How are you all? Of course, you're fine. Today I went to the #lsplinderlands Battleground again to play two matches. I'm in the Bronze Three League, so every win is precious to me. But unfortunately, I had to face defeat in both matches today. As a new player, I understand the lack of good cards, but every loss teaches me to think about strategies in a new way. Let's do a postmortem of my two battles today.
# Battle 1: Opponent JANGO_LITE (My Taunt strategy in the enemy's net)
- Battle rules:
- Mana cap: 46
- Ruleset: Shades of Gray (Only neutral monsters can be used)
After seeing this rule, a plan came to my mind. Since I have to use only neutral monsters, I decide to organize my team with my best neutral cards. My original plan was centered around New Beluroc Aegis.
# My card selection and strategy:
Summoner: Aurelia (+1 for health bonus)
Position 1 (Tank): New Beluroc Aegis - This 8 mana card's Taunt ability was the mainstay of my strategy. I wanted this card to handle all the enemy's attacks alone. Its 3 shields and 5 health were reassuring.
Position 2: Vengeful Monk - I wanted to quickly finish off the opponent's weakest or lowest health card with its Opportunity ability.
Position 3: Great Bear Druid - I kept this 9 mana card to provide strength in the middle lane because of its magic attack and good health.
Position 4: Lunaki Howler - This is also a magic attack card. My goal was to deal direct damage through shields.
Position 5: Quillstorm Mage - also has the Opportunity ability. Along with Vengeful Monk, it was one of my weapons to weaken the opponent's backline.
Position 6: Grand Consul Minion - I took this low mana card just to fill the slot.
[Battle link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_92abfc568bc0759a6fc31b50cfe460a7?ref=mirzaiqi)
# Result: Defeat
I planned to keep the enemy busy with Taunt and finish off their weak cards with Opportunity Attacker. But the opponent JANGO_LITE probably had a better combination than me. My New Beluroc Aegis couldn't last long under their combined attacks. Once my main tank was knocked down, the whole team was out of balance, and I lost the match. I regret that maybe the result could have been different if the positions of the cards had been changed a little.
# Battle 2: Opponent MYIRIO (Even with Equalizer rules, it didn't last)
- Battle rules:
- Mana cap: 47
- Ruleset: Equalizer (Everyone's health will be equal, equal to the card with the highest health)
I was a little optimistic after seeing this ruleset. My strategy was to use cards with low mana but high attack. Because their health will definitely increase due to the Equalizer rules.
# My card selection and strategy:
In this match, I emphasized my attacking power more. My selected cards were:
- Lunaki Howler
- Mad Gearhead
- Teracup Mauler
- Vicious Quilluin
- Quillstorm Mage
- And some other attacking cards.
My goal was to attack heavily from the start and drop one card after another of the opponent's.
[Battle link](https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_4fb5dda1053e66f3c369e6ded96bb4ab?ref=mirzaiqi)
# Result: Defeat again
But this time, luck was not on my side. The opponent MYIRIO came out with a very strong and well-planned team. Their cards had much more attack and speed than mine. They took advantage of the Equalizer rules more than I wanted to take advantage of. My cards could not stand up to their attacks. The result, another disappointing loss.
Losing two matches in a row is quite a bummer. It seems that winning is almost impossible without a good card collection. But I am not giving up. Every loss is a new lesson. I will try to find out my mistakes from today's losses. I need to pay more attention to card positioning, using the right abilities, and understanding the opponent's strategy.
One day, I will also come out of this Bronze League and compete with the big players. I am waiting for that day.
Today in Splinterlands, luck didn't help, but there's a lot to learn from the loss!
@mirzaiqi
· 2025-10-26 17:14
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