pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Jul 24, 2022 12:44:05 GMT
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Post by Jartis on Jul 28, 2022 2:38:27 GMT
So like...I think this design was more for me than anyone else XD
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Post by vizionarius on Jul 29, 2022 20:49:29 GMT
{Judging} { hydraheadhunter }I really like this new unique ability! I'd love to give this guy a play test! Fits into both blue and red, so the hybrid checks out, and the cost seems to be good for the p/t and ability. I really like this! { melono }This is a strong uncommon! Conditional unblockable and a mini ward both feel appropriate for Otters. I feel that Wayfarer might be a bit of a limited mechanic, being so specific to Islands, but if I take it as a flavor word, it fits perfectly! I would be a fan of flavor words if they were used as a way to tie together certain cards with abilities that would otherwise be too specific to be a full keyword, but still have the same template about them (like Islands coming into play). Might want it to be a instead of , since it does feel strong, but I really like this design! { Idea }I love that this tells a story all in one card! The mechanics tie so well to the flavor and the story, too! Well done! The only nitpick I have is to do with Sir Otterlot getting +1/+1 when an opponent makes a pun (see Lesson #13 here). I can imagine there being otter cards in this set that cause you to make puns, so you would be able to get multiple +1/+1's just based on your own triggers. Otter than that, this is a very solid design, and I'm a fan! Your card has a Monty Python-y vibe to it; would be great to have a m UNty set! { pernicious }I like the theme with Islands benefitting, and going with a protection keyword also seems to fit the theme for Otters for me too. It doesn't feel very to me though. The card feels more , with the first strike and hexproof. In , I would have preferred menace or a stronger power instead of first strike. But it's a solid common overall. { Jartis }Cute art! Reminds me of this river crossing puzzle. If Merchant was a creature class, this guy would totally be it! I love the new take on bidding resulting in Treasures for you instead of just paying life to win the bid. However, since there is no bounds given on the number (whereas with life payments, there kind of is), it also has the issue of the person revealing the card to just say 420 to create at least that many Treasures. I'd exile a basic Island for 420 Treasures any day! If bidding started at a specific number, it would still have the issue where you (or anyone else who wants to help you out in a multiplayer game) could just jump the bidding to 420. Maybe if players had to pay mana to be the top bidder? Not sure I have a good solution to it. {Winning}This was filled with some awesome submissions, so this is a difficult decision. The winner is melono , with hydraheadhunter and Idea tied for a super close second.
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Post by melono on Jul 29, 2022 22:07:01 GMT
Thanks for the win! I thought of wayfarer as indeed flavor or possibly a colored landfall.
Next up, scare me sideways! Design me a nonblack horror creature with any other type added. Not Phyrexian though.
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Post by Jartis on Jul 30, 2022 1:10:33 GMT
vizionarius I tried to word it in such a way that you got no treasures if another player didn't bid. Effects like this are hard to word accurately and concisely, I've learned
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pistonsmcgraw
2/2 Zombie
Posts: 149
Favorite Card: Davriel, Soul Broker
Favorite Set: Unstable
Color Alignment: Blue, Black, Red
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Post by pistonsmcgraw on Jul 31, 2022 3:01:08 GMT
Is this allowed?
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Post by melono on Jul 31, 2022 14:26:55 GMT
Black in costs other than mana value are fine by me, so yes, allowed.
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Post by ameisenmeister on Jul 31, 2022 21:11:59 GMT
I might have used this card for another challenge some time ago. But I guess this isn't against the rules, now is it?
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Post by Idea on Aug 1, 2022 19:16:32 GMT
{Spoiler}{ Idea }I love that this tells a story all in one card! The mechanics tie so well to the flavor and the story, too! Well done! The only nitpick I have is to do with Sir Otterlot getting +1/+1 when an opponent makes a pun (see Lesson #13 here). I can imagine there being otter cards in this set that cause you to make puns, so you would be able to get multiple +1/+1's just based on your own triggers. Otter than that, this is a very solid design, and I'm a fan! Your card has a Monty Python-y vibe to it; would be great to have a m UNty set! I am aware that you generally shouldn't make mechanics that rely on the opponent saying something, there is that whole incident of the set that focused on that type of mechanic and ended up promoting silence as a result, making the whole thing a lot less fun. However, I think the bonus is small enough that it shouldn't be something that is constantly on someone's mind and puns aren't exactly an uncommon occurrence in just like regular text in unsets, so I figured this might actually work out, especially as I was trying to capture the flavor of the knight getting angry at the puns XD
Thanks for the win! I thought of wayfarer as indeed flavor or possibly a colored landfall. Next up, scare me sideways! Design me a nonblack horror creature with any other type added. Not Phyrexian though.For clarity: The wording "you and horrors" as opposed to "you and horrors you control" is intentional. It's meant to affect all horrors, including your opponent's.
