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* CripplingOverspecialization: M'arrilians specialize in Water attacks... and ''only'' Water attacks. Out of all their creatures, only 3 naturally have any additional elements[[note]][[https://imgur.com/opuuoAp Nunk'worn]] and [[https://imgur.com/julrXKB Fal'Makin, AZAIA Inquisitor]] have Fire, while [[https://imgur.com/9JRWQkd Lam'inkal]] has Air. No M'arrillian creatures have Earth.[[/note]] while only ''1'' has no elements at all.[[note]][[https://imgur.com/WFwUEa3 Gan'trak]], see MechanicallyUnusualFighter below[[/note]] As such, locations like Illusionary Lake or Carnival of Confusion utterly cripple the elemental parts of their attack decks.
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** [[https://imgur.com/julrXKB Fal'Makin, AZAIA Inquisitor's]] FlavorText brings to mind a certain ''other'' Inquisition.
-->''[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "Very few expect us."]]''
** [[https://imgur.com/julrXKB Fal'Makin, AZAIA Inquisitor's]] FlavorText brings to mind a certain ''other'' Inquisition.
-->''[[Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus "Very few expect us."]]''
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* AwesomeButImpractical: [[https://chaotic.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FAa%2527une_the_Oligarch&psig=AFQjCNGS8oJvCSxpCKQT1zaSENKrQHL6yw&ust=1493758708314481 Aa'une The Oligarch]], dear god, ''Aa'une the Oligarch''. He starts out in his Projection form, which is a basic M'arrillian Chieftain who's only effect is that it's the side that starts the game face-up, similar to [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Magic's]] transform cards. In order to transform him into his incredibly powerful [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/a/aa/C-Ma_Aa-Une-the-Oligarch.png/revision/latest?cb=20090716043120 Avatar form]], which has 200 in every stat, 100 energy, ''20'' extra damage with every stat attack, and the ability to basically destroy every creature on your opponent's board if you haven't used any mugic, you must:
** Have Aa'une win combat. Doable, if somewhat difficult since he's a very inviting target for damaging Mugic and abilities and isn't the beefiest of creatures.
** Have Aa'une be equiped with [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/758.jpg Baton of Aa'une]]. ''Very'' easily gotten rid of by certain mugic, attacks, or creatures, but a good battlegear to have on him.
** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you're playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
** Then, if all of the former conditions are met ''on the same turn'', you have to cast [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/d/d9/Calling_of_aa%27une.png/revision/latest?cb=20140223185644 Calling of Aa'une]] to flip him over and play the Oligarch. The issue here is that Aa'une himself has ''no mugic counters'' and Calling is a ''M'arrillian'' mugic, meaning you have to have a fluidmorpher to cast it, as there's almost no way Aa'une himself could ''ever'' gain that many mugic counters on his own. This means if Aa'une is your only creature left, you can't transform him. There is a Location that lets Calling of Aa'une be cast for free, but being a Location, there's no guarantee of it actually coming up, but even then, there's always the chance of the opponent simply dispelling Calling of Aa'une and completely screwing you over.
** Have Aa'une win combat. Doable, if somewhat difficult since he's a very inviting target for damaging Mugic and abilities and isn't the beefiest of creatures.
** Have Aa'une be equiped with [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/758.jpg Baton of Aa'une]]. ''Very'' easily gotten rid of by certain mugic, attacks, or creatures, but a good battlegear to have on him.
** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you're playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
** Then, if all of the former conditions are met ''on the same turn'', you have to cast [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/d/d9/Calling_of_aa%27une.png/revision/latest?cb=20140223185644 Calling of Aa'une]] to flip him over and play the Oligarch. The issue here is that Aa'une himself has ''no mugic counters'' and Calling is a ''M'arrillian'' mugic, meaning you have to have a fluidmorpher to cast it, as there's almost no way Aa'une himself could ''ever'' gain that many mugic counters on his own. This means if Aa'une is your only creature left, you can't transform him. There is a Location that lets Calling of Aa'une be cast for free, but being a Location, there's no guarantee of it actually coming up, but even then, there's always the chance of the opponent simply dispelling Calling of Aa'une and completely screwing you over.
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**[[https://chaotic.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FAa%2527une_the_Oligarch&psig=AFQjCNGS8oJvCSxpCKQT1zaSENKrQHL6yw&ust=1493758708314481 Aa'une The Oligarch]], dear god, ''Aa'une the Oligarch''. He starts out in his Projection form, which is a basic M'arrillian Chieftain who's only effect is that it's the side that starts the game face-up, similar to [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Magic's]] transform cards. In order to transform him into his incredibly powerful [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/a/aa/C-Ma_Aa-Une-the-Oligarch.png/revision/latest?cb=20090716043120 Avatar form]], which has 200 in every stat, 100 energy, ''20'' extra damage with every stat attack, and the ability to basically destroy every creature on your opponent's board if you haven't used any mugic, you must:
** *** Have Aa'une win combat. Doable, if somewhat difficult since he's a very inviting target for damaging Mugic Already much harder than it sounds, given that his stats would be mediocre at best in the ''first'' set of the game, let alone the fifth, and he has no abilities to back him up, meaning he'll be easily squished by any frontline fighter worth its salt. Throw in the presence of cards like Tartarek, Psi Overloader and isn't the beefiest [=UnderWorld's=] plethora of creatures.
**damaging Mugic, and it's often a question of whether Aa'une even lives long enough to attack more than once.
*** Have Aa'une beequiped equipped with [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/758.jpg Baton of Aa'une]]. ''Very'' Good to have on him, but is ''very'' easily gotten rid of by certain mugic, Mugic, attacks, or creatures, but a good battlegear to creatures (especially since M'arrillians have on him.
**very few answers to Battlegear removal) and doesn't solve any of his existing combat-related problems.
*** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you're playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
** *** Then, if all of the former conditions are met ''on the same turn'', you have to cast [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/d/d9/Calling_of_aa%27une.png/revision/latest?cb=20140223185644 Calling of Aa'une]] to flip him over and play the Oligarch. The issue here is that Aa'une himself has ''no mugic counters'' and Calling is a ''M'arrillian'' mugic, meaning you have to have a fluidmorpher to cast it, as there's almost no way Aa'une himself could ''ever'' gain that many mugic counters on his own. This means if Aa'une is your only creature left, you can't transform him. There is a Location that lets Calling of Aa'une be cast for free, but being a Location, there's no guarantee of it actually coming up, but even then, there's always the chance of the opponent simply dispelling Calling of Aa'une and completely screwing you over.over.
