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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 19, 2022 1:17:01 GMT
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Argel
Colors:    (3 points)C.I. Level: 3 (1 point)(+1)Mana Value:  (4 points)Types: Creature, Instant (1 point)(+1)Mechanics: Evergreen, Level-Up (1 point)Perks: n/a Aid: Core, +2 free Achievements: n/aValor: 44 Score: 244 Earned Defender of the Realm, a trophy from the elsewhere invasion that took place on the Location: The Abandoned Shops
"While defending, you may design a legendary creature or planeswalker card of one of the defenders of the realm."
(Novek, Atlani, Arandu, Rel or Leira, Lothaire, Iritola, the Scholar, Mira, Anne, Aelewin, Doer and Michi, Nadejda, Rolt, Chrysoplei, Aylin, Experiment[0], Jay, Argel, Vidus, Avis, Yakana, Simul or Liactru.)In the midst of a rundown village, the inhabitants of which were clearly on hard times, stands a dragonborn. Some 7 feet tall, with shining armor that seems to have avoided most of the same dirt and grime that coated everything else, he looks over the request board. He grabs a piece of paper from the board and with a grunt, pockets it. The sun gleams off his bronze scales and his large sword upon his back as he strides out of town with a purpose. |
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Post by cajun on Mar 19, 2022 3:10:42 GMT
Argel may recall a job that had been on the request board, a job about killing off some bugs that had infested a home. Perhaps he'd taken the job, perhaps he'd balked.
Regardless, it seemed the job had come to him.
A black rift tore through the center of the town as people ran screaming. Standing nearly as tall as the dragonborn scuttled around one might call a centipede, though one that seemed to be covered in flesh rather than exoskeleton, and a face, he would notice as it turned to look at him, of simply a drooling ring of razor sharp teeth, winged by cruel pincers. The hundred legs clattered like an entire herd of horses as it ran for him.
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dragonspit999
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 19, 2022 7:30:31 GMT
Argel may recall a job that had been on the request board, a job about killing off some bugs that had infested a home. Perhaps he'd taken the job, perhaps he'd balked.
Regardless, it seemed the job had come to him.
A black rift tore through the center of the town as people ran screaming. Standing nearly as tall as the dragonborn scuttled around one might call a centipede, though one that seemed to be covered in flesh rather than exoskeleton, and a face, he would notice as it turned to look at him, of simply a drooling ring of razor sharp teeth, winged by cruel pincers. The hundred legs clattered like an entire herd of horses as it ran for him. While the biggest monster Argel had to kill yet, he was not about to turn his nose up at the heroics of it. Imagine, the praise he would receive upon converting this thing into a trophy. While attempting to flee its pursuit, dodging nimbly up and over things, he made sure to run away from people to try buying them time to flee themselves. " Come get some!" Argel shouted at the grotesque being, making sure its attention stayed on him. Once he was sure he had cleared any space between him and casualities, he turned on a dime, drawing his sword and swinging heavily at the right set of front legs. After it connects or does not, he attempts to roll out of the way, hoping its momentum will carry it a bit further and buy him some more time.
Aspiring Hero  Creature - Dragon Warrior ::Uncommon:: Level up [Level 1+] First strike [Level 3+] Whenever Aspiring Hero is blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn. 2/1Witness the Fall of Creation: 8/10. I like this. Simple green gy hate, but gets synergy from your own things in exile. Outside of other cards, its a 6 mana 4/4, a perfectly acceptable rate with lots of room to flex. |
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Dravos Argentium
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Post by Dravos Argentium on Mar 22, 2022 23:52:21 GMT
Finally, she'd tracked him down. Wandering heroes, it would appear, are far harder to find when you're not dating them, despite their constant fanfare. But it seemed she had arrived at just the right time. He was facing it down with expected bravado, but either the unsettling centipede was summoned by someone a long ways off, or it brought itself to the Arena. Neither spoke well for a single fighter's chances against it, no matter how skilled. Fortunately, he was no longer alone.From the periphery of his vision, Argel sees a tall elf woman wearing a cloak ill-fitting the bright weather, covered in pockets and what appear to be various plants growing out of it. She reaches out towards him, and a stream of green mana follows, growing brighter as it extends from her hand and begins to saturate the dragonborn."Be cautious! There is something deeply off about this insect."Bolstering Surge  Sorcery  Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand.
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Post by cajun on Mar 23, 2022 2:08:13 GMT
While the biggest monster Argel had to kill yet, he was not about to turn his nose up at the heroics of it. Imagine, the praise he would receive upon converting this thing into a trophy. While attempting to flee its pursuit, dodging nimbly up and over things, he made sure to run away from people to try buying them time to flee themselves. " Come get some!" Argel shouted at the grotesque being, making sure its attention stayed on him. Once he was sure he had cleared any space between him and casualities, he turned on a dime, drawing his sword and swinging heavily at the right set of front legs. After it connects or does not, he attempts to roll out of the way, hoping its momentum will carry it a bit further and buy him some more time.
Aspiring Hero Creature - Dragon Warrior ::Uncommon:: Level up [Level 1+] First strike [Level 3+] Whenever Aspiring Hero is blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn. 2/1Finally, she'd tracked him down. Wandering heroes, it would appear, are far harder to find when you're not dating them, despite their constant fanfare. But it seemed she had arrived at just the right time. He was facing it down with expected bravado, but either the unsettling centipede was summoned by someone a long ways off, or it brought itself to the Arena. Neither spoke well for a single fighter's chances against it, no matter how skilled. Fortunately, he was no longer alone.From the periphery of his vision, Argel sees a tall elf woman wearing a cloak ill-fitting the bright weather, covered in pockets and what appear to be various plants growing out of it. She reaches out towards him, and a stream of green mana follows, growing brighter as it extends from her hand and begins to saturate the dragonborn."Be cautious! There is something deeply off about this insect."Bolstering Surge Sorcery Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Return target creature card from your graveyard to your hand. Get its attention he does, and the centipede scrambles towards the dragonborn's approach. But one-hundred legs in motion become much harder to stop when Argel dodges, and his sword glides easily through several legs as it barrels past, the legs dissolving away into nothing. The creature will unfortunately not be making much of a trophy.
