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Post by Daij_Djan on Aug 16, 2021 22:55:58 GMT
Welcome to the Card of the Week Contest! To participate in this Contest you'll have to design a card along the contest guidelines and throw it into the arena with other competitors' entries! At the end of each week, a winner will be determined by forum poll. The winner's card will be rendered and featured on the Welcome page, and the winner decides the challenge for the next week's Contest! Here we go, competitors: our three-hundred and eightieth challenge!
The winner of the "Archetypical Champions" poll was ameisenmeister with... And the challenge issued by our winner was... Design a card with an existing keyword mechanic that did not appear during the Time Spiral block. Here‘s a list that might help you. Have fun!
Additionally, please try to keep your entry edits all in one post - if you need to change it you can put your old entry in a spoiler marked "Old entry" and leave the newest rendition to be seen. Just use the edit button in the top/right of your original post.And now, time to begin the challenge! Best of luck, competitors!
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Post by Tesagk on Aug 16, 2021 23:05:23 GMT
 Open the Third Eye    (1)(W)(U) Instant  (Rare) Target creature phases out, you gain life equal to its toughness. (Treat it and anything attached to it as though they don’t exist until its controller’s next turn.)If you cast Open the Third Eye for its foretell cost, shuffle it into your library. Foretell  (W/U) (During your turn, you may pay 2 and exile this card from your hand face down. Cast it on a later turn for its foretell cost.) |
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aquonn
1/1 Squirrel
Fun is a zero-sum game
Posts: 59
Favorite Card: Electrodominance
Favorite Set: Guilds of Ravnica
Color Alignment: Blue, Red
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Post by aquonn on Aug 17, 2021 1:00:27 GMT
Must be on some sort of Kamigawa kick, since last week's card was Kamigawa themed as well. |
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Vunik
2/2 Zombie
Maybe trying to kill an immortal mage wasn't the best plan . . .
Posts: 110
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by Vunik on Aug 17, 2021 1:42:00 GMT
Creature - Human Warlock  Lifelink ~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. Afterlife X, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on ~. (Whenever this creature dies, create X 1/1 white and black Spirit creature tokens with flying.) "Only a fool would try to kill a soulmage." [1/1]
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emteedy
0/0 Germ
Local lands man
Posts: 21
Favorite Card: Mogis, God of Slaughter
Color Alignment: Black, Red, Green
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Post by emteedy on Aug 17, 2021 1:58:10 GMT
 Local Kamigawa strikes again |
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spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
Posts: 335
Color Alignment: Blue, Black
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Post by spazlaz on Aug 17, 2021 3:18:06 GMT
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Post by ZephyrPhantom on Aug 17, 2021 4:17:16 GMT
Cool idea but I think the challenge said it needed to be an existing keyword mechanic. |
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Post by quazerflame on Aug 17, 2021 4:56:20 GMT
 The Lord of Blades    Legendary Artifact Creature - Warforged God  Improvise (Your artifacts can help cast this spell. Each artifact you tap after you’re done activating mana abilities pays for .)
Double strike, vigilance Other Warforged creatures you control have double strike and vigilance. 5/5
I originally tried to make a variation on improvise shown as "improvise with Warforged", but in the end the card was getting too cluttered. I hope that, if we do go to Eberron, we get a card for this guy! |
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spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
Posts: 335
Color Alignment: Blue, Black
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Post by spazlaz on Aug 17, 2021 5:19:00 GMT
Just realized my card needs to goad creatures.
Forgot to add that
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Post by kefke on Aug 17, 2021 8:19:40 GMT
Let's see if two unloved mechanics together can make a good card.  |
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Orion Rings
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 72
Favorite Card: Homicidal Seclusion
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Post by Orion Rings on Aug 17, 2021 8:28:44 GMT
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the5lacker
3/3 Beast
Posts: 198
Favorite Card: The Reality Chip
Favorite Set: Kaladesh
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by the5lacker on Aug 17, 2021 13:15:36 GMT
Are we talking "That existed at the time" or just "Not those from the list of all current keywords"?
