YMTC 20: Tide of Misery

MOON-E · 10-01-2012, 04:20 AM

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Tide of Misery

Sorcery (R)
Target player loses 1 life. Creatures that player controls get -X/-X, where X is the amount of life he or she lost this turn.
"A drop of blood brings an ocean of despair."
-Shauku, Endbringer

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balaviaris · 10-01-2012, 07:09 AM

It should have storm, to combo with itself

Kraj · 10-01-2012, 07:17 AM

I like this a lot. Good mechanical design, great art match. Love the flavor text. Great job, gang!

bji · 10-01-2012, 09:56 AM

That card is ridiculously strong, too strong to ever print I think. You hit with almost anything before playing it and it's a one-sided wrath for 5 total mana. That's just far too good.

EpicBroccoli · 10-01-2012, 10:54 AM

This is only good when you're ahead since that's pretty much the only way you're going to be able to cast this for more than -1/-1. It's strong but I don't think it's that strong.

flavioal28 · 10-01-2012, 11:14 AM

Paincast?

MOON-E · 10-01-2012, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by flavioal28

Paincast?

Would have been a cool idea, but we started making this card long before paincast was revealed to us.

Blal · 10-01-2012, 01:28 PM

This plus unblockable creatures is just fancy

Draco9 · 10-01-2012, 01:53 PM

The quote on the card render is missing a period.

skaminy · 10-01-2012, 02:01 PM

woulda liked it for 2BB or 1BBB, bitchin art though.
edit: take away the target player loses one life if it were to cost 1bbb or 2bb

MOON-E · 10-01-2012, 03:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Draco9

The quote on the card render is missing a period.

That damn period made the quote take up two lines, so I decided to leave it out.

LnGrrrR · 10-01-2012, 03:52 PM

Too bad it's too late to reword... "A drop of blood gains/bears an ocean of despair" would fit

blue · 10-01-2012, 08:08 PM

I don't think the art matches much for my tastes. Not sure I like the 1 life loss either. If you're going to deal damage to them anyway to make it more powerful then why have the 1 there? i like the effect otherwise.

pprmjcc · 10-02-2012, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by bji

That card is ridiculously strong, too strong to ever print I think. You hit with almost anything before playing it and it's a one-sided wrath for 5 total mana. That's just far too good.

Is better that wrath because the "indestructible" die too

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Apart from that you "must" damage before, sometimes not is easy to do it or perhaps not is enough for kill the creature of you opponent.

Nice card, very balanced with pros and cons

ExImperialDragon · 10-02-2012, 03:22 PM

It's pretty much a one-sided Mutilate, as any creature with flying before this thing drops (even a 3/1 in Standard play) will wind up doing the same as Mizzium Mortars overloaded but for one less mana, and the card is rewarding you for doing exactly what your deck should have been doing first place: Dealing damage to the opponent.

It's a bit too strong, in my opinion, not too much so, but I freaking love this card and wish it were real. If you run evasive creatures (which, erm, most decks in Standard do) or just creatures in general (because most people don't chump block anyway), then this card is a one-sided Wrath that can swing a game in the caster's favor a solid percentage of the time from sheer card advantage alone. No need to play Lightning Bolt or any other method to damage, either.

I mean, if they printed Bonfire of the Damned as the, "If you topdeck me post turn 5, your chances of winning just skyrocketed" card, then I don't see why this would not see print either, but perhaps with another drawback. Even with, "Lose 1 life for each creature put into the graveyard this way" I could still imagine this card seeing play as one-sided Wraths are incredibly swingy effects when they're under 9 mana.

10-01-2012, 07:17 AM	#3
Kraj Well, people in hell want ice water. Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Chicago Posts: 12,153	I like this a lot. Good mechanical design, great art match. Love the flavor text. Great job, gang! __________________ The Golden Rule of forums: If you're going to be rude, be right. If you might be wrong, be polite. Current New Favorite Person™: Mallory Archer** She knows why.
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10-01-2012, 11:14 AM	#6
flavioal28 Experienced Mage Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Ecumenopolis Posts: 132	Paincast? __________________ Spoiler:
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10-01-2012, 02:01 PM	#10
skaminy Just Getting Started Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Dallas Posts: 25	woulda liked it for 2BB or 1BBB, bitchin art though. edit: take away the target player loses one life if it were to cost 1bbb or 2bb Last edited by skaminy; 10-01-2012 at 02:05 PM.
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10-02-2012, 03:22 PM	#15
ExImperialDragon Archmage Overlord Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Is right behind you! Posts: 1,060	It's pretty much a one-sided Mutilate, as any creature with flying before this thing drops (even a 3/1 in Standard play) will wind up doing the same as Mizzium Mortars overloaded but for one less mana, and the card is rewarding you for doing exactly what your deck should have been doing first place: Dealing damage to the opponent. It's a bit too strong, in my opinion, not too much so, but I freaking love this card and wish it were real. If you run evasive creatures (which, erm, most decks in Standard do) or just creatures in general (because most people don't chump block anyway), then this card is a one-sided Wrath that can swing a game in the caster's favor a solid percentage of the time from sheer card advantage alone. No need to play Lightning Bolt or any other method to damage, either. I mean, if they printed Bonfire of the Damned as the, "If you topdeck me post turn 5, your chances of winning just skyrocketed" card, then I don't see why this would not see print either, but perhaps with another drawback. Even with, "Lose 1 life for each creature put into the graveyard this way" I could still imagine this card seeing play as one-sided Wraths are incredibly swingy effects when they're under 9 mana. __________________ Sig and Avatar drawn by me.
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10-01-2012, 07:09 AM	#2
balaviaris Ascended Mage Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 155	It should have storm, to combo with itself
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10-01-2012, 09:56 AM	#4
bji Archmage Join Date: Jan 2006 Posts: 777	That card is ridiculously strong, too strong to ever print I think. You hit with almost anything before playing it and it's a one-sided wrath for 5 total mana. That's just far too good.
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10-01-2012, 10:54 AM	#5
EpicBroccoli Archmage Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 904	This is only good when you're ahead since that's pretty much the only way you're going to be able to cast this for more than -1/-1. It's strong but I don't think it's that strong.
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10-01-2012, 01:28 PM	#8
Blal Ascended Mage Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: NJ Posts: 198	This plus unblockable creatures is just fancy
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10-01-2012, 01:53 PM	#9
Draco9 Archmage Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 789	The quote on the card render is missing a period.
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10-01-2012, 03:52 PM	#12
LnGrrrR Archmage Overlord Join Date: Jul 2011 Location: Scott AFB Posts: 1,830	Too bad it's too late to reword... "A drop of blood gains/bears an ocean of despair" would fit
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