New Reward Cards - Steemmonsters
Gelatinous Cube
Lord Arianthus
I have been focusing lately on Alpha/Beta cards but it has become difficult the past week to get a win streak going due in part that a lot of players now have new cards to play with. There are all kinds of combos being formed with the new Untamed and new reward cards. One card I started to play a lot more with at high mana rounds is the Gelatinous Cube.
Although at first glance the monster may seem harmless or better yet useless as it can not attack nor repel any sort of attack at level 1, but it has the scavenger ability- "Gains 1 max health each time any monster dies.".
The ability adds 1 health when ever my opponent or I loses a monster on the field. Essentially if a high mana match is played out there are a total of 12 monsters, thereby GC has potential of getting 11 health. Of course it has to stay alive to gain health, so a good combo is to use it with a monster with tank heal.
At 6 mana versus 5 mana the cost to play either card has minimal difference. However GC has a higher starting health of 8 versus 6 with LA. LA has two abilities at level 1 with void and shield, but at max level it also has magic reflect and thorn. LA beats out GC when it comes to attack as both magic reflect and thorn will make LA retaliate. On the flip side of using GC is that it absorbs life with scavenger and likely stay alive longer with heal and void.
The following match is a representation of what GC can potentially do when used in battle. (Note match is between two level ones, as higher levels may have different results.) Although it is important to remember neither GC or LA can really win by itself. Both would likely work a lot better with a strong attack monster as support. Enjoy!
Here is a link to the match.
Although at first glance the monster may seem harmless or better yet useless as it can not attack nor repel any sort of attack at level 1, but it has the scavenger ability- "Gains 1 max health each time any monster dies.".
GC is Low Cost! compare to LA
As older cards become rarer the price to own or rent the card is on the rise. So an alternative if someone is looking would be the GC. As long as GC stays alive on the field and the middle position monsters have range, magic, or snipe it works pretty well. As a common card the cost for GC is comparatively less to have than a LA, however evolving GC to max level will be high. But the benefits with heal and void abilities will make this card a very good alternate to LA.Stats Comparison
At 6 mana versus 5 mana the cost to play either card has minimal difference. However GC has a higher starting health of 8 versus 6 with LA. LA has two abilities at level 1 with void and shield, but at max level it also has magic reflect and thorn. LA beats out GC when it comes to attack as both magic reflect and thorn will make LA retaliate. On the flip side of using GC is that it absorbs life with scavenger and likely stay alive longer with heal and void.
Example Match Between GC and LA
The following match is a representation of what GC can potentially do when used in battle. (Note match is between two level ones, as higher levels may have different results.) Although it is important to remember neither GC or LA can really win by itself. Both would likely work a lot better with a strong attack monster as support. Enjoy!
Here is a link to the match.
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I have to get my cubes level up. It gets really interesting the higher it grows.