I didn't expect to win 2 out of 3 battles when I was matched against 
Watch the battle here
I hardly ever use the neutral cards in the Steemmonsters game. The only ones I think are really useful are the Magi Sphinx and Hydra (level 3 or higher).
But they are tucked away all the way down the page, in the bottom corner. As a result, I keep forgetting they are there for me to play them.
Stupid of me, of course. In tonight's tournament, remembering Hydra could have changed everything...
Moving forward in the tournament, I eventually ended up facing
However, it was a Silver League-tournament, which was in my advantage. I know from experience it isn't easy to adapt to a lower level than the one you are used to. All of a sudden, your monsters don't have the abilities you are counting on, and you need to change your gameplay.
And indeed, the unexpected happened:
The final battle was a 24 mana Melee Mayhem. We both went for the Death Splinter, but as usual, I had overlooked Hydra...
If I would have added her to the team, the outcome might have been different. Or maybe not. I'll never know. It was a close call anyway, even without Hydra.
Maybe this was the loss I needed to never forget about Hydra again...
You can watch the battle here
See you in my next post!
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