poison counters

[BlindWillow]

I was thinking of a way to approximate adding poison counters, and it seems like we might be able to use a mana-token-like process only with tokens that deal infect damage.

Here's what I've come up with so far:

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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<CARD_V2>
  <FILENAME text="TOKEN_POISON_T_11381001" />
  <CARDNAME text="POISON_T" />
  <TITLE>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
  </TITLE>
  <MULTIVERSEID value="11381001" />
  <ARTID value="88888888" />
  <ARTIST name="" />
  <CASTING_COST cost="" />
  <TYPE metaname="" />
  <EXPANSION value="DPG" />
  <RARITY metaname="L" />
  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetConvertedCostMax( 25 )
    Object():Protection()
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
    local characteristics = Object():GetCurrentCharacteristics()
    characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_SHROUD, 1 )
    characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_INDESTRUCTIBLE, 1 )
    characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_INFECT, 1 )
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <TRIGGERED_ABILITY LKI_shield_effect_source="1" forced_skip="1" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <TRIGGER value="ZONECHANGE_END" simple_qualifier="self" to_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY" />
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    local source = EffectSource()
    if source == nil then
      source = Object()
    end
    if (source:GetCurrentCharacteristics():Characteristic_Get( CHARACTERISTIC_INFECT ) ~= 0 and EffectController() ~= nil and ObjectDC():Get_Int(0) ~= 1) then
       EffectController():DealDamageFullParams(1, source, 0, 1 )
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    if EffectSource() ~= nil then
   EffectSource():RemoveFromGame()
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
  </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
  <TRIGGERED_ABILITY internal="1" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <TRIGGER value="ABILITY_RESOLVED">
    if TriggerObject():GetCardName() == Object():GetCardName() then
   ObjectDC():Set_Int(0, 1)
   return true
    end
    return false
    </TRIGGER>
  </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
</CARD_V2>

Basically, have your poison-counter-adding card put one of these tokens on the battlefield under the target player's control, and they "get a poison counter." Hopefully, the combination of a colorless, typeless token dealing unpreventable damage to its own controller would bypass anything that would interfere with the token's damage-dealing ability. I've tested it on a basic level, and it works. However, I haven't yet tested the last triggered ability, the idea of which is to deal with Parallel Lives and other such cards so that all tokens but the first have an integer flag set to prevent them from dealing damage.

Problems? Suggestions?

Edit: Tested it against Doubling Season, and it works.

[BlindWillow]

One problem I just realized would be effects that double damage. The only way to deal with that, that I can think of, would be to check for the presence of the individual cards that double damage (Anthem of Rakdos, Furnace of Rath, etc.) and adjust the damage dealt accordingly. Anyone have any better ideas?

[BlindWillow]

Another option: apply LoseAllAbilities() to a filter that checks for the names of all problem cards.

[BlindWillow]

Alright, here's where I'm leaving it for tonight. Adding the following code shuts down the problem cards (damage multipliers) that I think have actually been coded for 2013. Others can be added as needed, of course. There's a brief flicker for the cards as they have their abilities momentarily shut down, which might turn some people off, I don't know. You'd have to be looking for it.

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  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <FILTER>
    return (FilteredCard() ~= nil and
    FilteredCard():GetZone() == ZONE_IN_PLAY and
    (FilteredCard():GetCardName() == "FURNACE_OF_RATH" or
    FilteredCard():GetCardName() == "GISELA_BLADE_OF_GOLDNIGHT" or
    FilteredCard():GetCardName() == "CURSE_OF_BLOODLETTING"))
    </FILTER>
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION layer="6">
    if FilteredCard() ~= nil then
       local characteristics = FilteredCard():GetCurrentCharacteristics()
       if characteristics ~= nil then
      characteristics:LoseAllAbilities()
   end
    end
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>

[thefiremind]

I thought about doing something like this, but then I gave up because this would also trigger things like No Mercy... not that it matters for the token, given that you exile it, but we should be careful with similar cards.

[RiiakShiNal]

I thought about doing something like this, but then I gave up because this would also trigger things like No Mercy... not that it matters for the token, given that you exile it, but we should be careful with similar cards.

Actually in this case No Mercy would not trigger because the token is not a creature (no types). Though I agree we should still be careful because if a card is not written properly it could trigger on this even if it is not supposed to.

I do wonder how this will work with a Melira, Sylvok Outcast in play, since it is set to do unpreventable damage would the player still get the poison counter even though Melira, Sylvok Outcast should prevent it? Or does Melira's ability (as currently coded) already shut this down without any changes?

[BlindWillow]

I do wonder how this will work with a Melira, Sylvok Outcast in play, since it is set to do unpreventable damage would the player still get the poison counter even though Melira, Sylvok Outcast should prevent it? Or does Melira's ability (as currently coded) already shut this down without any changes?

I was meaning to test that too. That's what the source:GetCurrentCharacteristics():Characteristic_Get( CHARACTERISTIC_INFECT ) ~= 0 check is for.

Edit: Of course, I just realized, she only affects creatures. So that won't work. I guess I'll just do a filter:Count() check to see if Melira's in play.

