The Mighty Giant in the Hills: Splinterlands Battle
OUTLINE OF THE POST
- Introduction
- HILL GIANT
-- Lore
-- STATS Analysis
-- Abilities
-- Financial STATS
-- My thoughts - My Battle
--Rules of the Battle - My Strategy and Line-up
--My Summoner
--My Monsters - Video and Commentary of the Battle
- Did your strategy work?
- Do you like the Monster?
- Appreciation
My Splinterlands in-game username is @iamkaysam
Hello my viewers and all Hivians, Welcome to my Gaming Space where I give detailed analysis of my Splinterlands Battle.
For this week we shall discuss the theme of HILL GIANT.
I use the Hill Giant monster rarely. Since it isn't a Monster with extremely weak STAT, I use it for Battles on few occasions. I didn't know it has a Stun ability in level 6. Well, that level is way above and would require 100 cards to merge. Well, since the card is cheap, a trial won't be bad. It's not an advice ooo
Alright, enough of the gist. Let's get into an in-depth analysis of this Monster and I will share a battle were I used it.
HILL GIANT 🧍♂️⛰
Edition: CHAOS LEGION
Rarity: COMMON
Element: EARTH
Attack: MELEE
Abilities: STUN
LORE
Hill Giants live in the Talus Bluffs on the outskirts of the volcano known as the Mountain of Ash. They are nomadic people that travel from hilltop to hilltop following herds of deer and cattle. Though they are intimidating, Hill Giants are typically more far more inquisitive of other cultures and seek to learn from them rather than attack. However, if they need to defend themselves, they attack by ripping boulders from the ground and are able to hurl them up to a mile. The people of Praetoria are glad to have them on their side against the Chaos Legion.
STAT ANALYSIS
Image | L1 | L2 | L3 | L4 | L5 | L6 | L7 | L8 | L9 | L10 | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Attack | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | |
Health | 6 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Speed | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Shield | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
ABILITIES
Ability | Image | Role | Levels |
---|---|---|---|
Stun | When a Monster with Stun hits a target, it has a chance to stun the target causing it to skip its next turn. | 6-10 |
FINANCIAL STATS 💰
The Hill Giant is an affordable Monster; yea, it is a common card so what do you expect.
It has about 185,895 cards in circulation right now.
You can rent the card for as low as 0.1 DEC (Dark Energy Crystals) to 50 DEC per day from the In-game Marketplace.
You can also buy the Hill Giant Monster from the in-game Marketplace. It is auctioned at the Market place for as low as $0.035 and as high as $0.064. Very affordable.
MY THOUGHTS 🤔
As a relatively affordable Monster, the Hill Giant has a good health and the development through the levels is quite encouraging.
However, as a giant it is quite slow, maybe because that is the peculiarity of many Giants (revealed to us by Hollywood 😅😅). With this, the Hill Giant has a very slow speed which does not have a substantial change through the different levels.
I expected a Giant to have a good attack effect. In other words, in as much as it is slow, its attack should be something worth the sluggishness. However, the Hill Giant doesn't seem to possess a good attack effect. O maybe, I phrased my title early enough.
Rather than the "Mighty Giant in the hills," it should be the "Weak Giant in the Hill."
For what use is it if it has a slow speed and still no attack effect, as a giant?
Maybe the Ability of Stun is a compensation for the weakness of the Hill Giant. However, to get this ability the card needs to be in level 6, which is a combination of 100 cards. Even with this ability, it still has a weak attack and weak speed, is it really worth it?
⚔ MY BATTLE ⚔
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My battle was against VQMOO959 who chose Summoner and Monsters from the Primal Force of Life, while I chose mine from the Primal Force of Earth.
📝 RULES OF THE BATTLE
The rules of the game were:
- Standard Game: which means no changes, modification or addition to the normal playing techniques.
- Mana Cap of 22
- Elements that can be used include all: Water, fire, Earth, light, death and dragon.
MY STRATEGY 🎯 AND LINE-UP ♟
For my strategy, here are my Summoner and Monsters, and I'll tell you why I chose each Summoner and Monsters.
MY SUMMONER
OBSIDIAN
For now, since I have to choose between Obsidian and Wizard of Eastwood, I'd readily use Obsidian as my Earth Summoner. Wizard of Eastwood reduces my enemies Shield by 2. How am I sure my enemy will use a shield?
Well, that's why I always prefer Obsidian as my Summoner because it gives my magic Monsters an extra magic attack effect.
MEET MY MONSTERS
VENARI KNIFER
HILL GIANT
SPIRIT HOARDER
GOBLIN PSYCHIC
MEET MY MONSTERS
Monster Name | Image | Reason for Choosing |
---|---|---|
Venari Knifer | Always with my Venari Knifer at the first position especially when the Mana Cap is a favourable one. Her thorn ability is really precious to me 😍 | |
Hill Giant | This is the themed Monster of the week. I placed at this position to take up the mantle if my Venari Knifer gets defeated in battle. | |
Spirit Hoarder | As a magic Monster it receives extra magic attack effect from Obsidian. Still yet, it is an important healer in my team. | |
Goblin Psychic | This is another healer in my team who heals the first position Monster. I placed it at this end so that if the first Monster is defeated and other Monster replaces it, it still continues to heal the first position Monster till it gets to the first position. However, since it isn't safe because of Sneak Monsters, the Legendary Spirit Hoarder is there to strengthen backline Monsters. |
THE BATTLE ⚔ and 🎤 COMMENTARY
This was an interesting battle and it made me to research more about my opponent's first position Monster, the Shield bearer. As you can see, it held its ground amidst the attacks on him. He is indeed a warrior. But my team was better off 👌
....I WON THE BATTLE!!!
DID YOUR STRATEGY WORK?
Yes my strategy worked, and again I won the battle without losing any team member.
DO YOU LIKE THE HILL GIANT
From my analysis in the first part of the post, amidst the fact that it is affordable, I don't really see anything special in the Monster. In this battle, if my Venari Knifer was defeated and the Hill Giant replaces it, it won't do anything awesome, except the fact that it will be strengthen by my Goblin Psychic to take more hit and give out a little 🤦♂️
So, No. I don't like it.
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- Images gotten from Splinterlands
- Other designs created by me using Canva Mobile App
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