Splinterlands: Soulbound Epic Reward Cards

^(Source)

Hello Splinternerds

As more and more soulbound rewards cards are getting minted via loot chest so naturally frequency of encountering them in battles have also increased. Encounters with common and rare soul bound cards are more frequent even in lower leagues for obvious reasons ofcourse, but as far as epic and legendary soulbounds are concerned you don't see them more often(at least for now).

Hopefully after a few more seasons, I feel we are finally going to witness fully upgraded soulbound Epics and Legendaries in battles. So this might be a good time to discuss them and start planning on usage strategies before hand.

In this post I am going to limit myself to soulbound Epics only. Surprisingly all soulbound epics so far are 'no attacks', which means focus is on the abilities they bring in play. So without further delay lets discuss each one by one...

IIDRI FYRE

IIDRI FYRE belongs to fire splinter. This soulbound no attack comes with an average mana cost of 6, but is indeed loaded with tons of useful abilities. Starting off with just Taunt, IIDRI gets Redemption at level 2, Return Fire at level 4 and Phase at maxed level.

It does have decent health, shield and speed for an epic. IIDRI has a potential to become one of the low mana Taunt tank for Fire splinter formations, especially it would be interesting to witness it in action with CONQUEROR JACEK. Although especially useful in absence of magic attack but still Phase at maxed level also provides protection from magic attacks.

NOA THE JUST

NOA THE JUST is the water splinter soulbound no attack. Costing just 5 mana this guy have high speed and Dodge ability making it extremally difficult to hit by melee and ranged monsters. It starts off with Rust ability, getting Dodge at level 3, Backfire at level 5 and Martyr at maxed level.

With decent health and shield, I think this guy would serve as a nice tank in absence of magic or atleast can be a pretty good sneak attack defender nevertheless.

THANE NEWSONG

THANE NEWSONG belongs to earth splinter. Like NOA it also costs 5 mana. Its pretty low on speed at all levels starting with Inspire at level 1. At level 2 it gets Strengthen ability, at level 5 Swiftness comes and finally at maxed level comes Headwinds.

With no shield, it might not be able to work as an independent tanks but due to abilities will be a nice complementing monster.

EVELYN AUVERA

EVELYN AUVERA belongs to Life splinter. Costing 5 mana, it starts off Immunity ability, at level 3 gets Thorns, at level 5 gets Reflection Shield and Inspire at maxed level. Like THANE it is low on speed and health.

Again this might not be good enough to serve as a tank but can be nice one down complementing monster.

WILL-O-WISP

WILL-O-WISP is a death splinter epic. Costing 6 mana it starts off with Flying and Weaken ability, at level 4 Silence ability comes and finally at maxed Blind ability. All the offered abilities are pretty decent.

It does posses heavy health of 12 at maxed level. This guys maintains a decent speed at all levels, which coupled with Blind and heavy health makes it a good choice for a tank.

KRA'AR XOC

KRA'AR XOC is one of the most unique epic. Costing just 1 mana it belongs to Dragon splinter. It starts with Scavenger ability at level 1 and gets Redemption at maxed level. Due to minimal mana cost it is a bit short on abilities.

KRA'AR XOC have a decent speed of 4 at maxed level and also decent health of 5, all of which is good if one considers the mana cost. This guys is tailor made for low mana battles.

CLOCKWORK AIDE

And the last one is CLOCKWORK AIDE which is oncourse a neutral guy. Costing just 4 mana, its starts with Swiftness, gets Rust at level 4 and Strengthen at maxed level. The speed remains low throughout.

It have a pretty heavy shield but the Health of just 1 throughout will be serious drawback. It can work a decent complementing monster well protected from Opportunity, Snipe, Sneak and Blast attacks by Taunt tank.

It would be interesting to watch all above no attack epics working with Weapons Training ability. They indeed bring a whole new dimension to the battlefield.
Among all the above epics IIDRI FYRE and NOA THE JUST are my top favorite. I have a feel that these two guys will have the better utility than other epics in the class.

That will be all for today.
What epic soulbound is your favorite?
Do let me know in comments below👇
👋Adios👋