Stealing Drecker's Thunder

He has a really cool ability and some decent stats. However, he seems way overcosted. Here, I think the abiliy warrents quicker playing so a cheaper cost seems like a much better boost over more stats. He also has no special abilities to get through blockers, so that limits his ability somewhat too. Since you guys like incrementalism, I prospose 8, however I don't think 7 would be unbalanced.

You are completely right, he's WAY over costed.

While I'm generally one to go for incremental balance, I'm voting for a straight two cost reduction to 7. In this case, I don't think 6 would be bad, but changing it to 8 wouldn't do jack shit so I'm settling for 7.

I'm with Andriex. 7 with a 9 sac.

I agree with 7 cost 9 sac\
also I think I sold my copies for 600 points apeice back when I first redeemed the voucher Yay.

/agreement

I'm for 7/9 as well.

Another for 7/9.

He was actually pretty good a while ago, I used to use him quite a bit in my Light decks.

I think it might have been the introduction of Data Hack that reduced his appeal and usefulness.

Not sure that he really warrants a 2 cost decrease myself, but whatever.

/alsoagreement

7/9

7/9

Card theft is nothing to sneeze at, and he can survive a hit from a 6-cost beatstick, but his stats are closer to a 4-mana unique...

Mmm, 7/8 would probably be fine. I think he could use a cost drop, but to 8 probably wouldn't be enough; lowering his sac a little would make up the difference. He's brutal if you're already established or currently have the upper hand, but that's tough enough to earn on its own.

1 Slime Valley will make his card stealing useless. If carryover damage counted I could see your point Mus but this is limited card theft, not Data Hack level reliability.

EDIT: Response to "Card theft is nothing to sneeze at", I couldn't care less if his sac was -3 his cost.

8 sac wouldn't bother me in the slightest (I never got why he had the extra anyway.)

Blue, while Slime Valley is a (very) good card, not all decks have reliable mass defender generation, and having to choose between "getting hit for (big#)+1/2(20)" or "getting hit for only 20+1/2(big#) and losing a card" can be a tough choice if you don't have like three of them in play anyway. One-for-one gloops will slow him down, but if you're using him alone you're in (big) trouble anyway.

My point was more that the card stealing is highly preventable, not that Slime Valley is a counter.

Tally:

Reduce Cost/Sac to 7/9: Vincent, sXeAndriex, Nacho, Sol, NOLDER, Ultros, azulknight, Shadowhunter, Kennisiou, bubbleman2, �ルノ(wants 8 sac)
???: masamunemaniac("Not sure that he really warrants a 2 cost decrease myself, but whatever.")

Won't bother with totals. Cost 7 sac 9 is the winner.

what would we do without you to count the votes blue?

I'd count the votes. I probably wouldn't post the counts (they'd be messy Excel spreadsheet affairs), but I would count them.

xD

fair enough