Introduction
Hello there! @Saydie here, playing Splinterlands everyday!
I'm here again for this week's Share Your Battle Challenge with the featured card: Cursed Windeku. It is a 6 mana- cost melee splinter for the Death element with 2 melee damage, 9 health and 2 speed at level 1. The catch is that it has the Thorns ability which deals -2 damage when a melee monster attacked this card.
The Battle that I will show to you is from my bltzr-wizard-726 account scholar account from Balthazar Guild which is currently playing on the Diamond League of the Modern Format but before I show you the battle, let us learn more about this card.
Cursed Windeku
| Mana Cost | 6 |
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| Edition | Chaos Legion |
| Element |  Death |
| Rarity | Rare |
| Attack Type |  Melee |
| Abilities |  Thorns Heal Slow |
| RF Burn Value | 20 DEC |
| GF Burn Value | 500 DEC |
Lore
Cursed Windeku are nightmarish creatures that live in the deepest and darkest woods. They hunt at night, stalking their prey before attacking with their claws, while their thorn-like horns and natural healing ability provide an excellent defense,. They exude a pungent pheromone that reduces the reaction time of their victims, often allowing the Windeku to begin devouring them before they are dead. While these lifeless creatures may appear animalistic, they are highly intelligent. They have heeded the call put forth by the Lord of Darkness. Their thirst for blood is now focused on the Chaos Legion.Continue Reading...
Card Stats
Card Prices
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6 Months Market Price Listing
Note:This are the market price for the Cursed Windeku by the time that I checked on it and is subject to change depending on when you check for prices. Source: Peakmonsters, Splintercards
Card Review
Prons
Had a huge health which makes it a good tank for only 6 mana.
The Thorns ability allows this card to inflict damage on any melee monster that attack this card specially during all melee rule sets.
Having the Heal makes this card to restore it's health which not only allows it to tank all frontal attacks but also last long on Poison and poison rule set.
Cursed Windeku has the Slow ability which will allow this card to reduce the speed of the opponent monsters.
Cons
Battle Conditions and Team Line- up
Rule Set
| Conditions | Description |
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 Diamond League Modern Format | 34 Mana Cap Available Elements: Earth, Life, Death, Dragon |
 Aim True | Melee and Ranged attacks always hit their target. |
Opponent's Line-up
| Card | Position | Mana Cost | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Summoner | 4 | Obsidian is a rare Earth summoner that gives +1 magic attack. Monster Cap: Common- 10, Rare- 8, Epic- 6, Legendary- 4 |
 | 1st | 3 | Stun- When a Monster with Stun hits a target, it has a chance to stun the target causing it to skip its next turn. |
 | 2nd | 5 | Flying- Has an increased chance of evading Melee or Ranged attacks from Monsters who do not have the Flying ability. |
 | 3rd | 4 | Protect- All friendly Monsters gain +2 Armor Amplify- Increases Magic Reflect, Return Fire, and Thorns damage to all enemy monsters by 1. Triage- Heals the friendly back-line Monster that has taken the most damage. Rust- Reduces the Armor of all enemy Monsters. |
 | 4th | 3 | Triage- Heals the friendly back-line Monster that has taken the most damage. Dispel- When this monster hit an enemy, it clears all positive status effects on that enemy Blind- All enemy Melee & Ranged attacks have an increased chance of missing their target. |
 | 5th | 6 | https://www.splintercards.com/abilities.php?ab=9- Restores a portion of the Monster in the first position's health each round. Affliction- When a Monster with Affliction hits a target, it has a chance of applying Affliction on the target causing it to be unable to be healed. Silence- Reduces the Magic Attack of all enemy Monsters. Dispel- When this monster hit an enemy, it clears all positive status effects on that enemy. |
 | 6th | 9 | Taunt- When a Monster with Trample hits and kills its target, it will perform another attack on the next Monster on the enemy Team. Forcefield- This Monster takes only 1 damage from attacks with power 5+. Slow- Reduces the Speed of all enemy Monsters. |
| Total Cost | 34 |
My Team
| Card | Position | Mana Cost | Description |
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 | Summoner | 4 | Thaddius Brood is a rare Death summoner that gives -1 health and -1 magic on opponent monaters. Monster Cap: Common- 10, Rare- 8, Epic- 6, Legendary- 4 |
 | 1st | 6 | Thorns- When hit with a Melee attack, does damage back to the attacker. Heal- Restores a portion of the Monster's health each round. Thorns- Reduces the Speed of all enemy Monsters. |
