Overheat | Superheat

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NAME: Overheat ELEMENT: Fire COST: 5 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: All damage sources deal 1 additional damage. Stackable.	NAME: Superheat ELEMENT: Fire COST: 4 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: All damage sources deal 1 additional damage. Stackable.

ART: vrt (Thanks again!) IDEA: ~Napalm NOTES: So basically, if something deals damage, one additional damage is dealt to the same target. This would affect everything on the field but would not apply to things that do not deal damage. This would of course affect both players meaning your opponent gets the same bonuses you do. The idea is to ensure that you get more bonuses . P.S. I'll probably have to find other art. But for now, I'll just leave that up there. Creatures: Attack < 0; No effect Attack = 0; No effect Attack > 0; 1 additional damage to opponent (Essentially +1/0) Spells/Abilities: Direct Damage; 1 additional damage to the target Bolt spells; 1 additional damage to the target in total, not 1 per bolt. Area of Effect; 1 additional damage to each target Other; No effect Permanents: Weapons; 1 additional damage to opponent Firewall; 1 additional damage to each attacker Unstable Gas; 1 additional damage to each target (Including the opponent) Statuses; Poison; 1 additional damage to owner (Essentially 1 more counter) SERIES:

[Sevs]

So it is a permanent version of SoP + buff to CC?

sounds good to me but i think it should cost more because it can stack

[Mithcairion]

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[OldTrees]

I like this card.


Since it has a minor effect that becomes valuable only when repeated, I feel it should have a permanent duration. This will also balance the Stall and Rush usages of the card.

I also believe that all cards should stack as default. I see no reason this card should not stack.


Now to discuss balance:
All creatures deal +1 damage. (Yours and your opponents)
Adrenaline deals +1 damage per attack and does not push it into a less valuable tier.
Damaging CC gets a minor 1 damage boost
Catapult, Poison and Fire Bolt have insignificant increases in damage.
Fire Shield, Fire Storm, Thunder Storm, Pandemonium, Plague and Unstable gas increase in value.
Remember this is two sided like Sundial or unupped Pandamonium

[Mithcairion]

I didn't realize the highlighted parts of OldTrees' post.  Changed votes to reflect this.

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Oops. I didn't allow vote removal on the 2nd post. Poll restarted!

[Poker Alho]

this card reminds me of Furnace of Rath (http://gatherer.wizards.com/pages/card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=205268) from MtG

apart from that, the card is interesting, balanced and i think could fit on some new OTK combo decks

[Silver]

Would this work with Fire Shield?

[Anarook]

I tried a version of this that only affected spells before and got 0 support...
Times change I guess, I'll watch how this one goes.

[OldTrees]

Would this work with Fire Shield?

Yes. That is one of the good synergies.

I tried a version of this that only affected spells before and got 0 support...
Times change I guess, I'll watch how this one goes.

That was your problem.

[moomoose]

i like the idea, but l sort of agree with rook that it would probably be better with a limitation, be it weapons, spells, creatures or abilities. or ot's suggestion that it should have a turn limit if not.

also, i understand that fire is your favorite element  and this card certainly fits, but it scares me to death considering rain of fire and fire bolt tics and fire shield and your own creatures getting first whack at using this ability. 

basically, this card is too broadly reaching and within mono fire would have too much of an impact for my liking, personally

[OldTrees]

i like the idea, but l sort of agree with rook that it would probably be better with a limitation, be it weapons, spells, creatures or abilities. or ot's suggestion that it should have a turn limit if not.

also, i understand that fire is your favorite element  and this card certainly fits, but it scares me to death considering rain of fire and fire bolt tics and fire shield and your own creatures getting first whack at using this ability. 

basically, this card is too broadly reaching and within mono fire would have too much of an impact for my liking, personally

My position obviously wasn't clear enough.

The best design for this effect is:
Permanent so it has a lasting effect worth a moderate casting cost
Versatile so that all damage source gets the bonus.

Remember this card helps both sides and Fire Bolt only gets +1 total regardless of your quanta total.