Hello Splinterlands friends and family! 👋 Today, as part of the Splinterlands Community Engagement Challenge, I’m thrilled to spotlight the incredible power of one of the latest promo cards: Elanor Bravefoot! 🎉 This card is not just a new addition; it’s a game-changer that can shift the tides of battle in your favor! ⚔️

Before we even start I urge everyone to go to the market and get at least one copy if you dont have one. On this post Ill explain why. But do it before its price skyrockets.

I. Introduction:

A few weeks ago, I shared a post detailing my journey to acquiring this card and the strategic reasoning behind my choice. 🧠 Now, I’m back to reaffirm my decision and demonstrate Elanor in action! 💪

In this post, I’ll dive deeper into the strengths of Elanor Bravefoot and showcase a thrilling battle where she shines. My goal? To inspire you to grab this card while it’s still available and take your gameplay to the next level! 🚀

II. General Overview of the Card: Abilities per Level

Elanor Bravefoot is a legendary, ranged, 0 mana card. As such, she cannot be used when the ruleset prohibits legendary or ranged cards.

At max level, the card has 2 ranged attack and 3 main abilities. 🏹

Weary is a debuff introduced recently with the Rebellion reward cards. At the beginning of round 1 and each round thereafter, units have a 10% chance to become Exhausted. This chance increases by 10% each round, up to a maximum of 80%. ⚠️ This debuff can be costly, and with a bit of bad RNG, your unit might never attack in a game. The card has this debuff starting from level 1.

At level 2, the card acquires the ability Blasphemy of Uul, which permanently gains +1 ranged power for each allied card named Fiend. This effectively means that this 0 mana card can add up to 4 damage per turn! 💥 That's a lot of damage for a card with no cost to play. This ability is interesting as it introduces the concept of synergy, where certain cards should be played together. I believe this is just the start, and we'll see many similar abilities in the future.

Lastly, at max level, the card gains the Strengthen ability. This ability increases the health of all friendly units by 1. 💪 This is a crucial ability for Elanor, especially since she costs 0 mana, which means she will likely be paired with other low-mana cards that tend to have smaller health pools. In such cases, an extra 1 health could be the difference between winning or losing a game!

III. The Importance of 0 Mana Cards:

As I pointed out in my latest post, the most important aspect of Elanor is that she is a zero-mana card. We've seen how crucial cards like Chicken 🐔 and later the Fiend cards have been. Notably, Elanor is the only 0 mana card in the Rebellion set, and she’s a NEUTRAL card. Both of these details are significant. This strongly reminds us of the versatility of the old Chicken card. It’s also important to note that this is a ranged card, while all other 0 mana cards in the game (especially in Modern) are melee. 🎯 This is crucial, as I’ll showcase in the upcoming battle—it's always useful to have 0 mana cards that can fit any ruleset.

Another important aspect to consider, while I still can't confirm this entirely, is that it seems reasonable to think Elanor might be the only 0 mana card for Rebellion. 🤔 If that’s the case, it’s a big deal. Seasoned players know that a 0 mana card is invaluable for rounding out a team when there’s no mana left, particularly in matches with 12-14 mana caps. I’ve been using this card a lot in Rebellion-only tournaments, for example, and having it while your opponent doesn’t makes a huge difference.

It’s also fair to assume we might not see another 0 mana card in the next set either. The game's balance requires that these cards remain limited; having too many available could disrupt the fragile balance of things. For instance, with dual summoners, there seems to be an excess of 0 mana options, but this could change in upcoming sets.

As I mentioned in my latest post, I urge everyone to pick up at least one copy of this card. If it turns out to be the only 0 mana card available for Modern Play moving forward, you’ll be glad you have it. 😎 As of now, it’s the only 0 mana card that works in "No Melee" rulesets in Modern, for example. Even though the promo sale is over you can still obtain this card on the market for a reasonable price.