 | 2nd | 5 | Sneak- Targets the last Monster on the enemy Team instead of the first Monster. Cripple- Each time an enemy is hit by a Monster with Cripple it loses one max health. Piercing- If Melee or Ranged attack damage is in excess of the target's Armor, the remainder will damage the target's Health. |
 | 3rd | 4 | Life LeechLife Leech- Monster's health increases each time it damages an enemy Monster's health in proportion to the damage dealt. Poison- Attacks have a chance to apply poison, which does automatic damage to the target at the beginning of each round after the poison is applied. Dispel- When this monster hit an enemy, it clears all positive status effects on that enemy. |
 | 4th | 2 | Shatter- Target's armor is destroyed when hit by an attack from Monsters with Shatter Amplify- Increases Magic Reflect, Return Fire, and Thorns damage to all enemy monsters by 1 Rust- Reduces the Armor of all enemy Monsters. |
 | 5th | 6 | Swiftness- All friendly Monsters have increased Speed. Streghten- All friendly Monsters have increased Health. |
 | 6th | 7 | Opportunity- Monsters with the Opportunity ability may attack from any position and will target the enemy Monster with the lowest health. Snare- When attacking enemies with Flying, removes the Flying ability and cannot miss. Swiftness- All friendly Monsters have increased Speed. |
| Total Cost | 34 |
Battle Phase
For this battle, we have Aim Tue rule set where attacks will 100% will hit their target regardless of thier speed or there is an ability that increases dodge chance. Thinking of this, I choose the following line- up:
The Summoner Thaddius Brood that gives -1 health and -1 magic since although all types of attacks are a sure hit, magic attacks can bypass armor and directly attack the opponent's health and this summoner reduces the damage that can be received from that.
I use Cursed Windeku, the featured monsters for this week's Share Your Battle,for my tank as it has huge health for only 6 mana and it has the Heal ability to restore it's health as well as the Thorns that can inflict damage on any melee monster that attack this card. It also ha the Slow ability that makes the opponent to attack slower.
For the 2nd position, I use the Silent Sha-vi which is a Sneak monster that is fast and can attack backline opponents.
The 3rd position, I placed Venari Bonesmith has the Life Leech which grows this card's health for every successful attacks and has 50% chance to inflict Poison and deal another -2 damage every round.
For my 4th card, I use Wierding Warrior that reduces the opponents armor with Rust and any of the remaining with Shatter while also increasing the damage from Thorns with Amplify. .
On the 5th position, I used Supply Runner that increases the speed and health of all my monsters.
The last member of my team will be Lira the Dark which can attack the opponent with the lowest health with Opportunity as well as another speed buff for my team.
On the 1st round, two opponent monsters were already defeated, Mycelic Slipspawn that although has huge health as it Taunt attacks from it and Hill Giant that although was left with 1 hp after all my monsters finished their attacks, has died due to Thorns damage.
Right on the start of round 2, Lira the Dark defeated Spirit Hoarder as it has the lowest health then last attack which defeated Regal Peryton was inflicted by Cursed Windeku.
Finally, on round 3, we achieved the win with as the last two of the opponents Queen Mycelia and Goblin Psychic takes one hit each to get defeated.
Battle Recap
Here is a replay of the battle which at you can watch at 3speak or in Splinterlands.
Did your Strategy Work?
My strategy this time prioritizes on speed which allows me to initiate the attack first which resulted on defeating most of my opponents before they can even attack by which Cursed Windeku also contributes. Its huge health allows my team to not be affected by opponent attacks.
Do You Like Cursed Windeku?
While Cursed Windeku does not have abilities to reduce the damage of the opponents, it is an excellent tank even on high mana battles. The Thorns alone provides good counter against melee monster while having the ability to self- heal and Slow the oppnents.
What will you try differently next time?
Summoners
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On a different occasion, I would like to try using Cursed Windeku together with Mimosa Nightshade, therefore, gaining the Void ability that reduce magic damage and it reduces range attacks like Quix the Devious while als reducing speed. If I want to focus on a speed centered team, using Lux Vega and Byzantine Kitty is a good option. In particular, using Byzantine Kitty also gives it the True Strike ability that makes the attack 100% sure hit and also adding another heal on Cursed Windeku.
Previous Battles
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