El Jefe: A Soul Siphon Granting Archon
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It's been nearly 5 months since the Escalation has become a part of the Splinterlands gameplay. Along with the new abilities that they introduced to the game, Escalation has become an important part of the game's meta, providing new synergies and strategies in the game. But what was released in the set were only the card units. The Escalation set also comes with 6 new legendary Archons, which will be airdropped through Conflicts.
And in the next 5 days, Grimdave the Unbent will finally have its Splinterlands debut to bring the Burning upon its foes in Praetoria. Followed by it was the start of Conflicts for the next Escalation Conflict Archon, El Jefe. So before the Conflict starts, I want to take a look at this upcoming Archon and what it can possibly bring to the game.
Escalation Fourth Conflict Archon
The Conflicts for the fourth Escalation Archon will start on August 27, which gives players about 8 days to prepare the cards, packs, and wagons/wagon kit that they will need to acquire enough points to get a guaranteed copy of the Archon. For this next Archon, it was designed with outputs coming from jeffopenscards who holds the No. 3 spot on the Escalation's presale leaderboard, and as part of his rewards, he will also receive a max-level copy of the Archon in all three foils, as well as a unique 1-of-1 skin for the card.
Similar to the previous Conflicts, the fourth Escalation Conflict will run for 30 days, where players will stake their Escalation packs and cards on Mage wagons to collect the points required to have a copy of the card. And after the 30-day period, they will receive airdrop copies of the Archon, based on the total points they have accumulated, though the number of Archons a player can receive can also vary based on luck.
In each Wagon, a player can stake a maximum of 5 cards and 100 Escalation packs. The points that each Wagon can produce will depend on the rarity and foil type of the card, based on its collection power, aside from Black Foil and Black Foil Arcane cards that will x.6 of its collection power. Meanwhile, each pack will give 125 points.
| Type | Points Value |
|---|---|
| Regular Foil | Collection power = Points |
| Gold Foil / Gold Foil Arcane | Collection power = Points |
| Black Foil / Black Foil Arcane | Collection power x .6 = Points |
| Pack Type | Points |
|---|---|
| Escalation Standard Pack | 125 |
Wagon Crating
Based on the original announcement post, there are two ways to get a wagon. The easiest way is to directly purchase it through DEC or Credits. Currently, the cheapest Wagon kit on the market costs 3,005.986 DEC.
While the cheaper option is to craft the Wagon kits using land resources in the Artisan quarter, given that you already own these resources or produce them on your land. Currently, the crafting cost of a wagon requires 17,500 Wood, 7,000 Stone, 1,750 Iron, and 1,250 Aura, which, if we convert to DEC, will cost 2263.54 DEC. If you are building a new Wagon, you will need to have 2 Wagon kits, but only 1 if you are just repairing a broken Wagon.
Fourth Conflict Archon: El Jefe
| Name | El Jefe |
|---|---|
| Card Type | Archon |
| Edition | Escalation |
| Rarity | Legendary |
| Mana Cost | 3 |
| Element |  Life |
| Bloodline Dominion* | Tortisian |
| Tactic | Soul Siphon x 2 |
So, for the next Escalation Conflict, we have the Life Archon El Jefe, which has a mana cost of 3. For its ability, it can give the Soul Siphon ability to up to two units. Soul Siphon allows the unit to be revived as many times as there were allied non- Weary units, with 100% and 50% of its armor restored. In exchange, it will inflict Weary on allied units with the highest health and reduce their health by 50%. It is a very powerful ability that will allow your cards to last much longer, but also comes with some huge drawbacks. But I imagine that you can also use this against your opponent by placing the ability on an opponent unit with very low health, so that it can be easily defeated, and by doing that, make your opponent team Weary and unable to attack.
As for its Bloodline Dominion, it can summon units with the Tortisian bloodline, regardless of their elements, and currently, there are three units with the same bloodline in modern when it comes to Rebellion and Conclave Arcana Sets.
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But aside from that, there are 5 units with the Shapeshift ability that can also be summoned through this Archon, for a total of 8 units.
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To get a guaranteed copy of El Jefe, a player will need a minimum of 400 entries, with each entry requiring a total of 100,000 points, and each entry also giving a 0.25% chance to receive the Conflict card. Meanwhile, for the premium card foils, they can be obtained through the Leaderboard and Foil Draw systems.
Closing
Looking at the next legendary Archon, I can see it bringing some new interesting strategies, now that you can give Soul Siphon on cards. Well prepared, you can reap the most out of this ability by having units that have the Invigorate ability to remove the side effects of Weary, but when placed on your opponent, this could lead them to be unable to attack as the round passes by.
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I can see this archon very strong on shapeshift ruleset, it will open all the cards and can summon units with invigorate and resurrection. Corrupted healing might also be a good pick to support health of the team.