Post by Ben-Ra on Feb 21, 2008 20:11:41 GMT -5
This is the first in a series of articles going in-depth on individual cards. First up, Basalt Idol.
Basalt Idol (S) (NC)
ST:0 HP:20 G:50
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive/Global Ability: All creatures cannot use abilities that trigger at Battle End or Upon Defeat.
Pretty straightforward, especially now that they've cleaned up the terminology from the previous game. Capitalized Terms are Good. I would note, however, that although the text says "creatures", this also includes spell and item effects which trigger at Battle End. Guess they haven't perfected this whole text writing business just yet. So what good is it? To know that, we need to know which cards are affected by it. As if on cue:
Great Fossil (R) (NC)
ST:0 HP:50 G:50
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Does not claim tolls
Upon Defeat: Transforms into Tyrannosaurus
Little Fossil (N) (NC)
ST:0 HP:30 G:40
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Does not claim tolls
Upon Defeat: Transforms into Giant Rat
Lunatic Hare (R) (NC)
ST:20 HP:30 G:20
Battle End: Swaps opponent's ST and HP values.
Nil (E) (NC)
ST:60 HP:60 G:150+Discard
Instant Death: 50%
Battle End: User loses 100g
Territory (100G): Deals damage to all creatures equal to 50% of their MHP value, then is destroyed.
Wraith (S) (NC)
ST:10 HP:30 G:40+Discard
Item Limit: xArmor
Instant Death: 50%
Battle End: Is destroyed.
Ba-al (R) (RC)
ST:50 HP:50 G:80+Red+Discard
Attacks First
Battle End: Destroys a random card from user's hand.
Conjurer (R) (RC)
ST:20 HP:30 G:40
Item Limit: xWeapon
Territory (80G): Summons Ba-al to vacant land of user's choice, then is destroyed.
Scroll critical hit.
Golem (N) (RC)
ST:40 HP:50 G:60
Battle End: Base ST and Base HP -10
Phoenix (N) (RC)
ST:30 HP:30 G:40
Item Limit: xScroll
Upon Defeat: Returns to owner's hand.
Sulfurous Balloon (S) (RC)
ST:10 HP:30 G:15+Red
Item Limit: xScroll
Upon Defeat: HP -30 to opponent's base HP.
Behemoth (S) (BC)
ST:60 HP:60 G:90+Blue
Land Limit: xRed
Item Limit: xArmor xScroll
Attacks Last
Battle End: Destroys a single card at random from user's hand.
Fate (S) (BC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:60
Territory (40G): Users draws a card.
Upon Defeat: User draws a card.
Fungonoid (N) (BC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:60
Item Limit: xScroll
Battle End: MHP +10 (up to a maximum of 100).
Gelatinous Wall (N) (BC)
ST:10 HP:50 G:40
Item limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Battle End: User gains (damage received x5G) magic (excludes scroll attacks).
Triton (N) (BC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:60
Battle End: User draws a card if item was equipped on Triton during battle.
Hunbaba (R) (GC)
ST:50 HP:40 G:80+Green+Discard
Land Limit: xYellow
Attack Bonus: Poison
Boost: ST -10 to Yellow creatures.
Leshy (S) (GC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:50
Defensive
Battle End: Raises level of battle territory by 1.
Mummy (N) (GC)
ST:20 HP:50 G:40
Item Limit: xWeapon
Defensive
Upon Defeat: User gains (lap numberx50G) magic.
Seismodon (S) (GC)
ST:40 HP:50 G:90+Green
Item Limit: xScroll
Territory (120G): Evolves into Brontides.
Upon defeat: Lowers level of battle territory by 1.
Spiny Agama (N) (GC)
ST:20 HP:30 G:50
Item Limit: xArmor xScroll
Reflects: 1/2 of damage received (excludes scroll attacks).
territory (80G): Evolves into Seismodon.
Spudfolk (N) (GC)
ST:0 HP:40 G:40
Territory (0G): User gains (number of Green creatures in playx20G) magic.
Upon Defeat: User gains (number of Red creatures in playx10G) magic.
