This post was made as entry for Splinterlands Social Media Challenge.
In this battle, we will be exploring some new options in preparation for the future changes in the game. This unit may not necessarily be good but at the same time, it doesn't necessarily mean it is bad. This is why we try new things and some of them sticks throughout the changes. Enter Nalara Geinek, the newest Void tank that can be used as a substitute for the trusty Djinn Oshannus.
This Week's Theme is…
Units with the lowest Speed attack first and have the highest chance of evading attacks.
Very complicated rule set because it can be good or bad depending on the combinations of abilities your units have and the rule set of that battle. Using magic attack units are better in this situation as their attacks doesn't miss and would allow more consistency on your team.
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Battle Factors
Mana: 18
Active Elements: Fire, Water, Earth, Life,
|| Units with the lowest Speed attack first and have the highest chance of evading attacks.
|| All units have Enrage (+50% melee power and speed if not at full health, rounded up).Watchus Fighticus! Replay battles that are oh-so-victorious!
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Battle Strat: Have Nalara Geinek be the tank due to his Void ability. Combine Prophet Rosa's Shield on top of it to maximize the protection against enemy's attacks. Endless Gibbon and Uraeus provide extra melee attacks from a safe distance as Nalara Geinek defends them.
Battle Summary: Uraeus is the one who made me win this battle. All of my damage were just getting healed by Gobin Psychic. Uraeus's Sneak slowly killed the enemy's back row as Nalara Geinek stood tall and protect the two of them. When Goblin Psychic got eliminated, the pendulum of the advantage starts to go on my side and I won in a couple of rounds after that.
Lineup and Strategy
|| Increase the Range attack of two friendly Units by 2.
|| Reduced damage from Melee and Ranged attacks by 50%.
Why pick this summoner: Prophet Rosa's Summoner Tactics ability is really good. It can give someone a lot of survivability potential by giving them Shield ability. If you want to increase your team's power instead, she can provide +2 range attack to 2 of your units. This 2nd ability is really good in Going the Distance rule set.
Why pick this unit: I only tried him because I got wind of the news that Chaos Legion will be removed in a few weeks. I think Nalara Geinek would be a good substitute for Djinn Oshannus especially when combined with Prophet Rosa's Shield. This combo gives him the ability to halve all damage he gets from your enemies.
|| Increases Magic Reflect, Return Fire, Thorns, and Corrosive Ward damage to all enemy units by 1.
|| Reduces the Magic attack of all enemy Units by 1.
|| Reduced damage from Magic attacks by 50%.
|| When a Unit with stun hits a target, there is a 50% chance that the target will skip its next turn.
|| Melee attack Units with the Reach ability may attack from the second position on the team.
Why pick this unit: A cool looking monkey legendary unit I got as a reward from my winnings. He's not that strong but that 1 extra melee attack accompanied by Reach can still do a bit of damage over time.
|| Targets the last Unit on the enemy Team instead of the first Unit.
|| Attacks have a 50% chance to apply poison, which does automatic damage to the target at the beginning of each round after the poison is applied.
Why pick this unit: A low cost melee Sneak unit with added Poison for damage. Uraeus is a good 3 cost unit as he has the extra armor to block other sneak units trying to bypass your defenses.
Summary
Djinn Oshannus may still be better between the two in my opinion but when the time comes that we cannot use him, Nalara Geinek will need to step up. Along with Prophet Rosa, Nalara Geinek can be a decent tank. He can also be combined with other combos being a Neutral unit which makes Nalara Geinek a good general tank overall.
Disclaimer
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About the Author
Hi! I’m Mavis, a Splinterlands fanatic and total Harry Potter fanatic (seriously, I can recite spells on demand! 🤓 ).
Besides being a gamer and wizard at heart, I’m also a self-taught coder. I'm happy that I was able to apply the recent knowledge I gained when making posts in Hive. (Thanks friend!)
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