The centipede struggles to right itself on its uneven legs as the elf joins the fight, empowering the hero even further against his quarry. While the centipede's gait is askew, its goal remains the same, and it worms itself around to charge the dragonborn once more.
Strength from Elsewhere  Sorcery  If this spell targets a creature with coalesce, it costs  less to cast and can be cast as though it had flash. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn.
Aspiring Hero - interesting to see a level up where the pt never changes, not sure this one's using it quite enough tho 7/10Bolstering Surge - prob should have some up to ones on here but seems fine. 8/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 23, 2022 6:20:00 GMT
dragonspit999 A note hangs from the town's bulletin board. Heroes Requested!Bandits have made off with a precious artifact: A mighty sword was stolen in the night, and its owner would like it out of nefarious hands.Reward includes a small sum of gold, as well as the sword in question.For more details, please look for Yenna Eisner at the Foxtail Forge.Hero's Blade  Artifact - Equipment Whenever equipped creature attacks, upgrade it. Equip
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 23, 2022 7:37:37 GMT
Finally, she'd tracked him down. Wandering heroes, it would appear, are far harder to find when you're not dating them, despite their constant fanfare. But it seemed she had arrived at just the right time. He was facing it down with expected bravado, but either the unsettling centipede was summoned by someone a long ways off, or it brought itself to the Arena. Neither spoke well for a single fighter's chances against it, no matter how skilled. Fortunately, he was no longer alone.From the periphery of his vision, Argel sees a tall elf woman wearing a cloak ill-fitting the bright weather, covered in pockets and what appear to be various plants growing out of it. She reaches out towards him, and a stream of green mana follows, growing brighter as it extends from her hand and begins to saturate the dragonborn."Be cautious! There is something deeply off about this insect." Get its attention he does, and the centipede scrambles towards the dragonborn's approach. But one-hundred legs in motion become much harder to stop when Argel dodges, and his sword glides easily through several legs as it barrels past, the legs dissolving away into nothing. The creature will unfortunately not be making much of a trophy.
The centipede struggles to right itself on its uneven legs as the elf joins the fight, empowering the hero even further against his quarry. While the centipede's gait is askew, its goal remains the same, and it worms itself around to charge the dragonborn once more.
Strength from Elsewhere Sorcery If this spell targets a creature with coalesce, it costs less to cast and can be cast as though it had flash. Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn.
Aspiring Hero - interesting to see a level up where the pt never changes, not sure this one's using it quite enough tho 7/10Bolstering Surge - prob should have some up to ones on here but seems fine. 8/10
Flash When Training Spellsword enters the battlefield, if you control a creature with at least three level counters, return target creature to its owner’s hand. 2/2
Strength from Elsewhere: 8/10. Decent enough. A common level card unless you meet the condition, but a Giant Growth with upside when you do. And the upside is like to be relevant as Coalesce creatures tend to be heavier on the mana cost, so you would have access to plenty of mana by the time you met the condition. |
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Dravos Argentium
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Post by Dravos Argentium on Mar 23, 2022 8:58:33 GMT
Simul steps closer, though still keeping her guard up against the possibility of the centipede's focus shifting. Though she clearly dislikes the bug, her gaze has more disdain than horror. "If only I had the time to summon a proper krasis. There's clearly skill in this work, but little sense. No self-respecting Combine biomancer would go to the trouble of removing a perfectly usable exoskeleton like that. Perhaps it simply evolved this way? And yet it was clearly summoned, to disintegrate like that. Tch, too much feels wrong about this."Simul's inner monologue doesn't skip a beat as she calls out to Argel once more."I do not originate in this world, but neither do you, hero. Though, I believe introductions should wait until this bizarre creation is dealt with."Seeing his awkward attempt to push the creature back with a shift towards blue, Simul follows suit, with significantly more grace to the cerulean light that flows towards her hand like an inverted waterfall, then pulses outwards. The plants on her cloak begin visibly growing, weeds push away the cobblestones of the street, and the minds of herself and Argel begin moving at a far faster rate. The wave warps to avoid touching the centipede before it fades away, but anyone else nearby will still feel its reduced effects for a time.
Heightened Training Instant Proliferate. Scry X, where X is the number of level counters you put on permanents this way. |
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 23, 2022 21:34:52 GMT
dragonspit999 A note hangs from the town's bulletin board. Heroes Requested!Bandits have made off with a precious artifact: A mighty sword was stolen in the night, and its owner would like it out of nefarious hands.Reward includes a small sum of gold, as well as the sword in question.For more details, please look for Yenna Eisner at the Foxtail Forge.Hero's Blade Artifact - Equipment Whenever equipped creature attacks, upgrade it. Equip I do wonder who would want their sword recovered, but then be willing to part with it. Seems sort of futile, but what do I know? As these thoughts go through his head, Alger prods about, finding the location of the forge. The sun is just about overhead by the time he nears his destination. He gives it a look over, and then gives the door a knock.
