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Fish Of Doom: Aug 18, 2004; I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare

HMS Boromir posted:

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Instant - Arcane (white)

Choose one: attach target Aura to target creature with toughness 2 or less. (Control of that Aura doesn't change.); or attach target Equipment to target untapped creature. (Control of that Equipment doesn't change.)

Converted mana cost: 4
The world's most specialized combat trick?

That one sounds straight out of Kamigawa

# ? Dec 28, 2013 09:08

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 00:33

HMS Boromir: Jul 16, 2011; by Lowtax

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Enchantment (black)

3, Discard a card: destroy target creature

Converted mana cost: 7

Don't think something quite like this has been printed yet. There's a few black enchantments that destroy creatures repeatably but they tend to say "nonblack" and require paying life or sacrificing creatures rather than discarding cards.

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Creature - Elemental (1/1, red)

1R: ~this~ deals 3 damage divided as you choose among any number of target creatures

Converted mana cost: 5

It seems to really like super-powerful abilities on overcosted 1/1s - earlier it gave me a blue one that made 4/4 fliers for 1U, tap. This one doesn't need to survive long enough to tap, though!

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Instant - Arcane (black)

Return target creature card from your graveyard to hand
Storm
Hellbent - If you have no cards in hand, instead target player may return a card from his or her graveyard to the battlefield

Converted mana cost: 1

HMS Boromir fucked around with this message at 10:16 on Dec 28, 2013

# ? Dec 28, 2013 10:13

Asehujiko: Apr 6, 2011

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Creature - Zombie Merfolk (1/1, black)
you may cast instant or sorcery spells by paying ''B'' rather than paying their mana cost
--The hugest mint envies a map but embiggens the best hot
� Iroodwie Sagehand

Converted mana cost: 4

Not quite Omnipotence but at 4 mana... :stare:

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Legendary Artifact Creature - Golem (1/3, artifact)
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw two cards, then discard two cards
T: draw a card
--only the fiercest lion made of skate proves better than the greatest door
� Ryfle Agale Opaleye

Converted mana cost: 1

I call it: Card Drawing Golem

# ? Jan 4, 2014 03:02

Peepers: Mar 11, 2005; Well, I'm a ghost. I scare people. It's all very important, I assure you.

HMS Boromir posted:

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Instant - Arcane (black)

Return target creature card from your graveyard to hand
Storm
Hellbent - If you have no cards in hand, instead target player may return a card from his or her graveyard to the battlefield

Converted mana cost: 1

This is sweet as hell.

Anyways,

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Artifact
~this~ enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it
1R: put a charge counter on ~this~
T, remove a charge counter from ~this~: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature
--The most aspirational riddle can enjoy a summer
� Kuri, the dark

Converted mana cost: 6

With a cheaper CMC this would be a reasonable draft card.

# ? Jan 4, 2014 07:19

Gone Fashing: Aug 4, 2004; KEEP POSTIN
I'M STILL LAFFIN

Would be cool if it only cost R to put a charge counter on it, maybe with a CMC of 3 or 4? Shock battery. I like it.

# ? Jan 4, 2014 07:53

cheetah7071: Oct 20, 2010; honk honk; College Slice

That card should almost certainly tap when you add counters, no matter where you put the mana costs.

# ? Jan 4, 2014 12:43

HMS Boromir: Jul 16, 2011; by Lowtax

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Creature - Merfolk Rogue (1/1, blue)

All creatures get -1/-0

Converted mana cost: 2

Haunter's tiny indiscriminate brother?

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Creature - Bird Wizard (3/3, blue)

Flying
Sacrifice ~this~, Pay 3 life: copy target activated ability and you may choose new targets for the copy

Converted mana cost: 4

This guy feels like he should be in Dimir colors and might have too good of a body to ever consider using the ability. I like him though.

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Sorcery (blue)

Return all permanents you control to their owner's hand

Converted mana cost: 2

Easier to build a deck around than One with Nothing I bet.

