Cursed Skull Beast | Wretched Skull Fiend

[OdinVanguard]

NAME: Cursed Skull Beast ELEMENT: Death COST: 4 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 0 | 7 TEXT: Cursed Soul: Gains +1|+0 and deals 2 damage to owner for each point of damage taken. Dies if healed.	NAME: Wretched Skull Fiend ELEMENT: Death COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 0 | 8 TEXT: Wretched Soul: Gains +1|+0 and deals 2 damage to both players for each point of damage taken. Dies if healed.

ART: OdinVanguard created using Hexagon, Bryce7, and GIMP IDEA: OdinVanguard NOTES: "Today, the old must give way to the new" "Just as illness twists the body, so too does corruption decay the soul... but the latter is far more dangerous. Use IT!" A death element themed twist on voodoo doll like mechanics. The unupgraded version will only injure the owner while the upgraded version will injure both players. Unlike voodoo doll, only damage is transfered, not statuses. Healing will kill this creature. This is in place as a balancing measure to prevent combos like rage potion and overdrive from becoming too overpowered. This will only trigger if a healing effect actually heals hps. E.g. your opponent cannot kill the creature with healing before it has taken any damage. SERIES:

[xray1324]

as far as i can see, this is a slightly different Voodoo Doll. Maybe change it up a little and buff the card? (Seems incredibly weak for the cost)

[OdinVanguard]

It is meant to require off-element synergy.

Ex. this + ragepotion yields a 10|2... or with accelerate it would gain +3|-1 per turn and overdrive would yield +4|-1 per turn...

Would buffing the ATK bonus help? E.g. if it were +2|+0 per point of damage ragepotion would yield a 15|2 instead. I thought that would end up OP though, even with the drawback of 10 damage to yourself...

[xray1324]

Maybe then simply trying to reduce the cost to 3 upped?

[Gorghandi]

at best use, i see this un-upd, does 12 damage to u creates a 12/1 for 4c.+upd rage. then hits them for 12.  upd one becomes a 12/2, hits both for 12. then hits them for 12. that's 24damage, for 2 cards. and if you have sosac that's +12 life for you on same turn. i think the cost you have this at; reflects its in element considerations. and limits many rush op options. such a volatile card should take some time to combo/get into play. to allow for opponent do deal with it. also fractal and pandemonium would dominate, if it was too cheap.  i like this card as a good defense against shield, and shield. and could make snipe decks unwanting to kill it. although snipe would do 6damage to you while giving this creature +3 attack, the upd one of course doing 6 to both.

[OdinVanguard]

The def agains thorns and fire shield is a good point... I think bumping ATK to something non-zero might be good then...