Hello Splinterlands summoners and welcome backt to my blog! A new conflicts airdrop card has just been announced in this post. Now I know why Loving the Moo didn't give a bloodline tribute buff to Minotaurs. Brave the Bull is a legendary Death archon that buffs Minotaurs and Djinns. Let's take a look at his stats and abilities and possible teams.

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Lore

Brave the Bull is a Minotaur commander who leads djinns to battle along with his deputy, Azhar ibn Sulaim. He's on the frontline fighting a losing battle against Oridum Graybrow. Their task force was decimated by Oridum Graybrow's fire magic who inflicted devastating losses. Despite coordinating with dwarven allies led by Fithe Bladestone and relying on the efreet to hold their lines and supply chains together, Brave’s forces were steadily ground down. Recognizing the need for aid, Brave sent Private Tazagantha on a desperate mission to Miterstedt to request for reinforcements.

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Stats and Abilities

Brave the Bull is a seven mana legendary Death archon. He grants the Execute and Armored Strike abilities to two units and Last Stand to all Minotaurs and Djinns.

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Possible Teams

Brave the Bull can summon Death, Neutral as well as Minotaurs and Djinns. There are a range of possibilities with team formations. We'll take a look at units that can benefit most from Armored Strike and Execute abilities then we'll check out the Minotaurs and Djinns.

Death Ranger

Death Ranger is legendary range unit with Close Range ability. His stats are two range attack, seven armor, eight health and three speed. This makes him a good unit to receive the Armored Strike and Execute abilities. His high armor stats will be a good weapon in the early rounds where it can be used to damage with melee.

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Barashkukor

Barashkukor is a legendary magic unit that can play as tank. He deals five magic damage and has four speed. He has five armor and eight health on defense. His five armor stat give him another offensive weapon with Armored Strike ability. His high damage potential will also be multiplied with Execute ability.

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Executioner Kraan

Executioner Kraan is an offensive tank that will further supplement his offense with Armored Strike and Execute abilities. He already boasts of four melee attack, three speed, six armor and eight health. Armored Strike will further boost his attack and Execute will finish enemy units with lowered health.

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Warborn Shaman

The Warborn Shaman is one of the most versatile units. It's only a rare card but she packs a lot of stats and abilities. She deals three magic damage and has three speed, four armor and eight health. She's a great tank in Wands Out ruleset because of her Void Armor ability. She has Impede ability that will slow down her target with each hit. Her Ambush ability allows her to hit even before the battle starts. Poison adds to her offensive weapons while she can sustain herself with her Heal ability. Adding Armored Strike and Execute abilities to her kit further increases her damage potential.

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Thraghun

Thraghun is one of my favorite units. He deals dual damage of two melee and range. He has three speed, five armor and eight health. Having the Reach ability makes him a great choice for second tank. Giving him Armored Strike will grant him a third attack that will surely lower his target's health and if his target survives his initial attacks then Execute ability will finish it making it possible for him to defeat targets in one round.

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Azhar ibn Sulaim

Azhar ibn Sulaim is Brave the Bull's deputy in his lore. He can be summoned but will not benefit much from Last Stand owing to his Taunt ability.

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Mahkah Hemlig

Mahkah Hemlig is a legendary Minotaur that deals four magic damage. She can be placed in the rear and hope that she survives to take advantage of the Last Stand ability where her stats will increase by 50%.

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Kazira Vaelstrik

Kazira Vaelstrik is an epic Djinn. She deals five range damage and has four speed. On defense she has six armor and nine health. She can use her armor stats for offense with Armored Strike ability since she can play in the frontline due to her Close Range ability. With Brave the Bull, she can be a great unit in Going the Distance rulesets.

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Zarin the Scorch

Zarin the Scorch is a legendary Djinn. She deals three magic damage and has the Blast ability. Along with her abilities is Camouflage that generally guarantees her survival and thus she can benefit from Brave the Bold's Last Stand ability. It will increase her stats by 50% giving her an advantage in the end game.

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Final Thoughts

Brave the Bull is another strong legendary archon. His Armored Strike and Execute adds offensive weapons to units giving us more strategies and combos. His Last Stand ability will add more value to all Minotaurs and Djinns making them end game units that will carry the battle. Brave the Bull will provide more strategies and possible combos in battles. I can't wait to see this archon in action.

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