I signed up on [Hive](https://hive.io/) in **March 2019**, and six months later (**September 2019**), I started playing [Splinterlands](https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27). ||| |-|-| |https://hive.io/|[Splinterlands](https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27)| Over the past six years, Splinterlands has always been a fun part of my day, and I continue to enjoy playing and upgrading my cards as I try to achieve the goals I set for myself each season. For several seasons now, I have been setting myself the goal of returning to play in the Diamond leagues in the Modern Format without success. In particular, the previous season I played in the Modern Format was disappointing in terms of my game results because I finished the season in the **Gold II** league with a **rating** of **2320** points and ranked **68th in the Gold Leaderboard**.  The current season is going much better for me because I have improved my win rate and because in recent days I have often come close to the Diamond III league. Today I had two chances to achieve my season goal in the Modern Format. Thanks to a series of **six consecutive wins**, I have come within just **20 rating points** of the **Diamond III** league.  But I missed my first chance to advance in the Diamond III league because I lost the decisive battle and dropped from a rating of 2780 points to 2760 points.  View this Battle -> [Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_369932016d61ca3a1114a3eaa5b62898?ref=libertycrypto27)  I didn't lose heart and came back to within just 20 rating points of Diamond III by winning the next battle.  In the battle to enter the Diamond III league, I received the rulesets: **Noxious Fumes, Rise of the Common**, and **Fog War**.  View this Battle -> [Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_f59d67e8f89b1c190154ca0c835148a5?ref=libertycrypto27) I placed **Anyu Huntswoman** in the first position to give **Commander Slade** the chance to attack from the second position. Thanks to Anyu Huntswoman's **Flank** ability, I was able to benefit from Commander Slade's excellent attack and at the same time protect this card's health points.  When the battle rule is **Noxious Fumes**, all cards that do not have the Immunity ability lose two life points at the start of each round starting from round 2.  For this reason, I chose to use **Anasth Soothsayer** for the **Tank Heal** ability, but above all for the **Cleanse** ability, which can cancel the effect of the **Noxious Fumes** rule on my card in first position. I also chose to put **Sea Dog Of Eight** in last position because I wanted to have a card that could recover two life points per round and move into first position in case all my cards were eliminated.  I also made a strategic error in third position because when the ruleset is **Fog of War**, **Dragon Egg Rorager** cannot attack from third position.  My strategy worked well and **I won the battle** in the **first turn of Round 4**!  View this Battle -> [Battle Link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_f59d67e8f89b1c190154ca0c835148a5?ref=libertycrypto27) Thanks to this victory in battle after several seasons, **I have finally returned to the Diamond III league** in the Modern Format!  This is a very important achievement for me because when I used my Chaos Legion cards in the Modern Format, I consistently played in the Diamond leagues every season and sometimes even made it into the Champion III league. Returning to play even just in the Diamond III league also means that my card upgrading and rental activity is paying off, and I am very happy about that.  Of course, this is not the time to stop, because for me, achieving a goal is almost always a new starting point for another, more challenging goal. My next goal is to advance to the **Diamond II** league! To achieve this new goal, I need to continue to increase the strength of my card collection by upgrading the cards I use most in battle and by purchasing and renting cards that I consider useful in battle. On October 21, the new **Conclave Arcana Reward Cards** were released, replacing the previous **Rebellion Reward Cards**. ||Post Link: [Splinterlands: The New Conclave Arcana Reward Cards Are Here! All the Updtates and My First Impressions (ENG/ITA)](https://peakd.com/hive-146620/@libertycrypto27/splinterlands-the-new-conclave-arcana-9965f781b7f6f)| |-|-| I started looking closely at the stats of the new cards to decide which Rarity Draws to focus on initially. Obviously, I prefer Epic and Legendary cards to Common and Rare cards, but I'll start with these cards because: - they have a much lower glint cost (I'm more likely to get them to the maximum level) - they will give me a base of cards to use when the future rotation happens and I won't be able to use my rebellion cards in the Modern Format.  My strategy will also be to sell the Gold cards I find in Draws and Loot Chests to speed up the upgrade of regular foil cards. As for the old reward cards, I am very happy to have managed to complete the upgrade to the maximum level of **Arachne Weaver** at the last minute (on October 20), which is a card I really like!  As for the cards in the Conclave Arcana set, today I increased my purchase offer for a copy of **Gramel the Hunger** from $8 to $9.  Even though my purchase offer was the highest on the market, I decided to increase it because Gramel the Hunger is a card I would really like to have in my card collection.  Today I bought 24 copies of **Anyu Huntswoman** I used https://monstermarket.io/ to make the purchase  I spent a total of **8654.86 DEC** and received a cashback of **207.71 DEC**.  Thanks to the cards I purchased, I upgraded **Anyu Huntswoman: level 4 -> level 6**  **+1 Attack, +1 Health, +1 Armor** for a card I use often in battle is a **good upgrade in my opinion**!  **Anyu Huntswoman** is a card I like because it's very versatile: - it's a **neutral card** = I can use it with all archons - it has the **Flank** ability, which expands the range of melee attack cards I can use in second position. **And you, what upgrade would you recommend for the Modern Format to use in the Diamond League?** I hope I have given you useful information and some interesting thoughts and thank you for taking the time to read this post :)  ## References and links **Splinterlands**: https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27 Splinterlands Discord: https://discord.gg/splinterlands  Splinterlands is also a game featured on the [Arcade Colony](https://arcadecolony.com/) platform.  https://arcadecolony.com/  ## Important Note **I am not a financial advisor and the information in this post is not financial advice.** If you decide to invest in a Blockchain-based game you should always do so by your own choice, after making your personal assessments and after considering all possible risk factors. **My advice is to always invest only what you can afford to lose lightly!**  Unless otherwise indicated, the images in this post are screenshots taken from the sites: [https://splinterlands.com/](https://splinterlands.com/register?ref=libertycrypto27) https://peakmonsters.com/ Images containing calculations, tables and formulas are my property The font used in my images or edited by me is Open Source The dividers with the Hive logo in this post were created by me and if you like them you can use them too, the Hive logo is property of https://hive.io/   _{Gif by @splinterlands}    # Il mio ritorno in Diamond III nel Modern Format e il potenziamento delle mie carte