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Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg58918#msg58918
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Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle
(Quantum Mechanics)
NAME: Essence Cycle
ELEMENT: Time
COST: 2 :time
TYPE: Permanent (Artifact)
ATK|HP: -
ABILITY: At the end of each turn Elemental
Quanta are cycled in the order of
:entropy > :life > :death > :aether > :entropy
Then gain D3 :entropy
NAME: Essence Cycle
ELEMENT: Time
COST: 2 :time
TYPE: Permanent (Artifact)
ATK|HP: -
ABILITY: At the end of each turn Elemental
Quanta are cycled in the order of
:entropy > :life > :death > :aether > :entropy
Then gain D5 :entropy

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NOTES:
- Clusters
- The Current Entropy stat is saved then the quanta are moved in reverse order with the Entropy stat finally being copied back into Entropy. Then the D3 Entropy Quanta is added. The Activation of each of these is sequential so that the produced Entropy quanta will be moved in sequence with the next activation.
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QUANTUM MECHANICS - A Series of Card Ideas for Quanta Production  (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,5981.msg67663#msg67663)

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg61689#msg61689
« Reply #1 on: May 01, 2010, 02:10:25 pm »
Can you post a pvp deck based on this card? I like the concept but I wonder if the card has any use at all.

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg67045#msg67045
« Reply #2 on: May 11, 2010, 05:41:39 pm »
Can you post a pvp deck based on this card? I like the concept but I wonder if the card has any use at all.
You can use the Card in 2 ways.

A. Use any of the 4 quantas as one of the particular quanta. Adding Supernova or Quantum Towers to your deck, the quanta in one group wil eventually come around to the element type you need then it can be spent and the next turn the a new stock pile will come around to be spent next turn.
Ie 4 Entropy, 4 Life, 4 Death, 4 Aether, can be spent as 16 Aether by splitting it over 4 turns. In the process it is also stocking you up by adding Entropy to the cycle.


B. Use one of the quanta producers as all the quanta types. By having a deck of Entropy Pillars and the Essence cycle, you will be able to play the 4 element types. as each turn the entropy will move on.
Ie First turn you play some Entropy pillars and in a subsequent turn am able to play the Cycle. At the end of the turn your entropy quanta moves on to life so next turn you can play your life cards, the turn after the entropy that you produced last turn is now life to play life cards and this turn also play death cards.



When testing I could not find a power combination so feel that it fits in the Utile box more so than the Power cards box.
I was running a fun deck in test using Entropy Pillars, a Time Mark, Fallen Elf.
Using Nova for fuel, the Essence Cycle gave me :life for activations on the elf, :death for boneyards and :aether for quintessence.
Used photons as bait for mutations, if they died to mutation the boneyard would give me more to play with.
It took about 4-5 turns to kick into gear but after that I had quanta to spare and keep the machine going.

I'm sure there are other tools out there, but rush is the defeater of this card. I'm hesitant to reduce the cost even further for fear that it will make a production tool for a semi-rainbow rush.
 

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg67099#msg67099
« Reply #3 on: May 11, 2010, 07:15:04 pm »
I made art for this card.



It's royalty-free (if you get a permission from Essence to use his avatar).

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg67101#msg67101
« Reply #4 on: May 11, 2010, 07:17:15 pm »
I made art for this card.



It's royalty-free (if you get a permission from Essence to use his avatar).
LOL.


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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg67275#msg67275
« Reply #5 on: May 11, 2010, 11:21:20 pm »
I made art for this card.



It's royalty-free (if you get a permission from Essence to use his avatar).
PFFFTTTT..... that's the best art you've ever done, SG.  :P And that's saying something.

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg68097#msg68097
« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2010, 01:58:46 pm »
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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg76057#msg76057
« Reply #7 on: May 27, 2010, 06:22:10 pm »
I only like parts of the card - the quanta generation is nice, but you have to time it before you reap the benefits of certain quanta (specifically  :death/ :aether), which has more synergy than  :entropy with :time. I think this card (as part of the 'quantum mechanics') isn't as useful as I'd hope, although it does help :time, which is always a plus in my book. :)

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg76744#msg76744
« Reply #8 on: May 28, 2010, 09:29:25 pm »
B. Use one of the quanta producers as all the quanta types. By having a deck of Entropy Pillars and the Essence cycle, you will be able to play the 4 element types. as each turn the entropy will move on.

When I read this thread i got this idea, too, but i think it would be recommendet, if the cost of the card would be one of these four element or even random so you can actually play it with four elements. that alone will be a great challenge, the time quanta makes it just unnecessary (is that spelled correct? too lazy to look it up...) complicated.

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg76779#msg76779
« Reply #9 on: May 28, 2010, 10:16:39 pm »
B. Use one of the quanta producers as all the quanta types. By having a deck of Entropy Pillars and the Essence cycle, you will be able to play the 4 element types. as each turn the entropy will move on.

When I read this thread i got this idea, too, but i think it would be recommendet, if the cost of the card would be one of these four element or even random so you can actually play it with four elements. that alone will be a great challenge, the time quanta makes it just unnecessary (is that spelled correct? too lazy to look it up...) complicated.
The Original Idea had :time moving within the process but could be used as a mono accelerator so it was removed.  The card like all in the series is to display a mechanic. We can manipulate things to use different element sets, adjust the deploy costs, and production values as long as people are accepting of the Mechanic.

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg89494#msg89494
« Reply #10 on: June 12, 2010, 04:23:03 pm »
My favourite quantum mechanics card

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Re: Essence Cycle | Essence Cycle https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=5755.msg89505#msg89505
« Reply #11 on: June 12, 2010, 04:32:08 pm »
I like the art for this. Its a time sequencing loop. then I coloured it with the element icons that the quanta could be at that time sequence. Wonder if anyone else saw that.

 

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