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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:03AM
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Was wondering how bloodrush worked flavor wise. I see it as the creature being ridden in on, Ghor-Clan Rampager  , then dying from over exertion. Is this feasible or not?
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:06AM
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Personally, I see it a lot more like a type of magic that channels the spirit or essence of a creature into the target. We've seen something kind of like this with Feral Animist  before, and it really fits the entire sort of tribal magic empowerment that the Gruul ahve. Another reason is that the creatures don't actually enter the battlefield and if you bloodrush multiple times, that explanation gets a little... strained.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:10AM
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Aug 14, 2012
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:16AM
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Personally, I see it a lot more like a type of magic that channels the spirit or essence of a creature into the target. We've seen something kind of like this with Feral Animist before, and it really fits the entire sort of tribal magic empowerment that the Gruul ahve.
Another reason is that the creatures don't actually enter the battlefield and if you bloodrush multiple times, that explanation gets a little... strained.
I dunno, that may be a closer explanation than it seems, because bloodrush copies the creature's P/T and abilities exactly, mechaincally it is like attacking with two creatures as one (in a simpler way than banding). So the flavor really could be a simple as a Gruul guy seeing his budy going into a fight and jumping in to help out.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:34AM
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I imagined it as a one shot totem magic  sort of thing.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:46AM
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Honestly, I see bloodrush as a similar form of the powers that the title character from the old Bravestarr cartoon exhibited.
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in an thread with GM_Champion" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against AzureShade when card design is on the line!
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 9:50AM
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I see it as a creature going fullout RAGE when attacking, thereby transcending a totemic treshold, consequently taking in the essence of a bloodrushed creature as a become-one-with-your-inner-wild_nature sort of thing. Then when battle is over and the creature's all sober again the effect disappears.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 1:16PM
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I see it as the creature riding a man-horse that's on fire.
...Sorry, that image is just too great to ignore. It's pretty much my headcannon now.
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 1:38PM
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Jan 30, 2012
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I see it as the creature riding a man-horse that's on fire.
...Sorry, that image is just too great to ignore. It's pretty much my headcannon now.
What's funny is how closely that fits my head-cannon as well....
You fell victim to one of the classic blunders - The most famous of which is "never get involved in an thread with GM_Champion" - but only slightly less well-known is this: "Never go in against AzureShade when card design is on the line!
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3 months ago ::
Feb 18, 2013 - 4:30PM
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I was thinking of a reverse Devour. Your current creature eats the new guy to gain his power.
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