Winning With Weaker Cards
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Greetings to all Splinterlands players and hive gaming community! Splinterlands is a game of strategy like chess. Winning chances are increased if we play the right cards for the game modifiers and position them correctly to maximize their potential. Think of it like playing a game of chess with weaker but more coordinated pieces against an opponent who has material advantage but is about to get mated. The side with the better coordination can win against the player with material advantage. By no means, stronger cards can be discounted. You still need them but you should also focus on using the best cards depending on the modifier, position and relationship with the archon. I played a game against an opponent with stronger cards and I won because of my better archon and units relationship. This post serves as my entry to @spl-contests "David vs Goliath".
Below you can see the modifier that was used in the game and you can read about it in detail.
Eggceleration
All units gain +1 to all stats at the end of each round.
I took advantage of this modifier making sure that my units have high attacks. Having high attacks to quickly defeat the opponent.
Fallen Legends
You can not summon legendary archons.
I cannot use my legendary archons but so can the opponent. Who knows who benefited from this modifier?
The Teams
Let's compare the teams of my opponent and mine.
| Role | My Team | Opponent Team | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summoner | Marlai Singariel | Prunda Undervesch | The opponent's advantage begins in the archon. He has a maximum level archon that allows him to summon higher level units. But his archon does not give any buffs. My archon gives +1 magic attack. |
| Unit 1 | Asel Alagosdil | Commander Slade | My tank has no attack while the opponent has a maximum level Commander Slade. It has the advantage in all stats and skills. |
| Unit 2 | Phlegmost | Paprikash | My unit has magic attack while my opponent has melee. My unit also benefit from the +1 magic attack by my archon while the opponent's melee cards benefit from Janni Rebel's Inspire. |
| Unit 3 | Mindless Thrall | Janni Rebel | My unit has the higher attack but my opponent's level 7 Janni Rebel gives +1 melee attack and has a high life stats. |
| Unit 4 | Torrent Sniper | Surgehammer | The only card where I held the advantage. My Torrent Sniper has a higher level than my opponent's Surgehammer |
| Unit 5 | Mysic Scaleweaver | Luceheim Demon | My Mystic Scaleweaver has slow but countered by my opponent's Swiftness skill. His Luceheim Demon is at maximum level but its skills Triage and Cleanse did not give much advantage. |
| Unit 6 | Shock Trooper | Shock Trooper | We have the same card but my opponent's Shock Trooper has a higher level and has Swiftness skill. |
My opponent had the stronger cards no doubt. But they didn't get any skills from their archon. My magic cards were weaker but they got stronger by the +1 magic attack from the archon. The advantage in attacking power was all I needed to win the game even though my cards were cheaper and weaker than my opponent's.
Game link: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_f57ea667cd73b3c4e9964d5849c77c4d?ref=iamchessguy
Conclusion
A player can have stronger cards but this does not guarantee a win in Splinterlands. Despite the advantages of upgraded cards, strategy remains an important factor. Like in chess, a skilled player can often overcome a stronger pieces by accurately predicting an opponent's splinter choice, countering likely lineups, taking advantage of modifiers and positioning cards effectively.
Think of Splinterlands like chess with better pieces available. Having stronger pieces helps, but you still need to make the right moves. Upgraded cards increase your ceiling and flexibility, while strategy determines whether you actually convert those advantages into wins.
Join a Guild
If you are a player with few cards in your deck. Join a guild that can assist you to grow in Splinterlands. You can join brawls to earn SPS, enjoy reward multipliers and shop discounts. Since joining a guild, I'm adding my cards by buying from the shop and the market. This makes the game more fun and add progression. If you're not a guild member yet, now is the time to find one.
As a guild member do your part by having the right cards and showing up in the fray you have joined in brawls.
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