Venomouspore (S) (GC)
ST:10 HP:50 G:10+Green
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Regenerates
Territory (100G): "Plague"
Centaur (S) (YC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:80
Attacks First
Battle End: items equipped recycle to user's book.
Flying Puffer (R) (YC)
ST:20 HP:40 G:40+Yellow+Discard
Item Limit: xTool xScroll
Upon Victory: Is destroyed.
Upon defeat: Destroys opponent.
Leveller (N) (YC)
ST:40 HP:60 G:100+Yellow+Discard
Item Limit: xScroll
Battle End: Lowers level of battle territory by 1 unless it's a Yellow land.
Mutitan (S) (YC)
ST:50 HP:60 G:70+Yellow
Item Limit: xScroll
Enchanted: "Senility"
Pulgasari (N) (YC)
ST:40 HP:40 G:90
Item Limit: xScroll
Battle End: ST and MHP +10 if opponent equipped an item (up to a maximum of 100).
Wendigo (N) (YC)
ST:30 HP:50 G:70
Battle End: Adds "Fog" to defending creature if Wendigo is not equipped with an item.
Abyssal Tome (S) (I)
Tool G:10
Attack bonus: Transforms opponent into Statue.
Battle End: Equipped creature is transofrmed into Statue.
Angry Mask (S) (I)
Tool G:10
Battle End: deals amount of damage received during battle to opponent's base HP.
Boomerang (S) (I)
Weapon G:40
ST +20/HP +10
Battle End: Recycles to hand.
Corrosive Knife (R) (I)
Tool G:20
Battle End: Destroys opponent if they regenerated.
Cursed Seal (S) (I)
Tool G:10
Upon Defeat: Deals damage equal to 50% of opponent's MHP value to opponent's base HP.
Death Choker (R) (I)
Tool G:60
ST +30
Penetrates
Battle End: Equipped creature is destroyed.
Doom Needle (R) (I)
Weapon G:30
ST +20
Battle End: Adds "Senility" to opponent.
Gem of Life (S) (I)
Tool G:20
Battle End: If user's creature's HP is 20 or under, both it and opponent's creature are destroyed.
Necro Scarab (S) (I)
Tool G:60
Upon Defeat: Transforms equipped creature into Skeleton.
Silver Plow (R) (I)
Tool G:100
Battle End: Raises level of battle territory by 1.
Tombstone (N) (I)
Tool G:0
Upon Defeat: User draws cards until their hand contains 6 cards.
Bulimia (R) (SP)
Single Status G:50
Destroys a single card at random from hand of creature's owner at Battle End.
Doublecast
Mutation (N) (SP)
Single Status G:40
MHP +20 to target creature (up to a maximum of 100).
Adds Poison.
Plague (S) (SP)
Global Status G:100
Adds Poison to all creatures in target area.
Senility (R) (SP)
Single Status G:100
Target creature is destroyed at Battle End.
Notes-
Poison = At the end of battle, affected creatures takes base HP damage equal to 30% of its MHP.
Conjurer and Spiny Agama are included because they create or evolve into creatures which are on the list.
For the most part, Battle End and Upon Defeat effects are positive for the user. The primary use of Basalt Idol is to counter such cards. Generally, that makes its inclusion in any given book fairly risky, since if the opponent isn't using any BE or UD cards it's pretty worthless. Still, if a certain type of book becomes very popular, and it contains the above cards, you know what to do.
However....there are some cards which have negative BE and UD aspects for the user, usually to offset a cheap G cost or overall power. This is where BI could be used to strong reliable effect. Nil, Wraith, Ba-al, Golem, Behemoth, Mutitan, Abyssal Tome, Death Choker and Mutation are the cards which become a lot better when BI is on the board.
Of course, using just one of those cards probably doesn't make it worthwhile to put BI in your book, but if your concept can fit several in, you might consider using it to streamline your book's effectiveness. The easiest example I can think of would be a book including 4 Conjurers and 4 Ba-als, throw in some Death Chokers if you need to knock over a high level land, throw in Nil because he's Nil, profit.
Card listings stolen from ExMortis's ps2 faq, edited for changes in Saga, new entries by me using the same format. Any questions, comments, corrections, let me know.
