Verz Bahamut Single - Hieroglyphic Lost Citadel

[Bahamut - Envoy of the End]

Because I haven't made a single for ages. Because I'm shortly going to be working with Hieroglyphics in my fanfic. Because this seemed like a good idea in priniciple at the time. Take your pick.

VRZ-000 [b]Hieroglyphic Lost Citadel[color=#a9a9a9] [/color][/b][color=#a9a9a9]S.Rare[/color]
[color=#008080][b]SPELL[/b][/color]
Field Spell
During each of your End Phases: Pay 800 Life Points. If you do not, this card is destroyed. During each of your turns, you can activate each of the following effects when you Tribute the corresponding number of 'Hieroglyphic' monsters:
1 - Increase the ATK of all 'Hieroglyphic' monsters you control by 300 until the End Phase.
2 - Draw 1 card, then discard 1 card.
3 - Special Summon 1 'Hieroglyphic' monster from your hand, Deck, or Graveyard, and its ATK and DEF become 0.

Not 100% sure of OCG exactly, but should be clear enough.

So how much does this break them?

[Astolfo]

[color=#000066][b]>800 isn't too much[/b][/color]
[color=#000066][b]>*looks at 3rd effect*[/b][/color]
[color=#000066][b]>Oh whee. More Xyz Spam. Even with the amount they have now.[/b][/color]
[color=#000066][b]>1st and 2nd wouldn't really be used, unless for that last ATK push, or bad hand stuff[/b][/color]

[CDDRodrigo]

You should remove the Special Summoning from Deck, that really breaks them a lot.

[Bahamut - Envoy of the End]

[quote name='.nova' timestamp='1333129411' post='5895018']
[color=#000066][b]>800 isn't too much[/b][/color]
[color=#000066][b]>*looks at 3rd effect*[/b][/color]
[color=#000066][b]>Oh whee. More Xyz Spam. Even with the amount they have now.[/b][/color]
[color=#000066][b]>1st and 2nd wouldn't really be used, unless for that last ATK push, or bad hand stuff[/b][/color]
[/quote]

Clear World was a guide at 500. If there is a field spell with a higer cost I'll up it to 1000.

I'm not going to overly reward tributing 1 monster a turn in Hieroglyphs, that's not exactly a difficult thing to do. Should the second effect just be draw 1, or is that a bit much the other way?

I think you'll find the attack gain would be used though.

"No, actually, I'm not going to increase the attack of all my monsters as a free bonus for another action I took regardless."

[quote name='CDDRodrigo' timestamp='1333129542' post='5895021']
You should remove the Special Summoning from Deck, that really breaks them a lot.
[/quote]

Yeah, what if I made it Normal monster only instead to match Aset, Nepthe and Shiyu?

[Agro]

Wait. So every single time you tribute a monster in a turn, you can Special summon any Hieratic monster from anywhere? Every time...? Do you understand what that means? You've basically made the Hieratic loop more consistent than it already was.

[Bahamut - Envoy of the End]

[quote name='Aggro' timestamp='1333131489' post='5895048']
Wait. So every single time you tribute a monster in a turn, you can Special summon any Hieratic monster from anywhere? Every time...? Do you understand what that means? You've basically made the Hieratic loop more consistent than it already was.
[/quote]

Er....... noooo...

Let's really take this down a level.

You start your turn.
You do something that involves tributing a Hieroglyph
When this happens the [b]first time[/b], you can increase your monsters ATK. Don't do it, the chance passes.
You then tribute another one somehow
When this happens for the [b]second time[/b], you can use the draw effect. Don't do it now, too bad.
You manage to tribute a third one in some manner.
Then, and only when, you tribute a [b]third [/b]Hieroglyph, can you get a one time offer of a summon.
More tributes gain nothing.
Effect resets next turn.

Seriously how difficult was that? Or the card's written explanation really, really, really, really bad? (Will edit it cuz it must be for this to have come across. Wouldn't want to think its just all of you being really dumb).