[Suggest] Replibot Hive

(02-05-2013 02:01 PM)Blue_Elite Wrote:  I'll again restate my opinion that this would be better if it was less instant-win and more utility that can be instant-win if your opponent doesn't do anything about it much like The Unspoken. Something that can help you win a match in the more traditional sense but can also win it in a non-traditional way if your opponent doesn't stop you.

Something along the lines of gaining counters equal to the number of Replibots you control, needing 20+ counters to instantly win, and knocking the Replibots up to 20/20 would probably work as an example.

My first thought was "hey, I like this. The counters are kind of the "exponential growth" part that the replibots are lacking (it's closer, anyway. The replibots in the hive don't replicate, just the ones out of it), and then once it gets 20 counters, BOOM, the hive errupts and grey goo.

But I don't know if it needs the stat boost."

My rationale for that was "it's a win in optimal onditions in 6 turns (1/3/6/10/15/20). Surely there are decks that can protect the bots for 6 turns and win.

Then I remembered that, in optimal conditions (not counting dizziers), Replibot Hive currently wins in 5 turns, and isn't considered useful at all.

So I dunno anymore.