Having just recently increased my playing time again, it is time to share a Battle Secrets Blog and do I have an interesting one for you!

Back to Basics

The Back to Basics ruleset is very simple, no abilities allowed just cards. It is a statistics versus statistics match up. Speed, damage and health is all that really matters. When I play this ruleset, I tend to go for a damage buff or a damage debuff for my summoner - but I would only debuff if you are certain on a particular damage type. One example might be a Back to Basics & Wands Out ruleset. I'd then consider a debuff potentially.

Damage is key in this ruleset. So let's get into it! Let the Battle commence.

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Ruleset

Strategy

My strategy is go for power and hit them hard as possible.
Given that Magic will always hit unless they use a Sithspa Summoner, I think magic is the way to go and where better than the Earth splinter for just that.
Everything else should support the damage plan where possible
Utilise my higher level cards where possible

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Lineups

Obsidian

One of my favourite summoners. With Magic being very strong due to its ability to not miss (Unless an ability interferes with it), Obsidan is a great way to boost magical damage on my lineup.

Hill Giant

I want to use a Tank here to soak up some damage. Ideally quite a lot but they are fairly expensive on the mana. Hill Giant is a great example of a good simple tank for just 3 mana. With seven health and two damage, whilst slow, he can do the job.

Mycelic Morphoid

I put the Mycelic Morphoid in second position so that it might still be alive to soak up one last round of attacks ahead of the rest of my lineup. With the single mana point to spare, it made sense to do this as the opponent is unable to reach the back of my lineup. Normally with the Thorns ability, Mycelic Morphoid is a little difference maker at times, I doubt that will be the case here though but for one mana I can't complain.

Regal Peryton

One of the defining assets of this card is its speed. Flying and 6 speed make for a nasty opponent in the right rulesets. Whilst flying won't make a difference here, the six speed is going to help repell any slower physical or ranged attacks. One of my first choice cards for this lineup - certainly worth levelling up if you get the chance.

Magi of Chaos

As a result of this battle, I have levelled the Magi of Chaos up to second level as I noticed recently it was costing me RP at Silver level. This card is a great choice in a Magic battle (particularly Wands Out) in this instance 3 damage once buffed by Obsidian was hard to ignore.

Goblin Psychic

A real classic Earth card for the modern era of Splinterlands. Typically with Tank heal, the boosted damage of three by Obsidian makes this card too strong to ignore, hopefully it is fast enough for the battle ahead. This is a card I really enjoy playing especially when my account is back in Silver again.

Spirit Hoarder

It was a split decision between this card or Djinn Biljka and one statistic made the key difference here... Health. The one addition hit point made this the correct choice. Triage is an awesome ability to have but in a Back to Basics ruleset which is one you really need to pay attention to, Triage won't make a difference in this battle.