Fiery Retribution
Custom Cards forum
Posted on April 10, 2016, 10:12 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
It seems to me that there are very few cards that have a "strike back"-type ability (i.e., one that damages an opponent whenever its controller is damaged), but the idea is such a great one that this game could always use more of them, so I have decided to make such a card, as seen, here.
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The design of this card is very simple, yet efficient, in my mind; if its controller is damaged by an opponent, it strikes back at the opponent. WotC just printed a card with this effect, Flameblade Angel, but I had already been planning this design for some time before that card was revealed, plus, while that card is very nice, it costs 6 mana to cast, so, by the time that a player can summon her, they shall already have likely been damaged multiple times. Playing this card early is very important, which is why this card has a low mana cost, but, to balance that, the ability triggers only when its controller is damaged, not when permanents that they control are damaged.
What does everyone else say about this card? Is it a good design?