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Sorcery (red)

~this~ deals 1 damage to target player for each card in his or her graveyard

Converted mana cost: 6

...well that's a hell of a Lava Axe under the right circumstances. Izzet mill&kill deck?

HMS Boromir fucked around with this message at 14:25 on Jan 4, 2014

# ? Jan 4, 2014 14:16

Asehujiko: Apr 6, 2011

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Creature - Human Samurai (3/1, white)
bushido 7
If a Cleric would deal damage to a creature, you may Sacrifice a green creature. If you don't, that damage is dealt to target attacking or blocking creature instead
4W: target creature with power 3 or more gains ''When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may Discard a card. If you don't, target creature with toughness X or less, where X is the number of creatures on the battlefield gets +1/+1 until end of turn'' until end of turn

Converted mana cost: 1

This seems a bit... overkill for a bushido creature.

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Sorcery - Arcane (red and white)
up to four target creatures gain ''Pay 4 life: put two 5/5 red Dragon creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield'' and ''Discard a card: put a 1/1 red and white Cleric creature token onto the battlefield'' and ''T, sacrifice a Cleric: up to two target creatures get +3/-3 (This effect doesn't end)'' (This effect doesn't end)
--His feet enlightens the awesome step
� Oathoosh, King of the Creek

Converted mana cost: 3

Hope you brought some creature removal!

Edit: Speaking of creature removal:

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Tetafedaw Sharot
Planeswalker - Tetafedaw (black, Loyalty 4)
+3: destroy target creature
-1: you may search your library for a creature card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you do, you shuffle that library afterwards.
-7: you reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card, put that card into play, and shuffle the rest into your library.
--Nature walls off even one women and fades faster than the fastest goose will
� Nemesis, the wise

Converted mana cost: 3

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Creature - Beast (1/1, green)
Pay 1 life: target player reveals cards from the top of his or her library until that player reveals a land card, puts that card into play, and puts the rest into his or her graveyard
When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, regenerate target colourless creature

Converted mana cost: 2

Almost certainly a turn 2 kill.

Asehujiko fucked around with this message at 19:58 on Jan 4, 2014

# ? Jan 4, 2014 19:52

Opinion Haver: Apr 9, 2007

HMS Boromir posted:

Easier to build a deck around than One with Nothing I bet.

Tap out to float 4WWUUB, cast it, Barren Glory, and One With Nothing?

# ? Jan 4, 2014 21:54

Asehujiko: Apr 6, 2011

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Land
1, T: add 2UUU to your mana pool
T: add 2 to your mana pool
--Every greatest donkey made of steel may sing
� Ishimmicho Trekleb, Shaman of the Ancient City

Anybody managed to get a better land than this out of the generator?

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Instant (red)
~this~ deals 4 damage to target player
Storm

Converted mana cost: 1

Quad strength Grapeshot on the enemy turn for R, what could go wrong?

Asehujiko fucked around with this message at 20:01 on Jan 5, 2014

# ? Jan 5, 2014 03:08

biosterous: Feb 23, 2013

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Ticagoh Anes
Planeswalker - Ticagoh (black, Loyalty 7)
+2: destroy target nonSpirit creature
-2: destroy target creature
-11: destroy all creatures. They can't be regenerated. and destroy all creatures

Converted mana cost: 4

When you really want to make sure everything dies.

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Creature - Human Shaman (2/2, red)
As long as ~this~ is attacking, If ~this~ would regenerate, instead ~this~ deals 7 damage to ~this~

Converted mana cost: 7

No on-card method of regeneration, but if you try it may just shoot itself in the face.

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Sorcery (blue and red)
two target creatures gain ''5RR: put a 4/4 blue and red Beast creature token onto the battlefield'' and ''U, sacrifice five Beasts: target enchantment is a artifact in addition to its other types (This effect doesn't end)'' until end of turn and tap those creatures
Forecast - 1, Pay 3 life, Reveal ~this~ from your hand: ~this~ deals 2 damage to target creature. Creatures damaged this way can't be regenerated this turn and exchange control of target creature you control and target permanent of the same type target opponent controls
Replicate 2
Splice onto Arcane: X, where X is the number of colours among creatures an opponent controls
Scry 2
Scry 1

Converted mana cost: 3

I don't think that's enough effects for 3 mana, I think we should add some stuff.

