This week's Splinterlands Community Engagement Challenge theme is called "Paths to Power". If you want to read more about it, here. Click here
Splinterlands has evolved into a complex game with a lot going on. From thousands of cards with hundreds of unique abilities and stats to the ever-evolving tokenomics to lands and other resources. It gets hard to focus on all of those aspects of the game, and not everyone will be able to achieve that anyway. I loved Splinterlands because of how strategic its gameplay is and how much different learning about the cards, rulesets, and abilities helps you gain an upper hand in those battles. My Path to Power in Splinterlands has mostly been this endless thirst for mastering the game mechanics. While it helped me a lot, I am still not a great player, mostly because of the lack of firepower in my collection.
Like everyone, I was overwhelmed when I first started playing the game. I would blame all my losses on bad cards or low-level cards and winnings on luck. But a shift happened when I started watching all the battles carefully and analysing why a specific strategy worked here while it failed against a different set of cards. It felt less random and more strategic, and that was how I fell in love with this game.
Learning gives you earning
Paying attention to rulesets, mana caps, last played units from enemies and abilities that I had with me. Reviewing those games made me a much better player.
I asked a lot of questions to myself, like:
- Was my lineup balanced with offence and defence, or was I focused on just one approach?
- Did I give enough protection to my frontline so they could last longer?
- Do I lack firepower despite having a strong frontline?
- Did my units have good synergy?
Once you start asking these questions to yourself, you will see a visible improvement in your strategy.
For me, it was like learning to play Chess. Analysing your games for mistakes you made is one of the best ways to learn Chess. That's how it clicked for me. The same can be said for a lot of other strategy-focused games, including Splinterlands.
Once you start seeing these little things, blaming your luck becomes less. There is still quite a bit of RNG involved in these battles, and you do need luck, but not all the time. Knowledge is power here!
Build a small but effective collection
It is so easy to experience a unit that single-handedly takes the win away. You might think it will work every time, and spend a lot of resources on getting that one card. But once you have it, you realise it was never a single unit; it is the whole lineup that helps each other get that win. But now you have already spent a lot of resources on gaining that one powerful card, which you cannot even use half of the time due to ruleset or element restriction. So, a much better approach is to divide your resources into getting more cards. Sometimes, just focusing on renting until you know that the particular unit is extremely effective and you love that kind of playstyle, which utilises it.
For me, the choice was clear. I spent most of my time on splinterlands battling by renting cards that I thought worked best for me. Slowly but surely, you will gain new cards if you keep playing and start to get a collection going.
Rather than buying all the expensive cards without extensively using them in your battles, you buy them and then regret it because you are not using them. Some buy cards just for the collection power or to collect new rare cards, but I am more focused on battling.
Consistency is the Key
One thing I still struggle with a lot in Splinterlands has to be consistency. I know how important it is in every field. But unfortunately, this year was not good for me in this aspect. Consistency is something I try to improve here. I know it is a long-term plan, and you can't get better at the game in one day. Celebrating small wins consistently is much better than enjoying one big win once in a while here.
This path to power is still going on for me. I don't think it is a measure of how expensive the cards you own are or which league you can get to in the game. It is the constant progress and learning to become better. That is the real power in Splinterlands, I guess.
Thanks for reading...
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