List of Splinterlands Modifiers

All units with magic and ranged attacks have Scattershot (magic and ranged attacks target a random enemy unit).

• Scattershot can target Camouflaged units.

All units gain True Strike (attacks will never miss).

• This applies to magic attacks even if Phase is in play.
• Use Magic Reflect,  Return Fire, or Thorns to ensure that your opponent's units pay for their guaranteed hit.

You can summon one additional gladiator. 

• Gladiator cards possess Bloodlust, and may be purchased with Merits after Joining a Guild.
• Use an Archon with Conscript to play 2 gladiator cards within this modifier!

All units have the Void ability.

• Use Silence or Halving to further reduce magic attacks. Use Expose to remove Void from opposing units. 

All units gain +2 armor.

• Use Void Armor to ensure that magic attacks strike armor first.
• Use Shatter or Piercing to destroy your opponent's armor more effectively. 
• See Protect ability.

Units lose all abilities.

•  Archon effects are still active (IE: Yodin Zaku).

All units have Bloodlust at the start of battle. 

• Temporary Hallow's Fall Modifier: https://peakd.com/splinterlands/@splinterlands/hallows-fall-limited-edition-halloween-skins-descend-on-splinterlands 

All units have Thorns (returns 2 damage to attacker when hit by a melee attack).

• Damage returned is equal to damage of the attacker divided by 2, rounded up.
• Melee attack units with the Deflect do not take damage from thorns.
• The Amplify ability increases damage.

You cannot summon units with ranged attacks.

• Units with 2 types of attack (which include ranged) cannot be used.
• Consider utilizing units with Thorns or Magic Reflect, as your opponent will have to use either melee or magic units.

Units with the highest power attack first.

• Units with multiple attacks have their highest individual attack considered, not the cumulative total of all attacks.
• Attack modifiers like Double Strike are not factored in. 

All units have Close Range (can use ranged attacks from the first position).

• See Close Range ability.

All units have Magic Reflect (returns 50% of magic damage to attacker, rounded up).

• Damage returned is equal to the damage of the attacker divided by 2, rounded up.
• Magic units with the Deflect do not take damage from reflected magic attacks.
• The Amplify ability increases damage.
   

Units hit directly by a magic or ranged attack receive the Burning effect (at the beginning of each round, Burning has a 33% chance to spread to adjacent units, then all Burning units lose 2 health; burning can be cleansed).

• Temporary Seasonal Modifier - Dragon's Feast

All nonflying and snared units take 2 physical damage at the end of each round.

• Snared units are considered non-flying. Since the damage given is physical, it can be reduced to 1 if the unit has the shield ability.
• See Flying ability. 

All units gain +1 to all stats at the end of each round.

• This was a special modifier added as part of the Eggstravaganza event.

The initial health of all units is equal to that of the unit on either team with the highest base health.

• Buffs and debuffs are done afterward - this impacts base health.

All units have Opportunity (targets the enemy unit with the least health).

• See the ability override chart below. 

You can only summon units with even mana costs.

• This rule does not apply to archons.

All units have Blast (deals an additional 50% damage to units adjacent to the target, rounded up).

• Additional damage is equivalent to main damage divided by 2, rounded up.
• Include a unit with Deflect in your lineup to absorb blast damage and protect your back line. 

All units have Fury (deals double damage if the target has Taunt).

• Think carefully before including a unit with Taunt in your lineup as they will take double damage from units with Fury. 

All Units have Return Fire (returns 50% of ranged damage to attacker, rounded up).

• Damage returned is equal to damage of the attacker divided by 2, rounded up.
• Ranged attack units with the Deflect do not take damage from reflected magic attacks.
• The Amplify ability increases damage.

Units lose Sneak, Snipe, and Opportunity. 

• Scattershot still works in this modifier.
   

All Units have Weary. Each round a unit does not attack, it takes 2 true damage at the end of that round.

• Units with Weary, have a 10% chance to become Exhausted, the chances increase each turn.
• Temporary Seasonal Modifier - Dragon's Feast

All units have the Burning status effect applied at the start of combat (At the beginning of round 2, burning has a 33% chance to spread to adjacent units. All burning units lose 2 health. Burning can be cleansed). 

