Haha, she looks so fun.
I was so disappointed in the Infinity Stones in MvCI. The Arcana system can offer so much more than the 6 extra tools.
Yup. Every arcana gives you several passives, normals several specials, a super , I guess you call it an ultra, a unique x factor ability called extend force .
Plus since player health is determined by 3 factors arcana can not only be balanced with how they multiply your own health but in how they negate multipliers in other arcanas.
Your health is universally the same so
27200hp + your arcana modifier- your opponents arcana debuff modifier value = base health.
But wait there's more! Like damage scaling in a combo healthbars scale In damage taken after so much percent is lost and thus factor is called GUTS. To balance certain characters everyone has a different guts factor!
Someone may took full damage till they only have 30 percent t health before guts kicks in and others may have guts kick in at 80 percent health.
So base health+ player guts+ your arcana modifier- your opponents health debuff .modifier equals health!
That means arcana are balancing against other arcana giving potentially healthy characters a ton of health and guts is balancing characters who have high arcana versatility from becoming too busted and overly healthy as well. Twofold checks and balances too keep the arcana and top base characters from running wild. Its ana amazing system that took a lot of effort to balance out. Theres even an arcana that does things based on guts too.
I love this game. You choose a high guts character and also choose an arcana with high health boosts I can counter pick with an arcana that has high debuffs to negate your extra health. Lotta folks find full glass cannon pairings to their liking so I could just ignore all buffs to myself and ignore trying to counter your health buff and fish for an arcana that lends me busted tech for my particular character [scharlachrot with vines].
I wish for a new vs fighter to utilize this system to it's fullest someday. I think it only works 1v1 in this setup though. An entire team using the guts and health stuff might get messy.