Yodin Zaku was a War Demon of the times before the Splintering so long ago. He was a hybrid child born of two warring races, the Efreet and the Bulludae, the Demons of War. But he never perished. His being was imprisoned in an ancient artifact that preserved his life, and now, nearly a thousand years after the Splintering, Yodin has opened his eyes and risen from his bondage.
Welcome back to another fun season of battling fellow Splinterlanders. I haven't had this much fun playing the game for a long time. I just went on a 22-win streak in the Modern League. I haven't been able to do that since 2019 when I quit playing the game for a month and worked up from Bronze to Champion.
I quit playing in the Modern League a long time ago because I couldn't crawl out of the Bronze League to save my life, but now that I can use my MAX level cards, it doesn't matter that other players are smarter or better strategists then me because my cards will just muscle through them as most of them are at MAX level.
This was not the case today going up against a level one Yodin. It was an Even Stevens match which doesn't matter to me, but it was also a magic reflection and monsters lose all abilities so the summoner is the most important card. The water splinter wasn't an option so I couldn't rely on shields to protect me from all of Yodin's blast attacks either. I figured Tarsa was the way to go because I have some powerful ranged attack cards in the fire splinter, but they were no match for Yodin's ability to kill two birds with one stone with his blast ability. I don't think there would have been any way to win this match with the cards I have.
At least I was able to take out their tank, but that was the only card I was able to kill. They made quick work of my team wiping them all out by the second round.
Possibilus the Wise, Grandmaster Rathe, and Yodon Zaku are the summoners I fear the most. Possibilus the Wise is so strong because he grants the reach ability to any melee card in the second position so it's like going up against two tanks at once, but if you have a strong enough tank, enough healing, or a good counter like thorns you can beat him. Grandmaster Rathe is just horrible. I think I lose to him 9 out of ten times because I like to magic spam and he gives everyone magic shields. Yodon Zaku is probably the most OP summoner in the game, but he can be beaten if you have good shielding or a return fire counter. I wish I could afford to own these summoners, but since I've already MAXed all six of my summoner splinters I stopped focusing on them and just look for the cheapest cards on the market that I use the most. What about you? Who is on your summoner wish list? Who do you fear the most?
Check out my battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_7cdd177632ee37bac2d7f28114e84596&ref=jeremiahcustis
This week's SPLINTERLANDS BATTLE MAGE SECRETS Challenge:
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Original artwork at NFTShowroom:
https://nftshowroom.com/jeremiahcustis/gallery
Amazing art by the Splinterlands community:
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