Jellyfish | Jellyfish

[Ajit]

NAME: Jellyfish ELEMENT: Water COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|1 TEXT: If Jellyfish is killed it spawns two new Jellyfish with half the attack.  Jellyfish permanently dies if its attack is zero.	NAME: Jellyfish ELEMENT: Water COST: 6 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 4|1 TEXT: If Jellyfish is killed it spawns two new Jellyfish with half the attack.  Jellyfish permanently dies if its attack is zero.

ART: dsigning (http://www.sxc.hu/photo/946017), royalty free image IDEA: Ajit NOTES: Attack rounds down. I know that there are two creatures that have Jellyfish-related names, and please realize that the name is quite minute in importance compared to what I'm really interested in, the mechanic.  If you have a good name suggestion I'd be glad to hear it. Changes: - Changed mechanic to split into two different Jellyfish upon death SERIES:

[OldTrees]

Interesting. Each point of attack acts like a layer of Shroud (see Shrouder). No Attack buffs in mono (good). Chaos Power and Blessing are the possible problems.

I will probably need a cost increase. However leave it at 2|3 until someone recommends how much to increase it to.

[johannhowitzer]

This gives me an idea for another card...

[Ajit]

Thanks guys, anymore opinions?

[Pineapple]

Question: how would this work with rage elixir? Would it gain 6 atk before dying?

[Uppercut]

Question: how would this work with rage elixir? Would it gain 6 atk before dying?

Yes, both of Rage Elixir's stat modifications happen at once.

[Ajit]

so, ready for Crucible you think?

[Ekki]

Errr, maybe too much. I mean, gaining attack, and thus lives seems to have some problems... Imagine this +blessings or raged to have as much attack as I wanted. I'll rage it 6 times (since it won't die) and get an awesomely, nearly immortal creature, not to mention if I add some hp it'll respawn with it (as far as I see)...

Maybe make it respawn the next turn, or even split (changing the mechanics a bit), but right now it seems OP

BTW, anyone that liked the split idea may use it, I personally like it

[Ajit]

Hmm what I wanted is for Rage Potion to kill the creature, so the +5 attack wouldn't ever take a role.  So a 2|1 Jellyfish given a rage potion will become 1|1.  Sorry for the confusion.

I do like the split idea, that's somewhat closer to what I initially was thinking when coming up with this card but for whatever reason I didn't pursue it.

Thanks for your help Krathos

[Pineapple]

Hmm what I wanted is for Rage Potion to kill the creature, so the +5 attack wouldn't ever take a role.  So a 2|1 Jellyfish given a rage potion will become 1|1.  Sorry for the confusion.

I do like the split idea, that's somewhat closer to what I initially was thinking when coming up with this card but for whatever reason I didn't pursue it.

Thanks for your help Krathos

Well, the way I see it, the creature has to have 0 or less HP to die.
Therefore, stat modifications occur before death.
Therefore, the +5 ATK would occur before death.

[OldTrees]

Attack: 2|4 (value 2|4)
HP: 1|1 (value 0|0)
N lives: 2|4 (value 1|2?)
Attack buffs give extra lives (value 1|1?)
Upgrade (cost 0|-2)

Total: 4|5

[Ekki]

Attack: 2|4 (value 2|4)
HP: 1|1 (value 0|0)
N lives: 2|4 (value 1|2?)
Attack buffs give extra lives (value 1|1?)
Upgrade (cost 0|-2)

Total: 4|5

Errr, I guess 2/4 lives can't just cost 1/2 quanta, and that must be multiplied somehow with the "attack gives extra buff" thing, because it's too much
Right now the card is simply OP, you bless it and you have a 5/4 or 7/4 creature that you have to kill 5/7 times, with any CC that makes 4 or more damage... Seems a bit OP.
I strongly believe that it must revive the next turn anyways, AT LEAST, that plus upping the cost.