Armed Adventurer Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up  [Level 1+] Whenever Armed Adventurer attacks or blocks, if it is equipped, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Level 4+] Equipped creatures you control get +2/+2. 2/2
Hero's Blade: 9/10. I'm not the biggest on upgrade generally just for tracking purposes, but this is a clean design. I do like how upgrade promotes swapping this between creatures instead of just leaving it on one, and prowess initially feels out of place, but its as if it counteracts that want to swap to different creatures since you have a payoff on one creature for having too many noncreatures. |
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Post by cajun on Mar 23, 2022 22:15:39 GMT
"Wasn't expecting help out of anyone from around here." Thinking on it for a moment, Argel comes to a conclusion. "Wait, you're not from around here, are you? Either way, I appreciate the assistance." Hearing the noise behind him, he realized it had not been stopped so easily. Turning around, he readied up again. If the sword would not do the trick against this monstrosity, he would have to try something a bit different. It wasn't his forte, but with help here, perhaps it would be good enough. Standing in the creatures path and holding his ground, he holds his offhand forth as it begins to shimmer blue. With all the mental strength he could muster, he attempted to send the creature back where it came from. Training Spellsword Creature - Dragon Wizard Flash When Training Spellsword enters the battlefield, if you control a creature with at least three level counters, return target creature to its owner’s hand. 2/2 Simul steps closer, though still keeping her guard up against the possibility of the centipede's focus shifting. Though she clearly dislikes the bug, her gaze has more disdain than horror. "If only I had the time to summon a proper krasis. There's clearly skill in this work, but little sense. No self-respecting Combine biomancer would go to the trouble of removing a perfectly usable exoskeleton like that. Perhaps it simply evolved this way? And yet it was clearly summoned, to disintegrate like that. Tch, too much feels wrong about this."Simul's inner monologue doesn't skip a beat as she calls out to Argel once more."I do not originate in this world, but neither do you, hero. Though, I believe introductions should wait until this bizarre creation is dealt with."Seeing his awkward attempt to push the creature back with a shift towards blue, Simul follows suit, with significantly more grace to the cerulean light that flows towards her hand like an inverted waterfall, then pulses outwards. The plants on her cloak begin visibly growing, weeds push away the cobblestones of the street, and the minds of herself and Argel begin moving at a far faster rate. The wave warps to avoid touching the centipede before it fades away, but anyone else nearby will still feel its reduced effects for a time.Heightened Training Instant Proliferate. Scry X, where X is the number of level counters you put on permanents this way. While it had not been able to stop before, Argel's spell stopped it dead in its tracks as bits of it began to dissolve from all over it. It struggled forward against the spell, fighting against the unpracticed spell to stay in this reality. It took another step forward. The blue pulse from the elf sent it ten steps back, its fleshy legs screaming against the stone road. For a moment, the centipede shrieked at the growing holes dissolving into it as the spell burned it away, until its head too became no more.
The banishing spell had done its work, here at least. While the citizens still ran in fear, it seemed that no more creatures waited here. But on the horizon, a towering black rip in reality promised the fight was not over yet...
Training Spellsword - funky. think with the mana investment required to get 3 counters this is safe at mv 3, can prob get away with checking for three level counters among all your creatures too. 8/10
Heightened Training - neat level up support, think this'd be safer at mv1 sorcery tho as this can get some wild blowouts with the right levelers. 8/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 23, 2022 22:49:03 GMT
"Nice and simple job. Interesting reward. Better than the other options, I suppose." Alger ceases mumbling to himself and sets off in search of the aforementioned forge. I do wonder who would want their sword recovered, but then be willing to part with it. Seems sort of futile, but what do I know? As these thoughts go through his head, Alger prods about, finding the location of the forge. The sun is just about overhead by the time he nears his destination. He gives it a look over, and then gives the door a knock.
Armed Adventurer Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up [Level 1+] Whenever Armed Adventurer attacks or blocks, if it is equipped, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Level 4+] Equipped creatures you control get +2/+2. 2/2
Hero's Blade: 9/10. I'm not the biggest on upgrade generally just for tracking purposes, but this is a clean design. I do like how upgrade promotes swapping this between creatures instead of just leaving it on one, and prowess initially feels out of place, but its as if it counteracts that want to swap to different creatures since you have a payoff on one creature for having too many noncreatures. Level up is going to be difficult/fun to rate for. At max level the body is a 4/4 or 5/5 for 6 that can be done turn 4. Single P/T levelling is interesting, but I think for uncommon I'd rather give it a bigger body at level 4 with a lesser effect. A woman at least a foot and a half shorter than Argel answers the door. "Oh, come on in. Might need to clear my schedule if I'm takin' a look at armor that big." She laughs at her own joke as she ushers Argel in. The front of the room contains boxes with mostly nails, screws, and other fastenings, though one contains daggers, and behind the counter are more that contain horseshoes and ingots. After letting the warrior in, Yenna goes back behind the counter, where she closes a book that was lying open, and pulls out a sheet of parchment and a quill. "So, anything I can get started on for you?"Accommodating Smith Creature - Human Artificer  : Attach target Equipment you control to target creature. 2/2 |
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dragonspit999
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 26, 2022 6:06:45 GMT
"Nice and simple job. Interesting reward. Better than the other options, I suppose." Alger ceases mumbling to himself and sets off in search of the aforementioned forge. I do wonder who would want their sword recovered, but then be willing to part with it. Seems sort of futile, but what do I know? As these thoughts go through his head, Alger prods about, finding the location of the forge. The sun is just about overhead by the time he nears his destination. He gives it a look over, and then gives the door a knock.
