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It been several day since I published Amazing Battle with Captain Katie // Social Media Challenge, and I'm back posting this post to take part in new Splinterlands Social Media Challenge. Last week, theme from Splinterlands Weekly Battle Challenge is Diemonshark, a Rare monster from Water element. I'm going to share one of the battles I did using Diemonshark on the modern battle rank. I chose to play in Modern because I think the rental fee is lighter because there is no need to carry monsters from all editions. Although actually, nowadays, to move up the ranks in modern is a little difficult, but this is better than having to start pushing rank of novice in Wild.

Diemondshark is one of my favorite monster Tanks, especially in the silver league and above when enrage ability is also active. Well, let's take a look at my battle with Diemonshark and the strategy I designed in this battle.

DIEMONSHARK

Diemonsharks travel alone throughout the stars searching for prey and territory. They are fearsome beasts with lightning-fast reflexes. Diemonsharks are extremely territorial and attack any creature that encroaches on their land. The Chaos Legion trains them as transports for equipment. Since they can travel by air, ground, or sea, they are ideally suited for the task.

LORE from Splinterlands

Monster Name : DIEMONSHARK
Edition: CHAOS LEGION
Rarity: RARE
Mana : 8
Element: WATER
Attack: MELEE
Abilities: Trample, Enrage, Retaliate

Diemonshark is a favorite tank for many players because it has a fairly large HP and Armor, a high speed where level 1 of this monster already has a speed of 4, and Trample ability that has been active from level 1. Because Diemonshark has a high speed, I like to combine this monster with Summoner Kelya Frendul which has the ability of +1 Armor and +1 Speed, so that the defense of this monster will be more difficult to penetrate by melee and range attacks because it has a higher miss chance. And because Diemonshark has a high speed, this monster will have the opportunity to attack first. You have to remember that in this game you will have a higher chance of winning if you can attack first. But the disadvantage of this combination is that it can't stand magic attacks.

The enrage ability of this monster will be active at level 4, namely the max level of the Silver league, this monster has increased melee attacks and speed when damaged. Retaliate abilities will be active at levels 7 &8 or in diamond and champion leagues.

BATTLE PREPARATION

Rulesets

• Close Range (Range attacks may be used in the first position in the battles)
• Earthquake (Non-Flying Monsters take 2 melee damage at the end of each round)
• Mana Capacity 32
• Available Element Fire, Water, Earth, Life

Strategy and Line-Up

In general, the strategy that I will use in this battle is to attack and defend at the same time. Diemonshark in the tank position will supported with Mardali Guardian who has Thank Heal and Repair ability so that Diemonshark will last longer. Because Manacap 32 is the middle mana in battle, in addition to using monsters with high mana, I will also use some monsters with low mana, and don't forget to bring the Pelacor Bandit who has the ability to Fly so that they don't die when hit by an earthquake. let's take a look at the complete line-up and startegy of each monster from the table below:

Monster	Position	Strategy
	Summoner	Kelya Frendul level 6 as Summoner that have ability +1 Armor and +1 Speed. The armor given from this summoner will make all monsters that do not have the Flying ability to survive longer than earthquakes.
	First (Tank)	Diemonshark level 6 with 3 melee attacks, 4 speed, 10 Health and 6 Armors. In addition, it has Trample and Enrage abilities that make this monster very strong as a tank, especially after receiving buffs from summoners, it will definitely be stronger.
	Second (Attacker)	Djinn Oshanus level 3 that have Void, Phase and Forcefield abilities, double role as second tank and as attacker. just behind the firs tank that is the target of the Snipe monster from the opposing side. In addition, if the firs tank dies, this monster will replace it into a tank. I chose this monster because it has a high speed and also has a large HP of 11. At the very least this monster will be the last monster to die.
	Third (Opportunity)	Deeplurker Level 7, it's not a max level Gold league, but the Poison ability is already active. This monster acts as an attacker with the target of the attack being a monster that has a small HP whose position is at the forefront.
	Fourth (Sneak)	Pelacor Bandit level 8. This monster is often the mainstay of many people because it has a high speed and flying ability. In this battle, Flying ability is very useful because there are earthquake rulesets. In this battle, this monster has the role of an attacker with the target of the opponent's monster in the last position.
	Fifth	Mardali Guardian level 5, not a max level Gold league but all the abilities I need are active, namely Thank Heal and Repair. This monster is one of the cool players of this battle, because the ability it has is very supportive of both tanks and other monsters that are scarce of armor. At least the Tanks of this battle can last longer as long as these monsters do not die
	Last	Torrent Fiend in last position. This monster is only a complement because it has 0 mana. As you know that the melee monster in the back position will not be able to attack, so I put this monster in last position as the tank that was targeted by the opponent's Sneak monster so as not to directly attack the core of this formation.

GOES TO BATTLE FIELD...

The enemy used summoner Kelya Frendul, same as me. The tank of the enemy formation is Baakjira level 3 which has void, slow, strengthen, and heal abilities. Although it has no attack, this tank is very powerful. It is clear that the enemy is focused on carrying out attacks from behind by placing 2 Sneak monsters, namely Pelacor Bandit level 8 and Uraeus level 5, and 1 Opportunity monster, that is Feasting seaweed. 2 other monsters namely Gargoya Devil level 6 and River Nymp level 6 have tank as target attacks.

You can play directly the video from youtube that I attach below, or directly click the direct link that I reported to see this battle.

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In Round #1 after all the monsters got buffs and debuffs (nerfs) from all summoners and monsters, the opposing team's speed was superior to mine because my team received a slow daei Baakjira. The opposing monster gets a chance to attack first, the result is a Torrent fiend whose backmost position has been dead since the match hasn't started long ago.

Many monsters died in Round#2. River Nymp died after the earthquake due to poison from Deeplurker, the opponent's Uraeus died due to the attack of my Bandit Leaker, and at the end of this round the Mardali Guardian died from the Seaweed Feasting.

Baakjira eventually dies in Round#4, and Diemonshark's Trample ability eventually activates in Round#5 after Diemonshark kills the Seaweed Feasting and subsequently kills the Pelacor Bandit. The game ends after the Gargoya Devil dies from a Pelacor Bandit attack. The final result of this match I won with 4 monsters left.

STRATEGY DISCUSSION

The strategy I implemented worked in this battle. But I don't think this is the best strategy. In earthquake rulesets, of course the best choice is to use a monster that has flying ability, and the Summoner of the dragon element, Brighton Bloom. But if the Dragon element is unavailable, maximizing the use of monsters that have flying abilities is the best. The strategy I use is an alternative strategy that can be used if these two conditions are not possible.
Speaking of Diemonshark, the best strategy to use this monster if:

• Battle on middle and high mana.
• Not in reverse speed rulesets
• Supported by other monsters that have Thank Heal and Repair abilities.
• Not for magic attack counters
• More effectively used for silver league battles and above when enrage ability is active.

What do you think? If you have any other views on the strategy I implemented, let's discuss it in the comments.

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