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CardName: Hydra Spawn Cost: G Type: Creature - Hydra Pow/Tgh: 1/1 Rules Text: If Hydra Spawn would be destroyed, you may pay {G}. If you do, regenerate it and put a +1/+1 counter on it. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Multiverse Design Challenge None |
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Based on Whatisthisidonteven for Challenge # 068
Another interesting aspect of the card was "when it regenerates, it gets better". I decided that was better off on its own card.
I'm not sure if this makes sense, but it seems simple in principle and to fit the appropriate flavour.
Well, now I want a keyword "Hydrate".
ROFL!
That's.... actually a pretty good idea for a keyword mechanic.
:) It's an awesome name for that mechanic, and I like it a lot, but I'm not sure it would work as a keyword mechanic. I remembered to put a mana cost on it so it's not just permanently better, but it's like regenerate combined with undying, I think it'd get very oppressive if more than a couple of creatures had it.
It'd want tweaking. Ideally it'd do something other than regenerate in order to get away from the baggage of "tap it and remove it from combat". But the general idea seems pretty good.
You're right it has potential to get oppressive. It'd need to be costed something similar to activated indestructibility.
It does exist... kind of... in the form of Spiny Starfish. For what it's worth, I like the idea of triggering off of Regeneration, confusing to players as it is, which is a good thing, since it's a mechanic in Mashup: the Gathering. It'd be really embarrassing if I hated it.
But this seems like the simplest execution of the idea. It probably couldn't be keyworded since there's too much involved. 'Prevent the next damage, if the damage would have been lethal, add a counter' would work as a keyword in my opinion, though. A few less fiddly parts.