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Mage Wars => Spells => Topic started by: Sausageman on February 12, 2013, 07:54:49 AM

Title: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: Sausageman on February 12, 2013, 07:54:49 AM

A friend of mine just picked up the core set and both spell tomes, and upon sorting his cards realised there was a text difference between the two copies of Malacoda he had.

One says (and for the record, BOTH of mine say): Slow, Legendary. Each upkeep phase, all other living creatures....

The other says: Slow, Poison Immunity, Legendary.  Each upkeep phase, all living creatures....

As Legendary prevents more than one being out anyway, I'm not really sure why there's a difference - but either way, can someone tell me what the correct text is, how this might have happened, and how he might, or I might, get replacement cards?  :)

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: Shad0w on February 12, 2013, 08:59:34 AM

His passive DOT is not a posion effect so he used to hit himself. The ( Each upkeep phase, all living creatures....) is from the first printing only.

We made the change so the does not hit himself.

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: Klaxas on February 27, 2013, 12:55:29 AM

I could be wrong but I read somewhere that his ability was now considered poison damage (as well as idol of pestilence) to make him immune to his own damage (and the idol)  so the new correct wording would be the all creatures, but that his damage was poison.

I could be wrong as its late.

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: BlueByLiquid on February 27, 2013, 02:39:13 AM

Does he still have Poison Immunity?

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: Shad0w on February 27, 2013, 11:06:00 AM

I do not remember off hand but I think it was made a poison effect and he was poison immune. So his dot was not supposed to hurt him. From the OP i could not tell if it had poison dot or if he was immune so I just had the wording I was given to go by. :P

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: Klaxas on February 28, 2013, 03:53:12 AM

point taken, I have an original printing one and it says other creatures, so the correct wording should be all creatures, with it being poison damage and he is immune to poison.  and also immune to the idol which is also poison damage

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: Sausageman on March 01, 2013, 03:53:22 AM

Further to this, the same friend has just discovered the text on his Idol of Pestilences differ too - one of those also makes reference to poison damage.

Can I assume that both the Idol and Malacoda inflict poison damage, and that Malacoda himself is immune to poison?

All hail the great unclean one! ;)

Title: Re: Malacoda text correction?
Post by: wtcannonjr on March 03, 2013, 08:54:45 AM

Wow. This is getting confusing quickly.

Where can I find a complete list of the wording changes on cards? I want to be sure we are playing with the most recent design intent.