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Post by Flo00 on Jun 18, 2023 1:30:40 GMT
    {text}Ruby Rose   Legendary Creature - Human Warrior  Haste, reach  : Ruby Rose deals 1 damage to any target. Whenever Ruby deals damage to a Horror or Nightmare, destroy taht creature. 3/2 Weiss Schnee  Legendary Creature - Human Warrior  : Weiss Schnee gains flying until end of turn. If a creature dealt damage by Weiss would die, exile it instead.   , : Create a token that’s a copy of target card exiled by Weiss. It gains haste. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. 2/3 Blake Belladonna Legendary Creature - Faunus Warrior First strike , : Create two tokens that are copies of Blake Belladonna, except they are not legendary, they have haste and don’t have this ability. Exile them at the beginning of the next end step. 2/2 Yang Xiao Long  Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Whenever damage is dealt to Yang Xiao Long, put that many +1/+1 counters on it. , Remove a +1/+1 counter from Yang: Yang gains first strike until end of turn. 4/4 |
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Post by SilentKobold on Jun 27, 2023 11:15:36 GMT
Legendary Creature - Human Knight  Protection from Spirits, Skeletons, and Zombies Whenever a creature you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, roll a d20. 1-4 | You gain 2 life. 5-19 | Counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays . 20 | Counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays . Put two +1/+1 counters on that creature. 2/5
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior Ward When Daphne attacks, roll a d20 1-4 | Return Daphne and target creature an opponent controls to their owners' hands.
5-12 | Return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand.
13-20 | Return target creature an opponent controls to its owner's hand. Then repeat this process. 2/2
Legendary Creature - Human Elf Monk When Brother Silence enters the battlefield, search your library and cards you own outside the game for a card, then roll a d20. 1| Exile it. Target opponent may play it as long as it remains exiled and spend mana as though it was mana of any type to cast it.
2-19 | Put it into your hand.
20 | You may play it without paying its mana cost. If you do, you lose life equal to it's mana value. If you don't, put it into your hand. 4/3
Luster, Chaotic Sorceress Legendary Creature - Human Wizard Haste
: Roll a d20. 1-4 | Luster deals damage equal to her power to any target and doesn't untap during her controller's next untap step.
5-19 | Luster deals damage equal to her power to any target.
20 | Put a +1/+1 counter on Luster. Then Luster deals damage equal to her power to any target.
2/2
Flynn the Fine  Legendary Creature - Human Bard When Flynn dies, roll a d20. 1-4 | Put Flynn on top of his owner's library.
5-19 | Return Flynn to his owner's hand.
20 | Return Flynn to his owner's hand. Draw a card. "As if killing the bard impresses us" - Brother Silence
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Post by Idea on Jun 27, 2023 16:42:04 GMT
So I ended up going through a list of stuff I know and I found most of it probably wouldn't meet the criteria of popular. Then I had an idea for something that might mildly qualify, and so I went with the main cast of Digimon Tamers and what many consider its best character. Also a meme. Some information: -This would go in a reminder card, but creatures with digivolution always have four stages: they begin at a rookie, advance to champion, advance to ultimate, then advance to mega. They have the properties of whatever stage they are on, or the closest one below it. -The label would be stage not level on the boxes, but the mainframe editor didn't let me edit that And this last one is just an extra for fun. It's not part of my entry for this contest, but it was funny. {{If you know, you know}}  |
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Post by Flo00 on Aug 4, 2023 4:34:00 GMT
Friendly reminder to emberfire17 that this might want to get judged. |
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Post by emberfire17 on Aug 7, 2023 12:10:15 GMT
ack sorry, been struggling with internet issues at the new apartment. The win goes to Flo00 though these were all very good submissions |
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Post by Flo00 on Aug 8, 2023 17:30:59 GMT
Thanks a lot emberfire17!
Next challenge is to make four cards that go 1-2-3-4 in some way. This can be as subtle or as obvoius as you like.
