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Title: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on January 27, 2012, 12:15:06 am
(http://i.imgur.com/ergWU.png)
(http://i.imgur.com/hk0Hb.png)
NAME:
Light Flux
ELEMENT:
Light
COST:
6 :light
TYPE:
Spell
ATK|HP:
TEXT:
Destroy all of your creatures with "bioluminescence." Inflict 3 damage for every creature destroyed.
NAME:
Light Flux
ELEMENT:
Light
COST:
5 :light
TYPE:
Spell
ATK|HP:
TEXT:
Destroy all of your creatures with "bioluminescence." Inflict 3 damage for every creature destroyed.
ART:
Drake_XIV
IDEA:
Drake_XIV
NOTES:
My first card in the Forge!

With that out of the way, I felt this needed to be filled out a tad more.

Yes, I realize that this is a tad situational.  But it is just as situational as Hope, and seeing as that's going to be removed, why not milk Bioluminescence for a bit more.  Especially in the offensive side.

The higher costs come from the fact that :light can and will generate enough quanta in the situation this will be used.  So to prevent simply spamming it with a combo like the one below, it has been raised to slightly discourage that.

Graveyard > Ray of Light > Light Flux > Luciferase > Light Flux

Speaking of which, it is the only spell that I know of that will create controllable mass death effects on your side, so there is that to be wary of.

It can still target specific creatures, as with the bolt spells..
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Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: maverixk on January 27, 2012, 12:33:16 am
Umm...wow...
Besides the fact that insta-kill cards are generally frowned upon this seems pretty overpowered. Especially the cost.
Personally, I don't very much like that mechanic, but if you were going to modify it, I would suggest upping the price, perhaps having it drain all light quanta.

I'm probably going a bit overboard, but I dislike insta-kills.

EDIT:Sidenote: cool art, cool name, and now that I think about it, not a bad mechanic. Not necessarily a great one, but not bad.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on January 27, 2012, 12:39:32 am
I really don't see how this is an insta-kill per se.  At optimal conditions (RoL > Fractal > Boneyard > Time Flux > Luciferin > Time Flux), it deals... oh, 92.  But considering the nature of this strategy, reaching this state isn't exactly easy to get to.  Unless I'm missing something...

And I was considering draining quanta, but Light already has Miracle, so there's that.

Edit:  I forgot to include that it only targets the owner's creatures...
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: furballdn on January 27, 2012, 01:20:02 am
TBH, it doesn't seem powerful at all. It feels quite UP since you have to sacrifice a light emitting creature for only 2 damage.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: maverixk on January 27, 2012, 01:48:41 am
Oh, only yours? Well that changes everything. Now I see it as UP.
By insta-kill I meant by way of creatures, that it instantly killed the creatures.
This seems very situational, and even in the best situation it's good, but by that time you've already got your opponent beaten(most likely)
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on January 27, 2012, 01:56:53 am
In my opinion, it's just as situational as Hope.

As I previously mentioned, I saw it used with Fractal RoL or maybe FFQ (unupped, mind you).  But in the case of the latter, I do see how it would seem rather pointless since it deals more damage just by attacking.  Would it be better off at 3 damage per Creature?
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: freemod1espilon on April 14, 2012, 10:27:00 pm
This could make some crazy powerful decks if they were really dedicated
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on April 14, 2012, 10:29:09 pm
Quote from: freemod1espilon on April 14, 2012, 10:27:00 pm
This could make some crazy powerful decks if they were really dedicated
That could be said for most Bolt-like spells.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: UndeadSpider1990 on May 18, 2012, 03:05:21 am
May I suggest a re-wording?

Inflict 3 damage to opponent.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: freemod1espilon on May 18, 2012, 07:01:58 pm
That might be just a tad helpful but maybe its made so it can heal if used in combo with SoSac
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Fippe94 on May 19, 2012, 10:08:48 am
This could go well with RoL/Hope by using this to finish the enemy off once they are on low health.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Ovadosin on July 07, 2012, 04:11:28 am
odd card kinda pointless in my opinion
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 07, 2012, 06:21:48 am
Last second burst for RoL Hope.

Mass Death Effects if done right.

Light CC.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: ARTHANASIOS on July 18, 2012, 08:22:43 am
 I actually think it is pretty powerful and NOT just with RoL/Hope decks. FFQ decks can also create an army of kamikaze Fireflies with Light Flux, let alone Unstable Gases are in the same element with Fireflies and a combination of upped and unupped FFQs and Fireflies with UG and LF in the same deck could be deadly. Luciferin also becomes OP with this card, lol. Imagine a deck full of Skeletons, Graveyards, Luciferins and Light Fluxes.
 Actually, I don't think it is OP, since Hope shield loses power with each LF played and 3 damage per creature is like Fractaling 3|0 Sparks that deal spell damage, something not very great. I would have voted for this idea, but there are other ideas I like slightly more than this one.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: blarp on July 27, 2012, 11:01:55 pm
make it destroy all creatures with bioluminescence in general. cause why not. althoughhhhhh with boneyard and skeletons and luci being free i think upped, might be powerful. at least worthy of a deck so that's probably a good thing :)
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: blarp on July 27, 2012, 11:02:07 pm
one of your better ideas drake :)
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 27, 2012, 11:04:12 pm
Made it up to Forge for some bizaar reason though...
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: blarp on July 27, 2012, 11:12:30 pm
Quote from: Drake_XIV on July 27, 2012, 11:04:12 pm
Made it up to Forge for some bizaar reason though...

:P
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: DigitalHero07 on July 27, 2012, 11:31:24 pm
What is the Forge? Sorry if I 'm not posting in the right place or it's a bad question.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 27, 2012, 11:35:22 pm
Quote from: DigitalHero07 on July 27, 2012, 11:31:24 pm
What is the Forge? Sorry if I 'm not posting in the right place or it's a bad question.

The forge is the third stop in the Card Idea and Art polling system.

[Note in the section tree how this thread is in Level 2 - Forge.]

By being in the Forge, it has already survived one round of votes in the Crucible and now competes, in this case, against other Spell ideas to make it to Level 3 - Armory.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: DigitalHero07 on July 27, 2012, 11:47:45 pm
So crucible, forge, armory and reliquary are a kind of selection for new cards?
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: Drake_XIV on July 27, 2012, 11:49:38 pm
Yes.  But the Reliquary are the card ideas that have been implemented into the game.  Everything else just moves up the ranks.
Title: Re: Light Flux | Light Flux
Post by: blarp on July 27, 2012, 11:55:19 pm
crucible is just meeting the requirements, forge is a good idea, armory is a great idea.
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