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Post by vizionarius on Aug 5, 2022 18:15:04 GMT
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Post by Idea on Aug 5, 2022 19:03:48 GMT
A little extra on this card: Jaka'Tsur would be a divine spirit revered by the dwarves in the plane this card is from, embodying the heat of the forge and the hearts of dwarvenkind. Regarding the rest of the lore of the card, I will put in a spoiler but hopefully it can come across on its own. {Rest of the flavor}The idea of the card is the dwarves are letting themselves get possessed by Jaka'Tsur through a ritual in a moment of dire need, becoming an avatar of the spirit for a time. I'm starting to see a dwarf faction from some plane forming on this game
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Post by melono on Aug 14, 2022 10:14:39 GMT
pernicious {Spoiler} pernicious - Endbringer: A design that is indeed horrifying to have on the table. You could’ve even dropped the human for spellshaper, as this sounds a lot like Hour of Revelation (or added the spellshaper). The entering tapped unless you have high white devotion doesn’t feel very useful, because if your devotion is that high, you probably don’t want to wipe the board. That, and you need something that gives haste in addition to the devotion for the ability to be immediately used, which isn’t a permanent or instant/sorcery that would give white devotion. pistonsmcgraw - Soul Devouring Tree: The +1/+1 counters on deaths ability is quite nicely green, and makes this possibly useful in monogreen draft etc. But the black tap ability adds a lot to it, making the devouring of your life an inevitability. Makes you want to give it vigilance with an equipment or something else. ameisenmeister - Corrupted Grizzly: a literal bear that is technically also a 2/2 bear. Stigma is a really nice keyword, (and is the main thing being displayed here) as a reverse graft. It should be pretty strong with things like the amonkhet cards where you want -1/-1 counters on your creatures. It should also work well with on death trigger creatures that have 1 toughness, as you can immediately trigger them. Idea - Hallowed Halls/Prophetic Herald: First off, way too much text for me. Second, it’s funny that it tries to sinnify and sacrifice things that white would normally tax (though this leads to a lot of text on Hallowed Halls). Prophetic Herald has some weird text at the end of the last rules text: “or horrors by horrors”. vizionarius - Possessed Historian: a strong card, with fitting name. It would be very oppressive in commander, making it a bit of a Red Control card in that context. I also wouldn’t say that destroying (legendary) creatures or (saga) enchantments is very red. A bit of a shift in the color pie, which might be done eventually because it’s more focussed to not all creatures and not all enchantments, but it still feels odd to me.
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Post by ameisenmeister on Aug 27, 2022 17:34:12 GMT
Thanks for the win!
Now design a sentient ape creature, please. It must have another creature type that‘s a class type. Think Planet of the Apes if you need inspiration.
Have fun!
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Post by melono on Aug 27, 2022 18:17:48 GMT
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Post by hydraheadhunter on Aug 28, 2022 7:21:28 GMT
I had so much fun wit this one, but the first card I designed was a 'goblin ape' cause I missed the class restriction on the second type. So, I made another card, and I was like ah but that'd be a cool ape tribal commander, so, then I made two more cards to throw in the deck because there's so much cool Ape art on art station.
| Siminathesi I, Tyrant of Man 2 Generic, A black, a red, and a green
Legendary Creature — Ape Noble
Humans get -1/-1 Whenever a human dies, choose one ⸺ • Create a 3/3 green and black Ape creature token. • Destroy target artifact or enchantment6 • Fetch a basic land to the battlefield tapped. • Return a land card from a graveyard to the battlefield under your control.¹
FT: "Apes. Together. Strong. Humans. Divided. Weak." — Siminathesi I's reflections on power.
