(Helston) You have highly surprised me in phase 2. But i don't really know you. Could you tell us a bit about yourself, and do you think you got chances to move to final and beat willng3? ( the tell us about yourself no need to be paragraphs)
Question to everyone: What's your favorite creature to use Adrenaline on, and if possible, tell me why 
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Without a doubt that has to be Horned Frogs. I don't bring it out often due to fear of possible CC or shields, but having what is effectively a 12|3 on the field for 6
and 2 cards is just fantastic when you want to blast through your opponent.
Some other favourites are Titans and Elite Chargers for 15 (or 17) momentum damage, Archangels for that 7HP backed up by Heal, and the classic Adrenastaff.
What is a card that life is really weak too? And don't say dims (as any pc-less element is weak to that), and don't say wings (life dragons are pretty good).
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To me Discord and Dimensional Shield are the two cards toughest to face as Life, but I'm going to assume Discord isn't a valid answer either.
Life's biggest weaknesses are generally considered to be shields and creature control. Life is very reliant upon having and buffing creatures on the field and if there's the right shield up (read: Dimensional Shield), we have only one in-element way of getting around that, and it works best before the shield's up.
Alternatively, if we get a buffed creature out onto the field, and it's done away with via Owl's Eye, Eternity or Lightning we're . However, I don't mind countering creature control. One of life's strengths is being able to use a large number of cheap creatures, even without Mitosis or Fractal. It will often weaken a deck a little, and is much easier with upgraded Frogs and Cocks than their unupgraded forms, but can allow for that little bit of extra flexibility. What's more there are plenty of creatures within Life's grasp that have some CC resistance.
Shields are another matter though. Life decks tend to either be built to counter shields, or built to hope their not facing one. Life's most consistent answer to a strong shield is oustalling it, followed by duoing into Gravity, Darkness or Fire specifically expecting a shield. For this reason my answer is Titanium Shield/Diamond Shield. Emerald Dragons can easily get around it, and the 6HP makes them a great dragon, but if you're not packing them you really need to hope your deck's a direct counter to theirs.
EDIT: Also, life allready has a lot of healing, if you could remove one healing card and replace it for something else (concept, not specific card), what would it be and why?
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This is a tricky question, because I like Life's healing. Heal provides a niche of fitting into fast decks where you're looking for just one or two more turns and being much more splashable other Life cards, whilst still providing enough healing for major stalls. Empathic Bonds is nigh unstoppable assuming you can set it up and your opponent doesn't have enough PC. Druidic Staff sits in the middle, not as strong as some weapons, but better than others, giving Life something consistant to work with.
If I had to replace one, it would be Heal. Its flexibility is its ultimate downfall, being outclassed in rushes by other elements' PC and CC or just generally splashable cards, and falls well short of the healing provided by Sanctuaries in large stalls. I would replace it with another defensive card, some sort of creature protection, personal protection or some combination of the two. Trees are large, sturdy and living things, and even in the background for Emerald Pillars. Why not a defensive tree-themed card?
Emphatic bond is weak to pc and cc, what you think that can solve this?
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Empathic Bond isn't really that weak versus single target CC. Obviously taking out a creature weakens it, but reducing each bond's healing by one, or even two or three, isn't really that much when the card works best with swarms. Naturally Mass CC is a direct counter, but they're designed that way and it's a perfectly acceptable weakness.
As for PC, I'd like to see PC and permanent protection play a larger role in Elements in general. Extra forms of soft permanent control and protection (like
Rejuvenation for soft PC and
Vines for both control and protection (not implying life should get both or even one of the two, just the first two examples I could think of)) spread amongst the elements. While this would obviously place more permanent control into the game, it should also decrease the relative power of it, so decks should be less likely to just throw in that Deflag that ruined your only Empathic Bond.
Do you think that mitosis is inferior to parallel universe? If yes what you think of mitosis giving a defensive buff (+defense stat/anti cc shield) for the target creature?
