I have used monsters from the earth element a lot in battle and I think that the earth element might just be the element with the best melee attack monsters. I'm talking about the kind of melee monsters that can occupy the first position in battle. Having the right melee monster in your front row in battle is crucial. I believe every splinterlands player would agree with this.
The first position is usually the one that comes under a lot of fire. This is why you need a melee monster that is suited for that role. A typical melee monster for that role would be one that has enough health, some armor and a good amount of attack power. I have noticed that the earth elements has a good amount of such and I will be talking about some of them.
The first is Endless Ape. This is a typical monster with brute force. With the health of 10 you just know that this monster would be difficult to eliminate. It also has an armor. All of this is just at level one. In addition to that it has a melee attack power of 2. With this you know that every attack it does is lethal.
However, the more interesting thing about this monster is its scavenger ability. And I think this is something that gives endless ape a very big advantage. With this scavenger ability, endless ape is guaranteed a longer time in battle because in addition to its massive health, the health replenishes every time a unit is eliminated, be it a friendly unit or enemy unit.
So when you have a unit with this kind of ability in the first position in battle, you have a big advantage.
Scrag The Gnaw is another reason why I'm of the opinion that the earth element has the most powerful melee monsters. As usual, he has a huge health stat of up to 8 and 3 armors. This is something that is common with a good number of earth melee attack monsters.
As if that isn't enough, this monster's melee attack power is up to 3 at level 1. That's incredible. With a few attacks, it can easily eliminate enemy units. Of course, this unit is not without an ability. It has the poison burst ability.
This entails that when it is eliminated, it will definitely apply poisoned to the enemy unit that eliminated it. There's also a fifty percent chance that it will apply poisoned to the units adjacent to the one that eliminated it. The dangerous advantage of poisoned is that the units affected by it would lose two health once every round starts.
It's obvious that this is an ability that is very devastating to the opponents.
Next is Empusan Darkguard. This monster has an ability as well, and that's the opportunity ability. With this ability, it won't just be confined to the front row in battle, despite the fact that it is a melee attack monster. It attacks units with the least health from anywhere, hence strategically eliminating enemy units. Just like the others, it has a good attack power (three in this case) which is disastrous to enemy units.
It has 5 armors which is a lot. It also has enough health to stay in battle for long, as well as impressive speed.
These are just a few of the impressive earth melee attack monsters. There are so many more like them. If your goal is to find incredible melee attack monsters best for the front row, earth has them. Endless ape is my favourite because of the scavenger ability.
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