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Post by Idea on Aug 27, 2023 22:23:34 GMT
This is probably too wordy and complicated to actually work in print, but I wanted to execute on this idea when I had it, so here goes nothing: |
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Post by Idea on Oct 18, 2023 16:12:49 GMT
(gonna give this a little bump)
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Post by Flo00 on Oct 23, 2023 13:22:26 GMT
Idea wins by default. I think affnity on a card that costs 1 generic mana is a bit strange. For quadruple strike, there kind of is firstest strike as an option.
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Post by Idea on Oct 24, 2023 22:33:12 GMT
That's a good suggestion and thank you for the win, even if it was just a default Flo00 . Shame there were no other entries. For the next challenge, make a set of at least 3 cards, where one cards requires the rest specifically to be cast or enter the battlefield. |
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Post by Flo00 on Dec 15, 2023 3:37:02 GMT
Primal Hyrda  Creature - Hydra Primal Hyrda enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever Primal Hyrda attacks, put a number of +1/+1 counters on each other creature you control equal to Primal Hyrda’s power. 0/0 Primal Cantor Creature - Elf Bard : If a creature named Primal Hydra would enter the battlefield under your control this turn, it enters the battlefield with double the number of counters on it instead. Whenever you cast a spell named Primal Uprising, untap Primal Cantor. 1/2 Primal Uprising  Sorcery Mill two cards for each creature named Primal Cantor you control. Return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it. |
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Post by Idea on Dec 22, 2023 1:43:22 GMT
Primal Hydra- A perfectly serviceable card comparable with Cultivator of Blades. Primal Cantor- Both effects are too dependent on the other two cards with no real means of fetching them, and while the effect is strong I don't think it's strong enough to justify the risk of this basically being a chump blocker at best. Primal Uprising- A good design for a card that interacts with a specific card, in that it is boosted by its presence in a significant way, but nothing too broken and the card still works without it. Victory goes to Flo00 by default.
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Post by Flo00 on Dec 23, 2023 20:11:00 GMT
Thanks for the feedback!
Next: Make 4 or more cards that have a flavor and mechanic connection. Each card type may only be used once among those cards.
I'll keep this open until there are at least 3 entries... even if it takes years. (2 default wins in a row; seems like this game is dying.)
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Post by melono on Dec 24, 2023 21:05:18 GMT
Book Burner Barbarian Creature - Human Barbarian  ~ must attack each turn if able. Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, ~ gets +2/+0 until end of turn. She finds a dragon's heart in every book. 1/1 Behind the Bookcase  Sorcery Target creature you control can't be blocked until end of turn, investigate, then scry 2. What secrets lie behind the bookcase? Is it a secret doorway? An old hidden map? A piece of chewed up gum? Only one way to find out... Rapidfire Interrogation Instant Target creature gains double strike until end of turn. ( It deals both first-strike and regular combat damage.) Investigate. ( Create a Clue token. It’s an artifact with “, Sacrifice this artifact: Draw a card.”) "Where is he?! Who is he?!" Biblioplex Search Orb Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, investigate. , Exile ~: Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand. "Satisfy any immediate bodily needs before making your search; It gave me a cookbook once."
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Post by Idea on Jan 2, 2024 22:42:34 GMT
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Post by ZephyrPhantom on Jan 6, 2024 6:47:28 GMT
Assembling the Team Sorcery If you control exactly one Pilot as you cast ~, copy it. Create a 1/1 white Human Pilot creature token. Daredevil's Trial Instant ~ deals 3 damage to target creature. That creature gains double strike until end of turn. Ambitious, but rubbish.O'Neal, Racing Ace Legendary Creature - Human Pilot When ~ enters the battlefield, search your library and/or graveyard for a Vehicle card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle. Whenever a creature you control crews a Vehicle, target creature gets +1/+0 and lifelink until end of turn. 2/4 "On my so-called ninety-fifth life and counting."The Lihux Artifact - Vehicle  Ward Whenever a creature crews The Lihux, put a lap counter on it and draw a card. Grand Prix - At the beginning of your upkeep, if The Lihux has one hundred or more lap counters on it, you win the game. Crew 4 6/6
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Post by Flo00 on Jan 8, 2024 3:01:59 GMT
{melono}Book Burner Barbarian: Solid common creature.
