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Post by gamma3 on Aug 1, 2020 14:37:02 GMT
Chittering Companion  Creature - Rat Ally   ,  : Put a plague counter on target creature. Cohort - , Tap an untapped Ally you control: destroy target creature with a plague counter on it. Even the lowest forms of life reject the Eldrazi invaders.1/1
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Post by ZephyrPhantom on Aug 2, 2020 0:28:42 GMT
Bereft Freelancer  Creature - Eldrazi Ally  When ~ enters the battlefield, if you control three or more Allies, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls. 5/5 "Eldrazi naturally flock to groups and leaders, but it's rare to see one that has career aspirations." - Doalk Or, Expedition LeaderBeefier conditional Meteor Golem. Eldrazi aren't entirely dead on Zendikar yet ( Ulamog's Crusher) so I thought it'd be fun to the play with the idea of one somehow deciding mindless rampaging wasn't doing anything productive and opting to mindfully rampage instead.
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Post by Jartis on Aug 12, 2020 2:01:50 GMT
Judging { viriss}I like it. It makes sense thematically, it makes sense mechanically, I think it's well costed, and at uncommon it's a good signpost in a draft. { Flo00}I do enjoy the Surrakar when they show up; they're my kind of weird. It's a powerful card draw effect, but I think the "discard or spend life" caveat, combined with the fact that it's not likely to survive a combat without buffs, balance it out really well. Plus it's rare, which I think is a good call. { thaneofglamis}I love dwarves, and think they're woefully underrepresented in Magic, considering how many elves we see. The power here, imo, is in the ability to equip things at instant speed, which you don't see often, so that's cool. { eshix}The idea of a kraken ally is interesting, to say the least. I would like to see some more "monstrous" allies this time around, considering how in-tune with nature the people of Zendikar tend to be. The draw effect here is pretty standard, and the ability to bounce allies at instant speed is pretty useful. { gamma3}An interesting take on repeatable creature destruction. I think it works really well, and the body is vulnerable enough to various types of removal that it isn't overpowering. { ZephyrPhantom}I would love to see more evidence of Eldrazi sapience, especially after what Emrakul pulled on Innistrad last we saw her. Meteor Golem is a fine card, and I like that this variation has the Eldrazi flavor of using exile, while also being held in check a bit by the requirement. I'd definitely run it. {Winner}I liked all the entries here, so picking a winner was pretty difficult. Ultimately, I've decided on Flo00 as the winner, with ZephyrPhantom and viriss as runners-up. |
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Post by Flo00 on Aug 12, 2020 18:36:45 GMT
Thanks for the win Jartis!
Next challenge:
Choose one -
• Djinn
• Efreet
• Gremlin
then choose one -
• Elemental
• Incarnation
• Avatar
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Post by Jartis on Aug 13, 2020 0:46:16 GMT
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Post by viriss on Aug 13, 2020 1:29:22 GMT
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Post by eshix on Aug 21, 2020 16:19:14 GMT
 Sadidi, Progenitor of Ghouls  Legendary Creature - Djinn Avatar  Flying At the beginning of your end step, you may exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each Zombie you control. Whenever a creature card is exiled from your graveyard, create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token. 7/5 |
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Post by Flo00 on Aug 22, 2020 18:00:37 GMT
Thanks for bumping this. I don't have time to judge this and I won't be available until friday. To not delay things any further, Jartis wins! |
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Post by Jartis on Aug 22, 2020 23:12:44 GMT
Thanks for the win!
For the next challenge, we've seen plenty of Elder Dragons, a handful of Elder Dinosaurs, and even some Elder Giants. We've also seen a single Elder Demon, but let's give some of the other Iconic Types some love, though. Design an Elder creature that is either an Angel, a Sphinx, a Demon, or a Hydra
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mosgon
0/0 Germ
Posts: 10
Favorite Card: Omnath, Locus of Mana
Favorite Set: Return to Ravnica
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by mosgon on Aug 23, 2020 18:52:13 GMT
Here's my entry!  I'm not sure if the activated ability is too good/at a reasonable cost though. |
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Post by ameisenmeister on Aug 25, 2020 21:33:41 GMT
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Post by viriss on Aug 26, 2020 1:16:09 GMT
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Post by eshix on Sept 2, 2020 20:16:50 GMT
 Deathly Omnipresence Legendary Creature - Elder Hydra ~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of creature cards in all graveyards. Whenever ~ attacks, you may destroy up to one target creature with power X or less, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on ~. 0/0 This hydra preys on a tribe of shamans, which have taken to venerating it as a symbol of the inevitability of death in the hopes of appeasing it. |
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Post by gamma3 on Sept 2, 2020 21:04:57 GMT
Hallia, First from Nothing   Legendary Creature - Elder Angel Flying, vigilance, lifelink Whenever you gain life, you may return target creature with converted mana cost X or less from your graveyard to your hand, where X is the amount of life you gained. 4/4
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Post by Jartis on Sept 13, 2020 0:57:46 GMT
Phew, look at the time. Has it been three weeks already? Whoops ^^; Well...uh, judging now, sorry about that. { mosgon }A nice play on hydra's +1/+1 counter mechanics without relying on an X in the cost. The activated ability is very strong, but I think it's probably fine given the rarity and cost (especially since sacrificing one of your creatures is part of that cost), compared to Death-Mask Duplicant, Cairn Wanderer, or even Rayami, First of the Fallen. { ameisenmeister }A nice big bounce etb coupled with instant/flash protection is very on brand for Azor. It is a bit of a shame that it only works when he's alone, though. I realize blue doesn't often go wide, but it feels like an unnecessary drawback, imo. { viriss }I could be wrong, but I think this needs some rewording. Specifically, I assume it should specify that those players put the exiled cards into their hand at the beginning of their upkeep. Going off of that assumption, it's a wonderful slow down mechanic with lots of flavor that I could definitely see in a Commander set. { eshix }This is potentially scary powerful. Given you could easily have 7+ +1/+1 counters just off of your own deck (it is mono black, after all), which is enough to most creatures with a printed value, the fact that it's just free targeted destruction on every attack is a bit much. It needs a printed way to lose some of those counters, as a balancing factor, imo. Maybe you should have to remove counters equal to the power/toughness/cmc of the targeted creature. Or even just remove one every time it attacks. Or it loses counters when it takes damage. Something to keep it a bit more in check. { gamma3 }Graveyard recursion connected to lifelink is a really cool idea, and making it apply to an instance of gaining life makes a lot of spells way more playable, since it gives them that extra effect. This is a good direction for white, imo, to make it a bit more viable. |
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Post by ameisenmeister on Sept 13, 2020 9:40:32 GMT
{ ameisenmeister }A nice big bounce etb coupled with instant/flash protection is very on brand for Azor. It is a bit of a shame that it only works when he's alone, though. I realize blue doesn't often go wide, but it feels like an unnecessary drawback, imo. I made this because Azor was made the guardian of Useless Island by Jace, where he is basically the only living being. |
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Post by gamma3 on Sept 13, 2020 13:21:45 GMT
Thanks for the win! For your next challenge, give me a dwarf that is also either a zombie or skeleton. Good luck dudes!
