Sharing my weekly Battle Challenge! Cruel Sethropod, how cruel can he be?

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Sharing my weekly Battle Challenge! Cruel Sethropod, how cruel can he be?
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Welcome to Koodies's battle weekly post, whereby I try to challenge myself to write a post to understand more about splinterlands tactics and sprinkle the wonders of splinterlands to all my readers! Game On ~

Battle Link: https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sm_KGSdIy88OKb6VuQ4NSco&ref=koodies

# Battle Overview

<center>![battle_overview.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmdTg7tR7a3MqWtgeP4r3Z2roMN4KbePNJ4chhqwQdcUxZ/battle_overview.png)</center>

# Lineup

|Splinter|Mana Cost|Position|Reason|
|---|---|---|---|
|Kelya Frendul|4|Summoner|+ 1 ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor , +1 โฉ Speed	|
|Diemonshark|8|1st|๐Ÿ’— Health: 6,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 1,โฉ Speed: 2|
|Cruel Sethropod|3|2nd|๐Ÿ’— Health: 4,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 3,โฉ Speed: 1|
|Angelic Mandarin|3|3rd|๐Ÿ’— Health: 5,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 2|
|Deeplurker|6|4th|๐Ÿ’— Health: 6,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 2|
|Ice Pixie|2|5th|๐Ÿ’— Health: 1,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 3|
|Igor Darkspear|2|6th|๐Ÿ’— Health: 4,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 3|
|Total Mana:|28|||

# Summoner

<center>https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/chaos/Kelya%20Frendul_lv1.png</center>

Chosen Kelya as the summoner because I wanted to use water splinters as most of them have higher speeds than the other splinters. One of the main reasons is this is a Back Basics match therefore nothing else matters other than the splinter speed. The faster it is, the likely chance of dodging is higher.

Why no Earth or Death which I have a higher level summoner? Their speed is lower and most of their melee comes with ability without those abilities there is kind of a softy or requires too much mana to be cost-effective.

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https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/chaos/Diemonshark_lv1.png
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One of the best tanks the water splinter team has. It has a total of Effective Health Points at 13 against non-magic damage splinter. It has an average of 2 melee damage.
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Well choose this because number 1 I need a filler with low mana, number 2 it has a very effective health points of 7.
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https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/chaos/Cruel%20Sethropod_lv1.png
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https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/chaos/Angelic%20Mandarin_lv1.png
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With the leftover 7 mana and 3 empty slots for a splinter, I choose Angelic Mandarin because it has a high amount of health compared to the other Chaos card. 

Having Angelic Mandarin tank some damage for deep lurker and the backline to deal more damage is a pretty nice strategy.
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The second chosen card is right after the diemonshark. Deeplurker has high damage of 3, with 2 being the average and 1 being the lowest, he considers a stable in most of the melee matches but sadly this tournament is a Chaos Only battlefield and also back to basic match.

We are unable to get select demented shark to boost his melee damage by 1.
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https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/chaos/Deeplurker_lv1.png
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https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/untamed/Ice%20Pixie_lv1.png
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With the leftover 7 mana and 3 empty slots for splinter out of the 3 slots, I choose Ice Pixie for its low mana cost and ability well it is just a higher chance to dodge melee damage.
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With the left over of 7 mana and 3 empty slots for splinter. Last but not least, I choose Igor Darkspear who only require 2 mana. One of cheap chaos unit for water splinter!
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https://d36mxiodymuqjm.cloudfront.net/cards_by_level/chaos/Igor%20Darkspear_lv1.png
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# Round 1

<center>![round1.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmUVrFGYz8QmGDdr1x2ecBCvtwt3kHEmAfFrDVVimRHctc/round1.png)</center>

Okay so my opponent is using a level 2 Kelya oh no ... this isn't great he has a level 3 Cruel Sethropod and Kulu Swimhunter. 

In terms of speed, most of his card out speed mine and him having Serpent of Eld allow him to have a higher ground than me.

# Round 2
<center>![round2.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQma5b8BVN7jTBfcw6bbL1oGxrp8j9CNxnjXqfE5KPWZhVn/round2.png)</center>

Okay sure I took down his Serpent of Eld before the start of round 2 but my diemonshark is already down by half of his effective health points

# Round 3
<center>![round3.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfAPQvejH2H8YfwQhyFmZYdNo1pMZsdE5eLHHvxZ3LEAX/round3.png)</center>

Well I did manage to make his diemonshark down by half of its effective health points. Hopefully my strategy of having Angelic Mandarin to tank some damage works.

