Splinterlands Community Engagement Challenge - Dec 2024
This post is created for this sponsored post to share an EPIC battle and talk about goals for 2025 in #Splinterlands Trading Card Game.
Before I start, I wanted to give where my account was based on my last POST in PEAKD from several months ago!
SPL EoS 130: Post
March 15, 2024
SPS: 5535
$382 value 61K CP in Tradeable Asset.
Today SPL EoS 149 (3 days left):
Dec 27, 2024
SPS: 10391 (mostly from Guild Brawl).
$203 value 63K CP in Tradeable Asset.
SPS tracker - Near END of Season #149:
This will show how much I gain each season:
- Season 149: 10391 SPS (83 USD Value) on Dec 27, 2024.
- Season 131: 5535 SPS (152 USD Value) on Mar 15, 2024.
- Season 126: 4562 SPS (163 USD Value) on Dec 31, 2023.
Epic Battle --> from a small account player.
Those who read some of my older posts know that I'm a small account player with card assets in the Silver Level. I don't have a max Bronze or Silver deck and it is mostly just a bunch of "random" assets in my collection.
Not all players will have max-level cards and this is what an average player deck might look like.
To me, the best battles are when I win using low-level cards versus someone who has much higher-level cards. That is the #UNDERDOG story we all love in movies and books.
The post will be based on this battle
Epic Battle Parameters and Lineups
Battle Parameters:
- Battle Mana Cap: 13
- All units with crippled (-1 to max health)
- Target Practice (adding snipe)
- Poisoned (-2 hp each round).
Here is the match-up:
The lineups:
Summoner : L1 Llama Mage vs L8 Thaddius Brood (max)
Monster #1: L3 Venari Knifer vs L4 Ujurak Brave
Monster #2: n/a vs L3 Corpse Fiend
Monster #3: n/a vs L3 Halfling Refugee
Monster #4: n/a vs L4 Venator Kinjo (max)
Monster #5: n/a vs n/a
Monster #6: n/a vs n/a
Here you can see my deck is a Bronze/Silver level card that is not fully leveled up to Gold+ leagues. I using a common level card at level 3
The other player has a much higher value card with Max Summoner, GF Fiend at Level 3, and Max legendary Kinjo.
Epic Battle - A bit Lucky?
What I was betting on:
- Other teams use 3-6 cards with lower mana cards.
- That means cards with lower HP (and/or low damage output).
- A tank that I can take out in 1 or 2 rounds.
- Cleanse from Llama to buy me enough time for the latter round.
What ended up happening:
- The other team had four melee attack monsters (bad against my thorns).
- The other team used 2 immunity monsters (which is normally a good way to go).
- The speed difference did cause a miss, but the cleanse and thorns were more important in this matchup.
Epic Battle - Round 1
L3 Venari Knifer --> Hit L4 Ujurak Brave (removing shield).
L4 Ujurak Brave --> Hit me for 1 HP damage.
Thorns will return 2 damage.
Epic Battle - Round 2
- Poison to Corpse Fiend -2 HP (Killing the Fiend)
- Poison to Halfling Refugee -2 HP (4 HP left).
- L3 Venari Knifer --> Hit L4 Ujurak Brave (1 HP Left)
- L4 Ujurak Brave --> Misses.
Epic Battle - Round 3
- Poison to Halfling Refugee -2 HP (4 HP left).
- L3 Venari Knifer --> Hit L4 Ujurak Brave (DEAD)
- L4 Ujurak Brave --> Misses.
Epic Battle - Round 4
- Poison to Halfling Refugee -2 HP (4 HP left).
- L3 Venari Knifer --> Hit L3 Halfling Refugee (DEAD)
- L4 Venator Kinjo --> Hit L3 Venari Knifer (-1 HP).
- Thorns does zero damage --> due to the reflection shield on Kinjo
Epic Battle - Round 5
- L3 Venari Knifer --> Hit L4 Venator Kinjo (DEAD)
In life, it is nice for the UNDERDOG to win. In Splinterland, the RULESET or the ASSETS may help you win over another player who might be stronger!
Other times, you might have played the perfect counter to the other player's cards without knowing what they are doing. That is a bit lucky or unlucky depending on what side you are on.
What I have learned is having MORE cards give you more choices.
Having a higher-level card can give you a better chance to win.
What makes this one special is that LLAMA is a card that I won from SPL-TV! I don't know if I would have purchased this card on the open market (it was over $100 when I won the card).
Goals for 2025
I was thinking of trying to figure out how to play in Survival mode. It will require me to maybe have one extra bcx of summoners so that I have enough cards to play in two leagues.
This will change the way I used to think about BURNING cards so I can get other new cards
Being a low-level player means that COST to buy one BCX of several CHAOS Legion Summoner is a manageable in cost. I don't need max/high-level summoners. I just need more of them.
What are your goals for the new year? Are you looking to improve your gameplay, expand your card collection, or connect with other players?
How do you plan to achieve your goals? Will you be focusing on specific card combinations, practicing new strategies, or participating in tournaments?
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