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Here's a warm welcome to this week's battle mage secrets. OMG! we are down to 16 HOURS to the End of Season [EOS], How are you faring out there on the brutal battlefield Mage? I'm not doing too well this season, like way down the leaderboard and i'm worried i'll have a very difficult new season. Seems like everything is turning against me these days☹️. All good, I wish us all amazing Chest pulls🤞

This post is my continuous attempt to explain how I approach the various kinds of Splinterlands battle rulesets. I have so far shared my approach to Twenty Three (23) Rulesets, here's the last one on ODDS ONE OUT and I have come to introduce you to another.

This is an interesting ruleset that's void of conditions, But, before I tell you all about it, there's plenty days left, so if you want to know other battle mages secrets and take part by sharing with us yours, simply visit 👉BATTLE MAGE SECRETS Weekly Challenge!

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Splinterlands seeks to sharpen player skills by allowing us explore various strategies via rulesets. I have tried to study a few cards especially with the newly introduced rulesets, giving one more reasons to know what cards strongly suits them.

Before the start of any battle, each player is shown what ruleset is allowed in battle and it is extremely beneficial to read and strategize accordingly. The ruleset secret I will be sharing you to in this post is the 🐌REVERSE SPEED🐌

REVERSE SPEED RULESET implies that monsters with the lowest Speed attack first and have the highest chance of evading attacks.

Hence, Players are advised to

Pick monsters with 1 speed because they have the best chance of evading Melee and Ranged attacks.^(a) 

Beware of monsters with Enrage, Swift and Last Stand, as these abilities increase speed when activated.^(b) 

I thoroughly enjoy this ruleset and have realized the EARTH SPLINTER to be most helpful for one important reason;

✅They have IMHO the slowest monsters with the lowest mana cost.

I have a battle to demonstrate this ruleset and a possible lineup that works for low mana battle. Before I show you the battle, I'll introduce you to the monsters and why I picked them.

📜REVERSE SPEED + COUNTERSPELL + BRAIR PATCH DUEL: A DEEP DIVE INTO MY LINEUP📜

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RULE SET
STANDARD	MODIFICATIONS TO THE RULES AND MECHANICS
MANA CAPACITY	22
AVAILABLE ELEMENT	only Fire🔥, Water🌊, Earth🍃 and Dragon🐲 elements allowed

This was a Low mana cap battle with the COUNTERSPELL, BRAIR PATCH and spotlight ruleset of the week REVERSE SPEED.

📌TIPS TO NOTE ABOUT THESE RULESETS:

Reverse Speed: Contrary to the usual norm, here, the slowest monsters lead the charge. They strike first and have the highest evasiveness against incoming attacks. Speed is no longer a virtue, but a potential vulnerability.

BRAIR PATCH: A unique rule where all monsters get the Thorns ability. In this scenario, when a monster is hit with a Melee attack, it does damage back to the attacker

COUNTERSPELL: A drama fire for fire between Magic opponents where all Magic monsters get the Magic reflect ability. In this scenario, when a magic monster is hit with Magic damage, it does reduced Magic damage back to the attacker. This deals damage equivalent to the attacker's damage and is reflected even if the attacker does not hit

⚔️ TEAM LINE-UP & REASONS I ENGAGED THEM IN BATTLE ⚔️

WIZARD OF EASTWOOD

The most underrated summoner of the earth splinter, the WIZARD OF EASTWOOD, is a summoner with the supernatural ability to take away -2 Shield/Defense from all enemy monsters, giving his friendly warriors great advantage to inflict maximum damage on enemies.

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👉WHY I PICKED WIZARD OF EASTWOOD

The spotlight ruleset of this battle was REVERSE SPEED but being paired with two other rulesets to challenge mages even more, the BRAIR PATCH AND MAGIC REFLECT. Hence, summoner WIZARD OF EASTWOOD imho was particularly effective in such rulesets. I envisaged my opponent to come at me with Melee attackers, the briar patch grants all monsters the thorn ability which does double damage back at attackers, once my slowest monsters invade, they'll cause the needed damage and secure the victory.

FAILED SUMMONER - FIRST LINE

FAILED SUMMONER although failed as a summoner, he however has proven himself as an excellent warrior who fights fiercely. He has no attack type, but his +9 health points will take enemies by surprise. His Magic reflect ability does reduced damage back when hit by magic attack monster. He then Demoralizes the enemies with melee attack.

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👉WHY I PICKED FAILED SUMMONER

I picked FAILED SUMMONER mainly because of his ability to reduce the melee attack of all enemy monsters. This will serve a major disadvantage to them.

FUNGUS FIEND - SECOND LINE

The FUNGUS FIEND is a legendary warrior card and master of the underworlds that thrives within caverns, deep inside swamps, or even within the hollowed-out trunks of great trees. It is able to burrow underground and bursts forth to attack it's unsuspecting enemy.

This cards attack type is Melee, a Rare card and it is part of the Neutral unit. It also cost absolutely 0-mana to use in battle , as a result, it will be an excellent card for all, especially low mana battles.

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👉WHY I PICKED FUNGUS FIEND

I picked FUNGUS FIEND because of it's zero mana, and as a Melee attack card, it pairs well with Summoner Eastwood, basically free spot with good damage.

QUEEN MYCELIA - THIRD LINE

QUEEN MYCELIA, a terrifying creature that will attack and kill before her enemy think to blink. In battle, her evil role has a variety of effects, the triage which helps to heal backline team warrior that has taken the most hit. Her ability works well to protect her team by giving them double armor. she Amplifies the magic reflect, thorns and return fire ability of her team warriors by +1.

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👉WHY I PICKED QUEEN MYCELIA

I picked QUEEN MYCELIA because of her 1-speed which is perfect fit for this reverse speed ruleset. Her Protect will further fortify her team with +2 defense while healing the backline monsters. She is wthe card you need on the battlefield.

⚔️DOCTOR BLIGHT - FOURTH LINE

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⚔️ THE BATTLE ⚔️

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