Garden Spider | Garden Recluse

[Werdbooty]

NAME: Garden Spider ELEMENT: Life COST: 1 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 1|1 TEXT: Poisonous: causes poisoning if ingested.	NAME: Garden Recluse ELEMENT: Life COST: 0 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2|1 TEXT: Poisonous: causes poisoning if ingested.

ART: DaveOzric (http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=1337401) Image License (http://www.sxc.hu/help/7_2) IDEA: Werdbooty, in response to the current CCC Competition (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,17219.msg289109#msg289109). NOTES: A take on semi-vanilla. Cheap, easy to get out early, good Otyugh deterrent. Seems balanced to me. SERIES:

The Communal Card Creation team congratulates Garden Spider | Garden Recluse (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,21189.0.html) on winning the CCC's "Vanilla/Semi Vanilla" competition. It is a quality example of potential Semivanilla card. We feel that this card would be an improvement to Elements the Game. If you liked this card you may like the other winners Invisible Stalker | Invisible Stalker (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,21399.msg292362.html), Lizardman | Lizardman (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,21211.0.html) and Paper Crane | Noshi Crane (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,21280.msg290501.html) as well.

[ddevans96]

There is already a passive ability in the game called 'poisonous' with this effect. Is the ability active?

[Nepycros]

'Poisonous' is a passive ability, given to several creatures. This creature is fractal spam and nothing more, and even worse, it's blocked by almost any DR shield. (Damage Reduction)

Give it something worth using that doesn't make it too much like frogtal.

[Werdbooty]

There is already a passive ability in the game called 'poisonous' with this effect. Is the ability active?

I knew it, but couldn't remember the name. Same ability as the scorpions and toadfish. Thank you for the catch. As for the utility of this creature, I grant that there's not much to it. I hadn't thought much of Fractal, but I suppose that's a card everyone should take into consideration when creating creatures. I figured its weakness to CC & damage reduction would count against that.

Sigh...I think I may be trying too hard lately.

[EvaRia]

Mitosis!

[Werdbooty]

Mitosis!

Holy hell. That's scary. Wow, thank you Eva.

[johannhowitzer]

Mitosis-Bond combo?  Yes please, with fries and hummus.

[Werdbooty]

Updated card text to reflect ability name. Also thinking about dropping the Recluse's attack by 1 and giving it "Each turn is generated." Not sure if that would fit thematically though...

[EvaRia]

Why don't you just give it web?

[Jappert]

Why don't you just give it web?

I like poisonous better.

[Werdbooty]

I can't see a garden spider taking out a dragon. However, many varieties of small spiders are toxic. This creature is also meant for the current CCC comp (re: vanilla and semi-vanilla creatures). Just trying to keep it small

[EvaRia]

Web is one of the semi-vanilla abilities, just saying