The Artificer's Game

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Flo00 - Track Pillager: you might want to alter the rules text to mention only creatures, as attacking vehicles are already creatures. Fast is a reasonable keyword, but it sure does need its reminder text. Just like historic (in my opinion). It’s a good hatebear ability. And the name does line up with it. Cool card, but might be more of an uncommon with how limiting it can be for attacking. Don’t want it to be drafted that much, as it does stack.



viriss - Essence Altar: A better Pitiless Plunderer, only limited by it creating tapped treasures. Which does mean it can’t go as infinite. But still, a creature card from anywhere into your graveyard can absolutely go nuts. And it not being a creature works in its favor as it doesn’t get removed as easily. Strong as heck. Make it a rare.



Idea - Channelstone of Vitality: A good 3-mana manarock. Because it gives two colored mana. The -1/-1 counters is something that can’t go in every deck though, and makes it not as good in the beginning of the game if you don’t have proper set-up yet. But built around it, it’s a huge boon, and otherwise during draft and the like, it’s a proper boon.



Daij_Djan - Mysterious Hearse: Unlicensed Hearse, the black version. It’s probably quite a bit less strong as it doesn’t go against selfmill-strategies like the Unlicensed Hearse, but it is still an interesting and reasonably powered hate-card that goes in some side-boards. It being one mana really helps it.



thaneofglamis - Accursed Instrument//Instrument of Torture: Funny how it’s the flipside that gives it its identity. Neat. For the card’s abilities, it’s an expensive slow drainer, that becomes a pretty alright creature. The lifelink helps keep the creature doing the same as the purely artifact side.



Jartis - The Widow: A bit too good imo, because the monarch is always such a contested piece. It really makes attacking slow down to a crawl, as anyone that attacks the monarch except you gets shafted. And in a 1v1, it means that whenever you are hit while you are the monarch, you get to destroy a creature, and maybe another one as you take it back. The idea is absolutely great and flavorful, but I’m afraid the gameplay effects it has is less than fun.



vizionarius - Spinelatch Cobra: Very rarely would one cast this for it’s not-prototype cost. Only in the very endgame when you’ve got mana to burn. Deathtouch isn’t needed on a big body. And the reconfigure makes it so the power of the creature side becomes even more trivial.

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Alright, that was some good black cards people. But now the winner: Imma go with Flo00 with second being Daij_Djan