Energy Shield

**Unruler** · 07-15-2012, 04:45 PM

So I want to suggest new ally attribute: energy shield. It will be shield that blokes damage and regenerates at the beginning of each turn. It's fairly similar to stoneskin except you can damage energy shield and reduce its value for the amount of dealt damage until next turn.

Here's some card examples:

Elemental Sharder

3/1 3cc Elemental ally.

Energy Shield 3.

Shards and energy protect his bare heart.

Heavy Spark

2/2 2cc Elemental ally

Energy Shield 1. If there is one or more Heavy Sparks in play this ally gains +1 attack.

"Avenge our former glory!"

Astral Graverobber

4cc 2/4 Shadow Ally

Energy Shield 2. Ally killed by Astral Graverobber goes to its controller's resource pile.

"When stealing a soul, take body too."

For example, you Smite

Elemental Charger - his Energy Shield is down and it can be killed by Firesnake this turn. But next turn his energy shield is regenerated again and you will need 4 damage to kill him.

Yes, it's mainly elemental ability. Yes, it gona be awesome with the Shard. Your thoughts?

**Natethegreat** · 07-15-2012, 05:26 PM

Shouldn't Astral Graverobber give you some benefit as well, like your hero gains two health when Astral Graverobber kills an ally. Since if it didn't, then you would just be giving your opponent resources.

**Unruler** · 07-15-2012, 07:35 PM

Originally Posted by Natethegreat

Shouldn't Astral Graverobber give you some benefit as well, like your hero gains two health when Astral Graverobber kills an ally. Since if it didn't, then you would just be giving your opponent resources.

I meant resource pile of the controller of Graverobber. I don't know how to word it clearer, but "its" (maybe should've used "his") standing right past Astral Graverobber, so you should assume his controller, not killed ally's controller.

So for example you killed Gravebone

's Plasma Behemoth with Astral Graverobber and Plasma goes right into your resource pile, so Gravebone

can't resurrect it.

Maybe it's too good and it should go to killed ally controller's resource pile, so it would be more balanced and less powerful.

**Natethegreat** · 07-15-2012, 08:59 PM

Maybe it should remove the ally from play and one of your resources are renewed. To make it cleaerer, you could say this cards controller, or Astral Graverobber's controller.

**coupdegrâce** · 07-15-2012, 10:28 PM

Originally Posted by Unruler

I meant resource pile of the controller of Graverobber. I don't know how to word it clearer, but "its" (maybe should've used "his") standing right past Astral Graverobber, so you should assume his controller, not killed ally's controller.

So for example you killed Gravebone

's Plasma Behemoth with Astral Graverobber and Plasma goes right into your resource pile, so Gravebone

can't resurrect it.

Maybe it's too good and it should go to killed ally controller's resource pile, so it would be more balanced and less powerful.

well 2/4(6) for 4 is to good maybe 1/3(5)
the. youd need to focus on giving the killing blow with him, and its harder with 1 dmg as with 2, esp when youll play shard on him

but the shield idea is kinda cool

**Unruler** · 07-16-2012, 12:45 AM

Well, I wanted Astral Graverobber to be appealing to play. Yes, he's quite fat but Gargoyle needs 5 damage in one swing to kill (more if in several swings) and Energy Shield is weaker than stoneskin. So effectively he has about the same protection as Gargoyle, same attack and higher cost.

Now about his ability. I think as it is, it's good enough to make you play this card but not OP or game breaking. To make a kill with him you need to combine him with something else (most of the time). +1 res is cool but after turn five it's not all that important and the fact that it steals ally from GY may counter some strategies, but for humans, for example, it's irrelevant.