#3 - Experienced An Exciting Battle - Serpent of Eld vs 4 at the end!

Hi everyone!

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Wanted to share and document one of the more nail-biting battles with Serpent of Eld that I experienced so far.

• As usual, was doing a ranked battle with 23 mana. With a Water daily quest in mind, I picked a decent team with Serpent of Eld as the tank and hoped to win.
  

• Round 1: I lost 1 card by the end of the round and now had 2 less cards than my opponent. Serpent of Eld lost 1 hp and had 4 hp left.
  

• Round 2: Was initially hopeful that I took out my opponent's Haunted Spirit but lost 2 more cards and that meant I was down to almost bare bones by the end of the round. 2 cards versus 5 cards now. Serpent of Eld safe for this round.
  

• Most of the time, the outcome is clear with the half the battle gone and I thought this would be the same too. But let's see what happens next. ;)

• Round 3: We both lost 1 card each which meant I was down to my last card. That's Serpent of Eld vs 4 cards!
  

• Round 4: Was expecting this to end quickly but Serpent of Eld was still around despite losing 2 armor points and 1 hp. Nonetheless, the odds were still heavily stacked against me.
  

• Round 5: Surprisingly I am still alive. Serpent of Eld took out 1 more card and it's Serpent of Eld vs 2 cards now.
  

• Rounds 6-8: Serpent of Eld was first to strike and took out my opponent's tank, leaving their Twisted Jester in the tank spot and unable to attack. And miraculously I won!!!

If you want to watch the full battle, I believe you can catch it via this link.

Let me know in the comments below if you have any thoughts on this, or if I could have placed my cards better.

As always, thanks for reading and have a pleasant week ahead!

Current Stats
DEC: 57.587
SPS: 0.102
Wins/Battles: 151/356 (42%)

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