The Goul card gives damage, so why doesn't the absorb block for that damage? If it didn't give damage, shown as a negative heart, I could undstand that it steals health.
Ghoul, Vampire, Wraith and Scarecrow are Drain Spells. They do damage and give back health. They have the broken heart symbol.
Spirit Armor AKA Absorb blocks Damage Spells with the fist symbol. Drains just go around Spirit Armor because they are not typical Damage Spells.
Death has Dark Sprite, Skeletal Pirate, Banshee and Skeletal Dragon AKA Bone Dragon that are Damage Spells with the fist symbol. These spells are blocked by Spirit Armor.
Why? Its considered an attack. I saw the fist, instead of a heart.
Looking at my ghoul card, I see a "broken" heart and a heart. There is no fist on it. The "broken" heart (which I actually see as an "S" through a heart) indicates a life steal card which strictly speaking doesn't deal damage and therefore there is nothing for the spirit shield (or absorb) to absorb. The rationale is that steal spells directly drain the life force from the target vs. "hitting" them with damage, thereby bypassing absorbs such as spirit shield and ice armor.
In battle, it shows a fist. I think its just a program error,then if the card shows a broken heart. Just like the Heck Hound shows it does 130 damage per pip, but only does 45 damage.
In battle, it shows a fist. I think its just a program error,then if the card shows a broken heart. Just like the Heck Hound shows it does 130 damage per pip, but only does 45 damage.
Read the Heckhound card more careful... Absorb does not work against steals ( Ghoul, Vampire, Wraith, Scarecrow, Dr. Von's Monster ). Absorb only works against damage. Same goes for Frozen Armor and the other ice spell that goes along with it.
In battle, it shows a fist. I think its just a program error,then if the card shows a broken heart. Just like the Heck Hound shows it does 130 damage per pip, but only does 45 damage.
Read the Heckhound card more careful... Absorb does not work against steals ( Ghoul, Vampire, Wraith, Scarecrow, Dr. Von's Monster ). Absorb only works against damage. Same goes for Frozen Armor and the other ice spell that goes along with it.
Techicinally, it isn't a steal. The fist, in battle, denotes an attack. It would be different, if it showed a broken heart in battle. But, it doesn't. So, KI needs to fix it.
In battle, it shows a fist. I think its just a program error,then if the card shows a broken heart. Just like the Heck Hound shows it does 130 damage per pip, but only does 45 damage.
Read the Heckhound card more careful... Absorb does not work against steals ( Ghoul, Vampire, Wraith, Scarecrow, Dr. Von's Monster ). Absorb only works against damage. Same goes for Frozen Armor and the other ice spell that goes along with it.
Techicinally, it isn't a steal. The fist, in battle, denotes an attack. It would be different, if it showed a broken heart in battle. But, it doesn't. So, KI needs to fix it.
So, are you talking about the Heckhound or the steals?
Well, while the steal spells do damadge and restore health, you should notice the absorb spells don't say anything about absorbing steal health attacks. I have a Life wizard so I know what I am talking about. If you want an example of somthing that takes damadge from steal spells, look at the Tower Shield spell. Hope that helps a bit. I admit that it is annoying, but that is how life ( real life ) works :D
