Dimensional Disruptor | Phase Disruptor

[OdinVanguard]

NAME: Dimensional Disruptor ELEMENT: Aether COST: 3 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: Self-destructs in 3 turns. On playing, choose a field slot. Occupants can't attack. : Return to hand next turn.	NAME: Phase Disruptor ELEMENT: Aether COST: 5 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: Self-destructs in 3 turns. On playing, choose a field slot. Occupants can't attack. : Return to hand next turn.

ART: Art created by overlaying a lightening texture I made on top of a recolored dune scorpion (anyone know who made the original so I can put credit here?) IDEA: OdinVanguard NOTES: The mechanic for blocking attack is to reuse the sundial mechanism, but specific to a single slot. For the unupped version, both enemy and allied creatures in the chosen slot will be stopped. The upped version will stop only enemy creatures (hence the increased cost). This should be more unique than stun and freeze based equivalents since the creatures affected can still use their skills, but won't be able to attack. Further, adrenaline will not help them overcome the effect like it would with a freeze or stun. Clearly this is much less cost effective than a dim. shield. However, unlike dim. shield it is reusable (if you have a supply of ) and can stop creatures that have momentum or that do spell damage. The self-destruct mechanic is worded and timed to force the player to either return it to hand at the start of the third turn after it is played, or else it will be lost at the end of the third turn (again, borrowing from sundial). The long and short is that this card trades off cost efficiency and mass effect for reusability and specificity. I'm still trying to figure out cost and balance though, so any help here would be good. Also, the return mechanic could be changed to sending it to deck instead of to hand, giving it an anti-deckout capacity... This would limit the use of multiple copies unless also coupled with additional draws... I'm not sure if that would be better or worse though... SERIES:

[Rutarete]

Cool idea for control, the cost seems fine unupped. I'm not too sure about a 3 turn sundial (sans draw) that's reusable.

Card images and table do not match. second line of notes says unused instead of unupped.

[OdinVanguard]

Yes, a multiturn sundial mechanic is very potent. That is why I tried to make sure this card would only affect at most 2 creatures (the on in the owner's slot and the one in the enemy slot)... is this still too much? I was hoping that by limiting it to a single slot rather than all creatures it would be balanced.

The return mechanic can be altered so that it returns at the end of turn instead. This would give the opponent a 1 turn reprieve every 2nd turn.
Also, if the return mechanic is used, it ends up being a 2 turn sundial, if it is not returned it acts as a 3 turn sundial.

[OdinVanguard]

Bumping for additional feedback

[Rutarete]

Notes still say unused instead of unupped.

[OdinVanguard]

Notes still say unused instead of unupped.

Fixed it. Thanks!