Not sure what to rent?
I've manage to use minimum DEC rental to climb to 2K rating with my sub account. My rental of the below cards is ard 10DEC which means if you are in BRONZE 3 you just need to win 2 games and you cover your rental fees. SO! I would like to share my tips to all.
and make sure your rental is worth.
There are a few items you need to look out for in cards rental when getting start.
Basic essential criteria for cards at low league
1. Damage 2 and above
Example - Sand worm, Fineas Rage, Sea monster, Octopider, etc.
2. Low mana cost with decent HP or good passive ability
Example - Creeping ooze, Kelp Initiate, Crystal Werewolf, etc.
3. Self heal or tank heal or Protect (provide +2 armor)
Example - Sea monster, Wood Nymph, Vernari Wavesmith, Lorna Shrine, etc.
4. Counter to healer
Example - Captain's Ghost, Serpentine Mystic
Below are my thoughts on some of the top cards to rent and their use case, personally i prefer Water as MAGIC is power in low league and they could easily win you a handful of matches.
Card name and benefits
1. Fineas Rage (Fire) - High dmg, speed and hp + atk at 2nd position + 0.1 DEC! it's a steal! good 2nd tank choice.
2. Exploding Dwarf (Fire) - Good for "Equal Opportunity" or "Melee Mayhem" rules
3. Lava Launcher (Fire) - High dmg + high armor and range with that can atk at 1st position
4. Kelp Initiate (Water) - Low mana tank with high hp and speed. Must have!
5. Sea Monster (Water) - Heal is good for low level.
6. Naga Windmaster (Water) - Mainly to counter freq range users and insert "FROZEN SOLDIER" to tank.
7. Captain's Ghost (Water) - Stop opponent tank to get heal + good magic dmg and hp.
8. Venari Wavesmith (Water) -Put in all water line up. You wont regret renting it.
9. Nectar Queen (Earth) - Good dmg, hp and speed + it flys
10. Centauri Mage (Earth) - Good to counter snipe setup
11. Wood Nymph (Earth) - Low level healer, your tank stays longer
12. Venari Seedsmith (Earth) - good dmg dealer while ur tank and healer hold the line
13. Javelin Thrower (Earth) - same use case as Venari seedsmith
14. Beatrix Ironhand (Earth) - same use case as Venari seedsmith
15. Crystal Werewolf (Life) - Magic deck is the prefered beginner deck. Therefore to counter magic, pair it with "CLAY GOLEM" and top it with a healer
**16. Silvershield Sheriff (Life) - **Great dmg + high hp
17. Venari Crystalsmith (Life) - Who dont like a 2nd healer
18. Lorna Shine (Life) - Good for mini monster rules, prolong ur monster survival
**19. Djinn Renova (Life) - **Magic dmg is good + give additional hp
20. Evangelist (Life) - High dmg
**21. Armorsmith (Life) - **Only low level repair skill monster
22. Octopider (Death) - High dmg + high hp
**23. Grim Reaper (Death) - **High dmg and good to counter tank which heals
24. Phantasm (Death) - Good for enrage, fly + high speed
25. Boogeyman (Death) - good magic dmg + slow, why nt?
26. Owster Rotwell (Death) - Counter magic users
27. Serpentine Mystic (Dragon) - Always good to have him to counter tank which heals
28. Brighton Bloom (Dragon) - Use it for "EARTHQUAKE" rules, and sometimes can use it to improve your dodges
29. Delwyn Dragonscale (Dragon) - +1 dmg to all is always welcome
30. Gelatinous Cube (Neutral) - Good for "POISON" rules
31. Rusty Android (Neutral) - Cheap option to counter magic team (accompany it with BORTUS and add a healer to make it last longer)
32. Goblin Mech (Neutral) - Good for "Equal Opportunity" or "Melee Mayhem" or 99 MANA rules
33. Sand Worm (Neutral) - Good for 99 MANA and highest basic DMG
34. Onyx Sentinel (Neutral) - Mainly to counter MYLOR
35. Creeping Ooze (Neutral) - Essential 1 MANA, slow opponent + add as 1 more meat tank
36. Battering Ram (Neutral) - Pair well with +1 melee summoner
37. Enchanted Defender (Neutral) - Able to tank well in Good for "Equal Opportunity" rules (just need to take note that opponent dont use magic)
38. Prismatic Energy (Neutral) - better option for magic reflect vs Rusty Android.
Will share some battles with the above cards in future for better reference.
Mini minions + Reduce magic example
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_07a61889d4b1a47faa2b60b7ba5336fe&ref=mambateddy