Hi guys, I want to share this amazing battle that I had. I won the game without damaging the enemy monster's HP. With a mana cap and ruleset like this, this would be one of the best lineups you could have.

RULESET

	NAME	DETAILS
	NOXIOUS FUMES	All Monsters start the battle Poisoned.
	EXPLOSIVE WEAPONRY	All Monsters have the Blast ability.

STRATEGY

The plan is to use the Noxious Fumes ruleset to win the game. I don't have a monster with an Immunity ability in my deck. Thus, I went for a high HP monster that I will place in the first position and partner it with a Cleanse ability that will be able to neutralize the Noxious Fumes ruleset. And for the Explosive Weaponry ruleset, I need another ability that will be able to tank it, which is Divine Shield or Protect ability.

	ABILITY	DETAILS
	CLEANSE	Removes all negative effects on the Monster in the first position on the friendly team

LINE UP

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NAME	POSITION	DETAILS
LORNA SHINE	SUMMONER	I picked LORNA SHINE for my summoner because of her ability Divine Shield. This ability will neutralize the Explosive Weaponry ruleset in the first round.
SHIELD BEARER	1	The best tank monster available for me is SHIELD BEARER. With his high HP, armor, and ability Taunt, he will be able to outlive the enemy monsters. The Taunt ability will prevent the enemy monster from attacking my other monsters.
HEBALIST	2	Lastly. I picked HERBALIST mainly because of her Cleanse ability. This ability will nullify the NOXIOUS FUME ruleset.

BATTLE

Both of us have the same idea of getting a high HP and armor for our first position monster. The difference is he did not get a Cleanse ability monster, and it will cost him.

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ROUND 1
Because of my LORNA SHINE's ability Divine Shield, it helped my HERBALIST live longer and was able to cast her Cleanse. It made my SHIELDBEARER immune to the Noxious Fumes ruleset. Thus, even though all of my physical damage was missed, my SHIELDBEARER still has more HP than his.

ROUND 2 & 3

Similar to the first round, My monsters missed all of their shots. Thus, my monster did not deal any damage at all. However, thanks to SHIELDBEARER armor and the cleanse ability, his HP remains at 9.

ROUND 4 & 5

After 4 rounds, my SHIELDBEARER was finally able to land a hit on the enemy that reduced his armor. And with the Noxious Fumes ticking his DIEMONSHARK HP since the first round, his HP slowly went down until it reached 0 at the fifth.

AFTER THOUGHTS

The strategy worked! My monster's ability won me the game. Even though my monsters did not do any damage to the enemy's HP, I still won. Sometimes to win a game, it's all about using the rulesets and your monster's ability. It does not matter if you have higher-level monsters or you have high damage output, you still need to plan your strategy based on the ruleset.

I do use HERBALIST but rarely. Even though she doesn't have the damage, HP, and speed needed for a ranged monster, she still has a low mana cost and amazing ability Cleanse. If it is a low mana cap with Noxious Fumes ruleset she is one of the best options that I have.

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