*** Even ''after Aa'une flips'', he still runs into problems. The biggest is that, even though he deals massive damage with Discipline attacks, flipping him requires you to cast a 4-cost M'arrillian Mugic, meaning you'll have to specialize in Water attacks, and the list of Water attacks that also use Disciplines is fairly short, rendering him unable to use his damage bonus a lot of the time. And while he ''can'' destroy all of the opponent's Creatures at once by simply tossing your entire Mugic hand, doing so requires him to win combat and flip without spending any of your Mugics other than Calling; if you somehow pull that off, chances are you can easily win even without transforming him.
**[[https://chaotic.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FAa%2527une_the_Oligarch&psig=AFQjCNGS8oJvCSxpCKQT1zaSENKrQHL6yw&ust=1493758708314481 Aa'une The Oligarch]], dear god, ''Aa'une the Oligarch''. He starts out in his Projection form, which is a basic M'arrillian Chieftain who's only effect is that it's the side that starts the game face-up, similar to [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Magic's]] transform cards. In order to transform him into his incredibly powerful [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/a/aa/C-Ma_Aa-Une-the-Oligarch.png/revision/latest?cb=20090716043120 Avatar form]], which has 200 in every stat, 100 energy, ''20'' extra damage with every stat attack, and the ability to basically destroy every creature on your opponent's board if you haven't used any mugic, you must:
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*** Have Aa'une be
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*** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you're playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
*** Even ''after Aa'une flips'', he still runs into problems. The biggest is that, even though he deals massive damage with Discipline attacks, flipping him requires you to cast a 4-cost M'arrillian Mugic, meaning you'll have to specialize in Water attacks, and the list of Water attacks that also use Disciplines is fairly short, rendering him unable to use his damage bonus a lot of the time. And while he ''can'' destroy all of the opponent's Creatures at once by simply tossing your entire Mugic hand, doing so requires him to win combat and flip without spending any of your Mugics other than Calling; if you somehow pull that off, chances are you can easily win even without transforming him.
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** Allmageddon was probably the most powerful attack in the starter set Dawn of Perim, capable of nuking a creature for up to 50 damage (which was, in most cases, a OneHitKill). However, it also has a bunch of drawbacks. One, it's a Unique attack, meaning that you might not draw the card if you need it. Two, it has a build cost of 5, forcing you to run at least four wimpy attacks to accomodate it. And three, to get the max damage from Allmageddon, you have to use it with a creature that has all four Elements; if your creature is missing one or two, you're probably better off with a cheaper attack like Thunder Shout.
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** Allmageddon was probably the most powerful attack in the starter set Dawn of Perim, capable of nuking a creature for up to 50 damage (which was, in most cases, a OneHitKill). However, it also has a bunch of drawbacks. One, it's a Unique attack, meaning that you might not draw the card if you need it. Two, it has a build cost of 5, forcing you to run at least four wimpy attacks to accomodate accommodate it. And three, to get the max damage from Allmageddon, you have to use it with a creature that has all four Elements; if your creature is missing one or two, you're probably better off with a cheaper attack like Thunder Shout.
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** Stone Mail, from the Dawn of Perim set, is a Battlegear that gives a whopping 50 bonus Energy to a Creature, which is more Energy than most early Creatures even had to begin with. It also comes with a buttload of downsides: the equipped Creature can't move (so your opponent is free to ignore them even if it wins a fight), it takes an extra 5 damage from everything (which can get them killed faster than usual if your opponent can remove the Stone Mail), and it also loses all of its abilities (useful for getting rid of negative effects, but painful on most things).
** Kha'rall Husk Armor follows Stone Mail's template of "huge Energy buff offset by huge downsides". It also gives 50 Energy, and only has one downside... but that downside causes the equipped Creature to deal no damage on its next attack if it took 15 damage or more from a single hit. This downside is so steep that it's basically useless in a straight fight (with the exception of a single Creature that can actually subvert its downside); as most decks have no problem hitting you with 15 damage per attack, the Husk Armor wearer will simply keep taking hits until it dies while not being able to do anything in return.
** Kha'rall Husk Armor follows Stone Mail's template of "huge Energy buff offset by huge downsides". It also gives 50 Energy, and only has one downside... but that downside causes the equipped Creature to deal no damage on its next attack if it took 15 damage or more from a single hit. This downside is so steep that it's basically useless in a straight fight (with the exception of a single Creature that can actually subvert its downside); as most decks have no problem hitting you with 15 damage per attack, the Husk Armor wearer will simply keep taking hits until it dies while not being able to do anything in return.
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* ObviousBeta:
** The card game was, to say the least, not very well balanced on release. [=UnderWorld=] had strong cards up the wazoo while it was hard to even build cohesive decks around the other three tribes, and cards tended to have downright puzzling attributes with little overall cohesion in the first few sets. This was best exemplified by the Dawn of Perim starter decks, which not only featured numerous creatures with poor synergy (even when the creatures themselves weren't just nigh-unplayable), but also didn't even hit the 20 build point limit for their attack decks. It wasn't until Silent Sands and especially the M'arrillian Invasion block that tribal identities finally started to settle down and card designs became more reasonable (read: not unplayably bad in most cases).
** The online client was also poorly polished, with loads and loads of bugs revolving around even simple scenarios like two engaged creatures dying at the same time. Notably, most cards interacting with the discard pile (among others) didn't even work properly, numerous card interactions contradicted the official rules, and while the site hosted a banlist, it had little to do with game balance and everything to do with the cards in question ''not being properly implemented''; a particularly notorious example was Gintanai, the Forgotten[[note]]a Creature intended to have the drawback of forcing you to sacrifice a creature every time it wins combat... except the client ''didn't properly restrict you to sacrificing your own Creatures''[[/note]]. Many cards, like Siril'ean, the Songthief, never even became playable online before the website went down simply due to them ''never being coded in correctly''.
