Greetings to all the members of the Hive Blockchain community, most especially those who enjoy playing Splinterlands. This week's share your battle challenge features the visually-appealing River Nymph.
Getting to know you
The River Nymph is a 4-mana rare monster from the water splinter. At level 6, it has 2 magic damage, 3 speed, and a very low 3 health. In terms of abilities, it has Cleanse (removes all negative effects on the friendly monster in the first position) and Amplify (it increases the damage of magic reflect, thorns, and return fire by 1 against enemy monsters). I use it in when I expect poison and affliction. Furthermore, I think it is a great support for the summoner Lir the Deepswimmer. The only problem I have with it is its low health.
Battle analysis
Below is the battle I want to highlight for this week. I used River Nymph as a support.
The rule sets
Holy Protection - All Monster get the Divine Shield ability
Keep Your Distance - Melee Monsters cannnot be used
Mana cap = 23
Splinters = Fire, Water, Earth, Life or Death
Instinctively, I thought my opponent will use a magic team. Hence, I used an anti-mage taunter monster in Wave Brood and followed it up with a solid support team including River Nymph. River Nymph will cleanse my taunter of any negative effect. I am particularly worried of poison, affliction and stun. I also included the ultimate support Merdali Guardian as it can heal my primary tank and repair its armor. And for some reason that the enemy would use a splash damage monster or a scattershot monster, I chose a Triage healer in Angelic Mandarin (I hope this also gets featured in the share your battle challenge!). The mana also allowed me to include an additional healer in Albatross.
As you can see in the battle, it was a very slow victory. My Wavebrood was so close to death a multiple times, but was saved by my support team. The battle also highlights the weakness of River Nymph - low health. The amplified magic reflect against my opponent's Failed Summoner brought my River Nymph's health down to 1. Had it not for my Angelic Mandarin, I would have lost River Nymph and probably the whole battle.
Quick tips!
Advantageous when.. |
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| When used with Lir the Deepswimmer! The return fire damage will be amplified! |
| Thorns and Return Fire rule sets - Should be self-explanatory. |
| Support the Taunter - The River Nymph should be included in the support team. |
Do not use when.. |
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| You expect your opponent will use magic reflect |
| Odd Ones Out - Cannot be used! |
Rating
5 out of 10
I am not a fan of River Nymph. Its use to me is situational. I would choose Kelp Initiate often that River Nymph. However, if I get a Lir Deepswimmer, my usage of River Nymph would increase dramatically. Hopefully you get to try to use it so you can appreciate its power. If there is anything I can help with understanding how it can be used, just drop a comment!
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