Card idea: March to War (melee weapon related card)

Another idea to improve usability of melee weapons.

(see topic www.vekn.net/index.php/forum/30-expansion-sets-a-card-ideas/15794-card-idea-my-best-friend-melee-weapon-related-card)

Name: March to War
Cardtype: Action modifier
Discipline: Celerity
Only usable after an equip with a melee weapon action is successful.
[cel] Untap this acting vampire.
[CEL] As above, and this vampire may enter combat with any ready minion as a action this turn.

It allows you to save an action to get that melee weapon. The interesting thing is that once you have one minion equipped with a melee weapon, any other of your minions may equip that weapon and use March to War to get the rush. (So basically, it becomes a rush once you have at least one melee weapon in play).

jAvel wrote:

Not so good as it could be. I'm not talking about game balance, but who will play this card? Assamites? !Salubri are fans of melee weapons, but they don't have celerity.

Anyone that want to play melee weapons and can't (just because it's plainly inferior to playing .44 magnums).

jAvel wrote:

How about some variants:
a) Only usable after an equip with a melee weapon action is successful.
-- any weapon. Would this overpower gun combat too much?

I wouldn't bring back balance between melee and ranged weapons.

jAvel wrote:

b) [cel] Put this card on the acting minion. This minion can burn this card to enter combat with any ready minion as action. A minion can have only one March to War.
[CEL] As above, and untap this minion.
-- switched effects. Side effect: if action to enter combat from this card is blocked, card isn't burned.

No.