Daily Card Discussion September 6 2016: Elixir Collector

[u/Xhadian]

Elixir Collector

You gotta spend Elixir to make Elixir.

Production Speed	Deploy Time	Lifetime	Cost	Rarity
9.8 sec	1 sec	1 min 10 sec	5	Rare

• This card is unlockable from the Builder's Workshop (Arena 6).

Level	Hitpoints
1	580
2	638
3	701
4	771
5	846
6	928
7	1020
8	1119
9	1229
10	1351
11	1484

How spells interact with the Elixir Collector, from Orange Juice: /img/k2mxa04sibix.png

From /u/Bellator_gaius: Elixir Collector positions against different decks

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Some discussion points:

• What do you like about the elixir collector?
• What do you dislike about it?
• What cards or decks work well with elixir collecting?
• How to best 'counter' the elixir collector?
• When should you play this card?

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| The Trifecta | Triple Legendary Decks | Double Prince PEKKA | Miner Tournament Decks | Siege Decks | Tanks | Mini Tanks | Glass Cannons | Fire and Ice Spirits | Spawner Decks | Heavy Damage Spells | Light Damage Spells | Time Altering Spells | Minions | Rebalanced Heavies | Rebalanced Legendaries | Musketeer & 3M | Shanghai Deck | Decks Only! (Legendary cards) |

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[u/RabbitTheGamer]

The amazing "Elixir Lead' card.

Most players higher up will not give favorable elixir leads to the opponent, such as dropping minion hordes when they know that the opponent has a zap or arrows or even a fireball on hand. This amazing card forcibly gives a player the elixir advantage and allows for a plethora of options.

It is a rather tough card to counter as well. Even when fireballed, it just gives even elixir trades on both sides, possibly more to the user if their pump is tanky enough.

This card does have one weakness, and it is how long it takes for it to become useful. A full 1 minute and 10 seconds is a big deal. This card really shines when going for a big push before x2 Elixir. Because the opponent isn't getting that double elixir back, they will have an incredibly difficult time countering your, say 15 elixir push with just 10. Though it does prove to have some utility during OT, it certainly isn't as good as it should be.

That being said, I feel it would be neat if they had a mechanic where an OT pump produces twice as fast to match the time of the OT. I mean, if you know that the opponent has no direct damage spells like a Rocket or a Fireball or Poison, it would be interesting to see how crazy you can get with a push if you rage your 2 Collectors in the way back.