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Working on some card ideas and I came up with this fortress. I feel like it's accurate to the Biblical events, but I also feel like it's incredibly overpowered (even with the restricted removal condition). Any thoughts on balancing this?

I would make the contents protected from effect, then maybe combine it with Redoubter's idea of shuffling itself, that way you can't fill it with Daniel Angels (or something) then use cards like Darius's Decree to clear it out, then continue to fill it up.

You will need to have it protect contents so it can't be targeted by Shrine to Artemis. Making it go to set aside would actually make it easier to abuse it since it couldn't easily be targeted by opponents.

You will need to have it protect contents so it can't be targeted by Shrine to Artemis. Making it go to set aside would actually make it easier to abuse it since it couldn't easily be targeted by opponents.

I had forgotten Shrine could target set aside cards. I'll have to consider that, thanks.

You could give the opponent the choice of which evil  character to discard. Instead of "discard an evil character...",  "opponent must discard an evil character..."

I could, but that would make the card even wordier. I'll have to look into that.

Browarod, I love the thought process you're putting into this card.  Very creative!  Just goes to show there are unexplored abilities and interactions remaining in this awesome game 

My two cents...  It's hard for me to imagine the Fiery Furnace as a good fortress, considering it was built by Nebuchadnezzar to murder those that wouldn't bow down to his Great Image.  I would argue that it was Daniel & friends' faith in God that saved them when they were thrown in the furnace. 

If I was instructed to create a Fiery Furnace card, I'd probably start by making it an evil fortress that helps Babylonians (while also creating a separate White Daniel enhancement to complete the story).  Perhaps this:

Fiery Furnace
Evil fortress
"While an idol is in play, OT enhancements used by your Babylonians gain regardless of protection.  If your Daniel human hero is harmed by an opponent, you may discard this card to search deck for a Daniel angel and add your Daniel angel to battle instead."

This provides support to Babylonians (as any evil fortress might do).  It also provides a one-time powerful effect to support your Daniel heroes.  And discarding itself to help Daniel heroes lines up well with the Biblical story; once Daniel & friends were out of the furnace, Nebuchadnezzar acknowledged Daniel's God as the one true God, and therefore stopped using the furnace.