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A GDS2 contestant submitted this (without the P/T boost) as a common with cost
and equip
. Is this underpowered, or is their card overpowered?
Mmm, definite potential there. Thanks.
Junker? Scrapling?
Also, a card idea Self-Repair Module; Artifact - Connector (it regenerates the artifact it is connected to)?
Hopefully the flavour connection here avoids this feeling like a Chinese menu / glue gun card.
Not sure why I thought this could be common. Viridian Shaman was uncommon, Viridian Corrupter was uncommon, War Priest of Thune was uncommon, and this is an artifact block. Never mind.
Yeah, I know what you mean, although I've not done anywhere near as much limited developing as you. It's definitely on multiple axes. It seems there was a wide range of acceptable costs, and wizards deliberately print one or two burn spells per block that are are at the high end, so (a) they don't make a critical mass in standard/extended and (b) they can slowly fill in the possibilities over time. Eg. You could probably print "RR. lightning bolt for 4", I think, but it would be approx as good as lightning bolt, so they'll save it till one day they want to push red burn spells and make a splashy preview.
So cost is something like [base cost based on damage dealt] + [cost for being an instant] + [cost/discount for benefit/drawback/restriction] + [extra cost if it can hit creatures for three or four at instant] + [extra cost if it can hit players for four or five ever] + [cost handicap if there's another really good burn spell in the block] + [random variance so some are better than others]...