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Water Unit has expertise in speed. They are the Godspeed of Splinterlands. But there are cards on water unit that does not specialize speed. They are focus on making damage, decreasing the enemy's attack, and healing.

The card that we are going to feature for this blog post is a range attacker and one of the cards that dos not have an ability at the beginning, but can gain power over time. This card is ANGELIC MANDARIN.

So what are we waiting for, lets go, get to know this card, and find out what this cad can do in the battle.

THE LORE

A variety of the already beautiful mandarinfish, the Angelic Mandarinfish is said to be blessed by the magic of the sea. They swim in the most gorgeous of tropical waters, and live peaceful lives in harmony with all around them. It is said that the touch of an Angelic Mandarinfish has healing properties. And that if one sees an injured person in need, they will swim up and stare into your eyes. As if looking into your soul. If they deem you to be kind, they will heal your wounds.

The sailor sunk deep into the depths of the cold water. He closed his mouth tightly, trying to preserve any air he had left. But the violent shipwreck had knocked the wind out of him. Trails of blood from his wounds blossomed into the water around him.

His mind told him to swim. Swim up and to air. Swim up and live. But his body wouldn't cooperate. Just as he felt unconsciousness tugging at him, there was movement. The glimmer of bright colors through the dark of the water.

A single fish swam to him. It was beautiful; it glowed with an internal light. The fish looked directly into his eyes. He stared back, barely hanging on to consciousness.

And then suddenly a surge of energy went through him. His wounds closed, and his lungs were filled with air. The fish turned and swam off. And the sailor kicked up to the surface of the water.

THE BATTLE STRATEGY

For this battle, I decided to increase the shield and speed of all of my monster and place to the tank position the monster that can evade and protect all of my monster so that Angelic Mandarin can make damages. In order to accomplish that, here are monsters I decide to use alongside with the featured monster.

CARDS	POSITION	ABILITY
	SUMMONER	+1 SPEED AND +1 SHIELD
	TANK	DODGE
	SECOND POSITION/HEALER	TANK HEAL
	THIRD POSITION/RANGE ATTACKER	NO ABILITY
	FOURTH POSITION/MAGIC ATTACKER/BACK TANK	FLYING

KELYA FRENDUL. I decided to use this summoner in order to increase the speed of my monsters. This will help them to make earlier attacks in the game and this will elevate their chance of dodging attacks. Also, this summoner will increase the defensive capability of my monsters.
SERPENT OF ELD. This monster is one of the best pick in tank position due to its very high speed and ability. Most of the attacks from this monster will miss and I decided to use this in order for Angelic Mandarin make its attacks.
MERDAALI GUARDIAN. This monster is perfect as the second position in order to support the tank. The combination of Serpent of Eld and this monster is lethal because this monster will only makes the life of Serpent of Eld longer. That will give Angelic Mandarin more opportunities to make attacks.
ICE PIXIE. This monster has the lowest life in the water unit but with the use of Kelya Frendul, its life could be extended to at least 1 round. This monster is the perfect back tank due to its ability. It is a magic attacker and has Flying ability. It means that it can evade also attacks, like Serpent of Eld. With that, Angelic Mandarin will be more protected due to its ability. It can also help Angelic Mandarin on making damages.

THE POWER OF ANGELIC MANDARIN

Angelic Mandarin is a Rare Water Unit with no ability at Level 1. This monster has 1 Range Attack, 2 Speed, and 5 Lives. Range attacks are powerful when it is partnered with strong tank. In the case of this monster, it should really be paired to strong tank because it has 1 range attack only and that will make a lot of time to destroy only one monster. In terms of speed, it is just okay. At least it is still have a chance of evading attacks. In terms of the life of this monster, I can say that it is good and can really sustain powerful attacks. That will be enough to make damages towards the enemy.

Aside from all the abilities it has in Level 1, there are other abilities that this monster will gain as it continue to level up. At level 4, this monster gains new ability called Triage. Monsters with this kind of ability can heal the backline monster who has taken more damage. At level 8, at its final transformation, it gains new ability called Silence. Monster with this kind of ability can reduce the magic attacks of its opponent. That is a great ability because magic attacks never miss and it can directly reduce the life of the monster. Reducing the magic attacks will be a great advantage in the game.

