In Splinterlands there is a "game mode" called tournaments, in which the SPS DAO itself creates some tournaments and a detail for those who are not familiar with it is that each of them has its own staked SPS and card power requirements for players to participate.
A few weeks ago I was taking a look at the tournaments available to participate in at Splinterlands and one of them caught my attention. The tournament in question was the Scarred Hand Novice Cup, everything seemed right in terms of requirements, but there was another detail...
In addition to the requirements, tournaments usually have some limitations regarding the type of card, with some only allowing the use of gold foil cards during matches, but that was not the problem encountered, because the tournament was for all foils.
If it wasn't a problem of requirements or rarity, what was it? Tournaments have a limitation on the sets allowed to be used during matches and in this case you could only use cards from the arcane conclave collection. I even have some, but I didn't have a summoner...
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Splinterlands Tournaments - Conclave & Ascension
It turned out that the moment I was taking a look at the tournaments was precisely the moment I was looking for some new strategy to use in survival mode, because until then I was basically using the water summoner with mages.
At that moment I noticed that it would be possible to make an interesting combo with the Dwarfs for survival and also to participate in tournaments that only allowed cards from the arcane conclave collection such as Scared Hands, which I believe is intended precisely for cards from more recent collections, which end up being more expensive than the older ones and that's why some players are afraid to pay this extra, generating the name Scared Hands.
The current combo for this tournament and for survival is the summoner Fithe Bladestone, which guarantees shield for all cards and void for dwarfs, making them very resistant to any type of opponent, a characteristic that is also observed in fiction.
Then, the second pillar of the strategy is Swift Beard Stout, which is always available as it has the fire element. Then, depending on the occasion, I use Sten Slatehelm because it has great statuses, as does Time bandit. I would like to evolve swiftbeard to lv2, but I'm still waiting for a good price, because I got a great discount for this lv1.
An additional detail within the theme of tournaments is that there is the Ascension Tournament that took place this week, in which the top 25 of all brackets (if I'm not mistaken) can participate in this tournament. The prize pool depends on the final placement, but it is generally possible to get an extra 30k glint in the season, and for those who are very good, the prize in glint can reach 300k.
Taking advantage of the bracket testing event in survival mode taking place, you have already participated in the event and at the same time can now qualify for the Ascension Tournament. The description states that there are 256 slots, but generally there are around 100 to 120 players, which could mean that there are some brackets that have places left to participate in the event.
An interesting detail is that in this specific event, several sets are available, and the level of the cards is max level. In it, all players play with the same cards available, making it an interesting option for intermediate players to test strategies.
