Shard | Shard of Materialism

[ZephyrPhantom]

NAME: Shard ELEMENT: Other COST: 1 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: It looks like a crystal shard. It seems to be useless, but it may be upgradeable. Something feels different though...	NAME: Shard of Materialism ELEMENT: Other COST: 7 TYPE: Spell ATK|HP: TEXT: Removes the immaterial status from all creatures. Heal 2 HP for each immaterial status removed.

ART: Zanzarino (Modified by Zblader) IDEA: Zblader,Nepycros NOTES: Wikipedia Article on Materialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism) I thought it was an interesting connection to make removing immaterial to a Shard, as red can also represent blood and this card is changing the "blood" of the target from immortal to mortal (as well as healing you in the process) or alternatively is fusing the plane of immortality with the plain or mortality. SERIES:

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NAME: Shard ELEMENT: Other COST: 1 TYPE: Spell (Shard) ATK|HP: TEXT: It looks like a crystal shard. It seems to be useless, but it may be upgradeable. Something feels different though...	NAME: Shard of Materialism ELEMENT: Other COST: 6 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2 | 4 TEXT: 5 : Reality - Target immaterial creatures is no longer immaterial.

ART: Zanzarino (Modified by Zblader) IDEA: Zblader, Bloodshadow (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,5667.0.html), Essence (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,20496.msg315885#msg315885), Nepycros NOTES: Wikipedia Article on Materialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism) I was interested by the concept of a red shard that was a creature, but my main problem was how to make something that was Shard-ish. I went and indirectly asked Nepycros for a name(a one-word positive description of Bloodshadow to be exact), and he provided Materialistic. After looking around the forums, I found the above effect proposed by Essence. It is currently an ability that is not ingame and would be very interesting to use.  I thought it was an interesting connection to make to the Shard, as red can also represent blood and this card is changing the "blood" of the target from immortal to mortal or vice versa. SERIES:

NAME: Shard ELEMENT: Other COST: 1 TYPE: Spell (Shard) ATK|HP: TEXT: It looks like a crystal shard. It seems to be useless, but it may be upgradeable. Something feels different though...	NAME: Shard of Materialism ELEMENT: Other COST: 7 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 2 | 4 TEXT: 5 : Reality - Target creature switches mortality status. Can target immaterial creatures.

ART: Zanzarino (Modified by Zblader) IDEA: Zblader, Bloodshadow (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,5667.0.html), Essence (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,20496.msg315885#msg315885), Nepycros NOTES: Wikipedia Article on Materialism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Materialism) I was interested by the concept of a red shard that was a creature, but my main problem was how to make something that was Shard-ish. I went and indirectly asked Nepycros for a name(a one-word positive description of Bloodshadow to be exact), and he provided Materialistic. After looking around the forums, I found the above effect proposed by Essence. It is currently an ability that is not ingame and would be very interesting to use.  I thought it was an interesting connection to make to the Shard, as red can also represent blood and this card is changing the "blood" of the target from immortal to mortal or vice versa. Immaterial creatures will become material and material creatures will become immaterial. SERIES:

[Seraph]

lol best combo ever:
SoR on SoM
but really, compare this to anubis for just quinting purposes...
Its seems fair, but a little too strong, to give every element quint.

But the reverting immaterial creatures part, thats what makes me yell OP

[OldTrees]

So we can target untargetable targets to make them targetable?

Why?

[ZephyrPhantom]

So we can target untargetable targets to make them targetable?

Why?

Negation of Quintessence, which shifts more focus to Anubis and Turquoise Nymph.
Ability to buff immaterial creatures like Immortal and Phase Dragon.
A quint on a stick but easilly killed by HP (TBH I'm thinking of lowering the HP to 3).

[Waterknight2012]

why should it be a monster, it should be a permanent

[OldTrees]

So we can target untargetable targets to make them targetable?

Why?

Negation of Quintessence, which shifts more focus to Anubis and Turquoise Nymph.
Ability to buff immaterial creatures like Immortal and Phase Dragon.
A quint on a stick but easilly killed by HP (TBH I'm thinking of lowering the HP to 3).

Turquoise Nymph is not UP and Anubis is competing with the Nymph not Quint.
Would still be inefficient vs Buffing a cheaper card and then quniting it.
Sounds like the role of the Nymph (4hp).

So what is the reason for allowing the targeting of untargetable targets?

[ZephyrPhantom]

Because there is no counter to untargetable targets except for Fire Shield and Thorn Carparace.  A quinted growth creature can usually nullify the effects of such a shield well enough to bypass it entirely.

[OldTrees]

Because there is no counter to untargetable targets except for Fire Shield and Thorn Carparace.  A quinted growth creature can usually nullify the effects of such a shield well enough to bypass it entirely.

Thorn Carapace trumps growth easily.
So the goal is to added counters to untargetable targets, why do so by targeting them?

[Bloodshadow]

I mow down spiritual dogma like they're not there. That's why.

[ZephyrPhantom]

Because there is no counter to untargetable targets except for Fire Shield and Thorn Carparace.  A quinted growth creature can usually nullify the effects of such a shield well enough to bypass it entirely.

Thorn Carapace trumps growth easily.
So the goal is to added counters to untargetable targets, why do so by targeting them?

1) I used an idea from another user and wanted to preserve the mechanic.
2) Mass disabling would be pretty strong and a too hard counter.
3) It is meant to thematically fit with the card's name.

And what Bloodshadow said.

I mow down spiritual dogma like they're not there. That's why.

[Bloodshadow]

GAH. I made a spelling error. I meant to say "mow down".

Modify your quote please, Z?

[Rutarete]

There's an error in the bottom of your notes section: material creatures will become IMmaterial, not material.
So, 6 of these and you've got yourself an immortal army. I think it's OP for both. But if  you had just the make immaterial material part, that might work