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Post by Parasign on Sept 3, 2020 7:29:37 GMT
Dieule straightens itself out after missing Troischa, and fires three small containers at the limbs approaching it from a barrel at its front. The quarter-sized cartridges attach themselves to Troischa's glowing limbs before firing off rocket fuel to the sides, finishing their bursts as Troischa's limbs hit the ground around Dieule. Wiry Chaincutter   Artifact   , Sacrifice ~: Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Having Phyrexian mana in the activation cost but regular colored mana in the casting cost feels off to me, especially when that's the only ability on the card. I'll grant it's much less ugly than a naturalize would be, but it still doesn't feel like it's making great use of the mechanic. 7/10.The limbs detach from Troischa's chassis as the cartridges hit them, clawing at the ground in an attempt to slow their momentum and crawl back toward Dieule. She twists in midair, her one remaining limb coiling into a spring beneath her to soften her fall. Her landing is accompanied by a series of rapid clicks, as what might be her chest opens up to reveal a deep cylindrical pit that hums with radiance: a dim red glow that grows to blinding white in a fraction of a second, moving slower than light should but still much too fast to grant even a moment's hesitation to anything in its path.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Sept 10, 2020 14:46:22 GMT
The wave engulfs the freed faerie, knocking her back. Her wings quickly buzz, throwing off the oil from them, and she flees from the tendrils and the fight completely. Alga flies up, the oil wave barely touching her leg as she goes to join the aggressor faerie. Together, the two try to pull the trapped faerie free, and will quickly follow the fleeing faerie if they do.
Briar sneered at the machine and her own fleeing soldiers. She wouldn't be able to win this battle alone, but she wasn't going out without one final blow...
Faerie dust gathered again, this time a very dark color, forming around her like a storm cloud. She flies higher as she chants.
"I call on judgement from the throne, To strike down forces yet unknown, Let living flesh, cold steel, and bone,
Be step by step, turned back to stone!"
// At the final word, the collected dust surges for Dieule, if they're still here. If the curse works, Dieule will be very slowly turned to stone. Or perhaps it will backfire and only make
the machine even tougher...
Legendary Enchantment - Aura Curse  Enchant opponent Whenever enchanted player casts a spell, put a curse counter on The Fae Queen's Curse. Then that player loses X life unless they pay  , where X is the number of curse counters on The Fae Queen's Curse.  , Discard three cards: Destroy The Fae Queen's Curse. Any player may activate this ability.
that can go as fast or slow or be worked around (or just plain dodged) as you like. is based on an actual disease where your muscles and other tissue slowly turns to bone over time. Overdrive Core - looks good 8/10I'm so sorry, I thought I replied to thisThe Fae Queen's Curse: 9/10. I want the removal cost to be less mana, but other than that I like it. Dieule looks on as they allow the faeries to escape, and faces Briar as she recites the spell. "My chassis is warm enough." Dieule directs oil from the ground around them and fires it towards the dust, creating a large, oilball-shaped rock that falls to the ground almost dangerously close to Dieule, as remaining specks of dust fall and create tiny patches of rock out of the oil and grass. "I would recommend joining your allies for now. I am sure we will meet again, Ms. Faerie."
Whether or not Briar leaves, Dieule begins to retreat into the forest. Mindless Drone  Creature - Spawn As long as you have one or less cards in your hand, Mindless Drone gets +3/+2. 2/3 *The idea being that I pay 3 and discard 3 cards to be at or under 1 card in hand |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Sept 21, 2020 2:52:24 GMT
Wiry Chaincutter: Having Phyrexian mana in the activation cost but regular colored mana in the casting cost feels off to me, especially when that's the only ability on the card. I'll grant it's much less ugly than a naturalize would be, but it still doesn't feel like it's making great use of the mechanic. 7/10.The limbs detach from Troischa's chassis as the cartridges hit them, clawing at the ground in an attempt to slow their momentum and crawl back toward Dieule. She twists in midair, her one remaining limb coiling into a spring beneath her to soften her fall. Her landing is accompanied by a series of rapid clicks, as what might be her chest opens up to reveal a deep cylindrical pit that hums with radiance: a dim red glow that grows to blinding white in a fraction of a second, moving slower than light should but still much too fast to grant even a moment's hesitation to anything in its path.
