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Splinterlands is a pretty complicated game with interesting battles with all the options available. This is a part of the [weekly social media challenge](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/splinterlands-social-media-challenge-stq8v0) for [Splinterlands](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/what-is-splinterlands). This week is about a great fight where I won because of Obsidian.

## Featured cards

![image.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tv28bwehCz1VZ4iu4T2HriMu81vuGUVEnEHNxiKkBNazjFzbMtET9z39QbcK586mLcC.png)
Obsidian is an earth summoner that costs 4 mana, and it increases your monster's magic attack by 1. It's a good card to have because having a strong magic lineup can be avoid the armor on your opponent's team. It's hard to counter full magic teams if you are not prepared.

## Rule set, Battle and Plan

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The ruleset this time is [Close Range](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-close-range-ruleset), Holy Protection, and [Reverse Speed](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-reverse-speed-ruleset). This means that ranged monsters can attack from up front, one damage attack is negated, and the attack order is reversed. There are also 29 mana available, and I can choose any [splinter](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-splinter) except for death.

|Splinter|Mana Cost|Position|Reason|
|---|---|---|---|
|Obsidian|4|Summoner|+1 magic|
|Halfling Refugee|1|1st||
|Magi of Chaos|6|2nd||
|Queen Mycelia|4|3rd|Protect|
|Goblin Psychic|6|4th|Tank Heal and Affliction|
|Madcap Magus|4|5th|Lifeleech and Scattershot|
|Djinn Biljka|3|6th|Weaken, Void, and Camouflage |
|Total Mana:|28|||

I use Obsidian as my summoner for the +1 magic. Halfling Refugee because it only costs 1 mana, and I want something tanky up front with a low mana cost. Then I have 5 magic monsters afterward. Queen Mycelia has [protect](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-protect-ability) to give my team armor, and this will help my monsters survive against melee or ranged monsters. Goblin Psychic has [tank heal](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-tank-heal-ability) and [affliction](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-affliction-ability) to keep my tank alive. Madcap Magus has [life leech](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-life-leech-ability) and [scattershot](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-scattershot-ability) so its a bit of a gamble, but I think it can work out. Then I have Djinn Biljka in the last spot with [weaken](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-weaken-ability), [void](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-void-ability), and camouflage. All of the magic monsters have low speed, so they should be able to attack first in the ruleset. 

### Round 1


![round 1.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23t7BUru5z6QqdSNB4Uig9nMsf7kHtAhe5hLmMBSpWLsct8y13tedbQA55mcSuhFndooa.png)
At first glance, I think that I have the advantage. My monsters have low speed, so they should attack first, and the summoners' abilities only hurt my opponent. The only issue is that [taunt](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-taunt-ability) monster because my opponent also has two monsters with [triage](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-triage-ability). I hope my Goblin Psychic lands an affliction to make it easier to finish that off. 

### Round 2
![round 2.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23t7BQQr9ed51ViCzSEtWJoQL1GyaXGL6WahKBhb7iTJSYYsvHJwK8ztZ2gAaQtk5iHsA.png)
I got lucky, and my scattershot hit the taunt monster. So it was killed before any of the healers could get to it. At this point, I don't think there is anything my opponent can do against me with all the magic damage that I have. 

![conclusion.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tGXnKc5uVCN2C5LMNP2KbzBd37WotRq37v3G7FiGeqGc5E3rwK8QULGFU6jLLcteXyx.png)
I ended up winning this match a few rounds later, as I expected. I only lost 1 monster, and my magic monsters made quick work of my opponent's monsters. 

## Conclusion

The battle this time played out how I wanted it to. Focusing on magic in a reverse speed match is quite powerful, and there was no death allowed in the Splinter choice. So it just felt like the best choice was to use magic. I got a bit lucky at the start, and that made the entire fight easy, but if I didn't get that lucky scattershot, I could have been in danger. 

You can see my entire match [here](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_439f7eccec037f7050e807a8560a5a45?ref=jfang003).

What did you think of my match? Was there anything you would have done differently? I think it is quite interesting to see how different players use the same card.

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