Weekly Challenge - Silent Sha-vi
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Another week for the Splinterlands Share your Battle! Weekly Challenge! Today, a very strong common monster from the Chaos Legion edition is the center of the attraction. It is the entities from the Shadow realm in the form of giant snake non other than Silent Sha-vi.
Silent Sha-vi are entities from the shadow realm that take the form of giant snakes. They travel in darkness and shadow as if each dark corner is a gateway that leads elsewhere. They have an appetite for slow and creeping deaths, feeding off the escalating fear of the victim. If you think there might be a monster under your bed, it's probably a Silent Sha-vi.
🐍 The Stats
Let's check the status and the abilities of this card.
Silent Sha-vi is an above average monster that deals a great damage on the rear at a high speed knowing that this monster is categorized as a common rarity. This is one of the favorite card of those who prioritize sneak attack.
Silent Sha-vi's important status is the high basic stats in terms of melee damage, speed and health while for the ability, the sneak attack which is already available at the base level. A ★3 and ★5 is already a high stats in bronze league and silver league respectively. Moving to the higher league, the cripple is a very useful debuffs which can greatly affect healing monsters as decreasing the maximum health will decrease the healing effect. The Piercing ability is also a great ability to ensure that Silent Sha-vi's high damage won't go to waste instead of just damaging a 1 to 2 armor.
Silent Sha-vi's is a very versatile monster which can be use in the line up most of the time.
Unfortunately, the main weakness of Silent Sha-vi is the thorn damage even though it has a high health, receiving extra damage is still a damage. There are other ruleset as well that are not favorable to the stats of Silent Sha-vi such as Armored-Up (In lower league), Fog of War, Little League and Reverse Speed.
Combo Cards
In terms of Summoners, all summoners in the Death element are compatible with Silent Sha-vi as Death summoners focuses on the debuffs effects as of the current cards.
Dragon Summoners that greatly synergize with Silent Sha-vi:
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This might be not a usual combination but Brighton Bloom could make Silent Sha-vi fly in which by combining with Silent Sha-vi's speed resulting to a higher chance to avoid a physical attack. Can be use in Modern Format. |
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Daria Dragonscale can provide additional attack to Silent Sha-vi, which makes it more deadlier. Can be use in Wild Format only. |
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A legendary summoner from the Untamed Edition which greatly provides additional 2 speed and healing effect that greatly increase Silent Sha-vi's speed. Can be use in Modern Format but a big mana requirements. Best to use if the ruleset with a high mana cap. |
Silent Sha-vi likes to work alone and its allied monsters seems to have a no direct synergize with Silent Sha-vi. The monsters below might have some impact but not really directly beneficial to Silent Sha-vi's ability.
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I usually call it the sneaking duo. Skeleton Assassin together with Silent Shavi could really cripple the backrow lineup of the enemy with both monsters having a high speed, these duo will first to attack mostly. Can be use in Wild Format only. |
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Cursed Windeku and Harklaw can both protect Silent Sha-vi while sneaking from behind. The Cursed Windeku with the thorns and Harklaw with the shield could both be a good frontal defense protecting the Giant Snake. Both monsters do have a high health as well. |
Favorable Ruleset
Favorable ruleset to pair with this Silent Sha-vi:
 Unprotected | In lower league, Silent Sha-vi's attack does not penetrate the armor which is why the Unprotected ruleset is a favorable to Sha-vi. It can provide a direct damage to health and a chance to easily eliminate a low health enemies position at the rear. |
 Spreading Fury | A Silent Sha-vi become enrage is a really powerful monster. It could easily avoid physical attack due to enhanced speed and could bring a great melee attack. |
