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They say there is nothing more beautiful than a Regal Peryton. They prefer to live in the mountains all across the Splinterlands, rarely seen by others. When they soar through the skies, the sunlight catches through their wings and creates rainbows underneath them. Regal Perytons are highly intelligent and consider themselves noble guardians of the natural world, using their magic to help others.

If you like your cards fast and beautiful then the Regal Peryton is for you. I often win with this card when there is a blast ruleset because it will be one of the first cards to attack. Since it can fly, you’ll want to have this card in your deck in case you find yourself in an earthquake battle. I would MAX this card out if I could, but I still have summoners and tanks to get to first. It doesn’t have any other abilities other than flight, but this card is a must-have to add to your collection because it wins a lot. If there is a card that you use a lot then you might as well get the gold foil version because you’ll get a bonus each time you win.

This was a battle where ranged attack cards can fire from the front position so my enemy used mostly archers while I used magic attack cards. Obsidian is my favorite non-dragon summoner because she increases everyone’s magic attack by one point. I used to have one splinter that was all maxed out and one that I would completely neglect, but these days I have found balance is better. All of my summoners are at level 5, but I struggle to get to the Diamond League these days so I hope to get everyone up to level six soon.

I remember when Cornealus was just a cheap “meh” card, then became meta, and is back to being a less commonly used card today. I wish I hadn’t sold my maxed-out copy, but I was dumb and had FOMO for the DeFi craze of 2021 and sold all of my Splinterlands cards. It was a mistake I don’t plan on repeating.

I usually put Cornealus in the rear to absorb any sneak attacks because it has a lot of life and can self-heal, but since it could attack while in the front for this battle I put it there as my tank. It can work for a tank card out front when it can’t attack for normal battles as long as you provide it with a healer too. It’s not a move I see often, but it can work.

This was an exciting match because I was sure I had lost by the second round after losing Cornealus, but Obsidian giving all of my magic attack cards a boost really made the difference.

Even though my Regal Peryton got down to just one life point it managed to stay in the fight. It was a good thing that my enemy didn’t use any sneak or snipe attack cards.

Who wants squid for dinner?

Thanks for reading about my Regal Peryton battle victory today.

I’m grinding my way to the Diamond League before the season ends. Once I get to Diamond III, I’ll call it quits. I don’t have the cards or skill to compete at that level plus I’m not sure about the current rules. Do I just need to get my foot in the door one time this season to get Diamond rewards next season or do I need to finish the season in Diamond?

Check out my Regal Peryton battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_86b2a1a6c133c54b3c3015a1656b9797&ref=jeremiahcustis

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Diemonsharks travel alone throughout the stars searching for prey and territory. They are fearsome beasts with lightning-fast reflexes. Diemonsharks are extremely territorial and attack any creature that encroaches on their land. The Chaos Legion trains them as transports for equipment. Since they can travel by air, ground, or sea, they are ideally suited for the task.”

The Diemonshark is my go-to tank when using the water splinter. I’d like to MAX it, but it’s a bit expensive so I’m making do with a level 4. With a maxed-out card, you’d be pretty unstoppable when playing in the Diamond League. This is one of my favorite cards and even though it doesn’t have any healing abilities it seems to win more than its predecessor, the Sea Monster.

This was a water -vs- life battle. My enemy was expecting me to rely on magic attacks because that’s what I usually do, but they were wrong and I came at them strong with some ugly melee fish attacks.

Whenever the Diemonshark kills an enemy it can then attack the next in line with the trample ability which can sometimes take them out like dominos. It was clear I was going to win this battle by the second round.

Sometimes this double crossbow shooting angel can cause a lot of damage, but not this time. I enjoyed watching him get destroyed as the last card left unable to shoot. You’re nothing but fish food today Pelacor Arbalest! Now wipe that shit-eating grin off your face.

Thanks for another win Diemonshark! You may be ugly as hell, but I’ll always love you.

How about Genesis League Goals? Did you manage to pick up any packs? I was so angry when I couldn’t buy any packs because of the KYC requirement and was afraid that I’d missed my chance, but the KYC process wasn’t a pain in the neck like all the other times I’d had to do it so it’s all good. It’s not easy to get a Paypal account without KYC so I don’t understand why it’s necessary, but it probably helped keep the presale from selling out quickly. I don’t know if I’m going to get into this new game or just save up my GLX tokens and wait for the next sports game to come along. The only thing that gives me reservations is how the white paper says that only high-end matches will earn GLX tokens so if it takes a lot of investment to make it to the high end I’ll most likely sit on the sidelines and collect the airdrop for a year. I’m not into soccer at all, but I realize what a big deal this partnership is and will surely be proving grounds for many more in the future so let’s hope it’s a success.

