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I like a bit of irony in life and that is no different when I am playing Splinterlands. Due to this, I think I just had...


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# My most satisfying win ever!

#### The Summoners:


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#### The match up:


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Who's going to win? 



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>Mano a Mano
Tank v Tank
StoneSplitter Orc V Level 1 Chicken

Paired with the Llama, the Orc is stronger, faster, has Enrage, Retaliate and 13 health....

*The chicken doesn't even have an attack.*

# I'm the Chicken.

# Let's Roll....

Battle Link:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_20e68b9e9f2816967c7e3a1d23c9855e&ref=tarazkp

# Round 1... O-ooh!

It wasn't looking good for me, with a huge +12 Melee incoming and all I had to defend myself with was 2 shield and a thorns reflect. The orc was looking pretty  confident.


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# Round 2.... Shield intact

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# Round 3... Still a Shield

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# Round 4.... All over

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It was all over, with a *Level 1 Chicken* with thorns from Mylor, *destroying* a StoneSplitter Orc on Last Stand with Scarred Llama Mage. But, it was a team effort.

# I didn't come alone.
<sub>*Unlike at home.*</sub>


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And after the add-ons were applied:

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#### Who's the hero of this story?

It would be easy to say the *most furious* of the furious chickens, but it is not to be - the true hero is a heroin, *Epona* and her "repair" attribute, which kept putting that shield up to take whatever the Orc was laying down, no matter how hard it hit. As the orc has no repair and no heal, even with the cleanse from the Llama *at the start* of the round, Blight was using magic and dropping poison, with the Queen adding her bit to the mix and the thorns of the chicken, chipping away two points of shield or health per round. 

If there was another tank in that position that heal (Flesh Golem costs 6 mana), this round would have been lost, as it would have run all the way to fatigue and kept healing. However, on this day, two cards without attacks, pulled down a Stonesplitter Orc to ensure all their friends walked away *untouched* from the battlefield. 

# I love unexpected wins!

I love the wins where the last hit to kill a behemoth monster, is made by the weakest card. I love it when the win comes from a reflection, rather than an attack. 

>I love the "Monty Python-esqueness" of it. 

*Especially after so many losses.* 

I have taken a hammering so far this season.

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Not what I was aiming for, but the competition is fierce, especially to get into Champions, as the prize money for wins is *insanely high,* giving a massive incentive to get there. I am still a long way away. But there are still a few days left to make a push - once my ECR recovers, as it is sitting at 50% most of the time.

Perhaps I will catch a break with so many people being at the inaugural Splinterfest event in Las Vegas. 

# Have fun everyone!  

Taraz
[ Gen1: Hive ]


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