Darkwing | Nightwing

[moomoose]

NAME: Darkwing ELEMENT: Air COST: 3 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2 | 3 TEXT: : Darkflight Absorb 50% of the attack power of the target creature	NAME: Nightwing ELEMENT: Air COST: 3 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2 | 3 TEXT: : Darkflight Absorb 50% of the attack power of the target creature

ART: hawanja http://freakmutantmonster.blogspot.com/2012/02/tourrshanax.html IDEA: moomoose NOTES: similar to lycanthropy this is a one time use ability to increase the creatures attack power. however, this depends on the target creature's attack and negatively effects that creature's attack power simultaneously. an example: darkwing targets a lava golem with 5 attack, 2.5 attack rounds to 3, the lava golem's attack is reduced to 2, the darkwing increases its attack to 5. it may be a tad weak as is, but i just wanted to get the mechanic out there. SERIES:

[OdinVanguard]

I dont think its UP. If it can absorb the attack power of enemy creatures it should be plenty powerful. Consider what it will do to a deck that uses crimson dragons, for instance. Combined with rage potions it could be very potent. Also consider its use with dive and sky blitz combos. I kind of like it though.

[moomoose]

the issue being that dragons, and other large atk creatures, generally take a while to set up, limiting the offensive output of this card until they do, and in the case of creatures with growing abilities, you still have to take plenty of strong hits in order to wait long enough for it to be worth using this skill.  that's why i went with the lower cost model of the card, but raising the cost/atk a few points may not be a bad way to go, either.

[moomoose]

honestly am a tad surprised at the lack of interest in this card, is it the art, the low cost and low base attack, or does the ability of reducing an enemy's attack and increasing your own not come off as impressive?

[Annele]

honestly am a tad surprised at the lack of interest in this card, is it the art, the low cost and low base attack, or does the ability of reducing an enemy's attack and increasing your own not come off as impressive?

I dunno... some people don't reply if they can't find a way to improve it.
I think it's a really cool card, though I'd stick "permanently" in the text like on lyncan to indicate it can only be used once.

[moomoose]

that may help explain it.  but thinking about it, "permanently" is an odd way to say "can only be used once", does a lava golem only "temporarily" gain +2|+2, then?  I think the game could use better notation than the word "permanently", it doesn't feel like the most sensible manner to note the constriction.

[Annele]

that may help explain it.  but thinking about it, "permanently" is an odd way to say "can only be used once", does a lava golem only "temporarily" gain +2|+2, then?  I think the game could use better notation than the word "permanently", it doesn't feel like the most sensible manner to note the constriction.

You're right I guess...
Though the card text still needs to say that can only be used once imo.

[whatifidogetcaught?]

Hey, this card is pretty neat. If only Otyughs did that when they ate stuff.

[eaglgenes101]

Is it just me, or are the unupped and upped cards identical?

[Annele]

Darkflight costs 1 less for upped.