No Mercenaries!
This was actually my first Quest of the new Season....
I've been slacking. :( But, working on making up for lost time. Well, sort of. I kept forgetting to not use Neutral Monsters.... (Furious Chicken, Creeping Ooze, Goblin Mech, Prismatic Energy.... there's so many good ones!) So even though I was winning a good portion of my battles, I wasn't getting Quest credit for them.
Eventually however, I did prevail. And I even pushed forward all the way into Gold III. :) I'm not at all ashamed that my last two battles were won because my opponent fled. Though I felt pretty good about my !monster picks each time.
Gold III = Level 7 Loot Chest
And now for the contents of that Loot Chest:
Yay! Two Rares and 7 Legendary Potions that I can use on my next round of Rewards card flips.
I think the Battle Orca can be a pretty good !monster for 'Little League' rule matches if I'm using the Water Splinter. And I'm a big fan of the Boogeyman (see him in action here) when playing the Death Splinter. Especially when I'm using Death cards with the Dragon Splinter (with Delwyn the Summoner I get +1 Magic attack).
Gold, Legends, and Epics would be great for my next Quest Rewards....
Conclusion
The new Loot Chest Rewards are pretty cool. Not sure if they're better or worse than just cards, but I like it so far. :)
If you haven't yet played Splinterlands for some reason, check it out here today!