Weekly Battle Challenge: Crypt Beetle

Edition: Chaos Legion
Rarity: Common
Element: Death
Attack: Melee
Abilities: Shield at Level 1

Crypt Beetle is a cheap option for a tank in low mana battles and packs a punch way above his mana value. The inclusion of the Shield ability provides that extra layer of survivability.

The Card

The Play

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The Strategy

It was a Silver League, 32 Mana battle with Close Range and Odd Ones Out. Odd mana value monsters only really restrict the gameplay and this coupled with employing ranged monsters in the first position offered a great opportunity for some interesting team composition.

Position	Card	Level	Reason
Summoner	Owster Rotwell	2	Magic Damage reflect for the entire team to counter any magic monsters.
Position 1	Crypt Beetle	3	Our star of the week. A cheap tank option with shield to tank as many hits as possible.
Position 2	Shadowy Presence	2	Very cheap cost with decent hitpoints to tank hits and enhanced by the summoner bonus.
Position 3	Djinn Muirat	1	A very strong card with decent damage, armour and high hitpoints. A great damage dealer/tank combo.
Position 4	Lira the Dark	1	High speed and decent damage with opportunity to pick off the lower health monsters.
Position 5	Soulstorm	1	High Damage and speed with flying but low hitpoints.
Position 6	Scavo Hireling	3	Strong support with repair and a bit of a damage sink for the backline.

The Result

Round 1 saw a lot of punches thrown but both teams came through without any casualties.

Round 2 saw our Crypt Beetle being battered and ultimately succumbing into the enemy Flying Squid.

Round 3 began with our Lira the Dark destroying the enemy Scavo Hireling. A valuable tool in their arsenal. Our Shadowy Presence fell to the enemy tank, Serpent of Eld.

Round 4 was explosive with our SoulStorm taking out the Serpent of Eld and at this point the battle felt like it would drag on forever.

In Round 6 our Lira the Dirk was defeated by the enemy Sniping Narwhal as our SoulStorm pushed the Flying Squid into the afterlife in Round 7.

From here our Djinn Muirat and Soulstorm worked tirelessly to pick each remaining enemy for a Round 11 victory.