Chaos Legion release was really **Chaotic** is term of excitement and the rise and fall of many combinations!

With Alric buff gone from starting deck, it was interesting to see a shift of focus to the new **+1 magic** buff Summoner: **Obsidian**

![Silver First Quest3.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmXwu1vNmbNKaYazQbuG9WtRVWhuZnjDVSsmuAuJ1D2Csu/Silver%20First%20Quest(3).png)

Let's have a look at the the new Monsters of the Earth Deck and see how there synergies with Obsidian:

PS: I will ONLY focus on monsters from UNTAMED, DICE and CHAOS LEGION as there will be used for the modern format.

# **The Tank: Mycelic Slipspawn**
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![Mycelic Slipspawn_lv1.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmRnydLphnt5gpbKWHqosQsgRqXYrKBEQXVpcEAZ46THiw/Mycelic%20Slipspawn_lv1.png)
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As I'm picking *Obsidian*, it'll be the most favourable to play *as many magic damage dealers as possible*. For this case, we have Mycelic Slipspawn *strange name*:
- Pros:
	- **Taunt**: As long as it's alive, every other monster is safe and free-hitting, so it's important to keep it alive as long as possible
	- **10 Health**: Great tankiness against all sort of damage (melee and magic) and not easy to take down in the first round
	- **2 Magic Damage**: *+1 Magic damage buff*, not only does it tank but also **HURTS**!
	- Available in **Starter Deck**
- Cons:
	- **No armor**: Vulnerable to heavy melee damage (fire comp with *Tarsa* can easily destroy it)
	- **High Mana**: it can't be fit to low mana cap battles effectively

So the Goal here is to keep the Tank **alive as much as possible**, so let's see what we can do:

# **The Healer: Goblin Psychic**
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![Goblin Psychic_lv1.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmcaznnTdmsASb81cM4G1wqxfF83HhnVeeHfkzGL3RC6hW/Goblin%20Psychic_lv1.png)
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Having a Healer is a must with a "Taunt" Tank (similar to Shieldbearer + Venari Crystalsmith Combo)
- Pros:
	- **Tank heal** for Mycelic Heal to sustain as much damage as possible. Mycelic got 10 Health so **3 Health heal** per round
	- **2 Magic Damage**: *+1 Magic damage buff*, more damage besides the healing
- Cons:
	- Relatively *high mana* cost: can't fit well in low mana battles
	- *Low health* and *No Armor*

# **Queen Mycelia**
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![Queen Mycelia_lv1.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmecpGtPYWLGsAiXxyon9TDP4ypfnf6udNmXhXk5Cb2rQt/Queen%20Mycelia_lv1.png)
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It can be considered the *Venari Wavesmith* of Earth Deck and provides the team of what it's lacking: Armor.
It's really important for both the Tank and the damage dealers, as tanking one extra shot makes a big diffrence in term of survivability and damage-out (We really want to keep firing 6-10 magic damage each round)
- Pros:
	- **Fortify**: +2 Armor for all Team
	- **Low mana**: can be fit in every team composition
	- *Magic Damage*: Profits from *+1 Magic buff*
- Cons:
	- **Low Health**: requires a good positioning otherwise the *Fortify* buff will be gone

# **Second Position**: **Centauri Mage / Regal Peryton**
Both are magic damage dealers and the best suited as a secondary Tank and the choice depends on the enemy tendencies and Mana cap
- **Regal Peryton**:
	- ![Regal Peryton_lv1.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmZdje4ZoNwDjukWne9JVuEpP3NiWoVdM9E9Si8vjoe8uS/Regal%20Peryton_lv1.png)
	- **Flying** + **5 Speed** will make enemies feel like they are "blind" especially those with *1 Speed* 
	- Coupled with *6 health*, respectable mana cost and potentially some heals, Regal can be suited for the 2nd position
- **Centauri Mage**:
	- ![Centauri Mage_lv1.png](https://images.hive.blog/DQmPkGhzw7oxmXbYDKqM9tCHCSbCZWXyuYxp792naeQwVRr/Centauri%20Mage_lv1.png)
	- **Return Fire** + 9 health: The perfect **Counter** for *Snipe*. *Child of the Forest* and *Hunter Jarx* won't survive for too long
	- **Bad synergie** with Mycelic Slipspawn because of its *taunt*, not allowing to counter *Snipe* effectively, and both have high mana cost.

# **2 Mana Monsters: Khmer Princess / Failed Summoner**
Both from UNTAMED release, these 2 mana cost monsters are best fit into low mana battles 
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- **Khmer Princess**: best suited in the backline for an additional *1+1 Magic damage*
- **Failed Summoner**: Great for mirror matches against Obsidian, The **Magic Reflect** will hurt, the higher its level the more effective it'll become.

I've got more to talk about but I feel it's better to divide it to 2 posts to not make it too long (or boring) to the readers and Thank you so much if you still reading till here :D

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