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For those of you who are new to this blog, every post I try to focus on a card or card combination for beginner level players. These are players who are working through Bronze or Silver league and typically are using Level 1 (1 bcx) cards.
I try to vary the splinters that I am covering so as to give variety to the gameplay styles that might be out there. I encourage all players to experiment with the various rule sets AND the various splinters to discover their own style and how they like to approach the game.
With that have been said, let's dive right into it....
Today I want to try something a bit different. I want to look at 2 different cards from the Water Splinter. These are very diverse cards on opposite ends of the player spectrum. I want to consider with you to what degree these cards are ESSENTIAL for any evolving Water team.
The first card we are going to look at needs little introduction:
RULER OF THE SEAS
This Water splinter Legendary card was introduced as a Reward card and quickly rose through the ranks as a MUST have with any Splinter deck. For 6 mana at Level 1 (1 bcx) you are going to get 2 magic, 3 speed, and 5 life. In addition that those generous statistics you are going to get Blast allowing you to inflict that magic damage to any adjacent Monsters to the target. This in demand, out-of-print, merman comes at the steep market price tag of $4.39 but could be yours if you keep reading.
I rarely can remember a magic friendly format where my opponent used Ruler of the Seas in his back line-up and I won. Paired with staple Summoner Alric Stormbringer and his +1 magic stat and you have a very powerful card to contend with.
And in this corner....
THE KRAKEN
Memorialized for the epic call to battle from "Clash of the Titans" this behemoth is the mythological plaything of the gods. In his more modest, Splinterlands form, this Legendary Water splinter Reward card is a bank breaking 12 mana. For that you get a 4 melee, 4 speed, 3 shield, 14 life Monster. Those stats alone make it a menace to contend with in most low league match-ups but add to it Taunt and you can see its diversity. Taunt forces all enemy Monsters to target the Kraken if they are able. If you have enough mana to spare you can play the Kraken in the anchor position at the back of your team and draw ALL the enemy attacks allowing your tank card to plow through the front line. To be most effective, this tactic can be paired with the Mermaid Healer who's ability Triage can heal the back line Monsters.
And now for the fun part....
We are going to have a contest. Place your vote for which card, the Ruler of the Seas or the Kraken that you believe is an ESSENTIAL Monster to include in low league match-up. Again we are considering the versatility, contribution, and playability of the Level 1 (1 bcx) version of each of these cards.
Place your vote by leaving the card name in the comments. You can also add any additional thoughts you have (but you don't need to). Also please include your in-game name for the winning giveaway.
We will run the contest for a week. At the end we will tally the votes and declare the winner. AND give away the winning card to a randomly selected player. Here is the catch...you are only eligible to win the card you vote for. So if you vote for Kraken and the Ruler wins, better luck next time - and vice versa. You CAN put multiple votes in, however only one card named per comment.
Good luck everyone, remember to have fun and Play On!!!
A short addendum to this post, today I played a Water splinter daily quest in Gold 1 and four of the five wins my lineup was Sea Monster, Feasting Seaweed, Crustacean King, Naga Windmaster, Mermaid Healer, and Kraken.
Ruler of the Seas no doubt. That thing is super annoying!!! It keeps defeating me no matter what I do. When brought along with altric stormbringer, it is a fierce opponent.
Kraken seems really strong and has awesome stats! I'll go for the kraken.
My favorite Splinter is the Water one, so I have played a lot with it, I'm also a newbie, right now I'm in silver 2, after reaching gold 3. I can say I don't like those tanks like goblin mech, but I have to accept that these cards wins a lot of matches in the early leagues, so they are very strong. I really like cards that make pressure because of their effects, not stats, and that's why I have decanted for the Ruler of the Sea card, the 3 magic damage (+1 thanks the default water splinter), the blast ability that makes it a threat not only for the tank, also for the second place (and other positions depending of the rules). Kraken is a very strong card, but if the enemy has magic damage or the Ruler of the Seas, in 2 or 3 turns it will be no more in the match. So I select Ruler of the Seas.
Welcome to the game. Congrats on reaching Gold 3. Keep playing, learning techniques, battle combinations. Goblin Mech is annoying to face in the lower leagues. Sea Monster comes with 8 life and heal, when combined with Crustacean King it stands a chance against the Mech long enough for some back-row magic to be dished out. Keep playing, and thanks for your thoughts. Good luck on the chance to win a card.
Ruler of the seas definitely! I've faced it too, and I can rerely win when my opponent plays this one. I've been looking to strengthen my water splinter and Ruler of the seas could be a great addition!
I wote for Kraken, i think its much better card at lower lvl play.
zagorlord
Such a great Splinterlands post about the water splinter, nice job!
Def Ruler of the Seas! And I love it so much! 💚
I'll go with the ruler of the seas. Really like its blast ability.
RULER OF THE SEAS
I think magic is one of the best (ignores armor and attacks from all positions) and the blast ability makes it even better!
regards!
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@d3st1ny
I like the kraken as I been battling with fellow player and I can't remember I did win against a Kraken.
We have a decision, we will have one to Rule them All!!! and the winner is d3st1ny thank you all for playing. Keep following the posts for a chance to win more cards.
Definitely the RULER. He is an amazingly powerful card. When it came out I had so many. But i had to sell a few to help myself out in the real world. So i could use one now. Thanks for helping our new players and for having such amazing giveaways!🤗🤗🤗