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*On of the most interesting ability in splinterlands is the blast. Any ability that will help reduce the life of my opponents monster is an interesting one for me. Topping my blast team is the great Exploding dwarf, Ruler of the sea and the Gold dragon. This three are the best to use on the field incase you wanna kill your enemy before they attempt to kill you. This is a type of death they never see coming, it's an unexpected one that ends up paralysing your opponent's team.*

**Battle Rule:** 
*Heavy hitters*: All monsters have the knockout ability.
*Odd ones Out*: Only monsters with odd mana costs may be used in the battle.
*Mana Cap:* 48

*For my blast this week, I am fortunate to use the Gold Dragon whose breathe brings with it a blast of fire and with its healing and flying power, an edge over my opponent. He has the ability to restore its power and evade melee attack.*

Having checked my opponents team history, I found out he/she has heavy hitter monsters on deck and I though to go along with some of my best best. So for my set up I used:

<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/400x300/https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/reward/Daria%20Dragonscale_lv6.png" /> </div> I used Daria Dragonscale as my summoner due to her ability to summon the fiercest and largest dragon in a battle.


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<div class="pull-left"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/400x300/https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/reward/Nectar%20Queen_lv7_gold.png" /> </div> My first monster is the golden Nectar queen, whose flying ability and retaliation power plus its additional knockout ability helped secure the frontline.

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<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/400x300/https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/reward/Lord%20Arianthus_lv3.png" /> </div> With its shield, void, reflect and thorn ability, it was strategically placed should in case my opponent made use of magic or melee monster. 


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<div class="pull-left"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/400x300/https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/beta/Earth%20Elemental_lv5.png" /> </div>  Using my relaiable ranged monster mr tree (Earth Elemental), even though its ranged power wasn't really exercised due the low turn up of my opponent, it was still a force in my battle.

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<div class="pull-right"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/400x300/https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/untamed/Dragon%20Jumper_lv2_gold.png" /> </div> Like his name, this superman legendary card jumped my enemy's monster till the last. With its flying opportunity and snare ability, he alone was enough for the weak opponent I faced in the battle.

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<div class="pull-left"><img src="https://steemitimages.com/400x300/https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/beta/Gold%20Dragon_lv3.png" /> </div>  The man of the show with its blast ability, its ability wasn't really proclaimed in this battle due to the opponent team and the power rangers I pulled on my team. Still yet, you can still see its blast taking monsters down.

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<div class="pull-right">https://images.hive.blog/DQmachcTJYt76SJZ12jouRTk6Re1B1uosoJYKyMjKxd8aKt/image.png /> </div> I chose this monster for its tank healing and protective armor.

At the end of my battle, I felt like I cheated my opponent with my selelction. I came with armored tank and he came with pistol. At the end of the day, stressful battle or not I knew the win was mine.

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