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Post by Boogymanjunior on Jun 10, 2020 22:30:29 GMT
Judging finally arrived. { sdfkjgh} sdfkjgh A nice and needed threat to artifacts. Flexible for slightly different tactics, but you always get the same advantage. The sacrifice trigger feels a bit forced and could have basically been replaced with putting it on the sac ability itself, but okay. Only other thing would be that there are no multicolored cards in Urza's Saga, or the whole Urza's block for that matter. I like going with the absurd Goblin flavor of a Maintenance Tech who destroys the machines, and somehow is even able to prevent them from existing. { HvT} HvT A fine card which taps into the Echo theme right with the keyword's introduction in this set. I am unsure whether this should be a common, also considering it would not be part of more Echo-matters in the set- and I would change it to 3 life because while pure life gain is not very useful, it already has it's vigilant body, and 4 life amasses much quite fast. I like the name very much, fitting for an Echo-"lord". { viriss} viriss Cool, an addition to the verse-doublecycle. I like the variety of artifacts you can get with this, although I think it is way underpowered, given that it unacceleratedly starts on turn 6, and then only returns to your hand as well. |
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Post by HvT on Jun 11, 2020 11:13:15 GMT
Thanks for the win, I was trying to think of echo payoffs to make the mechanic good.
Next challenge: Apocalypse
The set was the climactic end to the phyrexian war, and heavily featured enemy colored and wedge colored cards.
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Post by sdfkjgh on Jun 11, 2020 15:45:41 GMT
Brightsoul Burning    Instant  Target creature gets +2/+0 until end of turn, then you gain life equal to its power. |
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Post by SilentKobold on Jun 11, 2020 22:13:38 GMT
Tried to fill the curve between the two other flagbearers while still bringing something new to the creature type. Wanted to render this in an older format so added a helpful errata below for the updated type-line and wording.  {Errata} Coalition Hero  Creature - Human Flagbearer  While an opponent is choosing targets as part of casting a spell they control or activating an ability they control, that player must choose at least one Flagbearer on the battlefield if able. Whenever ~ becomes the target of a spell or ability, counter that spell or ability unless any player pays . 2/2 |
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Post by viriss on Jun 12, 2020 1:09:17 GMT
 Should probably be uncommon. =) |
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Post by ameisenmeister on Jun 14, 2020 19:15:26 GMT
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1/1 Squirrel
Fugitive Wizard - Jim Nelson
Posts: 98
Formerly Known As: Heads vs Tails
Favorite Card: Foil Island
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Post by HvT on Jun 25, 2020 23:08:16 GMT
Not a lot of entries so I'll make this quick. The winner is ameisenmeister, this is a great design reminiscent of the set. Although 'Ceta' represented   . It should have been 'Dega' for  . The runnerup is sdfkjgh, at first I questioned why this spell didn't simply grant lifelink. Then I remembered lifelink wasn't a keyword yet and I liked the throwback. I also liked the chance to use it on opponents creatures as a pseudo fog. |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Jun 26, 2020 2:12:29 GMT
HvT: I almost don't wanna take credit for being more clever than I actually was. Honestly, it was the first enemy-colored card in my main file that I felt could stand on its own within the design constraints. But the targeting an opponent's creature for a pseudo-Fog was absolutely on my mind when I first designed it, and no one can prove otherwise, not even me.
Ral: Pretty convenient that no one can prove the contrary, either.
Quiet, you. |
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Post by ameisenmeister on Jun 26, 2020 19:05:10 GMT
Not a lot of entries so I'll make this quick. The winner is ameisenmeister , this is a great design reminiscent of the set. Although 'Ceta' represented . It should have been 'Dega' for . The runnerup is sdfkjgh , at first I questioned why this spell didn't simply grant lifelink. Then I remembered lifelink wasn't a keyword yet and I liked the throwback. I also liked the chance to use it on opponents creatures as a pseudo fog. Thanks for the win, especially considering that getting the "shards" mixed up is a serious flaw on my part.
