Splinterlands — Share Your Battle Challenge

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Splinterlands Share Your Battle — Life Sapper

Leech some extra health for wins

Splinterlands is all about keeping at least one more health longer than your opponent. I have won many battles by the skin of my teeth, and Life Sapper has been the MVP of several of those wins. The Life Leech ability keeps Sapper in the game that much longer, which can be all you need to secure the win.

Life Sapper

💀 Level 4
🔮 2 Magic Attack
❤️ 2 Health
🏃‍♂️ 3 Speed
🔧 Life Leech

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Life sappers are in between life and death. One side of their body is ghostly while the other is alive and well. They are neither fully living nor dead. They feed off the energies around them, and simply being within view of a Life Sapper will make you feel sick and weak. They siphon energy from their victims, slowly weakening and sickening them while simultaneously healing themselves.

Standout Qualities

Sapper has the Life Leech ability from level one, but it is at level four that I really began to see great results. At level four Sapper gains an extra magic attack. I found this to be particularly powerful during low mana, or Little League, battles.

Interesting Synergies

Card	Synergy
	Life Leech is great, so how about adding another Life Leech partner.
	Revealer adds more magic attack, but also the stun ability. Slowing down the opponent allows Sapper more time to leech health.
	A beefy tank up front allows more time to leech more health. Harklaw absorbs melee well, Windeku does extra damage thanks to Thorns, but is more squishy
	A great secondary, or primary tank.
	Life Sapper thrives in the Equalizer ruleset. Ever-Hungry, typically a risky tank with one health, also becomes a great tank in this ruleset.

BATTLE EXAMPLE

Here is a great example of why the Equalizer ruleset compliments the Death splinter, and Life Sapper in particular so well. 💥💥💥

Battle	What's Interesting About it?
	Here is a perfect example Life Sapper's Life Leech ability, with some additional help from Bonesmith, being the gamechanger.

Lineup Examples

LINEUP EXAMPLE	NOTES
	Death is great at low mana. This is just one example of a low mana lineup with a decent punch.
	This is a decently hard hitting team for only 23 mana. Thorns up front and a high dose of magic from the back.
	I don't typically turn to the Death splinter for higher mana battles, but this is a nice combination with a mix of attacks and synergies.

Wrap Up

Life Sapper is a great card, even at level one. If you can afford to level up a summoner and Life Sapper to at least level four it becomes a go to card. Paired up with Venari Bonesmith it becomes a tandem that can do some serious damage and has won me many battles.