BATTLE MAGE SECRETS : FIRE & REGRET RULESET

Return Fire will trigger return damage from any hit made using ranged attack. Return Fire bring the least difficulties compared to other counter abilities (Thorns, Retaliate, Return Fire, Magic Damage, Backfire). There are few reason for this. First ranged attack are useful as damage maker from the back-row. But considering melee attack could be decorated with Reach, Sneak, and Opportunity abilities, they prove to be a contending substitute for ranged attack. Second while both ranged attack and magic attack tend to target directly into the first row, magic attack could be a more powerful substitute due to it will bypass any armor. So under "Fire & Regret", there's nothing to be regret? Or will it be?

In this ruleset, Bone Golem have been my favorite choice for Tanker due to its armor and Void ability. I decided to put secondary Tanker, Crypt Beetle, mainly for its Shield ability. My damage make shall come from Death Elemental followed with Silent Sha-Vi and Uraeus which will deal Sneak attack. In the other side, my opponent deploy Cruel Sethropod followed with Chaos Agent as cannon fodder. Venari Spellsmith is a wise choice considering the Protect should provide additional layer of armor. Then there is Pelacor Bandit with its Sneak attack. In my opinion having a 1 damage Sneak attack is a bit futile without other supporting Sneak attack. To my surprise, the last row are filled with Nerissa Tridawn, a very powerful raw magic card. It will put a test to my Silent Sha-Vi and Uraeus.

But on the bigger picture, my opponent already at handicap with Level 1 summoner against my Level 4 summoner.

I gain much advantage from Obsidian and Bone Golem. Both combined have dampened the 3 magic damage of Nerissa into an effective 1 magic damage. Death Elemental cast a spell that directly bring down Chaos Agent. Silent Sha-Vi and Uraeus both managed to crushed Nerissa armor and left it with 6 health remaining. By the end of the round, Bone Golem still stood solid with 2 armor and 7 health remaining. Meanwhile Cruel Sethropod only lost 3 armor so far.

Silent Sha-Vi and Uraeus continue their barrage toward Nerissa resulting with 1 health remaining on it. Uraeus have 1 health remaining being slowly hit by Pelacor Bandit. Meanwhile Death Elemental start to eye itself into Venari Spellsmith. The round ended with my formation stood solid, while my opponent at the bring of collapse since their back-row are left with 1 health remaining.

The 3rd round is colored with bloodbath. Silent Sha-Vi strike down Nerissa, then Pelacor strike down Uraeus, and finally Death Elemental score a kill on Venari Spellsmith. The battle continues with Bone Golem and Cruel Sethropod exchanging blow, only to have Bone Golem missing its attack.

The battle almost reached its end. Silent Sha-Vi and Death Elemental gained the earlier order. but their attack doesn't shake the formation. Bone Golem then bring the final blow into Cruel Sethropod.

With only Pelacor Bandit left alone with only 1 health remaining, there's no chances for my opponent to make a comeback; and this is where the battle is over.

We don't see the direct effect of Return & Regret ruleset, basically because each players revert from using ranged cards. My first guess, as I have explained above, that my opponent will most likely bring their best magic cards. Because it is the best choice for the back-row damage maker and with armor bypass as addition. And its clear how bringing magic damage debuff and Void ability put magic cards formation in check.

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