It doesn’t look like they’re going to sell out before I get paid at the end of the month so I’ll be able to grab some more packs for $5 and collect even more GLX. I think I’ll open one or two packs and see if I can play the game with that and just hold on to the rest of my packs. I sure wish I’d held on to more Splinterlands Alpha packs that were only $2 in the beginning. I knew they’d be worth a lot more in the future, but I kept thinking that I’d open a gold foil legendary only to get four commons and a rare.

Check out my Diemonshark battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_05db69bea39ef26159041a8e0bba1d69&ref=jeremiahcustis

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“The Magi of the Chaosium are the heralds of the Legion itself. For hundreds of years, they met and studied secretly, gathering ancient artifacts and scraps of forbidden knowledge, much that was once thought lost. As the convergence grew close they plied the void for its treasures and listened furtively to the voices in the dark to make way for the coming of the Lord of Chaos. Once the way was opened and doom poured from the sky they rose from their hidden places to claim the promise of power from their dark masters.”

• Splinterlands lore

Stats:

Even though I’m a heavy magic user, I’m not that familiar with Magi of Chaos. With 2 magic attack points from level one, it can be boosted to have 3 magic attacks if the summoner adds magic attack power or if you level it up to level 3. It gets much more powerful when maxed out, but that’s a bit pricey. I’m a modern league player and a believer in the diversification of my cards. All of my summoners are evenly powered and I always try to have one of every card before I go maxing anything. Now that there are a bunch of new Riftwatchers cards it may take a while before I get back to powering this guy up. Hopefully, I get a few more when opening up Chaos Legion packs before they sell out.

My Battle:

My enemy was stronger than me so I felt the best way to win was to use my dragons. The Chaos Dragon is one of my favorite cards for high mana battles. If the tank dies it can do that too. Its strong magic attack randomly hitting enemies each round with its scattershot and blast ability can really mess the enemy up.

The enemy’s tank was taken out by the second round. This is looking good.

Even though I lost my snake it still left behind poison killing off the enemy in the rear.

Djinn Oshannus can be hard to kill sometimes, but he was no match for three dragons and the Magi of Chaos. Thanks for reading about my battle today. Get in the game!

Check out my battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_59237a86e33a4250bfde67c0d7fbebde&ref=jeremiahcustis

Participate in this week’s challenge:
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How are all you Splinterfolks doing today? Did you get anything good when you opened your Riftwatchers packs?

I didn’t get any legendary cards, but I’m happy with what I have so far. I was hoping to pick up some more from the shop, but Paypal is taking forever to add funds. Have you been having problems with Paypal too?

What’s your favorite Riftwatchers card? Which one do you have your eye on? Agor Longtail is definitely on my wish list. Look how strong it is. It can fly, heal, taunt, and has a magic shield. It can also strike with both magic and melee attacks. Hopefully, this bear market continues long enough for me to save up for it.

My Dragon Battle

I usually put Cornealus in the rear, but this was a battle where ranged attack cards can shoot their arrows while in the front.

I took out one of their cards but lost two by the second round. I thought I was going to lose at this point.

Luckily my Chaos Dragon was able to weaken my enemy with its scattershot and blast magic attacks before it served as the tank.

In the end, their pretty boy double-shooting angel was no match for my dragons.

Thanks for reading about my dragon battle today. I’m so happy that Riftwatchers is here. I just love all the new cards.

Check out my dragon battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_53f72db0e8c34f63e973c4c9d6947d93&ref=jeremiahcustis

Participate in this week’s Splinterlands battle challenge:
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Life sappers are in between life and death. One side of their body is ghostly while the other is alive and well. They are neither fully living nor dead. They feed off the energies around them, and simply being within view of a Life Sapper will make you feel sick and weak. They siphon energy from their victims, slowly weakening and sickening them while simultaneously healing themselves.

• Splinterlands Lore

The Life Sapper is a must-have card in my opinion because it only uses 3 mana and drains one life point from the enemy with each successful magic strike. If positioned right it can really rack up some life by the end of the battle. It’s really handy in low mana and odds-out battles too. I’ve slowly managed to level it up to level 3, but looking at these stats, I’ll level it up to at least level 4 after I get all the Riftwatchers cards I’ll need. It also gains the redemption ability when maxed which means it will cause one point of health damage to all of the enemy cards when it dies.