** The card game was, to say the least, not very well balanced on release. [=UnderWorld=] had strong cards up the wazoo while it was hard to even build cohesive decks around the other three tribes, and cards tended to have downright puzzling attributes with little overall cohesion in the first few sets. This was best exemplified by the Dawn of Perim starter decks, which not only featured numerous creatures with poor synergy (even when the creatures themselves weren't just nigh-unplayable), but also didn't even hit the 20 build point limit for their attack decks. It wasn't until Silent Sands and especially the M'arrillian Invasion block that tribal identities finally started to settle down and card designs became more reasonable (read: not unplayably bad in most cases).
** The online client was also poorly polished, with loads and loads of bugs revolving around even simple scenarios like two engaged creatures dying at the same time. Notably, most cards interacting with the discard pile (among others) didn't even work properly, numerous card interactions contradicted the official rules, and while the site hosted a banlist, it had little to do with game balance and everything to do with the cards in question ''not being properly implemented''; a particularly notorious example was Gintanai, the Forgotten[[note]]a Creature intended to have the drawback of forcing you to sacrifice a creature every time it wins combat... except the client ''didn't properly restrict you to sacrificing your own Creatures''[[/note]]. Many cards, like Siril'ean, the Songthief, never even became playable online before the website went down simply due to them ''never being coded in correctly''.
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** Magmon, Engulfed gives all of your other Fire Creatures Fire 5 and isn't Unique, meaning that having two can let you deal an easy 10 extra damage with Fire attacks. Unfortunately, this is counterbalanced by him also giving Recklessness 5 to those Creatures, turning the advantage into an EquivalentExchange... which, given the amount of healing and attack negation in the game, will almost always be a bad trade for you. The fact that Magmon has mediocre stats and no Mugic counters doesn't help his viability either, since you'll be strapped for resources just playing him and he won't easily win a fight on his own.
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* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], and [[BlowYouAway Air]] elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements. Creatures can also have "Element X" abilities (e.g. "Fire 5," "Air 10," and so forth) that boosts any elemental damage they deal. Each tribe is also associated with an element: Underworlders favor Fire, Danians tend to use Earth, Mipedians often come with Air, and Overworlders lean towards Water. M'arrillians take it UpToEleven by using Water exclusively, with only one or two exceptions.
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* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], and [[BlowYouAway Air]] elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements. Creatures can also have "Element X" abilities (e.g. "Fire 5," "Air 10," and so forth) that boosts any elemental damage they deal. Each tribe is also associated with an a primary and secondary element: Underworlders favor Fire, Fire and Air, Danians tend to use Earth, Earth and Water, Mipedians often come with Air, Air and Earth, and Overworlders lean towards Water.Water and Fire. M'arrillians take it UpToEleven by using Water exclusively, with only one or two exceptions.
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* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has a good 65 on all stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it does attack damage. However, grow its power stat too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used up in a productive way, so it becomes a viable muge. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.
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** Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has a good 65 on all stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it does attack damage. However, grow its power stat too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used up in a productive way, so it becomes a viable muge. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete''monster''.''monster''.
** M'arrillian Fluidmorphers also work this way. Initially, they have no Mugic counters and often have abilities that require lots of counters, making them very weak for the first couple of turns. However, they also gain a counter each time one of their allies deals Water damage, meaning that as the game goes on, they'll build up lots of counters to oppress the opponent with.
** Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has a good 65 on all stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it does attack damage. However, grow its power stat too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used up in a productive way, so it becomes a viable muge. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete
** M'arrillian Fluidmorphers also work this way. Initially, they have no Mugic counters and often have abilities that require lots of counters, making them very weak for the first couple of turns. However, they also gain a counter each time one of their allies deals Water damage, meaning that as the game goes on, they'll build up lots of counters to oppress the opponent with.
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* JokeCharacter: While there are some creatures that generally aren't good, Fivarth is probably the one most clearly designed to be terrible. He has an utterly pathetic ''15'' in every stat and no elements, meaning he dies in combat if the opponent looks at him too hard and most of the attacks in the game are completely useless on him, and his only remotely useful ability is reducing your Warbeasts' Recklessness damage by 5... which doesn't do much considering that Warbeast Recklessness starts at 10 and often reaches 20 or more, not to mention the other Conjurors that are much better at dealing with Recklessness. His only saving graces are his 2 Mugic counters (which, again, most Conjurors also have) and being untargetable by Mugic and abilities, which doesn't mean much when he does absolutely nothing on his own.
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** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you'r playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
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** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you'r you're playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
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** Warbeasts in general tend to have [[CastFromHitPoints high Recklessness]] as a drawback, but most can be managed with a few Conjurors in back. Then there's the big daddy Khorror, a behemoth of a creature with 100 in all Disciplines [[DumbMuscle barring Wisdom]] and an enormous ''130'' Energy... counterbalanced by a preposterous ''Recklessness 50'' and no elemental types. You pretty much have to build your entire deck around sustaining Khorror to make sure it doesn't self-destruct the first time it fights, often by hoarding Mugic counters on Savell or Appelai and, in turn, not using your Mugics. To double down on the awesomeness ''and'' impracticalness, Khorror can swing for 105 damage with the Slashclaw attack, enough to one-shot anything that's neither another Khorror nor stacked with Energy buffs. That is, if you don't mind loading your deck with 0-cost bricks due to Slashclaw's enormous build cost.
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* BoringButPractical: 1-cost attacks in general, most notably the ones that deal minor damage in 2 elements like Ash Torrent and Inferno Claws and the Alliances Unraveled attacks that deal 15 in a single element. They're not the biggest or flashiest attacks, but using them as the crux of your attack deck means you can deal consistent damage with every attack you draw instead of having to chip away with scratch damage while you wait for big 4- or 5-cost attacks. Furthermore, bonus element damage is very common and accessible by all tribes, so with a good build these attacks can easily deal around 10 more than their stated value.