Armed Adventurer Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up [Level 1+] Whenever Armed Adventurer attacks or blocks, if it is equipped, it gets +1/+1 until end of turn. [Level 4+] Equipped creatures you control get +2/+2. 2/2
Hero's Blade: 9/10. I'm not the biggest on upgrade generally just for tracking purposes, but this is a clean design. I do like how upgrade promotes swapping this between creatures instead of just leaving it on one, and prowess initially feels out of place, but its as if it counteracts that want to swap to different creatures since you have a payoff on one creature for having too many noncreatures. Level up is going to be difficult/fun to rate for. At max level the body is a 4/4 or 5/5 for 6 that can be done turn 4. Single P/T levelling is interesting, but I think for uncommon I'd rather give it a bigger body at level 4 with a lesser effect. A woman at least a foot and a half shorter than Argel answers the door. "Oh, come on in. Might need to clear my schedule if I'm takin' a look at armor that big." She laughs at her own joke as she ushers Argel in. The front of the room contains boxes with mostly nails, screws, and other fastenings, though one contains daggers, and behind the counter are more that contain horseshoes and ingots. After letting the warrior in, Yenna goes back behind the counter, where she closes a book that was lying open, and pulls out a sheet of parchment and a quill. "So, anything I can get started on for you?"Accommodating Smith Creature - Human Artificer : Attach target Equipment you control to target creature. 2/2 Argel takes the invitation inside. Chuckling slightly at her joke, he replied, "No, but thank you. This armor should hold just fine for now." He glances about the room as she walks to the back, admiring some of the finer smithing work. When she closes the book, he looks back up and walks over to the counter. "I'm actually here on other business. Are you Yenna? If so, I came across your request on the board in [insert town name] for someone to retrieve a sword from some thieves. Woke up adventurous today, and that was by far the most interesting posting."Blessed Blacksmith Creature - Dragon Artificer Level up [Level 1+] At the beginning of your end step, gain 1 life for each equipped creature you control. 1/1
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 26, 2022 15:58:51 GMT
Argel takes the invitation inside. Chuckling slightly at her joke, he replied, "No, but thank you. This armor should hold just fine for now." He glances about the room as she walks to the back, admiring some of the finer smithing work. When she closes the book, he looks back up and walks over to the counter. "I'm actually here on other business. Are you Yenna? If so, I came across your request on the board in [insert town name] for someone to retrieve a sword from some thieves. Woke up adventurous today, and that was by far the most interesting posting."Blessed Blacksmith Creature - Dragon Artificer Level up [Level 1+] At the beginning of your end step, gain 1 life for each equipped creature you control. 1/1
Accommodating Smith: 9/10. Simple and clean design. Sure. Yenna sighs, and moves the parchment to the side, placing the quill on top of the book. "Yes, I am. I asked for a planeswalker as you all seem like the type this would be easiest to explain this to, and powerful enough to deal with it properly." She pauses for a moment, trying to think about how crazy what she was about to say was. "The sword itself is a planeswalker. His name is Selem. He decided to stay with me for a bit; I'm not entirely sure why. He left a few nights ago, and I heard that some of the thieves on the road had a new sword that was, well, unusually fancy. He's extraordinarily powerful, both because he's a well-crafted sword and because of all the magic he can do, so I'd really rather he not be in the hands of thieves. From what I can tell, he just wants to be in the hands of the strongest person around, so I figure if you show up and prove yourself then it shouldn't actually be that hard to convince him to leave."
Distressing Damsel Creature - Human Noble Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. 1/2 |
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 27, 2022 19:06:40 GMT
Blessed Blacksmith: 8/10. Sure. Yenna sighs, and moves the parchment to the side, placing the quill on top of the book. "Yes, I am. I asked for a planeswalker as you all seem like the type this would be easiest to explain this to, and powerful enough to deal with it properly." She pauses for a moment, trying to think about how crazy what she was about to say was. "The sword itself is a planeswalker. His name is Selem. He decided to stay with me for a bit; I'm not entirely sure why. He left a few nights ago, and I heard that some of the thieves on the road had a new sword that was, well, unusually fancy. He's extraordinarily powerful, both because he's a well-crafted sword and because of all the magic he can do, so I'd really rather he not be in the hands of thieves. From what I can tell, he just wants to be in the hands of the strongest person around, so I figure if you show up and prove yourself then it shouldn't actually be that hard to convince him to leave."
Distressing Damsel Creature - Human Noble Whenever a creature you control with power 4 or greater attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it. 1/2 Argel slowly went from nodding to just staring, trying to make sense of what she was saying.
"Ok, so if I'm following correctly, not only does this sword presumably talk and think, but its a planeswalker, and a powerful one at that? And ambitious to boot? Well, this day got extraordinarily interesting, I'll give it that. Where are these thieves now? Should be fairly easy to track if the sword stands out."Argel waits for the answer, but makes sure to tug on and insure the strap that holds his sword's sheath was comfortably secure before what could be a long journey. "Before I go, I don't suppose you know anything more about this sword? You have to be knowledgeable to deal with beings who believe themselves to be smarter, from a Sphinx to a... sword."
Relentless Brawler Creature - Dragon Berserker Level up [Level 1+] Menace [Level 3+] First strike 4/2
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 27, 2022 23:45:39 GMT
Argel slowly went from nodding to just staring, trying to make sense of what she was saying.
"Ok, so if I'm following correctly, not only does this sword presumably talk and think, but its a planeswalker, and a powerful one at that? And ambitious to boot? Well, this day got extraordinarily interesting, I'll give it that. Where are these thieves now? Should be fairly easy to track if the sword stands out."Argel waits for the answer, but makes sure to tug on and insure the strap that holds his sword's sheath was comfortably secure before what could be a long journey. "Before I go, I don't suppose you know anything more about this sword? You have to be knowledgeable to deal with beings who believe themselves to be smarter, from a Sphinx to a... sword."
