A battle worth sharing

I always struggle against Yodin Zaku, and in my Ranked Battle I was put up against @shoemanchu, one of the absolute top players in the game who is 500 points higher than me in the ranking.

It's a high mana battle where melee attackers can attack from any position. My opponent brings in top-levelled cards, and an Exploding Dwarf that lasts pretty much until the very last round of the battle. Here you can see the lineup:

I bring in a Minotaur Warlord, which first misses blatantly, and then gets destroyed rather quickly by all the blast action.
The first healer and rearguard falls apart on my side, and the Minotaur is surely next.

Suddenly I find myself relying on the humble Elven Defender tank, while my opponent still has an Exploding Dward! I'm surely set to lose...

... or am I?

See the full battle here: https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=8b927ae03e86d62fa9a3c585cfa3fe874e4355e3&ref=notaboutme

And let me know if this battle was indeed worth sharing! ;)