# ? Jan 6, 2014 03:53

Archenteron: Nov 3, 2006

Asehujiko posted:

Anybody managed to get a better land than this out of the generator?

Well if you're Esper artefacts, this might qualify:

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Land
~this~ enters the battlefield tapped.
4, T: add 2(W/U)(W/U)(W/U)(W/U)(W/U)(W/U)(W/U) to your mana pool
At the beginning of each player's combat phase, target player reveals the top three cards of his or her library. that player puts all artifact cards from among them into play, and exiles the rest.

# ? Jan 6, 2014 04:32

Asehujiko: Apr 6, 2011

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Artifact
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, put a charge counter on ~this~
Remove a charge counter from ~this~: draw a card for each card in your graveyard
4UWW: put a 2/2 Golem artifact creature token onto the battlefield for each spell cast this turn
6UBBB: put a 4/4 Golem artifact creature token onto the battlefield
T, sacrifice a Golem: ~this~ deals 2 damage to each tapped green creature. This damage can't be prevented
Whenever one or more Myrs are returned to their owner's hand, target opponent may Tap an untapped black enchantment he or she controls. If that player does, ~this~ gains protection from green until end of turn
--The bravest rabbit pauses the proper bun
But just one vase attacks more profoundly than even the fiercest month will
� Storia Keenfoot, Elect Novice of the Silver Grove

Converted mana cost: 1

That's a whole lot of drawing power.

# ? Jan 7, 2014 01:49

Nehru the Damaja: May 20, 2005

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Creature - Elemental (1/2, blue)
All nonlegendary lands are creatures with power and toughness equal to their converted mana cost in addition to their other types
When ~this~ is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a leak counter on target artifact
4UU: untap each permanent with a leak counter on it and gain control of it until end of turn. It gains haste until end of turn.
All green creatures can't be blocked
Whenever one or more creatures becomes the target of a instant spell, until end of turn, if a creature with power 1 or less would be dealt damage, prevent 2 of that damage

Converted mana cost: 5

So a Green-Only Overrun plus Armageddon for 5? Seems fair.

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Creature - Goblin Wizard (2/1, red)
Whenever ~this~ enters the battlefield, destroy target artifact
--A single actor proves better than even the park
� Drich, Baron of the Abyss

Converted mana cost: 2

Whoa hey it's actually good without being broken. How the hell did that happen?

# ? Jan 7, 2014 03:07

Fish Of Doom: Aug 18, 2004; I'm too awake for this to be a nightmare

Nehru the Damaja posted:

Whoa hey it's actually good without being broken. How the hell did that happen?

You almost got a verbatim Tin Street Hooligan.

# ? Jan 7, 2014 06:21

cinci zoo sniper: Mar 15, 2013

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Instant (white)
~this~ deals 2 damage to each of two target attacking or blocking tapped creatures with power 6 or less. Creatures damaged this way can't be regenerated this turn. When a creature damaged this way is put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn, return it to the battlefield under your control and regenerate those creatures
-- When provoked, Even one rifle twists the wisest tank but covers more daintily than the elbow ever shall
Albeit his woman is greater than the
� Azul

Converted mana cost: 2

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Creature - Rat Wizard (2/2, black and red)
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, put a doom counter on target enchantment
2: put a doom counter on target permanent
2: ~this~ deals 4 damage to each creature with a doom counter on it
As long as the number of creatures on the battlefield is 3 or more, ~this~ attacks each turn if able
Whenever a creature is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~
RR: put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~
B, Sacrifice a Swamp, remove four +1/+1 counters from ~this~: an opponent loses 5 life and you gain that much life
1, remove a +1/+1 counter from ~this~ for each green creature spell cast this turn: attach target Equipment to target creature. Gain control of that Equipment until end of turn and that creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn
--Humanity glows more effectively than the room never
Although her goldfish may catch the hugest earthquake
� Azul, the dark

Converted mana cost: 3

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Enchantment (red)
Discard a artifact card: ~this~ gains ''When ~this~ is exiled, up to seven target red creatures get +3/+0 until end of turn and ~this~ deals 3 damage to target green creature. This damage can't be prevented'' until end of turn
--His sleet twists just one prayer and may catch even the best winter
� Nemesis

Converted mana cost: 3

This is one nice generator.