Relentless Brawler Creature - Dragon Berserker Level up [Level 1+] Menace [Level 3+] First strike 4/2
Distressing Damsel: 8/10. Interesting to have white care about Ferocious, but it does make some sense among the equipment synergies. I can't imagine ever getting to level 3 unless like, accidently via proliferate. Yenna deflated a bit at Argel's asking for confirmation, looking back up at his admitted interest. "Yes, that is the case. I don't know where their camp is, per se, but some of the merchants said they were robbed on their way from Merova, so I figure they've gotta be somewhere between here and there."She catches on to Argel's hesitation. "Let's see. He's very old. I imagine that's where he gets his experience from. He has a tendency to... possess his user, which makes them way safer, and, of course, stronger. One time I got hit by lightning, but he made it not only not hurt, but turned it into an attack. He's also very fast when he wants to be." One of her hands starts playing with her hair, the other clutches at her apron as she looks down. "Again, I'm mostly hoping that it'll be over quickly before he starts trying too hard. Wish I had more than prayers to offer before you leave, but you seem like what you already have is more impressive than whatever I could make."Merovan Trader Creature - Human Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. 3/2 |
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Post by dragonspit999 on Mar 28, 2022 0:58:25 GMT
Relentless Brawler: 8/10. I can't imagine ever getting to level 3 unless like, accidently via proliferate. Yenna deflated a bit at Argel's asking for confirmation, looking back up at his admitted interest. "Yes, that is the case. I don't know where their camp is, per se, but some of the merchants said they were robbed on their way from Merova, so I figure they've gotta be somewhere between here and there."She catches on to Argel's hesitation. "Let's see. He's very old. I imagine that's where he gets his experience from. He has a tendency to... possess his user, which makes them way safer, and, of course, stronger. One time I got hit by lightning, but he made it not only not hurt, but turned it into an attack. He's also very fast when he wants to be." One of her hands starts playing with her hair, the other clutches at her apron as she looks down. "Again, I'm mostly hoping that it'll be over quickly before he starts trying too hard. Wish I had more than prayers to offer before you leave, but you seem like what you already have is more impressive than whatever I could make."Merovan Trader Creature - Human Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, create a Treasure token. 3/2 he says gesturing about, "is superior to most of what I work with. That said, I may return one day, sooner rather than later if this armor doesn't hold as well as I hope." Argel turned around and walked towards the door. With a wave of his hand goodbye, he bids farewell. "Well, I'm off. Good luck with your business here. If all goes well, I'll return and inform you." The door closed behind him, he sets off for the town of Merova. He could get there faster, but there was no telling where they were along the way, so he had to do like the old days and walk. He was unsure when the last time he traveled this way all alone was. He was beginning to miss the random chattermouth adventurers he used to bemoan as companions. Lone Hero Creature - Dragon Scout Level up [Level 1+] Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, untap it. [Level 2+] Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains first strike until end of turn. 2/3
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 28, 2022 21:12:15 GMT
"I promise you, what you've offered me already will be indispensable. And I assure you, this is just some run of the mill sword, nothing special. What you make in here," he says gesturing about, "is superior to most of what I work with. That said, I may return one day, sooner rather than later if this armor doesn't hold as well as I hope." Argel turned around and walked towards the door. With a wave of his hand goodbye, he bids farewell. "Well, I'm off. Good luck with your business here. If all goes well, I'll return and inform you." The door closed behind him, he sets off for the town of Merova. He could get there faster, but there was no telling where they were along the way, so he had to do like the old days and walk. He was unsure when the last time he traveled this way all alone was. He was beginning to miss the random chattermouth adventurers he used to bemoan as companions. Lone Hero Creature - Dragon Scout Level up [Level 1+] Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, untap it. [Level 2+] Whenever a creature you control attacks alone, it gains first strike until end of turn. 2/3
Merovan Trader: 9/10. Simple yet sleek. So, I can't find instances of either of these effects being printed before, not that that's bad. Closest is Rafiq, granted that is double strike and mythic. I worry about having these on the same card, and I do worry about the first strike at uncommon. "Thank you again for taking this on, and if you ever need the sword or armor looked at, I'd be happy to do it."[Close, but invitation to attack my board.] |
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fnorfensuld
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Post by fnorfensuld on Apr 27, 2022 12:22:47 GMT
It was a simple job. Pests were crawling out of a hole in the ground; go in, find the source, deal with it.
Argel didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't this. Corridors of green-black stone, branching paths at seemingly random angles, and: monsters. Proper monsters, not just the grubs he'd been sent to exterminate.
But the strangest part was, even though it only appeared days ago, and even though the entrance was practically a sinkhole, it showed clear signs of having been built. There were rooms that served clear purposes; an altar, a barracks, a latrine... ..And the arena that he currently found himself in, foes swarming on all sides.  |
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Post by gurfafflekins on Apr 30, 2022 3:25:25 GMT
A drow with long silver hair and tattered flowing robes muttering incomprehensibly to himself. He carries a piece of yellowed paper and slaps it loudly onto the notice board - "Will pay for information about various tomes, will pay handsomely for the retrieval of said tomes" and where to find him to tell them about the books in question. Much like the paper, the man looked ragged and a bit worn out... could he even have that much money? But a job was a job, right?Sketchy Offer  Sorcery As an additional cost to cast ~, sacrifice a creature or pay 2 life. Draw two cards. If you sacrificed a creature to cast ~, learn. "Note to self: Don't accept contracts from crazy people." - Zejiano, assassin
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Post by cajun on May 27, 2022 8:55:42 GMT
There is a new poster pinned to the job board.
MISSING Victor Sondiul Reward if found alive. Said he was investigating some mystery desert no one else could see?
