Wanderer | Traveler

[moomoose]

was thinking about making it a more efficient atk|cost ratio, as the best current ratio is with ghost, which is a higher cost card, may be good to have a lower cost solid hitter in time, maybe 3 4|4 for the upped?

[Drake_XIV]

Okay, I'm a bit confused on how this works.  Could you provide a scenario in which the effect would activate?

[moomoose]

temporal displacement is triggered exactly like vampire, just instead of healing it produces a damage absorption barrier.

if traveler does 2 damage to your opponent, it will add 2 damage absorption to its owner.  next turn, if an abyss crawler attacks you, two damage will be absorbed, 4 damage will go through.  if the next creature is another abyss crawler, all six points of damage will be done as the 2 damage absorption was already used up.

[OldTrees]

was thinking about making it a more efficient atk|cost ratio, as the best current ratio is with ghost, which is a higher cost card, may be good to have a lower cost solid hitter in time, maybe 3 4|4 for the upped?

As you mentioned a bit later, this is similar to Vampire but gives damage prevention rather than healing. I would recommend keeping synergy with Adrenaline while basing the cost of Vampire.

I would give you rep for changing your card but I gave you rep to recently for the forum to permit it.


I would appreciate it if other people would give moomoose rep for me.

[moomoose]

when you say "I would recommend keeping synergy with Adrenaline while basing the cost of Vampire."-

do you mean make it do 3 damage (optimal synergy with adrenaline) and then have its cost relative to that of the ratio of vampire, change its stats to that of vampire, or keep it as is?

[OldTrees]

when you say "I would recommend keeping synergy with Adrenaline while basing the cost of Vampire."-

do you mean make it do 3 damage (optimal synergy with adrenaline) and then have its cost relative to that of the ratio of vampire, change its stats to that of vampire, or keep it as is?

I meant keep the attack and casting cost low.

[moomoose]

alright, how about this version

[ZephyrPhantom]

Your old version suprisingly reminded me of Spirit Barrier (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=25437.0).

I like the change made here however and it's potential synergy with other cards. It seems balanced and keeps a sweet spot with Adrenaline. Nice card.

[moomoose]

thanks, my concern is although this hits the sweet spot with adrenaline, it fills a damage/cost ratio not too different from the existing low-ish cost creatures, leaving a void between traveler and ghost (ignoring anubis due to horrible cost/damage ratio)

[kimham8a]

Just to be sure, if the opponent has no damage than this thing will keep stacking on more and more damage absorption?

[OldTrees]

thanks, my concern is although this hits the sweet spot with adrenaline, it fills a damage/cost ratio not too different from the existing low-ish cost creatures, leaving a void between traveler and ghost (ignoring anubis due to horrible cost/damage ratio)

Adrenaline loves 3 & 8 attack.

Scarab: 2|3 attack
Ghost: 7|9 attack

5 attack would give adrenaline +6 damage + 4 absorption.

[Cheesy111]

Erm...how does this fit with time, exactly? Absorption seems more of an earth or gravity effect to me.