My Life Sapper battle:

I used to breeze through the Gold League, but the competition is heating up. I find that if my enemies are too strong, it’s best the quit playing for a day or two and come back when weaker opponents are at my level and my capture rate is higher. I’m happy that my better half loves the game too, but we’ll often argue about when enough is enough. I feel she gets too focused on the short-term gain of the Daily Quest rewards dropping down my rating and capture rate, but she’ll always come back saying that she’s better than me at the game and that I would still be in Silver League if it weren’t for her. I would like to compete in Diamond League, but at this point, we just straight up quit once we step foot into the diamond territory.

I like my dragon summoner who hurts the enemy’s speed and ranged attack, but miss using the one that increased magic attacks. I couldn’t break through their strong tank in the front, but my sneak attack monsters were able to pick them off from the rear.

Things were looking bleak by the third round because their tank wasn’t taking any damage from my magic attacks and was taking out my cards from the front.

Luckily my sneakers took out everybody in the rear sooner than their mighty Djinn Oshannus could plow through my front and took him out for the win.

I’m still suffering from a bit of information overload when it comes to the new ability-based daily focuses and refer to this chart often. I’m not anti-bot, but anything that makes it harder for them is a plus even if it makes things a bit harder for us humans. One of the things I love about this game is its level of complexity, but it’s been one of the things that have kept my friends from jumping down this rabbit hole. Hopefully, the new sports games and tower defense game make it easier for people to join us in the future.

Thanks for reading about my Life Sapper battle today. Are you as excited as I am to open your Riftwatchers packs?

Watch my battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_5d1befe55e2a54d33e54d7a66b142b54&ref=jeremiahcustis

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Pelacor Arbalests are armed with powerful crossbows enchanted to fire bolts at extremely long distances. They are trained to wield a crossbow in each hand and can fire both simultaneously with deadly accuracy. Compounded with the Pelacor’s excellent eyesight and nimble dexterity, these sharpshooters are extremely useful as snipers on the battlefield.

• Splinterlands Lore

The Pelacor Arbalest is an OP card in my opinion. I’m glad I was able to get him now during the cheap days. I’ve lost many times because of him, but today he was my girlfriend’s MVP.

She used a solid strategy. She put a strong tank out front that taunts all attacks towards him like a magnet while the archers will be free from getting attacked. One of her healers was also an archer killing two birds with one card. She also used a card that would increase shields and another that would slow the enemy down. Her enemy lost both of their tanks by the second round.

By the third round, not a single card was lost while the enemy was completely destroyed. At first, I was a bit angry that she was better than me at Splinterlands, but I’m lucky to have someone to share this wonderful game with.

Thanks for reading about her Pelacor Arbalest battle today. Are you as excited about Riftwatchers as we are? I want to buy a bunch of packs, but I also want to hold on to as much SPS as possible. I think I’ll wait a few weeks for the excitement and hope for the prices to go down and I’ll pick up one of each card at level one from the market and wait to see which cards will be META before leveling up.

Check out her battle:
https://splinterlands.com?p=battle&id=sl_f81a0421d4c7ff9532a2729d7690602a&ref=teachinthai

Participate in this week’s challenge:
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A variety of the already beautiful mandarinfish, the Angelic Mandarinfish is said to be blessed by the magic of the sea. They swim in the most gorgeous of tropical waters and live peaceful lives in harmony with all around them. It is said that the touch of an Angelic Mandarinfish has healing properties. And that if one sees an injured person in need, they will swim up and stare into your eyes. As if looking into your soul. If they deem you to be kind, they will heal your wounds.

• Splinterlands Lore

STATS:

At first, this looks like a weak ranged attack card until you get it up to level 4 where it can heal the most damaged card in your rear. Angelic Mandarin gets really exciting at MAX level where it has the silencing ability which reduces the magic attack ability of all enemies.

My Battle:

My enemy mainly relied on melee attacks because their fire summoner gave them extra attack power. I prefer the water team because the summoner increases everyone’s speed and adds one armor.

After taking out their tank or lead card in the second round I knew I had this because my lead card was still strong. It’s not always the case, but whoever loses their lead card will usually see the rest follow like dominos.

My enemy was using too many sneak attack cards. I only had weak cards back there so they were wasting their time while I was smashing through them from the front.

By the time they took out my tank, they were down to only one card. 3 to 1 are nasty odds even for a ninja.

Thanks for reading about my Angelic Mandarin battle today. Even though it died it was a nice time waster for my enemy helping to secure the victory.

