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Splinterlands seeks to sharpen skills by allowing players explore various strategies via rulesets. I have tried to study a few cards especially with the newly introduced rulesets, giving one more reasons to know what cards strongly suits them.

Before the start of any battle, each player is shown what ruleset is allowed in battle and it is extremely beneficial to read and strategize accordingly. The ruleset secret I will be sharing you to in this post is the **🛡ARMORED UP🛡*.

ARMORED UP RULESET implies that ALL Monsters have 2 Armor in addition to their normal Armor stat.

With this in mind,

 Players are advised to use magic attacks^(a), but know that your opponent may do the same, so focus on Monsters Health Point^(b). This ruleset is countered by Rust or Wizard of Eastwood's summoner ability.^(c)

This is an interesting ruleset and I have a battle to demonstrate it's use and a possible lineup that works for mid-high mana battle. Before we charge into the battlefield, I'll introduce you to the monsters and why I picked them.

⚔️ *TEAM LINE-UP ⚔️

Use magic attacks^(a), but know that your opponent may do the same

focus on Monsters Health Point^(b).

*☠️CABALIST - SECOND POSITION

👉**WHY I PICKED CABALIST**

use magic attacks^(a), but know that your opponent may do the same

I picked *CABALIST because of first he is a Magic attacker and also for His demoralize ability which weakens enemies defense.

Then next comes DEATH ELEMENTAL, a 6-star⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ magical creature with the SNIPE that targets enemy monsters with ranged or magic attacks, as well as those with no attacks but not front-liners and finally this creature SILENCE which reduces magic attack of all enemy monsters.

👉**WHY I PICKED DEATH ELEMENTAL**

*DEATH ELEMENTAL is also a Magic attacker and it's sting of death, the Silence will work against my opponent whom I expect to come against me with Magic too.

Next comes LIRA THE DARK, with her excellent OPPORTUNITY ability allows her to attack from any position as she drains the life out of the enemy with lowest health. She is SWIFT and SNARE on the flying enemies, by removing their flying ability causing great damage and she has never failed to hit her target.

👉**WHY I PICKED LIRA THE DARK*

I picked *LIRA THE DARK because of her health points and surely abilities will work against the weakest monster on enemy lineup, also she will give an added speed advantage to her team monsters. She is a Range attacker and the summoner will give her a +1 edge against other enemy range monsters.

Finally in backline comes DHAMPIR STALKER a exceptional half-vampire with extraordinary strength. He deals a DEATHBLOW to last standing enemy, 2x the damage and his TRUE STRIKE causes him never to miss.

• The Enemy came at me with the Death element, Enemy-ZINTAR MORTALIS as Summoner. ENEMY-HAUNTED SPIRIT in first position, ENEMY-SPINEBACK WOLF in second position, ENEMY-SAND WORM in third position, ENEMY-PHANTOM SOLDIER in fourth position, ENEMY-TWISTED JESTER in fifth position, and finally ENEMY-OCTOPIDER in last position. Let's see what happened.

• SUMMONER-MIMOSA NIGHTSHADE immediately Afflicts and takes away from -1 Range attack from enemies ranged monsters.

• ENEMY-SUMMONER ZINTAR MORTALIS takes away -1 Melee from my team melee monsters.

• *DEATH ELEMENTAL Silences all enemy monsters.

• LIRA THE DARK grants all team monsters the Swiftness ability.

• The CABALIST used a strong magic spell to Demoralize all enemy melee attack monsters.

• *LIRA THE DARK launches first attack at ENEMY-SPINEBACK WOLF affecting its health.

• *DEATH ELEMENTAL swoops in and Snipes at ENEMY-PHANTOM SOLDIER.

• There's a couple of Missed magic attacks by enemy monsters on my team monsters due to their void abilities.

• *DHAMPIR STALKER strikes at ENEMY-HAUNTED SPIRIT, removing us defense and leaving the enemy vulnerable to direct health damage.

• *LIRA THE DARK spots the weakest health monster and strikes, this is then followed by LORD OF DARKNESS who finishes off the job by eliminating ENEMY- HAUNTED SPIRIT.

• *CABILIST cast a death spell on ENEMY-SPINEBACK WOLF, giving room for DHAMPIR STALKER to finish this enemy off easily.

• ENEMY-SAND WORM steps in position and is met by brutal attack. LIRA THE DARK again spota weakest enemy health and strikes at ENEMY-TWISTED JESTER, while DEATH ELEMENTAL focuses his attack on ENEMY-PHANTOM SOLDIER.

• *DHAMPIR STALKER takes a long range, aims and doesn't miss his shot at ENEMY-SAND WORM, killing him immediately.

• ENEMY- PHANTOM SOLDIER steps in position and is also met by brutal attack. LIRA THE DARK again spots weakest enemy health and strikes at ENEMY-TWISTED JESTER, while DEATH ELEMENTAL now also focuses his attack on same Enemy.

• *DHAMPIR STALKER takes out another silent arrow, targets ENEMY-PHANTOM SOLDIER and eliminates him instantly.

• ENEMY-OCTOPIDER strikes at LORD OF DARKNESS, it's been a bloodbath. LIRA THE DARK strikes at ENEMY-TWISTED JESTER, killing it immediately.

• With the last standing enemy monster, *DHAMPIR STALKER using his Deathblow ability, finishes up the job by instantly killing ENEMY-OCTOPIDER, no monster can survive 2 times this damage.

⚔️FINAL RESULT⚔️