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Here's a warm welcome you to this week's battle mage secrets. Barely 3 days left to End to Season [EOS], I truly hope you are having fun and progressing through the leagues nicely.
This post is my continuous attempt to explain how I approach the various kinds of Splinterlands battle rulesets. I have so far shared my approach to fourteen (14) Rulesets, here's the last one on 
This is an interesting melee offense ruleset which is pretty straight forward. But, before I tell you all about it, there's plenty days left, so if you want to know other battle mages secrets and take part by sharing with us yours, simply visit 👉BATTLE MAGE SECRETS Weekly Challenge!.
Splinterlands seeks to sharpen player skills by allowing us explore various strategies via rulesets. I have tried to study a few cards especially with the newly introduced rulesets, giving one more reasons to know what cards strongly suits them.
Before the start of any battle, each player is shown what ruleset is allowed in battle and it is extremely beneficial to read and strategize accordingly. The ruleset secret I will be sharing you to in this post is the HEAVY HITTERS
HEAVY HITTERS RULESET implies that All Monsters have the Knock Out ability.
With this in mind;
Players are advised to use a monster with Stun ability. There is a 50% chance that your monster with Stun will be able to stun enemy monsters, but if successful, all your monsters will deal double damage to that stunned opponent.^(a)
I especially enjoy this ruleset when peered with Melee mayhem. Though this isn't the case but still, I have a perfect battle to demonstrate it's use and a possible lineup that works for mid mana battles. This Ruleset also reminds me of a adrenaline pumping anime titled Fighting Spirit - Mashiba vs Kimura I watched with my brother sometime back. So Let's do a little warm-up shall we😆🥊
| RULE SET |  |
|---|---|
| STANDARD | MODIFICATIONS TO THE RULES AND MECHANICS |
| MANA CAPACITY | 32 |
| AVAILABLE ELEMENT | only Fire🔥, Earth🍃 and 🐲 Dragon elements allowed |
This was a Mid mana cap battle with the CLOSE RANGE and spotlight ruleset of the week HEAVY HITTERS. Meaning Ranged attackers could be used in any position, and also all monsters got the KNOCKOUT
😱My opponent came at me with an impressive lineup, though one could easily see the flaws and shockingly doesn't suit ruleset, but don't underestimate those cards. Splintertools already analyzed battle with a 100% win for me against my enemy 0%. Well, I have lost a battle with 100% chance, so I don't fully rely on the analysis but it works for the most part. I shared this battle from my Alt account this time and will quickly introduce you to my fantastic team of monsters.
⚔️ TEAM LINE-UP ⚔️
🔥PLADO EMBERSTORM
I'll start with the daring PLADO EMBERSTORM who gives all his team melee attack monsters a +1 MELEE , increases speed by +1 SPEED and then goes on to take away -1 HEALTH from all enemy monsters.
I picked PLADO EMBERSTORM because he is Pro-Melee summoner, IMHO I approach this ruleset in particular with a Melee force, hence, this summoner will give me an advantage on the battle field.
🔥ANTOID PLATOON - FIRST POSITION
In front line comes a formidable defense card 🐜ANTOID PLATOON🐜. The front position suits this monsters well, as they have decent defense and health to act as both resistance and tank unit. An 8-star army of monsters who fully deserve their moniker. They can Shield against melee and range attack monsters, while Scavenging the health of any monster that dies.
I picked ANTOID PLATOON because of it's High defense and Shield ability. It's knock-out battle, hence shields-up!
🔥DJINN INFERNI - SECOND POSITION
⛏DJINN INFERNI⛏ is the eldest of the ancient wardens of fire spirits of flame that dwell in the deepest lava. Second only to Lord Janai himself, he is prideful and cunning, but fiercely loyal. His Giant killer ability does double damage to over powered monsters who cost 10+ mana in battle. He then Stuns his target causing them to lose their chance to strike back. A 5-star ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Epic warrior who has demonstrated his prowess. His Magic attack will do well to help this team.
I picked this sexy demon because of his Stun ability which if you remember👇
Players are advised to use a monster with Stun ability. If Stun is successful, all your monsters will deal double damage to that stunned opponent.^(a)
This is what we want for to happen in battle.
🔥LAVA SPIDER - THIRD POSITION
🕷LAVA SPIDER🕷 is a very useful card in battle mainly because of it's Snipe ability which targets enemy monsters with range, magic or o attack type, and, then Snare ability which targets flying enemies, clips their wings and does not miss his chance to cause damage.
I picked this poisonous spider for the obvious reason of Snipe and Snare, got a feeling opponent will come with fly monsters, hence well needed in this battle.
