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It is often best to choose the most expensive card, to take advantage of the large shield. The most expensive card in the game provides +300 shield.
Note that the opponent can predict your picked card cost by calculating the increased shield in groups of 15, which could give away some of your selected cards.
A card with exactly the same Gold cost as the current Gold may suggest a card with a Gold-withdrawing effect (e.g. Extra-Super Monkey).
Any +150 or more shield (10+ Gold) may suggest a control opponent, or a midrange combo deck if suspecting Double Trouble.
An opponent with +45 shield (3 Gold) could potentially suggest picking another Nature's Clarity.
+30 shield (2 Gold) could suggest The Eternal, as this is the only non-Hero card of this cost that stands out in non-aggro decks. It could also represent Bloon Melter, which is commonly run alongside the Eternal.
Certain cards have a Gold cost that no other card shares. The only examples are The Big One (11 Gold, +165 shield), Lead Zeppelin (14 Gold, +210 shield), Sun Temple (18 Gold, +270 shield), and CRRROD (+300 shield, 20 Gold).
This card is best on control decks, because exchanging large shield for cheap cards is not worth it over choosing an aggro-friendly hero such as Quincy.
Be careful about opponents who use Shields Down!; this card neutralize all Shield gains since being played.
Since Mountain Obyn lacks a way to make his own shield, Nature's Clarity can serve most of his Shield.
This card existed in the data of Bloons Card Storm since the Firstlook test, though it went unused until the full release. While it was always an Obyn-exclusive Power card, it originally had different properties.
Pick amount reduced ― 4 → 3 
Now displays the Shield keyword
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Nature's Clarity gaining +120 Shield from 8-Bloontonium card![]])](/images/thumb/1/15/BCS_Nature%27s_Clarity_Withdraw_Gold_Comparison.png/120px-BCS_Nature%27s_Clarity_Withdraw_Gold_Comparison.png)
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Mountain Obyn using Nature's Clarity
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