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Black is weak
« on: September 19, 2018, 12:28:55 PM »
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #1 on: September 19, 2018, 12:34:36 PM »
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I like the rework!  My cards are in storage atm so I'm not sure of wording, but can Cloud Moses shut his ability down while in territory?  (Asking if this was intentional to make it possible to drop AotL on him if someone desired)
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #2 on: September 19, 2018, 12:37:12 PM »
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I like the rework!  My cards are in storage atm so I'm not sure of wording, but can Cloud Moses shut his ability down while in territory?  (Asking if this was intentional to make it possible to drop AotL on him if someone desired)

Moses (CoW) will not stop this card during battle unless he's banded in (by Faith of Samuel for example).
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #3 on: September 19, 2018, 12:41:10 PM »
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So much yes. Canaanite support and big protection from dominants block? This should be good.

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #4 on: September 19, 2018, 12:42:11 PM »
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #5 on: September 19, 2018, 12:42:49 PM »
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A reverse Emperor Claudius?? cool.

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #6 on: September 19, 2018, 12:44:14 PM »
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Awesome card. Can he be warrior class?  :angel:
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #7 on: September 19, 2018, 12:46:21 PM »
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Awesome card. Can he be warrior class?  :angel:

Sure! 8)
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #8 on: September 19, 2018, 12:48:58 PM »
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Foreign Sword and KoT FTW
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #9 on: September 19, 2018, 01:01:17 PM »
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So I don't know Canaanites but is there many ways to get back your EC that you give to your opponent?  seems like a large cost to pay for a draw 1 if there isn't a few viable ways to get them back

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #10 on: September 19, 2018, 01:04:16 PM »
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So I don't know Canaanites but is there many ways to get back your EC that you give to your opponent?  seems like a large cost to pay for a draw 1 if there isn't a few viable ways to get them back




Edit: I feel like there is another card but I can't remember. You can get some synergy with this bad boy too.

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #11 on: September 19, 2018, 01:14:20 PM »
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So I don't know Canaanites but is there many ways to get back your EC that you give to your opponent?  seems like a large cost to pay for a draw 1 if there isn't a few viable ways to get them back
If they give KoT Warrior class as Xonathan suggested, Foreign sword can topdeck them, which basically makes it draw one to put a Canaanite on top of your deck.

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #12 on: September 19, 2018, 01:29:54 PM »
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So I don't know Canaanites but is there many ways to get back your EC that you give to your opponent?  seems like a large cost to pay for a draw 1 if there isn't a few viable ways to get them back


I kinda agree with the cost benefit. Seems a little too costly to give a Canaanite to draw 1 card.

Maybe it could be draw 2 or some other small ability??

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #13 on: September 19, 2018, 01:39:10 PM »
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So I don't know Canaanites but is there many ways to get back your EC that you give to your opponent?  seems like a large cost to pay for a draw 1 if there isn't a few viable ways to get them back


I kinda agree with the cost benefit. Seems a little too costly to give a Canaanite to draw 1 card.

Maybe it could be draw 2 or some other small ability??

Consider that the Canaanite is coming from the reserve so its easy to setup the give with a weak sauce Canaanite. Next turn, you come in with Ehud or Asahel for an easy battle.  There is some synergy with the cards mentioned above plus maybe some new cards will interact with given away Canaanites.

I for one like that we are getting cards with a cost for benefit abilities.
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #14 on: September 19, 2018, 01:56:38 PM »
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So I don't know Canaanites but is there many ways to get back your EC that you give to your opponent?  seems like a large cost to pay for a draw 1 if there isn't a few viable ways to get them back


I kinda agree with the cost benefit. Seems a little too costly to give a Canaanite to draw 1 card.

Maybe it could be draw 2 or some other small ability??

Consider that the Canaanite is coming from the reserve so its easy to setup the give with a weak sauce Canaanite. Next turn, you come in with Ehud or Asahel for an easy battle.  There is some synergy with the cards mentioned above plus maybe some new cards will interact with given away Canaanites.

I for one like that we are getting cards with a cost for benefit abilities.

I love cost/benefit as well, but giving your opponent ECs is a pretty steep cost. Grabbing it from Reserve is better, but I don't want to put worthless characters in my deck if I can avoid it. See my post in New Card Ideas for my thoughts on the subject.  ;)
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #15 on: September 19, 2018, 02:17:24 PM »
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Maybe they have a black Canaanite coming that does something bad if you give to your opponent from reserve! PLOT TWIST!  ;)
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #16 on: September 19, 2018, 03:40:37 PM »
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Ever since Canaanites were introduced they have benefited from plaguing the opponent's territory. That's made red (Asahel) and gold (Ehud) two of the most popular pairings with Canaanites. Sisera's Oppression and Idols of Canaan (mentioned below) are a couple examples of Canaanite themed cards that benefit from an opponent controlling a Canaanite.  I'm certain there will be more in the future.

