<BB> Korakhos's Battle Board: Rwaffan of the Nacatl

Show of Power: Temporary Sanguine Bond is cute. 9/10. 

mixedrandomj : very cool card! It scares me that having two of these allows you to shoot someone in the face for 6 damage each turn, but with that color saturation it seems fine (maybe a cost addition to the return clause would make me feel better about it). 9.5/10.

"Finally, someone interesting, ready to get to action without words! Whoever -or rather whatever- you are, I like you!" exclaims Aylin delighted. She raises her hand to summon a wall of earth but the pain of her dislocated shoulder shoots spontaneously through her and paralyzes her midcast. The flame hits her chest a fraction of a second after she manages to coat herself in a minor earthen armor and she is sent flying backwards, violently hitting the floor. Enraged by the outcome and slightly burned by the impact, she punches the ground with both her hands, raising two handlike chunks of rock that attempt to grab the assaulter and drag it underground.

Unwilling Burial
Instant
Target player loses 1 life for each noncreature, nonland card in their graveyard. Exile all cards from that player's graveyard.
"When I say 'you're going down', I mean it!"
-Aylin, Geomancer

Lady Mapi : you found my weak spot: comedy! The name + flavor text combo immediately makes me love it regardless of the effects On a more serious note, I would like the spell-bounce to be optional so you could use it as an unsummon in the worst of cases, but I like the idea behind it, I've seen some people remand their own spells on a full stack and completely ruin their opponents' strategy. 9/10.

"I don't need your help, I can get up by myself" says Aylin briskly getting on her feet as she realizes Kirino is getting too close for comfort "And regarding your proposal, trust me, I've been trough hell and back. I've killed emissaries of gods, I've overcome a ton of trials, I've suffered things I'm sure you never had to! I think I can handle nasty..."

One Last Shot
Instant
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature leaves the battlefield, it deals 3 damage to any target."
"If I'm going out, I'm going out in style!"

korakhos

Yeah, I was thinking of adding a  cost to return it like punishing flame, but ended up not. Thanks for helping me reevaluate.


For your card: Kinda like reverse Crypt Incursion. I would like to say it's a bit on the weak side but I have no idea on how to make it stronger for the cost without making it drastically overpowered. Maybe it also gaining you 1 for each life lost wouldn't be too much power since it is specific to nonland noncreature. 9/10


The dust from the earth shifting conceals the figure. After the rocks close, and the dust settles, instead of the golem you expected be in the middle, there is a ball of vines. The fists were stopped by the vines wrapped around them, holding them back and preventing the decent.


Warding Growth 
Instant 
You and permanents you control gain hexproof until end of turn. You gain 3 life.
"The wild doesn't like it when you play with fire"

Lady Mapi : Cool card, seems interesting to build around and would go great in a Nekusar EDH. 10/10.

Aylin recognizes what Kirino's smile represents: pity. She doesn't want pity, she doesn't need pity!
"I've handled the most awful thing a person could ever do to somebody else! You think you're really that impressive? You think you're really that great? If you're going to judge me then get the hell away from me!" she blurts out enraged.

Flaming Madness 
Sorcery
Whenever you discard a card this turn, ~ deals 2 damage to any target. You may discard a card.
Insanity and pyromancy rarely make a good team.

mixedrandomj : Card seems fine as it is, it's a simple design so I don't have much to comment on it. 9/10.

Seeing her first attempt against her mysterious assaulter didn't work out, Aylin is only more intent on pushing herself further. She channels all her rage into a silent whisper and the earth hears it, shaking all around.
"Let's see if you can stop your entire surroundings this time" she speaks maliciously.

Unsettling Turmoil 
Instant
Players can't gain life this turn. Damage can't be prevented this turn.
~ deals 2 damage to each creature.
Aylin never plays fair.

Neottolemo : your card's a tad specific and I'd prefer it if the first part was optional so you could use it as a cantrip in case you never found good targets. 6,5/10. (note: I can't think of a way to react to your card's first half so I'm going against the cantrip and accepting the consequences!)

"Ugh, that coward!" says Aylin with disgust "You'd think a mercenary you hire to kill you would have some honor... Let me see what you're made of, you honestly don't seem like much."

Punish the Prepared 
Instant
~ deals damage to target opponent equal to the number of cards they drew this turn.
If there's one thing that goblins hate more than books, it's those who read them.

