Not sure I like this.
1. I would want actual creature themed weapons. Creatures in weapon slots just seems lame.
2. And making a whole host of creature themed weapons and the art for them would be a huge undertaking.
3. Also, I think it may be OP as CC. 4 life quanta could make 3 creature just disappear, with one remaining in the creature slot. Unless I'm mistaken.
4. Also a potentially OP buff-on crimson dragons for example.
1. And weapons in creature slots isn't how?
2. Compare to Animate Weapon. They wouldn't be new cards, and wouldn't have new art.
3. Note that I had some doubts about making it targetable on enemy creatures. If that is deemed OP, then I'll change it.
4. Compare to Plate Armor | Heavy Armor. It's still destroyable by PC.
I see your points Xeno, and will respond with the following.
For a creature to be a weapon it seems like it must evolve in certain ways (towards certain strengths and away from others), and I would like it if that evolution were reflected in the art/card's nature more rather than less. When a weapon is animated it
feels to me like it actually becomes a creature (that it gains X HPs helps). I just think it is harder to make that evolution feel right when making creatures into weapons, because there are so many creatures and because the evolution is actually quite different from animate weapon in my mind.
To balance it as CC, all we would have to do is make it so that you can't stack creature-weapons on top of each other. Once you've used it as CC once, you can't again unless the opponent replaces it with an actual weapon or destroys it.
The plate armor argument is valid, and on reflecting agree it isn't OP in most creature HP buff scenarios.
A weakness though is that instead of contributing to fixing the relative lack of PC options in the game, I think it may do the opposite. Creature weapons with powerful skills scream "OP unless you're carrying PC". Ya, the opponent may also be carrying this card, but it relies on your playing a weaker creature than your current creature-weapon in order to be useful.
Just not sure if it is valid.
Phaedrus.