A small but unusual amount of sand is sprinkled on the ground around the board. Credo of the Ruler: Cygari offers a choice• Begin Your Tale by designing a two-color identity card, or • Turn Tail by designing a one- or no-color identity card. Hot Prospects Enchantment - Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has haste. Mirage (You may cast this spell as though it had flash for its mirage cost. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.) |
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
Posts: 114
Favorite Card: Mycosynth Lattice
Favorite Set: Conflux
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Colorless
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Post by dragonspit999 on Jun 4, 2022 19:56:43 GMT
It was a simple job. Pests were crawling out of a hole in the ground; go in, find the source, deal with it.
Argel didn't know what to expect, but it wasn't this. Corridors of green-black stone, branching paths at seemingly random angles, and: monsters. Proper monsters, not just the grubs he'd been sent to exterminate.
But the strangest part was, even though it only appeared days ago, and even though the entrance was practically a sinkhole, it showed clear signs of having been built. There were rooms that served clear purposes; an altar, a barracks, a latrine... ..And the arena that he currently found himself in, foes swarming on all sides. It was always the worst, when a job randomly unfolded into something much worse than you signed on for. He made it a point to never back down, though. Sometimes he regretted being prideful, such as right now. "Back to where you came from!" he shouted, spinning and slashing down one that had gotten too close behind him. (Where did they come from? If he was going to put a stop to this, that was the first step. Find the source. Stop the source. Clean up the-) He ducked and rolled out of the way of a rather large beast, interrupting his thoughts. (First, get out of this forsaken room.) Looking around, he located an exit, the one seemingly where a few more monsters were coming from, and yet his best option. He charged forward, avoiding the few that tried to take a swipe at him as he left his previous spot. Staying low to the ground, he got a bigger monster to take a dive at him. Jumping, he dodged and allowed himself to springboard off this monster and over another. (I have no idea how much further this goes, so I've really gotta preserve energy where possible. Even if it would be relatively easy to just rid myself of these creatures.) He had only just made it to the opening when the monsters he had just agitated in the room began to follow with haste. He didn't have time to weigh his options, he had to go. Rebounding Reptiles Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up [Level 1+] First strike [Level 3+] Whenever ~ attacks or blocks, you may create two 1/1 red and white Dragon Warrior creature tokens. 2/2
A Maze of Monsters: 8/10. Little weird, judging a dungeon for my first time. Glad you considered the dangers of allowing the block fodder to pick up deathtouch. Does still suffer the possible issues of color pie, though the whole dungeon seems to be black-leaning, so perhaps you would account for this anywhere this would be used. |
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
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Favorite Card: Mycosynth Lattice
Favorite Set: Conflux
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Post by dragonspit999 on Jun 4, 2022 20:41:39 GMT
A drow with long silver hair and tattered flowing robes muttering incomprehensibly to himself. He carries a piece of yellowed paper and slaps it loudly onto the notice board - "Will pay for information about various tomes, will pay handsomely for the retrieval of said tomes" and where to find him to tell them about the books in question. Much like the paper, the man looked ragged and a bit worn out... could he even have that much money? But a job was a job, right?Sketchy Offer Sorcery As an additional cost to cast ~, sacrifice a creature or pay 2 life. Draw two cards. If you sacrificed a creature to cast ~, learn. "Note to self: Don't accept contracts from crazy people." - Zejiano, assassin Argel let the man walk away first, then looked closer at the new request. It was easily the most interesting one posted here, but that bar wasn't set terribly high. Turning away from the board, Argel caught up to the man walking away. "Hey, I just seen you post a job on the board and figured I'd catch you while you were here for more details. If you want to talk somewhere not in the street, there's a relatively empty tavern just around the corner."Turn the People Instant This spell costs less to cast if an opponent sacrificed a creature this turn. Create two red and white 1/1 Dragon Warrior creature tokens.
Sketchy Offer: 9/10. Love this. Modal Sign in Blood, and saccing the creature lets you learn and see more cards, but ultimately netting less card advantage if you don't have a lesson and only slightly more if you do. Rather strong in limited though, I'd say. |
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
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Favorite Card: Mycosynth Lattice
Favorite Set: Conflux
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Post by dragonspit999 on Jun 4, 2022 21:40:57 GMT
There is a new poster pinned to the job board.
MISSING Victor Sondiul Reward if found alive. Said he was investigating some mystery desert no one else could see?
A small but unusual amount of sand is sprinkled on the ground around the board. Credo of the Ruler: Cygari offers a choice• Begin Your Tale by designing a two-color identity card, or • Turn Tail by designing a one- or no-color identity card. Hot Prospects Enchantment - Aura Enchant creature Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and has haste. Mirage (You may cast this spell as though it had flash for its mirage cost. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.)Missing people are usually interesting and almost always accompanied with a reward well worth whatever effort one has to put in. That said, tracking someone in a desert seems like a tall order. Perhaps the reward will be tall too. That said, the only information here was a name, and the presence of a "mystery desert no one else could see." Guess it was time to ask around. Argel pulled the odd poster down and directed himself towards the tavern to see if he could find a lead on a Victor Sondiul or tales of a mystery desert, and follows these leads if he does. Argel begins his tale.
Silent Spellblade Creature - Dragon Rogue Wizard Level up  [Level 1+] ~ can't be blocked. [Level 3+] Whenever ~ deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to target creature that opponent controls. 2/2
Hot Prospects: 8/10. I like the idea behind it. That said, I dont think red typically gets +2/+2 for 2, but the haste is mostly irrelevant in cases where you're playing creatures on curve. |
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Post by cajun on Jun 8, 2022 8:03:27 GMT
Missing people are usually interesting and almost always accompanied with a reward well worth whatever effort one has to put in. That said, tracking someone in a desert seems like a tall order. Perhaps the reward will be tall too. That said, the only information here was a name, and the presence of a "mystery desert no one else could see." Guess it was time to ask around. Argel pulled the odd poster down and directed himself towards the tavern to see if he could find a lead on a Victor Sondiul or tales of a mystery desert, and follows these leads if he does. Argel begins his tale.
