Greetings Summoners! Welcome to Battle Mage Secrets. The Battle Mage Secrets is a challenge where every week players must test their strategic skills in battle for specific rules. This week the specific rule is "Shades of Gray":

• Only Neutral Units may be used in battles.

This battle was played in a Splinterlands tournament where only the Chaos Legion and Rebellion editions were allowed to play. It was in the "Beginners Training Tournament by @Kryprogamers". This tournament has a novice format so only level 1 cards can be used. Let's see the rules, the team and the details of the battle.

Battle Rules & Strategy

This is a 57 mana battle with 3 battle rules (Armored Up, Shades of Gray and Fab Four). Only Water and Life elements are allowed to play.

Icon	Name	Description
	Armored Up	All Monsters have 2 Armor in addition to their normal Armor stat. Use magic attacks, but the opponent will do the same, so focus on HP.
	Shades of Gray	Only Neutral Units may be used in battles.
	Fab Four	Up to four Units can be used.

Strategy & Tips

• Monsters with high HP are important.

• Pick a strong tank!

• Line up monsters in ascending order.

• If we manage to kill an enemy monster before our opponent does, we will have a great advantage in the battle.

• Use Void Armor to ensure that magic attacks strike armor first.

• Use Shatter or Piercing to destroy your opponent's armor more effectively.

• Use strong neutral cards.

My Lineup

The Kingdom of Khymia has been subsumed by the Chaos Empire. New Dawn serves as the capital of its Ongonaur Kalamenty. But while the Order of the Silver Shield may have lost the war, they haven't lost their fight. As part of the Silver Shield's insurgency in New Dawn, Knight Sergeant Avina Galalaine has devoted herself to ending the Chaos Empire, no matter the cost. Her brutal hit-and-run tactics are infamous among her enemies, who have taken to calling her “the Wolf,” and she wears this moniker like a badge of pride. While Commander Gregory Goff, leader of the Silver Shield in New Dawn, may question her methods, Avina of the Wolf has earned his trust and respect. And when the dawn comes to break the chains of tyranny, there is no one he would rather have at his side.

Avina of the Wolf: I like this summoner as it can give +2 Speed to two allied monsters or the ability to Heal an allied monster at the start of the battle.

Arkemis the Bear: This card gives +2 armor to all friendly monsters. Armor will allow us to resist more attacks from enemy monsters with melee and ranged attacks.

Ulundin Overseer: Strong tank with high HP. This card has no attack so it gains Moxian Rebel's magic attack.

Moxian Rebel: Very useful card as it gives adjacent units with no attack this unit's attack, up to a maximum of 3.

Magi of Chaos: This is an amazing magic attack card. This card is Neutral, so we can use it with all elements.

The Battle

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This was a great battle. My opponent played very well and with a very similar strategy. Our summoner made the difference! I am happy with my victory and the strategy I used. I have won 100 DEC + 100 DEC in Kryptogamers Lightning Wallet for finishing 10th in this tournament.

Personally I don't like too much the battle rule "Shades of Gray" because it makes it difficult to make interesting strategies with only Neutral Units.

Battle results

Tournament ranking