THE POWER OF SPLINTERS: ABILITIES, STRATEGIES, AND POSITIONING

Hello, Splinter Community!

Every card in Splinterlands has their own strengths that is very essential in the game. They have abilities that are so powerful. Some cards have a very unique abilities, which makes them the favorite card of some players. In Splinterlands, there are 55 diffrent abilities. Some cards have more than one ability, while some have not even one ability.

For today, we are going to talk about

• 5 DIFFERENT ABILITIES
• MONSTER THAT HAVE THOSE 5 DIFFERENT ABILITIES
• WHEN TO USE THESE ABILITIES
• WHAT IS THE BEST POSITION FOR THE MONSTER WITH THAT KIND OF ABILITY

Remember, all of these are from my experience. It could be valid or not. But one thing is for sure: this could be very helpful to everyone.

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THE CARDS ABILITY

In Splinterlands, it is important to have knowledge in the abilities of each cards. Knowing the use of each abilities is a great advantage and that could lead you on winning every battles.

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• SNEAK - This ability makes the monster attacks the last monster in the battlefield. This kind of ability is very useful in eliminating the monster that has high damage because normally, most of the players position their strongest monster to the last due to its low health.

THE MONSTERS

Below are the some of the monsters with this kind of ability.

On all of these monsters, TENYII STRIKER is the card that I used the most.

I always use this card because it is one of the starter pack that has Sneak ability. Also, it has low mana but a very powerful skills on battle.

WHEN TO USE THIS ABILITY?

• Sneak ability

This ability is best to use on Death Splinters and Earth Splinters. In Bronze III, players that use Death Splinters always use monster with Thorns ability as a tank. It will be difficult to create an attack on the first monster so the best option for that is create an attack at the back, where there are low health monsters. For Earth Splinters, players that use Earth Splinters on battle mostly focuses their damage in magic attacks. There are healers and high damage monsters that are always positioned in the back of their line up so it is better to eliminate the healer and the strong monster first.

WHERE TO POSITION THE MONSTER WITH THIS ABILITY?

Since this ability is vital for the game to win, I suggest to position it in the back or in the middle of line up. Position it in the back if you are confident that your opponent will not make an attack starting from the back position. To ensure this, look at the past monsters that your opponent use in the battle. Now, position it in the middle if you think that your opponent will have a monster that will attack from the back position. Also, position it in the middle if your tank can last very long in the battle in order to make sure that the Sneak ability will be maximize.

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• SHIELD - This ability reduces the melee and range damage of the monster. If the monster has only 1 melee or range attack, it will be 0 damage. If the monster has only 2 melee or range attack, it will be 1 damage. If the monster has only 3 melee or range attack, it will be 2 damage.

THE MONSTERS

Below are the some of the monsters with this kind of ability.

On all of these monsters, the CHAOS KNIGHT, LIVING LAVA, ANTOID PLATOON, and MYCELIC INFANTRY are the cards that I use the most. But on all of those 4 monsters, LIVING LAVA is my favorite.

WHEN TO USE THIS ABILITY?

• Shield ability

The Shield ability is good to use in monsters with Thorns ability. Commonly, Thorns create only 2 damage. With the Shield ability, it will become 1 damage. Also, monsters with this kind of ability is best to use against the monsters with high melee and ranged ability. Just only avoid monsters with magic attack if you are going to use this card.

WHERE TO POSITION THE MONSTER WITH THIS ABILITY?

Obviously, monsters with this kind of ability is best to position in front due to the fact that it can resist and survive all the attacks that can be done by the opponent. If you are using this as your tank, make sure that you are going to use a summoner that will elevate its defensive state.

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• OPPORTUNITY - This ability makes the monster attacks from any position. This also makes that monster to attack the monster with lowest health. This ability is very strong due to the fac that it can potentially eliminate the strongest card in the game.

THE MONSTERS

Below are the some of the monsters with this kind of ability.

On all of these monsters, SERPENTINE SPY is the monster that I used the most. Aside from it it one of the starter monsters on the game, its 3 melee damage is an asset it could be the reason of winning the battle.

WHEN TO USE THIS ABILITY?

• OPPORTUNITY

This kind of ability should be always use as long as it can be fitted on the given mana cap. Every player always use strong monsters with low health. With this kind of ability, that strong monster can be easily eliminated in the game.

WHERE TO POSITION THE MONSTER WITH THIS ABILITY?

Monsters with this kind of ability has also low health. With that, I suggest to use it in the third up to the second to the last position. Placing it on that position will help this monster to last longer and maximize its ability. Its high damage is vital to game and it should be conserve as long as possible.

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• REACH - Monsters with this kind of ability can attack from second position. This kind of ability is useful because the damage it can create can help the player win the match.

THE MONSTERS

Below are the some of the monsters with this kind of ability.

On all of the monsters with this kind of ability, I always use FLYING SQUID. I always use this card becauseof its high lives and speed. Also, it has 2 melee attack. Combining the attack and the speed it has, this monster could be lethal.

WHEN TO USE THIS ABILITY?

• REACH

Actually, this kind of ability can be use anytime but I highly suggest to use this if you want to elevate the damage you exert on the game. Honestly, this ability is one of my least priority ability on the game due to the fact that moster with this kind of ability can only be placed on the second position. That limitation of this this ability could be a trouble on picking the right position for the other monster. Also, this ability can be useful if you are going to combine it with other ability, like the Opportunity ability.

WHERE TO POSITION THE MONSTER WITH THIS ABILITY?

Obviously, all monsters with this kind of ability is best to place in the second position. But, there are other scenario where players position this monsters in the third position. That only happens when the player expects its first position monster to be killed in just one attack. Some players place low health monster in the first position just to contain the first attack. That monster will serve as a shield for the next monster.

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• VOID - This kind of ability has the same effect in the shield ability. The only difference is that this ability is for magic attacks. Monsters that has this kind of ability has reduced magic attack damage. If the monster has only 1 magic attack, it will be 0 damage. If the monster has only 2 magic attack, it will be 1 damage. If the monster has only 3 magic attack, it will be 2 damage.

THE MONSTERS

Below are the some of the monsters with this kind of ability.

On all of these monsters, UNICORN MUSTANG is the card that I use the most. I use this card as the tank due to its high lives and high melee attack. That cobination is good to survive longer in the game and it is great to eliminate monsters in the game.

WHEN TO USE THIS ABILITY?

• VOID

This ability is best to use on Earth Splinters and to other monsters that uses magic attacks. Since this ability is like the Shield ability, I highly suggest to use this card on the monsters with high magic attack. With that, it can reduce the damage you can get from the battle.

WHERE TO POSITION THE MONSTER WITH THIS ABILITY?

This kind of ability is best to place in the first position. Most of the players use this card as the tank due to its high lives. That is a good strategy if you are sure that your opponent will use magic attacks.

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CONCLUSION

Overall, all abilties has its own strength and weaknesses and we just need to understande it. Also, each abilities has the right time and place to use it, we just need to figure it out. Relying in the abilities to win is great but relying on the strategy using the abilities is greater has a better chance of winning.

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So that's all for today, Splinter Community! Have a nice day!

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