Alpha Wolf | Elite Alpha Wolf [Legacy - Armory]

[Time_lord_victorius]

This plus mitosis would generate a lot of creature really fast. I think

oh god, teh spam, it ar HORRIBLEZ!!!!!!

to be serious, darn... this is going to get nuts with mitosis

[Essence]

Again, I have to ask why?  Realistically now, what can you do with Alpha Wolf+Mitosis that you can't do just as quickly (turn-wise) with Frog+Mitosis? 

[mightyforest]

Yay life creature(s) that come in a 3 for 1 package! Awesomeness! Darn shouldn't have shown too much excitement cuz now my post going to get labeled as biased

Anyway, comments (if not specified i'm talking about the upped version):

I like the idea of having stand alone creatures tokens that arrive on scene with the regular summon of a life creature for it allows the emphatic bond to see more play. Good protection against single target CC that too which will be awesome as Antimatter users can go cry xD.

Cost to damage ratio seems fair slightly on the strong side, on par with currently in game monster (Mid-range attacker I'm mentally comparing with is gravity's 7/5 upped charger. This one gets tokens for extra synergy with bond while charger gets  momentum, seems fair)

Card has obvious weaknesses available to most elements such as AoE spells, otyguh and shields which can reduced 3 dmg for 1 def. so has very easy to access counters which is great for balancing the game.

However, I'd just like to suggest avoiding placing the upped lead wolf's attack at 3, since adrenaline + 3 attack creature is just crazy carnage, might make mono life a little too much punch with just pillars, 1~2 bonds, un-upped frog, wolves and adrenaline. (Gah why am i suggesting to take away from potential awesomeness of my fav element  )

Anyway, apart from that I love this card, go life~!

Hope my comments were helpful

P.S. Also bonus points for introducing a omnivore for the life element.. the forest that is life at the moment seems devoid of any mid tier predators which just seems to be an incomplete food chain :X

[agogo]

One, I like wolves
Two, I run life
The pack-wolves will be stand-alone according to your notes... I think that is very fair.
The balance here is nearly right. When i first read it i thought it was whenever the card attacked... But now that i've re-read it, its pretty good. The image should be diff, though (not that i would do any better), but an illustration would be awesome.

[storyteller]

there should be a mechanic that the alpha wolf has attack or defense based on number of wolves in play and any alpha wolf (or wolf with ability 'alpha') is replaced when a new alpha is played. it should be an ability so it is replaced by mitosis and your new alpha doesnt replace it, unless you wanted it to work that way, and you would mitosis a wolf, your den mother instead of an alpha so it doesnt replace, but there should only be one alpha wolf in the pack at any given time. Wolves should pack bond somehow like scarabs do...

[OldTrees]

there should be a mechanic that the alpha wolf has attack or defense based on number of wolves in play and any alpha wolf (or wolf with ability 'alpha') is replaced when a new alpha is played. it should be an ability so it is replaced by mitosis and your new alpha doesnt replace it, unless you wanted it to work that way, and you would mitosis a wolf, your den mother instead of an alpha so it doesnt replace, but there should only be one alpha wolf in the pack at any given time. Wolves should pack bond somehow like scarabs do...

Simple is better than complex.
The current version works well for creating packs.

[storyteller]

yeah, sometimes simple is better. the card is pretty good as is. I just think it doesnt quite capture the idea of a pack Alpha. Maybe 'Den Mother' and 'Fledgling Wolf', and a pack alpha might have an attribute based on the number of wolves? I stress this connection to portray the idea that a leader is only as strong as those around him, that an Alpha is only as strong as his pack. Would leave room for a few other wolves as well, Pack Elder, maybe. I like wolves and love the idea of some mechanics based on their characteristics.

[OldTrees]

I agree a name change leave the option for another card down the road.
Den Mother seems better than Pack Elder but either would fit.

[storyteller]

Den Mother.

pack elder was a musing of another card down the road... maybe a wolf with a cost of 2 time to draw a card or something.

[Crowbarofjustice]

what if you kept the cost at 5 and nerfed the dmg so thatit deals a total of 4 dmg but add more side wolves so like this

alpha wolf
1/4 OR 2/3
spawn 3 1/1 pack wolves

it may deal less dmg but it wont be OP and it will have more uses than most cards (mutate/fallen elves,luciferace,& emp bonds will do well with this card and it will be a good counter to bone shield)

[Essence]

No offense to all you guys with some decent ideas, but I'm not going to radically alter the card after it's made it all the way to the Armory.

[Time_lord_victorius]

that is very understandable, i like it the way it is, it's just more gravy on the rush department