Splinterlands Conclave Arcana - Mundane Beasts and my prediction about the possible Mundane Beast Archon

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Hello everyone!

With the release of the Conclave Arcana, many Bloodlines appeared in Splinterlands, and one bloodline that really caught my attention are the Mundane Beasts, they are literally animals that exist, but with the difference that they tend to be much more aggresive and some of them have slight mutations.

A great example is Diemonshark, whose name indicates that it is a shark, but this is not a common one, this one can fly.

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Their Lore mentions: Diemonsharks travel alone throughout the stars searching for prey and territory. They are fearsome beasts with lightning-fast reflexes. The Chaos Legion trains them as transports for equipment. Since they can travel by air, ground, or sea, they are ideally suited for the task.

So, as you can appreciate, they are stronger than ordinary animals.

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In short, Mundane Beasts are animals that are part of the natural world; they have animal-like intelligence and one characteristic that they all have in common is that they lack magical powers.

There are many species of Mundane Beasts:

Amphibians

Creatures of both water and land that metamorphose from aquatic larvae to semi-aquatic or terrestrial adults.

Arachnids

Arthropods whose body is distinguished by a prosoma or cephalothorax, most of them having four pairs of legs.

Birds

Creatures of the air with feathered or leather wings, whether laying eggs or giving live birth.

Crustaceans

Aquatic creatures with hard shells and jointed legs.

Fish

Aquatic creatures with fins as their primary means of movement, either with gills or needing to rise to breathe air.

Insects

Arthropod with tracheal breathing, with the body clearly divided into head, thorax and abdomen.

Mammals

Warm-blooded creatures with fur or thick hide that nurse their young with milk.

More Mammals:

Marine Mammals

They depend on marine ecosystems for their existence.

Mollusks

Soft-bodied creatures, whether shelled or not, that move by means of a muscular foot or tentacles.

Reptiles

Cold-blooded semi-aquatic or terrestrial creatures with scales, shells, or both, that lay eggs upon land.

Worms

Simple invertebrates with elongated bodies and without legs or tentacles.

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As you may have noticed, there is no Mundane Beast that has magic attack, not even one. They are mostly melee creatures, and some of them are ranged. But of course, since there are Mundane Beasts that have no attack, magic units with the Weapons Training ability can give them magic power. There are currently 6 magic units that can make this possible.

Unfortunately, there are no Mundane Beast Archons with the Bloodline Dominion ability yet, so these Mundane Beasts cannot gain additional benefits when summoned.

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POSSIBLE MUNDANE BEAST ARCHON

What Bloodline Dominion linked ability should the Mundane Beast Archon have?

Since these Mundane Beasts have animal intelligence, they are easy to provoke, in fact, most, if not all, are very aggresive by nature. So, the best option for them, I would say, is the Enrage ability, so they can gain +50% melee attack power and speed when they are not at full health. But since there is already the Orc Archon (Gorgug the Endless) with the Enrage ability linked to give it to his Orcs, it wouldn't be possible, so I thought of another ability.

The Mundane Beast Archon should have Fury as its first ability, for all their units, not just Mundane Beasts, this way it shows how aggressive this Archon is, allowing all their units to deal double damage to any creature with Taunt.

And a great option for their Bloodline Dominion linked ability would be Retaliate, which would allow only Mundane Beasts a 50% chance to counterattack if a melee enemy successfully attacks them, even if they are defeated. This ability only works on melee units, so ranged units unfortunately won't be able to counterattack.

Another option, and perhaps the most interesting, would be to give them the Charge ability, since most Mundane Beasts have a melee attack, it would be perfect for them. And in this way, that Mundane Beast Archon would be the first Archon to grant the Charge ability.

I think the Mundane Beast Archon could be an awesome legendary creature. I choose the Neutral elemental, because it doesn't harm other creatures, well, at least not on porpuse. And I think it would be a lion because it is mostly known as the king of the animals. It looks very cool, I hope you like it too.

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Which Mundane Beast is your favorite?

Since I like sea creatures, mine is the Demented Shark, because I think sharks are cool, I choose the Demented Shark over the other sharks in Splinterlands because its design is creepy and I love that. It may be a common unit, but it's great for 6 mana, gives all friendly melee units +1 melee attack power, and if any melee creature attacks Demented Shark, the enemy will take 2 physical damage thanks to its Thorns ability. So, currently, it's my favorite.

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