Introduction

Another weekly challenge launched (Splinterlands, 2022), this time about a card from the Life Splinter from the Chaos Legion set, the Chaos Knight.

I abuse the use of the Life Splinter in my battles (Greengineer, 2022-a), mainly with the use of monsters with the Sneak skill combined with Lorna Shine, but every now and then I build a team focused on Tank Heal and Repair depending on the conditions of the match and my opponent's history (Greengineer, 2022-b).

Chaos Knight was a more offensive implementation received by the Life Splinter, which is not usually the focus of users of this Splinter. I myself prefer to use Silvershield Paladin, which uses one less mana and has more HP, but there are times when this card shines. It even combined with the Silvershield Paladin against a Yodin can make a beautiful duo as seen in Greengineer (2022-c). But before we comment more about the card in battle, let's analyze it in more detail:

Chaos Knight Level 10

Shield: As mentioned above, this card rivals its use with the Silvershield Paladin (although its Lore talks about the Shieldbearer) and this is due to both having the Shield ability since level 1.
Giant Killer: This skill came along with the Chaos Legion set and from level 5 onwards the Chaos Knight can use it. The possibility of using a tank with 10 or more mana by the opponent makes this ability double the damage of Chaos Knight, making it shine from Silver League.
Inspire: Gaining this skill from level 9, Chaos Knight can play the role of Silvershield Paladin and Silvershield Knight in a single slot.

In the battle that I will present in this post, Chaos Knight was essential to protect my backline from a Yodin.

The strategy before the battle

The match in question had 25 MP available, only even cards could be used and all Magic and Ranged monsters had the Snipe ability. My opponent had a history full of battles using Yodin Zaku and Fire Splinter was available. I didn't have the Water Splinter at my disposal to use the Lir Deepswimmer as in Greengineer (2022-d) and there wasn't even Earthquake active to strategize like in Greengineer (2022-c), but Dragon Splinter was available so I soon remembered what I did in Greengineer (2022-e), where I put 02 tanks with Shield to protect my front line, the problem would be dealing with the Snipe ability of all your monsters, not to mention the fact that I would can only use even cards.

To counter Yodin, I combined using Summoner Quix The Devious with Splinter of Life, making it so that I could place Shieldbearer and Chaos Knight to protect my backline. The Shieldbearer has Taunt so I wouldn't have to worry about my opponent's Snipe skill, but he doesn't have the Shield skill, so I put the Venari Crystalsmith and Armorsmith on to increase his survivability. As there was a risk that my opponent wouldn't come with Yodin, I put Soul Fiend to protect my backline and Furious Chicken in second position in case there was any magic attack.

Once assembled, the team was to wait for a Yodin Zaku to appear on the other side and luckily for me, my opponent fell into my trap.

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The battle

My opponent came in with Scavo Alchemist as a tank, with Molten Ash Golem, Goblin Fireballer, Xenith Archer, and Halfling Alchemist as ranged attackers, and with Antoid Platoon protecting the backline.

My history was full of battles using the Sneak skill, which explains the Antoid Platoon's presence there instead of being a tank. The Scavo Alchemist was just a bunch of HP to delay my access to your ranged attackers. Considering that all my ranged attackers would have the Snipe skill, his tank would only have to worry about my tank and a possible Reach monster and he had the Halfling Alchemist to reduce my attack, so the Scavo would stay alive for a few rounds.

At the end of the first round my Furious Chicken was eliminated, my Shieldbearer took 02 health from the Scavo Alchemist and its damage was reduced to 01 after the Halfling Alchemist's attack.

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In the fourth round it was Scavo Alchemist's turn to leave the game. The enemy team couldn't hit my backline thanks to the Shieldbearer and Chaos Legion duo.

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In the eighth round the Goblin Fireballer was knocked out.

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In the eleventh round the Molten Ash Golem died, after many rounds taking 01 damage from my Shieldbearer.

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In the twelfth round Xenith Archer left the match.

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In the fourteenth round the Halfling Alchemist died, leaving only the Antoid Platoon that would not take any damage due to its Shield ability.

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In the twenty-third round, fatigue eliminated the last enemy monster and my Shieldbearer was the last one standing, which assured me the victory.

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As all of my opponent's attacks were physical my Chaos Knight managed to hold back all the explosions without losing any shield or health. This ensured the survival of my supports that kept the Shieldbearer alive until the end of the game.

Hope you enjoyed this strategy to defeat Yodin Kazu. If you want to follow the battle in detail, just go to Greengineer (2022-f).

PS: Sorry if there is any error in the above writing, as English is not my mother language.

References:

@splinterlands (2022, March 01). SHARE YOUR BATTLE Weekly Challenge! CHAOS KNIGHT. PEAKD. @splinterlands/share-your-battle-weekly-challenge-chaosknight

@greengineer (2022-a, January 18). SHARE YOUR BATTLE Weekly Challenge! Feral Spirit EN-US/PT-BR. PEAKD. @greengineer/share-your-battle-weekly-challenge-feral-spirit-en-uspt-br

@greengineer (2022-b, March 03). Battle analysis: Forgetting the basics can put you in danger EN-US/PT-BR. PEAKD. @greengineer/battle-analysis-forgetting-the-basics-can-put-you-in-danger-en-uspt-br

@greengineer (2022-c, February 04). Battle analysis: Earthquake destroy a Yodin EN-US/PT-BR. PEAKD. @greengineer/battle-analysis-earthquake-destroy-a-yodin-en-uspt-br

@greengineer (2022-d, January 04). SHARE YOUR BATTLE Weekly Challenge! SPINEBACK TURTLE. PEAKD. @greengineer/share-your-battle-weekly-challenge-spineback-turtle

@greengineer (2022-e, February 24). Battle analysis: Yodin Unbuffed EN-US/PT-BR. PEAKD. @greengineer/battle-analysis-yodin-unbuffed-en-uspt-br

@greengineer (2022-f, February 28). Battle Link. Splinterlands - Collect, Trade, Battle!. https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_c655137b54f2f6fb8dec43050cab5ca9&ref=greengineer

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Introdução

Mais um desafio semanal lançado (Splinterlands, 2022), desta vez sobre uma carta do Splinter da Vida do set Chaos Legion, o Chaos Knight.

