Iron Will | Steel Resolve

[moomoose]

NAME: Iron Will ELEMENT: Earth COST: 5 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Damage done by your opponent cannot exceed half of your total health each turn.  Lasts 2 turns.	NAME: Steel Resolve ELEMENT: Earth COST: 5 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Damage done by your opponent cannot exceed half of your total health each turn.  Lasts 3 turns.

ART: http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1146258 http://www.sxc.hu/photo/1177519 IDEA: moomoose NOTES: This is a defensive spell for Earth and elements with Earth synergy.  Early on, this spell isn't particularly useful- when you have ~100% hp, your opponent won't likely be able to deal over 50 damage per turn.  Later in the game, however, if you have around 10hp, this can delay defeat by a few turns, and allow for the potential of a comeback.  An example: You have 7 hp remaining, cast Steel Resolve, your opponent will do 4 damage this turn (3.5 rounded up, leaving you with 3), 2 damage next turn (1.5 rounded up, leaving you with 1) and 1 damage the next turn (0.5 rounded up, leaving you with 0hp and dead anyway). A less common use would be to block predictable OTK scenarios SERIES:

[OldTrees]

Hmm.
Much more useful late game.

[Anarook]

Hmm, I didnlt understand this card very well until I read the scenarios, "total health" seemed like your max hp to me, perhaps changing the wording a slight bit to avoid the misunderstanding?

[Dm]

Hmm, I didnlt understand this card very well until I read the scenarios, "total health" seemed like your max hp to me, perhaps changing the wording a slight bit to avoid the misunderstanding?

This. "Current" health would feel better IMO.

[moomoose]

use your imagination for the corrected text, im too lazy at this point, im just putting the ideas out there for them to be out there.

[SpineApple]

Hmm, I didnlt understand this card very well until I read the scenarios, "total health" seemed like your max hp to me, perhaps changing the wording a slight bit to avoid the misunderstanding?

This. "Current" health would feel better IMO.

Current health = phase shield @ 1 hp.

[Dm]

Hmm, I didnlt understand this card very well until I read the scenarios, "total health" seemed like your max hp to me, perhaps changing the wording a slight bit to avoid the misunderstanding?

This. "Current" health would feel better IMO.

Current health = phase shield @ 1 hp.

0.5 rounds up. 1 dmg. You're dead.

[Elite arbiter]

Yeah, but cannot exceed half of your current HP each turn basically makes you immortal long as you have 2 HP or more.

[OldTrees]

Yeah, but cannot exceed half of your current HP each turn basically makes you immortal long as you have 2 HP or more.

And only a non hax hax shield at higher hp.

moomoose does a good job at estimating balance. The upgraded version has the same cost as Phase Shield and 1 more than Improved dusk.

[Joseph7]

I like this card idea. The idea of still allowing creatures to harm you, yet not dying off from it makes this card very balanced, which I believe is one of the main attributes of earth.

[SpineApple]

Yeah, but cannot exceed half of your current HP each turn basically makes you immortal long as you have 2 HP or more.

Not really. Just slows people down. Especially OTKs.
In fact, I quite like this idea. Something like quicksand - you can get out of it but it slows you down a lot.