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<center><b>The Game Rules keep coming in the <a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@splinterlands/battle-mage-secrets-weekly-challenge-s8ljh9">Share Your Battle Challenge</a> which is also called the Battle Mage Secrets for <a href="https://splinterlands.com/?ref=costanza">Splinterlands</a>. This is the Close Range Rule!</b></center>

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What I wrote about this Game Rule the last time around was:

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Pretty much nothing changed really with extra rules added along with a ton of new cards since last time. Generally I just completely ignore this rule and go what I believe is the most powerful lineup. Cards that can be included however are the Legendary <b>Cornealus</b> or monsters with the headwinds ability since you can anticipate your opponent to play at least some ranged monsters.



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The 2 other game rules for this battle were that only class cards could be used with no armor. It was a pretty straightforward choice for my most played deck which is the Possibilus Melee stack which also includes some Anti-Magic.


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Especially with no Armor allowed, the <b>Possibilus</b> Summoner which gives all monsters Trample can be extremely powerful. So that was what I was focused on starting with <b>Tha Kraken</b> despite knowing it would lose some armor due to the game rules. The Baakjira With self-heal, anti Magic and Reach +4 Melee attack thanks to buffs from the <b>Kulu Mastermind</b> and the <b>Pirate Captain</b>. The Kulu Mastermind for the Water Team is a real powerhouse even at level 2 where it gets the shield ability. The <b>Deeplurker</b> also remains a must-play cards for the Water team especially with the Trample ability and also the game rule where no Armor is allowed. After that, the <b>Ruler Of The Seas</b> also continues to be a super powerful cards most of all because of the Silence ability as Magic is the main counter of any Melee Possibilus team. To end the line-up I had multiple choises and I opted to increase the melee attack on 4 of my monsters by +1 with the Pirate Captain.

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This one turned out in a really easy win as my opponent too much tried to play into the Ranged attack narrative.

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<b>Previous Weekly Challenges</b>

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<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-back-to-basics-challenge">Back To Basics #2</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-armored-up-challenge">Armored Up #2</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-aimless-challenge">Aimless #2</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-aim-true-challenge">Aim True #2|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-rise-of-the-commons-challenge">Rise Commons</a>
<a href="Weak Magic">Weak Mangic</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-up-to-eleven-and-personal-challenge">Up To Eleven</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-up-close-and-personal-challenge">Up Close|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-unprotected-challenge">Unprotected</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-taking-sides-challenge-kv015n">Target Practice</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-taking-sides-challenge">Taking Sides</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-super-sneak-challenge">Super Sneak</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-stampede-battle-challenge">Stampede</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-what-doesn-t-kill-you-battle-challenge">What Doesn't Kill</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-wands-out-battle-challenge">Wands Out</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-silenced-summoners-battle-challenge">Silenced Summoners</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-reverse-speed-battle-challenge-o85oj">Rise Of The Commons</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-reverse-speed-battle-challenge">Reverse Speed</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-odd-ones-out-battle-challenge">Odd Ones Out</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-noxious-fumes-battle-challenge">Noxious Fumes</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-melee-mayhem-battle-challenge">Melee Mayham</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-lost-magic-battle-challenge">Lost Magic</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-lost-legendaries-battle-challenge">Lost Legendaries</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-little-league-battle-challenge">Little League</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-keep-your-distance-battle-challenge">Keep Your Distance</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-holy-protection-battle-challenge">Holy protection</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-heavy-hitters-battle-challenge">Heavy Hitters</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-going-the-distance-battle-challenge-15896">Healed Out</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-going-the-distance-battle-challenge">Going The Distance</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-fog-of-war-battle-challenge-qzbjgo">Fog Of War</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-fog-of-war-battle-challenge">Fog Of War</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-fire-and-regret-battle-challenge">Fire & Regret</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-explosive-weaponry-battle-challenge">Explosive Weaponry</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-even-stevens-battle-challenge">Even Stevens</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-equal-opportunity-battle-challenge">Equal Opportunity</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-equalizer-battle-challenge">Equalizer</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-earthquake-battle-challenge">Earthquake</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-counterspell-battle-challenge">Counterspell</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-close-range-battle-challenge">Close Range</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-broken-arrows-battle-challenge">Broken Arrows</a>
<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-briar-patch-battle-challenge">Briar Patch</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-back-to-basics-battle-challenge">Back To Basics</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-armored-up-battle-challenge">Armored Up</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-aimless-battle-challenge">Aimless</a>|<a href="https://hive.blog/hive-13323/@costanza/splinterlands-or-aim-true-battle-challenge">Aim True</a>








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