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Post by Daij_Djan on Dec 6, 2021 23:37:56 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 ninety-sixth challenge!
The winner of the "Double Faced Spells" poll was HvT with... And the challenge issued by our winner was... Pick a plane other than Ikoria and design a legendary creature with companion from that plane. Like the existing companions it should be more like an animal sidekick, and not a sapient character.
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 pacifistwestwoman on Dec 7, 2021 0:05:56 GMT
Weekly reminder that Battlebond was a set. Plus, animal companion kinda fits the vibe of two-headed giant, right?  |
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damagicgeek
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 77
Favorite Card: Venser, the Sojourner
Favorite Set: Innistrad: Midnight Hunt
Color Alignment: White, Blue
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Post by damagicgeek on Dec 7, 2021 3:00:43 GMT
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Post by viriss on Dec 7, 2021 3:01:11 GMT
 This one is difficult. I guess I ended up on Kaladesh? |
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BinaryBolas
3/3 Beast
Posts: 185
Color Alignment: White, Blue, Black, Red
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Post by BinaryBolas on Dec 7, 2021 3:23:22 GMT
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spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
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Color Alignment: Blue, Black
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Post by spazlaz on Dec 7, 2021 3:42:48 GMT
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Post by bazzboda on Dec 7, 2021 4:21:19 GMT
Nhettem, Manor Pest  Legendary Creature - Devil  Companion - Your starting deck countains no planeswalker cards or non basic lands. When ever a player activates an ability of a permanent that is not a basic land, ~ does 1 damage to that permanents controller and all planeswalkers they control. 1/1 From Innistrad. Closest comparison would be Harsh Mentor, but punishes non basic lands and planeswalker. |
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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 Dec 7, 2021 4:46:07 GMT
Not a fan of "should be more like an animal sidekick, not a sapient character." Even ignoring the sapience of the monsters of Ikoria being generally higher than what might be initially expect, the reason all the Companions on Ikoria are monsters is they exist to represent the Bonders faction, where we take the Human role. I don't think that relationship should be mandatory for all Companions, especially from some more Metropolitan planes. Sometimes you just need to find the Watson to your Holmes.
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Post by bastardneko on Dec 7, 2021 4:53:46 GMT
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Post by ganzzert on Dec 7, 2021 6:49:23 GMT
Legendary Creature — Dog  Companion — Your starting deck does not contain artifacts. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for 3 any time you could cast a sorcery.) Shroud  , Sacrifice an artifact: Destroy target artifact or enchantment an opponent controls. If you do, its controller loses 2 life. 2/2
Thought I would keep it sorta simple. Since there's all these token artifacts flying around, why not have something that only wants the tokens? Edit: Sorry about that; This meddlesome mutt is from Fiora (from Conspiracy) and is a notably temperamental dog that is known to bully any other pets he comes into contact with in the Santuo District. And yet, his owners love him all the same dispite the grievances of their neighbors.
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Post by ganzzert on Dec 7, 2021 7:09:28 GMT
Jesus that's a "kill on sight" card if I've ever seen one. Even without things like Sakashima and Spark Double, This only needs a couple turns of protection to get a powerful and, most importantly, an irremovable benefit. I'm just glad there aren't effects that copy emblems. :/ |
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Rat
0/0 Germ
we're rats, we're rats, we're the rats
Posts: 34
Formerly Known As: KingpinRat
Color Alignment: Red, Green
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Post by Rat on Dec 7, 2021 8:51:26 GMT
Not a fan of "should be more like an animal sidekick, not a sapient character." Even ignoring the sapience of the monsters of Ikoria being generally higher than what might be initially expect, the reason all the Companions on Ikoria are monsters is they exist to represent the Bonders faction, where we take the Human role. I don't think that relationship should be mandatory for all Companions, especially from some more Metropolitan planes. Sometimes you just need to find the Watson to your Holmes. Then win the weekly contest and pick your own idea. |
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Post by The Harlequin on Dec 7, 2021 9:59:48 GMT
Then win the weekly contest and pick your own idea.
This statement doesn't provide any constructive content -- Only trys to infuriate and cause mischief. If ya want to bash ya head in -- Feel free in doing so via a propper channel (pn) -- But disturbing/disrupting a running contest with personal concerns is unneeded ans unnessessary.
Furthermore, the5lacker has a decent point in this one. It may be pretty hard to find a propper "pet" for certain planes -- And legendary creatures have always some kind of lore that elevates them from just beeing a common pet in the first place.
