### Hello Splinterlands Lovers ####

Today I m gonna talk about, ```Opportunity``` ability. ```Opportunity``` ability allows the monster to attack from any position the enemy monster with lowest health. In other words, the ```Opportunity``` ability allows a preferential attack of most vulnerable members of enemy line up.

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Currently eight monsters in whole of the splinterlands have ```Opportunity``` ability. Out of eight, six are untamed, one is reward and one is promo. One more good reason to buy untamed packs. Some ```Opportunity``` monsters even have ```Scavenge``` and ```Flying``` ability, making them a real threat.

![collage9.jpg](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xabi/O9Llej8c-collage9.jpg) ### Placement ####

```Opportunity``` monsters are best suited in the middle back ranks, where they are prevented from frontal, blast ,sneak and snipe attacks.

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The introduction of ```Opportunity``` ability greatly changed the dynamics of the game. Since many ```Opportunity``` monsters also have ```Scavenge``` ability, so killing them early in the battle is prudent. The best defense against ```Opportunity``` monsters are the ```Opportunity``` monsters. The optimal strategy is to provide enemy ```Opportunity``` monsters with fake targets(low health monsters e.g. ```Furious Chicken```), and taking them out early.

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Also complementing the low health ```Opportunity``` monsters with ```Protect``` and ```Strengthen``` abilities can give the extra edge.

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![Enchanted Defender_lv5.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xabi/FjY91OwO-Enchanted20Defender_lv5.png)

When it comes to defense against low health opportunity monster ```ENCHANTED DEFENDER``` holds a special place. It has lowest health with heavy ```Shield``` and ```Thorns``` ability, making it a perfect dummy target for low health ```Opportunity``` monsters. ------------------ **An Example of ```Opportunity``` Based Attack** [Battle Link](https://steemmonsters.com/?p=battle&id=ded9242ac40c31809ccf57c75dd0d6dd6d4c6f08&ref=xabi) ![EPjktFB.png](https://files.peakd.com/file/peakd-hive/xabi/CpYP9Z4h-EPjktFB.png) ####

For the first time, I am currently closing in Champion-III league and just 26 points shy. So wish me luck.

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