Check out my battle:
https://steemmonsters.com?p=battle&id=sl_b7f3bd53491f04d2ea2669dc09d2ce23&ref=jeremiahcustis

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“A dozen generations sandwiched between the hammer of the Khans’ cruelty and the anvil of the icy foothills of Kurguzd forged the Tenyii into reclusive deadly foes. Brought to the training creche from birth, taught to steal for food, beaten when caught, and trained daily with the sword and spear as soon as they were strong enough for their hands to lift steel, the Tenyii clan were hard as iron and as fierce and silent as midnight on the mountain glacier. When the Legion’s heralds demanded a sacrifice of flesh and gold to open the rifts to the ways beyond, the Khan sent five hundred waadin berserkers to bring the tribe to heel. When a single horse returned bearing a sack of fifty skulls, the Khan threatened to burn the entire mountain to the ground. A dozen Tenyii Strikers were sent as tribute to spare the tribes and to satisfy the herald’s call.”

• Splinterlands Lore

How are all of you fellow Splinterlanders and Splintercurious doing today? Are you digging the new SPS ranked rewards? I think it’s a great thing they get staked right away. This should bring stability to the coin, but it may make it harder to get guild members to donate DEC.

The Tenyii Striker is absolutely a must-have card. I would like to MAX it, but it’s a bit expensive. I currently have a gold foil level 3 and a standard level 2. I’ve recently started using the Splinterrents bot on my secondary account to earn DEC so I’ll send one over there after it gets unlocked. After battling with the damn bots for all these years, I’m happy to be using one in my favor finally.

My Battle

Sometimes when I make one of these share your battle posts I’ll have to fight several battles with the card of the week to either win or make it relevant, but I got lucky today.

The Tenyii Striker was able to take out their fiend in the rear with its sneak attack, but my enemy was using Mylor Crowling as their summoner. Mylor Crowling causes two points of damage anytime you attack any of their cards so I lost my ram.

It was 3 to 1 by the third round.

Tenyii Striker killed their tank in the fourth round but also died because of those pesky thorns. Luckily I put the fiend in the rear and was able to pull off an exciting victory.

Join our Guild

Have you racked up a bunch of merits and looking to join a guild? If you are a gold-level player or have a bunch of gold foil cards then the Mandalorians would love to have you. We usually finish in about 4th place and have a good community. We have two open slots and two inactive members. We only ask that you donate 300 DEC each season and that you are never without your weapons and never remove your helmet showing another living creature your face.

Thanks for reading about my Tenyii Striker battle today. Have a great day and beware of ninjas.

Check out my battle:
https://steemmonsters.com?p=battle&id=sl_eef159d5a3f8274eace7205324bb8f26&ref=jeremiahcustis

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There are those who may think the Realm of Silence is a place of deep dark caverns. That could not be further from the truth. It is a region like any other in the Splinterlands that is full of homes, cities, and cultures. There are even universities that specialize in the study of magic, music, and geography. One such >underground species that excels in academia are the Venari. They created the Institute of Application which acts as a center of study for spells and tinkering. Those who wish to become fluent in spellcasting train to become Spellsmiths: masters of creating and using spells. It is through this knowledge they research and experiment with magic in order to unlock new ways to harness mana and the elemental forces. A Venari Spellsmith is so dedicated to the art of spellcasting that magic itself became a part of them. While they themselves can manipulate magic to damage foes, magic burns through their veins. Upon death the radiating Mana explodes from their bodies, harming everyone around the Venari.

• Splinterlands Lore

Stats

The Venari Spellsmith is an interesting card when maxed out with the redemption ability which causes one damage to all enemy cards when it dies. You should at least get this card up to level 4 where it has the amplify ability which increases magic reflect, return fire, and thorn abilities by one. It has the redemption ability from the get-go which removes all positive effects on each card it strikes.

My Battle

This was a battle where healing was not allowed and every card was equalized which means they all have the same health as the strongest card selected from either team.

My enemy went with two strong melee cards and a ranged attack card while I relied mostly on magic.

Things usually don’t go your way when you lose your tank card, but I had two cards with the life leech ability which absorbs life points from your enemy with every hit.

Now I’ve lost my secondary tank. It’s up to my Venari Spellsmith to hold the line.

I’ve taken out their tank so there’s still a chance for victory.

Now it’s 3 to 2. Good thing one of my cards can poison the enemy. The poison takes away two health each round.

Ranged attack cards can’t usually attack while in the front so this battle is mine.

You can really rack up some health with the life leech ability. The most I’ve ever seen is about 30. How high have you been able to get your life points with life leech?

Thanks for reading about my Venari Spellsmith battle today. Although it died and wasn’t the MVP of the battle, I couldn’t have won without it.

Check out my battle:
https://steemmonsters.com?p=battle&id=sl_3e8d863e63fe3efe1e14a30125267852&ref=jeremiahcustis

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