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Post by The Harlequin on Aug 17, 2021 13:27:38 GMT
Are we talking "That existed at the time" or just "Not those from the list of all current keywords"? I consider it as followed: A card with a keyword that isn't listed above, that could thematicaly fit into the time-spiral block. |
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Post by BinaryBolas on Aug 17, 2021 15:14:58 GMT
 Collective Maneuver (1)(U)(U) Sorcery (Rare) Escalate Exile an instant or sorcery card in your graveyard. (Pay this cost for each mode chose beyond the first.)Choose one or more
• Tap target permanent. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. • Draw three cards, then discard two cards. • Collective Maneuver deals 2 damage to target creature and 3 damage to you.
This is my attempt to create a card that can possibly be printed in a Time Spiral 2 set (nostalgia third mode aside). |
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inverness
3/3 Beast
Posts: 184
Favorite Card: Mystic Snake
Favorite Set: Kamigawa
Color Alignment: White, Green
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Post by inverness on Aug 17, 2021 15:21:18 GMT
Something vaguely Strixhaven-themed that could probably be in a TS2 block. Even if you don't have any cards with Splice onto Arcane, you can still replicate this a bunch to trigger magecraft.
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foureyesisafish
7/7 Elemental
Posts: 388
Favorite Set: Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by foureyesisafish on Aug 17, 2021 16:44:19 GMT
Cool idea but I think the challenge said it needed to be an existing keyword mechanic. spoilers for Midnight Hunt, but it is. |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Aug 17, 2021 18:12:08 GMT
From the Modern Masters 2017 Release Notes:
You can’t choose to pay any alternative or additional costs for the copy. However, effects based on any alternative or additional costs that were paid for the original spell are copied as though those same costs were paid for the copy.
Engulf in Shadows  Instant Kicker—Sacrifice a creature (You may sacrifice a creature in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
Exile target creature or planeswalker. If this spell was kicked, that permanent’s controller loses life equal to that creature’s toughness or the number of loyalty counters on that planeswalker.
Conspire (As you cast this spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose a new target for the copy.) |
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Orion Rings
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 72
Favorite Card: Homicidal Seclusion
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Post by Orion Rings on Aug 18, 2021 12:12:35 GMT
Cool idea but I think the challenge said it needed to be an existing keyword mechanic. spoilers for Midnight Hunt, but it is. ...oh i had gotten this far without seeing the leaks |
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Post by Flo00 on Aug 18, 2021 13:13:26 GMT
I give you two abilities: Hexproof, whick wasn't a thing back in Time Spiral (which introduced shroud) and Splice, which was done two yars before Time Spiral. And to spice it up I combined it with ability counters, which are a relatively new thing.  Mistwalker  Creature - Elemental This creature enters the battlefield tapped with a hexproof counter on it. Splice onto Elemental (As you cast an Elemental spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card’s effects to that spell.)2/3 I'm pretty sure the rules support that this works as intended: The creature with the ability spliced on enters tapped with a hexproof counter and then it doesn't have the ability anymore since it just changed zones and forgot everything that happened to it on the stack. |
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the5lacker
3/3 Beast
Posts: 198
Favorite Card: The Reality Chip
Favorite Set: Kaladesh
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by the5lacker on Aug 18, 2021 17:03:53 GMT
Cool idea but I think the challenge said it needed to be an existing keyword mechanic. spoilers for Midnight Hunt, but it is. Abilityword != Keyword. |
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foureyesisafish
7/7 Elemental
Posts: 388
Favorite Set: Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by foureyesisafish on Aug 18, 2021 17:38:10 GMT
spoilers for Midnight Hunt, but it is. Abilityword != Keyword. I'm assuming the contest meant specifically named set mechanics, not necessarily just keywords. The issue Zephyr had was not with the keyword part, but the existing part. |
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the5lacker
3/3 Beast
Posts: 198
Favorite Card: The Reality Chip
Favorite Set: Kaladesh
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by the5lacker on Aug 18, 2021 17:51:05 GMT
I'm assuming the contest meant specifically named set mechanics, not necessarily just keywords. The issue Zephyr had was not with the keyword part, but the existing part. I see the words keyword mechanic, I assume we're talking about keyword mechanics and not just named subthemes. I'd also argue that things don't exist until they're officially added to the Comprehensive Rules with the set's release, but that's a different discussion. |
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the5lacker
3/3 Beast
Posts: 198
Favorite Card: The Reality Chip
Favorite Set: Kaladesh
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by the5lacker on Aug 18, 2021 17:54:20 GMT
You would not believe how hard it is to find art for something as simple as a poison trap. Damn characters named Poison...
