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Post by Daij_Djan on Oct 31, 2022 19:32:05 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 four-hundred and thirty-ninth challenge!
The winner of the "That's really punny" poll were damagicgeek (left) and spazlaz (right) with... And the challenge issued by one of our winners was... Choose a set of three words from the list of unfinity name stickers, one from all the first words, one from all the second words, and one from all the third words (ex. ancestral sliver illusion). Design a card based on the words you chose. The card name doesn't have to be the words you picked, but it would be nice if you list them in your post for people to see. Note: The chosen words will be included in the poll. ~Daij_Djan
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 emberfire17 on Oct 31, 2022 21:59:11 GMT
 My chosen words were Unstable Lightning Dinosaur |
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Post by ZephyrPhantom on Nov 1, 2022 1:49:35 GMT
Urza's Ancient Mox  Legendary Artifact   Add  . Activate this ability only if you control three or more Urza's lands. "When over why." - Inscription found on the back of the gemstone
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Post by BinaryBolas on Nov 1, 2022 2:11:20 GMT
As the name suggests, the three words are "eternal""plague""storm".  |
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Post by Idea on Nov 1, 2022 2:54:35 GMT
The words I picked were "Cool Fluffy Hydra" {Previous Version}   |
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pernicious
8/8 Octopus
Posts: 440
Favorite Card: Mistmeadow Skulk
Favorite Set: Shadowmoor block
Color Alignment: Red
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Post by pernicious on Nov 1, 2022 9:53:06 GMT
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Post by BinaryBolas on Nov 1, 2022 13:17:24 GMT
The words I picked were "Cool Fluffy Hydra" I get what you are trying to do, but there's a serious problem rule-wise regarding your entry: Normally, X doesn't show up on power/toughness, since most of the time X that's a) on a permanent and b) not a part of the cost is treated as 0, according to rule 107.3g: Although you can say rule 107.3m can apply here, defining the X toughness constantly: Yet announcing the {X} cost is either an ETB triggered ability or replacement effect. Based on the existing comprehensive rules, the X is equal to whatever you choose only when the spell is on the stack, and X will lose its value once it hits the board. Provided, if WOTC actually start print this kind of card, new rules regarding placeholder number X needs to be established, and it can theoretically work. But the reason they didn't do this long ago is the same reason we have counters on cards: On tabletop games, the altering of card texts needs to be as minimal as possible, otherwise it will be confusing. ( Isareth is the perfect example where they decide to add decorative corpse counter to remind the players that the reanimated creatures have the additional "unearthed" ability.) As to your current entry, while you can say an additional rule can be written to mandate that it works, unless you needs a dice to determine the value of the X that's a constant nonzero number, other players or even yourself would be likely to forget what X is. (In the scenario where dices or counters are involved, you might as well change the rule so that it puts counters on itself.) This is different than the indefinite value of (*) on power/toughness, where the value is almost always defined by a certain ability on a card. |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Nov 1, 2022 16:29:57 GMT
So, for some reason, my eyes were immediately (and I'm talking serious Tunnel Vision here) drawn to Contortionist Fluffy Toast, and now all I can think of is this. EDIT: Actually came up with something: Cheff, Simic Abomination    Legendary Creature-- Squid Beeble Squirrel This spell can’t be countered. This spell costs  less to cast for each creature token you control. This spell costs less to cast for each counter on you, permanents you control, and cards you own in exile. Trample, artifactwalk, enchantmentwalk, Squirrellink Sacrifice X tokens: Cheff, Simic Abomination gains shroud and indestructible until end of turn. Untap it. Prevent the next X damage that would be dealt this turn. X can’t be 0. ------------------------------------------------------------ “Oh, so Experiment Kraj was alright, but this is ‘taking things too far’?!”
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Post by twintania on Nov 1, 2022 18:44:16 GMT
Eternal Robot Blood.
 note: If  was paid, it triggers sacrifice triggered ability but does not dead triggered one.