🔥TENYII STRIKER - FOURTH POSITION
In fourth position comes the skilled 🗡TENYII STRIKER🗡. A very useful card in battle mainly because of it's Sneak which allows him target and destroy the last monster on the enemy team instead of the first and then Dodge which gives him increased chance to evade and destroy melee and ranged attack monsters.
I still picked this card and placed him between two ranger attackers because of it's sneak and dodge abilities. I wouldn't want him killed so soon nor too exposed for enemy attack. This will give him more room to cause damage and the enemy wouldn't know where the hits coming from.
🔥COUNTESS SINASH - FIFTH POSITION
Finally in last position comes the 🏹COUNTESS SINASH🏹. Her perfect Opportunity gives her the power to attack from any position and target enemies with lowest health. She could camouflage and that makes her impossible to target and kill except if placed at the front-line. She then grants the swiftness to all her team monsters while she Afflicts the enemy so that they can't heal. She is a 3-star ⭐️⭐️⭐️ magnificent warrior and well deserving, no wonder she is well feared. I have placed her in this position to target and annihilate.
Without further ado, let us now enter the battleground.
⚔️ THE BATTLE ⚔️
- The Enemy also came at me with the Earth element, OBSIDIAN as Summoner. VENARI KNIFER in first position, SPIRIT SHAMAN in second, GOBLIN PSYCHIC in third, FAILED SUMMONER in fourth, VAMPIRIC BLOSSOM in fifth, and DOCTOR BLIGHT in last position. Tbh I was startled, my opponents lineup on a good day are difficult monsters. I sorta gave up but thought to watch through anyways, we learn from defeat.
LET'S RUMBLE!!!
Enemy-OBSIDIAN boosted all her magic enemy team with
+1 MAGIC as expected.
Summoner PLADO EMBERSTORM gave all team monster
+1 MELEE,+1 SPEEDand then goes on to take away-1 HEALTHfrom all enemies as expected.COUNTESS SINASH gives all team Monsters the
Swift ability.COUNTESS SINACHI deals first attack on ENEMY-VENARI KNIFER and slam, kills her instantly.
TENYII STRIKER strikes too at ENEMY-VAMPARIC BLOSSOM leaving it hanging on last lifeline.
ENEMY-VAMPARIC BLOSSOM and ENEMY-DOCTOR BLIGHT both take turns to attack and kill my front unit ANTOID PLATOON.
COUNTESS SINACHI strikes again and immediately kills ENEMY-VAMPARIC BLOSSOM, and next comes LAVA SPIDER who strikes and kills ENEMY-GOBLIN PYSCHIC, bammm! My Enemy's healer is out, now I'll easily evade and destroy.
TENYII STRIKER launches a deadly strike and kills ENEMY-FAILED SUMMONER.
ENEMY-DOCTOR BLIGHT deal deadly Magic attack on DJINN INFERNI, killing him instantly.
A deadly strike by COUNTESS SINACHI on ENEMY-SPIRIT SHAMAN and slam, killed him.
TENYII STRIKER and LAVA SPIDER take turns to strike and weaken ENEMY-DOCTOR BLIGHT's health.
Final Knock out blow comes from COUNTESS SINACHI, a deadly strike which kills ENEMY-DOCTOR BLIGHT instantly.
🎉MY MONSTER TEAM let out a roar FLAWLESS VICTORY!!!🎉
A RECAP OF THE LESSONS LEARNT ON HEAVY HITTERS RULESET
In battles that use the HEAVY HITTERS ruleset, all monsters possess the Knock Out ability, adding an exciting twist to battles. To make the most of this ruleset, players are advised to include a monster with the Stun ability in their lineup.
In the Heavy Hitters ruleset, when a monster with the Stun ability successfully stuns an opponent (with a 50%-70% chance), it triggers a significant advantage for the player. Once stunned, all of the player's monsters will deal double damage to that specific opponent.
To succeed in the Heavy Hitters ruleset, players should strategically choose a monster with the Stun ability. This monster becomes a crucial element in the lineup, aiming to stun opponents and enable the double damage bonus for the entire team will turn the tide of battle in your favor.
👉From this battle and my observation, these tips played a KEY role;
✅ The STUN ability which causes monsters with the Knockout ability to deal double damage to stunned monsters. Monsters like DJINNINFERNI with a 7 mana offer that.
✅ The SWIFTNESS ability which grants all team monsters extra speed, monsters like COUNTESS SINASH with a 8 mana offer that.
✅ Same Monster COUNTESS SINASH offers the OPPORTUNITY which is very useful in battle, targeting weakest links.
👆Having Summoners &/or Monsters that offer these abilities on deck will make it almost impossible to lose a Heavy Hitters Ruleset.
That will be all about my battle with HEAVY HITTERS 
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