by fastlane
You get to steal their energy, but what would you rather have? An enemy at 0 energy or an enemy at 0 health?I don't really get any of these healer type powers in adversarial games. They're universally shunned by my gaming group. Nobody buys Healing Ray. Cosmic Encounter has a healing alien, and it's terrible. We haven't had her come out yet, but the new Puzzle Strike: Shadows has a healing character, and she's not getting any traction with me either.
These stupid healing powers/characters/what have you are in a ton of games, and I've yet to see one that has an upside that meets or exceeds the downside of healing your opponent. I've seen the reverse - something that hurts you but gives you something better - that's totally been worth it (I can name a dozen black cards off the top of my head from Magic that fits this bill). Why can nobody make a worthwhile healer? Why is it always terrible?