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In my continued effort to bring you low quality, repetitive, cyclical, drivel on a weekly basis, in a change from the precious metals related rhetoric i usually bang on about, I now offer to you my loyal followers, a bang average #splinterlands blog.
Without much thought, or deep contemplation, ill be sharing with you few brave souls that have taken the time to read this post, my weekly BATTLE MAGE SECRETS Weekly Challenge!. The "share your battle" challange has ended, where the @splinterlands team asked you to share a battle with a specific monster, and now its more about a specific ruleset. This new weekly challenge definitely has its upside, as it allows a wider audience to take part, even when their battle decks are limited.
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This week, the team over at #splinterlands has asked us to share a battle with the ruleset "**BORN AGAIN**". As the name suggests, all your monsters, just like our old mate Jesus, will ne reborn and rise from the dead.... Its a pretty simple ruleset, nothing changes - no loss or gain of ability, its just that the monster that dies, gets to come back for another chance ad redemption.
This ruleset, can completely flip a battle on its head! conventional battle plans go straight out the window, it also creates a whole new style of play. With the correct selection, it is possible to field a suprisingly deadly team.
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Lets go play #splinterlands...... Its not like you can pick and choose the rulesets for every battle!
After playing what seemed like my full allocation of 50 battles, I finally came across the ruleset I was waiting for:
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But doing what #splinterlands does best, they threw a spanner in the works by adding additional rulesets alongside BORN AGAIN, just to mess with my mind and really get me thinking.
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Taking these rulesets into consideration, and with the vast array of summoner choices available to me, I actually decided that for this specific battle, with these specific ruleset, I would pick my tried and tested LVL 2 *QUIX THE DEVIOUS*. Theres some decent monsters to pick from with this summoner, ehen combined with my **FIRE** splinter, plus with his **-1 ranged attack** and with some high ranged attack monsters to choose from, theres no disadvantage to picking him with these rulesets. Ive got an idea of the monster(s) id like to get involved as they could potentially be the difference between picking up a **W** or a **L**.
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As you can see, its not a bad line up!??! My choice of monsters will only benefit from the ruleset, thanks to some of my monsters abilities of "close range" and their ability to attack from everywhere(including the tank position). Plus add to that my lvl1 *Marksrat* and my level4 *Firecaller* adding thier "Martyr" ability, and my lvl3 *Lava launcher* and lvl5 *Spearman* adding serious firepower ive got a decent chance to defeat several potential opposition lineups. Putting all my eggs into one basket here with my heavy range attack lineup, but with my lvl 4 *Gargoyl Devil* adding some extra attacks and my ash golem ready to go, this line-up may see me through this battle.
When ever I come across the "Born again" ruleset, it really is a bit of complete change from the usual..... I often weigh up the pros and cons of picking a high attack team **OR** a heavy magic attack team to negate the many pitfalls of loosing all abilities. But with the *Going the distance* ruleset also in play and such a high MANA game, i really could only include some seriously aggressive range monsters.
**Welshies Top Tip: when given the ruleset "BORN AGAIN", try to include monsters eith the Martyr ability. Youll get double the effects thanks to their now double-martyr boost**
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Watch the battle [HERE](https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_e933bf8c3696d98b3cbbca4f78c36596&ref=welshstacker)</center>
Once the two teams are revealed, I always have a quick look at my opponents set up, before hitting *rumble*. I like to playout in my head how I think the battle will unfold. I try and predict what I think the outcome may be, and judge how well my opponents have set up thier team. With heavy restrictions on summoner choice but with these specific rulesets, I think ive done quite well and built a very competitive team....
My opponents choice of summoner has differed from mine, yet with "Born again" also in play it simply comes down to the choice of monster available by selecting your splinter. So lets see who gets the upper hand... can my DRAGON(FIRE) splinter take down their SRAGON (FIRE) splinter?
So can my lvl 2 summoner take out my opponents lvl 1 summoner?? Its going to be tough.... They definitely have some decent monsters out on display. With that said im sure its going to be a challenging battle. Lets hit rumble and see how this plays out!!
The stage was set, two strong summoners, with very similar approaches, these teams are sure to give a great battle. I see the difference in lineup, but as the old adage goes - " you can only play whats in front of you!!"
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Before the battle even begins, our summoner buffs take effect, monster buffs take effect too..... So can my monsters over come theirs, and can the *" orn again*" and "*Going the distance*" ruleset make any difference? Only one way to find out!!
With both summoners adding that extra battle power, it truly is down to the monsters to make this battle memorable.
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Round two carried off where round one ended..... My MARKSRAT did exactly what i needed it to do, and die (twice), giving my LAVA LAUNCHER a double boost of Martyr. The extra fire power, life and shielding means is holding his own, using his additional close range ability and extra health incredibly well, while my other monsters are attacking from all angles.
My opponents choice of tank, has proven to be a tricky monster, the "fly" ability given by the summoner has caused me to miss a few times. But my superior attacking power and the additional damage caused by my double-martyr is now beginning to take effect. The addition ruleset was in my favour..... I feel luck is definitely on my side today!
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After breaking through his tank before he could take out mine, my superior monster levels and attacks are starting to turn the tide of battle. After the fall of his tank, twice thatnks to born again, this battle wont last much longer
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Thankfully, numbers were in my favour and i managed to hold out thanks to my tanks numerical health advantage, and the fact my opponents monster was doing very little damage(it always helps). Finally taking out his remaining monster and winning the battle.
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Just a few more attacks and this battle should be over. Luckily, my opponents high speed doesnt matter. So thats a job well done!!
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Now out gunning my opponent, its going to be done in a blink of an eye.... Turns out my selection at tank and heavy magic attackwas the key to winning this battle. The extra Armour certainly contributed to my heavily one sided victory.
**VICTORY!!!**..... If in doubt come out all guns blazing..... my opponents team was well thought out, but it was never in doubt. Superior monster level and a team more suited to the specific ruleset, gave me a very heavy advantage.
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Turns out it was a complete and utter blowout in the end! Im pretty chuffed with how that played out.... it couldnt have gone any better i dont think??
Would you have picked a different team/combonation? If so let me know in the comments below.
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