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Post by Idea on Nov 2, 2022 1:21:07 GMT
The words I picked were "Cool Fluffy Hydra" I get what you are trying to do, but there's a serious problem rule-wise regarding your entry: Normally, X doesn't show up on power/toughness, since most of the time X that's a) on a permanent and b) not a part of the cost is treated as 0, according to rule 107.3g: Although you can say rule 107.3m can apply here, defining the X toughness constantly: Yet announcing the {X} cost is either an ETB triggered ability or replacement effect. Based on the existing comprehensive rules, the X is equal to whatever you choose only when the spell is on the stack, and X will lose its value once it hits the board. Provided, if WOTC actually start print this kind of card, new rules regarding placeholder number X needs to be established, and it can theoretically work. But the reason they didn't do this long ago is the same reason we have counters on cards: On tabletop games, the altering of card texts needs to be as minimal as possible, otherwise it will be confusing. ( Isareth is the perfect example where they decide to add decorative corpse counter to remind the players that the reanimated creatures have the additional "unearthed" ability.) As to your current entry, while you can say an additional rule can be written to mandate that it works, unless you needs a dice to determine the value of the X that's a constant nonzero number, other players or even yourself would be likely to forget what X is. (In the scenario where dices or counters are involved, you might as well change the rule so that it puts counters on itself.) This is different than the indefinite value of (*) on power/toughness, where the value is almost always defined by a certain ability on a card. Thank you for the feedback! I made some changes to how the card worked in order to not get the text too small, but still try to capture the original idea with attention to what you brought up. Hopefully it's better now  |
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Post by BinaryBolas on Nov 2, 2022 1:33:06 GMT
Urza's Ancient Mox Legendary Artifact - Urza's Add . Activate this ability only if you control three or more Urza's lands. "When over why." - Inscription found on the back of the gemstone If I recall, Urza's is a land type. So... |
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Post by ZephyrPhantom on Nov 2, 2022 2:35:58 GMT
Urza's Ancient Mox Legendary Artifact - Urza's Add . Activate this ability only if you control three or more Urza's lands. "When over why." - Inscription found on the back of the gemstone If I recall, Urza's is a land type. So... Force of habit from playing Urza's Saga a lot. Fixed. |
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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 Nov 3, 2022 11:22:42 GMT
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Post by Idea on Nov 3, 2022 12:27:32 GMT
Great art choice! One thing though, isn't this a one mana draw engine? Wouldn't it get really crazy seeing how phyrexian mana effectively lets you play everything at a discount? I could see this easily letting you draw like 3 cards for one mana without any particularly complex set up. |
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Post by Flo00 on Nov 3, 2022 20:50:22 GMT
Got myself three random stickers and this is the result: Familiar Robot Myr Artifact Creature - Myr Robot  : Add one mana of the color of your eyes. 1/1 |
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Post by Idea on Nov 3, 2022 22:13:24 GMT
Got myself three random stickers and this is the result: Familiar Robot Myr Artifact Creature - Myr Robot : Add one mana of the color of your eyes. 1/1 Your friendly neighborhood Myr |
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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 Nov 4, 2022 1:04:04 GMT
Idea: Edited it. How about now?
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Post by vizionarius on Nov 4, 2022 7:14:35 GMT
I got "Happy Beast Blood" from this. Also, threw in those words into DALL-E and this is what happened. Thanks BinaryBolas for the rules check! Updated.  {Old}  |
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Post by Idea on Nov 4, 2022 7:58:16 GMT
Idea: Edited it. How about now? Problem solved, I reckon! |
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Post by BinaryBolas on Nov 4, 2022 15:20:02 GMT
I got "Happy Beast Blood" from this. Also, threw in those words into DALL-E and this is what happened. (Yes, I showed up a lot this week. But mostly because I'm a little sensitive about rule interactions.) The design philosophy is easily conveyed here, yet one problem emerges: up until now, all cards in Magic that "has all (activated) abilities" have intrinsic methods of tracking cards from open information without arbituarily tampering of open zones (exclusively exiled, top cards, ALL cards in graveyards, other permanents). Other similar ways of "infecting" or "referring" other cards would also put counters on them. Devour, on the other hand, only have a sacrifice action, with the sacrificed creatures hitting the graveyard without connection to the devouring host. Hence, for your entry, I suggest a tracking mechanism for its "references". |
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Lady
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 95 
Favorite Card: Secret Rendezvous
Favorite Set: Kaldheim
Color Alignment: Black, Green
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Post by Lady on Nov 5, 2022 17:39:42 GMT
Failed Experiment  Creature - Phyrexian Elf Failed Experiment deals damage to creatures in the form of +1/+1 counters and to players in the form of experience counters. “Wait, this isn’t how this is supposed to work!”
— Tawgmoth
My words were: Yawgmoth Pea-Brained Elf |
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spazlaz
6/6 Wurm
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Color Alignment: Blue, Black
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Post by spazlaz on Nov 5, 2022 20:45:38 GMT
I just went random here, my words were Vampire Tourist Soul
*Snip* All renders require proper artist credit in the appropriate space. ~Daij_Djan
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Post by sdfkjgh on Nov 6, 2022 0:07:42 GMT
Lady: You need to remove the "When". spazlaz: you need to remove the apostrophe of "owner's".
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Lady
1/1 Squirrel
Posts: 95
Favorite Card: Secret Rendezvous
Favorite Set: Kaldheim
Color Alignment: Black, Green
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Post by Lady on Nov 6, 2022 18:11:45 GMT
Lady : You need to remove the "When". spazlaz : you need to remove the apostrophe of "owner's". Thank you. |
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Post by Daij_Djan on Nov 7, 2022 23:13:21 GMT
Completely forgot thinking about my own entry - so I also chose my prompt with a random number generator: Cool, Angel & Ninja.
Well, that could definitely have been worse - most difficult part of the task honestly was finding some proper artwork..
This thread is now closed, the poll can be found here. And here's the next challenge! |
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