Starting Rank: 1136
Today's session continues the climb via strong nature and fire splinter strategies. Even though I am really lacking in good cards for the other four splinters -- yeah, weak in FOUR splinters -- I am still finding my core combos good enough to give me huge wins.
It feels like bronze league top 100 is all about building a basic collection of good cards and leaning how to play consistently well. I would say even just playing a "B+" strategy with a "C+" level collection is enough to hit top 100.
The biggest thing that helped me so far was watching some of the top ranked matches to see what the best players are using.
Researching in this way led me to a few of my biggest purchases of cards -- still quite small by many peoples' standards -- mainly investing in a level 3 flesh golem and wood nymph, along with a level 1 Magi of the Forest. those three cards have been SO GOOD for my rating.
I just never knew Flesh Golem gained the ability to heal itself at level 3. Watching top battles showed me that. It's way easier than looking through EVERY card... finding the good combos is as easy as watching some top battles and looking close at the teams.
Two Highlight Matches
There were two particularly interesting matches to share from today's session.
The first one was an earthquake match where I got destroyed. It was my biggest loss of the session.
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=57312a57ee14e0edf9763cb706ab35563f911fe4&ref=quixoticflux
Here's the problem: Flesh golem dies on turn one!!! I really needed Wood Nymph to be on my team here to provide extra tank heals. As it stands, Flesh Golem's death means that the rest of my team (Sand Worm and Earth Elemental) gets destroyed way too fast.
The opponent has enough flying creatures to not be as threatened by earthquake as I am, since earthquakes don't hit the flying ones. My team just fell apart, by turn two it was clear that I wouldn't make it.
F.
The next match was more fun... since the only splinter allowed was water, I had no choice but to use my newly acquired LOBSTRADOMUS!!
https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=873bb66e3fe0b6f1e72c187656f7a6db4f1dbd28
I might have initially underrated Lobstradomus. Despite the silly name and picture, this guy has a ton of tankiness with 9 health AND the shield power. Shield is so strong, SO strong, and 9 health is a lot for a level one card.
It won me this match anyway... I'm a a fan! At first I was worried that I would not have enough damage output to get them, but it wasn't an issue.
I end up at rating 1204, a nice climb up from where I started. That makes me rank 67... wow!! Top 100 achieved. Maybe now Top 20 is in reach, although it would take a lot more matches to get there this season.
It feels good to make progress.
Thanks for sharing! - @ashikstd
Well done, congrats.
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