Bastet | Sekhmet

[Tiko]

As for your propositions regarding Sekhmet,
- increasing the attack would probably make it one of the best cost 4 creatures. I'm not sure how close to OP it would be, probably it would be acceptable, since Fire, Life and nova rushes would still be faster than mono-Time.
It's entirely up to Zanz, if he wants Time to be a slower element, or if he wants it to join the best rushers.
- decreasing the cost... I don't like this idea when used on creatures, especially ones that change their name and appearance when upgraded. Generally, when we think of upgrading a creature, we imagine it becoming stronger, not cheaper. Look at Mummies - isn't it strange that Elite Mummies aren't stronger than normal Mummies? The name 'elite' would suggest more experienced and better armed creatures. It's true that Micro Abominations and Minor Phoenixes are an obvious exception, but in general I'd rather see cost decreases for spells and permanents, while stat increases for creatures.

As this, edited first post:
Increased stats  to 5|5, virtually 7|5 -- and this way, may it be a force to be reckoned with, and may it fill the gap for Time.

I hope in it's current form it became satisfactory for the cause.

**Edit: Still, opinions, remarks, comments are more than welcome. Thanks.

[Tiko]

Huh, this was a long time ago.. The poll reset reminded me of this 'gem' I had here almost completely forgotten, so (sorry for) a bit of necrobump:

Not so long after Bastet was made, Ghost of the Past was introduced, and since then it turned out to be an extremely efficient middle-attacker with the high damage output in pair with obssession/nightmare/rewind. But everyone's own child is the sweetest, and I don't want to let her go that easy :]

The question mainly is: is she viable enough in the shadow of the Ghost?
This card was made when there was still a gap between Deja Vus and Drakes, while bearing in mind Time's two other (mostly) underused creatures: the Anubis and the Pharaoh. These two cards have a very high potential and even stronger abilities, but their high cost and palying speed makes them useful only in very specialized decks and then, they still lose most of the time against the rushier/faster/more control decks. Now, it would take place between the Ghost and Deja Vu, with a considerably cheaper cost than Ghost but still with a potential high damage (and for Sekhmet, a slightly greater chance to survive). Most possibilities with decks and usage have been discussed before (maybe with the exception of a Death/Time combo), so I shouln't repeat them, but I would like to hear any opinions regarding the card itself, and in comparance with the new and fearsome Ghost of the Past, before she tooks place in the archives.

The major flaw I see, personally, is the Egyptian theme, which we are already connecting Time to, but most people say, it's fine this way, but enough - which I share.

Thank you.

[Augustorm]

I don't know who Bastet is, but i know Sekhmet appeared with the body of a human woman and the head of a lioness.  Could that be the upped card's final art, or would that be strange, considering that Sekhmet is a god, and she acts as a middle-power card?  Other than that, this is a good card.  I like the Egyptian reference with Time's Anubis and Pharoh cards. 

[Tiko]

Originally she was viewed as the protector goddess of Lower Egypt. As protector, she was seen as defender of the pharaoh, and consequently of the later chief male deity, Ra, who was also a solar deity, gaining her the titles Lady of Flame and Eye of Ra.

Her role in the pantheon became diminished as Sekhmet, a similar lioness war deity, became more dominant in the unified culture of Lower and Upper Egypt.

She was a cat-headed goddess, and later somewhat merged with Sekhmet.

Well, we already have Anubis as a card, who also was a God in his time. As I am someone who's quite inquired by mythologies, it disturbs me also a bit, but I guess it's just a game afterall.

-- ugh, this card's still struggling in the Crucible ? I wonder if she can survive for the one-year dreamborder.. :]