Battle Mage Secrets Weekly Challenge! RISE OF THE COMMONS.....

In my continued effort to bring you low quality, repetitive, cyclical, drivel on a weekly basis, in a change from the precious metals related rhetoric i usually bang on about, I now offer to you my loyal followers, a bang average #splinterlands blog.

Without much thought, or deep contemplation, ill be sharing with you few brave souls that have taken the time to read this post, my weekly BATTLE MAGE SECRETS Weekly Challenge!. The "share your battle" challange has ended, where the @splinterlands team asked you to share a battle with a specific monster, and now its more about a specific ruleset. This new weekly challenge definitely has its upside, as it allows a wider audience to take part, even when their battle decks are limited.

This week, the team over at #splinterlands has asked us to share a battle with the ruleset "RISE OF THE COMMONS". As the name suggests, only "common" and "rare" type monsters can be played... So kiss goodbye to those Legendary and Epic monster we all rely on!!

This ruleset, can completely flip a battle on its head! Conventional battle plans go straight out the window, it also creates a whole new style of play. With the correct selection, it is possible to field a suprisingly deadly team.

Lets go play #splinterlands...... Its not like you can pick and choose the rulesets for every battle!

After playing what seemed like my full allocation of 50 battles, I finally came across the ruleset I was waiting for:

But doing what #splinterlands does best, they threw a spanner in the works by adding additional rulesets alongside UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL, just to mess with my mind and really get me thinking.

TIS BUT SCRATCHES: All monsters have the **cripple** ability.

Taking these rulesets into consideration, and with the summoner choices available to me, I actually decided that for this specific battle, with these specific ruleset, I would pick my tried and tested LVL 4 Obsidian. Theres some decent monsters to pick from, with this summoner, plus with her +1 magic attack the lack of Legendary and Epic monster, can be negated with extra "forepower". Ive got an idea of the monster(s) id like to get involved as they could potentially be the difference between picking up a W or a L.

As you can see, its not a bad line up!??! My choice of magic attack monsters complements OBSIDIAN superbly, and add to that my lvl2 Mycelic's ability to take all the beating, freeing up my other monsters health, and ive got a decent chance to defeat several potential opposition lineups. Putting all my eggs into one basket here with my heavy magic attack lineup, but with my lvl 4 Unicorn in the tank position, his high health and speed, plus void, may see me through this battle.

When ever I come across the "RISE OFTHECOMMONS" ruleset, it really is a bit of complete change from the usual..... I often weigh up the pros and cons of picking a magic attack team, but with such a high MANA game, i really could include some big, big, big hitters.

Watch the battle HERE

Once the two teams are revealed, I always have a quick look at my opponents set up, before hitting rumble. I like to playout in my head how I think the battle will unfold. I try and predict what I think the outcome may be, and judge how well my opponents have set up thier team. With little restrictions on summoner choice but with these specific rulesets, I think ive done quite well and built a very competitive team....

My opponents choice of summoner has NOT differed from mine, yet with "cripple" also in play it simply comes down to the choice of monster available by selecting your splinter. So lets see who gets the upper hand... can my EARTH splinter take down their EARTH splinter?

So can my lvl 4 summoner take out my opponents lvl 4 summoner?? Its going to be tough.... They definitely have some decent monsters out on display. With that said im sure its going to be a challenging battle. Lets hit rumble and see how this plays out!!

The stage was set, two strong summoners, with very similar approaches, these teams are sure to give a great battle. I see the difference in lineup, but as the old adage goes - " you can only play whats in front of you!!"

Before the battle even begins, our summoner and monsters buffs take effect..... So can my magic offence over come theirs, and can the "rise of the commons" and "cripple" ruleset make any difference? Only one way to find out!!

With both summoners adding that extra battle power, my magic attack, his doing the same, its down to the monsters to make this battle memorable.

Round two carried off where round one ended..... My Unicorn is holding his own, using his VOID ability, while my other magic monsters are attacking from all angles.

My opponents choice of tank, which matches mine, has proven to be a tricky monster, but my superior attacking power is now beginning to take effect.

After breaking through his tanks and taking out his Mycelic, my superior monster levels and attacks are starting to turn the tide of battle. After the fall of his tank, this battle wont last much longer

His lvl 4 Mycelic took tye brunt of the early attacks, due to its taunt, but with that monster now long gone, its like shooting fosh in a barrel.

Thankfully, numbers were in my favour and i managed to hold out thanks to my tanks numerical health advantage, and the fact my opponents monster was doing very little damage(it always helps). Finally taking out his remaining monster and winning the battle.

Just a few more attacks and this battle should be over. Luckily, my opponents high speed doesnt matter when it comes to magic attacks. So thays a job well done!!

VICTORY!!!..... If in doubt come out all guns blazing..... my opponents team was well thought out, but it was never in doubt. Superior monster level and a team more suited to the specific ruleset, gave me a very heavy advantage.

Turns out it was a complete and utter blowout in the end! Im pretty chuffed with how that played out.... it couldnt have gone any better i dont think??

Would you have picked a different team/combonation? If so let me knownin the comments below.

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