Basalt Idol (S) (NC)
ST:0 HP:20 G:50
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive/Global Ability: All creatures cannot use abilities that trigger at Battle End or Upon Defeat.
Pretty straightforward, especially now that they've cleaned up the terminology from the previous game. Capitalized Terms are Good. I would note, however, that although the text says "creatures", this also includes spell and item effects which trigger at Battle End. Guess they haven't perfected this whole text writing business just yet. So what good is it? To know that, we need to know which cards are affected by it. As if on cue:
Great Fossil (R) (NC)
ST:0 HP:50 G:50
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Does not claim tolls
Upon Defeat: Transforms into Tyrannosaurus
Little Fossil (N) (NC)
ST:0 HP:30 G:40
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Does not claim tolls
Upon Defeat: Transforms into Giant Rat
Lunatic Hare (R) (NC)
ST:20 HP:30 G:20
Battle End: Swaps opponent's ST and HP values.
Nil (E) (NC)
ST:60 HP:60 G:150+Discard
Instant Death: 50%
Battle End: User loses 100g
Territory (100G): Deals damage to all creatures equal to 50% of their MHP value, then is destroyed.
Wraith (S) (NC)
ST:10 HP:30 G:40+Discard
Item Limit: xArmor
Instant Death: 50%
Battle End: Is destroyed.
Ba-al (R) (RC)
ST:50 HP:50 G:80+Red+Discard
Attacks First
Battle End: Destroys a random card from user's hand.
Conjurer (R) (RC)
ST:20 HP:30 G:40
Item Limit: xWeapon
Territory (80G): Summons Ba-al to vacant land of user's choice, then is destroyed.
Scroll critical hit.
Golem (N) (RC)
ST:40 HP:50 G:60
Battle End: Base ST and Base HP -10
Phoenix (N) (RC)
ST:30 HP:30 G:40
Item Limit: xScroll
Upon Defeat: Returns to owner's hand.
Sulfurous Balloon (S) (RC)
ST:10 HP:30 G:15+Red
Item Limit: xScroll
Upon Defeat: HP -30 to opponent's base HP.
Behemoth (S) (BC)
ST:60 HP:60 G:90+Blue
Land Limit: xRed
Item Limit: xArmor xScroll
Attacks Last
Battle End: Destroys a single card at random from user's hand.
Fate (S) (BC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:60
Territory (40G): Users draws a card.
Upon Defeat: User draws a card.
Fungonoid (N) (BC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:60
Item Limit: xScroll
Battle End: MHP +10 (up to a maximum of 100).
Gelatinous Wall (N) (BC)
ST:10 HP:50 G:40
Item limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Battle End: User gains (damage received x5G) magic (excludes scroll attacks).
Triton (N) (BC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:60
Battle End: User draws a card if item was equipped on Triton during battle.
Hunbaba (R) (GC)
ST:50 HP:40 G:80+Green+Discard
Land Limit: xYellow
Attack Bonus: Poison
Boost: ST -10 to Yellow creatures.
Leshy (S) (GC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:50
Defensive
Battle End: Raises level of battle territory by 1.
Mummy (N) (GC)
ST:20 HP:50 G:40
Item Limit: xWeapon
Defensive
Upon Defeat: User gains (lap numberx50G) magic.
Seismodon (S) (GC)
ST:40 HP:50 G:90+Green
Item Limit: xScroll
Territory (120G): Evolves into Brontides.
Upon defeat: Lowers level of battle territory by 1.
Spiny Agama (N) (GC)
ST:20 HP:30 G:50
Item Limit: xArmor xScroll
Reflects: 1/2 of damage received (excludes scroll attacks).
territory (80G): Evolves into Seismodon.
Spudfolk (N) (GC)
ST:0 HP:40 G:40
Territory (0G): User gains (number of Green creatures in playx20G) magic.
Upon Defeat: User gains (number of Red creatures in playx10G) magic.
Venomouspore (S) (GC)
ST:10 HP:50 G:10+Green
Item Limit: xWeapon xScroll
Defensive
Regenerates
Territory (100G): "Plague"
Centaur (S) (YC)
ST:30 HP:40 G:80
Attacks First
Battle End: items equipped recycle to user's book.