# Round 4
<center>![round4.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmQBUC2YMJXj2ZGCSQhLHacxGXs5xfabwxGfgCLfwT5BGQ/round4.png)</center>

And there goes my Cruel Lobster.

<center># Round 5
![round5.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmcVgR7UZo2bZB25Ev55NbUvN2aRvR4bYHj1KZr2AwFn2r/round5.png)</center>

Well, that was fast ...  Angelic Mandarin was gone in a round before his Cruel Sethropod. I guess the Angelic Mandarin didn't really do very well but heh it's better than nothing. Doesn't look good at this point.

# Round 6
<center>![round6.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmfEwccqgAhW4MDVXuVPEL42Eqo8vTU9LBZUeipRwhwiFA/round6.png)</center>

Okay, my deeplurker manages to tank a number of damage, but he definitely will not survive this round. With the armor on his remaining splinters, I just pray that my Igor will knock down the armor first before deeplurker do big damage.

# Round 7
<center>![round7.png](https://images.ecency.com/DQmd6a7mbA188GmuEJ9nX865Gv9R5gPPSBY2gCjfvdiDrvc/round7.png)</center>

Okay at this point I knew I cock up. *Face Palm* oh great.

# My battle in a nutshell

<center>![weekly.gif](https://images.ecency.com/DQmZZodLnjmyDW8dzY7HQE9fb5BPiJBvJjemSJao7mB8q3F/weekly.gif)</center>

# What I should have done

|Splinter|Mana Cost|Position|Reason|
|---|---|---|---|
|Kelya Frendul|4|Summoner|+ 1 ๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor , +1 โฉ Speed	|
|Diemonshark|8|1st|๐Ÿ’— Health: 6,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 1,โฉ Speed: 2|
|Cruel Sethropod|3|2nd|๐Ÿ’— Health: 4,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 3,โฉ Speed: 1|
|Angelic Mandarin|3|3rd|๐Ÿ’— Health: 5,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 2|
|Deeplurker|6|4th|๐Ÿ’— Health: 6,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 2|
|Igor Darkspear|2|5th|๐Ÿ’— Health: 4,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 3|
|Ice Pixie|2|6th|๐Ÿ’— Health: 1,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 0,โฉ Speed: 3|
|Total Mana:|28|||

With this, I will have won this match ... Wasted. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