# ? Jan 15, 2014 18:09

Four Score: Feb 27, 2014; by zen death robot; Lipstick Apathy

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Tribal Enchantment - Dwarf (red and blue)
All Dwarves get +1/+0
At the beginning of your end step, target player may pay X, where X is the number of permanents you control. If that player does, ~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature

Don't act like you don't want Izzet Dwarf tribal.

# ? Feb 27, 2014 08:54

FreelanceSocialist: Nov 19, 2002

Realize this isn't the place for it necessarily, but working on a janky EDH deck right now, based on a card idea that hit Reddit awhile back. I thought it needed some tweaking to not be too overpowered. I still need to test it, but it's getting there. I have to touch up the token art a bit.

edit: Also not sure on the language for the Truthiness ability.

FreelanceSocialist fucked around with this message at 19:13 on Feb 28, 2014

# ? Feb 28, 2014 18:03

Dr. Stab: Sep 12, 2010; 👨🏻‍⚕️🩺🔪🙀😱🙀

The first ability should probably be: "When ~ enters the battlefield, target player reveals his or her hand unless he or she pays 2 life for each card in his or her hand"
The main issue is with people not understanding that it's an all or nothing thing and trying to pay to keep some cards back. "pays life equal to twice the number of cards in his or her hand" would fix that but that's longer and a little more awkward.

The keyword abilities should be listed first.

The third ability could say "each equal to 2" for clarity, or it could equally also say "power 2, toughness 2, and converted mana cost 2."

Stephen Colbert has way too many lines of text. He has flavor text, as well as two different abilities that both convey the same thing flavor wise. Some of these lines have to go if you want people to be able to read your card.

The rules text on the token should be centered. Also, bird is a type in magic, while eagle isn't.

Dr. Stab fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Feb 28, 2014

# ? Feb 28, 2014 19:16

AlternateNu: May 5, 2005; ドーナツダメ！

FreelanceSocialist posted:

Realize this isn't the place for it necessarily, but working on a janky EDH deck right now, based on a card idea that hit Reddit awhile back. I thought it needed some tweaking to not be too overpowered. I still need to test it, but it's getting there. I have to touch up the token art a bit.

edit: Also not sure on the language for the Truthiness ability.

Yeah, I would put:

Truthiness: When Stephan Colbert enters the battlefield target player may reveal any number of cards in his or her hand. That player loses 2 life for each card he or she does not reveal this way.

Or if you don't want the number of cards to be an option, it would be "...target player may reveal his or her hand. That player loses 2 life for each card he or she does not reveal this way."

# ? Feb 28, 2014 19:17

FreelanceSocialist: Nov 19, 2002

Excellent - thanks. I wanted Truthiness to be clearly all-or-nothing, so I'll re-word that. As for the token generation, I'll probably follow the Tolsimir Wolfblood ability, but the Eagles will be non-legendary. Do I have to have the bit about it being "... named Eagle" or can the ability just specify a RWU 1/1 bird and I can use my Eagle token?

# ? Feb 28, 2014 19:29

Dr. Stab: Sep 12, 2010; 👨🏻‍⚕️🩺🔪🙀😱🙀

You can use whatever piece of paper you want to represent a token. It doesn't matter that yours says eagle on it.
Either way, it being a red white and blue bird and the token having an eagle on the art is already more than enough to convey the flavor.

