Splinterlands Battle Focus: Wave Brood + Angelic Mandarin

Wave Brood + Angelic Mandarin is one of my favorite combos for the Water Splinter

• Taunt with Void for magic damage reduction and Return Fire to counter ranged attack, while getting healed by Triage

This is the rule sets where this combo really shines

Battle Rules:

• No Armors
• No Melee
• 28 Mana

Hero Selection:

Without armor, Water summoner Kelya Frendul only gives +1 Speed, whereas the Dragon summoner Quix The Devious debuffs the opponent for -1 Speed and -1 Ranged Attack, and gains access to powerful Dragon units

Position #1: Baakjira

• The HP pool is massive, this combos well with Heal
• With Wave Brood behind it, Baakjira should be able to self-sustain longer
• For mid-mana rule sets, Void almost guarantees most damages coming in would be 1 or 2 from magic units
• Baakjira will only take one hit per turn for as long as Wave Brood is alive

Position #2: Chaos Agent

• Dodge and Phase to evade attacks, with Backfire to deal 2 damages on any misses
• On hindsight, it may be better to move Chaos Agent to the first position to deal some damages (if evaded the attack)

Position #3: Wave Brood

• Taunt with Void for magic damage reduction and Return Fire to counter ranged attack, while getting healed by Triage from Angelic Mandarin
• (Alternatively Wave Brood could take Position #1 to tank, but it would require a different companion unit and setup)

Position #4: Angelic Mandarin

• This is a very decent card for 3 mana cost
• Triage to heal the off-tank, and Silence to reduce opponent's magic attackers by 1

Position #5: Naga Assassin

• For 2 mana, this is one of the top choices
• Return fire and 6 speed makes this an excellent card to tank the rear against against Sneak
• With Swiftness, Quix The Devious (-1 speed), and Baakjira's Slow, this creates a potential 3 speed differential

Position #6: Doctor "Does It All" Blight

• One of the best cards, especially in the Diamond/Champion league
• With Camouflage, it sits hidden in the very back damaging and poisoning the opponent without getting targeted
• While accumulating health from the Scavenger ability, until the last doctor standing
• With Weaken, it is a free and immediate 6 health reduction to the opponent
• Affliction prevents heal, and Poison does 2 damage every turn once applied

Conclusion:

• The battle is won by a wide margin
• Dragon summoner Quix The Devious countered Life summoner General Sloan
• Opponent is range-heavy, Return Fire wore them down quickly
• Opponent also had Slow and Swiftness, net speed difference of 1 due to my summoner

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