Hello, everyone.
I describe below a method to refine the cards on your account for better results with automation using the Archmage Splinterlands bot.
You will follow two steps: remove low level cards and then apply card bans.
Remove Low Level Cards:
Firstly I removed all low level cards altogether and send them for use on Bronze or Silver league accounts.
This way, the bot is completely unable to choose a low level card that will almost always weaken a hand at higher leagues.
I left some low level cards behind in the account because they have key abilities or because they simply scale well into the late game.
The following is a list of those cards. They are not part of the Starter set. They are also all cards which I include in my Diamond account even though each is only a Level 1 copy (1BCX).
Red:
Goblin Shaman
Pit Ogre
Cerberus
Goblin Firemage
Blue:
Crustacean King
Water Elemental
Torhilo the Frozen
Axemaster
Lobstradamus
Djinn Oshannus
Green:
Goblin Sorcerer
Stonesplitter Orc
Beatrix Ironhand
Grund
Spirit Druid Grog
Djinn Biljka
White:
Divine Healer
Baby Unicorn
Warrior of Peace
Peacebringer
Silvershield Paladin
Clay Golem
Crystal Werewolf
High Priest Darius
Black:
Undead Minotaur
Haunted Spirit
Undead Priest
Soulstorm
Ancient Lich
Gold:
Serpentine Mystic
Neutral:
Creeping Ooze
Cyclops
Halfling Alchemist
Furious Chicken
Apply Card Bans:
The second step is to ban the Starter cards that you can't send out of the account.
At the moment, the Starter cards are Untamed and Chaos Legion commons and rares.
After you have sent out all your low level cards, use the Cards screen to view your collection.
Select "All Cards" so that you can see both the cards you own and those that you do not.
Select Untamed and Chaos Legion commons and rares only.
Using the Archmage config form, apply bans to all commons and rares that you do not own.
This is best done manually, as each collection will differ in terms of what cards are owned and what are not, but I will provide a few lists below which may speed up the process.
Please note the lists were manually compiled, are subject to change and may contains errors.
Summoners:
145: Contessa L'ament
156: Mother Khala
167: Pyre
178: Bortus
189: Wizard of Eastwood
224: Drake of Arnak
437: Kelya Frendul
438: Thaddius Brood
439: Obsidian
440: Tarsa
441: General Sloan
All Untamed commons and rares:
135:Maggots
136:Cursed Slimeball
137:Giant Scorpion
138:Undead Badger
139:Dark Astronomer
140:Bone Golem
141:Death Elemental
142:Soulstorm
143:Darkest Mage
144:Dark Ha'on
145:Contessa L'ament
146:Cave Slug
147:Crystal Jaguar
148:Lone Boatman
149:Herbalist
150:Truthspeaker
151:Luminous Eagle
152:Shieldbearer
156:Mother Khala
157:Kobold Bruiser
158:Serpentine Spy
159:Magma Troll
160:Goblin Fireballer
161:Fire Elemental
162:Living Lava
163:Spark Pixies
167:Pyre
168:Feasting Seaweed
169:Albatross
170:Tortisian Fighter
171:Sniping Narwhal
172:Ice Pixie
173:Giant Squid
174:Serpent of Eld
175:Coral Wraith
176:Azmare Harpoonist
177:Phantom of the Abyss
178:Bortus
179:Goblin Thief
180:Failed Summoner
181:Biceratops
182:Orc Sergeant
183:Khmer Princess
184:Unicorn Mustang
185:Child of the Forest
189:Wizard of Eastwood
190:Elven Defender
191:Horny Toad
192:Mantoid
193:Parasitic Growth
194:Elven Mystic
195:Goblin Chariot
196:Tower Griffin
224:Drake of Arnak
[135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 147, 148, 149, 150, 151, 152, 156, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, 162, 163, 167, 168, 169, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193, 194, 195, 196, 224]
All Chaos Legion commons and rares:
353:Carrion Shade
354:Riftwing
355:Shadow Snitch
356:Crypt Beetle
357:Silent Sha-vi
358:Soul Strangler
359:Life Sapper
360:Dhampir Stalker
361:Cursed Windeku
367:Mycelic Morphoid
368:Venari Knifer
369:Venari Scout
370:Hill Giant
371:Goblin Psychic
372:Mycelic Slipspawn
373:Regal Peryton
374:Goblin Tower
375:Mycelic Infantry
381:Hardy Stonefish
382:Kulu Swimhunter
383:Cruel Sethropod
384:Flying Squid
385:Deeplurker
386:Angelic Mandarin
387:Merdaali Guardian
388:Diemonshark
389:River Nymph
395:Radiated Scorcher
396:Lava Spider
397:Radiated Brute
398:Scavo Chemist
399:Antoid Platoon
400:Scavo Firebolt
401:Tenyii Striker
402:Djinn Apprentice
403:Molten Ash Golem
409:Gargoya Scrapper
410:Sunkai Harvester
411:Stitch Leech
412:Blinding Reflector
413:Chaos Knight
414:Celestial Harpy
415:Time Mage
416:Portal Spinner
417:Pelacor Arbalest
423:Supply Runner
424:Scavo Hireling
425:Disintegrator
426:Chaos Agent
427:Xenith Archer
428:Xenith Monk
429:Venari Spellsmith
437:Kelya Frendul
438:Thaddius Brood
439:Obsidian
440:Tarsa
441:General Sloan
[353, 354, 355, 356, 357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 395, 396, 397, 398, 399, 400, 401, 402, 403, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 423, 424, 425, 426, 427, 428, 429, 437, 438, 439, 440, 441]
Nothing remains to do. Refining my collection in this way saw it push from high Gold into mid-Diamond. Post your results, both positive and negative, in the comments or in the Archmage Discord.
