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CardName: Bolstering Light Cost: 1W Type: Enchantment Pow/Tgh: / Rules Text: Flash Creatures you control get +0/+1. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Community Set Common

Bolstering Light
{1}{w}
 
 C 
Enchantment
Flash
Creatures you control get +0/+1.
Updated on 23 Mar 2012 by jmgariepy

Code: CW11

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History: [-]

2012-03-22 12:38:14: Jack V created the card Bolstering Light

I talked about this elsewhere, but I don't think I made an actual card out of it. The downside is that +0/+1 is a small bonus, but global +0/+2 is probably too good for common.

But the reason I suggest is is:

  • White probably wants 2+ combat tricks (possibly including instant-speed removal), and I don't think it has those in the skeleton yet
  • This is the simplest possible expression of the "flash enchantment as combat trick" idea and if we want to do that, it makes sense to have the simplest version at common.

­Veteran Swordsmith suggests this could possible be +1/+0 instead, I'm not sure which plays better.

I think +1/+0 is a lot stronger than +0/+1; it's the better half of Glorious Anthem. I think +0/+1 is plausible for all your creatures at common (Veteran Armorer / Lumithread Field) but +1/+0 isn't going to happen for all your creatures anywhere less than rare (Swordsmith was just for Soldiers).

Oh, you're right, I'd not noticed the asymmetry between armorer and swordsmith, although I'd thought there should be one. This could easily only pump enchantments if that helps.

But I think +0/+1 is probably better: it's hopefully just about playable, which means it's interesting to make and see what use people get out of it.

2012-03-23 04:10:18: jmgariepy edited Bolstering Light

Looks good to me. It also does a good job of updating Parapet... and oddly, I've wanted a new Parapet. Added to file, replacing Battlefield Bolter.

I'm biased because I suggested this, but I quite liked it in play. Even +0/+1 is a bit hard to remember, I wouldn't suggest a more complicated bonus.

It's hard to get it to matter as a combat trick, I usually just played it, but I still think it will sometimes (a 2/2 vs a 2/2 its just what you need).

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