Introduction

Another weekly challenge released (Splinterlands, 2022), this time about a card from the Set Chaos Legion's Water Splinter, the Kulu Swimhunter.

Kulu Swimhunter Lvl 10

The Kulu Swimhunter is a card that costs 04 MP to summon onto the battlefield and has a ranged attack. It is a card that has no abilities, even at max level, meaning you can only rely on its stats combined with the buffs of other allies and your summoner. In the first levels it has low speed and 02 damage, being interesting to use it in games with the Reverse Speed, Little League and Back to Basics rules active. As this card is leveled up it can reach 04 damage and 05 movement speed, making it a good ally in games with the Back to Basics rule. Because it doesn't have any kind of skill, there are times when its use is discouraged due to having a Buff or Skill card that can contribute more to the team.

The game that I will present its use did not have any of the rules that benefit it active, but the strategy I took released the 04 MP needed to invoke it.

The strategy before the battle

The match in question had the Explosive Weaponry rule active, so all monsters had the Blast ability. There were 38 MP available and only Earth and Death Splinters were disabled.

Checking my opponent's history, I noticed that he used compositions with magic or ranged attacks, so the strategy of combining Return Fire/Magic Reflect with Amplify, as used in Greengineer (2022-a), could destroy it. So I chose Summoner Lir Deepswimmer to have Return Fire on all my allies.

In doubt if my opponent would focus on magic or ranged attacks, I put Legionnaire Alvar as a tank, with its Void Armor ability. In the second position I chose Lobstradamus with Magic Reflect and Shield. In third place I put River Nimph with Amplify and in fourth place Naga Windmaster with Headwinds. In the fifth position I selected the Coral Wraith with Sneak and in the last position the Kulu Swimhunter to fulfill the challenge of the week (I would normally put the Feasting Seaweed with Opportunity).

Once the team was selected, I hoped that my opponent didn't focus on melee attacks, mainly focusing on my rear, and luckily that didn't happen.

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The battle

My opponent came using Yodin Zaku, with Living Lava as a tank, Fineas Rage in second position with Reach, Ant Miners in third position with Scavenger, Lava Launcher in fourth position with Close Range, Halfling Alchemist in fifth position with Halving and the Spark Pixies in last position with Flying.

As all monsters had Blast, Yodin Zaku only increased the ranged damage and health of his allies. As featured in Greengineer (2022-b), the Lir Deepswimmer is one of the best ways to counter Yodin Zaku, and with all the monsters possessing Blast this meant the battle would be over quickly.

In the first round my opponent lost his Spark Pixies due to Return Fire and his Halfling Alchemist due to my Coral Wraith attack.

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In the second round Living Lava, Fineas Rage and Lava Launcher were killed and all my monsters remained standing.

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In the third round the last enemy monster was destroyed, granting me the victory.

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Return Fire combined with Amplify killed my enemies. As mentioned before the Kulu Swimhunter wasn't in a favorable match for its use, but the MP used for its summon didn't get in the way of my strategy, so it managed to stay on the winning team.

Hope you enjoyed the match. If you want to follow it in detail, just click on the link in Greengineer (2022-c).

PS: Sorry if there is any error in the above writing, as English is not my mother language.

References:

@splinterlands (2022, April 05). SHARE YOUR BATTLE Weekly Challenge! KULU SWIMHUNTER. PEAKD. @splinterlands/share-your-battle-weekly-challenge-kuluswimhunter

@greengineer (2022-a, March 12). Battle analysis: Magic Reflect/Return Fire + Amplify is dangerous EN-US/PT-BR. PEAKD. @greengineer/battle-analysis-magic-reflectreturn-fire--amplify-is-dangerous-en-uspt-br

@greengineer (2022-b, January 04). SHARE YOUR BATTLE Weekly Challenge! SPINEBACK TURTLE. PEAKD. @greengineer/share-your-battle-weekly-challenge-spineback-turtle

@greengineer (2022-c, April 06). Battle Link. Splinterlands - Collect, Trade, Battle!. https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_ac89affb7a116d074b87b785191d24ee&ref=greengineer

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Introdução

Mais um desafio semanal lançado (Splinterlands, 2022), desta vez sobre uma carta do Splinter da Água do Set Chaos Legion, o Kulu Swimhunter.

Kulu Swimhunter Lvl 10

O Kulu Swimhunter é uma carta que custa 04 MP para invocar no campo de batalha e possui ataque à distância. Ela é uma carta que não possui habilidades, mesmo no nível máximo, significando que você só poderá contar com seus stats combinados aos buffs de outros aliados e de seu summoner. Nos primeiros níveis ela possui baixa velocidade e 02 de dano, sendo interessante usá-la em partidas com as regras Reverse Speed, Little League e Back to Basics ativas. Conforme se upa esta carta ela pode atingir 04 de dano e 05 de velocidade de movimento, se tornando uma boa aliada em partidas com a regra Back to Basics. Por não possuir qualquer tipo de habilidade há momentos que seu uso é desencorajado devido a ter alguma carta com Buff ou Skill que pode contribuir mais para a equipe.

A partida que apresentarei seu uso não estava com nenhuma das regras que a beneficiam ativas, mas a estratégia que tomei liberou os 04 de MP necessários para invocá-la.

A estratégia antes da batalha

A partida em questão tinha a regra Explosive Weaponry ativa, logo todos os monstros possuíam a habilidade Blast. Haviam 38 de MP disponíveis e apenas os Splinters da Terra e da Morte estavam desabilitados.

Verificando o histórico de meu oponente percebi que o mesmo utilizava composições com ataque mágico ou à distância, logo a estratégia de combinar Return Fire/Magic Reflect com Amplify, como utilizada em Greengineer (2022-a), poderia destruí-lo. Assim escolhi o Summoner Lir Deepswimmer para ter Return Fire em todos os meus aliados.

Na dúvida se meu oponente focaria em ataque mágico ou à distância coloquei o Legionnaire Alvar como tanque, com sua habilidade Void Armor. Na segunda posição escolhi o Lobstradamus com Magic Reflect e Shield. Na terceira posição coloquei a River Nimph com Amplify e na quarta posição o Naga Windmaster com Headwinds. Na quinta posição selecionei o Coral Wraith com Sneak e na última posição o Kulu Swimhunter para cumprir o desafio da semana (normalmente colocaria o Feasting Seaweed com Opportunity).

Uma vez selecionada a equipe era torcer que meu oponente não focasse em ataque melee, principalmente focando a minha retaguarda, e para minha sorte isso não aconteceu.

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A batalha

Meu oponente veio utilizando o Yodin Zaku, com o Living Lava como tanque, o Fineas Rage na segunda posição com Reach, o Ant Miners na terceira posição com Scavenger, o Lava Launcher na quarta posição com Close Range, o Halfling Alchemist na quinta posição com Halving e o Spark Pixies na última posição com Flying.

Como todos os monstros tinham Blast o Yodin Zaku só aumentou o dano à distância e a vida de seus aliados. Como apresentado em Greengineer (2022-b), o Lir Deepswimmer é uma das melhores formas de contra-atacar o Yodin Zaku, e com todos os monstros possuindo Blast isso significava que a batalha acabaria rapidamente.

No primeiro round meu oponente perdeu seu Spark Pixies devido ao Return Fire e seu Halfling Alchemist devido ao ataque de meu Coral Wraith.

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No segundo round o Living Lava, o Fineas Rage e o Lava Launcher foram abatidos e todos os meus monstros permaneciam em pé.

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No terceiro round o último monstro inimigo foi destruído, me garantindo a vitória.