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Post by The Harlequin on Dec 7, 2021 10:27:21 GMT
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Post by ZephyrPhantom on Dec 7, 2021 10:46:18 GMT
This started off as a straight off ripoff of the Golden Snitch until I decided I wanted something more distinct than that. I decided to use Codie, Vociferous Codex as a starting point and work with Strixhaven lore mixed in with some more general "forbidden unamed magic tome of great eldritch power" themes. The Scroll of the Blood Age   Legendary Artifact Creature - Construct Companion — Your starting deck contains only creature cards with power 3 or less and land cards. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for  any time you could cast a sorcery.) , , Sacrifice a creature: You draw a card and you lose 1 life. As long as seven or more creature cards with power 3 or less are in your graveyard, ~ gets +3/+3 and has haste and “Whenever this creature attacks, it deals 3 damage to each opponent.” 0/3 "The strong shall inherit the lives of the meek."Ref Ardent Dustspeaker, Dragonsguard Elite, Plumb the Forbidden, Ageless Guardian, Blade Historian,
Extus, Oriq OverlordThe Blood Age sure seems to like creature sacrifice and life loss as a mechanic with a dash of combat, so I tried to incorporate all three mechanics accordingly - the the "power 3 or less" restriction is actually inspired from Awaken the Blood Avatar's 3 power and the general implication that it took actual Dragons enforcing some kind of order to end the era (i.e. everyone that came before didn't have as much raw power, relatively speaking). From the the rest of the card put itself together fairly neatly - by running this as a Companion, you're aggressively sacrificing follower to this spell to create a Blood Avatar, much like Extus did. |
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Rat
0/0 Germ
we're rats, we're rats, we're the rats
Posts: 34
Formerly Known As: KingpinRat
Color Alignment: Red, Green
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Post by Rat on Dec 7, 2021 13:01:56 GMT
Then win the weekly contest and pick your own idea.
This statement doesn't provide any constructive content -- Only trys to infuriate and cause mischief. If ya want to bash ya head in -- Feel free in doing so via a propper channel (pn) -- But disturbing/disrupting a running contest with personal concerns is unneeded ans unnessessary.
Furthermore, the5lacker has a decent point in this one. It may be pretty hard to find a propper "pet" for certain planes -- And legendary creatures have always some kind of lore that elevates them from just beeing a common pet in the first place.
We are half a day into the challenge being up, and you two are already dogging on this week's challenge. Don't try to play the high ground about how it's not constructive to call it out. If the issue is that I made my comment on the thread, then why did you make yours on the thread instead of in a private message like you said I should have? This is HvT's first time winning this year, let them have their moment. This is the challenge they wanted to us to build around. If you don't like it, don't make a card. If you want to decide the challenge, then win the contest. Who cares if it companion doesn't fit all planes - neither do vehicles, and we've had a challenge about them. Why is lore even a factor here? We just recently had a challenge about making signpost legendary uncommons. HvT won the competition, they get to choose the theme, that's the whole point of running the weekly challenges. If you don't like it, wait for the next one. |
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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 Dec 7, 2021 14:18:11 GMT
This statement doesn't provide any constructive content -- Only trys to infuriate and cause mischief. If ya want to bash ya head in -- Feel free in doing so via a propper channel (pn) -- But disturbing/disrupting a running contest with personal concerns is unneeded ans unnessessary.
Furthermore, the5lacker has a decent point in this one. It may be pretty hard to find a propper "pet" for certain planes -- And legendary creatures have always some kind of lore that elevates them from just beeing a common pet in the first place.
We are half a day into the challenge being up, and you two are already dogging on this week's challenge. Don't try to play the high ground about how it's not constructive to call it out. If the issue is that I made my comment on the thread, then why did you make yours on the thread instead of in a private message like you said I should have? This is HvT's first time winning this year, let them have their moment. This is the challenge they wanted to us to build around. If you don't like it, don't make a card. If you want to decide the challenge, then win the contest. Who cares if it companion doesn't fit all planes - neither do vehicles, and we've had a challenge about them. Why is lore even a factor here? We just recently had a challenge about making signpost legendary uncommons. HvT won the competition, they get to choose the theme, that's the whole point of running the weekly challenges. If you don't like it, wait for the next one. You sure are making a lot of declarative statement for someone who, by your own admission, has absolutely no authority over this week's prompt. Lets try this instead: HvT , You mind if I make a non-critter Companion? |
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Vunik
2/2 Zombie
Maybe trying to kill an immortal mage wasn't the best plan . . .
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Post by Vunik on Dec 7, 2021 18:03:38 GMT
Not a huge fan of companion, but it's much better after the rules change. Have a tiny dragon.
Bahadur, the Somnolent Terror  Legendary Creature - Dragon Companion - Each creature card in your starting deck has base power 2 or less. (If this card is your chosen companion, you may put it into your hand from outside the game for any time you could cast a sorcery.)Flying Whenever a creature you control with power 2 or less attacks, ~ deals 1 damage to any target. You gain 1 life. [1/1] |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Dec 7, 2021 18:43:09 GMT
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Post by sdfkjgh on Dec 7, 2021 19:50:05 GMT
Away to sunny Lorwyn, where a new species of Treefolk is now growing:
Syncomia of the Figs  Legendary Creature--Treefolk Warlock Companion—Each creature card in your starting deck has power less than or equal to its toughness.
