Fetid Ent | Fetid Ent

[Terran 3]

NAME: Fetid Ent ELEMENT: Life COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4 | 2 TEXT: Rooted: When Fetid Ent leaves play, destroy a random permanent. : Rot	NAME: Fetid Ent ELEMENT: Life COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 6 | 2 TEXT: Rooted: When Fetid Ent leaves play, destroy a random permanent. : Rot

ART: - IDEA: Terran 3 NOTES: From the death of an ancient guardian of the forest, new life springs forth. Rot causes Fetid Ent to die, triggering death effects and turning into a Compost Heap. Spoiler for Hidden: SERIES: -

[Calambar]

Well... I think I would never sacrifice quite good creature for mere 1 per turn... (especially it lasts only 2/3 turns  ) and it even requires  quanta  I recommend to change the skill or buffing it somehow.

[dragtom]

destroy a random permanent on the other side of the field?

[OdinVanguard]

Interesting, but I'm not sure I'ld really use it as it stands right now...

I think it would be much more viable if you flipped the abilities. I.e. have it turn into a compost heap when killed and make the deep roots ability the activated ability (i.e. random permanent destrcution on a stick).

Since the destruction is random, it should stay pretty well balanced.

E.g. you could use:
"Rot: Spawns a compost heap upon death.
: Deep Roots
Destroy a random permanent."

[Terran 3]

Would it be better if I changed the Deep Roots ability by allowing the player to choose which permanent to destroy?

[Calambar]

Would it be better if I changed the Deep Roots ability by allowing the player to choose which permanent to destroy?

I think it would be ok, but  quanta for destroying permanents seems not to fit thematically actually. I guess  is better for physical objects. Compare to:

is what happens to living entities IMO.

[Terran 3]

Well, my idea was more of the Ent having roots intertwined with the permanent. When it dies, the Ent gets uprooted and the roots topple the permanent. 

[Pineapple]

Would it be better if I changed the Deep Roots ability by allowing the player to choose which permanent to destroy?

I think it would be ok, but  quanta for destroying permanents seems not to fit thematically actually.

Well, Death is just as fitting as Entropy (Butterfly Effect), and I think the "proc staple effect upon death) is actually a pretty Death-like effect.

Something like " : When this dies, destroy (last) targeted permanent."

[OdinVanguard]

I really do like the random permanent destruction idea. There are already a lot of cards that allow direcrted PC, lots that allow directed CC and lots that allow non-directed CC... There are none that allow non-directed PC. This would be a nice way to introduce a relatively novel mechanic.