Dread | Fear

[Werdbooty]

NAME: Dread ELEMENT: Death COST: 3 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: Both you and your opponent are afflicted with a phobia for 3 turns.	NAME: Fear ELEMENT: Death COST: 2 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: Your opponent is afflicted with a phobia for 3 turns.

ART: dyet (w/ some slight adjustments by Werdbooty) Original Image (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/422281) Image License (http://www.sxc.hu/help/7_2) IDEA: Werdbooty NOTES: 3 different phobias, ~33% chance to be afflicted with any one. Upgrade targets only your opponent. Comes into play with 3 counters, 1 counter removed each turn. Destroyed when it reaches 0. Does not stack counters but fills an additional Permanent slot when there is already a Dread or Fear in play. Poll: if an additional Dread of Fear is played, should an opponent already afflicted with a phobia gain a second phobia, or should the original phobia be replaced? See table below for more information. SERIES:

Table of Phobias:

Icon	Phobia	Definition	Affliction
	Agoraphobia	Fear of Open Places	Player cannot play Permanents.
	Cantaphobia	Fear of Spells	Player cannot play Spells.
	Zoophobia	Fear of Animals	Player cannot play Creatures.

[Jappert]

Nice idea!

I like the art and I'm 100% sure I've seen it before. Not from the site you linked though but it doesn't really matter.

Nice card, seems balanced, well thought out. Good job!

[Nepycros]

Increase cost, make a creature that's active ability removes phobia (therapist? ), and that's about all I can think of.

Reasoning: For 6 , you can completely lock down someone's ability to play cards for several turns.

A card that removes phobia is currently the only counter. If you lock down spells, then they can't deflag, and they'd have to have a Pulvy or BE'd creature to counter. Too small of a window for countering. Making a creature that soothes (life) away your fears is ideal.

[Werdbooty]

Perhaps Purify? 

My calcs for the casting cost were based off Silence. Somewhat similar. After creating the card I (as usual) doubted myself and decided to post/leave it up to my betters. I agree that it might cost a little less than it should, but I don't think it should cost as much as 6 .

EDIT: scratch that last part. Upon genuflect, I see your point.

[OldTrees]

It seems slightly weaker but potentially more useful than Silence.
Stacking is no problem 3 Dreads = 3 Silences

[Werdbooty]

Hmm...append to the card: "...as long as Dread | Fear is in play?"

[Nepycros]

Now the only problem is the fact that you need something that remains on the field, and activates an ability that removes phobias. After all, you can't play Purify if you're locked down on spells, so having something that remains on the field and cancels phobias is good.

Also, the things that remove phobias need to have other benefits, or they'll be too situational.

[Werdbooty]

Now the only problem is the fact that you need something that remains on the field, and activates an ability that removes phobias. After all, you can't play Purify if you're locked down on spells, so having something that remains on the field and cancels phobias is good.

Also, the things that remove phobias need to have other benefits, or they'll be too situational.

You've given me much food for thought. I'll have to digest for a bit, but I see where you're going, I think...you're suggesting a viable counter card? Or do you mean there should be a kicker of some sort?

[Nepycros]

There needs to be a counter, but rather than coevolution of cards (where cards are developed to directly counter other cards. e.g. Flesh Spider), create a web of cards. Cards that can interact with an enormous variety of situations. So, make a card that cancels phobias, but don't stop there. Make it a card that can react to other cards in the game. Make it hardly situational, extremely versatile, even if it means sacrificing stats for skills.

[OldTrees]

There needs to be a counter, but rather than coevolution of cards (where cards are developed to directly counter other cards. e.g. Flesh Spider), create a web of cards. Cards that can interact with an enormous variety of situations. So, make a card that cancels phobias, but don't stop there. Make it a card that can react to other cards in the game. Make it hardly situational, extremely versatile, even if it means sacrificing stats for skills.

All strategies need a counter however not all cards need a direct counter. Silence has no direct counter. Dread is a silencesque card and thus needs no direct counter.

[Werdbooty]

There needs to be a counter, but rather than coevolution of cards (where cards are developed to directly counter other cards. e.g. Flesh Spider), create a web of cards. Cards that can interact with an enormous variety of situations. So, make a card that cancels phobias, but don't stop there. Make it a card that can react to other cards in the game. Make it hardly situational, extremely versatile, even if it means sacrificing stats for skills.

All strategies need a counter however not all cards need a direct counter. Silence has no direct counter. Dread is a silencesque card and thus needs no direct counter.

I concur but I like where's he's going with this. I've already drawn up ideas for an "Asylum" type card.

Scratch that. The card is either too situational or doesn't apply at all. I might follow up on it but for now, Dread & Fear will remain standalone.

[Rutarete]

Xenophobia is the fear of foreign/new things, not animals
The fear of animals is Zoophobia