Submission : Target Soul

Name: Target Soul
Cardtype: Combat
Cost: None
Capacity: Not applicable
Discipline: Auspex & Necromancy
Clan: None
Aim. Play when choosing a strike.
[aus] [nec] If any damage from this strike is successfully inflicted on the opposing minion, his or her controller burn the top X card from his or her library. X equals the opposing minion cost. The opposing minion may discard two combat cards [COMBAT] to cancel this card. A minion may play only one aim each strike.
[AUS] [NEC] As above but X equals the opposing minion capacity.

Flavor text: None

Art notes: two vampires fighting ; while one is taking what appears to be a minor blow, we can see its soul being torn appart by the opposing minion

World of Darkness reference: nothing specific

How does this card address a compelling game need?: It gives Harbingers of Skull more milling tools

Created by: François Crussard

Basic effect seems super weak unless you hit a Remnant or a dead hooker (you know, because they cost Xwhich is normally 2-3)
Now, I agree more milling not bolted to a vamp is in theme and cool, but its kind of the same issue I have with Anarch milling: its less disruptive than random discard, but with same result of unknown cards in ash heap. People play to what's in hand before what they may draw. Since there aren't non-trochomancy ways to turn discarded stuff to pool damage, distribution is all it offers, and its less good than random from hand.

Back to this card; What about basic being equal to damage inflicted? Similar number (stickor gun =2 not =1) but not just good on ally.

In my opinion, if basic were equal to damage inflicted the card would be weaker. Because it will require other card to be able to mill for more than one.

For what I can see many common played ally cost 2 or more : Carlton, Ossian, Nephandus, Ponticulus, SCS, Warghoul, Shambling, Renegade.