Shard | Shard of Acumen

[Bloodshadow]

As we all know, Zanz has implemented a yellow spell shard called Shard of Readiness, which had completely broken the creature-permanent-spell trinity and red-green-blue trinity that I had in mind when I made Shard of Vengeance (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,5667.0.html). However, I have already thought of a solution for this:

There can be six shards, represented by the primary and secondary colors of light. There are two creature shards, two permanent shards, and two spell shards.

Creature: red, cyan
Permanent: green, magenta
Spell: blue, yellow

We already have the green, blue and yellow shards, and they follow the above pattern perfectly.

Also, I said that Shards have abilities that affect HP. However, SoR affects creatures. But the pattern can still be salvaged: The primary colored shards will affect HP, while the secondary colored shards will affect other cards. Since the yellow spell shard affects creatures, the cyan creature shard could affect permanents, and the magenta permanent shard could affect spells.

Thus, I present the magenta permanent shard that affects spells, Shard of Acumen. The ability is suggested by Xinef.

(http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?action=dlattach;topic=7180.0;attach=2434;image)
NAME: Shard ELEMENT: Other COST: 1 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: - ABILITY: It looks like a crystal shard. It seems to be useless, but it might be upgradable.	NAME: Shard of Acumen ELEMENT: Other COST: 3 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: - ABILITY: The quanta costs of all your spells are reduced by 1. This effect is cumulative.

ART: Elements IDEA: Bloodshadow, inspired by Xinef NOTES: The effect stacks. If you have 6 Shards of Acumen on the field, the costs of all your spells are reduced by 6. SERIES: Shards

[Kuroaitou]

Unlike the shard of protection, this one doesn't feel... epic. ^^;

The only cards that I can think of that would greatly benefit from having multiples of these cards on the field are Antimatter, Fractal, Miracle, Nymph's Tears, and Rain of Fire. Many spell cards (upgraded) already have super cheap costs of 3 or less, so perhaps one of these can help out, but playing any more than 2 or 3 wouldn't benefit a deck that's utilizing a lot of spells (Deflagration costs 1, Improved Steal only costs 3, etc.).

This does however make the other spell shards cheaper (which is nice), and also assists with Nymph-decks and Fractal decks, simply because of the minimum requirement to play those spell cards.

[coinich]

4x SoA
4x Fractal
6x Flesh Recluse
6x Aether Towers
10x Death Towers

Faster.  Deadlier.  Good idea.

[Glitch]

Hmm... I think there's a way to exploit this...

.......nooooope.

I can't think of a single broken combo with this.  Great card!

[Bloodshadow]

Don't forget, just like SoR, you can now splash spells into mono decks! You can put more SoA into your deck even if you just want to splash Deflagration, because more copies of the card = more chance to draw it early.

[Terroking]

Don't forget, just like SoR, you can now splash spells into mono decks! You can put more SoA into your deck even if you just want to splash Deflagration, because more copies of the card = more chance to draw it early.

Yeah, in that respect it's something like an infinite nova, and you can play for free any splash spell you want that has a cost of less than the amount of SoAs you have in play.

Essentially, You could throw 4 of these in any deck you want with your choice of Free/Basilisk Blood/Shockwave/Rewind/Lightning and others, and still be freely able to add in as many Explosions as you want.

It could easily be OP but probably not. Only testing will tell.

[dragonhuman]

can this make a card free? because most tcgs that have cost lowering never make it free and I think that should work in here also

[jmizzle7]

I like your enthusiasm and creativity for the Shard ideas, Bloodshadow, but I'm pretty sure that zanz is planning on 12 shards, each standing for a different virtue (he said this in chat).

[Bloodshadow]

can this make a card free? because most tcgs that have cost lowering never make it free and I think that should work in here also

Yes, it can make cards free.

I like your enthusiasm and creativity for the Shard ideas, Bloodshadow, but I'm pretty sure that zanz is planning on 12 shards, each standing for a different virtue (he said this in chat).

12 shards? Then I'll simply compensate and add the 6 tertiary colors. What are the virtues he was talking about?

[hello5666]

Whats the next shard you gonna do? Shard of Help


Shard


It looks like a crystal shard. It looks useless, but it might be upgradeable



Shard of Help

Give a monster in play 4|4 to its stats.


Whats after that?

Shard


It looks like a crystal shard. It looks useless, but it might be upgradeable


Shard of Armour

Gives a monster in play 0|6

[Bloodshadow]

Please don't hijack my thread, thank you. Put it in your own thread.

[unionruler]

Please don't hijack my thread, thank you. Put it in your own thread.

He's being sarcastic at the way you keep finding concepts for shards.