Now, another round of weekly challenge! This week we have Venari Knifer. Even at level 1, he is a real mess to handle. Quite insane in my opinion.

Card Introduction

Card Name: Venari Knifer
Mana Cost: 6
Rarity: Common
Splinter: Earth
Abilities: Thorns, Backfire
Level: 1
Speed: 4
Type: Melee
Damage Per Turn: 2 (+2?)
Edition: Chaos Legion

Now, my question is why and how on earth is this guy common? Like seriously? This guy when used correctly, it is a total beast! I have always had issues facing enemies with Thorns, and this seems to join the ranks of my nightmares!

Direct Battle Link

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_9c33f00b376d88fde060b5372194599b&ref=rayius

I spent a lot of time timing to screenshot the matches, please have a look!

My Battle Strategy and Cards Placement

First of all, if you have been following my posts, I tend to put Brighton Bloom as my Summoner whenever the match condition has "Earthquake". It grants me "Flying" which not only makes my monsters immune to the Earthquake, it increases my possibility of dodging attacks as well. I placed Venari Knifer as my Tank, to absorb damage while dishing out 2 damage each time I am hit be a Melee Attack. Goblin Psychic to heal my tank, and Queen Mycelia to provide a bit of extra armour to make it more Tanky! The rest, just to add a bit more damage!

Did your strategy work? What will you try differently next time?

Yups, it did work. It was so pleasant to watch. So successful, I did not even suffer any casualty other than my Furious Chicken, which very unfortunately serves it's purpose to only absorb damage.

Do you like the Venari Knifer? Why or why not?

Yes, period... It is an awesome card to play with and when used in the right circumstances, a perfect tank while at the same time a perfect tank killer

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(Photos and gif I used in this post are taken from splinterlands.com for this post purpose only)