Silent Spellblade Creature - Dragon Rogue Wizard Level up [Level 1+] ~ can't be blocked. [Level 3+] Whenever ~ deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals that much damage to target creature that opponent controls. 2/2The townspeople Argel talks too all give the same answer: No one has heard of this supposed person. Aside from the poster, no one's aware of any Victor Sonidul, or anyone looking for them.
"And in some kinda desert?" one of them harumph. "Look out there, its snow for miles at this time of year, ain't nothing you can mistake for a desert!" They wave a hand to the wintry landscape of the Arena, broken up by a patch of sand that hadn't seemed to be there a few moments ago. The townsperson doesn't seem to notice it.
Enchantment  Whenever a player draws a card, Bury in the Sands deals 1 damage to any target. Mirage (You may cast this spell as though it had flash for its mirage cost. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.)+ ping on Begin Your Tale's draw • Take the Legend's Pass by designing a legendary card, or • Take the Weary Pass by designing something else.
Silent Spellblade - 9/10
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
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Favorite Card: Mycosynth Lattice
Favorite Set: Conflux
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Post by dragonspit999 on Sept 6, 2024 21:55:26 GMT
The townspeople Argel talks too all give the same answer: No one has heard of this supposed person. Aside from the poster, no one's aware of any Victor Sonidul, or anyone looking for them.
"And in some kinda desert?" one of them harumph. "Look out there, its snow for miles at this time of year, ain't nothing you can mistake for a desert!" They wave a hand to the wintry landscape of the Arena, broken up by a patch of sand that hadn't seemed to be there a few moments ago. The townsperson doesn't seem to notice it.
Enchantment Whenever a player draws a card, Bury in the Sands deals 1 damage to any target. Mirage (You may cast this spell as though it had flash for its mirage cost. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.)+ ping on Begin Your Tale's draw • Take the Legend's Pass by designing a legendary card, or • Take the Weary Pass by designing something else.
Silent Spellblade - 9/10
Argel thinks to himself. That's certainly odd. I feel like I'm being toyed with, or else I'm about to walk into an unmeasured amount of danger. But danger is where the adventure lies and where one truly experiences life. Therefore, it is where you will find Argel, as he ends the conversation, nods, and heads out towards the suspicious oasis in the wintry landscape. Argel takes the Legends's Pass. (Thanks to the Defender of the Realm trophy. I think I was previously waiting to pickup Legendary to respond and then petered out, apologies.)Argel, Armed Adventurer Legendary Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up [Level 1+] Haste [Level 2+] Whenever ~ attacks, he gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of cards you've drawn this turn. 3/3
To attempt to race any further card draw this might punish, given it lives.
Bury in the Sands: 9/10 Mana value 6 might honestly be too much, but modal cards like this tend to be overpriced a bit to balance it out, so seems good. |
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Post by cajun on Sept 8, 2024 6:27:46 GMT
Well, Argel thinks to himself. That's certainly odd. I feel like I'm being toyed with, or else I'm about to walk into an unmeasured amount of danger. But danger is where the adventure lies and where one truly experiences life. Therefore, it is where you will find Argel, as he ends the conversation, nods, and heads out towards the suspicious oasis in the wintry landscape. Argel takes the Legends's Pass. (Thanks to the Defender of the Realm trophy. I think I was previously waiting to pickup Legendary to respond and then petered out, apologies.)Argel, Armed Adventurer Legendary Creature - Dragon Warrior Level up [Level 1+] Haste [Level 2+] Whenever ~ attacks, he gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is the number of cards you've drawn this turn. 3/3
To attempt to race any further card draw this might punish, given it lives.
Bury in the Sands: 9/10 Mana value 6 might honestly be too much, but modal cards like this tend to be overpriced a bit to balance it out, so seems good. As Argel crosses into the sands, the chill wind of winter breaks to a omnipresent heat as the sun stares down on him. Not very deep into the oasis, ruined remnants of buildings begin cropping out of the sands around Argel's path. At closer inspection, some of the stone buildings are collapsed on top of the sands, and others are buried beneath them, with only the top of a door frame peeking out. Looking back, the town Argel had left is still in view, but seems further away than Argel had actually walked.
He can barely hear it on the wind, muffled by the distance and the sand covering the entrance. A cry for help further ahead, perhaps from another ruin poking out of the dunes...
Down the Rabbit Hole Instant Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. This turn, it attacks each combat if able and its activated abilities can't be activated. • Climb the Steps by investigating, or • Climb the Steps by holding back.
Legend's Pass gives a 4/4, tag Argel with the rabbit hole to make it harder to break through it. Argel, Armed Adventurer - argel's base form is real bad, 3/3 haste with nothing else is something you're sad to see on a 3R common and Argel's worth more than that. 7/10 |
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
Posts: 114
Favorite Card: Mycosynth Lattice
Favorite Set: Conflux
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Colorless
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Post by dragonspit999 on Sept 8, 2024 15:16:31 GMT
As Argel crosses into the sands, the chill wind of winter breaks to a omnipresent heat as the sun stares down on him. Not very deep into the oasis, ruined remnants of buildings begin cropping out of the sands around Argel's path. At closer inspection, some of the stone buildings are collapsed on top of the sands, and others are buried beneath them, with only the top of a door frame peeking out. Looking back, the town Argel had left is still in view, but seems further away than Argel had actually walked.
He can barely hear it on the wind, muffled by the distance and the sand covering the entrance. A cry for help further ahead, perhaps from another ruin poking out of the dunes...
