So, you must be pretty high level with a regualr article on Metagame.

And yes, my comment was mostly in jest. I would love to have been able to just see my art description turn into a card. As it turned out, when my art description was posted as a finalist I thought it was cool as hell.

I haven't read the storyline so I don't know the relevance of the art description that won. Plus, I'm really not into fratricide.

-Mike

What about something like this for her effect:

While you control no non-stunned characters named ra's al ghul, nyssa gains ' leader: characters adjacent to nyssa with a lower cost than hers get +1 atk for each location you control.'



This would bring them a leader that doesn't really want ra's in play, and allows a full curve ( depending on what cost she is) and prevents ra's replacement.)

Maybe a 6 drop or a 7?

Dude, you are hanging out at the wrong clubs. Come down to South Beach with me one night, I'll show you what you're missing.

I think she would be pretty good as a 1 drop, with some sort of alfred ability, but for locations. Or to KO a stunned character. Or to Tower of Babel your opponent. Hmm that would be interesting.

Nyssa Raatko

1 Drop 1/1, No range, flight.

May not be put into play if you control Ra's Al Ghul.
Activate, return to owners hand. Characters target opponent controls that do not have the LOA affliation have no affiliation during their controllers attack step.

what about this for her?

Cost 3

Whenever nyssa attacks or defends, place a plague counter on all attackers or defenders controlled by target opponent.


This would help further the plague conters motif, and maybe even bring league some more playability in the eyes of more people...?

What about a 3 Drop that removed affilation from every character with a plague counter? It would definitely make Clench Virus alot more playable. :)

Thematically speaking, I think location manipulation is HUGE for nyssa - she figured out how to use the Lazarus pit Ra's left her by herself.

While the Zorba idea is cool and would work thematically, anyone running LOA these days is using it for how cool Ra's is. I'd rather see the card get some play. I keep my Zorbas in my bike spokes.

she definitely should utilize the plague counters i think.

Maybe distibute plague counters based on the number of locations you control...?

if she could combine two themes, KO based on Location number (like merlyn) that'd be awesome.

if she goes with plague counters, there is no reason for her to have anything to do with locations, since clench virus is an ongoing.

but she can interact with the wide spread distribtion of the clench virus, or any virus ( which was a part of her overall scheme, right?) by putting out counters based on the number of locations.

or am i reaching?

lol

My Hope:

Nyssa either 2 or 6 drop

comparible stats

Stun a Character you COntrol>> Characters you Opponents COntrol Maynot team Attack and Cannot REinforce characters with a Lower Cost. Use this power only Once per Turn.

Characters you COntrol Get +X Def Where X is the Number Of stunned characters you Control.

Would have to be a 6 cause that would be hardCore on a 2 drop.....

Her effects need to be related to what she dealt with in the comics, which they do actually try to convey. So no plague theme, and plus....trying to make a character that can turn league into more of a winning team, plague decks can't cut it. She will be themed location due to her having hold of the last lazarus pit, or she'll deal with team removal, after all....she managed to manipulate couple within the League, and some JLA related people. Maybe a combination of removal and locations? Like making opponents characters lose all team affiliaitions if their costs are equal or less to the amount of face up locations you control. If Ubu didn't have the loyalty issue, i'd be all for her being a two drop, if she is a 2 drop...please make her have decent stats. like a 3/3.

I looked over each of the 5 options very carefully, of course I had to vote for myself though. However, with each description, I really enjoyed number 4 the most otherwise, one word in any of these descriptions that should not be used it seductive. Nyssa is far from 'seductive'.....seduction didn't get her where she is, more like, vengeance and hunger. She comes off as being the type that would walk into a bar, grab a guy and drag them out instead of seducing anyone. Especially at knife point.

I could not disagree more.

She did seduce Talia into betraying their father. First, by befriending her, and then by a method designed to completely draw Talia into her control.

Violent seduction is still seduction.

Thanks Stu

I thought all the card submissions were pretty good. I especially liked the one that mentioned Nyssa clutching ra'as bloody robe with an army of ubus behind her

I didnt think I was gonna win, but I'm hyped that I did. I hope the card is ultra rare since I get a foil playset of them.




I liked the idea that her card ability removes the team ability of anyone with a plague counter. That's a cool awy to intertwine 2 running themes of LOA, but I dont know how true to the character it is (she really didnt have anything to do with the clench virus or anything)


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