This week's splinterlands Community Engagement Challenge is all about: Powerful Combos. And if you have been playing long enough, you have seen your fair share, from the days of Llama Kron dominance to nuanced teams that quietly dominate the meta. Now, I have shared a lot of strategies over the years and after 400+ articles, some combos were good, and some were stinkers. So, for this challenge, I am highlighting a lineup that is continues to help me in the Little League ruleset. It is my go-to low-mana cost team utilizing the Chaos Legion set.
Battle Details
- Mana Cap: forty-one
- Rulesets: Little League, Blood and Sunder, Noxious Fumes
Despite the high mana cap, Little League only allows cards with a cost of four or less that can be played. Combine that with Noxious Fumes (poison damage every round) and Blood and Sunder (armored-based hex). With this trio of rulesets, I decided to go with my tried-and-tested Water unit team combo.
Lineup Details
- Summoner: Keyla Frendul -- Grants +1 Armor and +1 Speed to all friendly monsters. In low-mana battles, speed is king. That +1 can be the difference between landing a hit or missing.
- Cruel Sethropod -- The tank. Cheap and reliable. Armor, solid health, and melee damage to chip away up front.
- Tide Biter -- My support-tank and Reach attacker. Under-appreciated and under-estimated monster that hits from position two.
- Uraeus & Pelacor Bandit -- The Sneak combo. These two hit the enemy backline and with decent speed and attack, they make quick work of squishy monsters.
- Venari Marksrat -- The Martyr ability gives a +1 stat boost to adjacent monsters upon death. Placed between Uraeus and Pelacor Bandit, its death is the catalyst for the Sneak combo to wreak havoc.
- Musa Saline -- It is a Scavenge monster that gains health with every death. In Noxious Fumes, everything dies quickly. So, Musa just keeps stacking health like a boss while dealing magic damage.
Why This Combo Works?
Every card in my lineup plays a specific role. Venari Marksrat dies early, which is exactly what I want. It boosts the Bandit and Uraeus with Martyr. Their Sneak combo attacks become lethal, especially when the opponent's support line has no time to react. Meanwhile, Musa Saline quietly gets tanky thanks to Scavenge. And by the time everyone else has dropped from Noxious Fumes poison, Musa's still standing with 10+ health, ready to take on what is left of the enemy.
Anytime you see Little League and Noxious Fumes in the same match, this combo's a go. Even with just one of those rulesets, it still does work. The added poison damage from Noxious Fumes makes Martyr procs guaranteed. You do not need to rely on your opponent to kill the Venari Marksrat. This combo is built for speed and attrition, and most times, it will outpace most lineups in these conditions.
And let us not forget, this combo is not locked into just Wild or Modern. It performs in Brawls, Ranked, and even Survival Mode when it returns. Gaining utility and versatility is part of the power.
Concluding Thoughts
Combos do not always have to be flashy to be powerful. Sometimes, the strongest lineups are the ones that operate efficiently, and effectively. My Water team combo thrives, and it was built for rulesets like Little League and Noxious Fumes. The best part of this team combo is that it can be put together cheaply and won't set you back an arm and leg. What is your go-to team combo lineup for Little League ruleset?
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