Wearing a helmet, but somehow she managed to hit square in the jaw, he stumbled backwards but managed to catch himself.  He rubbed his jaw in pain but seemed okay, overall.  His voice sounded a little slurred, but no broken jaw.  "Okay, okay!  Sorry!  I didn't mean to, uh, cause any harm?  My bad." he said, holding his hands where she could see them.  

Sorrowful Knight
Creature - Human Knight
Vigilance
When ~ deals combat damage to a player, tap ~.
2/2

Violent Reprisal: I like it.  It's Terminate + with a specific case, but it deals 2 damage and is .  It may be a little TOO specific, but sometimes it is just what you need.  8/10.

As a side note on my first card: I actually wasn't thinking of anything like Tainted Remedy, Wizards just randomly has may life gain triggers as well.  I imagine on some level it's in case a newbie misses the trigger and then they're taught it's a "may" so there's nothing to do about missing it.  Also, apologies for the long wait time on the response, I was moving and left my computer unplugged for two weeks.

mixedrandomj : I like the card but I'm not sure about the cost reduction since you'd probably want to play it before anything dies to ensure more counters, I really like the flavor though. Also I believe the name should be Deadly silence, you're missing a "This spell costs" and since the second ability is mentioning a player, the "spell's controller" seems redundant (I'd go for "that player") but that is minor and won't take any points from you. 8/10. (PS: I only searched for Pyroclasm, I didn't even know Volcanic Fallout was a card )

The thing Aylin hates the most is silence, so she immediately breaks it.
"Looks like you weren't as tough as I thought initially, if you're hiding, you better come stronger next time!"

Ruthless Disrespect 
Sorcery
Remove all counters from target permanent. That permanent's controller loses 1 life for each counter removed this way.


Neottolemo : Card's cool, although I believe that second ability pushes it up to . 9,5/10.

Aylin scoffs at Hyle's weakness, then sees her summon a creature and a mysterious ring in her right hand produces a faint green glimmer.
"You're on the right track" she whispers smiling deviantly "But you still have a long way to go!"
The earth beneath her feet starts shooting spikes that float around her head forming a rock halo. Upon a snap of her fingers, the arrows shoot towards the merfolk.

Raining Spikes 
Instant
~ deals 3 damage to each creature with flying. If a creature dealt damage this way would die this turn, exile it instead.
"Don't think yourself safe from the earth just because you have wings."
-Aylin, the Geomancer

gurfafflekins : taking into account Herald of Dromoka and Sun Sentinel I honestly don't see why this card has that color saturation, let alone that weird tap clause. Maybe if it was a 3/2 or a 2/3. Unfortunately, this gets a 4/10.

Aylin looks at the man standing in a surrendering pose and she sighs heavily.
"Well, don't just stand there! Are you not even gonna try to attack me?"

Goad 
Instant
Whenever target creature deals combat damage this turn, it deals that much damage to its controller. That creature attacks each combat this turn if able.
"Come at me, I dare you... I double dare you!"

sanscipher : your card is missing P/T. I'll refrain from judging and answering until you can fix that.

korakhos

Heh, now this is gonna get interesting.

I like the card, as another Hexmage type card, but actually more useful as a hate card than a dormant counter enabler. Æther Snap and Vampire Hexmage gives this more than enough precedent that this could be printed. Overall, I like it, and it's especially usefull tech against planeswalkers. 10/10.


As those words echo, the land destroyed all around, there is a noise. The earth begins to shake, and the ground begins to split. Cracks forming and burning hot, as if the world itself was erupting. Flames explode out, covering the sky in blazing inferno. The ground around shattered, and the golem stands up. It's cracked and damaged, and the light within it is flickering now. The surrounding area reduced to ash and flame.

Apocalyptic Outburst 
Sorcery 
This spell can't be countered.
Players can't gain life this turn.
~ deals X damage to each opponent, creature, and planeswalker. This damage can't be prevented.
"The end of the world, in the blink of an eye"


Combo with Channel. Making X = 15.

korakhos

Parallectric Feedback does this also, so the question is if having it be more limited to red only deserves lowering its cost by 1. I say yeah, especially because this isn't that broken at 3 mana either, so 10/10.

The meteor swarm falls fast on the golem, splashing lava and flinging debris in the air. A bright glow cuts through the carnage, as the golem is now shining a bright white. It's as if it were made out of pure light.

The golem then kneeling, channels all of the power, the fire, the mana into itself. For a moment, nothing but the remains of the scorched ground is left of the battle. Then the bright glow changes to a fiery mix of orange, yellow, and red. The cracks in it leaking flames. And it unleashes all this energy at once, attempting to annihilate what it can around it.

