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Every week there is a Splinterlands challenge to share a rule set using a specific card and on [this week's post](https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@splinterlands/battlemagesecrets-may-18-2023) it is a battle with the Equal Opportunity rule set. I also encourage [Splinterlands](https://splinterlands.com?ref=jfang003) players to partake in the challenge because you get to try different strategies and earn some crypto in the process.

## Rule set, Battle and Plan
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The ruleset this time is [counterspell](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-counterspell-ruleset) and [equal opportunity](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-equal-opportunity-ruleset). This means that all monsters lose their abilities and all monsters get the enrage ability. There is also 44 mana available and I am left with the choice of all [splinter](https://leofinance.io/@leoglossary/leoglossary-splinter) except for earth.

![summoner.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23wBxtFjA5sKP2QLPDcjghY3pWaoyPfLfRpETdLMR2GBtmNtVWgCH3ihsoi494WavJ94H.png)
The summoner I choose to use this time is Drake of Arnak. In a match like this, I think that _1 armor will help me more because magic monsters will get reflected. I prefer dragon because it gives me more cards to use.

|Splinter|Mana Cost|Position|Reason|
|---|---|---|---|
|Drake of Arnak|4|Summoner|+1 armor|
|Serpent of Eld|7|1st|Tank with dodge|
|Tide Biter|3|2nd|Reach monster|
|Demented Shark|6|3rd|+1 attack|
|River Hellondale|7|4th|+1 attack and resurrect|
|The Vigilator|9|5th|Double attack ranged and melee attack|
|Wave Brood|8|6th|Taunt|
|Total Mana:|44|||

My plan is just to have a lineup using melee monsters. The taunt monster will let my Serpent of Eld live longer and I have resurrect for it to tank a few more hits. The rest of my setup is focus around damage and I even used a magic monster because it has inspire and resurrect. I expect my main damage to come from Vigilator with the double attack. 

### Round 1

![round 1.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23uFGsbgrwJns4eHMsZyHfwLH8MAdiZQooLCQJk54kFcJztoBqwty9EBQCn61mWqvqNVA.png)
At the first glance of my opponent's lineup, I think I have the stronger lineup. It's a bit unfortunate to see a magic monster up front and I do less damage due to my opponent's disintegrator. EIther way, the taunt will soak up most of the damage and allow me to kill off my opponent.

### Round 2

![round 2.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tkpRyQWxNTfDo6YtNHUst2PBq9TSW1mDtihjCB8aaCt1U3UgJkksB3tkhmipdTMmuha.png)
I lost a monster and my taunt monster is almost dead. I have yet to use my resurrect yet so there won't be any issues. I haven't done too much damage on my opponent but I still have the advantage.

### Round 3

![round 3.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tkmq7GpKEA3Fkh9y3r31vc9wZtaEnpS1Y8VKxztjS1V5J95zwA3Lhd98dCtPyns1zz6.png)
I lost my taunt monster but I was able to take out two more monsters on my opponent's side. Based on this, I think this match is won by my side unless I miss a lot. 

### Round 4

![round 4.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tvAaFFqUyTj6qMQBW2rMsC4Pdop9FBfJ7ptWmk1YdHbJfbJPWuYisYpYRkbcbEYFMU4.png)
It hurt to lose one of my inspires but I am down to the last stretch with 2 monsters left on my opponent's side. 

![conclusion.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/jfang003/23tkkCYQSBegDnJfKp4SsnSx2SXnQqrm4biZGiogzHU34MJFUqfQwuraeq5qMKYabkPXP.png)
Since I did not miss, I was able to finish off my opponent but I did lose my Serpent of Eld.  

## Conclusion

The battle this time around went exactly as I expected. The lineup I went for dealt massive damage while my cards dealt damage. My opponent was faster than me but my cards weren't slow by any means. This meant that I didn't miss that often and I was able to take out my opponent before they started focusing on my cards. The +1 armor did help because there weren't that many magic monsters on my opponent's side and I think he made a mistake by using that magic monster in the middle of his lineup. Either way, I think the combination of double attack and taunt worked well with the equal opportunity rule set. 

You can see my entire match [here](https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_2648740963cb54238e93ac21ffe953ec&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 play in a ruleset.