There are so many different types of cards in Splinterlands, but it seems like the high mana units with their powerful attacks and specialized abilities tend to get a lot of the attention. In fact, the last few posts I've made have been about Lord Thanalaor, who is a 12 mana unit. But in today's post, I'd like to shine the spotlight on a 1 mana unit (Halfling Refugee) that can be an absolute game changer.
Introducing Halfling Refugee
Before we get into the battle itself, I'd like to briefly introduce Halfling Refugee and some of its abilities. This is a 1 mana legendary card from Rebellion. At the 1 BCX level, it deals 2 melee damage, has 6 health, and 3 speed, but it has the Weary ability, which means that as the game goes on, it has an increased chance of skipping its attack each turn.
What's It Good For?
To show you how powerful Halfling Refugee is, I want to compare it to Chaos Agent, a one mana card from back in the days of Chaos Legion.
When we look at these two cards side by side, it's absolutely clear how much more powerful Halfling Refugee is. Even though it has the weary ability, we have to remember that it still has a pretty high chance of attacking, at least for the first two rounds. By contrast, Chaos Legion had absolutely no attack ability at the 1 BCX level. On top of that, Halfling Refugee has 6 health, which means that it can absorb considerably more damage than Chaos Agent.
Ideal Rulesets
As I have said in some of my previous posts, one of the cool things about Splinterlands is that the constantly changing rule set means every card gets its chance to shine. But it also means that there are some situations where using your favorite card could lead to defeat. So, it's important to choose the right card for the situation. With that being said, I'd like to point out a few different matches where I think Halfling Refugee shines and some of the match rule sets where I would probably try to avoid using it.
From my perspective, one of the strongest rule sets for Halfling Refugee is the Little League rule set with a low mana cap.However, I would avoid using Halfling Refugee in a high mana match, even though it's a strong card for a single mana, it's probably not going to be as effective as using a 12 or 10 mana unit if you're fighting in a 99 mana cap match.
An Example
To show an example of how powerful Halfling Refugee can be in the right context, I want to share a match replay that I recently had. As you can see from this match, I was going against Cryptic, which is a very powerful Legendary Archon. I was simply using a rare Archon from Foundations, but the real strength was in the units I played and the order I placed them in.
I placed Shock Trooper in the first position with the hopes that it would be able to get a first round strike in on my opponent. Things went exactly as I planned, and it was able to get a first round KO against Filthy Scavenger in the opening attack of the match.
By the second round of the match, my opponent had started to eliminate some of my units, and Halfling Refugee moved into the first position. This made me feel a lot more comfortable because I knew that my opponent's Hellheim Demon would have to waste several magic attacks eating through Halfling Refugee's health. In reality, however, my units used their quicker speed to eliminate Hellheim Demon before it even was able to attack.
In all fairness......
In the interest of fairness and objectivity, I want to point out that I probably would have won this match even without Halfling Refugee because my opponent made some pretty big tactical blunders. As you can see from the initial screenshot, My opponent placed a ranged unit in the second position and a magic unit in the third position. In my opinion, this was quite a tactical blunder because ranged units can't attack from the first position. So, once Avaricius moved into the first position, it was completely incapable of attacking.
That being said, I also want to acknowledge some of the mistakes that I made in the match. I played Thandalorian Scion, which typically has the Void Armor ability. However, I completely forgot that this match eliminated all armor, making that ability useless.
So, the point I'm trying to make is that it is important to pay attention to the rulesets and capabilities of your units. My opponent and I both made some mistakes that other players can learn from.
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Despite the mistakes I made, my team was able to carry the victory!! Not only did I win the bragging rights for this match, but I also earned some glint as well as SPS. In fact, the ability to earn rewards for winning matches in Splinterlands is one of the most interesting things about the game. So, if you like action-packed trading card games, and you're interested in the possibility of earning rewards for playing a game that you already enjoy, then I'd invite you to join me in Splinterlands using my referral link.
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