tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post5515051926317329490..comments2024-03-11T02:32:15.295-04:00Comments on Goblin Artisans: CCDD 080511—Mermaid LyristUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-53972880636684156472011-08-18T09:35:32.326-04:002011-08-18T09:35:32.326-04:00Anonymous's little table is probably accurate ...Anonymous's little table is probably accurate these days, but red still has quite a claim on the "can't block". It's very tempting to combine different elements from the table into gold cards, which is what Burning-Tree Bloodscale and Thundersong Trumpeter did, both elegantly; but both of them had red get "target creature can't block".<br /><br />I think perhaps black gets "THIS creature can't block", but red gets "TARGET creature can't block".AlexChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05674122775216494431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-44073184491323980042011-08-07T01:12:48.576-04:002011-08-07T01:12:48.576-04:00In my previous post, I meant that "must block...In my previous post, I meant that "must block" was seen mostly in green and occasionally in *red* (not blue).<br /><br />This site really needs a comment editing feature for the way I normally post.KingRitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236555527666561613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-66599620425633309972011-08-06T19:31:24.117-04:002011-08-06T19:31:24.117-04:00Here's what I consider the canonic distributio...Here's what I consider the canonic distribution of the attack/block forcing/prevention:<br /><br />can't attack -- white<br />can't block -- black<br />must attack -- red<br />must block -- green<br /><br />Funny how there's no blue. Also, this is material for at least two elegant four-coloured cards.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-42504066135757790262011-08-06T16:49:26.343-04:002011-08-06T16:49:26.343-04:00For me, this is simply not a blue card. Forcing at...For me, this is simply not a blue card. Forcing attacks fills a very different part of the color pie than does preventing attacks -- the latter being white, as clearly indicated by Thundersong Trumpeter (whose "can't block" text is clearly the "red half" of the card). "Can't attack" fits best in white's pacifist flavor. Given that comp, and the fact that "can't attack" is presumably the stronger half of that card, I think that Mermaid Lyrist is also a bit stronger than it should be; it has the same ability as the better half of a card costing at least twice as much (1 vs. 2, and gold makes the Trumpeter's cost more difficult).<br /><br />I feel that a better "mirror" to Alluring Siren-type effects would be "blocks this turn if able" -- an effect previously seen in very different contexts mostly in green and occasionally in blue, but unique enough in this activated ability implementation and strong enough in "Siren" flavor (Sirens draw creatures into danger) that it could arguably find a home even in blue.KingRitzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13236555527666561613noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5479847193762153273.post-2861802482810729532011-08-05T14:29:26.698-04:002011-08-05T14:29:26.698-04:00This is a weaker version of the tapper effect, and...This is a weaker version of the tapper effect, and it could provide alternatives when you want to put it on a creature with other abilities without making it too strong.<br /><br />For example, there could be a 1/2 flying vigilance guy that says "T: Target creature can't attack this turn."<br /><br />It could also be good to use this weaker ability on cards when you don't want the same tapper clone to be the top-tier white/blue common in every set. (Not that traditional tappers are broken, but for the sake of variety of Limited environments.)<br /><br />I think the key to nerfing this ability is to make it so that it doesn't prevent a creature from both attacking and blocking with a single activation; for that purpose, "T: Target creature can't attack or block this turn." might also work.<br /><br />Finally, I just realized while writing this comment that traditional tappers are a great way to educate beginning players to wait to do things on their opponent's turns.Chahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15574587448667619081noreply@blogger.com