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Mitosis is far from inferior to Parallel Universe; they serve different purposes. PU focuses on burst damage, while Mitosis focuses on swarming. Mitosis is much more useful on cheaper creatures where you can use their numbers to your advantage (like RoL or Devourer). And if you're running with
and Rustlers, you can get a very similar mid-game effect to PU by putting Mitosis on an Emerald Dragon and pumping out the
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I think you've asked those questions the wrong way around, nensuru. I would argue that Mitosis is too vulnerable to CC and that Empathic Bonds is inferior to other forms of healing and defense. Mitosis is certainly made for swarming, which is an indirect counter to single target CC, but if they only need to take out the mother creature, suddenly Mitosis is a lot less helpful. While some sort of defensive buff for Mitosis would definitely be handy, it would be difficult to work in thematically and could easily make the card overpowered. Empathic Bonds on the other hand really needs a swarm before its effective at all. Until you've got 7 or so creatures Heal is usually the better healing card, but by then there's a good chance you're already dead.
Helston: You're not well-known in this forum, mostly because you're a lurker. What would you do when you become the Master?
It's been said many times that Life needs PC. But do you think it would benefit more instead from some form of PP: Permanent Protection? Currently only Earth has real PP, and Darkness has half-PP (it runs out). Having PP would certainly make it stand out more as an Element.
Which card is life strongest asset and why?
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Light usually outclasses us in healing, despite Empathic Bonds, Heal and Druidic Staff, we have the second weakest CC in the game consisting of the seldom used Thorn Carapace and the once-in-a-blue-moon CC of Mitosis. Our vanilla creatures might be the best, but that's a debatable. Mitosis can be emulated by Fractal or Parallel Universe depending on the circumstances.
My answer is Adrenaline, because there is nothing else like it. No other card can turn low and mid-range attackers into powerhouses like Adrenaline can. It works on quanta producers and stealers, creatures which poison,
purified Voodoo Dolls,
crazy decks designed to bluff creatures into oblivion], acceleration, and directly counters freeze and delay. In the right deck it is an insane card.@Helston
Why the element of life? What stuck out to you about it and what are its key characteristics?
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When I first submitted my application for War 5, I just had entropy as my favourite element, which was true at the time. Shortly before the auction began, I changed my mind about it - I enjoy the concept behind entropy, but from what I had seen the last War I wasn't really a fan of how it played. I decided to put up three elements I'd like to learn about (and had no idea how to play) instead: Air, Life and Time. Next thing I knew, will bought me for 3 cards.
Why did it stick? For starters I'm one of those people who likes to stubbornly stick with the weaker side in games and try to make it work. Secondly, and far more importantly, adrenaline. I also like the swarming options Mitosis opens up, I'm beginning to appreciate Life's many opportunities to win through stalling, and will with a Frogtal is a close third on the list of men I would swing the other way for (he's got some pretty good competition)(also just will, not the frogs).
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@Helston
what are its key characteristics?
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Life is almost entirely focused on creatures. This works as a good starting point for connecting with any other element, as the vast majority of decks are creature based. Elements with creatures which gain bonuses in numbers or through attacking, or have some other way to strengthen creatures, thus synergise very well with Life.
Life's creatures (with the exception of Emerald Dragon) are very cheap, but left alone can cause quite a impact, especially if aided by Mitosis or Adrenaline. Life also has two of the best mid-ranged attackers in upped play - Giant Frog and Elite Cockatrice are well worth the mere 2 or 3
to play them.
Finally, Life is reactive, mostly through healing. Thorn Carapace is clearly an example of this, but Empathic Bonds and Heal show this too. Empathic Bonds is strongest with a large group of creatures, which takes time to build up, and thus is far more often seen turning the tide of a battle than winning a game from the outset. Heal too, stalling either so you have enough time to deal a finishing blow, or draw some other wonder card.
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