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The maximum amount should be increased on this card to make it worth playing. 6 is nothing when a lot of resource-reducing cards are already over this anyway.

6 stock is a lot for a Common, especially a zero-cost card. Make it any more than that, and the rarity will have to be increased as well.

But you have to have lost the 6 stock first. It's not as if you're removing 6 stock for free...

No, you have to have lost 3 stock, something that isn't all that unlikely.

jbryant3 please read the card texts and/or modified cards section more carefully before posting balance changes suggestion. I think Judge is a strong card currently. Most common stock reductions are 1,2 and 3, this is handled quite well. Judge is not supposed to handle massive stock reduction cards such as Prince of thieves. As DPsycho pointed out - this is a common zero cost card.

I meant to put 3 before, but I still feel the card is too weak. It doesn't need to counter Thievery or Prince of thieves, but having a maximum of 6 is too low (10 seems more appropriate but lose the multiplier). The card to me is worthless if it doesn't successfully fulfill its purpose. Judge is supposed to counter stock-reducing cards. Reducing the enemy's stock by 2 because you suffered 1 (or 4 for 2 or 6 for 3) just isn't good enough to merit a slot in the deck for the off-chance of reducing the enemy's stock by a little after you've already suffered. Unlike Graceful charity, there is no benefit for holding this card in your hand. It's just not powerful enough, in my opinion, to be worth playing.

I've had games since the card was modified where I was prepared to play Archmage, as one example, and had to reconsider because Judge appeared in my opponent's hand, and the resultant hit to my stock would have left me vulnerable. This is a common that can deter Rares. I've also had to contend with it following a play of Stalker, throwing a planned series of plays into question. Having had it used against me several times since the update, I can appreciate it as a strong card, and I'm rather puzzled that you disagree.

Mojko wrote:
Judge is not supposed to handle massive stock reduction cards such as Prince of thieves.

since Prince of thieves cost 10 recruits it cannot help you when you really need it.

10 recruits isn't such a high price to pay. Also it's more likely that you will steal 15 recruits from your opponent.

well its only "+5" after you spent 10 recruits. Before it was like "+14" and that was an advantage.

by the way when someone destroys your stock its more possible that cannot afford to play this card because your recruits is below 10.

sorry for my bad english but i hope that everything is clear ;)

Just a reminder, this topic thread is about (and attached to) the Judge card. Discussion solely about Prince of thieves should take place in that card's discussion thread to avoid confusion.

(Discussing Prince and Judge in comparison to one another in this thread is certainly acceptable, of course.)