Next card in my Affinity set. Not sure what else I can say about it.
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Affinity Artifacts
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Affinity Artifacts
Next card in my Affinity set. Not sure what else I can say about it.
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Re: Affinity Artifacts
I'm unhappy with Volcano Blast being an Artifact. Flavour-wise, makes pretty much no sense. A volcano is certainly a land, and being a blast pretty much turns it into an instant or sorcery. Reflavour it as some sort of bomb, a 'Volcano Blaster' sounds hilarious. Power-wise, perfectly fine. Follows in the footsteps of Ratchet Bomb and Engineered Explosives.
Don't know how I feel about Flask of Ambiguity. Power-wise, it feels fine, but the two abilities of the card feel incredibly unconnected outside of being blue.
Don't know how I feel about Flask of Ambiguity. Power-wise, it feels fine, but the two abilities of the card feel incredibly unconnected outside of being blue.
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Re: Affinity Artifacts
Maybe add "For each tapped nonland permanent your opponent controls" to the second one for Flask?
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Re: Affinity Artifacts
It's not synergic though. The card's asking you to choose one or the other, but, while the second benefits from the first, you can't activate both in a turn without some fancy trick. I think it's too cute, and the second effect (with that extra clause) would probably have to cost about 5 or 6 mana, and sacrifice the artifact as well. At that point, my alternative design would be:
Flask of Ambiguity V.II
Artifact
: Tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
, Sacrifice ~: Draw a card for each tapped nonland permanent target opponent controls.
Affinity for Islands
I don't there's any real way of making the design more elegant. It's a perfectly balanced design, but probably not a very good one just for being clunky.
Flask of Ambiguity V.II
Artifact
: Tap target nonland permanent an opponent controls.
, Sacrifice ~: Draw a card for each tapped nonland permanent target opponent controls.
Affinity for Islands
I don't there's any real way of making the design more elegant. It's a perfectly balanced design, but probably not a very good one just for being clunky.
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Re: Affinity Artifacts
They are quite strong to be Just Uncommon IMO
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