Copy the Right Ability: Winning Fights with Olivia’s Mimic Ability

The Mimic ability has always been an interesting combo to use and fascinating to me because of how unpredictable it can be, and you'll never really know what kind of power your unit might copy, but that’s also what makes it so exciting to use. When it works in your favor, it might take a skill that is ideal for your team's setup, drastically changing the battle's course. It's one of those skills that rewards versatility and flexibility, enabling your unit to change and adjust to whatever your opponent throws at you.

Good day, everyone and Splinterlands community, in this blog, I’ll be sharing about a strategy built around this ability in the Modern format, especially now that the Conclave Arcana cards have joined the game.With these new additions, the Mimic ability opens up even more possibilities when used at the right time and in the right lineup.

For this modern format battle I'll be sharing, I’ll be focusing on Olivia of the Brook, an Epic Life-element card from the Rebellion reward set. Many of us who’ve been consistently grinding the Glint Shop probably have her by now, and she’s proven to be an incredible asset in Modern battles. If you don’t have one yet, you can still find her on the market, though she’s a bit pricey around $0.70 as of today.Still, considering how versatile and reliable she is in battle, that small investment can go a long way. Whether you’re experimenting with new decks or refining your current lineup, Olivia fits right well in as a flexible and dependable card worth keeping an eye on for your team.

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Into the battle: https://splinterlands.com/battle/sl_090c9c5ed8e81e9c79ab604d6cde21a6

In this match, the rule sets were Why Doesn’t Kill You, Holy Protection, and Target Practice, with a huge 80 mana cap to work with.Only the Earth and Dragon elements were disabled, which limited my options a bit. Out of my available summoners—Chuul Jujinchi, Reklah, and Akane Archon. I decided to go with Chuul Jujinchi. I had a feeling my opponent might use a Fire element lineup led by Flithe Bladestone Archon, so I avoided relying too much on magic attacks since I didn’t have many strong ranged or magic units for that setup anyway. With Chuul Jujinchi, I could build a team that focused on both magic and melee damage, while taking advantage of the extra armor from Holy Protection.My idea was to make Olivia of the Brook the centerpiece of my lineup—acting as both a main damage dealer and a support. I went with Skypire Leopard, Auroral Elemental, Nimbledook Explorer, Janni Rebel, Anachron Bolter, and finally Olivia at the back. My plan was pretty simple: boost my defenses, balance my attack types, and make the most out of whatever abilities Olivia could copy once the fight got going.

My opponent surprised me by using Razi Clanktrap Archon instead of a Fire setup and fielded Dar “Gottem” Gearnut, Thraghun, Conclave Tracker, Deep Delver, Meriput Slinger, and Helheim Demon. Their lineup leaned heavily on ranged damage, which worked perfectly with their summoner’s Close Range bonus. I wasn’t expecting them to go for the Death element, but it turned out to be a solid strategy, especially with Deep Delver’s Corrupted Healing. Going in, I was really hoping Olivia could mimic something useful like Corrupted Healing, Slow, or Repair, since any of those could turn the tide of the match.

Let’s see if I can manage to copy some valuable abilities such as Corrupted Healing, Slow, or Repair during this match, hopefully, luck will be on my side to gain something truly useful for this battle.

By Round 3, Olivia finally copied her first ability Pain Forge but it didn’t do much for my team, so I didn’t gain any real advantage from it. Around that time, my opponent’s Helheim Demon went down, but I also lost my Nimbledook Explorer after taking heavy focused hits from Taunt and Snipe abilities.

But when Olivia obtained up Repair in Round 4, things began to turn in my favour. That one adjustment had an important impact for my frontliners (that has most taken hits) were suddenly receiving armour restoration every round, which was ideal given the Protection buffs that were already in effect.

By the fifth round, it was clear that I was winning the match.My opponent found it difficult to get past my Skypire Leopard and Anachron Bolter when both Repair and Slow were in play, especially when my Bolter also has Repair ability, resulting in a continuous armour recovery loop. At that point, victory felt certain.

My Olivia ended up being the important part of my whole strategy to work effectively with my units; without its copying Repair, my tanks probably would’ve fallen apart much sooner. Olivia might never have managed to pick up Corrupted Healing, but having Repair and Slow alone was enough to secure the win and turn what looked like a risky lineup into a solid victory.

A Big Thanks! For supporting me, being here, and coming this far. I hope this strategy assists you with some of your battles with these rule sets in modern format conclave and rebellion sets.

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