Card Highlights #12: Ice Pixie
"Fairies are just like miniature human beings with large wings on their backs whereas pixies have colored skin and hair with butterfly wings. Pixies are smaller than fairies. Pixies are 4 inches in size whereas fairies are 6 inches in size. Pixies are mischievous and constantly fight with fairies." - Differencebetween.com
Even in games, Pixies are a species of fairies. They are mischievous creatures fond of doing tricks to humans. In Splinterlands, this is made to life by having Pixies high speed allowing attacks to be dodged most of the time.
Lore
The temperature of Azmaré’s Frozen Hell has been gradually but steadily increasing for the last ten years, since the salt sickness has taken hold there. The Ice Shelf itself is not in any imminent danger of melting, nor is the Palace of the Frost Giant, but new, mischievous creatures of the ice have been emerging from the melted cracks. These Ice Pixies have apparently been frozen for many lifetimes, simply awaiting a warmer season to make their escape. Once free, Ice Pixies play like warp speed children throughout the Splinterlands, making a real mess of the natural world.
Rental Cost
Ice Pixie's rental cost is on the low side. Currently, you can play her for free if you're not planning to play a higher level than 1.
Buy/Sell Cost
Even with a low stat, since the packs Ice Pixie is on are really expensive, purchasing this card is a bit high. The cheapest is around $4 which is also the cost of some Legendary Chaos Legion cards. If you're planning to use a higher level of this card, it's much efficient to rent it instead of buying a higher level one.
Card Stats
Ice Pixie's stats is on the low side and used only before as a filler. The issue right now is there's more better fillers so the use of Ice Pixie went down.
Card Effect
Ice Pixie has two abilities, which is Flying and Shatter. Flying is a useful skill as it allows you to dodge and live for longer time especially with a low health. Shatter on the other hand is not so much as you'll most likely play Ice Pixie in a all mage team and magical damage pass through armor so whether your opponent has armor or not, it doesn't matter.
When to use
I only use Ice Pixie either when I have extra mana or if you're doing an all mage water composition. If you're using Ice Pixie as a filler, sneak blocker or both, there's 1 mana cards right now that would do the job better.
When not to use
I don't use Ice Pixie most of the times since they removed Alric Stormbringer as a free summoner. I will use her whenever I am renting Alric Stormbringer though making an all water mana composition. I think water mages is still better overall if you have the cards for it even with the new release of Chaos Legion cards.
Battle
Battle Replay
This is the positioning I used for this battle:
The normal positioning for Ice Pixie should be in the middle. In this game, I don't have enough mana to sandwich her into the middle, hence, I used her as a sneak blocker with Venari Wavesmith supporting her with Protect.
Round 1
Kelya Frendul might be one of the best summoner in Chaos Legion providing armor and speed but that kind of doesn't provide a lot of help if he's facing mages. Magic damage pass through armor, thus nullifying half of his ability. By end of Round 1, Cruel Sethropod's armor got smashed. Fortunately, Feasting Seaweed missed Ice Pixie and thus, Ice Pixie's armor still standing tall. Deeplurker getting a lot of magic damage putting him to 1 health by end of this round.
Round 2
By end of Round 2, Deeplurker, along with Merdalii Guardian dies making Scavo Hireling face as the temporary tank. With Feasting Seaweed only doing damage, Cruel Sethropod still blooming with 4 health by end of this round.
Round 3
Game ended on Round 3 eliminating everyone else on the opponent's team.
Disclaimer
- Battle photos are taken from Splinterlands in-game website. To view the full game, click on this link.
- I do not own any of the animated pictures. Visit Giphy to get more information.
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