Eu abuso no uso do Splinter da Vida em minhas batalhas (Greengineer, 2022-a), principalmente com o uso de monstros com a habilidade Sneak combinados a Lorna Shine, mas vez ou outra monto uma equipe focada em Tank Heal e Repair a depender das condições da partida e do histórico do meu oponente (Greengineer, 2022-b).

O Chaos Knight foi uma implementação mais ofensiva recebida pelo Splinter da Vida, que geralmente não costuma ser o foco dos usuários deste Splinter. Eu mesmo prefiro utilizar o Silvershield Paladin, que utiliza um a menos de mana e possui mais HP, mas há momentos que esta carta brilha. Ele mesmo combinado ao Silvershield Paladin contra um Yodin pode fazer uma bela dupla como visto em Greengineer (2022-c). Mas antes de comentarmos mais a respeito da carta vamos analisá-la com mais detalhes:

Chaos Knight Level 10

Shield: Como comentado acima essa carta rivaliza o seu uso com o Silvershield Paladin (apesar de sua Lore falar do Shieldbearer) e isto ocorre devido a ambas possuírem a habilidade Shield desde o nível 1.
Giant Killer: Esta habilidade veio junto com o set Chaos Legion e a partir do level 5 o Chaos Knight passa a poder utilizá-la. A possibilidade do uso de um tanque com 10 ou mais de mana por parte do oponente faz essa habilidade dobrar o dano do Chaos Knight, fazendo a mesma brilhar a partir da Liga Prata.
Inspire: Ganhando esta habilidade a partir do level 9 o Chaos Knight passa a poder fazer o papel dos Silvershield Paladin e Silvershield Knight em um único slot.

Na batalha que apresentarei neste post o Chaos Knight foi imprescindível para proteger minha backline de um Yodin.

A estratégia antes da batalha

A partida em questão tinha 25 de MP disponíveis, só se podia utilizar cartas pares e todos os monstros Mágicos ou com ataque à distância possuíam a habilidade Snipe. Meu oponente estava com o histórico repleto de batalhas com o uso do Yodin Zaku e o Splinter de Fogo estava disponível. Eu não tinha o Splinter de Água a minha disposição para utilizar o Lir Deepswimmer como em Greengineer (2022-d) e nem havia Earthquake ativo para montar uma estratégia como em Greengineer (2022-c), mas o Splinter do Dragão estava disponível, então logo me lembrei do que fiz em Greengineer (2022-e), onde coloquei 02 tanques com Shield para proteger minha linha de frente, o problema seria lidar com a habilidade Snipe de todos os seus monstros, sem contar com o fato de só poder utilizar cartas pares.

Para contra-atacar o Yodin, combinei o uso do Summoner Quix The Devious com o Splinter da Vida, fazendo com que eu pudesse colocar o Shieldbearer e o Chaos Knight para proteger minha backline. O Shieldbearer possui Taunt então eu não precisaria me preocupar com a habilidade Snipe de meu oponente, mas ele não possui a habilidade Shield, então eu coloquei a Venari Crystalsmith e o Armorsmith para aumentar sua sobrevivência. Como havia o risco de meu oponente não vir com o Yodin, coloquei o Soul Fiend para proteger minha backline e a Furious Chicken na segunda posição caso houvesse algum ataque mágico.

Uma vez montado o time era esperar que aparecesse um Yodin Zaku do outro lado e pra minha sorte meu oponente caiu em minha armadilha.

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A batalha

Meu oponente veio com Scavo Alchemist como tanque, com o Molten Ash Golem, o Goblin Fireballer, o Xenith Archer e o Halfling Alchemist como atacantes à distância e com o Antoid Platoon protegendo a backline.

Meu histórico estava repleto de batalhas com o uso da habilidade Sneak, o que explica a presença do Antoid Platoon ali em vez de estar como tanque. O Scavo Alchemist era só um monte de HP para atrasar meu acesso ao seus atacantes à distância. Se analisarmos que todos os meus atacantes à distância possuiriam a habilidade Snipe, seu tanque só teria que se preocupar com meu tanque e um possível monstro com a habilidade Reach e ele tinha o Halfling Alchemist para reduzir o meu ataque, então o Scavo ficaria vivo por alguns rounds.

No final do primeiro round minha Furious Chicken foi eliminada, meu Shieldbearer tirou 02 de vida do Scavo Alchemist e seu dano foi reduzido para 01 após o ataque do Halfling Alchemist.

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No quarto round foi a vez do Scavo Alchemist sair do jogo. A equipe inimiga não conseguia atingir minha backline graças à dupla Shieldbearer e Chaos Legion.

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No oitavo round o Goblin Fireballer foi derrubado.

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No décimo primeiro round o Molten Ash Golem morreu, após muitos rounds levando 01 de dano de meu Shieldbearer.

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No décimo segundo round o Xenith Archer saiu da partida.

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No décimo quarto round o Halfling Alchemist veio a óbito, ficando apenas o Antoid Platoon que não levaria nenhum dano devido à sua habilidade Shield.

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No vigésimo terceiro round a fadiga eliminou o último monstro inimigo e meu Shieldbearer foi o último de pé, o que me garantiu a vitória.