᖇᗩTEGY ᗯOᖇKEᗪ?

Yes. By the second round, my opponent's back line monsters got wrecked because of Inspired Dhampir Infiltrator. The game ended faster than I expected. I can't give a better example of how strong this combo is than this battle.

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ᗯᕼᗩT ᗯIᒪᒪ YOᑌ TᖇY ᗪIᖴᖴEᖇEᑎTᒪY ᑎE᙭T TIᗰE?

I recently discovered a dragon monster called Carnage Titan. At level 2, he's a 3 damage monster with double strike ability and I would exchange Djinn Oshannus to that. Carnage Titan is a good secondary monster as he can still attack, despite being a melee monster, thanks to his reach ability. Since he's also a melee monster, he gains benefit from Inspire ability from Heliondale giving him a total of 8 damage every round.

• This post is an entry for Splinterland's Share Your Battle contest.
• Other sources that I do not own are cited under their respective photos. Photos and drawings without cited sources are mine and made for this post.
• Animated Banners and Dividers are edited in Canva Pro.
• Some of the fonts used are from instafonts.io

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