Foreign Sword could not be used to topdeck the Canaanite "donated" by KoT since the opponent doesn't own the card ("opponent's" requires ownership and control). But IIRC KoT doesn't require that you give the Canaanite. I think it plays out like this - You may take a Canaanite from Reserve. You may give it to opponent's territory to draw 1.

We have a series of "Doomed" characters coming in 6 of the 7 evil brigades. How fun would this card be?

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #17 on: September 19, 2018, 03:52:58 PM »
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I love it, but that's a weird verse for a card called "Doomed Canaanites"....  :o

I am curious to hear more about these doomed cards though. Sounds like maybe one for a major civ in each brigade, with a reference to prophecy about their destruction? Sounds sweet 8)
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #18 on: September 19, 2018, 04:07:23 PM »
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I love it, but that's a weird verse for a card called "Doomed Canaanites"....  :o

I am curious to hear more about these doomed cards though. Sounds like maybe one for a major civ in each brigade, with a reference to prophecy about their destruction? Sounds sweet 8)
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #19 on: September 19, 2018, 11:39:22 PM »
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Curious as to the usefulness of the * ability.  Wouldn't it just discard itself on your opponent's first turn?

Also, why limit one per territory?  If there was more than one they could just discard each other until there was only one left and it wouldn't be a problem.

Or am I just entirely misunderstanding this card?
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #20 on: September 19, 2018, 11:43:07 PM »
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Curious as to the usefulness of the * ability.  Wouldn't it just discard itself on your opponent's first turn?

Also, why limit one per territory?  If there was more than one they could just discard each other and it wouldn't be a problem.

Or am I just entirely misunderstanding this card?

Maybe it could be each discard instead so if they want to get rid of it for free first turn they have to not play anything?

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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #21 on: September 20, 2018, 01:40:44 AM »
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Foreign Sword could not be used to topdeck the Canaanite "donated" by KoT since the opponent doesn't own the card ("opponent's" requires ownership and control). But IIRC KoT doesn't require that you give the Canaanite. I think it plays out like this - You may take a Canaanite from Reserve. You may give it to opponent's territory to draw 1.

When you give a card to an opponent they gain Permanent Control to them, which according to the REG treats the card as if it were theirs.

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If a player has permanent control of a card, then he can treat that card as if it came from his deck. By default, a player has permanent control of all cards on the playing surface that he owns. A player also has permanent control of all cards in their hand. A player may gain permanent control of an opponent's card with a take or give effect that targets that card, or by using an exchange effect that exchanges one of the player's cards with an opponent's card. See Control.

Unless I'm completely missing the point of this definition, if seems to me that it Foreign Sword would work on a character Given by King of Tyrus.
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #22 on: September 20, 2018, 07:42:35 AM »
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+1 with ChristianSoldier, otherwise Asahel shouldn’t work either.
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #23 on: September 20, 2018, 11:37:30 AM »
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Unless I'm completely missing the point of this definition, if seems to me that it Foreign Sword would work on a character Given by King of Tyrus.

The portion of the REG you quoted isn't the key to determining if Foreign Sword works in this scenario. The following is found in the REG Glossary under Opponent.

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...otherwise Asahel shouldn’t work either.

Asahel doesn't work because he specifies "opponent's male human", unlike Ehud (RA) who simply says "from opponent's territory". I've only used gold Judges with Canaanites myself (because AUTO) and just assumed Asahel had the same wording as Ehud. My bad. Jael still works though.
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Re: Black is weak
« Reply #24 on: September 20, 2018, 12:23:10 PM »
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But IIRC KoT doesn't require that you give the Canaanite. I think it plays out like this - You may take a Canaanite from Reserve. You may give it to opponent's territory to draw 1.

I can see where you're coming from (good ol' Reach o' Desperation logic), but this is a cost/benefit, whereas Reach is not. Seems to me that, as worded, it would require the give to gain the draw. It reads like this:

"You may take a Canaanite from Reserve and give it to opponent's territory to draw 1."

The benefit (draw 1) only happens if the conditions before the to are met. Therefore, you must both A) Take a Canaanite from Reserve and B) give it to opponent's territory to C) draw 1. If you cannot fulfil either A or B, then C doesn't occur. That's what I would say, but I'm prepared to be proven wrong.


Just throwing some ideas out there, what if instead of draw 1, it was draw X (X = # of good brigades in battle)? Or give the Canaanite to take an evil card from Reserve? In any case, I'm digging it. Canaanites need a 'boss' character so bad.

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