Which Steem Monsters Summoner do you rate the most?

Given every Steem Monsters Team will need to include a Summoner, choosing the right one will be crucial to your success when the battles begin.

And apparently, in the Beta release, there will more to Summoners released, but for now we just have 6 Summoners to choose from.

So which Steem Monsters Summoner will you choose?

Of course, your decision might be based on the Monsters you want to play but some Summoners are more powerful than others so building decks around them might be a smarter move.

Anyway, here are my thoughts on each Steem Monsters Summoner from Weakest to Strongest.

Lyanna Natura

Mana - 3
Team Power-up - All friendly Monsters get +1 health

Lyanna currently has the worst Team Power-up of all the summoners. To be honest +1 health is barely going to make a difference to your team in high-level battles and this power-up only happens once at the start of the battle.

If you want to play green then consider using Selenia as you'll get a better team bonus especially if you like ranged attack monsters.

Tyrus Paladium

Mana - 3
Team Power-up - All friendly monsters have +1 Armor

Although protecting your team with extra armor might seem like a BOSS move, this ability only happens once at the start of a battle, and high-level monsters will carve through +1 Armour fairly easily.

On the plus side monsters that don't have armor will be gifted +1 Armour so that could mean they survive one more turn. And in a pinch could be the difference between winning and losing.

Malric Inferno

Mana - 3
Team Power-up - All friendly monsters get +1 Melee Attack and +1 Speed

On the surface, there doesn't seem like much of a difference between Malric and Zintar but +1 Melee Attack isn't as good as -1 Attack for the lower tiers.

But what makes Malric more powerful than the previous Summoners is both Team Power-ups are in play every turn of a battle. Which essentially means you'll get more bang for your buck each turn and those enemy monsters will be turned to dust in no time.

Also, a +1 speed bonus is also a great power-up as it essentially gives your monsters a chance to strike first, and potentially kill them before they even get a chance to do any damage.

Zintar Mortaus

Mana - 3
Team Power-up - All enemy monsters get -1 Melee Attack and -1 Speed

Similar to Malric, Zintar's Team Powerups, are in effect every turn and will add up over time. And Zintar is great for low tier battles as some monsters only have +1 Attack which essentially means they'll be attacking with a '0' Attack strength and you know how that'll turn out.

Also, giving your enemy a '-1' speed penalty essentially gives your monsters more chance to attack first.

Alric Stormbringer

Mana - 2
Team Power-up - All friendly magic attack monsters get +1 Magic Attack

Yes, I rate Alric higher than Zintar (leave your hate in the comments below :-P) The main reason is the low mana cost of Alric compared to the rest.

Yes, having an extra mana point to spend on a more powerful monster, is a game changer, IMHO.

And quite frankly magic is the most powerful attack ability as you can attack from any position on the battlefield.

Selenia Sky

Mana - 2
Team Power-up - All friendly ranged attack monsters get +1 Range Attack

Although a +1 Ranged attack keeps on giving for the duration of the battle, ranged attack monsters are crap at melee attacks so you'll want a couple of decent tanks in positions 1 and 2 if you're taking advantage of Selenia's Ranged attack power-up.

But Selenia's real power is being able to add a dragon to your chosen splinter.

A tank that flys - yes please. But only the Lightning Dragon will take advantage of Selenia's ranged attack bonus for now. However, there are plenty of other decent ranged attack monsters to choose from.

So these are my thoughts for the various Steem Monsters Summoners currently available in the Alpha release, but I wouldn't automatically play Selenia Sky just because you can play a dragon. She needs to be part of a well thought out strategy because Ranged Attack isn't as useful as a Magic Attack. Period.

As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

And let the battles begin...