[Official] Skull Shield | Skull Buckler

[Daxx]

Vanilla shields are boring. Skull Shield needs to do something else. For example:

NAME: Skull Shield ELEMENT: Death COST: 3 TYPE: Shield ATK|HP: TEXT: Shield: Reduce attacking creatures' attack by 1 each turn.	NAME: Skull Buckler ELEMENT: Death COST: 3 TYPE: Shield ATK|HP: TEXT: Shield: Damage from physical sources is reduced by 1. Reduce attacking creatures' attack by 1 each turn.

ART: I couldn't find a large version of the Skull Shield art. But you get the idea. IDEA: Daxx NOTES:

EDIT: Apparently there is a shield in the Armory which does this. Fear Shield | Terror Shield (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,6717.0.html), by FallenSoul. This would be a straight replacement for Skull Shield, rather than a new shield for Darkness.

[Daxx]

Okay, so we have one suggestion, but that doesn't stop us brainstorming more, or finding other ideas. What should skull shield do?

[ddevans96]

I was thinking the other night, and it works best with aflatoxin and poison in general. So I was thinking this.

'Reduce damage by X/2. X is the number of poisoned creatures on the field.'

[ZephyrPhantom]

It could generate a Malignant Cell/Skeleton for each 1 damage absorbed by it.

[Daytripper]

Pretty much agree. I had suggested this exact thing for the solar buckler, but for this shield it will do. I can't see what it has to do with the theme, however.

Death already has a good theme shield in the bone wall. The malignant cell seems like a bad idea to me. Too easy to flood the field.

The poison ratio sounds good to me too.

I know another one: For every death, damage reduction is +1. However, the effect wears off over time. Like minus 1 per turn or -1 per 2 turns.

[Nepycros]

I get it, Bone Wall stops heavy hitters, and now you're trying to make Skull Buckler stop spammers.

It probably will work. Oh, and in the Card Ideas and Art section, the poison ratio shield already exists. Go dig that up.

[ddevans96]

I get it, Bone Wall stops heavy hitters, and now you're trying to make Skull Buckler stop spammers.

It probably will work. Oh, and in the Card Ideas and Art section, the poison ratio shield already exists. Go dig that up.

I know full well that shield exist and it's where I got the idea even though that shield goes by poison on players as well.

[teffy]

1 skeleton / absorbed damage = bad.
Your field will be full of skeletons very fast.
decreased atk ? No. The atk will be low too fast, I think.

My idea:

Skull Shield.

The 2 (3?) hardest hitters (weapons too) fear the skull, and are blocked.

Edit: If the 2nd creature has the same atk as a 3rd one, always take the creature with the lower position number. The atk of skills (e.g. poison, fiery) counts.


Although it can be deflaged, it can block Fahrenheit and Ruby Dragon from Fire. Also the CCYB creatures in rainbow decks.
Synergy with Plague.

[Nepycros]

So, the 2 creatures with the most attack are blocked? No. Just no. That pretty much ruins dragons altogether.

[DrunkDestroyer]

Just an idea, probably OP, especially if you use it in combination but:

The first time a creature attacks, it becomes poisoned and your opponent recieves one poison counter.
(From then on, it attacks regularly, which is why you either want to stall, or focus on control. Will need higher cost)

[zse]

It could generate a Malignant Cell/Skeleton for each 1 damage absorbed by it.

It would be better if you could choose whether to have it or not.

Maybe additional triggered active ability
: Generate Skeleton.
-or-
  : The target creature gains +3/+3.

[johannhowitzer]

Well, we have yet to have an ingame shield with skill to be activated - so far they're all passive.

Here are some ideas:
- Reduce physical damage by 1.  Poison opponent if struck by weapon.  (Like Thorn Carapace but for players.)
- Reduce physical damage by 1.  Deal 1 damage to all enemy creatures if destroyed.  (shield splinters)
- Poisoned creatures deal half damage rounded up.  (cursed shield)