Crescendo | Decrescendo

[ZephyrPhantom]

NAME: Crescendo ELEMENT: Air COST: 3 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Target creature increases its attack by six over 3 turns.	NAME: Decrescendo ELEMENT: Air COST: 2 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Target creature lowers its attack by six over 3 turns.

ART: Zblader IDEA: Zblader NOTES: A crescendo is a gradual increase in the volume of any sound or music. Conversely, a decrescendo is a gradual decrease in the volume of any sound or music. As Air has sound-based motifs (Shockwave), I felt the card's effect would be most useful here. Unupped, the card acts as a quick in-element buff to Air decks that use cards involving Dive and Sky Blitz. Upped, the act acts as a quick negation CC that can also turn into healing if you're clever enough. The attack effect works like this: Crescendo  +1 -> +2 -> +3 Decrescendo  -3 -> -2 -> -1 Attack can become negative. Thus, if you can cast the upgraded on a low attack creature, it's possible to turn it into a source of healing. Alternatively, you can cast on one of your own ability-using creatures to prevent them from attacking while your opponent has a retaliatory shield up. Crescendo is a status effect : the initial Crescendo is represented by an air mark with a time counter. Additional Crescendos = more air marks on the creature. Decrescendo would be represented by an inverted air mark. SERIES:

[Rutarete]

You posted it! Does the effect happen at the same time as acceleration?
Also - How will this work with stacking?

[ZephyrPhantom]

You posted it! Does the effect happen at the same time as acceleration? Yes.
Also - How will this work with stacking? I'd think the initial Crescendo is represented by an air mark with a time counter. Additional Crescendos = more air marks. Decrescendo would be represented by an inverted air mark.

[Jocko]

I think upped one should be called Diminuendo, but that's because I never liked the term decrescendo.

[ZephyrPhantom]

Bump.
Should I keep Decrescendo the way it is, or replace it with an Improved Crescendo? (Crescendo w/cost of 2 )
Please give feedback.

[OdinVanguard]

Bump.
Should I keep Decrescendo the way it is, or replace it with an Improved Crescendo? (Crescendo w/cost of 2 )
Please give feedback.

^ I agree. Keep the upped as it is. There are tons of ways to increase creature attack power and few, if any, ways to reduce it. I think the upped version adds more to the game than the unupped version personally.

[furballdn]

I like Crescendo. (not sure about cost though). Decrescendo feels weak compared to other CC.

[OdinVanguard]

Out of curiosity, would Decrescendo be allowed to make a card's attack go negative?
And will it function on creatures with negative attack?

If so, it could make an interesting combo with AM.

[furballdn]

Out of curiosity, would Decrescendo be allowed to make a card's attack go negative?
And will it function on creatures with negative attack?

If so, it could make an interesting combo with AM.

Notes say attack goes to negative. Using decrescendo+AM you might as well just use crescendo.

[OdinVanguard]

Out of curiosity, would Decrescendo be allowed to make a card's attack go negative?
And will it function on creatures with negative attack?

If so, it could make an interesting combo with AM.

Notes say attack goes to negative. Using decrescendo+AM you might as well just use crescendo.

A little safer to use decrescendo with AM... with crescendo, you would have to wait 3 turns before using AM for maximum effect. Decrescendo lets you AM first. Gives better synnergy that way.
The change is a little subtle in several ways, but it makes a difference I think.

[ZephyrPhantom]

I like Crescendo. (not sure about cost though).

vs. Blessing : Crescendo trades +3 HP for +3 ATK over 2 extra turns. ATK is generally worth more than HP, so I think the extra delay in giving creatures the full buff helps even things out.

(Sidenote : Crescendo also makes many creatures vulnerable to Maxwell's Demon.)

Decrescendo feels weak compared to other CC.

Hm. I honestly think so too - while attack can go negative like Antimatter, the creature has to have 5 or less ATK if you want it too and efficient healing only occurs if the creature is at 3 ATK or lower (+3 HP per turn ~= 1 card. See SoG.) While I do believe it can coexist with the damage-based Shockwave, I think Decrescendo needs to be slightly more efficient to have its own use.

I've added a poll on the upgraded card's cost about this. Please vote.

[ddevans96]

Conversely, a decrescendo is a gradual decrease in the volume of any sound or music. As Air has sound-based motifs (Shockwave), I felt the card's effect would be most useful here.

Fixed. Pretty sure that's what you meant

I think we really need attack debuffs in one way or another, so I definitely like the upped version. The unupped is pretty good too, it's a type of buff we don't have already and it complements air nicely.

I'm assuming this grants a status, much like Adren?