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Post by Flo00 on Sept 14, 2020 5:17:15 GMT
Balthor the Defiled. Ok, here is my actual entry: Reassembled Racer Creature - Dwarf Skeletton Pilot Whenever a Vehicle crewed by Reassembled Racer this turn dies, return it to the bettlefield tapped. , Tap an untapped Vehicle you control: Return Reassembled Racer from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. 1/1
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thaneofglamis
8/8 Octopus
Thane's activated abilities can't be activated
Posts: 444
Favorite Card: Slimefoot, the Stowaway; Phyrexian Rager; Swarm Shambler
Favorite Set: Midnight Hunt
Color Alignment: Green
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Post by thaneofglamis on Sept 24, 2020 16:38:38 GMT
Swampfire Dwarf Creature - Dwarf Zombie , Sacrifice ~: ~ deals 1 damage to each creature and each player. 1/1
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Post by viriss on Sept 24, 2020 21:17:06 GMT
 This probably doesn't count since it's not a creature, but I wanted to post it since I did come up with at least one idea. =) |
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Post by eshix on Sept 25, 2020 12:32:03 GMT
 Dwarven Desecrator  Creature - Dwarf Zombie ~ can't block. Whenever ~ attacks, you may exile up to two target creature cards from defending player's graveyard. ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each card exiled that way. 3/2 |
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Post by gamma3 on Sept 25, 2020 17:24:04 GMT
Planning on judging in about 24 hours, get those last entries in!
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Post by ameisenmeister on Sept 25, 2020 17:47:17 GMT
Hope that this counts as a dwarf card. |
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Post by gamma3 on Sept 27, 2020 3:40:48 GMT
Afraid I don't have time for a detailed judging, got to this much later than expected. Going to give the win to Flo00If anyone wants detailed feedback, feel free to pm me |
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Post by Flo00 on Sept 27, 2020 23:20:00 GMT
Thanks for the win gamma3! Next challenge: Choose one -
• Rat
• Snake
• Dog
• Spider
and make them a party member. |
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Post by gamma3 on Sept 28, 2020 0:15:02 GMT
 Canine Ascetic  Creature - Dog Wizard Spells your opponents cast that target a Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, or Wizard you control cost more to cast. "I smell magic. Be wary."2/2 |
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Post by eshix on Sept 29, 2020 13:50:23 GMT
{old}   Paired Healer Creature - Rat Cleric :Target Rogue, Warrior or Wizard you control gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. At the beginning of your end step, if there are exactly two creatures in your party, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life. 1/3 Flo00 I agree with Jartis, you can have any number of creatures with the same type as long as you only have two of the types among the creatures. I rephrased it slightly to make it less confusing, but honestly I don't think the party mechanic is a good fit for what I had in mind anyway... |
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Post by Flo00 on Sept 30, 2020 2:51:28 GMT
eshix: If I control Paired Healer and two Wizards, does that count as only one other creature in my party or not?
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Post by Jartis on Sept 30, 2020 9:03:32 GMT
eshix : If I control Paired Healer and two Wizards, does that count as only one other creature in my party or not? My understanding is that your party can consist of "at most" one Cleric, Rogue, Warrior, and Wizard, so having two Wizards just gives you redundancy for that slot. |
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Post by Flo00 on Oct 4, 2020 6:31:54 GMT
Judging on monday. I hope for a few more entries by then. EDIT: Monday has arrived. gamma3: Good and simple signpost uncommon. Looking though similar cards (especially Jubilant Skybonder) I think this would be ok at three mana. eshix: I guess rules questions like this are the reason cards in Zendikar Rising only check on how many total are in the party and not any other thing. This takes the party mechanic and goes in a different direction than Zendikar Rising. If I were to build a deck with this, I'd just take one of the other types and build a deck with this type and clerics. Te drain for two might be a bit too strong fro two mana, even if it is conditional. Especially combined with the other ability. At least for limited. gamma3 wins |
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