3/4
¹It's worded on the card the way it is so that every item fits neatly on one line, but the oracle text is precisely what happens.
| | Garong, Tyrant's Fist Four generic and two black
Legendary Creature — Ape Advisor
If a creature being sacrificed would trigger an ability, that ability triggers an additional time (Creatures die when they are sacrificed.)
Whenever a creature is sacrificed as part of a cost, copy the spell or ability it was sacrificed to pay for. You may choose new targets for the copy.
Two of two generic or a black, Sacrifice another creature: Draw a card and lose 1 life.
5/5
| | Four-Thumbed Simian Two generic and two red
Creature — Ape Monk
Myriad When Four-Thumbed Simian attacks or enters the battlefield attacking, you may pay two of two generic or a red. When you do, it deals 1 damage to each of upto four target creatures the defending player controls. Those creatures can’t block this turn.
4/4
| | Greptki Mother Three green
Creature — Goblin Ape
Two of two generic or a green, tap, sacrifice an artifact: choose one — • Create a token copy of Greptki Mother. • Put a +1/+1 counter on Greptki Mother and each creature that shares a type with it.
FT: Newborn greptki enjoy their mother’s fierce protection, not that they need it: their distressed cries in addition to alerting the trope are loud enough to stun most would be predators.
2/2
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Siminathesi I (Siminathesi The First) is my entry for the challenge, the others are just bonus cards for the fun of looking at them.
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Post by vizionarius on Aug 29, 2022 23:32:03 GMT
DALL-E prompt: "giant ape druid sitting on a chair in a jungle with weapons around him, fantasy digital art" Ruling Note: When Titano leaves the battlefield, the exiled spells are returned onto the stack in the order of your choice.
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Post by Idea on Sept 4, 2022 23:21:13 GMT
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Post by hydraheadhunter on Oct 2, 2022 5:41:52 GMT
Thanks for the win! Now design a sentient ape creature, please. It must have another creature type that‘s a class type. Think Planet of the Apes if you need inspiration. Have fun! Hey, it's been a month, so I'm bumping this.
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Post by ameisenmeister on Oct 2, 2022 14:08:21 GMT
Hey all! Sorry for judging so late, I forgot that this thread existed... Anyway, let's go! melono Dangerous card that can hurt you as much as it hurts your opponent, but in a dedicated beatdown deck this shouldn't be a problem. This card is sure to make your opponent make tough decisions about whether blocking it is worth it. Cool design! hydraheadhunter 1. Siminathesi I guess the most efficient way to play this guy is to just stack your 99 with a lot of X/1 humans that turn into ape charms as soon as they hit the field. Nice idea and in a weird way also flavorful. (I assume that fetch is short for searching the library?) 2. Garong Powerful card if you untap with it. Curves neatly into Dusk Mangler for a devastating follow up. 3. Four-Thumbed Simian So it basically is unblockable and your complete team too. Looks okay but a bit convoluted for what it effectively does. 4. Greptki Mother You seem to like two-brid mana symbols, don't you? In this case, I think they are unnecessary as you've already been able to spend for casting this mother. It's nice that it can generate an army on its own and the each creature that shares a type clause is something that I'd like to see on more cards. vizionarius Ouch, the punishment for an opponent casting an artifact or enchantment spell sure is harsh. The second ability is interesting, although I'm not sure whether the exiled spells are returned onto the stack in the order of your choice really does work within the rules. As it is, it's a nice asymmetrical design. Idea This is from the Odyssey to the West story, isn't it? So basically it kills its opponents and learns their tricks. Cute. You gotta do some work to have it learn deathtouch this way, though. But once it learned that and indestructible, it'll be an almost unstoppable force of spot removal. {And the winner is...} This was a tough one but I give the win to melono for having a card that is as interesting as the others but in a more streamlined way. Thanks everyone for participating!
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Post by melono on Oct 2, 2022 20:50:11 GMT
Thanks for the win! Next up: no more horsing around! Give me a pegasus, horse or unicorn, in combination with any other type.
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Post by Idea on Oct 2, 2022 21:32:57 GMT
Thanks for the win! Next up: no more horsing around! Give me a pegasus, horse or unicorn, in combination with any other type.Really up for them horses lately huh.
