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I don’t usually look twice at rare magic units unless they have something weird or clever going on. Shadowfey Sheik caught my eye because of how it combines Painforge and Life Leech in a way that makes it scale across the battle. The longer the match lasts, the more damage she gets from effects like poison, the stronger she becomes and more of a problem you can't ignore.
While she's not a frontline threat like Commander Slade or a high-impact, high-damage finisher like Barashkukor but give her some time and she will be tankier and stronger than both of them combined. I think a lot of players overlook her value until they get beating from her in a drawn-out match. Shadowfey Sheik is one of those units that rewards players with good planning and solid positioning. The better you can keep her safe, the better the result will be.
Let's talk about… Shadowfey Sheik
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Among the khayal, death is sacred, a tradition to be honored, not cheated or twisted. But Zha'kul never cared for tradition. He craved power. And death, properly harnessed, was power beyond reckoning.
Zha'kul dwelled in the bogs of Fenmoor Basin, alone but for the shadows he conjured from the Shadow Plane. They drifted around him in unchanging patterns, replaying echoes of forgotten events.
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Other part of the lore can be found in this link…
Stats:
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| Mana: 6 | Rarity: Rare |
| Damage: 3 magic | Armor: 0 |
| Speed: 3 | Health: 8 |
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|| Has a 25% bonus chance of evading Melee or Ranged attacks from Units who do not have the flying ability.
|| Unit's health increases each time it damages an enemy Unit's health by half the damage dealt.
|| +1 power when damaged by Poisoned or Burning, or hit by an ally.
|| When this unit hits a target, it has a 50% chance of applying Affliction on the target causing it to be unable to be healed.
Buy and Rent:
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At $59.721 for a level 6 Shadowfey Sheik, the cost is on the higher side for a rare card that is not at max level but it reflects her value since it takes time to get her to max level. At this level, she has Flying, Life Leech and Painforge and with 7 health she stays alive longer even without her final damage upgrade or Affliction. It’s expensive but fair if you’re planning to use her in really frequently since it would be more expensive to rent her all year.
At 25 DEC per day for a level 4, the rental price feels reasonable at today's rental price but definitely not a steal. You get Flying, Life Leech and Painforge, but you’re only dealing 2 magic damage and starting at just 5 health which means she may get targetted by Opportunity immediately killing her before scaling. She’s usable at that price but really shines if you can find a rental with max level where Affliction and the full 3 magic damage come into play.
Rule Sets:
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| Use it in... |
 Non-flying Units take 2 Melee damage at the end of each round. Flying helps her avoid damage each round which makes her survive longer than non-Flying units. |
 All healing abilities are removed from Units and Summoners. Life Leech still works because it's not considered healing which gives her a scaling advantage. |
 Units lose the Sneak and Snipe abilities. With no targeting abilities, her Life Leech and magic attack pressure can't be ignored. She can also scale harder when you put her towards the back along with units that can damage her like units with Reckless |
| Avoid using it in... |
 Units lose all abilities. All abilities are disabled removing Flying, Life Leech, Affliction and Painforge which makes her plain. She's still strong with that 3 magic attack but there might be better choices than here in this rule. |
 Summoners do not give any stat buffs or debuffs or grant/use any abilities. If you rely on summoner buffs to make her tankier or boost magic like with Lorkus, she loses some of those bonuses. |
 All units have Enrage (+50% melee power and speed if not at full health, rounded up). Shadowfey Sheik doesn’t benefit much from the Enrage bonus and lacks the burst damage to keep up with fast, high damage enemies. |
Battle Summary...
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Watchus Fighticus! Replay battles that are oh-so-victorious!
Click here to watch the full battle!
Battle Strat: The first thing I saw on this battle is Noxious Fumes which gives Poison to my unit. Shadowfey Sheik immediately comes to mind since Painforge gets advantage from the poison increasing her health. At the same time, Life Leech counteracts the effect of Poison by increasing her health each round whenever she damages someone. Endless Gibbons is a free level 1 acting as a filler. Abyssal Elemental's Resurgence works with Shadowfey Sheik's Painforge since when this unit dies, he gets revived with full health and full armor then inflicts 1 damage to all, friend or foe. Shadowfey Sheik is damaged by her own teammate, Painforge works giving her extra damage. Daarg Deadblast is the last unit that I added because of his Triage to heal some units in the back.
Battle Summary: Every part of my strategy worked as intended ending the game with Shadowfey Sheik having a scary 6 magic attack due to Painforge. It wasn't even close because when Abyssal Elemental gets revived by Resurgence, the poison was removed so he ended the game with full health and armor. When I get to execute everything I planned for my build, I get ecstatic and these are the battles that makes me want to play the game again and again. You get to formulate a solution to the problem and execute that solution perfectly as you intended.
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About the Author
Hey! I’m Mavis the Muggle, your friendly Splinterlands addict with a slight obsession for all things Harry Potter. 🧙
When I’m not immersed in gaming or wizardry, I’m busy learning new things. Recently, I’ve been having putting a lot of effort and having a blast creating content on Hive so relax!
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