Which dragon cards do I need to pick up from Rebellion to compete

Rebellion is an awesome set that introduces several new abilities and completely alters gameplay with the new summoner tactics. We've all had a chance to try out the new common and rare Rebellion cards. I've touched on some of my favorites in recent posts.

Over the past several months I've made posts about some of the must have cards to compete in lower level leagues. I continued that series with some priority cards to level up as you get your summoners to level 2, 3 and 4. I didn't have a chance for all of the upgrades that I wanted before Rebellion hit the market, but I still reference those posts regularly for reminders of cards I'd like to level up.

The most recent level 4 update posts are listed here

https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@jingo-submo/leveling-up-your-earth-monsters-for-silver-league

https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@jingo-submo/leveling-up-your-death-monsters-for-silver-league

https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@jingo-submo/leveling-up-your-life-monsters-for-silver-league

https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@jingo-submo/leveling-up-your-fire-monsters-for-silver-league

https://peakd.com/hive-13323/@jingo-submo/leveling-up-your-water-monsters-for-silver-league

Rebellion doesn't have enough cards to format this first layer of posts the same way that I did in my previous posts, so what I'll do is use a 5 star rating system for the epic and legendary cards in the set. Here's what each of those ratings represent.

5/5 stars

These are cards that I expect to be staples. These are generally great cards starting at level 1 and should work well in a wide variety of situations. Think cards like Djinn Oshannus, Cursed Windeku and pretty much all the cards with the protect ability that get used like they're going out of style.

4/5 stars

These cards are good generally and great situationally. Think cards like Ash Mirage and Tinderlock in the going the distance ruleset.

3/5 stars

These are decent cards that are mostly filler if you don't have anything better. They'll be strong contributors in the right situations. Think cards like Corsair Bosun, Runic Skyclaw and Igor Darkspear. Solid cards that you may not think to use unless the mana cost is just right.

2/5 stars

These are cards that have the potential to be useful in the right situation, like if the ruleset and the mana line up you might give them a try and you might feel disappointment that this was the best you could come up with. Think cards like Biceratops or Goblin Tower.

1/5 stars

These are cards that you can't think of a good use for. Maybe I could just burn this card for DEC or maybe they just haven't come up with the right ruleset for it yet. Think level 1 Venari Heatsmith before they came up with weapons training or Goblin Chef. If you aren't familiar with those cards, it may be that you've never used them and/or never bothered to pick up a copy.

So, here we go.

Akane

5/5 stars

The ability to give you 2 best cards ambush or to give a pair of opportunity cards ambush and take out one of your opponent's units before the party gets started is very powerful. I've said it before and I'll say it again. I think this is the best summoner from this set.

Runeseer Sevaya

5/5 stars

When describing cards that work as 5 star staples I mentioned pretty much all the cards with the protect ability. This card has the protect ability, and cleanse at level 1. Level 2 and level 3 also offer meaningful abilities. This card is excellent.

Solace Ashinach

4/5 stars

This card has the potential to supplant Xenith Monk in the little league ruleset. 7 health is a lot to deal with in little league.

Redwyrm Dragon

4/5 stars

This card is great in the noxious fumes ruleset and it's great in the earthquake ruleset. At level 1 there's nothing better for those rulesets combined. If you have a level 2 Uriel the Purifier that might be better when those 2 rulesets are combined. This card will still belong in those lineups.

Redwyrm Hatchling

2/5 stars

I guess if you happen to have plenty of mana in a reverse speed earthquake ruleset this is pretty good. I don't expect to play this card much and it's not a big priority pick up.

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