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* PowerCreep: As with most trading card games, this inevitably set in, with cards of all types just getting stronger over time. Compare, for instance, [[https://chaotic.fandom.com/wiki/Tangath_Toborn Tangath Toborn]] from Dawn of Perim, with a piddly 30 energy and no stats above 50, to [[https://chaotic.fandom.com/wiki/Tangath_Toborn/In_Training Tangath Toborn, In Training]] from Beyond the Doors, with a much higher 65 energy, better stats all around, one additional Mugic counter, and an extra element. Another example is Infight, which deals an unconditional 20 damage on a cost of 4 and with a drawback, which was ruthlessly power-creeped by the 1-cost Primal Smash, which has the same damage and no downsides aside from being Unique.
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* MechanicallyUnusualFighter: Befitting their status as the OutsideContextProblem, M'arrillians have numerous unique traits in their gameplay:
** Their Chieftains are Loyal to both M'arrillians and Minions, forcing the latter type to use Brainwashed abilities instead of their regular abilities.
** Their Mugic mechanics are different from the other tribes, as no M'arrillians start with Mugic counters. However, their casters are Fluidmorphers that gain a counter each time you use a Water attack, allowing them to build up huge counter totals over the course of a single combat. To balance this out, M'arrillian Mugic cards tend to have hideously high costs, often in the 3-4 counter range. They also have many abilities that interact with Mugic aside from casting it, such as the quartet of Milla'iin, Ihun'kalin, Fal'makin, and Emna'ool discarding Mugic for their abilities and Fal'makin, AZAIA Inquisitor's ability to cheat out cheap Mugics when he attacks.
** Even among the M'arrillians, Gan'trak's ability is completely unique and deck-defining. While active, Gan'trak causes your attacks to drain the opponent's disciplines instead of their Energy and destroys creatures with 0 in all disciplines. While creatures tend to have higher disciplines than Energy, meaning that you'll likely need more damage to kill with Gan'trak than regular damage, this also wreaks havoc on opponents that depend on discipline-based attacks, and M'arrillians have numerous ways to exploit this ability, with cards like Fal'makin and the Requiem Mugics to instantly pop creatures as soon as their weakest discipline is drained and Neth'uar to deal more damage against weakened opponents.
** Their Chieftains are Loyal to both M'arrillians and Minions, forcing the latter type to use Brainwashed abilities instead of their regular abilities.
** Their Mugic mechanics are different from the other tribes, as no M'arrillians start with Mugic counters. However, their casters are Fluidmorphers that gain a counter each time you use a Water attack, allowing them to build up huge counter totals over the course of a single combat. To balance this out, M'arrillian Mugic cards tend to have hideously high costs, often in the 3-4 counter range. They also have many abilities that interact with Mugic aside from casting it, such as the quartet of Milla'iin, Ihun'kalin, Fal'makin, and Emna'ool discarding Mugic for their abilities and Fal'makin, AZAIA Inquisitor's ability to cheat out cheap Mugics when he attacks.
** Even among the M'arrillians, Gan'trak's ability is completely unique and deck-defining. While active, Gan'trak causes your attacks to drain the opponent's disciplines instead of their Energy and destroys creatures with 0 in all disciplines. While creatures tend to have higher disciplines than Energy, meaning that you'll likely need more damage to kill with Gan'trak than regular damage, this also wreaks havoc on opponents that depend on discipline-based attacks, and M'arrillians have numerous ways to exploit this ability, with cards like Fal'makin and the Requiem Mugics to instantly pop creatures as soon as their weakest discipline is drained and Neth'uar to deal more damage against weakened opponents.
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** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you'r playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies its entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
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** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you'r playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies its it's entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
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** This can be averted with the exception of The Warbeasts that lack Recklessness with use of Conjurers, most of which reduce Recklessness damage to Warbeasts, if not negating the damage entirely.
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** This can be averted with the exception of The Warbeasts that lack Recklessness with use of Conjurers, most of which reduce Recklessness damage to Warbeasts, if not negating the damage entirely. However, you'll then need a way to stop the enemy from simply [[ShootTheMageFirst sniping your]] [[SquishyWizard Conjurers]] [[ShootTheMageFirst first]].
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* DifficultButAwesome: Danians are probably the of most difficult of the original 4 tribes to play due to their plethora of different mechanics. Their main mechanic, Hive, requires a little bit of micromanagement to make sure that its active when you need it. Compost, which uses various Danians in the creature discard who buff the ones still alive, makes it so you need to gauge whether a creature is more valuable alive then it is in the ground. Finally Infect needs to be properly spread throughout both armies. However, master them and you'll find that Danians are capable of growing to ''insane'' stat totals as the game goes on.
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* DifficultButAwesome: Danians are probably the of most difficult of the original 4 tribes to play due to their plethora of different mechanics. Their main mechanic, Hive, requires a little bit of micromanagement to make sure that its active when you need it. Compost, which uses various Danians in the creature discard who buff the ones still alive, makes it so you need to gauge whether a creature is more valuable alive then it is in the ground. Finally Infect needs to be properly spread throughout both armies. However, master them and you'll find that Danians are capable of growing to ''insane'' stat totals as the game goes on.
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* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], and [[BlowYouAway Air]] elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements. Creatures can also have "Element X" abilities (e.g. "Fire 5," "Air 10," and so forth) that boosts any elemental damage they deal.
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* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], and [[BlowYouAway Air]] elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements. Creatures can also have "Element X" abilities (e.g. "Fire 5," "Air 10," and so forth) that boosts any elemental damage they deal. Each tribe is also associated with an element: Underworlders favor Fire, Danians tend to use Earth, Mipedians often come with Air, and Overworlders lean towards Water. M'arrillians take it UpToEleven by using Water exclusively, with only one or two exceptions.
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** Magmon in particular is infamous for the Lava Pond giving any of his cards a free Fire 5. Thanks to the Lava Pond already giving 5 extra damage on all fire attacks, combined with base Magmon's preexisting Fire 5, Retalitator's additonal 5 damage to all M'arrillians/minions (Or additional 5 damage to non-M'arrilians if brainwashed), or Engulfed's ability to grant all of your fire creatures Fire 5 (And Recklessness 5), fighting Magmon on his home terf can be a very brutal experience.
