Fervent Charger

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Posted on Oct. 13, 2019, 9:12 p.m. by DemonDragonJ

Fervent Charge is a great card, but the fact that it is useless on its own is a very glaring flaw, so I decided to make a creature version of it, as seen, below:

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This creature has the same mana cost as Fervent Charge , because I feel that that card is overcosted by today’s standards; if it were printed today, it would almost certainly cost 1 mana less. I also gave it haste so that it could attack and gain its own benefit immediately, which means that it will be a 5/5 for 4 mana, but creatures have become far more powerful in recent years, so I feel that this is acceptable.

What does everyone else say about this card? Do you feel that it is a good design?

MindAblaze says... #2

I like it. I kind of want it to be a Knight, but only because Syr Gwyn would appreciate another pump. Berserker makes sense too.

October 13, 2019 9:35 p.m.

MindAblaze says... #3

Or it could go “If Fervent Charger is equipped...”

October 13, 2019 9:41 p.m. Edited.

DemonDragonJ says... #4

TypicalTimmy, that is a very good suggestion, but what about raising the cost to , or would that fail to balance it?

October 13, 2019 10:06 p.m.

dbpunk says... #5

I would honestly change it to "Whenever another creature attacks, that creature gets +2/+2" until end of turn. Because otherwise it's a 5/5 haste essentially.

October 13, 2019 11:58 p.m.

Falcoshin says... #6

The wording's a bit off. The way it'd be worded is "When this creature attacks, other attacking creatures get +2/+2 until end of turn"

October 14, 2019 4:01 a.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #7

TypicalTimmy, I never consider rarity as a balancing factor for a card, since it has no mechanical impact; as with movie ratings, I believe that rarity should be assigned after the card is complete; i.e., power determines rarity, not the other way around.

October 14, 2019 6:52 p.m.

Tzefick says... #8

Funkydiscogod Agreed on the losing of haste. The rest seems fine.

Exert would reduce it to a finisher move in an aggro deck, whereas a non-hasty anthem pumper would be more of a mid-range value tool.

Falcoshin No, the wording is fine as it is. It is literally a creature version of Fervent Charge . Flavor would likely agree with you that this needs to be attacking along with the army to provide the pump, but it is little different from Ogre Battledriver that provides its benefits "from the backseat".

October 22, 2019 7:36 a.m.

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