In the Pursuit of More DEC

Harklaw

• My first gold card was Harklaw from the Death Splinter. I purchased him because I saw that for the last two days of my first season he was renting for 1000 DEC a day, which seemed like a lot of Dark Energy Crystals--and still is for me.
  

• I was able to rent him out for one day at the end of my first season but decided against doing so this most recent season, my second, because I was worried about getting less loot chests. My 2nd season rewards were still pretty good but I am wondering if the extra 1000 DEC would've been more useful since the price of Dark Energy Crystals has been growing. Only time will tell.

• In the pursuit of earning more DEC per battle, I've purchased some gold cards. I believe in the long run as car prices increase, specifically for gold cards that they will eventually pay for themselves in individual value and in increased battle rewards.

• Previously I was winning around 8 - 12 DEC per battle:
  

• But now after the season reset, I am winning about 0.75 to 2 DEC per battle:
  

Sand Worm

• To help increase the amount of DEC I earn per battle, here is the 2nd gold card I purchased: Sand Worm from the Neutral Splinter. I included the regular Sand Worm in a lot of my line ups and always considered it a shame when Ranked Matches wouldn't let me use Neutral Splinter cards. Sand Worm is, in my opinion, a very powerful card but also a little pricey at 9 Mana.
  

Venari Bonesmith

• The 3rd gold card I purchased was this one: Venari Bonesmith. I've watched this little Magic attacker from Death Splinter take down much stronger cards due to its Leech ability increasing its Health from 3 to 10, sometimes even beyond 12. Coupling him with my other Death Splinter magic attackers and Dragon Splinter's Delwyn Dragonscale will only make him more formidable.
  

Venari Crystalsmith

• The 4th gold card I purchased was-- another Venari, this time Venari Crystalsmith. She is a Life Splinter Range monster that has Tank Heal so she heals the card in the first position. I have begun using Life Splinter a bit more often, thanks to the Ranged Tank-- Hero of Beyond.
  

Venari Crystalsmith

• The 5th gold card I purchased was -- Venari Wavesmith. Thanks to Dragon Splinter's Delwyn Dragonscale I've been using a lot Magic monster line ups and the Water Splinter seems have some really good Magic monsters. Venari Wavesmith both gets a magic boost from Delwyn Dragonscale and Arlic Stormbringer but also gives all ally monsters +2 Armor which has proven to be a lifesaver on multiple occasions.
  

• Each of these cards will add +10% DEC to all my battle rewards-- +20% if I combine golden Harklaw with my golden Venari Bonesmith. Hopefully that bumps up my DEC rewards per battle but only trying it out will reveal how well this works. I promise to keep y'all posted.