Ensnaring Scrub | Ensnaring Forest

[Schattenfresser]

Hi,
here is the repost of my older idea for a life spell. I changed the the ability a little bit and added pictures to the cards.

NAME: Ensnaring Scrub ELEMENT: Life COST: 2 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: - | - ABILITY: The target gains -2 | -0. The target gets ensnared and can't attack after using an active abilty.	NAME: Ensnaring Forest ELEMENT: Life COST: 5 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: - | - ABILITY: Every enemy creature gain -1 | -0. They get ensnared and can't attack after using a active ability.

ART: http://www.sxc.hu/ (http://www.sxc.hu/) IDEA: Schattenfresser NOTES: * old thread: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,3159.0.html (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,3159.0.html) * the status Ensnared works as long as the creature lives * Ensnared works like the time shield when the enchanted creature use an active ability SERIES: -

[Kameda]

The upped can reduce the damage your opponent does by 69 and make it have to choose between the ability or attack for only 3 quantum?

Really, really powerful.

[Schattenfresser]

Yeah, it would make many creatures useless, but when I'm changed the card I didn't think so much about it. 
The card should be more balanced when I decrease the effect to -1|-0 and increasing the cost by 1.

[Schattenfresser]

I changed the Thorny Forest:
* increasing the cost to 5
* decreasing the attack reduce to -1

[ManOfManySpoons]

I like the idea, but giving -1 and the ability thing seems a bit much.  The card would still be really usable even if it didn't do anything to opponent stats. 

This doesn't target a particular creature, so does that mean it will effect Quinted ones as well?  This could be a solution to quinted Oty.  Can ensnared be lobotomized off?

[Schattenfresser]

I like the idea, but giving -1 and the ability thing seems a bit much.  The card would still be really usable even if it didn't do anything to opponent stats. 

This doesn't target a particular creature, so does that mean it will effect Quinted ones as well?  This could be a solution to quinted Oty.  Can ensnared be lobotomized off?

The targeting works like every other field effect spells: it doesn't affect immortals. And you can't remove negative effects with lobotomize.
The attack decreasing is/was the main point of the idea, without it I could call it ensnare.

[kev]

I think you mean "shrub" instead of "scrub."

[Warith]

Is the stat debuff permanent like the ability? If so I would suggest making both spells permanents so it's more obvious, plus it adds balance since the opponent can get rid of it.

The card names seem a tad off after the changes, an ensnaring forest should have a much larger debuff then scrub or shrub or w/e but the larger debuff causes balance issues. Perhaps the upgrade should be restraining brush or something? Plants of similar size to scrubs/shrubs logically have comparable debuffs but the quantity allows it to affect all the opponent's creatures.

Other than that, I think it's an interesting card, spreads ability control to another element at least.

[Schattenfresser]

Is the stat debuff permanent like the ability? If so I would suggest making both spells permanents so it's more obvious, plus it adds balance since the opponent can get rid of it.

The card names seem a tad off after the changes, an ensnaring forest should have a much larger debuff then scrub or shrub or w/e but the larger debuff causes balance issues. Perhaps the upgrade should be restraining brush or something? Plants of similar size to scrubs/shrubs logically have comparable debuffs but the quantity allows it to affect all the opponent's creatures.

Every attack change is permanent as long it doesn't say otherwise. And I think forest is ok because you can avoid the trees easier as scrubs. But I can change the name when it would suit better.

I think you mean "shrub" instead of "scrub."

Isn't it almost the same?

[Kael Hate]

I think you mean "shrub" instead of "scrub."

Isn't it almost the same?

They are different things. I suggest you use 'Scrub'.

scrub   /skrʌb/  Show Spelled[skruhb]  Show IPA
–noun
1.low trees or shrubs collectively.
2.a large area covered with low trees and shrubs, as the Australian bush.

shrub 1  (shrŭb)   
n.  A woody plant of relatively low height, having several stems arising from the base and lacking a single trunk; a bush.

dictionary.com

[Avenger]

scrub == shrubbery

[Kael Hate]

scrub == shrubbery

Shrubbery == lots of shrubs, you step over it.

Scrub == Shrubs, low trees etc, a net of green and brownery that is extremely difficult to move through easily.


I used to live in the bush and play in scrubland. Its a fun place if you know what you are doing and a scary place if you don't.