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CardName: Hellbat Cost: 2R Type: Artifact Creature - Terran Mech Pow/Tgh: 1/4 Rules Text: Switch {1}{R} (You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for {2}. Turn this card face down or face up anytime for {1}{R}.) When Hellbat is turned face down, it gains double strike until end of turn. Flavour Text: Set/Rarity: Duel Decks Starcraft: Remastered Uncommon

Hellbat

Artifact Creature – Terran Mech

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(You may cast this face down as a 2/2 creature for . Turn this card face down or face up anytime for .)
When Hellbat is turned face down, it gains double strike until end of turn.

1/4

Updated on 13 Dec 2018 by jameschanlee

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2014-08-14 12:55:08: jameschanlee created the card Hellbat

2014-08-14 12:56:04: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

by jameschanlee:

Hellbat, together with Viking, are the two common "morph fluff" creatures, and both have that weird second ability that grants a boost. I'm thinking it works correctly, right? The face-up Hellbat will become a 2/4 face-down creature until end of turn?

by Alex:

Yeah, no problem.

2014-08-17 09:57:15: jameschanlee edited Hellbat:

1W-> W

2014-08-18 21:12:57: jameschanlee edited Hellbat:

W -> 1W. you can repeatedly flip this up and down to get +0/+2 every time, but it costs you more now.

2014-08-19 07:23:04: jameschanlee edited Hellbat:

included rarity -> uncommon

2014-08-19 07:23:17: jameschanlee edited Hellbat:

included rarity -> Common

2014-08-20 11:06:23: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

2015-03-12 11:47:00: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

2016-04-15 00:49:04: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

by jameschanlee:

Previously:

Hellbat {3} {r}
Artifact Creature - Terran [c]
Morph {r}
{r} , Turn Hellbat face down: Hellbat gains menace until end of turn.
3/3

Too many questions for common, especially the part where the flipping is part of the cost.
Menace frequently didn't matter and is in practice suboptimal for something you need to spend mana on
Need more creatures with high switch costs for better bluffing and to limit decisions
Terran needs more midsize creatures
If needed, can be a mana sink, similar to an Invoker cycle
A little concerned about the 5cmc casting cost, which seems a little high for a mid-tier unit. Let's see.

2017-06-13 00:46:57: jameschanlee edited Hellbat:

target opponent -> target player

2017-06-15 11:01:36: jameschanlee edited Hellbat:

reduced costs

2018-10-25 07:32:45: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

2018-10-30 09:59:24: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

2018-11-09 02:35:04: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

2018-12-13 04:11:16: jameschanlee edited Hellbat

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