Thorny Fog

One might not expect the Fog of War to be present in a card game, yet fog can linger in the realm of Splinterlands, hindering abilities like Snipe or Opportunity. When the fog is as dense as the one that plagued London in 1952, monsters can only target the first opponent in the pack. Players must check the weather forecast and adjust their strategy, especially when thorns lie hidden within the fog due to the Briar Patch, and monsters lose their armor through the Unprotected modification. Let's have a look at a battle of this nature.

For this battle, I decided to stick with the Life Splinter, as it allows me to resurrect my tank multiple times. Plus, with a golden and leveled martyr in my pack, it was an opportunity I couldn't pass up. When combined with Lorna Shine's buff, my martyr could withstand two strikes each time it revived and boosted my second card multiple times.

The martyr of my heart is obviously Venari Marksrat. Thanks to this monster, I've almost forgiven rats for spreading the plague. On the other hand, I take pleasure in seeing him die.

Even stripped of armor, Kralus is a natural killing machine. With the martyr's buffs, Kralus gains incredible speed and stats, rendering him virtually invincible, regardless of the thorn damage he may sustain from his melee attacks.

Corsair Bosun proves to be an excellent second card for battles like these. He ignores thorn damage and has reasonable speed. Additionally, its 4 melee damage is fantastic for a monster with Reach.

One of the two resurrecting monsters in the Life pack is High Priest Darius. Apart from its special perk, Darius can deal a considerable amount of damage while reducing the opponent's monsters' HP. These three factors make it a valuable addition to my pack.

Zyriel is a card I rarely play. As an expensive monster, he is rather slow and possesses few HP, making him vulnerable under common rulesets. However, thanks to Fog of War, he cannot be targeted, granting him time to leech HP from the opponent's monsters. So I decided to give him a chance this time.

Adelade Brightwing had a single purpose in this battle: to resurrect my martyr. It isn't one of the most powerful cards and its Repair ability was of no use in this game. If I wanted a potent magic striker, I would choose another card. Adelade served purely as a resurrector.

The Battle

To be honest, it was more of a massacre than a battle. My opponent only managed to eliminate my first monster, which was meant to die and be revived multiple times. While I employed magic and ranged damage dealers, along with those unaffected by thorns, my opponent chose two cards that suffered from thorn damage. Placing Mycelic Slipspawn in the last position and deploying Goblin Psychic simultaneously wasn't the wisest move. Given the abundance of ranged monsters in this game, they swiftly dispatched Mycelic Slipspawn which was not healed at all. The Void provided by the summoner didn't offer much help either. Moreover, my opponent utilized very slow monsters that couldn't match mine, especially once Kralus got buffed.

In summary, my opponent failed to adapt their strategy to the ruleset. Such a mistake is fatal in the Golden League, hence why their pack was eliminated in just three rounds—a remarkably fast outcome considering the 60-mana cap.

See the battle yorself!

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