Spider Cow | Nano Spider Cow

[Higurashi]

Ew... ew. Ew. Okay, mechanically, I like this card. Don't think I'd use it outside of a mutation deck though, since it's not good at attacking.

[moomoose]

aye, i wasnt going for a trump card.  if you want super hero mutants (high atk *and* random skills) youll have to stick with using improve from the the fallen or the spell.  these guys are cheap mutants, but as a result have limited attack (unless they end up with grow or some such).  the list of possible skills gained is that of the mutation spell, just to keep things simple.

[AnonymousRevival]

I think the nano spider cow should be smaller, because it's nano.

[moomoose]

sticking with the way it has been done before:

[AnonymousRevival]

I knew you're going to post that, but, you know, nano is smaller than micro, not trying to be annoying or anything.

[glennfoo]

the video is seriously disturbing. but i think this card will be very funny and interesting if added into the elements. but i just hope the art can change.

[furballdn]

To need for over a year necromancy. I personally like the card art and idea though.

[OdinVanguard]

That art is just kind of disturbing... but then that fits with  very well... So I like it!

[OdinVanguard]

Spider Cow is in the lead now under Entropy Crucible. GO SPIDER COW!

"Spider cow, Spider cow... doin whatever a spider cow does"

[reshiucS]

Why should the upped version be the smaller one? Usually ability exceed with more attack and/or hp, so even though its cheaper i think the unupped version has more use than the upped one.
General thing, as i pointed out at some other card ideas, new cards should add diversity and this is not new in a sense that there is alrdy mutant as an ability, as a card and all these ability already exists too. That's why i think it won't make it through the armory into the game.

[OdinVanguard]

Why should the upped version be the smaller one? Usually ability exceed with more attack and/or hp, so even though its cheaper i think the unupped version has more use than the upped one.
General thing, as i pointed out at some other card ideas, new cards should add diversity and this is not new in a sense that there is alrdy mutant as an ability, as a card and all these ability already exists too. That's why i think it won't make it through the armory into the game.

Mutation may already be in the game, but its a multicard combo no matter how you slice it.

Thanks to openEtG I've gotten a chance to test this card out a bit (granted there are lots of differences but it still works reasonably well for play testing new stuff).

Right now, mutation based decks take quite a bit of work to pull off well. Spider cow makes inserting random madness much easier.
I was skeptical about having the upgraded version weaker, after play testing I quickly found that it is actually far superior due to the much lower cost. The reason is that the most important part of the card is the fact that it gets a random ability. The HP and ATK are surprisingly much less relevant. If it needs to be tougher, you can always use chaos power.
Case in point, consider the fractal combo.
It takes a total of 38 to get 7 unupgraded spider cows. It takes only 17 to get 7 micro spider cows.
7 cows = 7 chances to get the ability you need (steal, destroy, and lobo being the most useful)

Lastly, the upgraded being cheaper makes it a nice compliment to micro abom when all you need is a cheap critter to pop butterly effect or improved mutation onto.

I have to hand it to moomoose, he comes up with some very brilliant card ideas.