Hello fellow gamers. Its time for a new battle challenge again. Our featured card is one that I don't often use. Let's try utilizing its ability to help our team win this battle.
THEME: STONE GOLEM
Edition: ALPHA/BETA
Rarity: RARE
Element: EARTH
Attack: MELEE
Abilities: SHIELD//STUN AT LEVEL 5
Battle Ruleset
Mana Limit: 99
Taking Sides: Neutral Monsters may not be used in battles.
Lineup & Strategy
The -2 Armor that this Summoner debuffs enemy monsters gives our team the advantage of directly damaging their health specially those that are low on health but has 1 or 2 armor.
Tank: Stone Golem
The Shield ability of this card that reduces damage from Melee and Ranged attacks is perfect for a tank monster. This ability helps this monster survive longer in battle and protect our team from most attacks.
Unicorn Mustang
Our backup tank just in case Stone Golem dies before the battle ends. Aside from its huge Health and Attack, its Void ability that reduces damage from Magic attacks gives it a higher chance of surviving till the last round.
Goblin Thief
One of my favorite cards in the Forest Splinter. Its Sneak ability allows it to target the last monster on the enemy team. This card can quickly kill enemy monsters with low health placed at the last position.
Goblin Sorcerer
Also one of my favorite cards in the Forest Splinter. Its Sneak ability is useful in killing enemy monsters placed at the last slot. And since it uses Magic attack, it ignores armor and directly damages an enemy monster's health each time it attacks.
Child of the Forest
We're using this card because of its Snipe ability and high Speed of 5. It can quickly kill low health enemy monsters with Ranged, Magic or no attack that are not in the first position.
Venari Seedsmith
This card's Scavenger ability that gains 1 health each time any monster dies is perfect for a last position monster. It can quickly accumulate health while also dealing Ranged damage to the enemy team. Hopefully it can last till the last few rounds to protect our backline from Sneak attacks just in case our opponent decides to use one.
Battle Replay
You can watch the battle replay on this link:
https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_40a168d765af19c0f866d70cb8aa95a5
Round 1 was not looking good for our team as we lost two of our guys because the enemy team had monsters with Snipe and Opportunity abilities that targeted our low health monster first.
Goblin Thief was able to kill the enemy monster placed on the last position on Round 2.
We lost our tank and featured card Stone Golem on Round 3. Good thing we have a sturdy backup tank to takeover.
Venari Seedsmith was able to kill the enemy tank monster on Round 4 but it also died on this round. Goblin Thief was able to kill another enemy monster in the last position.
Goblin Thief killed another enemy monster on Round 5 leaving two harmless enemy monsters on our opponent's side of the battlefield that cannot attack since the one on the first slot is Ranged while the other is just a healer.
Goblin Thief was able to kill the healer enemy monster on Round 5 while Unicorn Mustang gave the last strike taking down the remaining enemy on Round 7 and claiming victory in this matchup.
Conclusion
Our opponent had the upperhand in the first few rounds because of the Snipe and Opportunity abilities of the enemy team. Good thing Goblin Thief and Unicorn Mustang stepped up and carried our team to victory.
Did your strategy work? What will you try differently next time?
The strategy of using Sneak and Snipe did not work so well since the enemy team had a monster with the Opportunity ability that killed our key cards, such as Goblin Sorcerer, in the early rounds.
I should have used another Magic attack monster with higher health to deal with the enemy tank monster faster since it had a lot of armor.
Do you like the STONE GOLEM Why or why not?
I don't use Stone Golem often because it has low attack and speed. I usually prefer using Unicorn Mustang as a tank in a Forest Splinter lineup since it has higher attack, speed and health.
Till next time fellow gamers. Stay safe and have a good day!!!
What is Splinterlands?
Splinterlands is a digital, collectible card game built on blockchain technology. It is similar in concept to games like Magic the Gathering and Heartstone where you build up a collection of cards, which all have various different stats and abilities, and use them to battle other players in skill-based matches. By using a blockchain technology, players can buy, sell and trade their digital assets freely just as if they were physical cards, and all transactions are recorded publicly and immutably.
Splinterlands FAQ:
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