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CardName: Oppressing the Weak Cost: 2B Type: Enchantment Pow/Tgh: Rules Text: Whenever a creature with power 1 or less attacks or blocks, destroy it and its controller loses 1 life. Flavour Text: In gang territory, the aged don't go outdoors even in broad daylight. Set/Rarity: Sienira's Facets Uncommon

Oppressing the Weak
{2}{b}
 
 U 
Enchantment
Whenever a creature with power 1 or less attacks or blocks, destroy it and its controller loses 1 life.
In gang territory, the aged don't go outdoors even in broad daylight.
Updated on 18 Feb 2016 by Alex

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Nasty. The most impressive part about the design is the way it hoses strategies that are traditionally White and Green, without actually saying so. The name is weak, though.

I'm certainly happy to change the name if anyone has any better suggestions. You're right - an enchantment shouldn't really have an active verb for a name. It's slightly saddening that it's the kind of ability that will basically never trigger - it could almost read "Creatures with power 1 can't attack or block" - but on the flip side, it does let Johnny have a fun challenge with Lure effects or "must attack" effects.

"Oppression of the Weak" or simply "Oppression" might work better.

Exactly power 1, or power 1 or less?

Was originally meant to be "exactly 1", but flavour would probably work better as "1 or less". Changed.

2010-12-20 15:04:08: Alex edited Oppressing the Weak

"Oppression" on its own is quite an iconic name; probably prefer not to use it up on a somewhat kooky enchantment.

Maybe just change it to Oppress the Weak ? and for what it does I think it is undercosted for an Uncommon, maybe {2}{b}{b} or a move to rare? depends on how much P/T shrinking (a la Disfigure ) there is in the set.

Perhaps you could make it: "Whenever a creature with power 1 or less attacks or blocks, destroy it at the end of combat. Its controller loses 1 life."

It does seem undercosted.

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