I'm looking to consolidate my 'odds and ends' Splinterlands cards into a decent silver level deck - focussing on Budget cards that pack a punch.
In this post I focus on Neutral cards, but before reading you might also like the following two related posts:
Budget Neutral Cards for Silver League
The max level cards you can play for each type of card in Silver are as follows:
- Legendary - 2
- Epic - 3
- Rare - 4
- Common - 5
Given that you can play them with any splinter, having a decent selection of neutral cards is the most cost effective way of building a budget deck.
Even if a neutral card costs 3-4 times its equivalent in one of the other Splinters it's worth buying because you can play it so often!
Below I feature some of my favourite, budget neutral cards, but keep in mind if you are going to spend BIG, neutrals are a great choice given the great chance you've got to play them!
I begin with legendaries and work down to commons, explaining my choices as I go...
Almo Cambio up to Level 2 - $100
For 7 mana you get Immunity and Phase with very high health and he's quick too, a decent cheapish tank for higher mana battles.
Onyx Sentinel up to Level 3 - $60
To my mind this is one of the most undervalued cards on the marketplace ATM.
At level 3 he gets shield and void which makes him a great tank, as good as the much more expensive LORD A, also a reward card BTW!
Grenadier to Level 1 - $8
Only 1 health so you'll need to protect him, but 2 damage and oppress from the outset, worth $8!
Prismatic Energy to Level 4 - $90
You just have to suck this one up I'm afraid - reflect and 2 damage at L4 with huge health, just a great second tank in higher mana battles!
Elven mystic to Level 4 - $150
Again, suck it up - only one damage, but the silence buff, eternally useful!
Furious chicken to L1 - $30
You simply MUST have one zero mana chicken, just L1, to soak up those snipe or sneak attacks!
Highland Archer to Level 4 - $8
It's a basic card, but 2 damage for 3 mana, sometimes it just fits the bill, especially in the no abilities rule set!
Mantoid to Level 5 - $50
Where he gets three snipe damage - heavy mana but the cheapest cost way to have a decent Snipe attack albeit for higher mana battles only.
Centaur to level 4 - $48
You might prefer this as an alternative to the Mantoid, personally I'd go for both - 5 snipe base damage, NICE!
Sandworm to Level 1 - $1.85
Well everyone else has got one, so you may as well prepare yourself for the Slow ruleset!
Goblin Mech to level 1 - $3
You get a lot from the outset with this, so it's useful to have at least a Level 1 for higher mana battles.
Creeping Ooze to level 1 - $6
TOTAL COST = $560
Another soaker card for low mana cap matches!
Final Thoughts
The above neutral cards are, to my mind, a TOTAL bargain for the lot - if you stack up on these you've got a decent mix of tanks, magic, ranged (including snipe) and soak monsters and I'm sure you'll use AT LEAST one, probably two of them in every single battle where the rule set allows!
Of course by the time you read this post, the prices may be lower or higher, but it's generally relative and the prices of all cards tend to move together. These are the cards I'd be most inclined to buy whether the overall prices are up or down!
Compared to what you have to spend on the specific splinter cards, these are cheap and ESSENTIAL!
Great stuff man!
I actually get asked a lot in my community about what would be a good way to get started building decks, I'll point them to this article!
He used to put out more such posts in which he recommended different cards by splinter. I admit I bought some of the cards he recommended there and I wasn't wrong. :)
Hey cheers, neutrals are where it's at for starters I think.
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I just bought an Almo Cambio to level up to 2 thanks to you ;P
Did I mention it wasn't financial advice!
Still, I'm sure you won't regret it!
It rents for over 100%!
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Great work, Been looking for some help in this department.
Neutrals are awesome, essential! And best value given the amount you can use them.
@steddyman might like this, he's struggling in Silver. I will send it on to him.
Well i hope it helps a few people and the prices aren't too different now!
Great overview! Just wanted to comment on Onyx Sentinel. Not only is it comparable to Lord of Darkness, sometimes the 0 attack is actually an advantage! Specifically in no-melee rulesets and against those pesky Mylor teams.
Oh I was talking about Lord Aranthus, the head dude, maybe I miss typed?
Lord of Darkness is one of the best cards in the entire Pantheon! But I agree there are times you wouldn't play him!
Oh, no it was me who miss typed. I mean the head dude as well :D
Great post for players wanting to get into Silver I / Silver II ranks!
Do you have any suggestion for a budget Summoner to play those cards? I'm thinking about leveling up a Dragon summoner so I can play all my higher-level cards.
This is very helpful as I am very new to the game but I have some money to invest in building my collection of cards. I appreciate the details of why you invested in these particular cards.
Hey cheers, these are some of the best, but do shop around for other advice!
Thanks again, @revisesociology I will definitely do my research. I am in no rush. Enjoy your day! 😀
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How you going to deal with the modern vs wild format? my alt and main are heavily optimised for the Beta edition. Been wondering whether I need to expand my collection building into untamed and Dice editions.
Btw, great posts. A day doesn't go by when I don't read your posts. You the person I go to for DeFi plays :D
Is one of them play anything and the other just the newer cards?
Personally I'd stick with the one that allows Beta plays, I'm guessing the DEC rewards are going to be better there because there will be fewer people playing.
NOW might not be a bad time to level a few BETA cards if they're lagging.
I think I'd just ignore the newer leagues.
And thanks! Although when it comes to DEFI these days I'm increasingly thinking 'not that, not that, or that, and not that either' Very little new that interests me.
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Not only is silver league great value, it's also great fun -- I think it's so much more interesting than bronze league, even tho bronze is fun too.
Never tried Cambio before -- you've got me thinking I need to rent one and see how it feels :-P
Cambio is a weird one, my kind of card - good return on the rental.
There's more buffs in Silver, I think the trick to building a budget deck is focus on those few cards which get their second buff in Silver, there ain't many of them!
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Great stuff!! But I prefer Life deck lately because it's so flexible now with Djinn Renova and Crystalsmith. Partner with Shieldbearer, it's almost like a bulldozer when build right.
It's one of my favourite Decks the Life Splinter - I used t love playing that with Chanseus and then double repair and double triage, to give treble of each!
Only works in high mana matches, and magic can cripple that ShieildBearer!
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