Behind the Bookcase: Strong for a common, but not too strong. I guess some decks would play this just for a 1 mana investigate + scry with some extra.
Rapidfire Interrogation: Also strong but not too strong for a common.
Biblioplex Search Orb: Good "seal" type of card.
Overall: I like all the flavor texts. They don't connect the cards directly but I can still see a story playing out here.
I like how you made all commons yet all of them together makes quite a strong combo.
{Idea} Venuvian Steel Fortress: I'm going to assume this works like the other bid life cards and only the high bidder loses the life. Interesting that you allow for euqal bid and then give the controller the choice. Strong land with an interesting potential downside. Akfus/Curses: Fun build around effect to make your deck as type diverse as possible. Also nice that the horror is kind of an ultimate but isn't achieved though loyalty. Since their name is Akfus, shouldn't the backside be called Akfus's Curses? One Senator to Spark a War: Fun idea to make a creature with aftermath. Makes it a bit arkward that the sorcery part is hanging there when the senator is on the battlefield, but I wouldn't worry too mcuh about it. Interesting cost on Spark a War, both the phyrexian mana and the optional sacrifice to get the card online if you didn't manage to do it by other means. Bloodrain Massacre/Trauma: Looks like a brutal tool for muliplayer games. In a good way. Overall: Impressive that you managed to get all card types (save tribal) on 4 cards. It's a very dense package. Seems to be quite the grim story that's unfolding here. Mechanically Akfus is the only connecting element here. {ZephyrPhantom} Assembling the Team: Simple spell with an interesting tribal effect. I like that it combos into inself, but kind of only once. Daredevil's Trial: I'd really like to have this for my Zurgo deck. Good card that doubles as removal and combat trick for big enough creatures. O'Neal, Racing Ace: Nice vehicle tribal card. I like how you can distribute the lifelink among multiple targets if you use more than one crreature to crew. The Lihux: The card draw seems pretty strong. If you have at least 4 untapped power you can just tap all your creatures at end of turn to draw a card for each. Seems almost like an Azami tha doesn't care about creature type. Overall: Nice that you made one of each rarity. Clear mechanical and flavor connection. I really like all three entries. You explored the restrictions in very different directions. {winner} melono wins with a simple but effective combination. |
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Post by melono on Jan 8, 2024 7:41:58 GMT
Tyftw! Yeah, they are strong commons cuz I went for cards alike current strong common cards, like Raking Claws and Slip Through Space. Anyhoo, next challenge: Create three cards that make use somehow of an existing mechanic you like. Whether they are using the mechanic itself or give/use resources for/from the mechanic. Also, if it isn't obvious, mention the mechanic as well. PS: Mechanic may be interpreted in the broadest of ways. Like "attacking" is also a mechanic, but so are keywords. |
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Post by Idea on Jan 9, 2024 12:44:51 GMT
{Idea} Venuvian Steel Fortress: I'm going to assume this works like the other bid life cards and only the high bidder loses the life. Interesting that you allow for euqal bid and then give the controller the choice. Strong land with an interesting potential downside. Akfus/Curses: Fun build around effect to make your deck as type diverse as possible. Also nice that the horror is kind of an ultimate but isn't achieved though loyalty. Since their name is Akfus, shouldn't the backside be called Akfus's Curses? One Senator to Spark a War: Fun idea to make a creature with aftermath. Makes it a bit arkward that the sorcery part is hanging there when the senator is on the battlefield, but I wouldn't worry too mcuh about it. Interesting cost on Spark a War, both the phyrexian mana and the optional sacrifice to get the card online if you didn't manage to do it by other means. Bloodrain Massacre/Trauma: Looks like a brutal tool for muliplayer games. In a good way. Overall: Impressive that you managed to get all card types (save tribal) on 4 cards. It's a very dense package. Seems to be quite the grim story that's unfolding here. Mechanically Akfus is the only connecting element here. The intended mechanical cohesion there was about every card having a way to make you lose life and making an opponent lose life, and I tried exploring different ways to do it. Akfus and Bloodrain Trauma were intended partially as cohesion cards that were supposed to highlight the two running mechanical themes. I suppose it didn't quite work out as well as I hoped, though.
