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A few weeks ago, they added new cards called Soulbound Rewards wherein you cannot sell, trade, or transfer of those rewards. The only way to get these cards is through playing and getting daily and end of season chests.

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These cards also have a lot of new abilities, one of them is Martyr, which increases the other monster's damage, speed and max health. The monsters affected are the two cards in front of back of it which is good when you want to strengthen a specific card to carry the whole fight.

I will leave the summary for another day. Since there are a lot of cards in here, this would take up too much space. However, I'll provide the links if you want to see the full lore for the main cards:

Firecaller
https://splinterlands.com/?p=card_details&id=539&gold=false&edition=10&tab=lore

Venari Marksrat
https://splinterlands.com/?p=card_details&id=542&gold=false&edition=10&tab=lore

Tinderlock
https://splinterlands.com/?p=card_details&id=482&gold=false&edition=8&tab=lore

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Tinderlock

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Stats | Firecaller

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

I like this card less than the other because of the 5 mana cost. It has decent 2 damage and 4 health as well which means that your Martyr effect will take a while before it comes online.

_Abilities

At level 1, Martyr is unlocked. When monsters with Martyr abilities die, the monsters next to it will gain 1 extra damage (regardless of damage type), 1 extra speed, and 1 extra max health.

If the monster has 2 damage types like Runemancer Florre (both has 2 magic and 2 range), both of those damage will increase by 1 (becomes 3 magic and 3 range).

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At level 6, Fury is unlocked. Monsters with Fury ability deals double damage to monsters with Taunt abilities. Since at level 6, Firecaller has 3 damage, then he deals 6 damage to enemies with Taunt abilities.

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At level 9, Snare is unlocked. A monster with Snare ability removes any Flying ability of an opponent monster it hit. This is good for Earthquake rule of combat since one, you want Firecaller to die for the Martyr, and two, you remove the Flying ability of other monsters so they take damage from Earthquake.

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Stats | Venari Marksrat

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

In my opinion, Venari Marksrat is the best Martyr so far. He has lower health and lower mana cost. Yes, he only has 1 damage but you don't pick him to survive and deal damage but die and give stats to other monsters.

_Abilities

At level 1, Martyr is unlocked. When monsters with Martyr abilities die, the monsters next to it will gain 1 extra damage (regardless of damage type), 1 extra speed, and 1 extra max health.

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At level 5, Snare is unlocked. A monster with Snare ability removes any Flying ability of an opponent monster it hit.

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At level 8, Shatter is unlocked. Shatter is a good ability if you don't use a lot of magic damage. This destroys all of the opponent's armor regardless of the damage.

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Stats | Tinderlock

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Tinderlock is a weird one for me. Initially, I thought he was overrated since people are saying he's strong and yet I lost a lot of games on him. But that's not the case anymore with the Martyrs and after unlocking the Silence ability.

He may have 10 mana cost but he also has 8 health and it is increased further because of Last Stand. I don't find him overpowered but he isn't weak either. I think he's decent but certain combos can make him stronger.

_Abilities

At level 1, Last Stand and Close Range is unlocked.

Close Range allows a range unit to be able to attack in first position. There's no other benefit but it covers the extreme weakness of range monsters not being able to attack if in 1st position.

Monsters with Last Stand ability increases its max health, damage and speed by 50% if it's the last monster alive on your team.

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At level 4, Silence is unlocked. Silence reduces all opponent's monster's magic damage by 1 as long as this monster is alive. Good to use when Earth Splinter can be used to counter Obsidian.

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At level 7, Deathblow is unlocked. A monster with Deathblow ability does twice the damage to its enemy if it's the last enemy on the team.

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Battle Highlights

Click the link below to see the full battle:

https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_90bb736100e835b8d93e4b9f2bd81277

Others:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_c8678816271a15fd469cdc9fe42bf10c&ref=konaqua122

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Rules of Combat

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

24 Mana Cap. Total mana cost of all monsters must not exceed 24 mana.

Noxious Fumes Rules of Combat. All monsters get the poisoned status at the start of the game. Poisoned monsters take 2 damage every start of the round.

Rise of the Commons Rules of Combat. Only commons and rare monsters are allowed during this battle.

All elements unlocked except for Death Elements. Summoners and Monsters from this element cannot be used during this battle.

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Abilities Used During This Battle

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Monsters in

RED

are my opponent's. Those in Bold font are mine.

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Round 1

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Unicorn Mustang's
   attack killed Venari Marksrat.
2. Martyr effect on Tinderlock.

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Round 2

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Poison Damage killed
   Mycelic Morphoid.
2. Poison Damage killed Chaos Agent.
3. Tinderlock's Close Range attack killed
   Unicorn Mustang.

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Round 3

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Poison Damage killed
   Goblin Psychic.
2. Poison Damage killed Firecaller.
3. Poison Damage killed Scavo Chemist.
4. Martyr effect on Tinderlock.
5. Last Stand effect on Tinderlock.
6. Tinderlock's Close Range attack killed
   Regal Peryton.

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𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

the new Martyr monsters

? 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕?

Yes, especially, Venari Marksrat. Not only Venari Marksrat is a neutral monster meaning you can use him in almost any game, but also because he has so low health and low mana of 3. The Martyr ability activates only when the monster dies so you wanted that Martyr monster to die as fast as possible.

Having low health means that he insta-dies on Noxious Fumes and Earthquake rules of combat and he's one of the priorities for the opponent's opportunity ability. That means he has a lot of ways to be dead and dead rat is what you want him to be to boost the stats of your main monsters.

While Martyr is not as game changing as when Fury ability was released, it's still a niche and powerful ability especially if used in conjunction with certain abilities.

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ᒪIᑎEᑌᑭ

_{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Summoner: Camila Sungazer: Provides -1 melee damage to all opponents.

1. Venari Marksrat: Has Martyr effect to increase the stats of ...
2. Tinderlock: My boss monster at this build. Has Close range to attack on 1st position, has Last Stand to increase his stats and has Silence to decrease opponent's magic damage by 1.
3. Firecaller: Has Martyr ability to increase Tinderlock's stats by 1. Will also increase the max health and speed of Scavo Alchemist but it is not that important.
4. Scavo Alchemist: Has Cleanse ability to remove the poisoned status on the monster on 1st position.
5. Chaos Agent: I have an extra 1 mana so I just added him in case my opponent went full Sneak to stop my opponent eliminating Scavo Alchemist before the round ends.

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ᗪIᗪ YOᑌᖇ ᔕTᖇᗩTEGY ᗯOᖇKEᗪ?

I know my Martyrs will die in this battle due to the Noxous Fumes poison. So, the idea is to use the Martyr effects to buff Tinderlock and use Scavo Alchemist to remove the poisoned status of Tinderlock.

I would say that there is an addicting feeling when you play something in your head and it works perfectly on the board.

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ᗯᕼᗩT ᗯIᒪᒪ YOᑌ TᖇY ᗪIᖴᖴEᖇEᑎTᒪY ᑎE᙭T TIᗰE?

No. This is the best combination I can do at that time. Everything went as planned. Even the timing was on point. I actually expected Venari Marksrat to die first moving Tinderlock on the front then Scavo Alchemist Cleansing the monster on the first position afterwards, meaning, Tinderlock at that point in time.

I cannot ask for a better scenario for what I did in this battle.

• This post is an entry for Splinterland's Share Your Battle contest.
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