Down the Rabbit Hole Instant Target creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. This turn, it attacks each combat if able and its activated abilities can't be activated. • Climb the Steps by investigating, or • Climb the Steps by holding back.
Legend's Pass gives a 4/4, tag Argel with the rabbit hole to make it harder to break through it. Argel quietly acknowledges his disadvantage here, where steel and lightning will do very little to a pile of sand, at least efficiently, and trudges on towards the voice with his eyes and ears peeled. As he gets closer, Argel will begin to call out himself. "Hello? Is anyone there? Uh, Victor?"Argel investigates.Retreating Epiphany Instant Exile target creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it has Level up, put X level counters on it. All that training... about time it paid off.
( To blink the token)
Down the Rabbit Hole: 7/10 While blue can force attacks, I think this gets a little too close to a removal spell, especially for how cheap it is. I also think, if you're casting this on their turn, the activated abilities clause is mostly irrelevant, besides the infrequent sorcery speed activateds I've coincidentally built around. The Looking Glass reference resonates with me though. |
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Post by cajun on Sept 9, 2024 8:04:39 GMT
Was that a voice? It could be the missing person the poster was talking about, but for some reason, I doubt that. Argel quietly acknowledges his disadvantage here, where steel and lightning will do very little to a pile of sand, at least efficiently, and trudges on towards the voice with his eyes and ears peeled. As he gets closer, Argel will begin to call out himself. "Hello? Is anyone there? Uh, Victor?"Argel investigates.Retreating Epiphany Instant Exile target creature, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control. If it has Level up, put X level counters on it. All that training... about time it paid off.
( To blink the token)
Down the Rabbit Hole: 7/10 While blue can force attacks, I think this gets a little too close to a removal spell, especially for how cheap it is. I also think, if you're casting this on their turn, the activated abilities clause is mostly irrelevant, besides the infrequent sorcery speed activateds I've coincidentally built around. The Looking Glass reference resonates with me though. Black smoke curled out of one the buried doors, from which the cries for help grow louder.
"Yes, yes, it is Iiiiiieeee-" A response to the name turned to a scream.
The dune subsuming the entrance left enough of a gap for Argel to look through, but not pass through without some digging. The sand sloped down into a wide opening room, sparsely lit by torches dotted along the furthest wall. The lines of smoke were not drifting from them, however, but the owner of the voice, the presumed Victor.
It may have been a trick of the light and poor angle, but Victor's shape erratically shifted between that of a normal human, and a billowing mass of shadows, each shift to shadows coming with another noise of pain. "Can you get through the sands? They just keep coming and going and going and coming and..."
The faint string of smoke diverted into Argel's face, stinging a bit where it finds eyes, but not scales.
EnchantmentWhen Indict Soul enters, return a creature cards with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter and a haste counter on it. When Indict Soul leaves, sacrifice that creature. Mirage (You may cast this spell as though it had flash for its mirage cost. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.) Credo of the Ruler - Cygari observes• Enter Cygari's Final Judgment by dealing with the lost soul, or • Enter Soumaw's Final Judgment.
Retreading Epiphany - this does limit what level ups you can do a bit but its super cool 10/10
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dragonspit999
2/2 Zombie
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Favorite Card: Mycosynth Lattice
Favorite Set: Conflux
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Post by dragonspit999 on Sept 9, 2024 19:30:54 GMT
Black smoke curled out of one the buried doors, from which the cries for help grow louder.
"Yes, yes, it is Iiiiiieeee-" A response to the name turned to a scream.
The dune subsuming the entrance left enough of a gap for Argel to look through, but not pass through without some digging. The sand sloped down into a wide opening room, sparsely lit by torches dotted along the furthest wall. The lines of smoke were not drifting from them, however, but the owner of the voice, the presumed Victor.
It may have been a trick of the light and poor angle, but Victor's shape erratically shifted between that of a normal human, and a billowing mass of shadows, each shift to shadows coming with another noise of pain. "Can you get through the sands? They just keep coming and going and going and coming and..."
The faint string of smoke diverted into Argel's face, stinging a bit where it finds eyes, but not scales.
EnchantmentWhen Indict Soul enters, return a creature cards with mana value 4 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield with a finality counter and a haste counter on it. When Indict Soul leaves, sacrifice that creature. Mirage (You may cast this spell as though it had flash for its mirage cost. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next cleanup step.) Credo of the Ruler - Cygari observes• Enter Cygari's Final Judgment by dealing with the lost soul, or • Enter Soumaw's Final Judgment. Its not the part of the storm he typically harnesses but if he makes an effort, perhaps... Ignoring the sting and raising his sword, a liquid sheen forms as if his blade had been rained on recently. It ever so slowly grows in strength, enveloping his weapon in increasing amounts of water. With one great swing followed by another, airborne waves of water slam into the sand in succession, attempting to wash the blockage away. The conjured water deplenished, Argel makes an effort to get through any progress this might've made. "I'm trying to make it through, just hold on a bit longer!" he reassures the soul. "Is the sand all that's holding you here?"Argel is... attempting to deal with the soul? Not his usual wheelhouse and he's unsure if he could even directly handle magic capable of keeping a soul from moving on. Whatever you want to make of that. Revealing Tide Instant This spell costs X less to cast, where X is the greatest number of level counters among permanents you control. Return target nonland permanent with mana value X or less to its owner's hand. If X is 4 or more, draw a card.
Indict Soul: 6/10 You're reaaally stretching the color pie with this one. I'm unsure if Green is allowed to do this. Red having unearth back in the day implies that's certainly fine. Outside of color pie, I like it. Clean, good use of finality. |
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