Current contest entry: I chose the mechanic "Blocking" for two reasons. One, there's rarely a chance to pick it as a mechanic since mechanical stuff is usually talking about keywords. Second, I love blocking as a mechanic as it is both one of the most unique things about magic that I can't think of a single other card game that has it, and also one of the things that make love this game the most. The reason is simple: It's an inherent defensive advantage. Blocking means the defender has the decision on what resources to use to protect their life and which ones are too important to risk. It also means the attacker has greater risks and can't just swing into the optimal targets at will. This set up is pretty great for someone who prefers longer games, more controlling strategies and the like. A defensive advantage won't win you the game, but it can give a chance to strategies that aren't just racing the opponent down. I was originally going to make four cards, then checked the contest again and only had three. I tried to show the different kinds of blocking in MTG, walls, chump blocking, deathtouch blockers, but ended up skipping on the normal blocking. Now, without further ado:    |
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Post by vizionarius on Jan 10, 2024 21:16:47 GMT
" I like money." Goldsmithy Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, create a Gold token. Gold you control have " , Sacrifice this permanent: Create two Gold tokens." "Mana + Gold = 2 Gold"
--Auchemical Equations, Vol. 3Promise of Wealth Sorcery Draw two cards, then create a Gold token. You lose 2 life. "You will get rich. Just don't ask the price."Goldfinger the Aurumologist Legendary Creature - Human Rogue Haste Gold you control have hexproof and indestructible. Whenever ~ or another creature enters the battlefield or attacks, put a gold counter on it. Whenever a creature with a gold counter on it dies, create a Gold token for each gold counter on it. "All my life I've been in love with... its brilliance, its divine heaviness."--Auric Goldfinger, Goldfinger4/4 |
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Post by melono on Jan 24, 2024 20:09:26 GMT
Smol judge: Idea - As I feel like current designs favour attacking over blocking, these are very refreshing to see (especially the fortress, counterattack is a neat keyword), and would be great in long range control/combo decks that need their blockers in order to survive long enough. vizionarius - I know Gold tokens used to be a thing, but you have to face it... they're "treasures" now. Still interesting takes on using the concept of gold. Also, Goldsmithy is just waiting to combo off. Giving the win to Idea for blocking out the bad vibes. |
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Post by Idea on Jan 25, 2024 22:37:58 GMT
Thank you for the win melono ! For the next challenge, make three cards indicating three temporal / chronological phases. Examples of this could be past/present/future; ancestors/current generation/descendants; childhood/adulthood/old age, etc... |
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Post by elchetibo on Jan 26, 2024 9:06:31 GMT
Fearless Rookie 
Creature - Human Soldier
Vigilance.
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Peerless Soldier
Creature - Human Soldier
Vigilance.
Whenever Peerless Soldier attacks, other attacking creatures gain +1/+0.
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Nameless Veteran
Creature - Human Soldier
Vigilance.
Other creatures you control gain vigilance.
Whenever Nameless Veteran attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on each attacking creature.
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Post by melono on Feb 1, 2024 19:12:15 GMT
I'll leave my swans out of this one. To caterpillars we go! Consuming Caterpillar Creature - Insect , Exile a card from your graveyard: Put a +1/+1 counter on ~. If the removed card was a land, create a Food token. ( It’s an artifact with “, , Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.”) "But it was still hungry." 0/3 Wall of Cocoons Creature - Insect Wall Defender ( This creature can’t attack.) Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it has lifelink. Each creature you control with flying enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter on it. 0/4 Corpseflower Butterfly  Creature - Insect Flying ~ gets +X/+0, where X is the sum of all counters on permanents you control. Whenever a card leaves your graveyard, you may pay . If you do untap target creature you control. 1/5 |
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Post by Idea on Feb 11, 2024 1:35:19 GMT
I intend to review this one tomorrow. Any last minute entries are welcome!
