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**Hello Splinter nerds**

*Been a busy week, I have not been so active with blogging.*

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*This week's sSplinterlands battle mage secret is* ``Keep your distance``

*In this ruleset, all but melee attackers can be used in battle.*


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*We were given 1 more additional rule which is ``Rebirth``, all monsters will be ``born again`` once after their death.*

*Only 3 splinters were available in this battle and I knew that there would be a similarity between me and the opponent's formation if he knew his game.*

*Just as predicted, he came with ``Lily shield paw`` summoner with the ``Camouflage, triage, and +1 health`` ability which was the same summoner I used, our monsters are the same too except 1, He came with two ``scattershot`` monsters while I used 1 scattershot and 1 monster with the ``weapon training`` ability to be able to eliminate his strong tank faster...*


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[source](https://splinterlands.com/?p=battle&id=sl_344d6e0e09d30bb984c94d8539de855f)

*The option to choose from was small so it is quite easy to predict what the opponent could come up with and the same goes to the opponent too, he could predict what I was going to use and if there were going to be any changes, it would be slight.*

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**Grimbardun Smith**


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*Smith earned his position as a strong tank because of its ability, the opponent also used it but I was able to defeat his own faster because of the monster with ``oppress`` ability that I used, Oppress is a nonattack monster killer.*<hr>


**Rage**



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*The Rage was placed in the second position ``Smith`` can benefit from his weapon training ability, it gives Smith 3 magic power, rage also has ``Life Leech `` which I find useful in battle as it keeps it in the arena longer due to the health supplement, I was not surprised the opponent also used it.*<hr>

**Lurking Puffer**

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*The puffer also got 3 magic from rage and another weapon training monster I used making it become a monster with a double attack of magic and range power, the opponent also used this monster but his own only had a magic attack.* It helped to be able to defeat the opponent tank after it removed the armor.*<hr>

**Ava The Undaunted**


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This is the second weapon training monster I used and it has the range power... It helped to defeat the opponent's smith with her ``oppress`` ability<hr>

**Goblin Psychic**


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*The team is not complete without a healer to supply health to the monster at the front of the battle<hr>.*

**Acid shooter**



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*I thought I was going to lose the battle when I saw that the opponent used 2 scatter-shot monsters but my Acid shooter gave me hope as it kept targeting one of the opponent's monsters with the life leech ability, it poisoned and reduced his health till I was able to eliminate it.*



































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