Assassin | Master Assassin

[assassim]

This card seems way overpowered.  Plus, by definition assassins attack high profile targets.  I think an assassin card would be a cool idea for darkness, but not like this.

*Pictures this guy attempting to assassinate a golden dragon -.-

[miniwally]

What if the attack is changed to one that way it'll have to attack 0 attack creatures (devourer and chrysaora are the only ones I can think of) (providing good mono boost) or you could buff it (providing good synergy with other elements) or antimatter (strengthening synergy with entropy)

[Innominate]

How about Assassinate: Kill a creature whose current hitpoints are less than their full hitpoints and gain +1/+1.

[miniwally]

How about Assassinate: Kill a creature whose current hitpoints are less than their full hitpoints and gain +1/+1.

So if the opposing creatures has been damaged?

[Innominate]

How about Assassinate: Kill a creature whose current hitpoints are less than their full hitpoints and gain +1/+1.

So if the opposing creatures has been damaged?

Yep. So it has synergy with virus, retrovirus, plague, aflatoxin, bloodsucker, liquid shadow, eagle's eye, shockwave, fire lance, ice lance, siphon life, fire storm, pandemonium, thunderstorm and unstable gas (maybe I missed a few).

[smuglapse]

Yep. So it has synergy with virus, retrovirus, plague, aflatoxin, bloodsucker, liquid shadow, eagle's eye, shockwave, fire lance, ice lance, siphon life, fire storm, pandemonium, thunderstorm and unstable gas (maybe I missed a few).

It would really strengthen Fire Shield and Thorn Carapace.

There is already 2 conditional auto-kills in the game: Paradox and Shockwave.  Don't see why there couldn't be a third.  Though, I don't think it should grow in response to killing.

And if its too OP it could be just limited to having a poison counter.

For the skill name, how about Coup de Grace?

[Innominate]

Yep. So it has synergy with virus, retrovirus, plague, aflatoxin, bloodsucker, liquid shadow, eagle's eye, shockwave, fire lance, ice lance, siphon life, fire storm, pandemonium, thunderstorm and unstable gas (maybe I missed a few).

It would really strengthen Fire Shield and Thorn Carapace.

There is already 2 conditional auto-kills in the game: Paradox and Shockwave.  Don't see why there couldn't be a third.  Though, I don't think it should grow in response to killing.

And if its too OP it could be just limited to having a poison counter.

For the skill name, how about Coup de Grace?

See, now that's brilliant.

A further thought: since we have the new Steam Machine mechanic, we could do the same for the assassin. +2/0, losing 1 attack per turn until at or below their full attack power.

[miniwally]

smug you missed out devour (otyugh and scarabs) but poison counter + reducing attack seems a it UP maybe it loses 1 attack per turn and can go into minuses that way opponent can just wait a while until he plays a creature and the assassin is healing him, maybe have a minimum it can go to though.

[smuglapse]

smug you missed out devour

True

but poison counter + reducing attack seems a it UP maybe it loses 1 attack per turn and can go into minuses that way opponent can just wait a while until he plays a creature and the assassin is healing him, maybe have a minimum it can go to though.

I worded it wrong.  I didn't mean that the Assassin should have a poison counter, but that he could only target enemies with a poison counter.  Going from being able to kill anything that has taken some damage to only things that have poison is a big leap, though.  Maybe there is some middle ground.

[Nadrin]

Good card, slightly OP. Using that image in a game is copyright infringement.

[miniwally]

Good card, slightly OP. Using that image in a game is copyright infringement.

Helps if you read the whole post, look under notes, I already say it needs a new picture.

[the Sage]

How about an assassinate ability that works as follows:

When using assassinate, the assassin has an 80% chance to kill target creature, and a 33% chance to die.
Whole different card concept, but it has the feel of chancy dark ops.