Fae | Alfar

[dragonsdemesne]

I love this card. Simple, yet clever, and exactly what green needs.

Exactly this.

I've been saying life needs stuff like this for awhile, but nobody listens :p  In chat, I've mentioned it a few times and people are always like 'life is the element of small crappy creatures', but I think life should have stuff like this.  Life is supposed to be the strongest creature element, but in reality it's not.  The creatures are cheaper than ones in most other elements (other than the dragon; several elements have more efficiently costed dragons) but they're pretty bad in the mid-late game, barring mitosis/bonds, which then screw up the early game.

[Rutarete]

Life is supposed to be the strongest creature element

Playing a lot of MtG lately? 

[blahs15]

I noticed you can play two of these on your first turn. Even so, I think the cost is just right.

I looked at that and couldn't figure out how that would work...
play 6 towers --> 6 quanta with two 4 cost creatures = doesn't work
play 7 pillars --> 8 quanta (with mark) with two 4 cost creatures = works... but it's unupped and not really the *first* turn... to me at least

I like this card, it wouldn't be overused, but it would still have a nice potential.

[kimham8a]

I noticed you can play two of these on your first turn. Even so, I think the cost is just right.

I looked at that and couldn't figure out how that would work...
play 6 towers --> 6 quanta with two 4 cost creatures = doesn't work
play 7 pillars --> 8 quanta (with mark) with two 4 cost creatures = works... but it's unupped and not really the *first* turn... to me at least

I like this card, it wouldn't be overused, but it would still have a nice potential.

Alfar used to cost 9 .

[UndeadSpider1990]

I like it. Reminds me of MtG

Yes I like it too and I think it's a very nice idea. But personally I would try to think a bit more original on the ability name coz it's a bit of a rip off!

[ZephyrPhantom]

Thanks to everyone who's voted this to the Armory! Here's to hoping it gets in the game.

[willng3]

Popping in to say that I also enjoy this idea, although I do wish it could be used more easily with Mitosis without it being OP.  Can't have it all, though.

Have you considered making its ability work with standalone Mark cards as well?  Or is that just not practical enough to add it in?

[ZephyrPhantom]

Popping in to say that I also enjoy this idea, although I do wish it could be used more easily with Mitosis without it being OP.  Can't have it all, though.

Have you considered making its ability work with standalone Mark cards as well?  Or is that just not practical enough to add it in?

I think it could work with standalone marks that don't stack with your normal mark (i.e. Run life marks in a duo or upgrade you life marks so that they don't stack with your normal unupped one), since marks in the normal permanent zone are treated as pillars. Codewise Fae would probably just check the permanent zone for marks, ignoring your starting mark like other cards such as Nymph's Tears.

[kimham8a]

I just realized- this nerfs mark cards! :O

[Rutarete]

I just realized- this nerfs mark cards! :O

But so few people have them that it won't make much difference really.

[skyironsword]

^ Just because few people have it means it doesn't matter?

[kimham8a]

^ Just because few people have it means it doesn't matter?

Pretty much actually. I don't think mark cards are meant to be used competitively.