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pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Oct 3, 2022 14:59:14 GMT
メズキ means Mezuki and ゴズキ means Gozuki. Mezukis are horse-faced guardians of hell and Gozukis are their ox-faced colleagues in buddhist and chinese mythology. This card represents a Mezuki and it gets stronger in defense as long as you control a Gozuki. I imagine that a Gozuki card would be more attack oriented, in a specular way to this one: same cost; 5/3; menace instead of vigilance; "Players can’t cast spells from graveyards."; and as long as you control a Mezuki, Gozuki has "can’t be blocked except by three or more creatures."
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Post by vizionarius on Oct 4, 2022 20:07:23 GMT
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Post by Idea on Oct 5, 2022 12:18:29 GMT
Edit: meant to say "gains" menace not "gets".
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Post by Flo00 on Oct 10, 2022 23:24:51 GMT
Sparlelord, Bane of Radical Legendary Creature - Unicorn Warlock Creatures you control have wither. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on each other creature you control. When you do, gain control of target creature with mana value equal or less than the number of -1/-1 counters on all creatures. 2/4 From the page where I took the art from: He is a masterful manipulator. He drained his magic from the forest creatures to become a powerful king, leading a twisted army that swept through th elands, burning everything they found.
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Post by twintania on Oct 11, 2022 1:32:21 GMT
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Post by melono on Oct 15, 2022 13:31:03 GMT
Time for judgement! {Spoiler} pernicious - Mezuki: Very interesting dynamic with the two cards, though both still being perfectly playable if the other isn’t on the field. Also, love the frame and style: points for presentation. vizionarius - Unicornish Elf: It’s destruction effect is a solid effect paired with being a 3/3 for three mana. It’s ward though… I don’t like how it makes it nearly only interactable by white or green mana carrying decks. I guess treasures nowadays can get around it, but it’s a dynamic I don’t actually want to see printed. PS: funny it being elf+unicorn Idea - Dreadhost Steed: I get what you’re going for, but boy howdy there’s a lot wrong with this card: First, bestow on a non-enchantment creature. Second: Menace and Bestow in the same sentence. Bestow is up top as a cost. Beneath it comes Menace. See Balleful Eidolon as an example. Also, it’s “has menace” in the context of passive having it like Auras. Third, only the enchanted creature must attack each turn, Dreadhost Steed can choose not to. Which is a break from ordinary Bestowal (and will cause confusion). PS: The can’t be blocked except by vigilance is an interesting new ability, and would also be fun to bestow onto creatures, though it is niche in use. Should edit the wording though, it has a confusing double negative. Flo00 - Sparlelord: First, Sparklelord, not Sparlelord. Second, I love the draining of power it does, by wither + gaining control of opponent’s creatures + withering out your own creatures. Would make a cool commander. twintania - Chariot of the Fragile: I, hmm, I don’t exactly know what I should think of this. It’s new, that’s for sure. I need to see it in action to really understand the ramifications its preventions hold. It feels like it would give a bit much of a 2 for 1 would you block it. Or 4 for one. As you would need 4 different 1/X creatures for a destroying block. The winner is: pernicious , with Flo00 as close runner up.
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Post by vizionarius on Oct 15, 2022 16:18:41 GMT
vizionarius - Unicornish Elf: ... It’s ward though… I don’t like how it makes it nearly only interactable by white or green mana carrying decks. I guess treasures nowadays can get around it, but it’s a dynamic I don’t actually want to see printed. PS: funny it being elf+unicorn The intent was for it to basically be hexproof against non- , but in a way that would also fit into , not just (who has most of hexproof). Glad you found it funny as an Elf. Wanted to go a bit on the absurd side there.
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pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Oct 15, 2022 19:31:03 GMT
Thank you for the win, melono.
For the next challenge, design a multicolored Troll with a class type that is different from Warrior, Berserker, Cleric, Druid, Warlock or Shaman.
Idea It's because they are the typical ones.
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Post by Idea on Oct 16, 2022 16:43:21 GMT
Thank you for the win, melono. For the next challenge, design a multicolored Troll with a class type that is different from Warrior, Berserker, Cleric, Druid, Warlock or Shaman.
To be clear is there is a specific reason why not those classes? Is it because those are the typical ones, or is there some kind of theme you're looking to avoid?
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