Splinterlands is a pretty complicated game with interesting battles with all the options available. This is a part of the weekly social media challenge for Splinterlands. This week is about a great fight where having a higher level card gave me the win over my opponent.

Attack Order

I got the information from here, but the attack order is decided by speed, attack type, rarity, level, then random if all of the above is equal. So in a normal match, having a higher-level card will give you an advantage (besides the upgraded stats/abilities). In the fight below, my opponent and I used the same monster but I won because I had a higher-level card so I was guaranteed to attack first. The only thing that I learned from that article was that Brawls gives priority to the home team when things are equal.

Rule set, Battle and Plan

The ruleset this time is Five Alive, Might Makes Right, and Briar patch. This means that all monsters gain the thorns, 5 monsters can be used and only monsters with 3 more attack in a stat can be used. There is 13 mana available and I am left with the choice of earth, life, or dragon splinter.

I use Quix the Devious as my summoner because it gives -1 speed and ranged attack. Night Reaper is my tank and main damage dealer with flying and Wing Break. Then I have Stitch Leech with sneak monster even though there are thorns in the ruleset. It won't last long but dealing some extra damage is always nice.

Round 1

At first glance, I already know that I will win this match. My summoner reduces speed by 1 but his summoner increases speed by 1 so there is no speed advantage on either side and we are both using Night Reaper. However, I do have a level advantage over my opponent's Night Reaper, so I will always be able to attack first. Since we are dealing with magic monsters and we can't miss, this attack order advantage means that I have this match won.

I ended up winning the match the following turn.

Conclusion

The battle this time around went exactly like I expected. My choices were limited due to the Might Makes Right ruleset and melee monsters were not very appealing due to the thorns. So I went with Night Reaper as my monster and I guess my opponent also had a similar idea. However, I had a level advantage and that meant that I won in the attack order and won this match. It is important to consider the level of cards as attacking first tends to be more advantageous in the long run. Levels in cards also means more stats and abilities so it expands your options.

You can see my entire match here.

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