![CARRION SHADE.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/pandachef/Eo8KYxymUa4VHYcxmvTDiDeqjCSoErkxgQdGifXnANLRkpqXJ4A2KYTVx3zvJPmkvm1.jpg)

I will talk about the pro and cons on having a CARRION SHADE Regular Foil ($0.04) vs Gold Foil ($0.93).As CARRION SHADE is a Chaos Legion common card and now most of the Chaos Legion cards are sitting at a low price at this moment and having a Gold Foil cards give you advantage over the DEC earn per match and your Card Power is higher compare to the Regular Foil cards but take note no extra stats is given though, unless for any special reasons you have like getting more monsters cards, budget restriction etc, getting a Gold Foil for Chaos Legion common monster is a good barging at this time.

Battle Link: This is a 26 mana match with a condition Target Practice 
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_745397f478bba83f519e5845c28dbc6c&ref=pandachef

Round 1: 
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After analysis of opponent previous battles which more mostly magic from earth summoner so i decided to use the death summoner (THADDIUS BROOD) which gives and -1 to magic and health. I am a fan of sneak monster and if the mana allow i will add in as many sneak monster as possible however we should also focus on our main tank as mostly sneak monsters do not have high health like tankers but tankers take up high mana which is a trade off. So i added in (CURSED WINDEKU) and a couple of sneak monsters. After most of the monsters are in (CARRION SHADE) seems to be one of the best option, only 1 mana with 2 health and 1 attack even 1 health can be crucial in a match. 

Round 2:
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As my sneak monster is doing their job pretty well and both of the opponent back liner is knock down by my sneak in 1 round.

Round 3:
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Most of the opponent monster is already knock down and only left with (RIFTWING) which is a harmful tank but can come in handy as tank.

Round 4:
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I managed to take down the (RIFTWING) on round 4 as no attack monster is present for opponent which does not activate my (CARRION SHADE).

Overall i put put (CARRION SHADE) in-front of (RIFTWING) is for (RIFTWING) to have a higher chance of leeching a few more health to be a harder tank. (CARRION SHADE) can be seen as quite a weak tanker but can be useful in low mana match strategy / buying some time for the back liner to make some wonders.