Nerfing Giant's blood

As stated in another thread, giant's blood being unique is often a lottery : "who will get 10 free pools ? place your bets !"

So, in the same way 5th tradition hospitality was once nerfed (and almost everyone admitted that it was completely appropriate), why not nerf giant's blood ?

Yes we all know that the card has been around for the beginning of the game, but the environnment was different then.

Giant's blood could give 5 blood to a vampire. That would be already powerful. Or, Giant's blood could also refill a vamp up to half cap, rounded up. So the gain, even on an 8 cap could be already on par with jake washington without the "entrancement risky"-turn.

The 5 blood solution is simple, elegant. easy to remember.

We can also make giant's blood a transient event (like "breaking news : giant's blood discovery !" which would be played as a discard and trigger next turn) But I admit that would change the nature of the card too much.

I don't know how to open a Poll, but else I would do it.

do you think Giant's blood for 5 blood is already quite good ?

Let's be honest : I would better see it banned. It's never the cornerstone of a deck, so it won't be missed, and it will make games less random.

The idea of having a non-trifle and more potent Life in the city can be useful, but I believe it would be another card entirely.

I wouldn't mind if GB could be used only on a, let's say, a vampire of capacity of 8 or lower...but I also wouldn't mind those previous suggestions, GB giving set amount of blood back.

So the gain, even on an 8 cap could be already on par with jake washington without the "entrancement risky"-turn.

Jake also requires your vampire to be empty in your untap phase. Significantly harder to accomplish than during your master phase.

Other than that, I agree with Ohlmann.

Ohlmann wrote:

Let's be honest : I would better see it banned. It's never the cornerstone of a deck, so it won't be missed, and it will make games less random.

I don't mind a bit of random, to be honest.

Haven't we talked about GB enough already? The last poll result suggests that 80% of us are fine with the card as is.

It was one year ago. The metagame shifted during this year, and we had continental championship to show how games last longer because of GB and maxvilleins... no ?