Hi guys. Since I just finished grinding my rank games (I haven't played Shadow Snitch in my matches) and waiting for my ECR to regenerate back to 100%, I will use DIEMONSHARK in this battle challenge.
First, who is Diemonshark? He is one of the monsters that has everything. Damage, speed, armor and HP, even both of his abilities enrage and trample will make him faster and boosts his damage. This monster has it all, however it will cost you a lot to use him, thus you will not be able to use him every game, and because of that I only use him during high mana games.
DIEMONSHARK STATS
| CARD NAME | Diemonshark | |
|---|---|---|
| LEVEL | Four | |
| DAMAGE | Three | |
| MANA COST | Eight | |
| RARITY | Rare | |
| SPEED | Four | |
| HEALTH | Five | |
| TYPE | Melee |
DIEMONSHARK ABILITIES
| ABILITY | DETAILS | |
|---|---|---|
 | Enrage | Has increased Melee attack and Speed when damaged |
 | Trample | When a Monster with Trample hits and kills its target, it will perform another attack on the next Monster on the enemy Team |
RULESETS
| RULESETS | DETAILS | |
|---|---|---|
 | EXPLOSIVE WEAPONRY | All Monsters have the Blast ability. |
 | BROKEN ARROWS | Ranged attack Monsters may not be used in battles. |
MY STRATEGY
With these rulesets, available mana cap and splinters. Our best bet is using high speed monsters which is DIEMONSHARK, we will be needing his speed, damage, and survivability to win this game. Since we already have DIEMONSHARK we need other monsters that will be compatible with him, and I went for 3 more high speed monsters that will put us in an advantage in EXPLOSIVE RULESET and a support monster that can help our DIEMONSHARK to live longer in case the enemy went for magic damage monsters. I am also hoping that we can kill the enemy second position monster before it's his turn because of my speed advantage.
CARD POSITIONING
| POSITION | CARD NAME | Reason |
|---|---|---|
| SUMMONER | KELYA FRENDUL | For abilities to increase the speed and armor of my monsters |
| 1 | DIEMONSHARK | My main tank and damage dealer is Diemonshark. With his high HP and armor he can absorb damages and with his ability enrage along side with trample that will make his deadly and of course his very high speed. |
| 2 | FLYING SQUID | For the secondary tank, I went for Flying Squid with his high HP that can tank the blast the damages. |
| 3 | DEEPLURKER | I need a damage dealer monster that can pick off the weakest monster, and since Deeplurker has the sneak ability, he is the best fit for this line up. |
| 4 | MERDAALI GUARDIAN | I picked Merdaali Guardian as the support and at the fourth position, because it is the safest position in my line up, and a support that will prevent Diemonshark from dying. |
| 5 | ICE PIXIE | I placed Ice Pixie in the last position because of her speed and flying ability, that will make the enemy monsters with sneak ability miss. |
THE BATTLE
The battle was speed vs damage. My line up is high speed and armor while the enemy went for HP and damage.
At round 1, the enemy sneak monsters haven't killed my backline monster because of her ability of flying that made Tenyii Striker miss, and with the help of my summoner's buff (+1 armor), the enemy monster Sand Worm did not kill my Ice Pixie.
Round 2 is where my DIEMONSHARK shined, he dealt 16 damage in total, the main damage is 5, blast damage is 3 and lastly his ability trample was activated, that deals another 5 normal damage along with 3 blast damage.
Since the enemy monsters do not have any armor that protected them from my blast damage, the match ended in round 3 that gained me 2.683 DEC.
You can also check the battle link HERE
Did your strategy work? What will you try differently next time?
The strategy worked. My monsters, especially DIEMONSHARK which destroyed the enemy monsters with the support of my healer Merdalii Guardian and Ice Pixie's high speed and flying ability made the enemy sneak monsters miss. Using high speed monsters with a speed buff summoners will boost your win rate especially in Explosive Weaponry. Since I won the game without losing any monster. I think these monsters and their placement is the best for this game.
Do you like the DIEMONSHARK? Why or why not?
I love playing DIEMONSHARK, especially in high mana games. The only weakness that he has is against magic which can be countered with a support healer or getting anti magic summoner (Bortus).
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