Vigilance, trample, lifelink
You and permanents you control have hexproof.
Each creature spell you cast with power less than its toughness costs  less to cast, where X is that difference.
Creatures your opponents control get -0/-1. 3/8 |
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Post by Jartis on Dec 7, 2021 22:30:20 GMT
 Edit: Esper/Alara, if it wasn't clear |
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HvT
1/1 Squirrel
Fugitive Wizard - Jim Nelson
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Favorite Card: Foil Island
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Post by HvT on Dec 7, 2021 22:54:08 GMT
Attention all:
If you feel the challenge is too restricted, feel free to bend the rules. I won't be judging these personally so go wild with your companion creatures.
A clarification: perhaps "man's best friend" and "animal sidekick" was a poor choice of words. I don't mean to restrict the companions to "pets". You can have big splashy companions as well like hydras, dragons, chimeras, whatever. My only intention was not to end up with generic companions like "Craig the Hero - Human Warrior". But if you have a great concept for a companion, and it happens to be a humanoid character, then by all means share it. Have fun. Good day.
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Post by Jartis on Dec 7, 2021 23:43:47 GMT
Attention all: If you feel the challenge is too restricted, feel free to bend the rules. I won't be judging these personally so go wild with your companion creatures. A clarification: perhaps "man's best friend" and "animal sidekick" was a poor choice of words. I don't mean to restrict the companions to "pets". You can have big splashy companions as well like hydras, dragons, chimeras, whatever. My only intention was not to end up with generic companions like "Craig the Hero - Human Warrior". But if you have a great concept for a companion, and it happens to be a humanoid character, then by all means share it. Have fun. Good day. Yeah, I think that's fair, especially when you have actual companions like a demon kraken called "Doom of Depths" |
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foureyesisafish
7/7 Elemental
Posts: 386
Favorite Set: Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by foureyesisafish on Dec 8, 2021 13:29:06 GMT
THE GREAT REVIVAL Blex, the Bogcrawler Legendary Creature - Pest Companion -- Each creature card in your starting deck is a Pest, Bat, Insect, Snake, or Spider. Menace Other Pests, Bats, Insects, Snakes, and Spiders you control get +1/+1 and have menace. Whenever Blex or another Pest, Bat, Insect, Snake, or Spider dies, choose one-- -You gain 4 life. -Add B or G. You don't lose this mana as steps and phases end. 4/3 |
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Post by hydraheadhunter on Dec 8, 2021 14:06:27 GMT
 | Duthjic, Mutable Klutz
Two generic and two green, blue, or white
Legendary Creature — Shapeshifter
Companion — Each nonland card in your starting deck is
two or more colors.
Two generic and tap: Add a colorless mana. You may spend
this mana as though it were any color to cast spells.
Whenever you cast a spell, untap Duthjic. Then if you spent
one or fewer colors of mana to cast it, copy that spell. You may
choose new modes and targets for the copy.
4/5
Art: A very alarmed combination bear, dog, bird, walrus falling out of the sky,
surrounded by birds.
Art by Patrik Björkström |
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Post by zybourne on Dec 8, 2021 14:12:37 GMT
I like that Lurrus' companion restriction prevents you from playing her main deck, so I wanted to design a creature in that vein. |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Dec 9, 2021 0:35:42 GMT
zybourne: Please tell me that vein pun was intentional.
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Post by The Harlequin on Dec 9, 2021 8:14:23 GMT
So -- I just wanted to make another round of collective oppinion-sharing -- But I decided against it for the time being
After investigating the contestends I noticed that (for me at least) I can't put some of them into a definit plane.
And because that is one of the main criteria of this challange and I can't realy judge them without this information, and skipping a large number of contestends isn't my intention.
Therefore -- It would be nice to clarify the plane of your creation -- So that defined judging may be possible
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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 Dec 9, 2021 16:58:08 GMT
People have immense power at the tips of their fingers, and still use it for the dumbest things...
This was kind of designed with the old companion rule in mind, but it also works well enough with the new one, I think. The idea is that your personal assistant can find information for you, thus the scry ability.
EDIT: And in case it wasn't clear, this is for Kamigawa, lol
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Post by vizionarius on Dec 10, 2021 3:00:04 GMT
Companion of the Elves of Wren's Run from Lorwyn:  As per the note by zybourne , if this is your companion, this can't be in your deck, so barring wishes, if you are casting this for the discounted cost, it was your companion. (I'm OK with the discount working with wishes too in the event that Wyn is your companion.) {Card version history} Original: Just costs G, which was broken if not used as companion. Thanks for the head's up sdfkjgh! |
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