# What so great about this lobster?

<table><thead><tr><td>Rulesets</td><td>Cruel Sethropod</td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Stats</td><td>๐Ÿ”ฎ Mana: 3,๐Ÿ’— Health: 4,๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ Armor: 3,โฉ Speed: 1</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKApm9zQfNGwjwYXGGumn5eYT7rFWbZ6VDm8AcThzP1Cuwc3f1LiNmLGNi5DXtW.png" alt="aim-true.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Nice to have</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK9PWzbUS21dVKLKv2aUXoBJbHoFqndnA68ZD82v2tX7JgYCHzpqNUV7WdU5y33.png" alt="armored-up.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ More Armor why not</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK3eKBMBNgVcukycwrZsUQrUSBKKxQQDP2k27mQz9vVuAxEwuwMSrPua3sQFFng.png" alt="back-to-basics.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK9NwKpuEvG2xFqR9zLRxLXRAA7TBKaMmgSGkmXGuW3hvoyfV8JMnFu6Mi1qZ2B.png" alt="broken-arrows.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJmqio5kWxouSUBHssYdHxAJxsXR2grzTnGg4H9hjjkLLAyjVtNfkkbzsEmt3EZ.png" alt="close-range.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKKTUZMBdtxb3eC7Pvzaz9RMexTrEtB2FFbuGqo6BVdTeViqZZ5moG5V82pQfmi.png" alt="earthquake.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ At least 4 rounds. Not bad</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AL1bTKrNTGWPY6ZxjZ91fnQerm9P5JuhQcj4TUNq3DC7RgEnfwd6B1pNr3FTxb5.png" alt="equalizer.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ It's probably has the lower chance of having Cruel Sethropod having the highest life.</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJpfDiW1tHwgsxRZH2od7u8rJzGrCQJNE4FAFC8gKewU1yYH5EJByz4jxyd5X6y.png" alt="equal-opportunity.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Nice to have</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK51cQ12NpJiZGHUL372uDNiXjBGQLouRwVQErcSMcUbKUPjoQLidScpeJFt5VR.png" alt="even-stevens.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘Ž It's an odd mana card</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK57qLPqhTo3pUCusy9NS9JXZEXxZYVNLQVi7sEBTCPUVsWbK777Ss2oALb6Wqx.png" alt="explosive-weaponry.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Nice to have</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKArndxCUe1ZiYYUVe2zrhAhoMDE9bca3M1Zm5BshAkFKcScdEX8wSvxCsNCMzd.png" alt="odd-ones-out.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ It's an odd mana card</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKAq7d8H25PoaajaksYJpdJyYmNnRpwTkQbKSnszFt2YbzXVexZGUo73ARuYiB5.png" alt="fog-of-war.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK6X2KTy7jXircX8GbEGCqyVmkqGeybgPrsHv4nxjjH4oQnjucCjoiTWFWfvzG4.png" alt="healed-out.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKbFhH34vU2NomW5r428aWD7MRXrPc7BQKrgkJMFgdybTCEjQDXBwgVbpefwd7W.png" alt="heavy-hitters.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr>This table is generated using <a href="https://koodies.github.io/splinterlands-tools/tool3">Koodies's Splintertools #3</a>, created by @koodies</tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK54YzeSNcgPZa6bncsqeVtWm2yTYN3LfjX7kfeUqr8inww3SssnPDfkywqCB4i.png" alt="keep-your-distance.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘Ž Can't use</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJkQrfd538fX5mrvgusrF5ddBczVWBfZVmcTTzcsib9ezPnVJ4prA7R98JUGK33.png" alt="little-league.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Can be use</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKJ2FavEUoYhzznKnqmw6uF2brf2TYqnkt32zGY9qDQ8tx4eM5zZudPugwgZemM.png" alt="lost-legendaries.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK2CPUpg6n9mXyKLSDi6m7E4dD8GuYpSGzbrDEydBykbBikYekJSv3JTZiLX4R6.png" alt="lost-magic.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKKSWaHBk4ktrVZbWv2HPR9fUyfZajvChqBD5DNruMcUkEGb3KC9AJmbVmW48Rn.png" alt="melee-mayhem.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Now it can attack from any position</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJmrL1ug6LkrQz5ofFfFXffyUtUEnMz6fJKEz7NTqc895JdawhnZ21KuZbUDeBV.png" alt="noxious-fumes.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘Ž Only 2 rounds</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJkRAwZydYPwyYmWJXQ4xpCAXH1zNHPgsvJdPm4Jkd5wf7jinZAJNfi72K76M4D.png" alt="reverse-speed.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ Speeeed 1 Power</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKDgz8zKzmB2oNh7AqUgcaKidPxXgqd49GVQ2eqCosbQuruAtBCvVJL2TnAiD2p.png" alt="rise-of-the-commons.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Can be use</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJoMWJzSr2MdRtdzB8YTMTq18Nm5SGaxF4stqcUdDsUQRrFjgbkxT5tTQK41uy1.png" alt="spreading-fury.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Nice to have</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK7xG2g8zV2DqJP6mCgcxByrApNuF451Qhyd4hU54qZXBycs4uwfJrWbDkLXsBe.png" alt="stampede.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKTyLGvb7fNU8wpX4FQuwYBckWpC45Yqz76R6PJ7PmwLfGbDmVhpgstMRtYJH39.png" alt="super-sneak.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Nice to have</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AK3eLf25UUqvTqGMaSd9tWEj9NAeyP45dpenm9VYp9rYo8sa5RLcuGDW2K9j8BM.png" alt="taking-sides.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKYPGfbVP8yURyfMadaXAnKgkW6y6PPdxrx8vg4AgTYUYZYTxbq8DYGUuQEUqaM.png" alt="target-practice.png"></td><td>โž– Not affected</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AJhaxdinWN42rRJHskKNewLhVR4MvzQZaMLGwXNx9dbeSrLkmexyqoW2DqwGc6W.png" alt="unprotected.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘Ž Boooo going to drop effective health points</td></tr><tr><td><img src="https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/koodies/AKs1jJAgbkkUxdxG4TK2iqRFmcAvbRezroa4imsNCmAQak3Svfg8Y8nF75fMCEy.png" alt="up-close-&-personal.png"></td><td>๐Ÿ‘ Can be use</td></tr></tbody></table>

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