Hello Splinterfans!
This week we have the new Battle Mage Secrets weekly challenge with the ruleset Little League.
With the Little League ruleset, you are limited to play monster with mana 4 or less. This can then make for some interesting lineups and battles.
The advantages can be gained here based on choosing a faster splinter or perhaps a stronger one. Sometimes other rules come into play that can affect your decision.
In today's battle, I decide to go for a magic attack and try to debuff a magic attack. Have I made the right decision?
My Team
This is a Little Leage mana capped battle with also healed out and keep your distance rulesets.
| Summoner/ Monster | Reason |
|---|---|
| Obsidian | Magic attack buff |
| Failed Summoner | Magic reflect ability |
| Queen Mycelia | Triage ability |
| Khmer Princess | Magic attack |
| Venari Spellsmith | Good magic attack & dispel ability |
| Spirit Hoarder | Dispel and magic attack |
| Djinn Bilka | Strong magic attack and camoflage ability |
My opponents
| Summoner/ Monster | |
|---|---|
| Obsidian | |
| Fungus Flinger | |
| Madcap Magus | |
| Queen Mycelia | |
| Venari Spellsmith | |
| Venari Marksrat | |
| Djinn Biljka |
The rules for the battle are:
| Healed out | All healing abilities are removed from Monsters and Summoners. |
| Little League | Only Monsters & Summoners that cost 4 Mana or less may be used in battles. |
| Keep your distance | Monsters with Melee attack may not be used in battles. |
Battle
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ROUND 1 - Failed Summoner vs - Fungus Flinger
With no melee attack possible, it limited the options for attack to magic and ranged attack. Therefore it was important to have some buff or debuff to your attack. I decided to debuff with the failed summoner and my opponent tried to buff with Fungus Flinger and Venari Marksrat. Who will win?
The Failed Summoner doesn't have as much effect as I would have liked, but he has reflected again against Venari Spellsmith before falling. Madcap falls next, plus Queen Mycelia as my attack really gets started. With no debuff and a buffed magic attack from Obsidian, it is hitting my opponent hard.
Venari Spellsmith falls last in round 1, leaving not much left with which to win against me.
ROUND 2
However, it was all in vain as my Spirit Hoarder attacks and removes the buff in the next attack and finishing him off to boot.
Summary:
The Little League is a fun ruleset but you need to think about how you might debuff your opponent. Another option could have been to use immortalis for extra effect with the Failed Summoner. Alternately, my attack could have been weakened with a strong ranged attack.
How do you play the Little League ruleset?
Thanks for reading.
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