Locust Legionnaire | Locust Centurian

[ScytherLoL]

NAME: Locust Legionnaire ELEMENT: COST: TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|2 ABILITY: Swarm: Hp beacomes equal to number of Locusts in play *2 (effects all locusts in play)	NAME: Locust Centurian ELEMENT: COST: TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|3 ABILITY: Swarm: Hp beacomes equal to number of Locusts in play *3 (effects all locusts in play)

ART: Aknetheroth (used with permission from artist) IDEA: ScytherLOL NOTES: This card effects all Locusts in play that still have this ability able to be activated. Does not include ones that no longer have it able to be activated in the equation or in the benefit. ie it works like Lycanthrope. SERIES: Locust Series

Link to Locust Warrior: http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,7776.new.html#new

I made this card a fair while ago before my last trip to hospital. I am having it posted here so others can see it. To all I apoligise for my lack of being around I have been very sick for the last few months but am slowly mending.

This card originally started from my Mark of Legion series but has been changed somewhat since then.

Any advice would be appreciated and for those who know me feel free to say hi. I will only be checking in 2-3 times a week as a start as I cannot look too long at a screen for now. But know I will be back soon.

Thankyou all

Scyther

[b00mc1ap]

Well first of all welcome back! It's great that you're recuperating and coming back to the community.

Now for your cards. I like them! However, since the hp of the Locust Centurion (typo in your card) increases with the amount of that card on the field, I would increase his attack. That would make it 3|2 (unupped) and 4|2 or 5|2? (upped). The increase in hp isn't very beckoning or asking to be used. The "number of locusts in play *3" is a bit overpowered though. If I were to fractal Locust Centurion, I could have 8 of these on the field at once, which would give every locust 24 hp. (Well... 24 hp is a bit useless)

I would also change the description to something like this:
  Swarm: Gain +0|+2N
 
N= the number of Locust Legionnaires|Locust Centurion in play.
(Every Locust Legionnaire|Locust Centurion is affected)

[ScytherLoL]

Good ideas:

Raise attack: I chose not to as I wanted this to be low attack high defence to synergise with Emphatic and provide stability. But I can see your point and will think on it.

Ability: Yes maybe it is a bit strange the way I have put it and *3 could be a bit too much. Maybe it becomes as such:
                 
            2 Swarm: Gain +0|+N where N is the number of Locusts in Play.

or something like that.

Thanks

Scyther

[assassim]

I like the card

But wouldn't it make more sense to call the ability "Hive"? so it will not be confused with Scarab's swarm ability.
(Fractal makes these guys quite powerful)

[ScytherLoL]

Yes Fractal makes them quite powerful thus the once off use of the ability. You would have choose when to play it.

As to Swarm vs Hive. Yes I had forgotten that and Hive would most likely be a better term.

Thanks

Scyther

[Boingo]

Yes Fractal makes them quite powerful thus the once off use of the ability. You would have choose when to play it.

As to Swarm vs Hive. Yes I had forgotten that and Hive would most likely be a better term.

Welcome back, Scyther!  I hope you are recuperating well.

I don't quite understand how the ability works, particularly the part about "affects all".  If you have 5 centurions, and you activate one card, all 5 go to 15 hp?  If you play one more and activate another centurion, does the one stay at 15 and the rest go to 18?

If one dies, do the centurions who have activated the ability lose hp since there are fewer creatures or is it fixed once the ability is activate?

Also, please don't use "hive"--these are not bees.   Perhaps "horde" or "teem" (not team).

[assassim]

Hive can also mean


A place swarming with activity.

a  swarming  or  teeming  multitude. 

And it kind of makes sense in this case as there are different types of Locusts working together

[ScytherLoL]

I don't quite understand how the ability works, particularly the part about "affects all".  If you have 5 centurions, and you activate one card, all 5 go to 15 hp?  If you play one more and activate another centurion, does the one stay at 15 and the rest go to 18?

Ok so this is how it works. Any time you use the ability it takes into account all Locusts with the active ability in play and then does the equation. ie: 4 Locusts in play with ability therefore 4*2=Hp

Once you have activated the ability all locusts in play lose the ability. ie: 4 locusts in play now have no ability.

Without the ability your locust is no longer counted as a locust for the purpose of activating the ability. ie: 4 locusts in play without ability. I play 1 more and activate the ability. I Hp=1*2 therfore no bonus for the extra Locust.

If one dies, do the centurions who have activated the ability lose hp since there are fewer creatures or is it fixed once the ability is activate?

The ability is fixed for the duration of the match or until the Locust dies. If one dies there is no change to the others.

I hope this clarifies it somewhat.

Thanks

Scyther

[b00mc1ap]

Hmm... Fractalling it due to its 2 cost would make really buff creatures. 8*3=24 hp for the Locust Centurions, and it would only cost 16 and some  . I could see this turning into an aether/life deck with fractal and empathic bond.

[ScytherLoL]

Yes Aether Life was what I had in mind when making these. Using the Queen for instance you can PU her to bring out more Legionnaires or Warriors to the field meaning you can Fractal them out from there. Possibly you could now use Shard of Preparation on the Queen before you PU it then you get two queens = 2 creatures a turn for free.

The realm of possibilities.

Thanks for your words.

Scyther

[b00mc1ap]

Yes Aether Life was what I had in mind when making these. Using the Queen for instance you can PU her to bring out more Legionnaires or Warriors to the field meaning you can Fractal them out from there. Possibly you could now use Shard of Preparation on the Queen before you PU it then you get two queens = 2 creatures a turn for free.

The realm of possibilities.

Thanks for your words.

Scyther

Dang that'd be a nice deck, and it'd be completely new and original. You just keep on coming up with good ideas

[ScytherLoL]

I had a basic deck idea in mind:

Mark of Life:
8 Life Towers/Pillars
4 Queens
3 Emphatic Bonds
1 Spiny Shield
8 Aether Pillars
3 Fractal
2 Quint (for the Queens)
2 Parrell Universe

or something like that.

Not sure how it would work out but will test it out.

Thanks

Scyther