The Ultimate Killer: DryBone Raider

Among the Splinterlands soulbound reward cards, five are in the neutral element. Drybone Raider, one of these cards, stands out with its ability to fire four times. I still have a level 2 version of Drybone Raider, a legendary card, and I've started using it in champion league battles.

Drybone Raider isn't the first card to shoot four times at a time. As experienced players will remember, Vigilance, a Dragon card, has a similar feature. Level four versions of both cards feature two range attacks and three melee attacks. Vigilance is a card included in the Untamed set. Therefore it will no longer be usable in the modern version from the fall. Neutral cards also have the advantage that they can be used with summoners of any element. So, using them together is possible.

We should use both attack types of Drybone Raider to be effective. Considering it has a high mana value, we need to get total efficiency from it. We can include Drybone Raider in our team during Close Range, Equal Opportunity, and Super Sneak rulesets to use both attack types. Using it first place in the going-to-distance ruleset is also possible. To be feasible, the mana limit of the game must be high.

Drybone Raider In Close Range Ruleset

Since the Drybone Raider can fire four times at once, it has a clear advantage in destroying the opponent's tank. On the other hand, being slow is a risk factor. Therefore, it would be appropriate to use it with Byzantine Kitty. Kitty will both speed up and heal it. Since it does not have a shield feature, supporting it with a second healer may be necessary. Another alternative to reduce her fire load would be using a taunt card in the back row. Thus, Drybone Raider can continue its destruction activities until the end of the game, as the opponent's shooting power will be distributed between the two cards.

Equal Opportunity Ruleset

Using Drybone Raider in the back row in the Equal Opportunity ruleset would be appropriate. Speeding up and adding additional shields with the help of Summoner and other cards will help make it effective. One of the essential features of this card is shatter. Cards with thick shields are standard in games with high mana limits. Drybone Raider quickly eliminates these cards. I've also encountered instances where it destroyed multiple cards in one turn.

Melee Mayhem Ruleset

The way it's used in Equal Opportunity also applies to Melee Mayhem. These two are similar rulesets. In these rulesets, opponents make moves that restrict the melee feature of the cards. So the ranged attack feature becomes more critical. As I stated above, I still use the Level 2 version of the card. The level 4 version also adds a cripple feature. Undoubtedly, its effect will increase with a cripple.

Going to Distance Ruleset

In games where cards with a single attack type can be used, players use summoners and monsters that limit the effectiveness of that attack type. Thus, for example, the range attack power of going to distance ruleset cards is reduced to one. Drybone Raider, which can attack three melees twice, becomes critical in this case. It contributes significantly to the victory when used as a tank in these games.

Conclusion

More than one ruleset is used together in high leagues. Shields gain particular importance in lost magic and weak magic rulesets. In this case, the shatter feature of the Drybone Raider becomes more critical. The slowness problem disappears in Aim True and Reverse Speed rulesets. Even in reverse speed, slowness becomes a positive feature. The efficiency of Drybone Raider increases even more in the Explosive weaponry ruleset.

Drybone Raider is a card we can use sparingly, but it does decide the fate of certain types of games. Since it is a legendary neutral card, it will be among the most valuable soulbound cards.

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