Hi everyone, wish everyone the best of luck opening the chaos pack! Bought myself some packs as well but they didn't contain any goodies. 😢
But instead, I have gotten a Dragon Quest! Tsk tsk tsk ... talk about luck ... keep hearing over discord how tough they are and well I managed to clear it easily! Therefore I will like to share some beginner insights on how I did it! Enjoy ~~~

Battle #1

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_577ec624e74d6c36cd7f04a43b10ee89&ref=koodies

The lineup was almost similar!

Splinter	Mana Cost	Position	Reason
Drake Of Arnak	4	Summoner	The cheapest summoner I could rent to use lv2 epic
Djinn Chwala	8	1st	The best thorn tank I have as a dragon, Cursed Windeku doesn’t have shield
Twilight Basilisk	4	2nd	I have a lv 2, therefore choose this instead of other
Furious Chicken	0	3rd	Cause I can’t use Creeping Ooze in an EVEN match
Venari Crystalsmith	4	4th	The only EVEN healer I could think of, the only reason why I choose light
Naga Assassin	2	5th	It has the highest speed, just incase opponent have sneak
Total Mana:	22

Thank to the additional damage from the naga assassin, I manage to win the match!

Battle #2

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_6c8c09b5ad1ed1aa7d9f542bc554e7fa&ref=koodies

Splinter	Mana Cost	Position	Reason
Drake Of Arnak	4	Summoner	The cheapest summoner I could rent to use lv2 epic
Djinn Chwala	8	1st	The best thorn tank I have as a dragon
Twilight Basilisk	4	2nd	I have a level 2, therefore choose this instead of other
Venari Crystalsmith	4	3rd	My Healer for Djinn
Pelacor Arbalest	6	4th	My Main DPS, can hit twice!
Scavo Hireling	3	5th	My Off Lane “Healer”, to “Heal” my “Off Lane” Tanker
Shieldbearer	8	6th	My “Off Lane” Tanker, to protect my healers and DPS
Total Mana:	37

My lineup kept missing due to the slow debuff and his speed buff but managed to keep my team alive using Hireling!

Battle #3

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_b4f48a566d3cf4b69006a7c87fcf2d1a&ref=koodies

Splinter	Mana Cost	Position	Reason
Drake Of Arnak	4	Summoner	The cheapest summoner I could rent to use lv2 epic
Djinn Chwala	8	1st	The best thorn tank I have as a dragon, Cursed Windeku doesn’t have shield
Furious Chicken	0	2th	Extra Crispy Fried Chicken!
Venari Bonesmith	4	3rd	To leech some life to act as off tank before Chwala goes down
Naga Assassin	2	4th	It has the highest speed, just incase opponent have sneak
Magi Necrosi	6	5th	My best EVEN mana DPS, therefore choose Death
Total Mana:	24

Oh no, didn't expect him to use the magic reflect summoner! But Djinn Chwala manage to come up top!

Battle #4

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_a2b9dd2ccad28e66704967f00b18c50f&ref=koodies

Splinter	Mana Cost	Position	Reason
Drake Of Arnak	4	Summoner	The cheapest summoner I could rent to use lv2 epic
Djinn Chwala	8	1st	The best thorn tank I have as a dragon
Creeping Ooze	1	2th	What is better than this for a 1 mana cost card?
Total Mana:	13		Conclusion: Fried Chicken is a waste of time

Very lucky, the opponent did not have Mylor 😂

Battle #5

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_5be7b1233f2a83d213b446a7640e1d11&ref=koodies

Splinter	Mana Cost	Position	Reason
Drake Of Arnak	4	Summoner	The cheapest summoner I could rent to use lv2 epic
Djinn Chwala	8	1st	The best thorn tank I have as a dragon, Cursed Windeku doesn’t have shield
Flying Squid	7	2nd	A splinter with reach & high amount of health
Djinn Oshannus	8	3rd	A 10 health damage dealer
Deeplurker	6	4th	High damage with the opportunity to kill off low health splinter
River Nymph	3	5th	The only cleanser I could think of, therefore choose water
Xenith Monk	4	6th	A splinter with heal at level 2, just in case so it can survive longer
Total Mana:	40

Bringing cleanser into a poison match is the mainstream strategy!

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Who is the MVP MVS (Most Valuable Splinter)?

Djinn Chwala

A splinter with high health and adequate ****shield comes with the thorn ability. Djinn Chwala is definitely a must-have in a dragon team against melee splinters!

• It’s still affordable.
• It has a pretty high damage output.

Twilight Basilisk

Looking at this chart, it’s very obvious there’s a better alternative to Twilight Basilisk, which is a partner in crime, Manticore coming with 6 Health and Flying ability! Sure Manticore does not have any armor but the additional 3 health and flying is definitely a better option. Let's see how Twilight Basilisk will fair in the modern league.

Naga Assassin

This splinter cost only 2 mana, it comes with speed 5 and 2 health. This assassin is the fastest in all of 2 mana cost splinter at her max level, it comes with backfire and swiftness, bringing this beast up to Mach 7! Sure she might be paper over at low level, but sometimes being lucky does matter =) though getting her to level 2 is a good idea than using her at level 1 just in case there’s a splinter with sneak dealing 2 magic damage.

Quick Breakdown

	Djinn Chwala	Twilight Basilisk	Naga Assassin
	✅ More Defense!	✅ More Defense!	✅ More Defense!
	❌ Boo, no thorn	❌ Boo, no reach	✅ Still alright
	✅ Can last long enough	❌✅ 3HP, Can surive longer due to it's 1 armor	❌✅ 3HP, might last till the 2nd round
	✅ Not affected	❌ 3HP, Gonna get targeted if no buffer	❌ 3HP, Gonna get targeted if no buffer, at least i got speed 5
	✅ It’s a even mana card	✅ It’s a even mana card	✅ It’s a even mana card
	❌ It’s a even mana card	❌ It’s a even mana card	❌ It’s a even mana card
	❌ Boo, can’t use it here	✅ No Problemo	✅ No Problemo
	✅ It's a melee	✅ It's a melee	❌ Boo, can’t use it here
	✅ Now it can attack from any position	✅ Now it can attack from any position	➖ Not affected
	✅ 9 HP, might last a few rounds	❌✅ 3HP, might last till the 2nd round	❌✅ 3HP, might last till the 2nd round
	✅ Speed 2, Not that bad	✅ Speed 3, Not really affected	❌ Duh ~ Speed 5 will be slow here
	❌ It's Epic	✅ It’s Rare	✅ It’s Rare
	✅ Now, it can sneak and probably tank the last position	✅ Now it can sneak	➖ Not affected
	➖ Not affected	➖ Not affected	✅ Now it can snipe!
	❌ Boo, no shield	❌ Boo, no shield	➖ Not affected
	✅ Can be use	✅ Can be use	❌ Boo, can’t use it here
	✅ It have 5 armor	✅ It have 1 armor	➖ Not affected

So who's your favorite dragon card from the reward pool?

If you will like to try out the game, here’s my referral: https://splinterlands.com/?ref=koodies
Link to my slight tweak for kiokizz splinter tool: https://koodies.github.io/splinterlands-tools/