Metamorphosis | Metamorphosis /// Chrysalis | Cocoon

[RedWarrior0]

Antlion is an insect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antlion

[GG]

Antlion is an insect.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antlion

yep. i got it.

i was playing the newly released mardek rpg 3 and it had antlion as an insect in it.

[GG]

After some consideration, I decided to go with making the Chrysalis | Cocoon immortal so that it cannot be targeted by Fractal in the first place.

Fractal screws up every single new card idea.

[nilsieboy]

i realy like the idea only fractal ruins this awesome idea

[Kuroaitou]

girlsgeneration: You may want to fix these typos/issues in your table before the Curator points out your mistakes:

-"Targets an insectoid creature. It becomes a Chrysalis, whic turns into a dragon after three turns." Spelling mistake/discrepancy for your non-upgraded version of Metamorphosis.
-Your art for Metamorphosis doesn't seem like it's free for public use. http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=cocoon&order=9&offset=24#/db1zki

That link doesn't provide a 'Download Image' option button on the right side of the picture to show that it's available to use publicly.

This one does: http://browse.deviantart.com/?q=cocoon&order=9&offset=0&offset=48#/d1mdalr 

[Appawesome]

So the Chrysalis | Cocoon are absolutely unkillable? Can't be targeted. Can't be affected by shield ( it doesn't hit)

[Xelax]

Having the Graboid as insectoid seems a little pointless considering that the Graboid is permanently untargetable.

Other than that, the idea seems quite cool. Like an improved Fate Egg, but balanced to make up for it

[Appawesome]

Spiders/Recluses are not insects.

[the Sage]

Spiders/Recluses are not insects.

Well, the insectoid description is quite a bit broader than 'is an insect'.

Congrats on the Passive contest!

Now about the card: it seems a bit UP atm. I'd make both upped and unupped cost 2 , and make the delay 2 turns instead of 3. Sure, it would stack well with a firefly queen, but that's that.

Another thing: you don't have to make it invulnerable to prevent fractal problems. Fractal doesn't copy a creature, it copies a card identity. You could either decide that playing a chrysalis from your hand does not produce a dragon (the dragon part is already stated on the metamorph card so doesn't have to go on the chrysalis) OR you can just give Chrysalis | Cocoon a (high) cost, such as 8(or so?) random quanta (which will only have to be payed when a chrysalis is fractalled or reverse timed). Either way, this will prevent the issue of free dragons.

If you choose the first option, you could make a stand-alone chrysalis/cocoon produce a firefly instead of a dragon if played from your hand... (or produce nothing at all). If you choose the second option, then the cocoon/chrysalis might actually be a fun stand-alone card: it's cheaper than a dragon, but it has a few turns delay.


PS If it were me I'd flip the unupped/upped names.
Ever since I've played Starcraft (1) and watched Cocoon (the movie), the word Chrysalis has sounded much more epic to me than the word Cocoon. =D

[dramore]

I know this was done for a contest but it's such a good idea to let slip into nothingness. I'm just wondering if you'll post this to the crucible. We need ones like this.

[moomoose]

one idea may be to have the cacoon be a permanent, so it goes from creature - permanent - creature ? just throwing that out there. 

or flt out write on the card "this card may not be copied" and leave it at that.

[doublecross]

Actually, leaving it as is isn't that bad. If you were to fractal it, the new cards would still require 3 turns to become a dragon.

Giving a cost of 1 or 2 wouldn't make reverse time a terrible counter.




However, I think the best fix is the following:
after 3 turns, the cocoon gains the ability hatch, where you pay 1  (element of the cocoon)  and then it turns into the appropriate dragon.