2024 Battle Of The Day 149/366

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BATTLE LINK -- May 28, 2024 -- Day 149 of 366 vs. @babyfourth

With the born again ruleset, I try to play martyr and bloodthirst monsters to increase the attack strength of my team over time. Void armor is another nice ability since the monster resurrects with extra protection against a magic attack at one health. Of course, scavenger monsters are extra powerful with this rule too, because monsters die twice as much so they can gain twice as much extra health!

With these conditions in mind, many of my team selection decisions make sense. Neither fire nor life elements have a good forcefield option for tank position, so I knew I wanted the raw power of Venka in this battle. I decided to choose life for Jared Scar, my featured monster for today's battle, because of its bloodthirst ability!

Since monsters resurrect with only one health, monsters with bloodthirst are more likely to trigger the ability by killing weaker opponents. Jared Scar is the perfect monster to put in the second position behind the Silverblade Fighter with flanking. In battle, Jared and Venka both took advantage of their piercing ability to cut down enemy units with low armor and health stats.

There were a few spots when my opponent might have been able to turn the tide with a big trample from Venka, but luckily I got a pivotal speed miss to avoid a possible loss. My opponent blanked my martyr monster since they didn't play any monsters with sneak, so not all of my placements were effective. But at the end of the battle, I was the one walking away with the SPS and Glint, so it was a success after all. I'm finally back to Champion 3 Modern!

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