 Redundant Poison Instant - Trap Target opponent sacrifices a creature. Splice onto Trap (As you cast a Trap spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card’s effects to that spell.)
It's a Trap where the "trap trigger" is another trap triggering. Trapception. |
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Post by Daij_Djan on Aug 18, 2021 19:27:55 GMT
Hmm, as I didn't really think about these questions on Monday (sorry), I think it'd be the best choice to ping ameisenmeister for some clarifications: - Should the entries fit thematically / flavorfully / etc into the Time spiral block?
- Is the challenge restricted to mechanics already existing back then?
- Are ability words allowed?
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Post by sdfkjgh on Aug 18, 2021 19:35:57 GMT
You would not believe how hard it is to find art for something as simple as a poison trap. Damn characters named Poison...
Redundant Poison Instant - Trap Target opponent sacrifices a creature. Splice onto Trap (As you cast a Trap spell, you may reveal this card from your hand and pay its splice cost. If you do, add this card’s effects to that spell.)
It's a Trap where the "trap trigger" is another trap triggering. Trapception. Snoop Dogg: Oh, shiznit, someone call Ackbar! |
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Post by ameisenmeister on Aug 18, 2021 21:19:37 GMT
Hmm, as I didn't really think about these questions on Monday (sorry), I think it'd be the best choice to ping ameisenmeister for some clarifications: - Should the entries fit thematically / flavorfully / etc into the Time spiral block?
- Is the challenge restricted to mechanics already existing back then?
- Are ability words allowed?
Oh well, I guess I didn‘t think about the details when issuing the prompt… #1 - No, they don‘t. Flavor and theme do not have to do anything with Time Spiral. #2 - No, you can use any existing mechanic, even those premiered after Time Spiral block. #3 - Sure |
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Post by The Harlequin on Aug 20, 2021 14:24:16 GMT
Hmm, as I didn't really think about these questions on Monday (sorry), I think it'd be the best choice to ping ameisenmeister for some clarifications: - Should the entries fit thematically / flavorfully / etc into the Time spiral block?
- Is the challenge restricted to mechanics already existing back then?
- Are ability words allowed?
Oh well, I guess I didn‘t think about the details when issuing the prompt… #1 - No, they don‘t. Flavor and theme do not have to do anything with Time Spiral. #2 - No, you can use any existing mechanic, even those premiered after Time Spiral block. #3 - Sure
well, then it is just "make a card without using these". creating cards within closed borderline restrictions makes the fun -- this is far to free imo. and free consepts are basically impossible to vote for in a fair way cause ya don't have a scale other than your own.
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the5lacker
3/3 Beast
Posts: 198
Favorite Card: The Reality Chip
Favorite Set: Kaladesh
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by the5lacker on Aug 20, 2021 15:33:31 GMT
Oh well, I guess I didn‘t think about the details when issuing the prompt… #1 - No, they don‘t. Flavor and theme do not have to do anything with Time Spiral. #2 - No, you can use any existing mechanic, even those premiered after Time Spiral block. #3 - Sure
well, then it is just "make a card without using these". creating cards within closed borderline restrictions makes the fun -- this is far to free imo. and free consepts are basically impossible to vote for in a fair way cause ya don't have a scale other than your own.
Glad I'm not the only person who sees a challenge that's basically just "Design a card" and goes "Boo, I do that all the damn time, give me a challenge!" |
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Fermat
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 436
Favorite Card: Force of Will
Favorite Set: Guildpact (set when I started playing)
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black
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Post by Fermat on Aug 21, 2021 7:06:04 GMT
Garsus, Wojek Retiree Legendary Creature — Human Soldier Advisor Indestructible Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)Whenever ~ mentors a creature, create a Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "Tap, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Those who have been honorably discharged from the Legion still fare quite well as instructors.2/1
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Post by The Harlequin on Aug 21, 2021 9:53:13 GMT
Cause oth the lack of restrictions in this one i added some on my own to spice it up .) dont use keywords or abilitywords that are mentioned here.) additionally, only use one keyword at all .) the theme ot the card should be time based (aka fitting for a "time spiral" succsessor)
.) time themed reminder required .) and regardless of all of that, keep it nice and simple
so i came up with this one
So you may take an extra turn, but you aren's allowed to fiddle with the board state at all.
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