Are you new to Splinterlands and searching for some advice, then you found the correct series! In this Beginner’s Guide Series, we are discussing things that new players of Splinterlands should know or try to learn. In this specific episode we will take a look at some of the new Riftwatchers cards. We will discuss how they can be game changers in the future game play and what cards to utilize them best with. With that being said, if this article motivated you to start playing this amazing game, then feel free to join the fun over the following link:
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Tinderlock
The first one is straight up a beast. Tinderlock is not a card that you should use on a very popular dating app. Instead it is a Rare Fire Card that should be used in high mana battles. On the basic level it comes with 3 ranged attack, 4 speed and 8 health. For 10 mana these stats are more than fair. What’s more is that this card has the Last Stand Ability and additionally the Close Range ability. This allows this card to function as a great last position card. Once every other card died, it will increase its stats and will be able to attack from the first position.
But there is more! On level 4 it can also reduce all the Magic attackers damage which is actually very important for the Fire Splinter. In its highest form, this card can get up to 4 attack, 5 speed and 11 health. I think this is actually a very good card and can be combined very nicely with the new Legendary Fire Summoner Jacek. Because of its Scatter Shot Ability this card will be able to attack any kind of monster on the opponent’s side and create infinite amount of Chaos!
Water Caller
Next up we have the Water Caller which is obviously a Water Element Card. Why did I select this card you would ask? Well I think the Stun Ability is one of the most powerful in the game. Because this card is a magic attacker, this card will almost always hit its target which is why I think that there is a high chance to actually stun many of the opponent’s monsters. This means that they will skip their next combat chance and not attack in the next turn!
On the basic level it only comes with 1 attack, 1 speed and 5 health. For a card that costs 5 mana it is alright but certainly not perfect. On the other hand, the stats on the highest level are something completely different! With a potential of 3 attack and 7 health this card is actually a very great addition to every team, especially with the stun ability! It seems like Water Splinter is becoming a great Magic source again which is why I think that every kind of magic buffs are actually very beneficial with this card! But not only that, Diemonshark and its Trample ability is actually very helpful with the Stun Ability as well.
Bramble Pixie
Another very interesting card is the Bramble Pixie. While the Earth Splinter was a great Magic Splinter so far, it is getting back to its original form: Big, healthy and slow minions with Melee Attack! This card is fitting this description perfectly. With the Reach Ability, it is even able to be placed in the second position. I think in Reverse Speed and Only Melee Set Ups the basic form of this card would be actually very strong. It has 3 Melee Attack and 8 health which makes it also a great tank once the actual tank will give up.
What’s even cooler with this card is that it is getting faster, stronger and healthier with every level! The potential seems very strong, with 5 attack, 4 speed and 10 health! The most benefit from leveling up is the additional self heal ability! This is making this card not only Explosive resistant but also a very hard card to beat in general. I think that this card will find a lot of utility in the game so get your hand on one of them as quickly as you can!
Corsair Bosun
A card that would actually benefit the current Life Splinter is without a doubt Corsair Bosun! Because the Life Splinter does not have many great Melee Cards it was very hard to get a nice second position card in place. It will cost us 10 mana but I would also play the Life Splinter only in the case of a big mana ruleset. Because of its Reach Ability we can place it in the second place and combine him with Uriel! I think this combo will make a great Wall that the enemy must break before it comes to our Ranged attackers. With Adelade Brightwing, we can even extend their life time by always repairing their armor.
This card gets even spicier with higher levels! In its prime it will have 6 attack, with 5 armor and 9 health which sounds just insane! Additionally it will get the Cleanse Ability which would remove any negative effect on our tank, which would be Uriel in this case! I think this card will be also used very heavily in high mana match ups!
Queen of Crows
Moving on to the Death Splinter. Here we are getting an actual powerhouse of a card. Very similar to the Fire Splinter, this card is having the Close Range Ability as an Ranged attack monster. With 2 attack, 2 speed and 11 health, this card would actually make a very strong tank for just 9 mana. I think the real bonus with this card comes once you are starting leveling it again. With higher levels it first is able to reduce all the ranged attacking of our enemy and in the next step it is also slowing down our enemy. This is actually a very important stat that many people forget. I think this card gives us another angle to utilize the death Splinter and will certainly help in many battles looking forward!
Scavo Technomancer
Last but not least we have another interesting Scavo card! I think this rare neutral card will be a lot of fun to many other players as well. Why? Well first of all it is a magic attacker which is already a big plus. For just 5 mana it is also very affordable. On its basic level it only has 2 attack, 1 speed and 3 health. This means it will need some protection and some buffs. The buffs it will definitely get if we will use it with the earth Summoner Obsidian. The protection it can get from any Taunt card that is out there! What’s more interesting is its Explosion Ability! Because it is a magic attacker, this damage will go straight trough the armor. And with its Rust ability it will even remove all of the remaining armor from the opponent’s cards! In a reverse speed match up an absolute must have!
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On 27th September 2022