Hope // Faith

[Marco]

Hope

Sorcery
Each player draws cards equal to the difference between the number of cards in their hand and the number of cards in the hand of the player with the most cards in hand.
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Faith

Sorcery
Each player's life total becomes the highest life total among all players.

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[Marco]

Current Wording:

Hope
4UU
Sorcery
Each player draws cards equal to the difference between the number of cards in their hand and the number of cards in the hand of the player with the most cards in hand.
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Faith
2WW
Sorcery
Each player's life total becomes the highest life total among all players.

[Darkenslight]

I feel the artworks should be switched.

Also, Should Hope not read:  "Choose the player with the most cards in hand.  Each other player draws cards equal to the difference between the chosen player's hand and their hand."?

[Marco]

I can see why you might think that the artworks should be switched, especially Faith.

I believe the current wording is sound and is based on the Oracle templates for Balance of Power and Adamaro, First to Desire.

What I am increasingly worried about is the casting costs. Hope started out at 4U, but this seemed strictly better than Balance of Power which is 3UU, as Hope has another side (and split cards are historically more expensive than non-split cards with similar effects). Looking at Slithermuse (2UU or 3U to Evoke), 4U seems like a better (and certainly more playable) cost as Slithermuse's Evoke cost may be the corrected (modern) cost for the effect.

On the other hand, I'm not sure how to cost Faith in comparison to cards like Arbiter of Knollridge, Beacon of Immortaility, and Blessed Wind...