Entropy Creature: First Card Idea

[Solarias]

NAME: Guardian of the Void ELEMENT: COST: 8 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 7/6 TEXT: Instead of dealing damage to creatures or players, absorb equal quanta. For every  absorbed deal 1 damage.	NAME: Guardian of the Void ELEMENT: COST: 9 TYPE: Creature ATK|HP: 8/7 TEXT: Instead of dealing damage to creatures or players, absorb equal quanta. For every  absorbed deal 2 damage.

ART: Tanaki IDEA: This card may or may not be Immortal, that may be a little OP. Or maybe Immortal in upgraded only? NOTES: No notes. SERIES: Series Unknown.

[Pineapple]

Is the absorbed from the owner or the opponent?

[Nepycros]

Is the absorbed from the owner or the opponent?

I suppose, like Flooding, Absorb means from the owner.

Devourer drains quanta from the opponent. I think drain/absorb work on opponent/owner respectively.

[Pineapple]

So it's a 7-attack creature with an initial cost of 8 and a continuous upkeep of 7 ? Isn't that extremely weak and situational, considering you can do the same thing with just 2 ?

[moomoose]

i think its sort of like mana worm (http://elementscommunity.org/forum/index.php/topic,15279.0.html), but when it absorbs from the opponent, it deals damage.  yeah, its pretty much too powerful as is, if this is the case.  mana worm is similar/smaller and doesnt have the damage done component.  to balance this card, i would suggest dropping down its cost to ~3, its attack|hp to 1|3, and then have it do 2 or so damage if the quanta it destroys is for the base card, and then make a small beneficial adjustment to the upgraded card however you see fit.

also, be sure to link the art source, if it is copyrighted make sure to ask the artist directly for permission to use the art.

[Solarias]

I was thinking it could be absorbed from the opponent but if that's too over the top then from the owner would probably be more viable.

[MatrimKK]

maybe the damage part should be removed?  I like this card alot tho Epic
I think the ability needs an activate cost perhaps?