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Having powerful cards is undoubtedly very important to win battles, but this alone is not enough because no matter how powerful the cards are, we may not be able to benefit from their true power sufficiently if they are not used correctly. In short, it is in our hands to make the cards more effective in battles, that is, to use them in the most effective way.

I think there are very few opponents that cannot be defeated with a powerful strategy, so I attach great importance to strategy in battles, so I can use the real power of the cards in the most efficient way. Frankly, my deck is not enough for the Gold league, but I like to play in the Gold league because the Gold league is both more rewarding and more exciting. Despite the difficulties of the Gold League, I can say that I can win many battles, including the most difficult ones, thanks to my strategies.

To determine a good strategy, I first review the opponent's recent battles, and consider the rulesets of the battle. I can say that I generally determine my strategy according to the opponent. Let's examine this in a battle.

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[Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_88285e060a6e91e48c8635171f5abf60&ref=rtonline)

### Battle Ruleset

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- **Briar Patch**: All Monsters have the Thorns ability.
- **Stampede**: The Trample ability can trigger multiple times per attack if the trampled Monster is killed.
- **Heavy Hitters**: All Monsters have the Knock Out ability.

Before starting the battle, when I reviewed the opponent player's recent battles, I saw that the opponent player's cards were more powerful than my deck, so I knew that this battle would be quite difficult and I needed a better strategy to win this battle. 

Also, I was almost sure that I would fight against the **Level 3 Kron the Undying** in this battle. If the battle did not have the **Briar Patch ruleset**, it would not be difficult to destroy Kron the Undying with Sneak Monsters, but unfortunately in this battle, all monsters would have the **Thorns Ability**, so it was not possible for me to do this with melee attack monsters.

Additionally, the battle had the **Heavy Hitters ruleset**, which meant that all monsters in this battle would have the **Knock Out Ability**. **Knock Out Ability** and **Stun Ability** can be very effective in battles when used together, so I added **Revealer** with the **Stun Ability**, to my team without hesitation in this battle, and I believe that my chances of winning this battle will increase thanks to this combo. Additionally, I thought that the **Poison Ability** would be very useful in such a battle, and I added **Venari Bonesmith** with the **Poison Ability**, to my team. In short, it would be very difficult for my team to win this battle, but I believed that my chances of winning this battle would increase with this strategy.

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Indeed, the combination of Stun Ability and Knock Out Ability worked very well in this battle. Monsters with the Knock Out Ability does double damage to stunned monsters, making it much easier to destroy enemies. And when the Poison Ability was added, it became much easier to destroy the opposing team. In particular, the Level 3 Kron the Undying, one of the hardest monsters to destroy, was destroyed incredibly easily in this battle, which showed that my strategy worked quite well in this battle. I recommend you to watch this great and quite challenging battle from the [Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_88285e060a6e91e48c8635171f5abf60&ref=rtonline). I hope you will like it.

**Stun Ability** stuns the target enemy, while **Knock Out Ability** does double damage when attacking a stunned enemy. Additionally, **Poison ability** has a chance to poison targets. These three abilities make it much easier to destroy enemies, so I attach great importance to incorporating these abilities into my strategy. Meanwhile, a stunned monster skips its next turn, meaning it cannot attack or use its abilities.


### Brief Descriptions of the Above Mentioned Abilities

- **Stun Ability**: When a Unit with Stun hits a target, there is a 50% chance that the target will skip its next turn.
- **Knock Out Ability**: Does double damage when attacking an enemy that is stunned.
- **Poison Ability** : Attacks have a 50% chance to apply poison, which does automatic damage to the target at the beginning of each round after the poison is applied.
- **Thorns Ability** : When hit with a Melee attack, does 2 Melee damage back to the attacker.

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What are your thoughts on the battle? I would be glad if you write your thoughts in the comments.

[Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_88285e060a6e91e48c8635171f5abf60&ref=rtonline)

**Thank you for reading.**
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