Splinterlands is a complex game, and it allows for various cards and strategies. Each fight is different as there are various rulesets applied, and this can give specific cards an advantage depending on how you use them. In this post, I talk about a great battle where I won because I used Thanalorian Blade.
Featured cards
Thanalorian Blade is an Earth monster that costs 6 mana. It starts with opportunity. It learns execute at level 2, lookout at level 3, and trample at level 6. I actually have this card at level 3, and it's one of the current epic cards available in the Glint shop. Unfortunately, my summoners in modern only allow me to use the card up to level 2, though. So I can't use the lookout ability.
Rule Set, Battle, and Plan
The rulesets this time is Standard. This means that there are no extra modifiers. There are also 60 mana available, and I can use any splinter except for water and death.
| Splinter | Mana Cost | Position | Reason |
|---|---|---|---|
| Underboss Fabino | 5 | Summoner | +2 melee or poison |
| Mantaroth | 11 | 1st | Shield and Armored Strike |
| Lord Thanalor | 12 | 2nd | Amplify |
| Mad Ogre Anarchist | 6 | 3rd | Opportunity |
| Thanalorian Blade | 6 | 4th | Opportunity and Execute |
| Husk of the Hunter | 9 | 5th | Sneak and Headwinds |
| Quilliun Legionary | 8 | 6th | Thorns and Close Range |
| Total Mana: | 57 |
The focus of this lineup is to keep my monsters alive while dealing damage and outlasting my opponent. My archon is Underboss Fabino for the +2 melee damage on two monsters. My tank is Mantaroth with shield and armored strike, followed by Lord Thanalor as a backup tank. Next, my opportunity monsters are there followed by my ranged monsters.
Round 1
At first glance, I think that this match can go either way, but I have a slight advantage. I have more damage than my opponent, but my opponent has quite a few magic monsters plus taunt.
Round 5
A few rounds later, my opponent has 1 monster left, but I still have 3 of mine. This match is my win because I doubt I will miss all my attacks.
I won the match later that round.
Conclusion
The battle did go exactly as planned. My high-health monsters did a great job of tanking the hits while the rest of my lineup dealt damage. Thanalorian Blade's execute was quite useful because it helped cleaned up a few monsters and made this fight faster. It might have come a bit close if my ranged monsters ended up moving up to the front, so I am glad that I didn't miss many attacks.
You can see my entire match here.
What did you think of my match? Was there anything you would have done differently? I think it is quite interesting to see how different players use the same card.
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