Splinterlands Card Population Spotlight - Episode 10 04.04.22-10.04.22

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Thoughts - My thought process for this card has been primarily on 2-3 factors. The first being that it is now at lowest prices seen in 3 months making this a great buy particularly with the upcoming updates to the reward system surrounding Untamed Spellbook cards. This will put big pressure on it's price. Another thing is at this current price, it's viable to build to level 5 for the extra armour, speed, health and most importantly the Shield ability. At this point, Elven becomes a brutal prospect particularly with any strategy that involves +1 Attack boosts. Overall, this often unused card is a great budget buy at the moment at is versatile because of it's neutral status. I think right now is probably one of the best times we have seen that give this card the respect it deserves for Silver League players in particular. We are seeing good burn rates (30 in the last week) suggesting that people are making their move on this also. If your interested, ladder you way in as you don't want others to know and spark fomo against this Elven's price shield. Long term, I am unsure of how it will stand the test of time, but I do believe now is as good a chance as any to take a swing and see.

Thoughts - I actually really like this card and for some reason maybe I'm the only one. But it's more likely because I invested in buying a GF which comes with thorns as a base card purchase. And that's really where this card is at for the lower leagues. Once the thorn ability is achieved, this armoured turtle can inflict a lot of damage on unsuspecting opponents, particuly handy in reverse speed, who often neglect to anticipate the possibility of this being used at level 4 in play. I don't blame them who actually uses this turtle? The price of this card has been somewhat stable over the last week. But you may have been able to score a cheap one under $2 a week ago and probably will get more chances. Overall, the Spineback is not a popular option due to the $2 price tag and while I believe in the use-case, it doesn't make it anymore a prospect for the majority. Long term however, I do think their is room for investment growth, but I'd be surprised to see this hit $10 anytime in the near future. For this reason I will suggest looking to cheaper or other options. With just 1 burn in the last week, we could be waiting a long time to see any turtle eggs from owning.

Thoughts - Delwyn is one of those semi-popular cards, that occasionally pops up in the Silver and Gold Leagues. The +1 Magic buff is a useful and often match winning option when available for use. A worthy investment and I think ROI is reasonable enough to warrant owning. We are seeing both good burn rates (26) and a slow but steady daily increase over the last week as the value of Delwyn has been re-discovered by many who may have overlooked in the past. Due to use-case alone, I do think Delwyn will reach all time highs in the near(ish) future and I do believe long term prospect odds are currently on side also. The demand is there so if your looking to buy, your going to need to lay out a few pennies. Or you could wait and see if an opportunity comes along where you might score it for under $5? But I'd say the odds will be against you and you better wipe that Dragonscale off your face.

Thoughts - Could there be anything more scary than the prospect of duking it out in a ranged battle with Mitica? This card is definitely a fan favourite if you can afford to field it at 8 summoning points. This card is so powerful that even the effects of Quix don't really do much to slow it down. At level 3 in the Silver leagues you may be unlucky enough to come across one that is level 3 dishing at 5 damage and if your really unlucky you'll find it in play with Prince Rennyn. If that happens, say your peace and close your eyes! Overall, I'd say just owning a level 1 will be enough to make a difference in many battles. The key to Mitica is hiding it so you can get off as many shots as possible before losing it to the frontline or backline attacks. If Mitica is still alive by the 4th or 5th round, your probably winning the battle. Short-Mid-Long term I am bullish on this card both for ownership and investment. Worth every cent you pay and I think has $100+ potential. With just over 6k Population in play, it doesn't surprise me no one wants to combine or burn this card. Hovering around the lowest prices we've seen in 2 months, could now be your chance to become the newest Headhunter in Splinterlands?

Thoughts - One thought that comes to mind when I think about Bila is 'I want this!' Sadly, I do not yet own this card and I'm not alone. I love a good life strategy and I think Bila would fit in nicely to several. Maybe a Delwyn with Kralus, Djinn Renova, Divine Healer, BILLA, Darius & Adelaide Brightwing combo would go nicely in a field of life magical dreams! But back to reality, I think Bila could serve nicely hiding toward the back of your line-up. The biggest drawback is it's 8 mana cost. And for it's current price, I think it's good value for investment ROI. Unfortunately, I forgot to put in the population numbers of this card a week ago so I only have it's current POP amount, but this makes for a good re-visiting in the near future to check it's progress . With mostly sideways movement over the last two months, it's hard to anticipate what the players think of this card going forward. But one thing we do know is with such low population and value for gameplay, this card will probably be of use for a number of years to come. At $22 I think your bang on the lower end of it's current price cycle. But invest for ROI in game and not POP decline ROI.

Price Change: $21.95-$22.08
Regular Foil Population Change: 5,264

SPOTLIGHT WEEK 4 REVISTED

Nightmare

Nightmare - Reward Series - Death - Common
Abilities: Blast (lvl 1), Phase (lvl 6)

The Nightmare is a fast and health abundant tank with explosive capability to boost right from Level 1. The downside is it will cost you 8 summoning points and you need to get it to level 2 to gain a crucial attack point. That's when speed/damage/health aspect begins to have impact on any frontline.

Price Change: $.67-$.40
Weekly Regular Foil Population Change: 158,827-154,151

Well this wraps up episode 10 (Wohoo double figures!) of 'Splinterlands Card Population Spotlight' I hope you found some value in this post and hope that you follow to see future posts like this! Feel free to shill your cards you want me to follow for future blogs!

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Episode 5 Splinterlands Card Population Spotlight
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Episode 9 Splinterlands Card Population Spotlight