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BATTLE LINK -- June 7, 2024 -- Day 159 of 366 vs.
Back to our regularly scheduled ranked programming, as I claw my way through Modern Diamond 1. This three-ruleset, 40-mana battle showcases the strength of Weapons Training, especially when giving a monster dual attack.
Today's featured card, Albahoo Forester, was an incredibly efficient assassin for only two mana. 3 range, 3 magic, true strike, triage, and only 2 speed in this reverse speed battle is a killer combination! I didn't even bother with a tank heal, instead preferring for the triage to heal the monster taking the snipe fire in position two. Forester did a great job keeping Grim Smith and Rage in fine health.
It was certainly a bit greedy of my opponent to go for an all-in magic attack, and I punished them with void on my two snipe targets. I also caught a big break by including the swift Soul Fiend, which I considered to leave out entirely due to the reverse speed ruleset. But because my opponent put Conjuror up front without an attack, Grim Smith soaked up almost all of their damage output for the first two rounds as my fiend missed his first attack!
With my Gold Foil lineup, I took home over 45 $SPS and 2300 Glint for this battle. As a collector, cards are still king for me, and I take a bit of SPS each season to reinvest in more cards. The rewards are nice, of course, but I'm here for the strategy and skill of each three-minute battle -- it just doesn't get old!
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