Edition: CHAOS LEGION
Rarity: COMMON
Element: WATER
Level: 8
Attack: MELEE
Mana Cost: 3 POINTS
Abilities: N/A
Preface
- Often times when we see a very low mana cap battle rule, there are 2 dominant strategies
- Option 1: use a big card that self-heals, while counting on the enemy lineup will not able to burst you down
- Option 2: stack small cards (mostly 1 to 3 mana) to extend the rounds and hit additional targets
Battle Rules (GOLD LEAGUE, WILD FORMAT):
- Silenced Summoners: summoners do not give any buffs - pick one with the lowest mana
- Equal Opportunity: All monsters have the Opportunity ability (attack the monster with the lowest health)
- Weak Magic: Magic attacks hits armor before health
- Mana Cap: 13 mana
- Splinters: Water, Earth, Death, Dragon
Combination of Equal Opportunity and Weak Magic makes Cruel Sethropod extremely valuable, you get 12 points of health/armor total and 2 attack for only 3 mana
Summoner: Camila Sungazer
- 3 mana summoner is the lowest cost summoner I have
- Always have the Dragon Splinter option when it doesn't "cost you anything"
- I like Naga Assassin for her high speed and Backfire ability
- I select Water Splinter to go with the Dragon summoner
Position #1: Tank - Chaos Agent
- With only 13 mana total to assign, mana is very precious
- For 1 mana, you get a 4 speed tank with both physical and magical evades
- For the battle rule where every monster gets the Opportunity ability, 3 health means this will be targeted for a lot of early beatings with higher chance to evade
Position #2: Hardy Stonefish
- This is another amazing 1 mana card for 3 points of health/armor and 2 attack (with Opportunity due to battle rule, perhaps it get a chance to deal some damage)
- This card should be able to absorb 2 hits
Position #3: Cruel Sethropod
- For 3 mana, you get 12 points of armor/health, this is by far one of the best ratios per mana
- And you also get a decent 2 attack for the mana
- When you watch the battle replay, pay attention and see how long this card lasts, you will be amazed
Position #4: Torrent Fiend
- A zero mana filler could mean win or lose in a close game
- It absorbs an attack for you
- At 3 speed, it could even dish out 1 damage (due to Opportunity battle rule) before its demise
Position #5: Angelia Mandarin
- 6 health is the highest in my battle line up, it will be attacked last
- Triage will heal back lane monsters if they survived
- Based on this line up, only Naga Assassin is likely to survive, most will get one-shotted while Cruel Sethropod will likely be in the first position and no longer eligible to get healed
Position #6: Naga Assassin
- For 2 mana, this is one of the most valuable card from Dragon Splinter
- 2 attack and a whopping 6 speed with Backfire that does damage if the opponent misses, very valuable
Conclusion:
- Smooth sailing up to this point, then Kron the Undying triggered Last Stand
- 17 health with Heal, 5 magic attack, Kron has become a very tough beast
- From the looks of it, it's grim - looks like most of my monsters will be one-shotted 😥
- Is this a decisive loss? Or a close win?
- If I can't out-damage the healing on 17 health, it is game over
- My attacks could miss, while magic attacks from Kron will not miss
- I won't spoil the ending
Do some math first and estimate how this could unfold, and watch the replay and see how close you are
This is a very interesting match up and will help you understand the game's mechanics better 😁
Link to the video: Click here for the battle play back!
! [Hidden Spoiler Text] This is the battle that earned me 66 rating points and got me to Diamond III
- If there there was even one miss, I lose
- This is a very close win
