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CHARTERS INVOLVE / BATTLE LIMITATIONS:
Limitations explain
1.Odd Ones Out - Only Monsters with odd Mana costs may be used in battles.
2.Unprotected - Monsters do not have any armor and do not get armor from Abilities or Summoner Buffs.
3.47 mana
4.Only Fire and Life Deck usable
Match Analysis:
This is a 47 mana match allocation. Only 2 types of decks are usable and no armor will be present on any monster that can be summon. Most of the time what i will do is analyze what type of deck and monsters combination that the opponent most probably might be using, however it is quite straight forward for this match as what most people will summon for these 2 decks is either range or melee. For fire Deck even though the monsters you might be summoning does not have armor but they are still powerful enough if you use it right and the ability's of the monsters are still there. My favorited Fire Deck summoner is Tarsa not only because of it's high level which i have upgrade to level 4 but also the fact that the summoner buff is very useful to my summon monsters, since Sneak and melee monsters is what i like to use adding extra damage and HP by the summoner will be a great advantage.
Strategy: Monsters mana breakdown
Tarsa 4 mana
Living Lava 7 mana
Radiated Brute 5 mana
Lava Launcher 9 mana
Tenyii Striker 5 mana
Sand Worm 9 mana
Gargoya Devil 7 mana
Total 46 mana
After finalizing my summoner mana left is 43. For such a "Heavy" match a strong tanker must definitely be summon to protect the whole lineup thus Living Lava is a very suitable monster to be summon as the first tanker to be in this place. Living lava although without armor but it's ability "Shield" is still present. this "Shield" ability is very effective against melee/ range attacks. The cons of summoning Living Lava is it's high mana, weak and vulnerable against magic attack.
Mana Left 36
Choosing Radiated Brute as it is a monster without armor but HP is high enough to withstand some blows from opponent monsters especially magic attacks if there is. The most important point is because i want Radiated Brute to protect my Lava Launcher. Even though Radiated Brute is melee monster but it can attack at 2nd position due to it's ability. Lava Launcher a range monster that can attack even at first position because of it's ability.
Mana Left 22
Choosing of 2 Sneak monster Tenyii Striker and Sand Worm is always a good match as both is Sneak monster their damage is sort of "combine" together on the last monster. In another words using a shorter turn to take down the last monster. Putting your attacker after the 3rd/ 4th position is more advisable especially Sneak or Opportunity ability monsters.
Mana Left 8
Lastly i decide to summon Gargoya Devil as i am afraid that the opponent might also be using Sneak monsters and Gargoya Devil have an extra armor to tank damage. Additionally it has the flying ability, increase the missing rate when being attack by monsters.
Round 1:
Round 2:
Round 3:
Round 3E:
Into the match
Quite straight forward the opponent is using melee based team lineup. (Magic monsters still present in Fire/Life deck). Both of our summoner is the same and slight difference of level gives me the advantage in this match. However if you did not do a nice lineup you will still lose to a low level opponent easily.
Did your strategy really works?
My strategy of putting Gargoya Devil at the back for protection is quite "useful" in protecting my Sand Worm from damage. Around the end of first round opponent Tenyii Striker almost land its first damage but was absorb by Gargoya Devil. I think that if i did not summon Gargoya Devil as the last monster my Sneak monster might be taken down.
Liking for Gargoya Devil❤️❤️
This monster can be great for defense due to its "Flying" ability and it can be use as first position due to its 2nd ability "Close Range". It is like a well rounded monster at the expense of high mana utilization.