[Official] Dune Scorpion | Dune Scorpion

[furballdn]

While it's not overpowered, saying "it's not overpowered because I have a counter for it" is not a valid reason for saying it's not overpowered.

[OldTrees]

I guess I should have made it more clear, but he did have two scorpions

So it was 4 cards not just 2.
4 cards dealing 20 poison over 5 turns = 1 poison per card per turn = Forest Scorpion

[SpineApple]

It's a good idea and works fine the way it is. It isn't too overpowered. I've never felt bad losing to neurotoxin. It also makes perfect sense.
It's great just as it is, I say.

[Xamuel]

Not OP at all.  However, there's an argument to be made that Shard of Sacrifice is OP, and that's often combo'd with this guy.  In fact, that's the whole premise of some popular platinum arena farming decks:  get one dune scorpion out early, get one hit with it to turn neurotoxin on, then cower like a little girl behind every sort of stall (mostly shard of sacrifice) you can.

[Cheesy111]

Not OP at all.  However, there's an argument to be made that Shard of Sacrifice is OP, and that's often combo'd with this guy.  In fact, that's the whole premise of some popular platinum arena farming decks:  get one dune scorpion out early, get one hit with it to turn neurotoxin on, then cower like a little girl behind every sort of stall (mostly shard of sacrifice) you can.

If there's an argument to be made that SoSac is OP, please put it in the Nerf Shard of Sacrifice thread and not the Nerf Dune Scorpion thread.  Also, SPlat's existence does not constitute OPness in and of itself.

[supertoxicwaste]

It's not op.
1. You need to buff it first, making it a duo/combo.
2. on average(not counting RT and procrastination) if whatever you are playing deals your opponent/heals you more than 1 per turn, it is a good idea to play it. eg. playing a photon would deal both you and your opponent 1 damage per turn.

[Cheesy111]

It's not op.
1. You need to buff it first, making it a duo/combo.
2. on average(not counting RT and procrastination) if whatever you are playing deals your opponent/heals you more than 1 per turn, it is a good idea to play it. eg. playing a photon would deal both you and your opponent 1 damage per turn.

2. is a good point but it assumes that whatever you are playing will not get CC'd or destroyed or nullified or make you lose earlier, so make sure to keep those points in mind.

[asiantraceur]

I think its pretty good the way it is makes people think about which cards they absolutely need to put down and pretty sure time doesnt have any cards that would give dune scorpion attack boost so it can inflict poisin that way so itd have to be at least a duo-deck...

[SpineApple]

I think its pretty good the way it is makes people think about which cards they absolutely need to put down and pretty sure time doesnt have any cards that would give dune scorpion attack boost so it can inflict poisin that way so itd have to be at least a duo-deck...

It's good 'cause AI is an idiot and keeps spamming cards after being neurotoxined! <3

[neuroleptics]

I don't c how this card can be OP. You need  or or and beyond that, it's just a 0 attack creature. Yes, the poison stacks but just like arsenic, poison, SoSa, you can just neutralize it with purify and you don't spam. If you are playing a rushing deck.........and even if the player somehow manage to play this card in the early rounds, you should be able to deal significant damage to him before the accumulated poison threatens to kill you. (as the Qs. is based on dune scorpion, it's out of the option to link it with other creatures or weapon with blessings, chaos seed and unstoppable being the exceptions)

[Ilias22]

The card is fine!i think that almost everyone agrees with that.

[choongmyoung]

No, this is balanced.
Compare this to the deathstalker.
They both are 0 ATK and needs buff, making duo.
And on avg, Deathstalker and Dune Scropion adds 2 poison counter each turn.

Yes, if deathstalker is dead there's no more poison unlike dune scorpion.
That's true, but +1 cost for dune scorpion

Furthermore, neurotoxin effect is not stacked.
Even you played two dune scorpions, opponents get 1 counter when playing cards, not 2.