Enigma | Enigma

[Hyroen]

NAME: Enigma ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 4 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: The enemy can no longer identify the cards in their hand. Their hand is shuffled at the end of each turn.	NAME: Enigma ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 3 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: The enemy can no longer identify the cards in their hand. Their hand is shuffled at the end of each turn.

ART: sundesigns SOURCE (http://www.sxc.hu/browse.phtml?f=view&id=1036830) IDEA: Hyroen Brainjuices flowed with the help of Xenocidius. NOTES: The hand is shuffled before discarding. The player affected by Enigma still knows if they are unable to play a card due to a lack of quanta. Under Enigma all cards are played like normal. Permanents and creatures are played upon being selected. Targeting spells prompt the selecting screen, displaying the spell's effect name and gives you a chance to cancel. The back of each card in your hand is displayed instead of the front while Enigma is in effect. Negated by Sanctuary. May be a little too cheap right now, may increase the cost by 1 for both. SERIES:

[mesaprotector]

I love this idea.

So what would you see when this card is in play? Would your cards be blank, but still have the lines next to them to show if they could be played? Also, I assume this would be countered by Sanctuary.

[Hyroen]

I love this idea.

So what would you see when this card is in play? Would your cards be blank, but still have the lines next to them to show if they could be played? Also, I assume this would be countered by Sanctuary.

I was just imagining that the cardback would be displayed, as is with your deck. And yes, Sanctuary defends against the horrors of Enigma.

[EmeraldTiger]

Before looking at this thread I thought element would be .
Then reading the skill I still think .
and the definition fits IMO.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/enigma

[Hyroen]

I honestly cannot see this card in Entropy. If more people support your cause I may change it.

[Drake_XIV]

I'm guessing the  comes from the shuffling of the hand, since it creates a sense of disorder behind the darkness.  On that note, what about making the hand-shuffling part an active ability with the cost as  ?

[OldTrees]

Good idea and it fits Darkness* very well.

*A major part of Darkness's theme is manipulating your opponent and their resources for your gain. Depriving your opponent of knowledge through Cloak and messing with the hand through Nightmare are good examples of this theme. Enigma deprives knowledge by messing with the hand.

The hand shuffling part is a mechanical requirement for the primary effect to work.

[thanata]

Ah, a mean, tricky, nasty permanent...and therefore I like it.
I also see this as a great potential counter against decks that pack Shard of Sacrifice.

[Hyroen]

Heh. Hadn't thought about Enigma being a counter to SoSa, but yeah, not being able to see incoming sudden self-inflicted damage... I can see how that might be problematic.

Huzzah for SoSa counter! ^_^

[Mathematistic]

Finally a card that is pvp based! But well... the AI has to be programmed over again to "pretend" it does not know what cards it has.
Or maybe not. I don't know anything about programming apart from inputting silly games on my calculator. 

I'm guessing the  comes from the shuffling of the hand, since it creates a sense of disorder behind the darkness.  On that note, what about making the hand-shuffling part an active ability with the cost as  ?

Reducing the cost by a bit and make shuffling an activation skill might do. Also, might lower the cost and make it temporary like dim shields/sundials.
It's still fine as it is now, though.

[Rutarete]

Can you still see the lit-up bar that shows you have the quanta to play the card?

[Hyroen]

Can you still see the lit-up bar that shows you have the quanta to play the card?

"The player affected by Enigma still knows if they are unable to play a card due to a lack of quanta."

So yes. And even if you couldn't you wouldn't be able to play a card you don't have quanta for anyways.