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** Magmon in particular is infamous for the Lava Pond giving any of his cards a free Fire 5. Thanks to the Lava Pond already giving 5 extra damage on all fire attacks, combined with base Magmon's preexisting Fire 5, Retalitator's additonal 5 damage to all M'arrillians/minions (Or additional 5 damage to non-M'arrilians if brainwashed), or Engulfed's ability to grant all of your fire creatures Fire 5 (And Recklessness 5), fighting Magmon on his home terf turf can be a very brutal experience.
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* TakeMeInstead: The Defender ability, which allows a creature to enter combat in place of an adjacent ally that is attacked by an enemy. Useful for giving your {{Squishy Wizard}}s or other keystone creatures an extra layer of protection.
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** Magmon in particular is infamous for the Lava Pond giving any of his cards a free Fire 5. Thanks to the Lava Pond already giving 5 extra damage on all fire attacks, combined with base Magmon's preexisting Fire 5, Retalitator's additonal 5 damage to all M'arrillians/minions (Or additional 5 damage to non-M'arrilians if brainwashed), or Engulfed's ability to grant all of your fire creatures Fire 5 (And Recklessness 5), fighting Magmon on his home terf can be a very brutal experience.
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** Allmageddon was probably the most powerful attack in the starter set Dawn of Perim, capable of nuking a creature for up to 50 damage (which was, in most cases, a OneHitKill). However, it also has a bunch of drawbacks. One, it's a Unique attack, meaning that you might not draw the card if you need it. Two, it has a build cost of 5, forcing you to run at least four wimpy attacks to accomodate it. And three, to get the max damage from Allmageddon, you have to use it with a creature that has all four Elements; if your creature is missing one or two, you're probably better off with a cheaper attack like Thunder Shout.
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* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have Fire, Water, Earth, and Air elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements.
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* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have Fire, Water, Earth, [[PlayingWithFire Fire]], [[MakingASplash Water]], [[DishingOutDirt Earth]], and Air [[BlowYouAway Air]] elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements.
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** BlowYouAwayelements. Creatures can also have "Element X" abilities (e.g. "Fire 5," "Air 10," and so forth) that boosts any elemental damage they deal.
* HomeFieldAdvantage: Location cards often have just as much of an impact on battle outcomes as creatures and attacks. In addition to possessing abilities of their own that affect Creatures in combat, Locations also have an Initiative label that determines who gets the first hit. Ideally, you want your deck to have Locations with abilities that synergize with your creatures and Initiative checks that your creatures can reliably win.
* {{Invisibility}}: A game mechanic, primarily used by [[HollywoodChameleon Mipedians]], that gives a creature additional abilities if they fight an opponent that doesn't have Invisibility. It's usually paired with Strike ([[BackStab your first attack deals more damage]]), Disarm (disables the opponent's Battlegear), or Surprise ([[ActionInitiative skips the Initiative check and lets you attack first]], unless the opponent also has Surprise).
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* HomeFieldAdvantage: Location cards often have just as much of an impact on battle outcomes as creatures and attacks. In addition to possessing abilities of their own that affect Creatures in combat, Locations also have an Initiative label that determines who gets the first hit. Ideally, you want your deck to have Locations with abilities that synergize with your creatures and Initiative checks that your creatures can reliably win.
* {{Invisibility}}: A game mechanic, primarily used by [[HollywoodChameleon Mipedians]], that gives a creature additional abilities if they fight an opponent that doesn't have Invisibility. It's usually paired with Strike ([[BackStab your first attack deals more damage]]), Disarm (disables the opponent's Battlegear), or Surprise ([[ActionInitiative skips the Initiative check and lets you attack first]], unless the opponent also has Surprise).
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* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe defining abilitites like the M'arrillians, Danians, or Mipedians do, but have the largest pools of creatures in the game, and are rather effective anyways. Underworlders in particular just focus on large damage, but it doesn't stop them from being probably the most popular tribe in the game.
** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build cost, allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build cost, allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
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* PowerDegeneration: The Recklessness ability, used by some Underworlders and most Warbeasts, cause a creature to take damage every time they attack. Meanwhile, the Exhaust ability makes a creature's specified discipline drop with every attack (for instance, Exhaust Wisdom 10 means you lose 10 Wisdom every time you attack).
* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe definingabilitites abilities like the M'arrillians, Danians, or Mipedians do, but have the largest pools of creatures in the game, and are rather effective anyways. Underworlders in particular just focus on large damage, but it doesn't stop them from being probably the most popular tribe in the game.
** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 buildcost, cost (most 1-cost attacks average 10 to 15 damage, often with conditions attached), allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
** As for Mugic, there's Cadence Clash, a 1-cost Mugic that dispels another Mugic and returns it to the hand. Unlike Refrain of Denial and its variants, Cadence Clash puts the dispelled card back into the hand, allowing it to be cast again. However, the opponent will have to pay the cost again to use it, and Mugic Counters are a limited resource; if they can't, you've basically gotten rid of the card anyway. It's also a lot cheaper than other negation cards and is a Generic Mugic, meaning that you can run it in any deck.
* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe defining
** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build
** As for Mugic, there's Cadence Clash, a 1-cost Mugic that dispels another Mugic and returns it to the hand. Unlike Refrain of Denial and its variants, Cadence Clash puts the dispelled card back into the hand, allowing it to be cast again. However, the opponent will have to pay the cost again to use it, and Mugic Counters are a limited resource; if they can't, you've basically gotten rid of the card anyway. It's also a lot cheaper than other negation cards and is a Generic Mugic, meaning that you can run it in any deck.
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* BlessedWithSuck: The Mipedian Warbeasts, while whey have massive energy pools and disciplines, all but two Of the Warbeasts also have massive Recklessness values, causing them to take large amounts Of damage whenever they attack. Additionally, of the ones that don't have Recklessness, one reduces the energy Of all other creatures you control, and the other forces you to sacrifice another creature after winning combat, or it gets destroyed.
** This can be averted with the exception Of The Warbeasts that lack Recklessness with use of Conjurers, most of which reduce Recklessness damage to Warbeasts, if not negating the damage entirely.
