Splinterlands | Rules, Abilities and Fun

One of the fun rules in my opinion is the magic reflect. But why is it fun? Because there are very few defenses against magic. Yes, the void and phase work, but such monsters are far and few. So, when the rule itself is of magic reflect, it is time to put on your winning shoes (or is it hat?). 😊

Before the Chaos Legion Packs, there was only one Summoner in the Death Splinter that could give magic reflect to all monsters in the team. That was fun if you knew when to use the summoner.

That’s the summoner I was talking about. Now, there are new game plans. There are magic-only battles, void, phase, and many more rules and abilities. The fun increases many folds.

How about we take a look at one battle where we have magic reflect in play? Yeah, good idea. But before that, shall we spend a minute getting to know Splinterlands? After all, that’s where you will find all these fun battles, rules, and monsters.

What Game is Splinterlands?

Splinterlands is a digital card game that allows you to collect, trade, battle, rent, and even earn from the cards. It was founded in 2018 and is still going strong. The game gives Play to Earn a whole different meaning. By now, you would know that the governance token (SPS) airdrop made millionaires out of the early adopters. It still keeps giving and remains a fun and engaging game.

To give you an idea of how lucky you can get in Splinterlands, read my story of getting cards worth $500 from buying only a few packs worth $20.

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And this is just a tiny number. I have witnessed people getting uber-expensive cards in their pack and selling them for as high as $6500. There is a whole Splinterlands marketplace on the Hive blockchain and now on Wax too. And now the sales of the Rebellion packs, the newest of the lot, have also started.

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Magic Reflect | That’s One Interesting Rule!

The Magic reflect rule is quite a simple one and it is that magic attacks will be reflected back with half of the attack value. So, if a monster with magic reflect is attacked by a monster with a magic attack value of two, it reflects one attack value back at the attacking monster. This is only for magic attacks and not for ranged or melee attacks.

Many game plans can go during the magic reflect rule. The most obvious is not using magic monsters at all. That’s the easy one. But many players use magic monsters with void. So, when the magic attack is reflected back, it does not affect the attacking monster. The one monster that comes to mind is Djinn Oshannus. Djinn also has Phase from level two.

There is also a summoner that can be used under the magic reflect rule; that is, if you plan to take magic monsters to such battles. The summoner is Immortalis under the Earth splinter. It gives void to all monsters, so the attacking magic monsters may end up taking very little magic reflect attack or no attack at all. I use both these cards quite often.

How about we jump into the battle? Let’s do it.

The Battle | Frowns and Angry Brows

A quick look at the rule, and let’s get on with the battle.

So, this battle had three different rules in play. It had the magic-reflect rule (so, better take no magic), no-ranged-attack rule (so, no ranged attackers), and the blast rule in play. Prima facie, it looked like I could take only the melee attackers to this battle. That was the obvious choice.

However, the outcome was not so obvious. The opponent blasted me out.

The Face-Off Screen

Both, the opponent and I, chose melee monsters, as expected.

I, though, took a gamble with one magic monster. The idea was that the blast rule was in play, I assumed one magic monster with a high attack could take down two opponent’s monsters before perishing. Did it work out? We’ll see.

But first, the opponent chose water splinter and the team is at the bottom of the screen. I chose fire splinter and my team is at the top. And from there we prepared for battle.

We Battle Hard

By the middle of the first round, my gamble with the magic monster worked. Partly. ☹

The first monster was taken out, but the reflect from both the first and second monster (blast rule was in play, so reflect from both attacked monsters), took out my magic monster as well.

Besides, the opponent had chosen better melee attackers. Most of them were opportunity monsters and therefore, they attacked in the middle of my team and blasted monsters on both sides. I, on the other hand, had monsters attack the front or the back. Not a wise gameplay.

And The Battle Races to Conclusion

The inevitable happens.

The opponent’s strike team was too good. It was just one attack after this one for my team to succumb. I did give a good response, especially with lesser monsters, and I was happy with it. However, victory wasn’t mine.

The opponent reigned supreme!

A Hard-Fought Battle | An Interesting Result

This was one interesting battle where I was focused too much on the magic-reflect rule and forgot the basics of the blast rule. When the blast rule is in play take more opportunity monsters. They will attack in the middle and cause mayhem in the opponent’s lineup. Unfortunately for me, my opponent played this rule well.

Oh well, that’s a learning, nonetheless! On to the next one!

I hope you enjoyed reading about the battle. Do take a look at the battle live in the link provided below. Enjoy!

Namaste!

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