Psi | Psi

[AnonymousRevival]

NAME: Psi ELEMENT: Aether COST: 9 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Sacrifice one of your aether creatures. The cost to play it will equal to the damage all enemy creatures take +2.	NAME: Psi ELEMENT: Aether COST: 10 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Sacrifice one of your aether creatures. The cost to play it will equal to the damage all enemy creatures take +3.

ART: Anonymous IDEA: Anonymous NOTES: I haven't done computer art it a long time. Please let me know on how to improve it. The image at plasma pink is the majuscule Greek letter Psi. SERIES: Sigil Series. http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,42603.0.html

[OldTrees]

Aether creatures valid for Psi: Spark, Phase Spider, Psion, Nymph and Flying Lobo.
Aether creatures used with Psi: Spark.

[AnonymousRevival]

Yes, I have considered that sparks could be sacrificed too. But it overall sounds balanced right?

[OldTrees]

Yes, I have considered that sparks could be sacrificed too. But it overall sounds balanced right?

Balanced?
Yes.

However:
1) Despite having 5 valid partners it only has 1 partner that would be used. This is similar to a forced combo problem.
2) Significant overlap with Rain of Fire.

[Pineapple]

Yes, I have considered that sparks could be sacrificed too. But it overall sounds balanced right?

The thing is that spark is basically the only card that can be used for this, since you don't factor in the sacrfice's stats (like by scaling damage to sacrifice's ATK).

The dilemma is if you balance this for spark, it won't be used for other creatures*, and if you balance this for other creatures, it'll be overpowered with spark.

I'm assuming this is a spell card?

*This is the optimal balance for this type of card, see Immolation | Cremation.

[AnonymousRevival]

First, yes this is a spell card.

Secondly, I don't understand what you mean. Do you mean you want me to not allow sparks to be sacrified?

[OldTrees]

First, yes this is a spell card.

Secondly, I don't understand what you mean. Do you mean you want me to not allow sparks to be sacrified?

We want you to design the card such that there are 3 or more cards that would, in practice, be sacrificed by Psi.

[AnonymousRevival]

How about this:

Target one of your  creatures. It is killed the next turn and does 4 damage to all enemy creatures.

So in this case, spark can't be used, because it has to wait a turn before it can be activated, but it will be destroyed by the end of the turn already.

[OldTrees]

How about this:

Target one of your  creatures. It is killed the next turn and does 4 damage to all enemy creatures.

So in this case, spark can't be used, because it has to wait a turn before it can be activated, but it will be destroyed by the end of the turn already.

That would cause Phase Spider and Psion to be used. (Spark can't be used and both Lobo and the Nymph are more expensive)
That is 2 cards which is an improvement from 1 card. Can you reach 3 or more cards?

[AnonymousRevival]

How about this:

Sacrifice one of your aether creatures. The  quanta required to summon it will equal to the number of damages all your enemy creatures will intake +2.

I know it is too long for card text. But better?

[ARTHANASIOS]

I personally wouldn't use it with Spark and do you know why? Becuase:
1) I never use Sparks in my deck.
2) I wouldn't rely to Psi|Psi as a primary strategy of my deck, but as a secondary one instead. Let's say I play a mono-Aether rush with Psions, Phase Spiders, Fractals, Dim Shields and a few Psi. My opponent Plays with, let's say, a Scarab swarming deck and I am in danger of having all of my creatures devoured by them. So, I use 1 Psi and sacrifice 1 Psion or 1 Phase Spider in order to kill all the Scarabs before their hp exceed 4, and if I have a Lightning in my hand I can also kill the opponent's Pharaoh (4 mass CC damage + 5 single CC damage = 9 single CC damage = bye Pharaoh).

[AnonymousRevival]

True, but that is why it costs a lot of  quanta.