# ? Feb 28, 2014 19:37

Asehujiko: Apr 6, 2011

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Creature - Elemental (2/2, blue)
All colourless creatures can't be blocked
Tap an untapped Elemental you control, Discard a creature card: ~this~ gains ''Pay 4 life: return target land to its owner's hand'' until end of turn
all players may cast sorcery spells by paying ''UU'' rather than paying their mana cost
any player may cast creature spells without paying their mana cost

Converted mana cost: 1

Last line is the most important.

# ? Feb 28, 2014 20:44

HMS Boromir: Jul 16, 2011; by Lowtax

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Sorcery (green)

up to five target lands are creatures with power and toughness equal to their converted mana cost in addition to their other types until end of turn

Converted mana cost: 1

Well that's one way to get a one-sided geddon I suppose.

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Enchantment (green)

Tap an untapped permanent you control: you gain 1 life

Converted mana cost: 2

Whoops, turns out I started this game with 40 life.

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Enchantment (red)

At the beginning of your upkeep, ~this~ deals 4 damage to each creature
All creatures get +4/+0

Converted mana cost: 7

DEATH IS CERTAIN

# ? Mar 8, 2014 11:10

FreelanceSocialist: Nov 19, 2002

Make it 5 damage and +5/+0 and suddenly everything becomes a goblin grenade?

# ? Mar 8, 2014 17:30

Zombie #246: Apr 26, 2003; Murr rgghhh ahhrghhh fffff

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Instant (red)
Affinity for permanents
Buyback X, where X is the amount of mana in your mana pool
add 2 to your mana pool

Converted mana cost: 1

i dont even

I should obviously use this generator to make a random cube

# ? Mar 10, 2014 09:08

FreelanceSocialist: Nov 19, 2002

Here's another :psyduck:

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Land
T: add G to your mana pool
Sacrifice a tapped library, Sacrifice a land, T, sacrifice ~this~: each player may search his or her library for up to two basic land cards and put them into the battlefield. Each player who searched his or her library this way shuffles it.
T: add 2 to your mana pool

Now we need a way to tap our libraries.

And this one, which would make storm decks even more annoying:

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Sorcery (black)
clash with an opponent. If you win, an opponent loses 2 life and you gain that much life
Storm

Goddammit - first you sit there playing with yourself for ten minutes and now I have to flip 28 coins? *scoops*

# ? Mar 10, 2014 15:06

Frozen_flame: Feb 14, 2012; Press A to Protect Earth!

Speaking of Storm...

Instant (red)
add BR to your mana pool
Hellbent - If you have no cards in hand, add 1RR to your mana pool. Spend this mana only on instant or sorcery spells.
Scry 3

Converted mana cost: 1

# ? Mar 10, 2014 15:17

HitTheTargets: Mar 3, 2006; I came here to laugh at you.

FreelanceSocialist posted:

Here's another

Now we need a way to tap our libraries.

And this one, which would make storm decks even more annoying:

Goddammit - first you sit there playing with yourself for ten minutes and now I have to flip 28 coins? *scoops*

Coin flip?

# ? Mar 10, 2014 18:39

FreelanceSocialist: Nov 19, 2002

HitTheTargets posted:

Coin flip?

"Clash with opponent" plus Storm.

# ? Mar 10, 2014 19:12

HitTheTargets: Mar 3, 2006; I came here to laugh at you.

Oh, okay. I guess I was confused because flip a coin is a real thing in Magic, I didn't get that you were speaking informally about Clash.

# ? Mar 10, 2014 19:19

FreelanceSocialist: Nov 19, 2002

HitTheTargets posted:

Oh, okay. I guess I was confused because flip a coin is a real thing in Magic, I didn't get that you were speaking informally about Clash.

Yeah, sorry. Figuratively "flip a coin"

# ? Mar 10, 2014 20:12

Snacksmaniac: Jan 12, 2008

Creature - Faerie Wizard (1/1, blue)
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, draw a card

Converted mana cost: 2

Does this technically create a loop because it's templated wrong?

