Monster REXXIE in My Splinterlands Journey #19

This my entry to @splinterland's Share Your Battle Challenge which you can read more about by clicking the banner below.

Firstly, I want to make clear that I am not a seasoned player, and I move up and down the Silver and Gold Leagues. If you check out my cards, they are hardly at the Silver level. Secondly, I do not have a lot of cards, LOL! Thirdly, and unless I am tired and not in the mood to battle, I do take time to choose the Monsters that I put in my lineup. Lastly, I do not pretend to be as smart or as experienced a player as any of you.

It is understandable how some of us underestimate REXXIE, the Common Earth Monster.

There are valid reasons why this is so. A downside to Monsters is the lack of abilities. Rexxie does not come with any ability until it is at level 4.

To illustrate his usefulness, I chose to share with you one particular battle. In this battle rule set, Monsters lose ALL abilities.

The Ruleset Back To Basics literally "evens up the playing field". This battlefield scenario is fair and balanced and shows the advantage of Rexxie who would normally be at a disadvantage when competing with Monsters that have abilities. The disadvantage is not just Rexxie's alone but applies to all other such cards that are pitted against Monsters with higher abilities.

Let us compare apples and apples and compare similar high mana (above 5) and high health (above 5) popular Melee tank/s from each Splinter at Level 1.

Note: These are the cards that I have. You may have more choices and stronger cards than these. There are no epic or legendary cards included.

As you can see from the above cards, the power of Rexxie is on its combined high melee attack and it's speed. Except for the Water Monster Serpent of Eld, Rexxie will attack first. And in the battle rule Back to Basic where none of the other Monsters have any abilities, Rexxie with it's power will always inflict serious damage to its opponent.

Rexxie is very effective in low to medium mana battles. It is my experience that in most low to medium mana battles, my opponents most often choose lower mana tanks, and Rexxie eliminates them in one blow!

I have utilized Rexxie effectively as a tank in low to medium mana battle rulesets (1)Unprotected, where tanks do not have armors (Rexxie does not have an armor either), (2)Lost Magic and Broken Arrows which reduces the likelyhood of being attached by Monsters from the enemy back positions, (3) battle rule that preclued the use of the stronger epic and legendary cards such as Rise of Commons, (4) Silence Summoners where enemy cards are NOT given additional Speed or Attack, (4)and of course, Back to Basic rulesets.

Rexxie's health is increased when using the Earth Summoner Lyanna, and its Melee power is increased with Summoner Daria Dragonscale. Placing both Wood Nymph (with Tank Heal and Strenghten abilitoes) and Brownie (with Swiftness and Inspire abilities) in the line-up enhances the effectiveness of Rexxie.

I chose a battle where my opponent is about the same as or a higher rated player than me, and with enemy cards that are at the same as or higher levels than my cards. In this battle my opponent picked a high Mana tank with a higher health than Rexxie and with equal Melee Attack of 5 (buffed from the enemy Summoner) as Rexxie. This battle illustrates why Rexxie will always have a place in my lineup for specific battles.

So here is the battle!

* * * * * Battle No.1: Mana- 15; Ruleset- BACK TO BASICS/ODD ONES OUT

Link to the above battle.

I am a visual learner and understand better about how the cards behave and perform in battles by watching all my battles from start to finish. I hope that you enjoyed at least one of battles above and that you likewise learned something from it as much as I enjoyed sharing it with you!

In case you are interested, here are the other Splinterland Battles I previously shared.

Three Rule Sets Using My Life Splinter - Mana 17:My Splinterlands Journey#4
Watch Me Battle Using Water Splinter - Mana 99!: My Splinterlands Journey #5
Getting in the Game Using the Fire Splinter: My Spliterlands Journey #6
A Battle using GOBLIN MECH: My Splinterlands Journey #8
Battle Rule EARTHQUAKE Can Be Challenging: My Splinterlands Journey #9
The Slowest is First in Reverse Speed: My Splinterlands Journey #10
No Big and Scary Monsters Allowed in this Battle:My Splinterlands Journey #12
TWO Battles using EPIC Earth Monster BROWNIE: My Splinterlands Journey #13
TWO Battles Using The Silvershield Assassin: My Splinterlands Journey #15
NAGA WINDMASTER in Battle: My Splinterlands Journey #16
Three Battles with PIT OGRE: My Splinterlands Journey #17
Two Battles using Common Monster Maggots: My Sponterlands Journey #18

In your comments below, please feel free let me know if you have any other suggested card positioning or drop me a tip or two that could help me and others play the game better.

I am TOTALLY having so much FUN getting into the challeging game of Splinterlands! I want to thank @aggroed and @yabapmatt for creating such a fantastic game and another good way to build a bit of NFTs. Keep it coming!!!

Thank you also to @clove71 and @carrieallen whose comments have been a source of encouragement for me.

Thanks also to @stokjockey, @senstless, @welshstacker, @monsterjamgold, @mattclarke, @cryptoFrancois, @grapthar, @jonnyla08, and @anouk.nox.spt for the continued help and assistance, and for all Splinterlands gamers who regularly post articles.