Mechanic for strong ally. You like?

I'm not quite sure. Mostly I don't think your predator's predator gonna give a f... Unless he's also your prey. If he's not your prey, he don't want to tap him, thous leaving you more open to your predator.

On the other hand. He could pay a pool to be unable to take actions this turn. Then he can defend agains your predator. And your predator's predator will be happy. Here are some suggestions:

Predator's Predator may burn a pool to*
*make BA be unable to take any actions this turn and get +1 intercept until your next untap phase.

*make BA able to enter combat with a minion controlled by chosen meth. BA is unable to do other actions.

*make BA bleed your predator as a action

*make BA be able to search your library for an equipment card and equip with it. Pool cost is payed to your Predator's predator.

Ashur wrote:

During your master phase your predator´s predator may choose to tap Badass Ally.
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What do you think? (Given some thought, the mechanic could even go on a vamp)

It feels like you'd run a risk that:

• when it's in the "get tapped" situation, it'd be near useless for quite a while
• when you're in the end game, it would be extremely powerful because you'd pay (say) 1 pool and get an ally who's really very strong indeed because the 'cost' of the disadvantage is irrelevant now

Basically, are you just creating a card that gets thrown away if drawn early and is super-good if drawn late?

There are cards like that, of course. To an extent, Foreshadowing Destruction is a bit like that - when you're close to clinching an oust, you get a freebie extra bleed, but not the regular +2 bleed of Threats (superior) when not near an oust.

So it's not without precedent. But it does feel like it might well risk straddling that line quite awkwardly.

I feel this kind of card would just make games last much longer (because of discusions about to let or not to let use card's specials), causing more time outs.