First attempt at the Mycelic Morphoid share your battle challenge, I do like to use this card in low mana matches since it has a cost of 1 mana and does gain thorns at level 3.
Link to the Battle: https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_8925923b36de85b4d4b182c6c4048a28&ref=dotz132
Card Background Information
| Edition | Chaos Legion |
|---|---|
| Rarity | Common |
| Element | Earth |
| Attack | Melee |
| Abilities | Thorns (level 3) |
| Symbol | Effect |
|---|---|
| When hit with a Melee attack, does damage back to the attacker (max damage is capped at 2) |
Card level & stats
Bronze max | LV3 - Gains Thorns
Sliver max | LV5 - +1 Speed
Gold max | LV8 - +1 Damage
Diamond and above | LV MAX - +1 Speed and +1 Health
Pros & Cons
Pros:
- Low Cost at 1 mana
- Has thorns but need to be a level 3 card
- Health is ok for its cost
Cons:
- Does not have armor
- If below level 3 is is less useful since it does not have thorns
- Stat gain per level is not really worth it.
Battle rules
| Symbol | Rule Effect |
|---|---|
| Monsters lose the Sneak and Snipe abilities. | |
| Only Monsters & Summoners that cost 4 Mana or less may be used in battles. |
Total Mana : 15
Usable elements : Fire, Water, Earth, Death and Dragon
Having no sneak and snipe abilities just make all attacks hit the front unit unless they have opportunity, also little league limits the number of units you can use in the match but it works well since the mana cost is very low
Team Composition
Role: Summoner
Obsidian chosen for its magic damage buff since in low mana fight most units have low hp having an attack type that ignores armor is very useful
Role: Melee Damage/ Star of the Challenge/ Thorns the Thorns
The star of the challenge, Mycelic Morphoid being at level 3 it has thorns which are great in this low mana and little league ruleset since thorn cause 2 point sof damage when this unit is attacked by a melee unit.
Role: Main Tank
Failed Summoner its main use is to be a tank to protect the backline since there is no sneak in this match plus it can reflect magic damage if they have any which works well.
Role: Sub Tank/ Zero cost
Fungus Fiend a zero cost shield great in low mana cost matches since it can help in tie breakers.
Role: Magic Damage/ Armor giver
Queen Mycelia give 2 armor with its ability, helps greatly in these low mana and little league matches since having armor can help things survive longer.
pairs well with the mycelic morphoid since the extra armor protects it and thorns will still trigger even if u hit the armor which means more thorns damage is gonna be dealt.
Role: Magic Damage
Khmer princess another unit that would benefit from the magic damage buff from the summoner, very good in the current ruleset since it bypasses armor
Position: Range Damage
Last one on the team, Xenith Archer as this was the best unit i had for the remaining cost in case they play a magic reflect unit as well a bit of range damage would help.Now on to the Battle
Round 1
They went with a melee focus team which is good for my Mycelic Morphoid's thorns and it showed its worth when that Serpentine spy attacked and was killed by the thorns's damage and the armor given by the Queen Mycelia protected the Mycelic Morphoid allowing it to attack instead of trading units.
most of their team was wiped out, i believe that they were planning on using the Serpentine spy as their main damage unit with the other units as shield but did not expect the thorns from the Mycelic Morphoid to take it out in a single hit since the Serpentine spy does have 3 damage after the summoner buff it would have been very protected since there is no sneak.
Round 2 and Beyond
With their remanding units they were unable to take the magic damage and their remaining unit did not last very long resulting in my victory but this result was greatly thanks to both Mycelic Morphoid and Queen Mycelia since they went with melee units which the armor helps in hindering the damage output
Strategy Talk
Mycelic Morphoid is great to use in lower mana battles but Venari knifer would be better version of the Mycelic Morphoid in higher mana battles since it also has thorns and more damage.
Mycelic Morphoid would greatly buffed in Equalizer ruleset since its low hp will become equal to the highest hp unit.
Ruleset that benefit the Mycelic Morphoid:
Equalizer
Reverse Speed
Little League
Upclose and Personal
Broken arrows
Lost Magic
most of these rules are good for the Mycelic Morphoid since it either restricts the units used to melee or remove one of the two range attackers which could avoid the thorns damage.
Thanks for the battle challenge curation team
If you are interested in the game, here's my referral link: https://splinterlands.com?ref=dotz132