Battery | Capacitator

[Jappert]

NAME: Battery ELEMENT: Aether COST: 5  TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: With each spell cast, battery charges 5 damage. ﷯ Discharge: unload all damage upon your enemy.	NAME: Capacitator ELEMENT: Aether COST: 4 TYPE: Permanent ATK|HP: TEXT: With each spell cast, capacitator charges 5 damage. ﷯ Discharge: unload all damage upon your enemy.

ART: Art by Jean-Victor Balin. This clip art was released into the public domain by the Open Clip Art Library. http://www.clipartist.net/category/clipart/open-clip-art/page/562/ IDEA: Jappert NOTES: - Each spell can only be stored by one battery/capacitator. - If stolen, your opponent keeps all the charged damage (+5 from the steal spell!). If they have the aether quantum to unload it, you might be in trouble. - Can be reflected by certain shields. - Doesn't feed on creature skills. SERIES: -

One thing that made me a sad panda was the fact that I can't let this effect stack. Else we'd get to many stall decks spamming a few CC Spells (like lightning) and unloading all stored damage (6 x 6 x 5 =  ???) on the opponent. That would not be acceptable, so I decided, each spell can only load up one batery/capacitator.
The damage one Capacitator can deal is, in my opinion, not overpowered. If you look at the damage a Paralel Universe or Fractal can deal in one turn or the ammount of damage a single fahrenheit or firebolt can deal I don't think the capacitator is stronger. Everyone can see it sitting there, so if you can a spell, you probably know what you're doing.


Feedback is appreciated, thanks in advance!

[AnonymousRevival]

Rather call it a tesla.

[Jappert]

I think I remember that from a movie called Prestige

I admit I'll have to look that up to see exactly what it does though. Changing the name to Capacitator | Tesla might be an option, thanks!

[AnonymousRevival]

Capacitator is a rather small object, I doubt it would deal that much damage. perhaps you might want to call it a Power Coil, but I guess capacitator is okay.

[OldTrees]

Battery + Spark + Fractal + 8x Sparks = 77 damage for 16 (95 damage for 14 upgraded)

I am not claiming this is OP (it may or may not be) but I am pointing out the synergy.

[Ekki]

Battery + Spark + Fractal + 8x Sparks = 77 damage for 16 (95 damage for 14 upgraded)

I am not claiming this is OP (it may or may not be) but I am pointing out the synergy.

has the effect changed? because sparks aren't spells

[Jappert]

Sparks aren't spells as far as I know. They don't get reflected by Jade Shield either do they?
Fractal is a spell however.

[Flayne]

I´d say this is pretty balanced, seeming as spells obviously can´t be fractalled
though  battery + Lightning could be very devastating but still not as deadly as multiple Unstable Gases on field.
6 lightning = 30 damage, > 6 charges equal 30 damage: Total = 60 damage.
the said equation is quite situational since you´d need a bit of time to draw all the necessary Lightnings and then to discharge the damage accumulated, which is why it isn´t as deadly as unstable gas which already has a whopping 20 damage to be discharged, thus making this card quite balanced.

imo, the ability name should be "Discharge"
it makes more sense.
 
 

[OldTrees]

Battery + Spark + Fractal + 8x Sparks = 77 damage for 16 (95 damage for 14 upgraded)

I am not claiming this is OP (it may or may not be) but I am pointing out the synergy.

has the effect changed? because sparks aren't spells

Sorry I am used to every card being a "spell" or a summon.
If it only counts the non creatures, non permanents then it is fine.

[Jappert]

Changed the effect name to discharge, thanks for that. I'm sticking with capacitator since it's a device first constructed in Leiden, at the same university were I studied, it just feels right.

Going to submit it to the crucible now, wish me luck

[dramore]

This isn't bad but the 5damage charges may be a bit high. Here is why I say this.
Unupgraded
With 1 Battery + 6 lighting bolts = 60 damage for 18  (5 battery cost + 12 spell cost + 1 activation cost)
With 2 Batteries + 6 lighting blots = 90 damage for 24  (10 battery cost + 12 spell cost + 2 activation cost)
With 3 Batteries + 6 lighting blots = 120 damage for 30  (15 battery cost + 12 spell cost + 3 activation cost)
With 4 Batteries + 6 lighting blots = 150 damage for 36  (20 battery cost + 12 spell cost + 4 activation cost)
With 5 Batteries + 6 lighting blots = 180 damage for 42  (25 battery cost + 12 spell cost +5 activation cost)
With 6 Batteries + 6 lighting blots = 210 damage for 48  (30 battery cost + 12 spell cost + 6 activation cost)
Upgraded
With 1 Capacitator + 6 lighting blots = 60 damage for 11 (4 battery cost + 6 spell cost + 1 activation cost)
With 2 Capacitator + 6 lighting blots = 90 damage for 16 (8 battery cost + 6 spell cost + 2 activation cost)
With 3 Capacitator + 6 lighting blots = 120 damage for 21 (12 battery cost + 6 spell cost + 3 activation cost)
With 4 Capacitator + 6 lighting blots = 150 damage for 26 (16 battery cost + 6 spell cost + 4 activation cost)
With 5 Capacitator + 6 lighting blots = 180 damage for 31 (20 battery cost + 6 spell cost + 5 activation cost)
With 6 Capacitator + 6 lighting blots = 210 damage for 36 (24 battery cost + 6 spell cost + 6 activation cost)


Now this is only the 12 cards listed and if more spells are cast(I'm assuming by either player) then the damage will go that much higher.

[Jappert]

"Each spell can only be stored by one battery/capacitator. "

The damage will stay at a pretty low level since stacking multiple batteries has no use. As I said before, the damage potential of Fractal, Paralel Universe, Firebolt and Drain life are much higher.
This card also has the disadvantage to be a permanent (as opposed to the spells mentioned earlier) and it has to be around for a while to get full nuke effect. In my opinion this is what makes it balanced.