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Hi everyone! Today I'm here to talk about the the reach ability in Splinterlands. I'm going to tell you my experience with it in Bronze and Silver league.

First things first

Last week battle challenge was about the Flying Squid, one of the few "Reach" cards available in the game. So, I decided to talk about this ability here.
If you watch any content about Splinterlands on Youtube or here, you probably heard this "Reach Sucks", and yes, that's true. But this happens because most of the old reach cards can't do what they are supposed to do, which is to be a secondary tank. And I know.. most of this cards are awesome at higher leagues, but come on! Most of us have this cards at 1 or 4 level. That's why they are bad most of the time, with some exeptions.

Melee attack Monsters with the Reach ability may attack from the second position on the team.

Second things second

Every card can be good in a specific ruleset, but some of them are so specific that in a general play, they are bad... pretty bad.

What all of this card have in common? They have low mana cost. That's something good, but in general they lack speed damage or surviving tools to keep the battle going. (!REMEMBER THIS IS IN LOWER LEAGUES, SOME OF THIS CARDS ARE AMAZING IN HIGHER ONES!)

Let's talk about some of them.

The Horny toad.

If you are planning to have a Horny Toad, be ready to buy some cards. He shines at level 6 where he has 3 speed, and 2 damage with poison, this card is a great adition to any deck since is a neutral card. But besides that, this is a great example of the problem of reach cards, do you really think this guy is gonna take more than 1 hit before dying? Probably not. That's why he is in my opinion the worst reach card right now.

Sunkai Harvester.

In my opinion, in the "bad list", Sunkai Harvester is one of the best, in bronze this card doesn't offer a lot besides a little damage but in "Little league" matches this card can offer a lot as a secondary tank, at level 4 he has 2 points on damage and with his high speed, he starts to be deadly against tanks.

Orc Sergeant.

I never use this card a lot, but I know that is one of the best cards to buff melee cards at level 6 (yes... it's you Grund). But in Bronze league, it's a meh card since the meta right now is more focused on magic in the green team, and since it's a melee one with just 1 damage, I decided to keep him on the top of the bad cards, because he is starting to get the speed and the tankiness of a second tank card need.

Third things third

We talked about what we don't want. Let's talk about what we want, resilience and damage.

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At least in my opinion, a "reach" card has to take a beating and deliver a punch, so survival tools like shields or high hp are needed, and also speed and damage!

Good examples:

The Giant Roc

Giant Roc is the "worst of the best", because the Flying ability (+25% chance of evading) is awesome, some RNG sometimes is what will give you the win, however, it is surpassed by other cards in this list.

Twilight Basilisk

This card is amazing at level 2, one of the cards that I always try to use when facing little league matches. Decent damage, speed, one armor and 3 health. It isn't perfect, but really useful.

Tide Biter

Tide biter is a reward card currently being printed. Is great at level 2, high damage, high speed, decent health, and when used with Kelya, has 1 armor and even more speed.
But really shines at level 3, with reflection shield (This Monster is immune to all indirect, or reflected damage. That means that it will not take damage from Blast, Thorns, Return Fire, or Magic Reflect), making this card practically immune to Yodin, Mylor and others, definitely a card to keep in your pocket.

Battle examples:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_3ebfb982022393e4d993ee5192874faf&ref=loboguara

https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_b7fdb47ac3200b11ad7c7fa7ac4c08b1&ref=loboguara

Fineas Rage and Flying Squid

Fineas Rage

These two cards have similar stats, with Phineas Rage being a little superior. Both have good damage, high hp and high speed, making them awesome and reliable.

At level 1 Fineas Rage is perfect, this is an amazing reward card, and I regret not starting splinterlands earlier to get this bad boy for free. You just need one copy to start rocking your opponents. The Enrage ruleset just make this card even stronger, certainly one of the best cards to use on the fire team.

Battle example: https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_7a25cbb66974ddd6b589b0d0708a2d77&ref=loboguara

Flying Squid

Similar to Fineas Rage, the Squid is great, Hight speed and damage at level 3 for a common card.

Battle example: https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_c3083fa55d5ac787980b707d29220c78&ref=loboguara

To sum up

Reach card are pretty useful when you need some melee damage to hit the front line, they can destroy the "Void" ability and they can be good secondary tanks.

Why not legendary, epic reach cards?

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They are all good and expensive to obtain, that's why I'm focusing on the other ones, they are accessible to everyone and some of them are pretty cheap right now. But these legendary cards are extremely useful, I recommend looking for some bargains by renting them, and try to buy some of the cheapests Reach cards right now.
Look at what happened to "Fineas Rage". It was a reward card, basically free to get by playing the game, and right now it's around $1.5 USD, so don't wait for a chance to get some of them while there's still time.

So, that's all I've got for today, and see you guys next week.

PT/BR

Fala pessoal! Bora falar sobre a capacidade da habilidade Reach em Splinterlands. Vou contar minha experiência com essa ability na liga Bronze e Prata.

Primeiramente

O desafio de batalha da semana passada foi sobre a Flying Squid, uma das poucas cartas "Reach" disponíveis no jogo. Então, resolvi falar sobre essa habilidade aqui.
Se você assiste algum conteúdo sobre Splinterlands no Youtube ou aqui, provavelmente já ouviu isso "Reach é ruim", e sim, isso é verdade. Mas isso acontece porque a maioria das cartas de "Reach" antigas não podem fazer o que deveriam fazer, que é ser um tanque secundário. E eu sei... a maioria dessas cartas são incríveis nas ligas mais altas, mas vamos lá! A maioria de nós tem essas cartas no nível 1 ou 4. Por isso são ruins na maioria das vezes, com algumas exceções.

Ataque corpo a corpo Monstros com a habilidade Alcance podem atacar da segunda posição da equipe.

Segundo

Cada carta pode ser boa em um conjunto de regras específico, mas algumas delas são tão específicas que, em um jogo geral, são ruins... muito ruins.

O que todas essas cartas têm em comum? Eles têm baixo custo de mana. Isso é algo bom, mas em geral eles não têm dano de velocidade ou ferramentas de sobrevivência para manter a batalha. (! LEMBRE-SE QUE ISSO É NAS LIGAS INFERIORES, ALGUMAS DESTAS CARTAS SÃO INCRÍVEIS NAS SUPERIORES!)

Bora falar de algumas.

O Horny toad.

Se você está planejando ter um Horny Toad, esteja pronto para comprar algumas cartas. Ele brilha no nível 6 onde tem 3 de velocidade e 2 de dano com veneno, essa carta é uma ótima adição a qualquer deck já que é uma carta neutra. Mas além disso, esse é um ótimo exemplo do problema das cartas de alcance, você realmente acha que esse cara vai levar mais de 1 golpe antes de morrer? Provavelmente não. É por isso que ele é, na minha opinião, a pior carta Reach no momento.