** This can be averted with the exception Of The Warbeasts that lack Recklessness with use of Conjurers, most of which reduce Recklessness damage to Warbeasts, if not negating the damage entirely.
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* BlessedWithSuck: The Mipedian Warbeasts, while whey have massive energy pools and disciplines, all but two Of of the Warbeasts also have massive Recklessness values, causing them to take large amounts Of of damage whenever they attack. Additionally, of the ones that don't have Recklessness, one reduces the energy Of of all other creatures you control, and the other forces you to sacrifice another creature after winning combat, or it gets destroyed.
** This can be averted with the exceptionOf of The Warbeasts that lack Recklessness with use of Conjurers, most of which reduce Recklessness damage to Warbeasts, if not negating the damage entirely.
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* BlessedWithSuck: The Mipedian Warbeasts, While They Have Massive Energy Pools And Disciplines All But Two Of The Warbeasts Also Have Massive Recklessness Values, Causing Them To Take Large Amounts Of Damage Whenever They Attack. Additionally Of The Ones That Don't Have Recklessness, One Reduces The Energy Of All Other Creatures You Control, And The Other Forces You To Sacrifice Another Creature After Winning Combat, Or It Gets Destroyed.
** This Can Be Averted With The Exception Of The Warbeasts That Lack Recklessness With Use Of Conjurers Most Of Which Reduce Recklessness Damage To Warbeasts.
** This Can Also Be Partially Averted With Use Of The Stone Mail Battlegear Which Negates All Effects On A Creauture, However This Has It's Own Drawbacks In That It Prevents Movement And Increases All Damage Dealt To The Creature By 5.
** This Can Be Averted With The Exception Of The Warbeasts That Lack Recklessness With Use Of Conjurers Most Of Which Reduce Recklessness Damage To Warbeasts.
** This Can Also Be Partially Averted With Use Of The Stone Mail Battlegear Which Negates All Effects On A Creauture, However This Has It's Own Drawbacks In That It Prevents Movement And Increases All Damage Dealt To The Creature By 5.
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* BlessedWithSuck: The Mipedian Warbeasts, While They Have Massive Energy Pools And Disciplines All But Two while whey have massive energy pools and disciplines, all but two Of the Warbeasts also have massive Recklessness values, causing them to take large amounts Of damage whenever they attack. Additionally, of the ones that don't have Recklessness, one reduces the energy Of all other creatures you control, and the other forces you to sacrifice another creature after winning combat, or it gets destroyed.
** This can be averted with the exception Of The WarbeastsAlso Have Massive that lack Recklessness Values, Causing Them To Take Large Amounts Of Damage Whenever They Attack. Additionally Of The Ones That Don't Have Recklessness, One Reduces The Energy Of All Other Creatures You Control, And The Other Forces You To Sacrifice Another Creature After Winning Combat, Or It Gets Destroyed.
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* BlessedWithSuck: The Mipedian Warbeasts, While They Have Massive Energy Pools And Disciplines All But Two Of The Warbeasts Also Have Massive Recklessness Values, Causing Them To Take Large Amounts Of Damage Whenever They Attack. Additionally Of The Ones That Don't Have Recklessness, One Reduces The Energy Of All Other Creatures You Control, And The Other Forces You To Sacrifice Another Creature After Winning Combat, Or It Gets Destroyed.
This Can Be Averted With The Exception Of The Warbeasts That Lack Recklessness With Use Of Conjurers Most Of Which Reduce Recklessness Damage To Warbeasts.
This Can Also Be Partially Averted With Use Of The Stone Mail Battlegear Which Negates All Effects On A Creauture, However This Has It's Own Drawbacks In That It Prevents Movement And Increases All Damage Dealt To The Creature By 5.
This Can Be Averted With The Exception Of The Warbeasts That Lack Recklessness With Use Of Conjurers Most Of Which Reduce Recklessness Damage To Warbeasts.
This Can Also Be Partially Averted With Use Of The Stone Mail Battlegear Which Negates All Effects On A Creauture, However This Has It's Own Drawbacks In That It Prevents Movement And Increases All Damage Dealt To The Creature By 5.
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Chaotic is a Trading Card Game that was made along with the [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}show of the same name.]] Originally based on a Danish game called "Gnolls and Gorks", Chaotic eventually evolved into the card game we know today and was officially released in 2006, alongside a (Now Defunct) [[http://www.chaoticgame.com/ website]] which allowed people to play the game online.
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Chaotic is a Trading Card Game that was made along with the [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}show [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}} show of the same name.]] Originally based on a Danish game called "Gnolls and Gorks", Chaotic eventually evolved into the card game we know today and was officially released in 2006, alongside a (Now Defunct) [[http://www.chaoticgame.com/ website]] which allowed people to play the game online.
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** Have Aa'une win combat. Doable.
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** Then, if all of the former conditions are met ''on the same turn'', you have to cast [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/d/d9/Calling_of_aa%27une.png/revision/latest?cb=20140223185644 Calling of Aa'une]] to flip him over and play the Oligarch. The issue here is that Aa'une himself has ''no mugic counters'' and Calling is a ''M'arrillian'' mugic, meaning you have to have a fluidmorpher to cast it, as there's almost no way Aa'une himself could ''ever'' gain that many mugic counters on his own. This means if Aa'une is your only creature left, you can't transform him.
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** Then, if all of the former conditions are met ''on the same turn'', you have to cast [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/d/d9/Calling_of_aa%27une.png/revision/latest?cb=20140223185644 Calling of Aa'une]] to flip him over and play the Oligarch. The issue here is that Aa'une himself has ''no mugic counters'' and Calling is a ''M'arrillian'' mugic, meaning you have to have a fluidmorpher to cast it, as there's almost no way Aa'une himself could ''ever'' gain that many mugic counters on his own. This means if Aa'une is your only creature left, you can't transform him. There is a Location that lets Calling of Aa'une be cast for free, but being a Location, there's no guarantee of it actually coming up, but even then, there's always the chance of the opponent simply dispelling Calling of Aa'une and completely screwing you over.
