Spitfire | Elder Spitfire

[moomoose]

NAME: Spitfire ELEMENT: Fire COST: 2 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 3|3 TEXT: : Adrenaline Attack multiple times per turn.	NAME: Elder Spitfire ELEMENT: Fire COST: 5 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 7|3 TEXT: : Adrenaline Attack multiple times per turn.

ART: Hawanja http://freakmutantmonster.blogspot.com/2011/03/sun-tribe.html IDEA: moomoose NOTES: the basic attacks more times per turn, but the upgraded does more net damage with one fewer attack per turn. SERIES:

[maverixk]

Does that put adrenaline on itself? or on a target?

[dragonsdemesne]

Nice card, but I'd change the costs; the casting cost is too cheap, IMO.  The unupgraded spitfire is equal to the unupgraged horned frog, -plus- it has another ability, so I'd make the unupgraded Spitfire cost 3 , leaving the adrenaline cost the same.  The Elder Spitfire costs the same as the Lava Destroyer, which is one of the most powerful creatures in the game, and the Elder Spitfire is arguably similar or even stronger; certainly stronger to begin with.  I'd increase the upped cost by 1 as well, maybe even 2.  If it were any other two elements, even that might be too cheap, but life has the most quanta efficient creatures, and fire the next most, so it is reasonable that a fire/life hybrid card is cheaper than it would be in another pairing.

[dragonsdemesne]

Does that put adrenaline on itself? or on a target?

I assumed it meant itself, for one turn, i.e. that you would have to spend the life quanta to attack adrenalined next turn as well.

[moomoose]

it casts adrenaline on itself.  the cost is tricky and id like to hear more input on the matter

[maverixk]

I think the costs are fine as they are.

[moomoose]

well the basic card does 12 damage per turn (assuming no shield in play) for 2 5 ; 12/7 damage/cost ratio
and the upped card does 15 damage per turn (again, assuming no shield) for 5 3 ; 15/8 damage/cost ratio

so while the upgraded costs 1 more net quanta, it does 3 more damage per turn, so the damage/cost ratio is slightly better

[Rutarete]

Cool art. DO you have to use the ability every turn for the effect or is it a one time use?

[moomoose]

its a lightswitch ability, once its flipped its on.

[mildlyfrightenedboy]

You might want to change the skill name / cost so you aren't figuratively taking the  nymph and repeatedly stabbing her in the throat.

[OldTrees]

Spitfire
Unupped:
2 + 5 +1 card = 8q+1c = 9q 12 atk (DR/Infection x4)

Horned Frog + Adrenaline
Unupped:
6 +2 cards = 6q+2c = 8q = 12 atk (DR/Infection x4)

Conclusion: Reduce unupped activation cost to 4

Spitfire
Upped:
5 + 3 +1card

Gargoyle + Adrenaline
Upped:
5 +3 +2cards

Conclusion: Increase the upped activation cost to 4

Result: The upped will have a worse damage/converted cost ratio (15/11 instead of 12/8) but will deal damage faster.

Alternatively you could reverse them and rebalance like Phoenix or Abomination.