Double Bulkwark! Double Reflect! || Axie Infinity
---Bulkwark---
Today I will highlight some gameplays of my double reptile Axie team using 2 Bulkwark skill from the Indian Star back part. Bulkwark gives a minimal damage and moderate 80 shield. But its main use is to reflect 40% melee damage. Using one can help survive burst damage and deal a cute damage against enemy. But what if you use 2? 80% damage reflect! Sometimes it also kills the opponent that mainly use melee damage. But there is also a big downside. Players in higher MMR definitely know the skill so they are more careful and will not aim to use all their melee skill until they have seen two Bulkwark used. So using 2 Bulkwark is a high risk but high reward play!
---Gameplay 1: Crits are Welcomed!---
In this game, the enemy played quite well, in my favor of course. In the first round, I used all my energy since I am careful of energy steals from Rice and Serious. Though I was not able to steal an energy, I was able to survive the combo of the beast. In the following rounds, I did not pass at all since the opponent has yet to use Rice. Thankfully my paranoia was useful since my opponent was not able to gain energy from me at all. Then the best part was the opponent’s critical strike. Two(2) out of three(3) of the beast’s combo dealt critical strike but he was unlucky that I had used TWO(2) Bulkwark card! Let’s hurt each other!
---Gameplay 2: A very normal Bulkwark game--
Just the same as the previous gameplay, I did not pass the first round! Some may say that I am stupid (which I am guilty of) but I have my Plant tank killed in the first round by a beast combo plenty of times. So I decided to pass/skip the first round if my opponent is not a Beast Axie or if the opponent has no steal! This time I did not use two Bulkwark card. I am being careful here since using two of the Bulkwark card can make my Axie less of a threat and easy to pick of if my opponent has skipped that certain round. In this gameplay, I constantly dealt damage little by little until the opponent is defeated!
---Double Reflect to 1800 MMR!---
Here is an extra gameplay where I used double Bulkwark. At the same time, this is the first time for this team to reach 1800 MMR. This may be due to luck since right now I am hovering around 1600-1700+ MMR.
Grenfunkel’s Notes: Off Topic
It has been a while since I have last posted something here on Hive! After getting constant defeats in PVP and in the splinterland game, I felt a bit depressed thinking that I must be wasting my time(even though I am not!). But seriously, rent in splinterlands has been too expensive for me recently.
Now back to the off topic, the little bout of depression made me lazy to have the drive to do anything at all. So I skipped a few days of writing. Then came the procrastination virus. I felt that I could write the next day. Until it reached a week! Plus, I have been constantly checking y investment in other cryptocurency(Lots of mistakes since I am a total noob). But after burning at least 10$, I was able to learn something important. I am not good at trading altcoins! So I decided to follow the best advice I have heard so far, HODL and forget. So I did. Now I feel less stress and now I have a bit of drive to write.
But even while writing this article, I felt the lack in momentum. A few days of being lazy is catching up to me it seems. Furthermore, I was too absorbed reading some light novels once again! It seems that my bad habits cannot be stopped. I can only accept that fact and try to be productive in the coming future days. Another big slap that woke me up was my tax. I totally forgot to report my quarterly tax. I should not have to pay even a single cent for the quarter but due to my late filling, I was fined 20$. I could only consider this as a tuition fee to learn a life lesson. So if you don’t wish to be like me, don’t procrastinate and finish things quickly!
Actually, if your opponent is able to steal/destroy energy, playing in the first round is the right move for your team because you have no energy generation. It should be your default play unless you get a really horrible draw with no possible plays in round 1.
Your second game: Your preemptive move in the second last round was too early playing the two catfishes at full health when he couldn't possibly land a hit on you. He skipped the last turn though, probably he had to put his game down because his baby needed attention or he didn't expect you to draw the two vine daggers haha.. The right move for him would have been to play one goldfish, but you would have still put him into last stand anyway if my math is right. If he survived it would have been his win I think if he played double hare double lam.
I normally skip when playing against Indian Star, but yours works because of the Goda threat, so I'd have to think twice before deciding to skip.
It's normal to feel down sometimes, and it's good that you have identified some of the reasons you feel that way. You sound like the type who would put lots of pressure on yourself, cut yourself some slack sometimes ok? 😆 But I laughed when you talked about reading novels, why is that bad haha?
Also just to encourage you, I actually enjoy reading and engaging with your articles. There are a few of you here that write good articles and I always look forward to reading them whenever I have free time. Community is supposed to be enjoyable, don't make it a burden =) I write articles at snails's pace, far slower than you 🤣 Hope you get the rest you need. Take care bro!
I used catfish early since I am expecting a speed up usually which can negate my slows. At the same timr, I can survive the next turn in case and slow him down the next turn. It is getting harder to defeat aquas with speed up in higher ranks. Only 2/10 will my double indian star work. Maybe my opponents have experienced getting wrecked by it before lol.
I don't put pressure on myself that much. My problem is that I am so lazy sometimes. The allure of reading novels for the whole day is to hard to resist for me XD
Thanks for the support all the time! I always appreciate it when someone comments in my work :) Your articles and analysis are top notch in my opinion! I really learn a lot as well.
Jeez, you have a disgusting team.
If I were to play against you, I'd probably smash my phone immediately.
Haha wen gameplay bideos?
I also imagine my opponents smashing their phones when they step on my stupid trap XD
I might be one of them, LOL.
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