[BlindWillow]

Latest code (tested against Melira):

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<?xml version='1.0'?>
<CARD_V2>
  <FILENAME text="TOKEN_POISON_T_11381001" />
  <CARDNAME text="POISON_T" />
  <TITLE>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="en-US"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="de-DE"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="es-ES"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="fr-FR"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="it-IT"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
    <LOCALISED_TEXT LanguageCode="jp-JA"><![CDATA[ ]]></LOCALISED_TEXT>
  </TITLE>
  <MULTIVERSEID value="11381001" />
  <ARTID value="88888888" />
  <ARTIST name="" />
  <CASTING_COST cost="" />
  <TYPE metaname="" />
  <EXPANSION value="DPG" />
  <RARITY metaname="L" />
  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetConvertedCostMax( 25 )
    Object():Protection()
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
    local characteristics = Object():GetCurrentCharacteristics()
    characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_SHROUD, 1 )
    characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_INDESTRUCTIBLE, 1 )
    characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_INFECT, 1 )
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <STATIC_ABILITY filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <FILTER>
    return (FilteredCard() ~= nil and
    FilteredCard():GetZone() == ZONE_IN_PLAY and
    (FilteredCard():GetCardName() == "FURNACE_OF_RATH" or
    FilteredCard():GetCardName() == "GISELA_BLADE_OF_GOLDNIGHT" or
    FilteredCard():GetCardName() == "CURSE_OF_BLOODLETTING"))
    </FILTER>
    <CONTINUOUS_ACTION layer="6">
    if FilteredCard() ~= nil then
       local characteristics = FilteredCard():GetCurrentCharacteristics()
       if characteristics ~= nil then
      characteristics:LoseAllAbilities()
   end
    end
    </CONTINUOUS_ACTION>
  </STATIC_ABILITY>
  <TRIGGERED_ABILITY LKI_shield_effect_source="1" forced_skip="1" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <TRIGGER value="ZONECHANGE_END" simple_qualifier="self" to_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY" />
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    local source = EffectSource()
    if source == nil then
      source = Object()
    end
    local filter = Object():GetFilter()
    filter:Clear()
    filter:SetZone( ZONE_IN_PLAY )
    filter:AddCardName( "MELIRA_SYLVOK_OUTCAST" )
    filter:SetController( EffectController() )
    filter:NotTargetted()
    if (filter:CountStopAt(1) == 0 and EffectController() ~= nil and ObjectDC():Get_Int(0) ~= 1) then
       EffectController():DealDamageFullParams(1, source, 0, 1 )
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    <RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
    if EffectSource() ~= nil then
   EffectSource():RemoveFromGame()
    end
    </RESOLUTION_TIME_ACTION>
  </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
  <TRIGGERED_ABILITY internal="1" filter_zone="ZONE_IN_PLAY">
    <TRIGGER value="ABILITY_RESOLVED">
    if TriggerObject():GetCardName() == Object():GetCardName() then
   ObjectDC():Set_Int(0, 1)
   return true
    end
    return false
    </TRIGGER>
  </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>
</CARD_V2>

[nabeshin]

I used such option, it works, but I didn't test it against different types of protection

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   <TRIGGERED_ABILITY internal="1" forced_skip="1">
    <TRIGGER value="ABILITY_RESOLVED">
   if TriggerObject() == Object() and ObjectDC():Get_Int(1) == 1 then
      ObjectDC():Set_Int(1,0)
      local characteristics = Object():GetCurrentCharacteristics()
      characteristics:Characteristic_Set( CHARACTERISTIC_INFECT, 1 )
      Object():GetTargetPlayer():DealDamageFullParams(1, Object(), 1, 1 )
      return true
   else
      return false
   end
    </TRIGGER>
   </TRIGGERED_ABILITY>


[BlindWillow]

nabeshin, could you post the full code you're using? I can't see how that would fit into my code above, so I assume you're using it in a different context.

[nabeshin]

nabeshin, could you post the full code you're using? I can't see how that would fit into my code above, so I assume you're using it in a different context.

excuse I too shortly wrote, really I went some other way, without use of additional tokens, counters of poison are done by the card.

[BlindWillow]

Some research on Gatherer yields the following list of problem cards:

1. Anthem of Rakdos: not currently coded; would merely need to add to the LoseAllAbilities() filter.
2. Ghosts of the Innocent: listed just because it might be easy to code improperly (have to check if damage is unpreventable).
3. Tamanoa: same as Anthem.
4. Cloudstone Curio: not currently coded; would merely need to make sure only objects with card types trigger it.
5. Azor's Elocutors: from Return to Ravnica; would need to be coded accordingly or added to the LoseAllAbilities() filter.
6. Quest for Pure Flame: RiiakShiNal has coded; would need to modify that, as I see no workaround from the standpoint of the token's code.

[BlindWillow]

excuse I too shortly wrote, really I went some other way, without use of additional tokens, counters of poison are done by the card.

Ah, I see. My fear about going that route was indeed issues with protection. Let me know if you figure out how to get around such issues. We should pursue both methods, I think, and see which is least problematic.

[nabeshin]

here full worked card with my code

[RiiakShiNal]

Actually, any card that triggers on damage dealt to a player could be problematic, for example Sun Droplet (which I coded) would get a charge counter from your token at least with the current way Sun Droplet is coded even though just adding a poison counter should not trigger the ability. LoseAllAbilities() would probably work in this case, but there may be other cards with abilities that trigger on damage or count how much damage is done in a turn (if they check with Interrogate_DamageDealtToAnyPlayerThisTurn or something similar then it could be a fairly bad bug) which may not be so easy to deal with.