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This week's rule of combat is Melee Mayhem. This rule of combat gives all your melee monsters the capability to attack from any position targetting the monster on the 1st position on the opposing side.

Imagine all of your melee monsters having the Charge ability. The idea is the same which is really good if you're fan of melee monsters and their high health and stats.

My build wasn't exactly on point this battle, to be honest, but I am sure you will understand the goal I am building on as I choose each monster from each position

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Ferox Defender

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^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

This card is a soulbound rewards card from the Chaos Legion Series and can only be obtained by daily rewards chests and end of season rewards chests.

If a card is soulbound, it cannot be transferred, rented/delegated, burned, bought or sold until the cards go out of print. It is tied to the account that has earned it through gameplay/chests.

Stats | Tarsa

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Tarsa is a Rare summoner from the Chaos Legion Series.

Level 2 Rare summoners allow the use of:
Level 1 Legendary monsters;
Level 2 Epic monsters;
Level 2 Rare monsters;
Level 3 Common monsters.

Tarsa is a good summoner and is very compatible with Fire Splinter's abundance of good melee monsters. Her abilities are very useful and it is up to the player on how they can abuse this powerful compatibility.

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Abilities

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+1 Melee. [Stat Modifier] [Positive Status] Friendly monsters has their melee damage increased by 1.

Since Melee Mayhem rules of combat affects melee monsters only, then increased melee damage can benefit your team in abusing this rule of combat.

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+1 Health. [Stat Modifier] [Positive Status] Friendly monsters has their Max Health increased by 1.

Any extra health is a good thing, especially, in a Splinter where Tank Heal is very hard to come by.

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Stats | Ferox Defender

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

While Ferox Defender stats aren't that good for a tank, his abilities are. I compare him to Grimbardun Smith at max level. Not only Ferox Defender gives armor to all of his team through Protect ability, he also has Repair ability to restore any damaged armor.

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Abilities

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At level 1, Protect is unlocked. [Support] [Stat Modifier] As long as this monster is alive, all friendly monsters has their max armor increased by 2.

An ability that is becoming more and more of my favorite. This gives armor to all allies

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At level 6, Repair is unlocked. [Support] At the start of this monster's turn, restore the friendly monster's armor by 2. This ability will prioritize the monster with most damage to its armor

It is the Tank Heal for armor. Restores 2 armor per round but the advantage is it works not only on your tank in the 1st position but all monsters you control. The priority is the one who has the most damaged armor.

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At level 9, Shatter is unlocked. [Damage] Remove excess armor after this monster hits the opponent.

This makes sense when you include the characterr design. Since Ferox Defender is made of fire and lava, any armor he touched will be removed. Unfortunately, this can still be restored with the Repair ability.

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔡𝔢𝔰𝔠𝔯𝔦𝔟𝔢𝔡 𝔞𝔟𝔬𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Battle Highlights

Click the link below to see the full battle:
https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_16c45e4eb9b518133ce937b159478f7a

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Rules of Combat

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

46 Mana Cap. Total mana cost of all monsters must not exceed 46 mana.

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Melee Mayhem Rules of Combat. All melee monsters on the board can attack from any position targetting the opponent's monster on the 1st position

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Abilities Used During This Battle

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𝔄𝔟𝔦𝔩𝔦𝔱𝔦𝔢𝔰 𝔲𝔰𝔢𝔡 𝔦𝔫 𝔱𝔥𝔦𝔰 𝔟𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔩𝔢 𝔞𝔯𝔢 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔫𝔤 𝔪𝔶 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.

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Monsters in

RED

are my opponent's. Those in BLUE are mine.

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Round 1

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Ferox Defender's attack killed
   Mycelic Slipspawn
   .

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Round 3

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Torch Vizizer's Opportunity attack killed
   Moxian Rebel
   .
2. Scavo Hireling
   's attack killed Tusk the Wide.
3. Uraeus's Sneak attack killed
   Goblin Psychic
   .
4. Disintegrator's attack killed
   Endless Ape
   .

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Round 4

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Torch Vizier's Opportunity attack killed
   Scavo Hireling
   .

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Round 5

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

1. Uraeus's Sneak attack killed
   Ulundin Overseer
   .

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ᒪIᑎEᑌᑭ

^{𝔓𝔥𝔬𝔱𝔬 𝔣𝔯𝔬𝔪 𝔪𝔶 𝔖𝔭𝔩𝔦𝔫𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔩𝔞𝔫𝔡𝔰 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔬𝔲𝔫𝔱.}

Tarsa: Tarsa is a good option in Melee Mayhem since she buffs the melee monster's damage and also their health.

1. Tusk the Wide: He is required to be used when using Fire Splinters due to the Void ability. The combination of high health and Void ability makes him a good defense against magic damage. At higher levels, he also gets Inspire ability which increases the melee damage for all your monsters.
2. Disintegrator: The complete opposite of Inspire. His Demoralize ability reduces all of the opponent's melee damage punishing them if they try to abuse Melee Mayhem rule of combat.
3. Torch Vizier: A Melee 3 with Opportunity ability that has good compatibility with Tarsa.
4. Arkemis the Bear: Another melee monster with Protect. The Protect ability is good against opponent's melee and range damage. Unfortunately, it wasn't higlighted this game since my opponent used Magic damage instead.
5. Ferox Defender: Another melee monster with Protect ability. The Protect ability stacks. This means that since I am running two Protect ability for this battle, all of my monsters get 4 total bonus armor,
6. Uraeus: A very low mana cost monster with Sneak ability. His melee damage is also furthermore increased by Tarsa.

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ᗪIᗪ YOᑌᖇ ᔕTᖇᗩTEGY ᗯOᖇKEᗪ?

. I won this battle but my opponent used almost full magic damage which made my Protect abilities useless since their damage passes through armor.

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ᗯᕼᗩT ᗯIᒪᒪ YOᑌ TᖇY ᗪIᖴᖴEᖇEᑎTᒪY ᑎE᙭T TIᗰE?

A lot of my monsters that I used this battle are also compatible on higher levels. A good example is Tusk The Wide's Inspire ability that is unlocked at level 4. This gives my team extra bonus damage. Others also benefit for their other abilities at higher levels bt I will not change any monster in this battle for another.

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𝑫𝒐 𝒚𝒐𝒖 𝒍𝒊𝒌𝒆

Tarsa and Ferox Defender in Melee Mayhem Rules of Combat

? 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒐𝒓 𝑾𝒉𝒚 𝒏𝒐𝒕?

Yes. This rule of combat gives melee damage a good chance to show off without the melee mechanics limiting their actions. Normally, melee monsters are not allowed to do any attacks when not in 1st position except if they have a compatible target modifying abilities such as Opportunity, Sneak, Reach or Charge abilities.

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