The Double Tap
Strategy Description: Attacking where your opponent is weakest can lead to some devastating victories. When you double or triple up on this bullying tactic the outcome is amplified. When you boost the speed of these already fast (typically) attackers your chances of victory are even more likely. The Double Tap attack with Opportunity monsters is one of my favorite offensive hands to play in Splinterlands. Here you can see several examples of how and when I like to play it
Battle #1
Starring Lira the Dark
Game Rules & Mana Cap: Armored Up (+2 armor for all monsters) with a hefty 44 mana cap gives me plenty of room to flex some of my heavy hitting cards.
Card Selection & Placement: Quix the Devious wasn't the best choice of summoners as my opponent
What this team lacks in total damage output it makes up for in precision and first strike advantage as Lira knocks out the opponents armor allowing Dragon Jumper to hit kill shots in the first three rounds, getting past the strong defensive front and quickly decimating my opponent's team.
Battle #2
Starring the Dragon Jumper
Game Rules & Mana Cap: Explosive Weaponry (all monsters get the blast ability) and Up Close and Personal (Only monsters with melee attacks are available) and a 28 mana cap is an ideal setting to put this particular strategy in play.
Card Selection & Placement: Although my opponent
Desert Dragon with his Trample & Retaliate held the front line of my defense just long enough and the Orc Sargent in the second position super charged my Triple Tap (for when 2 strikes just isn't enough) and survived the blast damage long enough to see my team victorious. My terrific trio of attackers consists of Screeching Vultures, the Venari Scout, and Dragon Jumper and the green fiend brings up the rear to block any potential sneak attackers.
Battle #3
Starring the Deeplurker
Game Rules & Mana Cap: Close Range (ranged attackers can attack in 1st position) and Lost Legendaries (no legendary monsters are available) with a 36 mana cap isn't the most obvious choice for using this melee heavy strategy, but sometimes that's the best time to use it. Send your attacks where the opponent isn't expecting it is usually a good idea.
Card Selection & Placement: In this matchup of Chaos Legion Summoners Quix vs. Kelya my water team comes out victorious.
Closing Thoughts, Useful Tips / Tricks for Success
The Opportunity attackers are some of my favorite cards in Splinterlands and they can be absolutely devastating and very difficult to defend. With a wide range of cards having this ability it can be a very versatile strategy and put to use in nearly all mana cap scenario's and in most rule sets as well. With options both high and low in speed it's equally useful in regular or reverse speed matches. Anything you can do to increase your speed advantage will go a long ways to getting the victory and it's critical to keep your attackers shielded from enemy attacks as they are usually not the most stout defenders in the arena.
Are you new to the game or feeling stuck below the league you want to be playing in? Reply to this post with your general game questions or a link to a battle of yours that you would like some friendly advice on how to improve and I'll review your card selection and lineup and offer my thoughts on how you could improve your game.
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