This week we have another one of my favorite rulesets. This time it is Equal Opportunity. I generally love monsters that have this ability, so when the whole team gets it, it can make for some fun battles.
Sometimes I have got myself caught out with this ruleset by playing monsters with too little health as they can get picked off fairly quickly and were no use to my line up in the end.
Invertly, perhaps you have a monster that you want targeted first, even if it has a low health score, like one with the Martyr ability. The equal opportunity ruleset is the perfect time to put them to good effect. I will show you an example of this today.
My Team
This is a mid-mana battle with a focus on melee attack to use the equal opportunity ruleset.
| Summoner/ Monster | Reason |
|---|---|
| Kelya Frendul | Extra speed and shield |
| Diemonshark | Fast melee attack |
| Coastal Sentry | Strong double-strike |
| Venari Marksrat | Martyr ability |
| Deeplurker | Poison melee attack |
| Xenith Monk | Healing melee attack |
| Pelacor Bandit | Sneak melee attack |
My opponents
| Summoner/ Monster | |
|---|---|
| Kelya Frendul | |
| Diemonshark | |
| Serpent of Eld | |
| River Hellondale | |
| Kulu Swimhunter | |
| Supply Runner | |
| Deeplurker | |
| Scavo Hireling |
The rules for the battle are:
| Rise of the Commons | Only Common and Rare Monsters may be used in battles. |
| Equal Opportunity | All Monsters have the Opportunity ability. |
| Weak Magic | AlMagic attacks hit Armor before reducing Health. |
Battle
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ROUND 1 - Diemonshark vs. Diemonshark
I am surprised that my opponent hasn't included Coastal Sentry in his line up! This has become one of the most powerful cards in the water deck, and to exclude it could be a fatal error I think. Raining down a double-strike attack each turn can turn a match.
My strengthened attack of Coastal Sentry is infact +2 because of the double-strike ability! My melee attack takes out their Supply Runner first who then causes my opponent to lose his extra speed buff.
ROUND 2 & 3
In round 3, I take out their Deeplurker and I suffer my first fatality with Pelacor Bandit holding up the rear falling for me.
ROUND 4
In round 4, both our Diemonsharks are holding strong in the tank position because of the equal opportunity ruleset, the weaker monsters are picked off first. However, the carnage and lethality of Coastal Sentry is just about to start.
First Serpent of Eld falls, followed by some rapid attacks on Diemonshark are too much for him, even with his 10 health and 2 shield!! My buffed Coastal Sentry and Deeplurker are just too powerful.
ROUND 5
By round 5, it is just a mop up operation as Scavo Hireling cannot take much more with his 3 health. There isn't enough shield that can save him from the melee attack that rains down upon him.
Summary:
The equal opportunity ruleset is a blast to play at the moment and there are some great combinations that you can play using monsters with the double-strike ability if you have enough mana.
Coastal Sentry is proving very deadly in the water deck to equal that of Grund in the earth deck. Life also has something to offer with Chanesus the Great providing some extra benefits.
Thanks for reading.
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