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I mean, the UI is pretty much in line with how it works. Let's say you start at 3 mana;
1. You cast Innervate, you now have 5 full Mana Crystals.
2. You cast Living Mana, which then depletes those 5 mana crystals to cast. You should have 3 empty mana crystals on your mana bar, because you've used the temporary ramp that Innervate bought you.
3. Because you only have 3 permanent mana crystals on your mana bar, that's what it uses to "transform" them into 2/2s.
Is that completely intuitive? I'd argue it's not, since #2 and #3 happen at what seems like the same time. Maybe it's just from playing stuff like MTG which have a more complex mana system and actually have a priority system, but to me it makes sense to have it worded and functioning the way it does. This is significantly less of a big deal than the Blade Flurry + Envenom combination, which really wasn't a big deal either. It's an update they could do to re-word Innervate, but I don't think it's an update that ever really needs to happen or be a priority currently.
Logical consistency isn't a problem with how the card works. How fast the stack resolves and how little people stop to break it down before assuming something works the way it doesn't is currently the problem (and one that Team 5 certainly should take into account).
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In hearthstone it is logical consistent. You pay first the costs of the spell (which is 5 mana) and then, after the crystals are gone, the effect is carried out. The same when you cast Forbidden Flame with Loatheb just played by your opponent, you will have to pay 5 mana for the spell and you only do damage according to the rest of your mana (e.g. if you had 10 mana, you will do 5 damage and not 10).
I think if the card was 4 mana so it could be played a bit more early it could see actual play. I had it in this weeks Tavern Brawl and was fun to use.
Notes:
Having tried it out in arena- it's pretty much unplayable unless you are in a position to just zerg the person down. It's basically a permanent overload until they die. Maybe there are some token decks in constructed that can use it, but I have not seen any.
In CERTAIN cases this could be helpful. I guess...
Bleed Blue.