Create-A-Card Competition

Mummy Rot
21
Cast spell
Target monster gains Mummy Rot


The status effect "Mummy Rot":
Draw Phase: (85-5*monster's mana cost)% chance, if monster's life is less than (5*monster's mana cost) it is obliterated, otherwise, it takes that much damage.

My Comments:
-A supernatural disease in D&D. Unlike other D&D diseases, two successful saves in a row does not remove it.
-The draw phase ability, although its wording is awkward and might not work, should first see if the monster avoids taking damage, then figure out how much to deal, then if the damage should destroy the monster, it obliterates it rather than dealing the damage.
-The spell struck me as being slightly less useful than Space Leech: it deals less damage against anything that costs 1-3 even if it works all the time. Larger monsters have a better chance of resisting it. It doesn't prevent your opponent from modding their monster. It also is counterable. Thus, it costs less.
-The % chance of its draw phase ability working comes from the fact that it deals no damage on a successful save. The monster's fortitude save bonus is assumed to be roughly approximated by its mana cost. Mummy Rot's save DC is 16 (coming from a normal mummy), so a 1st level commoner with average constitution should save 20% of the time.
-Since Mummy Rot in D&D does constitution damage, it deals more hp damage to characters with a larger amount of hit dice (or in this case, a higher mana cost).
-The obliteration part of the ability comes from the description of the disease in the Monster Manual. "An afflicted creature who dies of mummy rot shrivels away into sand and dust that blows away into nothing at the first wind."
-If this card existed, I bet few people would use it, due to the randomness. Could probably stand a damage boost.