 Rise of the Commons | As mentioned in the introduction, Silent Sha-vi is a very strong common monster. The Rise of the common ruleset will made Silent Sha-vi a predator in the field as there were only a few common and rare cards that are better than Sha-vi. |
 Explosive Weaponry | One thing that comes in mind when this ruleset appears is that who has the high speed that can deal a great damage? Silent Sha-vi's speed ✅ Silent Sha-vi's attack ✅ Silent Shavi's Sneak Attack ✅ |
🐍 The Battle
Rules of Combat
Modifications: Armored Up
Mana Cap: 17
Playable Splinters: Fire, Water, and Death
Line Up
| Summoner |  Thaddius Brood | 4 | Thaddius Brood can decrease the magic power and health of the enemies. A minus 1 to health have a great disadvantage. |
| Front Row |  Carrion Shade | 1 | Assigned to the first position as the first sacrifice to temporarily protect the Duo and Soul Strangler from frontal attack. The flying ability of Carrion Shade could have a chance to avoid physical attack. |
| Back Row 1 |  Furious Chicken | 0 | The next layer of defense while the attack squad quickly doing rear damage. |
| Back Row 2 |  Creeping Ooze | 1 | The last layer of defense which provides a slow debuff that can help Carrion Shade to avoid some physical attack. |
| Back Row 3 |  Silent Sha-vi | 5 | Silent Sha-vi is the leader of the attack group damaging a 3 melee sneak attack together with Skeleton Assassin to eliminate the backrow little by little. The first line of defense for the attack group because of the highest health. |
| Back Row 4 |  Skeleton Assassin | 3 | Skeleton Assassin is Silent Sha-vi's backup. After Sha-vi destroy the armor, Skeleton Assassin will do the direct damage to the enemy. |
| Back Row 5 |  Soul Strangler | 3 | Soul Strangler focus is to weaken and destroy the front defense of the enemy by dealing a solid 3 range damage. Soul Strangler is vulnerable to sneak attack in this position. |
Round 1
The Battle between the Purple and Red army has begun! A Yodin Zaku because of the blast effect would most likely seal the battle but the ruleset effect which provides extra armor to all monsters would make it difficult to happen.
The frontal defense of both sides is a decoy while the main forces are in the backrow. Yodin Zaku's army consist of a 2 sneak and opportunity attack while Thaddius Brood's army consist of a range and 2 sneak attack. Yodin's rear is protected by a chicken but will be defeated by the Sneak Duo.
Serpentine Spy will trigger a double blast by attacking the chicken. while the combination attack of Kobold and Tenyii would most probably kill Soul Strangler. However, because of the slow and reduce health debuffs, Soul Strangler and Carrion Shade was able to kill the Fiend resulting Kobold Miner goes to the front position avoiding the defeat of Soul Strangler.
Round 2
The Sneak Duo will attack first but the combined attack could not stop Tenyii Striker from killing Soul Strangler. Meanwhile, Serpentine Spy and Kobold Miner had successfully breach the front defense killing Carrion Shade and Creeping Ooze.
A danger situation with the purple unit.
Round 3
The Sneak duo are the only remaining force facing the attack unit of the Red army. Sha-vi would be able to kill Kobold Miner and Skeleton Assassin will attack Tenyii Striker however the damage is not enough to stop Tenyii to kill Skeleton Assassin.
Round 4
A handicap match situation for Silent Sha-vi facing an armored Serpentine Spy and a Tenyii Striker. The armor can be destroyed but would not be able to eliminate any of the two.
Round 5
A situation where the prey is Serpentine Spy and the predator is the Silent Sha-vi. The hunter Tenyii Striker is waiting for the opportunity to kill the predator.
Silent Sha-vi kills the Serpentine Spy and avoided the attack of Tenyii Striker. The miss turn the tide and Sha-vi was able to kill Tenyii Striker in Round 6.
The Outcome
🐍 Final Thoughts
Silent Sha-vi is a very versatile monsters that can be use in most of the matchup because of its great stats being a common card. The high speed and the sneak attack defines this monster which can provide a big boost on the winning department. This card may not be so cheap compare with the other cards in the Chaos Legion edition. The price defines that this monster is really a great part of your deck.
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