Flying Puffer (R) (YC)
ST:20 HP:40 G:40+Yellow+Discard
Item Limit: xTool xScroll
Upon Victory: Is destroyed.
Upon defeat: Destroys opponent.
Leveller (N) (YC)
ST:40 HP:60 G:100+Yellow+Discard
Item Limit: xScroll
Battle End: Lowers level of battle territory by 1 unless it's a Yellow land.
Mutitan (S) (YC)
ST:50 HP:60 G:70+Yellow
Item Limit: xScroll
Enchanted: "Senility"
Pulgasari (N) (YC)
ST:40 HP:40 G:90
Item Limit: xScroll
Battle End: ST and MHP +10 if opponent equipped an item (up to a maximum of 100).
Wendigo (N) (YC)
ST:30 HP:50 G:70
Battle End: Adds "Fog" to defending creature if Wendigo is not equipped with an item.
Abyssal Tome (S) (I)
Tool G:10
Attack bonus: Transforms opponent into Statue.
Battle End: Equipped creature is transofrmed into Statue.
Angry Mask (S) (I)
Tool G:10
Battle End: deals amount of damage received during battle to opponent's base HP.
Boomerang (S) (I)
Weapon G:40
ST +20/HP +10
Battle End: Recycles to hand.
Corrosive Knife (R) (I)
Tool G:20
Battle End: Destroys opponent if they regenerated.
Cursed Seal (S) (I)
Tool G:10
Upon Defeat: Deals damage equal to 50% of opponent's MHP value to opponent's base HP.
Death Choker (R) (I)
Tool G:60
ST +30
Penetrates
Battle End: Equipped creature is destroyed.
Doom Needle (R) (I)
Weapon G:30
ST +20
Battle End: Adds "Senility" to opponent.
Gem of Life (S) (I)
Tool G:20
Battle End: If user's creature's HP is 20 or under, both it and opponent's creature are destroyed.
Necro Scarab (S) (I)
Tool G:60
Upon Defeat: Transforms equipped creature into Skeleton.
Silver Plow (R) (I)
Tool G:100
Battle End: Raises level of battle territory by 1.
Tombstone (N) (I)
Tool G:0
Upon Defeat: User draws cards until their hand contains 6 cards.
Bulimia (R) (SP)
Single Status G:50
Destroys a single card at random from hand of creature's owner at Battle End.
Doublecast
Mutation (N) (SP)
Single Status G:40
MHP +20 to target creature (up to a maximum of 100).
Adds Poison.
Plague (S) (SP)
Global Status G:100
Adds Poison to all creatures in target area.
Senility (R) (SP)
Single Status G:100
Target creature is destroyed at Battle End.
Notes-
Poison = At the end of battle, affected creatures takes base HP damage equal to 30% of its MHP.
Conjurer and Spiny Agama are included because they create or evolve into creatures which are on the list.
For the most part, Battle End and Upon Defeat effects are positive for the user. The primary use of Basalt Idol is to counter such cards. Generally, that makes its inclusion in any given book fairly risky, since if the opponent isn't using any BE or UD cards it's pretty worthless. Still, if a certain type of book becomes very popular, and it contains the above cards, you know what to do.
However....there are some cards which have negative BE and UD aspects for the user, usually to offset a cheap G cost or overall power. This is where BI could be used to strong reliable effect. Nil, Wraith, Ba-al, Golem, Behemoth, Mutitan, Abyssal Tome, Death Choker and Mutation are the cards which become a lot better when BI is on the board.
Of course, using just one of those cards probably doesn't make it worthwhile to put BI in your book, but if your concept can fit several in, you might consider using it to streamline your book's effectiveness. The easiest example I can think of would be a book including 4 Conjurers and 4 Ba-als, throw in some Death Chokers if you need to knock over a high level land, throw in Nil because he's Nil, profit.
Card listings stolen from ExMortis's ps2 faq, edited for changes in Saga, new entries by me using the same format. Any questions, comments, corrections, let me know.
