Chain Lightning

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written by GuardianDragon on Discord 03/04/2021 Chain Light, huh? Let's see if I can help with something here...

Card with Chain Light can appears in one of three position (as any other card): left, middle or right (or we can say position 1, 2 or 3).

How the artifact works? (For an example, I will use Chain Light 60%, artifact for the mythic, and a card with attack of 3000)

Position 1 (left):

The description leads us thinking that the 3rd damage is 1/4 from the first one, but actually is 1/3 from the first one.
 * 1. Damage to left enemy card = 3000 * 60% = 1800
 * 2. Damage to center enemy card = 1800 / 2 = 900
 * 3. Damage to right enemy card = 1800 / 3 = 600

Position 2 (middle):


 * 1. Damage to center enemy card = 3000 * 60% = 1800
 * 2. Damage to left enemy card = 1800 / 2 = 900 or
 * 2. Damage to right enemy card = 1800 / 2 = 900

Then the chain go to left or to right (it will seems random, but actually the direction is fixed...

Let's say that (for an example) the enemy card is Cultist and the chain goes to the left one time, this means that every time Cultist is the opposite card the chains go to the left.

I don't know what exact factor is used to chose the direction. Honestly, I never tested deeply that aspect to have an complete answear to this question (shame on me). My hunch is the algoritm looks at "value even or odd" of base attack and/or base hp of enemy's card.

Position 3 (right):


 * 1. Damage to right enemy card = 3000 * 60% = 1800
 * 2. Damage to center enemy card = 1800 / 2 = 900
 * 3. Damage to left enemy card = 1800 / 3 = 600

IMPORTANT CONSIDERATIONS
a) If the opposite card (the card in front of ChainLight) is dead, ChainLight triggers even so (making no damage at all - enemy cards or enemy health), then the "regular" attack goes to the enemy health;

b) When ChainLight is on left or right side and the middle enemy card is dead, the damage affect only the opposite card, letting the other enemy card (extreme right or extreme left) untouched.

c) In my example I used a "Mythic Chain Light" (with 60%), chainlight artifacts have different percentages (the numbers of stars), but the formula is the same.

d) Once the effect come to the end (hitting all 3 cards, only 2 cards or finding a dead card in the way), the effect finished (there is no jump back).