Anyway, your next set is Nemesis.
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Post by gamma3 on Jun 26, 2020 23:24:30 GMT
Let's start with completing the silkenfist vertical cylce, shall we? Silkenfist Commander  Creature - Human Soldier  Other Soldiers you control get +1/+1 Whenever a Soldier you control becomes blocked, untap it. 4/4 |
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Post by viriss on Jun 27, 2020 17:13:28 GMT
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Post by sdfkjgh on Jun 27, 2020 17:43:35 GMT
Somber Florist Creature--Elf Druid Spellshaper  ,  , Discard a card: Draw a card for each creature card in your graveyard.
----------------------------- Morticians are surprisingly adept at flower arranging. 2/2 |
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Post by Boogymanjunior on Jul 9, 2020 0:09:15 GMT
Completes the vertical cycle started with Silkenfist Fighter and Silkenfist Order. At first I wanted him to be a 3/3, making him a bit more agressive to increase the pain of letting him unblocked, but in the end I decided to design him alongside his other two comrades and increase his toughness for a more defensive focus too. EDIT: And after looking at the other entries on this one, wth gamma3  Looks like an incomplete cycle is prone to be disturbing- and although rares on vertical cycles giving the cycle ability to all is not unusual, still interesting that ours share (one of) the ability (wow, such meta!).  {Old version without traditional Haiku form as flavor text}  |
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Post by sdfkjgh on Jul 9, 2020 20:17:33 GMT
Boogymanjunior: Nice try on the flavor text, but it's not a haiku. Yours is 6-6-5, the other two official Silkenfist cards are the traditional 5-7-5.
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Post by Boogymanjunior on Jul 10, 2020 15:41:05 GMT
Boogymanjunior : Nice try on the flavor text, but it's not a haiku. Yours is 6-6-5, the other two official Silkenfist cards are the traditional 5-7-5. Oh, wasn't even aware of that, just thought that the flavor texts were three-liner poems  But thank you! Let's see if I get it amended in time or not. |
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Post by ameisenmeister on Jul 13, 2020 11:48:37 GMT
Going to judge within 24 hours.
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Post by Boogymanjunior on Jul 16, 2020 14:09:00 GMT
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Post by ameisenmeister on Jul 16, 2020 17:41:19 GMT
Judging time!
gamma3 - A Silkenfist lord is a decent idea. I'm not sue about the tribal element, as it is nothing that really fits the set.
viriss - Two of the set's mechanics. neatly combined into one card. So it basically lets you choose to skip your draw and instead keep your phasing creatures alive longer. Cool card!
sdfkjgh - Another spellshaper but this one comboes with itself. A cool idea. Might get out of hand very quickly if you start to draw three, four or five extra cards each turn, but the high activation cost probably makes it fair nonetheless.
Boogymanjunior - Funny. Another Silkenfist guy. Looks simple, elegant and could easily have been a part of the set. It's not particular exciting though.
{And the winner is...}
viriss! Sweet recombination of two of the set's iconic mechanics in a clean package.
Congrats!
Thanks everyone for participating!
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Post by kefke on Jul 16, 2020 19:20:18 GMT
Okay, now that the winner has been chosen, I think I can say this without feeling like I'm being a dick to several people at once. Most, if not all non-legendary Spellshapers copy an existing spell card, essentially shaping card discarded into their preferred spell, duplicating both the effect and mana cost. For instance, to go over the ones I know for sure, Bog Witch is Dark Ritual, and Cackling Witch is Howl From Beyond, Blaster Mage is Tunnel, Dawnstrider is Fog, Devout Witness is Disenchant, and Balloon Peddler is Jump.
