I am really committed to improving my game in Splinterlands this year, so much so that I have been doing the daily challenge of 15 wins in the frontier format for several days in a row.
Obviously, I need to learn which cards counter each element and which neutral cards are mainly used to defend against each other. I learned more about the use of “Spellmonger,” which at first I thought was useless since you couldn't add any attacks with “Weapons Trained,” but I understood that it would be quite strong if you could.
In this post, we'll break down this card a little more and see who it counters the most, based on what I understood while playing.
Spellmonger is a rare, neutral card with the Thorns ability, and it cannot be given attack with Weapons Trained, which I found strange when I first encountered it. Since it is a level 1 card, it only has 1 life, 1 shield, and no attack.
At first, I didn't use it much because I didn't see it as very useful, but it was precisely when it was used against me that I learned its function and its greatest usefulness in battle, and I really think it's quite good.
In the border format, only three cards have the opportunity ability with melee attack. In theory, this will be Spellmonger's role: to try to draw the attention of these cards to reduce their life and prevent them from damaging the other attacking monsters in your lineup.
Although the mana exchange for the cards you are leaving unused is not as good as for the first two, since one costs 4 and the other 5, it is precisely against the latter that it is much more beneficial to use it.
In my opinion, Vengeful Monk is one of the best cards to use in this format. It's very good for supporting tanks, as it quickly gets rid of the most powerful support cards and has 4 health points, which allows it to absorb some attacks as well.
However, Spellmonger is its main kryptonite, as with only 4 mana it would eliminate it completely, since due to its shield thanks to the thorns, it would take away all of its health in the 2 attacks it makes.
One of them hits the shield and the thorns return 2 damage, and the next one removes the other 2 health points, making a change of 4 for 7 mana in those 2 cards, giving a very good advantage.
It would be a matter of predicting that the opponent will use this card and trying to seize that advantage to tip the balance in our favor in the battle, which would be almost won.
I will show you two examples of battles where I used that strategy and where it was also used against me, and both turned out extremely well. Both in victory and in defeat, I learned a little:
#1
LINK DE LA BATALLA / LINK TO THE BATTLE
#2
Final Comments:
I'm still learning and committed to getting my account up to Silver. I've managed to play and stay in Bronze I despite only using level 1 cards for now, but I've almost collected enough to level up my summoners and be able to use higher levels.
In the meantime, I continue to learn from what my opponents show me. My main goal for now is to complete the daily challenges and level up my cards. Things like this post are little things that help me become a better player, and I must keep up the pace. Cheer up!
Great greetings to all Splinterland players.
Here is my referral link for those who have not yet started to play and are interested in the game: https://splinterlands.com?ref=titopx
All the Captures were made from the splinterlands.com website and edited in Canva.
