You know, I could make a lot of jokes at this moment in time with this being the 69th report, I could say so many things, but I will not, I will leave that to your imagination, or comments… Anyway, comment below for a slice of pizza!
So, let’s start by looking at SPS which is currently trending at $0.030, it has dropped a lot, but it is beginning to creep back up, very slowing, but I will take slow upward verses downward anytime! Speaking of buying things, 795,223 packs for the next legendary summoner in Chaos Legion, Only 2 left!
Since I have been looking at cards a little bit more, the lore really pops, and this one, one of the few I have not yet done, I don’t use him often though:
The Lore behind the Kotriphus by Splinterlands:
Some criminals are too dangerous for even the Gloridax to keep, so occasionally they are sold in dark deals to even darker entities. In one such transaction, control of the ruthless and scarred destroyer known as Kotriphus Bayne was transferred one night to the Lord of Darkness and the Death Splinter. Those held captive in the Draykh-Nahka prison are said to be the most dangerous criminals in the world, and Bayne was too dangerous to be held even there. It is well known that Gloridax prisoners never emerge from captivity, but in certain rare circumstances these prisoners are found useful (or profitable). Now the rumors around Mount Mox say the Dragons have built an even larger prison than Draykh-Nahka’s north of Mount Mox, not far from the great Arena in Praetoria. This new prison, which allegedly has even greater security than the Draykh-Nahka dungeons, was built to hold prisoners so deadly and powerful that their very existence must be kept secret from the Splinterlands. They say that even before the Praetorian land was unveiled, dark and terrible secrets were held in this prison. Kotriphus Bayne was one of these secrets, and he will now be unleashed as a Death Gladiator.
Kotriphus Bayne’s background is quite unique for a Gloridax criminal. He was not eggborn, nor is he scaled, but he was augmented with the fire blood through cutting edge Gloridax sciences. Many died in the development of this augmentation. In fact, Bane was one of the only people who has ever survived after having the fire blood added to their bodies, and he was the only one not driven completely mad in the process.
So now the fire blood flows through the veins of Kotriphus Bayne just like any Dragon. Still, he despises his Dragon creators and sees the Lord of Darkness as a savior for liberating him from Gloridax captivity. His red and bulging veins have been pushed to their maximum capacity , and they can be seen like red wires at the surface of his skin. His muscles have grown, as have his ambitions. The fire blood has made him stronger than any human, faster than a Serpentine and as conniving as the oldest Dragons.
The other professional Gladiators are afraid of Bayne, and the Lord of Darkness likes it that way. He will not make friends; he will bring pain. He holds no weapon nor armor, but wears a heavy Gladiators’ helmet so that he may use his head as a battering ram. Bayne was instructed by his master, the Dark Lord, to not only defeat and kill, but to humiliate.
On to the battle, the guild as a whole filled 14 out of 16 frays for this one, need to get those last couple filled. This time around I am in something a little new for me Silver Modern format fight with 7 fights that have my name on them!
Battle #1 (Link)
In the new format, I begin on the road looking at 40 mana, extra armor, no healing, and earthquake, interesting. I went water on this one instead of death, the only other choice that I had, I am hoping that the extra armor will help me get through it! They went dragon on this one, it will probably hurt. The slowing of the speed it what got me on this one.
Battle #2 (Link)
Now in the home arena, I did consult @theacks on this one since he used to play this division, hopefully it helps. 26 mana, divine shield, no magic, and earthquake again. I went light for Uriel and the Celestial harpy flying on this one. They went light as well, only using Rathe instead for that armor boost. I just barely won this one, that was hard, some misses there really did help me out!
Battle #3 (Link)
Back on the road for this one with a fight that has 48 mana, melee can attack from anywhere, and fog of war. I am going Earth on this one for obvious reasons, quora, grund, double attacks, oh yeah. They went water on me, the speed will be the hard one to beat on this one. The scatter shot at the back got very lucky, took out the healer right off the bat, so I was down for this loss.
Battle #4 (Link)
This one is at home with my tail between my legs right now. Looking at 36 mana, weak magic, evens, and cripple, oh and to have more fun, only light and death allowed. I went death on this one, not confident at all, and it looks like they went with a Legendary summoner, it does not look good for me at all.
Battle #5 (Link)
Yup, have to love the losing streaks… Still away with 18 mana, melee only and poison. Well, I decided to go earth, quora and then the xenith monk with the healing abilities to get through the poison. They went earth as well. Only having quora in the back instead of the front. Having quora in the front really helped me with the bloodlust!
Battle #6 (Link)
Last fight in the home arena this brawl with 36 mana, return fire, and knock out. I decided to go water on this one for the quickness and the shield, they went death, countering a little of my magic, but they do have a lot of magic damage coming my way. My gamble paid off on this one with a nice win.
Battle #7 (Link)
Last fight of the brawl, on enemy territory, 42 mana, melee only, ferocity, and knockout. I went with water, hoping the speed and the shield will help me out again. They went earth, the thorns is really going to hurt me, along with Quora. With them having those magic attacks, it just beat me up.
So with just over 10 hours to go on this one I ended up 3 and 2, not a bad showing for my first time in this division, but not great either. However, the guild is currently sitting in 4th place, and not by much, this seems to be a rough brawl for us!
I ended up 3 and 4, not great, but not too bad of a start in silver. The guild ended up in 5th place, by 1, it was a rough brawl for us as well.
Due to the merits I was able to get another gladius pack, unfortunately, nothing good:
Check out other Pizza Guild Brawls:
@pulubengdugsSocial Media Challenge and PIZZA 420 The Calzones Brawl Report #5
@candnpgSplinterlands — Brawl Report
@relf87Guild Brawls With Pizza 2 – Plagued By Misses
@blitzzzz Splinterlands & PIZZA Brawl Report : My 74th Brawl Report with 🍕 PIZZA 2 The Deep Dish Guild ⚜️⚔️🛡️ — "I had NO opponents at all? What?"
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Let me know if there are any questions, you can find me in the messages here or in the Pizza Discord.
Remember to reach across the aisle and talk to someone that might be different than you, you might be amazed at the person you find!
Lastly, thank you again, remember you are awesome and have a wonderful week!
Dr. Kqaos
Photos come from PowerPoints stock image, Bitmoji with Splinterlands logo on top of it, or my own screen shots of Splinterlands, pizza dividers by @candnpg
Disclaimer: This is my opinion, not financial advice.