** [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/b/b9/Glacier_Plains_3.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110222195456 Glacier Plains, M'arillian Heat Cannon]] is the only card in the game with an InstantWinCondition; the problem is that the condition is ''ulcer-inducing'' to actually pull off. To win the game with its effect, you have to have a whopping '''50''' Mugic counters on your field. You read that correctly: ''50''. You basically need to keep an entire army of fluidmorphers alive for at least two or three turns ''without'' playing Mugic or abilities at the very least to even get that many. And to top it off, the Heat Cannon is a Unique Location, meaning that there's only a 1 in 10 chance on any one of your turns that it'll come up, and if it shows up before you have enough counters, you can kiss your instant win goodbye.
* BalancePowerSkillGimmick: For the original four tribes: Overworlders are Balance, with the most variety in creatures and no glaring weaknesses; Underworlders are Power, built for trading blows with the opponent; Mipedians are Skill, as they're focused on quickly gaining an advantage with Invisibility; Danians are Gimmick, based around manipulation of the unique mechanics Hive and Infect along with their discard pile. M'arillians also fall under Gimmick, as they have the unique Brainwashed and Fluidmorph mechanics and have a large focus on Discipline manipulation.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The M'arillians have this as a game mechanic. They were introduced alongside Minion creatures from the other tribes that use a "Brainwashed" ability instead of their usual ability if they're played alongside a M'arillian Chieftain.
** [[https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/b/b9/Glacier_Plains_3.jpg/revision/latest?cb=20110222195456 Glacier Plains, M'arillian Heat Cannon]] is the only card in the game with an InstantWinCondition; the problem is that the condition is ''ulcer-inducing'' to actually pull off. To win the game with its effect, you have to have a whopping '''50''' Mugic counters on your field. You read that correctly: ''50''. You basically need to keep an entire army of fluidmorphers alive for at least two or three turns ''without'' playing Mugic or abilities at the very least to even get that many. And to top it off, the Heat Cannon is a Unique Location, meaning that there's only a 1 in 10 chance on any one of your turns that it'll come up, and if it shows up before you have enough counters, you can kiss your instant win goodbye.
* BalancePowerSkillGimmick: For the original four tribes: Overworlders are Balance, with the most variety in creatures and no glaring weaknesses; Underworlders are Power, built for trading blows with the opponent; Mipedians are Skill, as they're focused on quickly gaining an advantage with Invisibility; Danians are Gimmick, based around manipulation of the unique mechanics Hive and Infect along with their discard pile. M'arillians also fall under Gimmick, as they have the unique Brainwashed and Fluidmorph mechanics and have a large focus on Discipline manipulation.
* BrainwashedAndCrazy: The M'arillians have this as a game mechanic. They were introduced alongside Minion creatures from the other tribes that use a "Brainwashed" ability instead of their usual ability if they're played alongside a M'arillian Chieftain.
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** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build cost, allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
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** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build cost, allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: The Unique and Legendary labels. If a card is Unique, you can't use another card of the same name in your deck, and you can only have a maximum of one Legendary card in your entire deck.
* ThereCanBeOnlyOne: The Unique and Legendary labels. If a card is Unique, you can't use another card of the same name in your deck, and you can only have a maximum of one Legendary card in your entire deck.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe defining abilitites like the M'arrillians, Danians, or Mipedians do, but have the largests pools of creatures in the game, and are rather effective anyways. Underworlders in particular just focus on large damage, but it doesn't stop them from being probably the most popular tribe in the game.
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* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe defining abilitites like the M'arrillians, Danians, or Mipedians do, but have the largests largest pools of creatures in the game, and are rather effective anyways. Underworlders in particular just focus on large damage, but it doesn't stop them from being probably the most popular tribe in the game.
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* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has a good 65 on all stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it does attack damage. However, grow its power stat too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used up in a productive way, so it becomes a viable muge. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.
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* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has a good 65 on all stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it does attack damage. However, grow its power stat too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used up in a productive way, so it becomes a viable muge. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.''monster''.
* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe defining abilitites like the M'arrillians, Danians, or Mipedians do, but have the largests pools of creatures in the game, and are rather effective anyways. Underworlders in particular just focus on large damage, but it doesn't stop them from being probably the most popular tribe in the game.
** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build cost, allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
* SimpleYetAwesome: Overworlders and Underworlders don't have many tribe defining abilitites like the M'arrillians, Danians, or Mipedians do, but have the largests pools of creatures in the game, and are rather effective anyways. Underworlders in particular just focus on large damage, but it doesn't stop them from being probably the most popular tribe in the game.
** In terms of attacks, we have [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/570.jpg Primal Smash]], which has no effects, but is a 20 damage card with 1 build cost, allowing it to be safely splashed into just about any deck.
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* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has fairly good stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it wins. However, grow its power stat, which is normally its biggest one, too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used to cast mugic, so it becomes a mugic casting ''machine''. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.
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* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has fairly a good 65 on all stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it wins. does attack damage. However, grow its power stat, which is normally its biggest one, stat too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used to cast mugic, up in a productive way, so it becomes a mugic casting ''machine''.viable muge. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.
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* DiscardAndDraw: Quite a variety of attacks and some mugic discard or shuffle attack cards to draw new ones, such as [[http://www.tradecardsonline.com/img/cards/chaotic-tcg/1530/big/46.png Malevolent Blast]] and [[http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-TMZnIFtPP3U/TgvFJfA9wsI/AAAAAAAAAH8/nq6RRuhchNk/s1600/MelodicMight.png Melodic Might]].
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* DifficultButAwesome: Danians are probably the of most difficult of the original 4 tribes to play due to their plethora of different mechanics. Their main mechanic, Hive, requires a little bit of micromanagement to make sure that its active when you need it. Compost, which uses various Danians in the creature discard who buff the ones still alive, makes it so you need to gauge wheteher a creature is more valuable alive then it is in the ground. Finally Infect needs to be properly spread throughout both armies. However, master them and you'll find that Danians are capable of growing to ''insane'' stat totals as the game goes on.
