Bronze league was getting boring, almost 80% of matchups against Venari Wavesmith or Oshannus. Either you learn how to counter, play the same comp or keep on losing aginst it!

That's when I decided "Why not take a trip to Silver" through rentals and see what it gives?

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1) That was fun

Why do we play a game if it's not for the fun?? but If I want to summarise the difference between Bronze and Silver in term of opponents:

• Less bots compared to Bronze, so you actually think how you'll play the opponents thus being more competitive
• A rich variety of enemy composition: You get to play different kind of splinters, even the legendary ones like Chansus and Yodin. You never know what you'll be facing!
• Higher Mana Cap: More flexibility in Monsters selection
• More rewards (on average): 4 DEC/win on Bronze I VS 10 DEC/win on Silver II

2) Level of difficulty

Not all silver is insanely difficult as the rumors going on. In fact, we can devide it into 3 parts:

• Rating [1000-1300]:
  • Pretty similar to Bronze I
  • Most Summoners are at Level 1: Alric and Mylor are the most played
  • The pool is softer since many are moving up (through renting) for better rewards
• Rating [1300-1600]:
  • Battles are getting harder and start facing better cards
  • Bortus being played more
  • Facing Lama Kron / Lama Golem more frequently
• Rating [1600-1900]:
  • The true Silver Elo: Players are way better
  • Summoners mostly at level 2-5
  • Facing a lot of legendary Summoners: Yodin and Dragons (Daria/Camilla)
  • Yodin is BROKEN!
  • Less magic damage monsters
  • Passive tanks like Almo and Lord Ariantus are more frequently played

3) Was it Profitable?

I do believe it depends on the monsters you rented/ rental cost/ playing frequency.

I've rented many Gold Foil and Alpha Cards for the extra 10% Bonus + Burned my ECR to 30%

I've completed 2 Daily quests and quite pleased about what I got:

Here's a summary of all the Maths:

Around 800 DEC or $9 at current price is really profitable, Funny how I got more from the DQ rewards!

4) My cards

Since it's my first visit to silver, I can't speak about my cards and the analysis behind my picks.

Many fellow members can provide way better guides on the best compositions for Silver league!

However, I do believe that Pelacor Conjurer is Underrated especially associated with a Healer:

• 4 Speed + Flying: Truly a dodge Master, I can't count how many times the enemy tank missing his shot
• Magic Reflect: Making Mages Cry (Talking to you Venari and Wood Nymph)
• All this for ONLY 2 MANA
  

That's it for my journey! It'll be great if someone could share a guide/infos about the most viable compostions for Silver!

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