Night Reaper: The Night Raider Who Rules the Skies with Epic Style 🃏

Greetings SplinterLovers 💛

Happy start to the week, everyone in my favorite community! Today we're dressing up in dark finery to talk about a card that looks like it came straight out of a futuristic fantasy movie, straight from the Splinter of Dragon and the Rebellion reward set. I present to you the mysterious and elegant Night Reaper, our ** Epic** unit that gives you control of the skies and punishes anyone who dares to fly.

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Appearance of the card: Cybernetic Elegance and Mysticism

Night Reaper is an imposing and aerodynamic figure, combining armor and magic in one. The truth is that this design surprised me, although it reminds me of a monster I've seen before in the famous card game "YuGiOh," specifically in the movie "The Dark Side of Dimensions," the cubic monsters.

• Style: Its design is a blend of ancient mysticism and futuristic technology. The armor is black and navy blue, with a single eye that glows with pure energy in its center. It's incredible. As I said, it reminds me a lot of the cubic monsters from the antagonist in the movie "The Dark Side of Dimensions."

• Form: Its wings are gigantic and angular, giving it the silhouette of a nocturnal predator. The circles of energy (runes) above its head suggest that it is a being of great power. The truth is that I loved its design and wanted to highlight this card specifically because of the connection that attracted me to what I have already mentioned. It is a good way to represent the mythical game "YuGiOh" in Splinterlands.

• Visual Strength: It is pure Dark Elegance. It is a card that radiates a calm and lethal power. It may seem harmless, but in reality, if you get too close, it can be very dangerous.

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Abilities and Statistics

The Night Reaper is a high Mana card designed for different types of strategies. It is a Range attacker with defensive and offensive abilities focused on absorbing attacks in the air.

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Detailed Statistics Progression (Level 1 to 6) 📊

Statistics	Level 1	Level 3	Level 6 (Maximum)	What It Means
Cost of Mana	11	11	11	High cost, only for battles with generous Mana.
Range Attack	3	3	4	Solid damage that increases to 4 at maximum level.
Shield	0	1	2	Gain physical defense starting at Level 2.
Life	9	10	10	High life, which increases at Level 3 for greater resistance, so it can be played in different types of strategies.
Speed	4	4	4	Excellent speed that allows you to dodge and strike quickly, it's consistent and, truth be told, quite fast.

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Key Abilities: An Ace in Aerial Combat

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1. Flying - From Level 1: Increases your chance to dodge Melee or Range attacks from units that do not have Flying, making you both an attacker and a defender.

   • Air Defense: It is your first line of defense, as flying gives you many benefits, one of which is "Defense."

2. Wingbreak - From Level 1: Its attack target, regardless of position, is a card with the "Flying" ability. Furthermore, if the target has this ability, our card gains +2 damage points, which would give it a maximum attack level of 6 points.

   • The Anti-Aircraft: If you have the ability to fly, it means you will be the first target of attack for this card, which can nullify the enemy's strategy of evading attacks by flying.

3. Deflect - From Level 3: You can reduce the redirected damage from abilities such as "Magic Reflect, Thorns, Blast, and Return Fire" to zero.

   • Impenetrable Defense: This makes it a truly dangerous card, as it can slow down the counterattack of many cards that contain these abilities.

4. Last Stand - From Level 6: When it is the only allied monster remaining, its Speed, Attack, and Life are multiplied by 1.5.**

   • The End of the World: It becomes a massive, fast attacker that is almost impossible to knock down.

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When is it best and worst to use it?

The Night Reaper is perfect for long battles where its high mana cost is not an issue and where there are many flying units.

Golden Rules (Where It Shines and Dominates) ✅

• High Mana Rules (60+ Mana): Its cost of 11 is completely justified, and its high health protects it.

• Keep Your Distance: Only Rank and Magic monsters can be played. He becomes an elite Rank attacker with Deflect, which protects against all counterattacks. With his great power and health, he is capable of dealing heavy damage while defending.

• Wands Out: One of his best rules, as his "Magic" attack power allows him to be played, enabling him to use his powerful attack while defending the rear.

• Equalizer: Everyone gains the same amount of life points as the highest card on our side of the field. This means that if our card is the highest, the rest of our team will have the same amount of points.

Care Instructions (Where Wings Break) ❌

• Low Mana Rules (12-20 Mana): Its cost of 11 leaves you with very little Mana for the rest of the team, so if the cost is very low, we should not play it.

• Aim True: Eliminates the possibility of missing attacks, which nullifies their advantage in the air for dodging, effectively taking away half of their defense (their Flying), leaving them vulnerable to Snipe or Sneak.

• Back to Basics: The worst rule! It disables all of his abilities. It leaves him as a 3-4 range attacker for 11 mana, losing all of his strategic advantage in the game. Basically, it's the worst rule for playing and getting the most out of almost all cards.

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Conclusion

Night Reaper It's a visually stunning card. Its abilities make it a ranged attacker that not only defends itself in the air with (Flying), but actively nullifies counterattacks with "Deflect", while its target focuses on flying cards thanks to Wingbreak. She is an Epic investment that gives you control of the sky and ultimately rewards you with Last Stand.

If you like playing with Dragon, are looking for a card with a spectacular look, and want a unit that dominates aerial battles, then this is the card for you.