I remembered right before the fork there was one splinterlands gamer shared about the right way to use the Gelatinous Cube...

There was never a proper opportunity for me to exercise this card due to limited mana...

### Until the last 48 hours

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I finally gave it a try with this gold reward card and know its _**tank power**_ .

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Even though it took me many battles to complete my quest of the day.

You see...

I have always treated the Gelatinous Cube like my Furious Chicken card the same. They have served as the buffer protection of defense while I usually put offences at the front.

_That is when I have enough mana...._

### But 10/10 I usually failed when this card is put into place.

Until I heard a few splinter gamers mentioning that it is a _**tank**_ and a _**first line of defence**_ (or what we trendily called front liners these days due to COVID-19 outbreak) when there's big enough total mana for you to play with it; where you can it at the front and then a strong card at the rear.

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This was one of the line ups that I used when I realised that it can be doubly protected by the armoured shield, along with Prismatic Energy that has a longer life span and magic to weaken opponent behind the shield. 

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Another time was when I realised that there isn't any self healing availble and the only way for my Water team to succeed, I gambled my chances by placing the same pair: Gelatinous cube at the front, and Prismatic Energy at the back, along with the fastest archers and magic throwers I could find in my deck.

_I am always very terrified of the Mushroom Seer; somehow whenever it is there in the opponent's team I usually lose. Thankfully the Cube held its fort!_

So far these 2 games when I used the cube, my team didn't die and I realised that **you can only afford to use it when there's high total Mana** for you to exercise your choice of cards.

### And in the end...

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My almost hour battle long in the leagues didn't disappoint me. This is the first time I got so many cards, along with a golden Flame Monkey ever since they changed the rewards mechanism into chests. 

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I was really grateful that though they aren't the best cards I can use, but at least I can upgrade cards like the Nectar Queen from the Untamed pack, which requires at least 5 cards for level 2. 

She may not be my most used card just yet, but if there's a chance that I can use her and succeeds, then I will definitely share with you how I got it's placing right.

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Even when both of my Splinters are still _rented_ from starter pack and the Gelatinous Cube was not able to exercise its full potential (being limited at level 1) it still teams well enough with the other level 1 cards to get what I need.

### Just so you know, this is not a game advice, but just an example how I got it right. Not all the time the Cube can be of assistance. 

# <center>Until Then</center>

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