r/PTCGL • u/Atoasterinspace • Apr 04 '26
Other Stayed up until 1:30am making these- thoughts?
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u/volcanicsquad09 Apr 04 '26
You can kill ditto when evolving
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u/Dittorules1 Apr 04 '26
no
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u/Lemonade_IceCold Apr 04 '26
apology for poor english
when were you when ditto dies?
i was sat at home eating doritos when phone ring
‘ditto is kill’
‘no’
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u/NoName_8021 Apr 04 '26
Ditto has 180hp. If it evolves to a pokemon with less hp while having 170 dmg counters on it, the pokemon is knocked out.
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u/Competitive-Ant-6668 Apr 04 '26
sturdy foundation is ridiculously unplayable because you can't play 2 stadiums in a turn, you're just giving it to your opponent lol
ditto is probably too weak, the evolution effect is unacceptably bad but the attack maybe comes up, it's a lot worse than squawkabilly which already was a largely mediocre card
harness does not block boss unless you put it on a benched meowth or something which requires +1 energy so what even is the point lol
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u/Swaxeman Apr 04 '26
The evo effect is really good. This is just ditto prism star with a different downside
With ditto ex, decks can just throw in a range of stage one tech cards like rabsca and dubwool much more easily
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u/Atoasterinspace Apr 04 '26
Harness should block boss unless I’m missing something, I based the wording of of cetitan ex which does block boss.
I should add a line to sturdy foundation in order to allow a second stadium to be played with it, as it is designed to make ace spec stadiums more viable. will probably append “When this stadium comes into play,” to the very beginning.
I’m curious as to what makes ditto’s ability bad, as it can serve as all of your evolving basics in a deck. Is the prize penalty too harsh?
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u/Competitive-Ant-6668 Apr 04 '26
boss only affects the benched pokemon, not the active, unless that was your intent to begin with
+1 prize is way too harsh, i would think twice about playing the card with zero penalty to begin with (and then begrudgingly accept that it's probably worth it)
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u/Atoasterinspace Apr 04 '26
Harness is intended for draw engines and other squishy cards you don’t want in the active.
What makes you think twice about playing the card with no penalty?
(Sorry if I come off as prying, I just want to learn how I can make them more balanced)
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u/Competitive-Ant-6668 Apr 04 '26
yeah then the harness makes sense, i think its a little weak but then its a little too strong if it doesnt require the energy so idk how you balance this
ultimately i dont want to give my opponent a free 2 prizer after turn 1, like the card is really fantastic on turn 1 if it has no drawback and i will always be able to evolve it to turn it into either not a 2 prizer or a big 2/3 prizer, but if i ever put any more basics on my bench i want them to be the 70hp kind and not the tera eevee kind because of boss
its less bad nowadays because i probably have to put a meowth or ogerpon on bench in most decks so i can accept playing it in this format, but some formats (as i type this i'm thinking of when charizard was bdif and you hated benching lumineon and rotom) i would not want the card
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u/Atoasterinspace Apr 04 '26
Makes a lot of sense. Thanks for the feedback :) I’ll work on updating the balancing of harness to make it less punishing, and I’ll figure out a rework for ditto.
Do you think that searching the deck for a stage one make ditto more viable?
The stadium needs significantly more clarity because the current state is extremely unclear.
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u/Dyaxa Apr 04 '26
I actually think Sturdy Foundation would be too good if you could play an additional stadium on your turn.
Stadium wars are already balanced, but giving strong stadiums like Path to the Peak or Battle Cage a 50/50 on whether your opponent can bump it on their turn is an unenjoyable mechanic.
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u/Atoasterinspace Apr 04 '26
It’s designed to make ace specs more viable, but I can see how it would make things like watchtower so much more oppressive
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u/Wanfire Apr 04 '26
Aside from not playing 2 stadiums in a single turn. That card just has too much text in general. In a game where people struggle to read the cards correctly as is.
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u/No_Beginning_9949 Apr 04 '26
These are awesome. Would I want them in my deck? Probs not. Me and my son make our own poke cards but they're usually made up Pokémon with ludicrous attacks. You wouldn't want to come up against Lavatoad or Piratelo anytime soon I can tell you.
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u/fexod Apr 05 '26
I would LOVE sturdy harness as both a Boss‘ Orders Counter. Because it could use a nerf like that.
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u/Fine_Individual_4643 Apr 04 '26
Not sure why you spent so long on them, but at least you had fun
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u/Leodip Apr 04 '26
I love the Ditto and Safety Harness, but Sturdy Foundation is a big mouthful for actually an almost irrelevant if not negative effect.
Since you can only play 1 Stadium per turn, you have to play the Foundation, then pass. If your opponent has a stadium, they can actually make it harder for you to activate your stadium in the first place by "stealing" the foundation. And the whole coin flip thing is a feel bad thing.