Splinterlands Weekly Battle Challenge w/ SHADOW SNITCH!!

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Hey everyone! I'm back with another weekly battle. This week, we'll be taking a look at the Shadow Snitch from the Death splinter.

If you're not familiar with the challenge, you can check out all the details HERE.

Let's go check out some lore!


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Lore

Shadow Snitches are created by the conjurers of the Chaos Legion. Weaving Death magic, they breathe life into beings made completely of darkness. The purpose of the Shadow Snitches is to be deployed into lands prior to the Chaos Legion's invasion. Moving from shadow to shadow, they are listeners and watchers, feeding information back to the Chaos Legion.

But once the invasion is complete, the Shadow Snitches still serve a purpose. They can locate and follow high-value targets, reporting back on movements to Chaos Legion leadership. If needed, Shadow Snitches can also capture prisoners and bring them back for interrogation.

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Make sure to check out the Splinterlands Lore Trivia Giveaways, hosted by @sketchygamerguy every Sunday at 7pm EST on the Unofficial Lore Discord Server for your chance to win SPS, DEC, and cards!

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Stats & Abilities

Splinter
Edition
Rarity
Death
Chaos Legion
Common

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ReachMelee attack Monsters with the Reach ability may attack from the second position on the team.
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AfflictionWhen a Monster with Affliction hits a target, it has a 50% chance of applying Affliction on the target causing it to be unable to be healed.
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DodgeHas a 25% chance of evading Melee or Ranged attacks.

Shadow Snitch sucks.

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Things To Watch Out For

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Dealing with Thorns can be hard enough, but dealing with an entire team sporting the ability is downright awful! There's nothing saying you can't use Melee monsters against Mylor Crowling, but I'd try a different strategy.

ABILITIES
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ThornsWhen hit with a Melee attack, does up to 2 damage back to the attacker
RULESETS
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Back To BasicsMonsters lose all abilities.

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Ruleset

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EqualizerThe initial Health of all Monsters is equal to that of the Monster on either team with the highest base Health.
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Even StevensOnly Monsters with even Mana costs may be used in battles.

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Opponent

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I'm not familiar with @merrickyarn, but they do have a good win-rate and 24 in a row is no easy task. Let's take a look at their previous 5 battles.


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Their previous 5 lineups look pretty solid. They appear to be favoring ranged and sneak monsters lately and I also see they've been using some nice tanks, but this is a lower mana battle so I shouldn't have to worry about them too much.

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Strategy

I'm hoping for some card advantage on this one, so I want to make sure I'm using a Summoner that's maxed for Silver League. Other than that, I think I'll just go for more of a balanced team and cross my fingers. #prayNslay

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Lineup

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I'm not expecting any magic, but my Contessa L'Ament is only level 2, so it was a tossup between Owster Rotwell and Thaddius Brood. In the end, I chose Owster for his 3 Mana cost over Thaddius's -1 Health debuff.


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I placed Giant Scorpion in the tank position with the hopes that his thorns will help eat through any kind of tank they're.

Monsters with the Reach ability are most effective in the second position, so that's exactly where we'll find the star of this week's challenge: the Shadow Snitch.

We'll find a Corpse Fiend taking up the next spot. This is mainly to give my Ranged monsters a fraction of a chance longer once my front monsters are eliminated.

For those times when you just want to get dirty, Halfing Alchemist is there for you. Still one of my favorite cards, Halfling makes worrying about high power tanks a thing of the past.

I placed Twisted Jester next with the hopes that it will never make it to the first position. Hopefully that stay's a thing. Fingers crossed!

Furious Chicken Bawk!

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Battle

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Round 1

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Turn
Owster Rotwell
Thaddius Brood
All monsters receive Weaken
1
Twisted Jester hits Furious Chicken for -3
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2
-
Twisted Jester hits Halfling Alchemist for -2
3
-
Xenith Monk hits Giant Scorpion for -1
Giant Scorpion returns -2
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4
Shadow Snitch hits Xenith Monk for -2
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5
Giant Scorpion misses Xenith Monk
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6
-
Halfling Alchemist hits Giant Scorpion for -1
Giant Scorpion receives Halving
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6
Halfling Alchemist hits Xenith Monk for -1
Xenith Monk receives Halving
7
-
Halfling Alchemist hits Giant Scorpion for -1
Giant Scorpion receives Halving
-

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Round 2

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Turn
Owster Rotwell
Thaddius Brood
1
Twisted Jester hits Furious Chicken for -3
Furious Chicken is eliminated
2
-
Twisted Jester hits Halfling Alchemist for -2
3
-
Xenith Monk heals for +2
-
Xenith Monk hits Giant Scorpion for -1
Thorns return -2 to Xenith Monk
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4
Shadow Snitch hits Xenith Monk for -2
Xenith Monk is eliminated
5
Giant Scorpion hits Undead Priest for -1
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6
Halfling Alchemist hits Undead Priest for -1
-
7
-
Halfling Alchemist hits Giant Scorpion for -1

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Round 3

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Turn
Owster Rotwell
Thaddius Brood
1
Twisted Jester hits Twisted Jester for -3
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2
-
Twisted Jester hits Halfling Alchemist for -2
Halfling Alchemist is eliminated
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3
Shadow Snitch hits Undead Priest for -2
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4
Giant Scorpion hits Undead Priest for -1
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5
-
Halfling Alchemist hits Giant Scorpion for -1

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Round 4

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Turn
Owster Rotwell
Thaddius Brood
1
Twisted Jester hits Twisted Jester for -3
Twisted Jester is eliminated
2
Shadow Snitch hits Undead Priest for -2
Undead Priest is eliminated
3
Giant Scorpion hits Halfling Alchemist for -1
-

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Round 5

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Turn
Owster Rotwell
Thaddius Brood
1
Twisted Jester hits Halfling Alchemist for -3
-
2
Shadow Snitch hits Halfling Alchemist for -2
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3
Giant Scorpion hits Halfling Alchemist for -1
Halfling Alchemist is eliminated
WINNER
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Battle Results

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Reward Breakdown

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Thoughts

That battle worked out alright. Owster was able to take the day off while my Giant Scorpion/Shadow Snitch combo picked apart my opponent's front end, and my Twisted Jester handled their backline like a champ.

Overall, I'm not a big fan of Shadow Snitch. I feel like it's a mediocre card at best and there's just better options out there. That's not to say it doesn't have it's place though because it does still tend to work its way into my lineups from time to time.

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How To Get Yours

Shadow Stitches can be found in packs or for sale or rent in the market. At the time of writing, a BCX 1 card can be purchased for around $4. There are some cheaper deals out there if you're looking for a higher BCX, but they're starting to become more limited.

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Make sure to use MonsterMarket for your purchases and receive 3% back in DEC!

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Owning VS Renting

Level
BCX
Lowest Cost to Own
Lowest Cost to Rent
1
1
$0.03 - 0.05
0.1 DEC
3
5
$0.05 - 0.1
0.18 DEC
5
25
$3.80
3 - 5 DEC

Market Prices (90 Day Chart)


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THANKS FOR READING!!

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