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* DifficultButAwesome: Danians are probably the of most difficult of the original 4 tribes to play due to their plethora of different mechanics. Their main mechanic, Hive, requires a little bit of micromanagement to make sure that its active when you need it. Compost, which uses various Danians in the creature discard who buff the ones still alive, makes it so you need to gauge wheteher whether a creature is more valuable alive then it is in the ground. Finally Infect needs to be properly spread throughout both armies. However, master them and you'll find that Danians are capable of growing to ''insane'' stat totals as the game goes on.
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* DifficultButAwesome: Danians are probably the of most difficult of the original 4 tribes to play due to their plethora of different mechanics. Their main mechanic, Hive, requires a little bit of micromanagement to make sure that its active when you need it. Compost, which uses various Danians in the creature discard who buff the ones still alive, makes it so you need to gauge wheteher a creature is more valuable alive then it is in the ground. Finally Infect needs to be properly spread throughout both armies. However, master them and you'll find that Danians are capable of growing to ''insane'' stat totals as the game goes on.
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Chaotic was a Trading Card Game that was made along with the [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}show of the same name.]] Originally based on a Danish game called "Gnolls and Gorks", Chaotic eventually evolved into the card game we know today and was officially released in 2006, alongside a (Now Defunct) [[http://www.chaoticgame.com/ website]] which allowed people to play the game online.
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Chaotic was is a Trading Card Game that was made along with the [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}show of the same name.]] Originally based on a Danish game called "Gnolls and Gorks", Chaotic eventually evolved into the card game we know today and was officially released in 2006, alongside a (Now Defunct) [[http://www.chaoticgame.com/ website]] which allowed people to play the game online.
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* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has fairly good stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it wins. However, grow its power stat, which is normally its biggest one, too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used to cast mugic, so it becomes a mugic casting ''machine''. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.
* MagikarpPower: Stelgar both [[SubvertedTrope subverts]] and plays this trope straight. [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/6/60/Stelgar01.png/revision/latest?cb=20090325183725 Normal Stelgar]] has fairly good stats and the typical underworld elements, fire and air, ''and'' it gains more in every stat except energy every time it wins. However, grow its power stat, which is normally its biggest one, too much, and Stelgar [[HoistByHisOwnPetard destroys itself.]] On the other hand, play Stelgar in a [[BrainwashedAndCrazy minion]] deck and it changes to gaining mugic counters every time it wins a battle, which, unlike the power stat, can be used to cast mugic, so it becomes a mugic casting ''machine''. In Stelgar's second card, [[http://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/e/e6/Stelgar.png.png/revision/latest?cb=20100219212100 Stelgar, Vicious Mutation]] it plays this trope ''extremely'' straight. It starts with the water element, which is unusual for Underworlders, and 20 in every stat. However it gains 10 in ''everything'' at the end of each turn. Protect Stelgar long enough and it will grow into a massive creature with over 100 in ''every stat.'' Then equip some element gaining battlegear on to it. Now you've got a complete ''monster''.
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Chaotic was a Trading Card Game that was made along with the [[WesternAnimation/{{Chaotic}}show of the same name.]] Originally based on a Danish game called "Gnolls and Gorks", Chaotic eventually evolved into the card game we know today and was officially released in 2006, alongside a (Now Defunct) [[http://www.chaoticgame.com/ website]] which allowed people to play the game online.
Basic gameplay is done on 2 boards, each with 10 creature spaces arranged in a triangular pattern, although all 10 were almost never used at the same time, typically only triangles of 6 or 3 spaces on each side were used. The goal is to simply defeat all of your opponents creatures. Creatures had 5 stats, 4 potential elements, various abilities, and up to 3 starting Mugic counters, which were used to cast Mugic, powerful spells that could rellibly change the flow of the game. In additon creatures could be equipped with battlegear to boost their strength even more. You could only have as much mugic and battlegear as you do creatures (For example in a 6v6 game, you start with 6 battlegear and 6 mugic). Battles are initiated when one creature moves into an enemy creature's space, and they consisted of flipping a location card for additional effects and to figure out who went first.
It was notable for being one of the first card games to use codes in order for players to transfer their collections online, and also for every creature's stats differing between cards, meaning that one card could have 50 courage while a different copy of said card having 40 courage. This ended up making every card unique on some level.
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* AwesomeButImpractical: [[https://chaotic.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FAa%2527une_the_Oligarch&psig=AFQjCNGS8oJvCSxpCKQT1zaSENKrQHL6yw&ust=1493758708314481 Aa'une The Oligarch]], dear god, ''Aa'une the Oligarch''. He starts out in his Projection form, which is a basic M'arrillian Chieftain who's only effect is that it's the side that starts the game face-up, similar to [[TabletopGame/MagicTheGathering Magic's]] transform cards. In order to transform him into his incredibly powerful [[https://vignette2.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/a/aa/C-Ma_Aa-Une-the-Oligarch.png/revision/latest?cb=20090716043120 Avatar form]], which has 200 in every stat, 100 energy, ''20'' extra damage with every stat attack, and the ability to basically destroy every creature on your opponent's board if you haven't used any mugic, you must:
** Have Aa'une win combat. Doable.
** Have Aa'une be equiped with [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/758.jpg Baton of Aa'une]]. ''Very'' easily gotten rid of by certain mugic, attacks, or creatures, but a good battlegear to have on him.
** Play the attack [[http://www.tcgplayer.com/games/21/cardimages/750.jpg Rage of Aa'une]]. Again, good to have in your deck if you'r playing Aa'une, but even with the max 2 copies its entirely possible you won't have it on hand when Aa'une fights.
** Then, if all of the former conditions are met ''on the same turn'', you have to cast [[http://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/chaotic/images/d/d9/Calling_of_aa%27une.png/revision/latest?cb=20140223185644 Calling of Aa'une]] to flip him over and play the Oligarch. The issue here is that Aa'une himself has ''no mugic counters'' and Calling is a ''M'arrillian'' mugic, meaning you have to have a fluidmorpher to cast it, as there's almost no way Aa'une himself could ''ever'' gain that many mugic counters on his own. This means if Aa'une is your only creature left, you can't transform him.
* ElementalPowers: Creatures can have Fire, Water, Earth, and Air elements to allow them to do extra damage with attacks using those elements.
** PlayingWithFire
** MakingASplash
** DishingOutDirt
** BlowYouAway
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