With the arrival of chaos legion many new cards were added in splinterlands and they still continue to appear through airdrops so how about we talk a little about them? and the card I'm going to talk about is the Spirit Hoarder.]
The Spirit Hoarder is one of the airdrop cards and belongs to the chaos legion edition, it is a legendary card from the neutral deck and has 3 mana cost which is relatively low, but how should this card be used? Is her having her a good choice? let's try to figure it out.
At level 1 he has 1 magic damage, 1 speed, 3 health and the Triage skill that makes him heal the card that received the most damage at /3 of maximum health, the minimum it heals is 2 whichever It's a good thing but I don't think it's worth using it at that level, but it depends a lot on the battle and your strategy.
At level 2 he has the same stats but with the difference that he has the dispel ability that makes him clear all positive effects from the card he attacks, both abilities are useful and a good support, but he is still a fragile card and can be defeated easily so unless you have a good defense like a summoner that gives shield or a card with the ability protect it is a very big risk to have him in your team, another good choice is to have a card with the ability Taunt like this he wouldn't worry about being defeated and would still heal the Taunt skill card.
At level 3 he has the same stats and the 2 previous skills and also a third skill that is the Blind that is applied to all enemies and decreases the chance of melee and ranged cards to hit the target by 15%, so in addition to having the 2 previous skills that are very good to support the team and prevent them from taking too much damage he still has the Blind that helps his cards to dodge attacks and we all know how dodging attacks makes a big difference in a battle .
At level 4 he doesn't gain any more skills but he has 2 magic attack instead of 1 and this is a very positive point since in addition to giving great support to your team it will also cause reasonable damage to enemy cards.
I consider it a good card if you have a card combo that suits it, but I think it should have 2 magic damage before level 4 since it's a fragile card and doesn't have many abilities or increase its abilities by + 1 to compensate for this weakness, but it is still a good choice and if you use it in the Reverse Speed rule then it will be even better to have it on the field.
In addition, if you compare it with other airdrop cards released so far, its value is well above it and the ones above it don't have a big difference, just because of that you can already see that people are interested in it and know how it can be useful in battle.
But if you're going to use it on the field, don't use it without a strategy, it's the type of card that you have to think a lot about using because it can be the reason for your victory or your defeat so think calmly and wisely.
Now that we know their strength and skill why don't we know their history? I think it's cool to know more about the cards before using them, so let's go.
When the Chaos Legion opened their portals to begin the invasion of Praetoria, the great vortexes tugged at the edges of time and space, drawing in matter from other realms. These portals were so powerful that other beings were dragged through against their will, snatched from their own worlds. And so it was that the Spirit Hoarder found itself walking the lands of Praetoria. No one truly knows where it originated from, but the consensus remains the same: They wish the Spirit Hoarder would return and no longer blight the Splinterlands with its wicked presence.
Described as almost dryad-like in its appearance by the few that have lived to tell the tale, the Spirit Hoarder is a faceless creature aside from two large, yellow eyes. Its body is a deep green with tributaries of aqua blue running through its skin, converging into jagged dorsal vertebrae along its back, and the uneven ruts of its head almost look like broken wood jutting away from the otherwise smooth and serene outline of its body. The alien appearance of this creature makes it difficult to tell where it resided on its home world, and it is likely at some point in evolution its habitat was in water, but now it is clear that it makes its home on solid ground and is completely terrestrial.
Granted, it is a docile looking creature, but the gnarled staff it carries, with branches twisted into a series of synchronised patterns, holds a sinister, spinning orb of power. It is a mystic force, the likes of which has never been seen before. This is the Vault of Spirit Hoarders and the one true source of its power. If one were to look at the orb closely enough, they would see the tormented spirits drifting inside, desperate to be free of the anguish prolonged by their eternal prison. What makes the Spirit Hoarder so utterly terrifying, though, is the indifference in which it stalks the land. The Spirit Hoarder cares not of the source of souls it takes, with both Praetorians and Chaos Legion having fallen victim to its obscene harvesting.
The fighting had lasted long through the night and into the following day. Skirmishes had broken out along the flanks of the two armies, amidst the rear guards and between pockets of fleeing troops on either side. It was a complete blood bath. History would no doubt have it recorded as one of the greatest battles since the Chaos Legion’s invasion.
The Spirit Hoarder had heard the clashes of steel and the screams of the dying far away in the sea cave where it had been sheltering from the inclement weather. The delicious sounds enticed it away from the warm fire that crackled and spat at the damp driftwood, tempting it to seek out the delights of the distressed and wounded cries.
The first bodies the Spirit Hoarder encountered littered the beach, broken and bloody. It moved through them, one by one, hunting for any that still might be clinging to a thin thread of life. It eventually found one.
The wounded soldier looked up at the bile-slickened lips of the Spirit Hoarder. “Get away from me…” he coughed, blood frothing at the corner of his mouth.
“Come now, you’re almost free of this ruined shell,” the telepathy of its voice came with an awkward inflection as it still struggled with the foreign tongue.
The soldier's eyes widened in recognition, and he tried to crawl away. “Leave me to my God, demon… I will not let you take my soul.”
The Spirit Hoarder stepped on the edge of the soldier’s cloak, preventing him from moving any further. It then thrust the tip of its staff into his forehead. The mists parted from the spinning orb held within the wooden stave and a crisp blue light reached out toward the soldier’s face, demanding his attention as the lifeblood continued to seep from his body. “I can feel your life force ebbing away and it is truly delectable.”
It watched him with large yellow eyes, unblinking as the man’s feeble struggles and groans weakened. “Give it all over to me and I promise your spirit will live on forever.”
His body relaxed as it finally gave up. The Spirit Hoarder shuddered as his spirit passed fully into the orb. His essence would live on, it was true, but in complete agony. The Spirit Hoarder felt no guilt in keeping that piece of knowledge from him. It only added to the wonderful torture of it all.