Eternal Resolve 
Instant 
You can't lose the game this turn and your opponents can't win the game this turn. Until end of turn, your life total can't change.
(You can't gain or lose life. You can't pay any amount of life except 0.)
Shuffle ~ into it's owner's library.
Losing is not an option


Combo with Worldfire. 

"Uh..." he says, putting his hands down.  "I guess not?  I'm not looking for a fight.  I'm looking for a job, really.  A bodyguard, if at all possible." he says.  "Though maybe I'm in the wrong place?"

Ganth, the Protected 
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
When ~ enters the battlefield, create a 0/2 white legendary spirit token named "Essence".
~ has indestructible and hexproof as long as you control a creature named Essence.
"I don't know how I survived it, but... well, I take it that it must mean something."
3/4

Goad: Deflecting Palm says is okay as this doesn't prevent the damage, and it forces the issue as it attacks.  I'd prefer it not to be named Goad, as the keyword exists, but that's not something I'd take off for, that's kinda petty, as well as cards named "Lifelink" exist, a personal pet peeve.  I can see this as an uncommon in a specific set some day.  9/10, mostly because it doesn't matter whether or not it deals damage to a player and just does it whether it bashes a 1/1 or your face.  

gurfafflekins : I really like this, I'm not sold on the monowhite creature that can give itself hexproof (even if it is conditional) though. Also minor nitpick (won't reduce the rating) but since the Essence is legendary I'd like for it to be called "Ganth's Essence" or even "Soldier's essence" or such. 8/10. (I do agree on Goad's name, though, I just was too lazy to think another name )

fluffydeathbringer : I think this should cost 1 more since, even though the targeted player gets to choose, both extremes seem too much, as does stuff in between (if you discard two cards it's a better Mental Agony). I'm giving this an 8/10.

@both:

Aylin is about to openly insult the soldier when an annoying fox approaches. The vermin speaks about instructing her, and something immediately triggers inside of her.
"I am certain that I can hone you into being your very best" resonates within her mind, and fear begins spreading. She can hear his voice whispering in her ear:
"You have potential, I'm more than glad to have you as a student."
"Your power is unmatched, you'll be able to achieve amazing things!"
"You are my favorite..."
She turns to Aiden with violent glee in her look.
"You want to work for me? Ok, then, kill this bastard!" she replies as she points at the fox.

Response to fluffy:
Traumatizing Memories
Sorcery
~ deals 2 damage to any target.
Whenever an ability an opponent controls causes you to discard ~, you may pay . If you do, it deals 3 damage to any target.
Aylin's worst fear is the memory of her mentor.

Response to gurfaffle:
Violent Instigation
Instant
Creatures target opponent controls get +2/+0 until end of turn, attack this turn if able, and can't attack you or planeswalkers you control.
"We must keep pushing until we die!"
-General Talarek's last battle cry

korakhos

This is pretty good balance, and in terms of the shift I think it works out well. Of course breaking color pie should be a rare occurrence, however you made this card work pretty well. 10/10.

The golem appears to have large chips in it now, and cracks which leak energy. It is now kneeling, exhausted and worn out. It seemed to have used most of it's power.

Suddenly, a series of large cracks sound, as the ground breaks apart, a bright blue glow emiting from every crack in the earth. The trail of destruction leading back to where the crater once was.

Out of the earth, the crystal erupts, having grown substantially bigger. It seems that during the fight, while it was burried by the attacks, it had been growing, and so has its power. It emits a bright blue glow, which absorbs the magic around it, and harnessing it for its own, while supressing the others around it.

Arcane Confluence 
Enchantment 
Whenver another player casts a spell, put a power counter on ~ unless that player pays . 
You may pay  rather than pay the mana cost for spells you cast with converted mana cost  or less, where X is the number of power counters on ~.
Remove X power counters from ~ and sacrifice it: Counter target spell with converted mana cost .


Combo with Counterspell. Gonna need to play around the counters.

"..." the soldier looks on, watching her violent outbursts.  "You know, I don't think I like your attitude.  Trying to get me to do things without the proper paperwork..." he says, marching off into the distance.

Violent Instigation: 10/10.  Solid, interesting red thing to force removal and an issue, could even imagine it giving red a little boost in EDH products if supplemented well enough.  (also, your flavor text is a little rhyme - huzzah!)