The Artist ego | Good Torment mechanics into an archetype!

[SkylarkHYP]

The Artist ego 🎨

A support combo based archetype that has initially low numerical values, but can rapidly transform their deck and gains buffs from playing different cards in a subsequent order.

Viability: Hypnagonia is lacking a support archetype and transformation of cards, so I think it would be fun Ok, since my previous attempts of making an archetype were too convoluted, I've got a simpler, yet still unique archetype with highly unused mechanics in the game which would be very fun to mess around with.

Mechanics

Main mechanics: Redesign, Clarity

Redesign: The ability to change cards in your hand. Cards redesigned can only be from your current archetype pools. (Like how life path changes into another card, the code could be similar, also reminds me of Jumbletron!)

Iteration: The ability to copy a card in your hand, temporarily adding it to your deck. Copied cards can also be randomly enhanced or scarred, (Mostly a temporary version of duplication from NCEs, like adding good perts to your deck.)

Depiction status: The artist ego also starts with an effect from its starting curio: Depiction: Playing 3 different cards of the same type in a row will give you a bonus status effect upon playing them, the buff will be entirely random but will always be 1. ex. Dreamer plays 3 interpretations, gains 1 solidity, Dreamer plays 3 understandings, gains 1 contentment. Plushy combos well with all types of vibes, as well as redesign cards. (Basically if the Maze's effect was good, but it caps at 3)

Starting plushy: "Easel" (Filler): Start each combat with depiction (Can be removed if unlucky)

Cards

Name	Cost	Type	Rarity	Effect
Swatch	1	Action	Starter	deal 3 interpretation, and redesign a random card in your hand
Erase it all!	2	Action	Starter	Deal 5 interpretation to all torments and redesign your hand, forget
Think outside of the box!	1	Control	Starter	gain 3 confidence, redesign a random card in your hand into a control
Inspiration sensation	0	Contol	Common	gain 1 clarity, redesign 1 card, if this is forgotten or redesigned, gain 1 confusion
Doodling	X	Control	Common	gain x contentment, Redesign x amount of cards in your hand into common cards at random.
Belongs in the trash	2	Action	Common	deal 10 interpretation, forget 1 card, draw 1 action card
Paint the town red	1	Concentration	Common	Every time you redesign a card deal 5 interpretation
Likeness	1	Control	Common	gain 5 confidence, Choose a card in your hand, create an iteration of it, forget, burnout
Color wheel	2	Action	Common	Deal 12 interpretation, draw cards equal to the different type of cards in your hand
Monochromatic	X	Control	Uncommon	Redesign X amount of cards in your hand, they will all be the same type, forget
Creative fervor	3	Concentration	Uncommon	initiation, Clarity is 25% more effective
Stupor	X	Control	Uncommon	Lose X stacks of confusion, gain X*2 stacks of clarity, forget
Brain thunder	2	Action	Uncommon	Deal 10 interpretation, if you have clarity, apply 2 prominence
Paper Fireballs	0	Action	Uncommon	Deal 5 interpretation for all perturbations in your hand, If you have clarity, shuffle this back into your draw pile
Spilt ink	1	Control	Uncommon	Take 5 anxiety, redesign 5 random cards in your draw pile into control cards
Glorious mural	3	Control	Uncommon	Gain 5 contentment, Gain fascination = to your clarity, if you have no clarity, forget
Picture this	4	Control	Uncommon	Gain 15 block, Redesign 3 cards in your discard pile, then create an iteration of them that gets added into your draw pile.
Magnificent	2	Control	Uncommon	Gain confidence = to your clarity*2
Immortalization	2	Control	Rare	gain untouchable equal to the amount of cards you've iterated this ordeal
Iconic	3	Control	Rare	Choose a card in your hand, add 5 iterations of it into your deck, burnout.
Renaissance	3	Concentration	Rare	Lose Creative block
Innovation	0	Action	Rare	initiation, deal 1 interpretation to all torments, gain 5 clarity for each torment, forget

[SkylarkHYP]

Hope this was simple yet unique enough! 👍

[db0]

This looks interesting and doable, but the mechanics are tricky enough, it probably should be an injustice instead