• Burning is the status effect, and Incendiary is the ability. Burning can be cleansed.

You can only summon units with ranged attacks.

• Consider including units with the Close Range and Return Fire abilities in your lineup.

Units and Archons lose all abilities that restore health.

• This applies to Archons as well.
• Healing abilities include Heal, Tank Heal, and Triage.

All units have Knock Out (deals double damage if the target is stunned).

• Be sure to include a unit with Stun in your lineup to trigger Knock Out!

• You can only summon armored units.

Hey Jealousy

Units attack the enemy unit with the highest health. Units can use melee attacks from any position.

• Temporary Seasonal Modifier - Amorendel

All units have Divine Shield (ignores all damage once, after which the Divine Shield is destroyed).
 

• Divine Shield will be re-applied when a unit is Resurrected.
• Blast damage will remove divine shield.

You cannot summon units with melee attacks.

• Use Phase, Void, Void Armor, and Magic Reflect to counter magic attacks.
• Use Headwinds and Return Fire to counter ranged attacks. 
• Units with 2 types of attack (which include melee) cannot be used.

You cannot summon legendary units.

• Legendary Archons are still available.

You cannot summon units with magic attacks.

• Use Thorns and Demoralize to counter melee attacks. 
• Use Headwinds and Return Fire to counter ranged attacks. 
• Units with 2 types of attack (which include magic) cannot be used.

All units have Reach (can use melee attacks from the second position).

• Armored Strike is a melee attack.
• See the ability override chart below. 
  • Sneak and opportunity override reach. 

• Prime use case for melee units with Bloodlust.
• Abilities take precedence where targeting is concerned. 

All units start the battle poisoned and lose 2 health at the beginning of each round, starting in round 2.

• Units with Immunity are not poisoned.
• This is a one-time application - units that are Cleansed, Resurrected or Rebirthed will not be re-applied with poison.
• Enrage is triggered by Poison application.

You can only summon units with odd mana costs.

• Archons are not affected by this rule.

Units with the lowest speed attack first and have the highest chance to evade attacks.

• Units with Bloodlust will increase speed after killing a unit.
• Avoid using Slow as this will help your opponent.

You can only summon rare and common units.

• Archons are unaffected by this rule.

Archons give no stat buffs or debuffs and neither grant nor use abilities.

• Use your lowest cost and highest level archon within this modifier.

Trample (after using a melee attack to defeat a unit, performs another melee attack against the unit in the next position) can trigger multiple times if the trampled unit is destroyed.

• Prime use case for wild archon Possibilus the Wise.

No change to standard gameplay rules or mechanics.

• This is the only modifier available in Wood.

All units with a melee attack have Sneak (targets the enemy unit in the last position). 

• Non melee-units with Armored Strike gain sneak.

 
All units with magic and ranged attacks have Snipe (magic and ranged attacks target the first non-melee enemy unit behind the first position).

• See the ability override chart.

All units have the Shield ability.

• Use or Demoralize or Headwinds  to further reduce melee and ranged attacks. Use Expose to remove Shield from opposing units. 

All units have Cripple (-1 to target's max health after each successful attack; does not affect units with Immunity).

• Consider including units with the Immunity ability in your lineup.

All units have 0 armor and cannot gain armor from Archons or abilities.

• Shield and Divine Shield are unaffected.

You can only summon units with melee attacks.

• Use Thorns and Demoralize to counter melee attacks. 
• Units with 2 types of attacks (including melee) can be used.

All units have Amplify (increases damage of Retaliate and all Punishment abilities—Corrosive Ward, Magic Reflect, Return Fire, and Thorns—by 1; does not stack).

• Use Thorns, Return Fire, and Magic Reflect to ensure your opponent suffers.

You can only summon units with magic attacks.

• Use Phase, Void, Void Armor, and Magic Reflect to counter magic attacks.

All units gain Void Armor (Magic damage hits armor before reducing health).

• Add another layer of Protection to extend the life of your units.
• Shatter or Pierce any armor your opponent dares place. 

All units have Enrage (+50% melee power and speed if not at full health, rounded up).

• The attack multiplier only affects melee units.
• Units with Inspire will increase your melee attack; Demoralize will decrease your opponent's melee attack.