Hello splintergang r4tional here,

As the new season have started a new reward is introduced by Splinterlands which motivates players to clomb up higher leagues. Silver 3 will be the new place where players can grind for rewards.

For the new players or for free to play players the best strategy to advance in the game is rent rent the required power to play in silver 3 league.

My strategy for you guys will be to rent 15000 power through peakmonsters autobid option and just focus on renting a few cards to win battles.

^ DECK TO USE FOR HIGHER RANK ^

In my opinion the best deck to play will be the WATER Deck . The reason behind choosing water deck is that water have a lot of magic cards and when paired with Alric Stormbringer (Summoner) it is one of the best deck to play in lower leagues.

^CARDS TO RENT FOR THE DECK ^

Venari Wavesmith

Wavesmith is the must have card if you want to play with magic deck as it provides +2 shield to every monster in the deck you are playing with.
And this card can win you matches without needing to buy/ rent othe rcards in lower leagues.

Kelp Initiates

If you want to rent more cards then you can rent this card. Kelp Initiates can be great tank in low mana matches. It has good health and when paired with shield of wavesmith it will help you win more.

Djinn Oshannus

If you want a guarenteed win lower ranks you can opt to rent Oshannus.It has void ability that help it from other magic decks and its health also very high. one downside of the card is that renting cost is high.

Torhilo the Frozen

Torhilo the Frozen cam be a great card for high mana battles as it has high damage and has a high health.

I have given total 4 cards to rent to push for silver # but you can easily win by renting Wavesmith and Kelp initiates. If you want guarenteed win you can look for other cards too.

Here are few example of the deck i use to win in lower leagues

Let me know if this deck helps you win. :)