THE BATTLE

The battle is a 19 mana cap and No Standard. All monsters can be use in the battle as long as the total mana is fitted on the given mana cap. Due to the rules given, I decide to use Kelya Frendul as the summoner, Serpent of Eld as the tank, Merdali Guardian as the healer, Angelic Mandarin as the range attacker, and Ice Pixie as the back tank. I decided to use these monsters because I notice that my opponent uses Light Monsters on its last battle and that gives me somehow a clue on what is the possible element it may use. Since most light monsters specializes on range attacks, water unit is the perfect unit to use against it because they have high speed and they can definitely avoid range attacks.

(NOTE: JUST CLICK THE IMAGE ABOVE TO WATCH MY BATTLE)

ROUND 1

At the beginning of the battle, all summoners used their powers to increase the stat of their friendly monsters. Kelya Frendul increase the speed and gives all of my monsters a shield. The speed of Angelic Mandarin becomes 3 and the life of it becomes 6. Now, it has higher chance of being on the game for many rounds.

Due to high speed, my monster attacks first. Some of the attacks of my opponent missed. Angelic Mandarin successfully killed the tank of the opponent, living the battlefield with only 9 cards.

ROUND 2

On the second round, my opponent is so ready to take revenge. Its current tank is Blinding Reflector and that monster has high defensive state. Serpent of Eld, Angelic Mandarin, and Ice Pixie tried to create damage, but only Ice Pixie successfully decreases the life of Blinding Reflector. In exchange to that and due to low health of Ice Pixie, it was targeted by Celestial Harpie, making Ice Pixie as the second card to got eliminated on the battle.

ROUND 3

On the third round, all of my monster successfully made their attacks. It is the critical stage now for Serpent of Eld to survive the battle because its shield was already broken. Thank to its Dodge ability, most of the attacks missed. Now, the light unit started to struggle again.

ROUND 4

This round is one of the breathtaking round. There is a moment here that the life of my tank goes down to 1. Thanks to the healer of my team, an additional 2 life was given. Also, due to Dodge ability of my tank, it still survive the round. My monsters successfully made their attacks. Angelic Mandarin also made its attack successfully.

ROUND 5

For the fifth round, both teams successfully defended their health. The healer of my team increase the life of Serpent of Eld again. Serpent of Eld and Angelic Mandarin made their attacks successfully again.

Round 6

The sixth round is one of the most crucial round. The Serpent of Eld almost got killed by Celestial Harpie. Luckily, it dodge its attack. It will be difficult for my team to win if ever my tank got killed. On the other hand, even though that happen, still, Angelic Mandarin made its attack successfully.

ROUND 7

On round 7, the life of my tank was put into risk once again. Pelacor Arbalest made its attack successfully towards my tank. Celestial Harpie attempted to kill my monster once again, but due to the ability of my monster, it still survive the round. On the other hand, all of my monster made their attacks successfully and the healer of my teams increase the life of my tank again.

ROUND 8 TO 10

In round , this is the moment where I see the victory. The current tank of my enemy got destroyed and Pelacor Arbalest is the new tank positioned. Since it is a range attacker, it cannot attack and only Celestial Harpie can attack from my opponent. Serpent of Eld continue to avoid attacks. Angelic Mandarin and Serpent of Eld also continue to make successful attacks, leading my team to victory.

CONCLUSION

At the beginning, I stated my strategy. My strategy for the battle requires the help of Serpent of Eld and the Healer in order for Angelic Mandarin to make its attacks. My strategy is effective because Angelic Mandarin made all of its attack successful and I win the game. But the question is, Am I satisfied about it? My answer is no. I am not satisfied on the battle and to the performance of Angelic Mandarin because Angelic Mandarin needs to really depend on other cards in order for its attack to be successful. Without a frontliner, it can never make an attack.

If I am going to use this monster again, I would definitely focus on levelling up the monster in order to increase its attack and gain new ability. It would help Angelic Mandarin to stand on its own, on making damage. But still, it cannot battle on its own due to the kind of attack it has.

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