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Post by ameisenmeister on Jul 16, 2020 20:54:25 GMT
Okay, now that the winner has been chosen, I think I can say this without feeling like I'm being a dick to several people at once. Most, if not all non-legendary Spellshapers copy an existing spell card, essentially shaping card discarded into their preferred spell, duplicating both the effect and mana cost. For instance, to go over the ones I know for sure, Bog Witch is Dark Ritual, and Cackling Witch is Howl From Beyond, Blaster Mage is Tunnel, Dawnstrider is Fog, Devout Witness is Disenchant, and Balloon Peddler is Jump. Not really. Bola Warrior, Avenger en-Dal, Stampede Driver and some other spellshapers have no exact spell card to match their abilities. |
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Post by viriss on Jul 16, 2020 21:37:41 GMT
Okay, now that the winner has been chosen, I think I can say this without feeling like I'm being a dick to several people at once. Most, if not all non-legendary Spellshapers copy an existing spell card, essentially shaping card discarded into their preferred spell, duplicating both the effect and mana cost. For instance, to go over the ones I know for sure, Bog Witch is Dark Ritual, and Cackling Witch is Howl From Beyond, Blaster Mage is Tunnel, Dawnstrider is Fog, Devout Witness is Disenchant, and Balloon Peddler is Jump. Not really. Bola Warrior, Avenger en-Dal, Stampede Driver and some other spellshapers have no exact spell card to match their abilities. For my card, that's totally fair. I was going for a reusable effect like Parallax Inhibitor since there wasn't a spell with that effect; and Spellshaper just felt right for that set since it didn't have wizards. =) |
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Post by viriss on Jul 16, 2020 21:40:57 GMT
Next challenge: The expansion that was out when I first started playing was Fallen Empires, but even though it seemed... meh... so let's try giving it a modern feel! (This might be a dud challenge, good luck!)
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Post by sdfkjgh on Jul 17, 2020 16:35:11 GMT
ameisenmeister: Pretty sure Bola Warrior is spellshaping for a cleaned up and simplified Panic. It even leaves a clue in its flavor text.
viriss: Oh, it's definitely a dud. Of the 102 cards in the set, 27 of them are on The Reserved List, and not a single one of them makes any damn sense being there. In fact, only one of them, Dwarven Armorer, couldn't be reprinted today in some powered-down Standard set, and that's due to its using +1/+0 and +0/+1 counters.
Vodalian Reserves Creature--Merfolk Soldier Merfolk creatures you control get -1/-1. --------------------------------------------- Due to completely unfounded power concerns, this card has been preemptively banned and placed on The Reserved List. 2/2 |
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Post by viriss on Jul 26, 2020 2:25:33 GMT
sdfkjgh , is correct, and is the winner! lol
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Post by sdfkjgh on Jul 26, 2020 15:25:07 GMT
Alright, let's try something a little more recent. Your set is Ikoria, but I specifically want you to design something with mutate. I hope this is ok.
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Post by viriss on Jul 26, 2020 16:20:32 GMT
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Post by gamma3 on Jul 26, 2020 17:10:10 GMT
Hopefully this qualifies as designing with mutate Gore Cub Creature - Beast Creature spells you cast for their Mutate costs that target this creature cost less. 2/2 In the vein of Mysterious Egg, I thought it would be good to have other creatures that don't have mutate themselves, but want to be mutated. |
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Post by PEacefulOtter on Jul 26, 2020 18:50:44 GMT
 Flying Hornbeast 2RW Creature-Bird Elk Uncommon Mutate 3RW Flying Whenever ~ mutates, put your choice of a vigilance, first strike, or +1/+1 counter on it. 3/3 |
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Post by Flo00 on Jul 27, 2020 14:57:47 GMT
Crusher Whelp Creature - Beast Mutate (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)Hexproof, trample 1/1
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Post by Flo00 on Jul 27, 2020 15:00:42 GMT
gamma3: You know there is Pollywog Symbiote, right? I mean it's not exactly what you did. It's just better at doing the same thing.
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Looks like an incomplete cycle is prone to be disturbing- and although rares on vertical cycles giving the cycle ability to all is not unusual, still interesting that ours share (one of) the ability (wow, such meta!).
But thank you! Let's see if I get it amended in time or not.
