Rutarete | Rutarete [ETG USER CARDS 2]

[Drake_XIV]

NAME: Rutarete ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4 | 4 TEXT: : Peruse Look at your opponent's hand and target a card from either hand. Absorb it for one turn.	NAME: Rutarete ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4 | 4 TEXT: : Peruse Look at your opponent's hand and target a card from either hand. Absorb it for one turn.

ART: vrt IDEA: Drake_XIV NOTES: Misdirection and secrets rule the day today. Be wary of any words you may peruse anywhere.  Even in the stall. Thanks to vrt for suggesting and providing the art.  I can use it, right?  That was permission, right? I have known Rutarete for a long enough time.  Long enough that I know that he likes reading.  Hence the ability peruse. I may be overselling him, but he has also been known in some occasions to be able to absorb and adapt information.  If he does so efficiently?  I shall turn to my fifth amendment rights for that and refrain from further comments... Regarding the ability mechanically, it does work.  When working another card idea, it was observed that the viewing of the opponent's hand did not count as targeting and thus allowing the ability to work without breaking the code's issues with multiple targets. When a card is absorbed by the ability Peruse, the effect depends on the nature of the card being targeted. If a creature is targeted, Rutarete |Rutarete only takes the creature's stats and adds them to his own stats until the end of the next turn. If a spell or permanent is targeted, Rutarete | Rutarete only gains the ability until the end of the next turn.  It also gains the costs of the ability accordingly.  If it is a spell, the cost of the spell is halved and rounded up to the nearest whole number. Regardless of the card type being targeted, the targeted card cannot be used during the turn it is targeted. Due to the nature of the ability, it can only be used after letting Peruse recharge, as it is reset at the end of every turn. SERIES: EtG User Cards 2

[Drake_XIV]

I am unaware of how the ownership of this goes, but I am willing to relinquish this submission to Rutarete if I am only allowed one submission for this competition.

[AnonymousRevival]

You know this ain't going to make it right?

[Drake_XIV]

You know this ain't going to make it right?

You know this is for a competition, right?

And, of course, it still needs to be balance properly.

[AnonymousRevival]

But is there a mechanism for targeting a card from a player's hand yet?

[Drake_XIV]

But is there a mechanism for targeting a card from a player's hand yet?

Not yet, but why not?  It shouldn't be hard to implement.

[AnonymousRevival]

Cuz Remember Delta originally was for multi targeting, but I had to change it because there wasn't a mechanism for it.

[ddevans96]

Is not does not mean will not.

I think it's a very possible mechanism, actually.

[Drake_XIV]

Cuz Remember Delta originally was for multi targeting, but I had to change it because there wasn't a mechanism for it.

Multi-Targeting doesn't work because as is, it would be too difficult to rework the code to enable it.  This doesn't involve reworking, to my knowledge, but just changing the affected fields.

[Zam888]

So I just realized the art was a Gargoyle taking a dump 

[Rutarete]

I approve so much! I really like this card. Accurately descriptive, and with laughs and a cool mechanic to boot.

[OldTrees]

Cuz Remember Delta originally was for multi targeting, but I had to change it because there wasn't a mechanism for it.

You misunderstood. Multitargeting has potential for known exploits. The exploit was clicking a target and then clicking cancel before it disappeared. (Since removed by decreasing the time it took for cancel to disappear.) Multitargeting would enable this exploit again.

Usually good card ideas either introduce a new mechanism or a new implementation of an old mechanism.

PS: Discard targets a card in your hand. Same mechanism can be applied for the opponent's hand.