Briar
Essence of Earth and Lightning
The first time an attack action card you control deals damage to an opposing hero each turn, create an Embodiment of Earth token.
The second time you play a non-attack action card each turn, create an Embodiment of Lightning token.
The first time an attack action card you control deals damage to an opposing hero each turn, create an Embodiment of Earth token.
The second time you play a non-attack action card each turn, create an Embodiment of Lightning token.
Rulings
From the Tales of Aria release notes
- The first ability includes hitting with the attack action as well as dealing damage or arcane damage.
- If there are multiple instances of damage on an attack action it would create multiple Embodiments of Earth. (I.e “Deal 1 arcane damage. Deal 1 arcane damage.)
- One instance of two damage would still only create one Embodiment of Earth. (I,e Deal 2 arcane damage.)
- Playing a ‘non-attack’ action card as though it was an instant still counts as playing a ‘non-attack’ action card.
- You still create an Embodiment of Lightning token when you play your second ‘non-attack’ action card each turn even if you already control one.
- An Embodiment of Earth token is an Elemental aura with “‘Non-attack’ action cards you control have +1
while defending. At the beginning of your action phase, destroy Embodiment of Earth.” - An Embodiment of Lightning token is an Elemental aura with “When you play an attack action card, destroy Embodiment of Lightning and the attack gains go again.”
Keyword notes
Essence - Essence is a new keyword that exists on Elemental hero cards showing what Elements that hero specializes in and what Element cards can be included in the deck.
- An Elemental Runeblade with essence of Earth and essence of Lightning can play with Generic cards, Elemental cards, Runeblade cards, Earth cards, Lightning cards and Elemental Runeblade cards. (Note: You cannot play with any card with the supertype Ice, as you do not have the supertype Ice or essence of Ice on your hero)
- Your hero must have the essence of Earth for you to play Earth cards but any Elemental hero can play Elemental cards with Earth Fusion. (You wouldn’t have any Earth cards to fuse it though)
TalentElemental
ClassRuneblade
TypeHero
SubtypesYoung
Life20
Intellect4
KeywordsEssence of Earth and Lightning
Legal inBlitz, Commoner, Silver Age, Ultimate Pit Fight
Banned inSilver Age
Living LegendBlitz
ArtistsOthon Nikolaidis
Other faceFrostbite
Other faceBriar, Warden of Thorns
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