Sapphire Stone | Sapphire Gem

[Ajit]

NAME: Sapphire Stone ELEMENT: Air COST: 3 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2|2 TEXT: Each time Thunderstorm is cast, Sapphire Stone +2/+2. : Target's ability costs one less quanta.	NAME: Sapphire Gem ELEMENT: Air COST: 3 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2|3 TEXT: Each time Lightning Storm is cast, Sapphire Gem +3/+3. : Target's ability costs one less quanta.

ART: Jacob Philpott (Ajit), original photo by Rob Lavinsky (http://www.irocks.com/) allowed to use IDEA: Ajit NOTES: - Skill costs can be 0, and will follow the pattern of Shard of Readiness - Can target permanents SERIES: Gem Series (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,16740.0.html)

[Hyroen]

Don't really understand this one that well... what does Thunderstorm have to do with it?

Please explain how you came up with the abilities and for the record, awesome art as usual.

[Ajit]

Thanks for the comment Hyroen,

I think of Thunderstorm and Lightning Storm as a weaker, under-appreciated CC and this is a way of encouraging its use.  I think of the name of this passive skill to be something like Surge or Charge.  You know, the air gets charged with the storm incoming, and Sapphire Stone/Gem is able to harness that.  Let me know what you think, if I'm off the mark here.

As for the ability, Air is about about its versatility with things like Dive and just its nature, so it was another way for Air to become more efficient.

Let me know.

[ISlayCasuals]

Thanks for the comment Hyroen,

I think of Thunderstorm and Lightning Storm as a weaker, under-appreciated CC and this is a way of encouraging its use.  I think of the name of this passive skill to be something like Surge or Charge.  You know, the air gets charged with the storm incoming, and Sapphire Stone/Gem is able to harness that.  Let me know what you think, if I'm off the mark here.

As for the ability, Air is about about its versatility with things like Dive and just its nature, so it was another way for Air to become more efficient.

Let me know.

balance aside, as i have no idea how to go about such yet, i love this card (as well as the earth one) because they encourage use of less-used cards. kudos for coming up with the idea, karma if it ever gets implemented

i do think they should be reworded, however, to allow either thunderstorm or lightning storm to enable the buff.

[AnonymousRevival]

Actually looks more of like a turquoise to me.

[Ajit]

@ISlayCasuals thanks for the input, I'll consider it.

@Anonymous >_>

[Hyroen]

I have this personal belief that cards themselves shouldn't try to encourage use of other underused cards. Each card should have situational strengths or average power.

Thunderstorm | Lightning Storm is one of those cards that I find to be a little too situational, however there is a Buff this Card! thread (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,12797.0.html) for it, and hopefully we will soon see some changes, or some interplay with the airborne cards.

I'd like to see this card interact more with the theme of air from several different angles, and as such it does not. This is just my opinion however.

[CrazyJay94]

i think the wording on the cards needs to be changed because it seems like only lightning storm would work on the gem and thunderstorm works on the stone which would mean you would need a fully upped or fully unupped deck. If that was your intent then leave it the same though.

[Ajit]

@Hyroen I'm definitely open to suggestions

@CrazyJay94, it was my intention, but I'm not saying I'm opposed to changing it.

[doublecross]

I like the current version, but, if you ever change it, I have another idea:


As long as Sapphire Stone is on the field, unstable gases detonate upon being summoned.