Reaper | Grim Reaper

[truddy02]

NAME: Reaper ELEMENT: Darkness COST:  2  TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2|2 ABILITY: Reap: Every time a creature dies is generated.	NAME: Grim Reaper ELEMENT: Darkness COST: 3  TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|2 ABILITY: Reap:  Each turn is generated.  Every time a creature dies is generated.

ART: http://www1.free-clipart.net/gallery2/clipart/Cartoon/Shadows/Shadow14.jpg [nofollow] IDEA: truddy02 NOTES: Molded after firefly with an extra twist in the upgraded version. SERIES: None

This is my first attempt at a card.    Several elements have a creature that generates their quanta but death does not.  I was originally going to make it a death creature but I thought it made more sense this way.  It could also allow help splash of death into darkness decks or with duo decks.  I would appreciate any feedback.


Edit: Changed image and some stats.

Edit: Fixed cost and ability sections.

[eh pewwwp]

alot of darkness decks do have "a splash" of death in them, and this wouldn't add death to darkness, it would add darkness to death. plus I think a dead guy, who is killing people, should be a death card...now to the card

OP, 1 of these = 2 brimstone eaters or 4 gemfinders for attack, with similar quanta generated for the brimstone. and devourer, who cost 2 has no attack and only produces  , like all other ones. plus with nightfall will make it even worse...here's how to change it

If you want to keep it the same: raise the cost to 6 unupped 7 upped

Make them like other quanta generators (not pest): have no ability for reaper, and have grim reaper generate 1 per turn, make the playing cost 4  for both

Like pest: have it be 1l2 and 1l3, both generate 1 and cost 3

now I had it's playing cost as  because I feel they should be change, you may keep it as  because it's your card



nice card for your first try though

[Kuroaitou]

Be careful of the legality issues of using those images from that site. You need permission to use the art you provided, and you also need to CITE the artist name to avoid copyright issues: http://www.elfwood.com/legal.html

That said, this card is a much stronger and more useful card in comparison to the other quanta generators for Air, Light, Fire, and Earth. With Eclipse, this card can be both a 'wannabe' tower as well as a decent mid-hitter, that provides additional benefit (if you're playing the upgraded card) if you kill multiple enemies simultaneously.

There's also several other 'Grim Reaper' type cards found on the board, which is pretty interesting considering how each one is different from the other:

http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,8781.msg112538#msg112538
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,6777.msg80072#msg80072
http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,6487.msg75643#msg75643

[MitchyG_Lankey]

Id leave it as is. it is a good mid attacker but i wuldn't say it's OP even if upped. its HP unupped is = to the minimum damage that most creature control cards deal even upped it only has 3 HP and night fall/eclipse only gives +1HP. It wuld make a good combo with flesh recluse and gargoyles as a good cost:attack ratio deck. Nice idea.

[truddy02]

I changed the image to avoid copyright infringement and make it look more like a darkness card (the idea is a demon that hides in the shadows and brings death) and downed the stats a bit because of the synergy darkness and death already have plus the use with eclipse.  I also changed the unupped version to only generate death quanta on creature death.  Thank you to everyone for their input and help.  All comments are apreciated.

[Kuroaitou]

I changed the image to avoid copyright infringement and make it look more like a darkness card (the idea is a demon that hides in the shadows and brings death) and downed the stats a bit because of the synergy darkness and death already have plus the use with eclipse.  I also changed the unupped version to only generate death quanta on creature death.  Thank you to everyone for their input and help.  All comments are apreciated.

Thanks for the quick change! ^^; Although you still have a few more things to correct if you're planning on submitting this for Crucible evaluation.

-Add the  symbol after your card's Cost section in the table.
-Write out your ability in the Ability section in the table. 'Reap' is not sufficient, as the table must have the exact wording as shown on the card.

(P.S. - cute art.  )

[truddy02]

I fixed the things Kuroaitou suggested.  I think it is fairly powered now.  I also think it compares more to firefly than it does to brimstone eater or gem finder because it doesn't produce the same quanta it costs and therefore never pays for itself and can't be used well in mono decks (although it could pay for bloodsuckers ability in mono).  I have also given thought to changing the name to something like Ominous Figure, that would make it fit more as a darkness card.