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A whole new level of draw power https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=48478.msg1059739#msg1059739
« on: April 14, 2013, 05:11:58 am »
Currently I'm working on a card that brings huge, uncontrolled draw power to the player:

"Whenever you have less than X cards in hand, draw 1 card immediately. X= number of this card on field"

This card could be a creature or a permanent.

Since I have no idea on the name and the theme, as well as the balancing, I put it here to gather opinions.

Hope someone can help me with this idea.

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Re: A whole new level of draw power https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=48478.msg1059743#msg1059743
« Reply #1 on: April 14, 2013, 05:26:16 am »
Any time you are immediately drawing a card for free after playing any card, you have potential for great abuse. It is free quanta (from immolations, supernovas and pillars) to power free cards. The only resource that you are really depleting is cards-in-deck.

That said, with sufficiently high cost, it could be balanced. This is because a bad draw with none of this card will leave you with a powerless deck. Also, a bad draw with not enough quanta to play out your hand (e.g. with too many of this card) will also screw you.

So in essence, the mechanic, if properly balanced, makes unreliable decks that are either immensely powerful (X-turn kill) or goldfish, just depending on the draw. It doesn't seem like a very fun idea to me in this light.
« Last Edit: April 14, 2013, 05:31:06 am by jawdirk »

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Re: A whole new level of draw power https://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php?topic=48478.msg1060761#msg1060761
« Reply #2 on: April 17, 2013, 08:56:07 am »
that seems OP. a deck of free creatures you could draw your whole deck like instantly.
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