# ? Mar 11, 2014 14:12

cheetah7071: Oct 20, 2010; honk honk; College Slice

Snacksmaniac posted:

Creature - Faerie Wizard (1/1, blue)
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, draw a card

Converted mana cost: 2

Does this technically create a loop because it's templated wrong?

Yes.

# ? Mar 11, 2014 23:56

biosterous: Feb 23, 2013

I will always love a card generator that provides new and exciting ways to deck yourself on turn two.

# ? Mar 12, 2014 00:51

JerryLee: Feb 4, 2005; THE RESERVED LIST! THE RESERVED LIST! I CANNOT SHUT UP ABOUT THE RESERVED LIST!

biosterous posted:

I will always love a card generator that provides new and exciting ways to deck yourself on turn two.

After you draw your library but while the final draw that would deck you is still on the stack, pitch Spirit Guides into Savage Summoning plus a Manamorphose for the blue mana to cast Laboratory Maniac. :getin:

Well, technically cast the Manamorphose while you still have one card left, but point's the same.

vvv I don't know, a colorless exile any nonland nontoken permanent is pretty good even without the weird clause. 5 mana seems about what they'd print it at, 4 if they really want to push it. At 3 it's nearly a strictly better Oblivion Ring.

JerryLee fucked around with this message at 08:09 on Mar 12, 2014

# ? Mar 12, 2014 07:07

ungulateman: Apr 18, 2012; pretentious fuckwit who isn't half as literate or insightful or clever as he thinks he is

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Artifact
Imprint � When ~this~ enters the battlefield, exile target nontoken nonland permanent. (The exiled card is imprinted on this artifact.)
RR: target permanent that shares a type with the imprinted card is a artifact in addition to its other types until end of turn

Converted mana cost: 5

Massively overpriced, but this would have been a pretty cool effect back in Scars or New Phyrexia.

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Creature - Rat Wizard (1/1, black)
Whenever ~this~ is dealt damage, target player may pay UBR. If that player does, two target creatures get -3/-3 until end of turn
--Nature sings the proper lettuce and teaches faster than the most aspirational women ever would
For her railway improves more beautifully than the wisest can
� Azul, the great

Converted mana cost: 1

Bile Blight: the Rat! :allears:

# ? Mar 12, 2014 07:55

Tardigrade: Jul 13, 2012; Half arthropod, half marshmallow, all cute.

MCG posted:

Creature - Human Shaman (1/3, green)
trample
2: regenerate target Shaman
--Nature boasts more effectively than even the earthquake never
� Screanpo Deftfoot

Converted mana cost: 7

Value! Tramples right over those pesky x/0s for only 7 mana! :downs:

# ? Mar 12, 2014 14:56

Zemyla: Aug 6, 2008; I'll take her off your hands. Pleasure doing business with you!

Tardigrade posted:

Value! Tramples right over those pesky x/0s for only 7 mana!

I was going to say Defiant Elf was a thing, but not at a CMC of 7.

Anyways, I was thinking about Yet Another AEther Vortex earlier, and was wondering if there was a way to make a card that would have most of its functionality, or at least be reminiscent of it.

I mean, I could easily see an enchantment that says:
"Play with the top card of your library revealed.
As long as the top card of your library is an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card, ~this~ has the full text of that card and has haste and the text 'Play with the top card of your library revealed.'"

However, this doesn't make it global, and is a lot more fragile than Yet Another AEther Vortex. Also, I'm pretty sure this wouldn't be in red's part of the color pie.

# ? Mar 12, 2014 18:08

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# ? Jun 8, 2024 00:33

Rorac: Aug 19, 2011

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Sorcery (red)
Choose one: target permanent an opponent controls gains ''All creatures with haste gain first strike'' until end of turn; or destroy target land

Converted mana cost: 3

If this were an instant, I could see it being an amazing game-winning card in a haste-heavy deck.

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Creature - Dragon (3/2, red)
Flying
haste
T: Assemble a Contraption
~this~ can't block

Converted mana cost: 4

I've been out for a while, the gently caress is a contraption?

# ? Mar 12, 2014 22:27

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