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Post by Idea on Feb 11, 2024 23:55:43 GMT
elchetibo {Spoiler} I very much like the sequence here, and it's a classic I would say. Fearless Rookie- Simple stats and keyword common, not much to say here. Peerless Soldier- Effectively adding battle cry onto the previous for one extra mana cost. I see little reason to make this uncommon, but otherwise it's balanced. The flavor also feels a little wobbly, but I suppose they are inspiring the others with their skill? Nameless Veteran- I think you're rather underestimating the difference between temporary PT and +1/+1 counters. Your card isn't quite slapping Archangel of Thune with Sera's Blessing because you can't put your forces except with the one attack, but I think a one-time counter pump can be easily put at 3 mana, while a repeatable one would go at 4 or 5. Consider the body and this having and giving vigilance and I think it should be a 6-mana card. This would break the sequence you're going for, but the alternative would be toning down the card's effects. I'm also not sure how the 'Nameless' part of the name works with the flavor. {Spoiler} There are a few problems, but I quite enjoyed how these cards came together, and the theme of the catterpillar to butterfly is another nice classic. Consuming Caterpillar- Considering Chronomaton, I think you could lower this card's cost by . Yeah this doesn't cost a mana to use and you potentially get a food token, but exiling a card from your GY is arguably a bigger cost, not to mention a condition that limits the number of times you can do this even across turns. Really the initial stats are the only reason I don't say it would be one mana. Wall of Cocoons- I think the card works well balance-wise, but the flavor and mechanics seem rather unattached from each other. I'm really not sure what it's supposed to be conveying. The caterpillar seems to give you life via food tokens by eating, but this one gives life through... flying creatures? So they are feeding on the cocoons or something? If the idea is that it's making butterflies that still doesn't make much sense given it's not producing a new flyer... Corpseflower Butterfly- Probably very overcosted here. In terms of base power and toughness that's most definitely the case and while the power-increasing ability can really escalate it's also something which requires set up, and even with that set up you still play this card that is relatively slow (no immediate board impact beyond existing) and is basically a vanilla in a lot of ways. Speaking of that ability, I can't help but feel that's not really a white ability and would be more at home in green or red. I really like how it works with the other cards though, particularly how it turns Caterpillar's ability into " , exile (...): Put a +1/+1 counter on ~ and possibly make a food token too". Winner {Spoiler}Both entries were close, but ultimately while I think elchetibo did a better job doing a sense of progression among the cards and I think they have better balance overall, melono 's cards work better together in mechanical terms and tried some more interesting effects. Nothing wrong with simple cards or effects of course, but I do appreciate it when cards do something a little more engaging. I am giving this victory to melono though it really was a close call.
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Post by melono on Feb 13, 2024 7:42:27 GMT
Tyftw! Cocoon could be better flavored, yeah.
Next challenge: Create three cards that each are or each create three different artifact types, but make it so these three cards could be played in the same deck.
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Post by Daij_Djan on Feb 13, 2024 11:23:52 GMT
Not on my computer right now - so renders (and maybe slight rebalancing) will be added later - but when I read the challenge, I somehow instantly knew what I wanted to do  The following is a potential commander plus two cards for the 99, however the latter are intentionally not designed/flavored to be linked to the commander but rather just fit into the deck mechanically:
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Post by Idea on Feb 17, 2024 0:31:48 GMT
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Post by vizionarius on Feb 19, 2024 17:29:30 GMT
Unearthed Treasure Artifact - Treasure When ~ is put into your graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, you may put it onto the battlefield tapped under your control. , Sacrifice ~: Add one mana of any color. Blood Extractor Artifact Whenever the first creature dies each turn, create a Blood token. Blood you control have " , Sacrifice this permanent: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control." Murder Investigator Creature - Vampire Detective First strike Whenever a creature dealt damage by ~ this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on ~ and create a Blood token. Each Blood you control is a Clue in addition to its other types and has " , Sacrifice this permanent: Draw a card." 3/3 I hope the Bloods from Murder Investigator count as Clues for the sake of this challenge (due to his static, they are technically Clues when they get created). The idea is a pauper EDH with him as the commander.
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