Scouring Beam Instant ~ deals 2 damage to any target. If an artifact creature is dealt damage this way, exile it. It seems situational, but I see it as one of those commons that gets used a lot in limited for an artifact-heavy set. Which is a respectable niche. Before the humming even finishes, Dieule prepares to dodge, and falls to the ground in order to make way for the blinding beam that soars above its chassis. Jumping back up, Dieule scutters away from the limbs approaching it. "A laser is rather intense weaponry for a friendly duel, no? I imagined we would just inflict wear and tear." A click is heard as Dieule readies a shot. Flexible Hardware  Sorcery Target creature gains hexproof until end of turn. If it's an artifact creature, it gains indestructible until end of turn. "All living things think they know how to move, but often they learn new strength and speed when the oil is the one moving their muscles."-Dieule
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Post by Parasign on Sept 25, 2020 18:58:08 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Flexible Hardware: Should be green, since blue doesn't get to grant indestructible. Also doesn't seem that useful as a sorcery. 6/10."No, you can't see lasers. That was just to distract you from this."Troischa leaps off the ground again, fire lighting the air behind her as she propels herself directly toward Dieule. Her mouth unhinges like a snake, and fires on the Phyrexian with what look like dozens of black rubber balls.Magebind   Instant  Counter all activated or triggered abilities of target creature. Until end of turn, that creature loses all abilities and can't have or gain abilities. Draw a card.
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Post by cajun on Sept 26, 2020 8:32:17 GMT
Mindless Drone Creature - Spawn As long as you have one or less cards in your hand, Mindless Drone gets +3/+2. 2/3 Briar flies off to assist her faeries.
Mindless Drone - 8/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Oct 19, 2020 18:35:02 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Flexible Hardware: Should be green, since blue doesn't get to grant indestructible. Also doesn't seem that useful as a sorcery. 6/10."No, you can't see lasers. That was just to distract you from this."Troischa leaps off the ground again, fire lighting the air behind her as she propels herself directly toward Dieule. Her mouth unhinges like a snake, and fires on the Phyrexian with what look like dozens of black rubber balls.Magebind Instant Counter all activated or triggered abilities of target creature. Until end of turn, that creature loses all abilities and can't have or gain abilities. Draw a card. It's... very weird, and very niche, but it fits that niche well. Dieule is caught off guard, and uses their legs to guard their head as the barrage of rubber balls approaches. After enduring the attack, it slowly opens back up and approaches Troischa. "Well, I suppose I've lost, then. You displayed an impressive amount of mobility during that. Perhaps I should consider modifying my own design."Gift of Experience Artifact  Whenever an opponent draws a card, you may pay and sacrifice ~. If you do, choose one: - That player reveals their hand, then discards a card.
- Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature that player controls, then scry 1
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Post by Parasign on Oct 20, 2020 9:46:13 GMT
Gift of Experience: There's a lot going on here. I feel like "Choose X" cards should either have a connecting theme or simple, focused effects, and this appears to have neither. The hand revealing and scry both feel tacked on, particularly the former (and I really dislike unnecessary hand revealing in general, because it removes most of the game's bluffing element and can also be fiddly on paper.) As for the trigger itself, I don't really see the point; 99% of the time it happens right at the start of your opponent's turn anyway if not sooner, and I think you'll usually want to use it right away (and if you don't, it's an onboard combat trick, which is fine if the card demands it but can lead to decision paralysis in sufficiently high densities). The Phyrexian mana also feels tacked on to me, but I guess I shouldn't mark you down too much just for trying a Monomania run with a mechanic that I happen to dislike. Lastly, I don't understand why a card named "Gift of Experience" is an artifact, let alone one with this particular set of abilities. I'll give it this, though: it clearly provoked a strong emotional reaction from me, so I can appreciate it as an art piece even if I don't like it as a card. (Edit: This was really, unnecessarily harsh and I apologize. I want to be clear I don't think any less of your design skills just because you made one card I wasn't a fan of, and I will try to avoid posting after 2 AM in the future.)
Tl;dr: There's a nice, simple sorcery somewhere in here, but it's covered in unnecessary bits I dislike. 5/10.The spheres splatter against Dieule, coating them in immobilizing goo.At the admission of defeat, Troischa's limbs and metal plates retract, revealing a recognizably human woman once again. The ooze instantly comes loose, flowing downward to pool at Dieule's feet."Oh, please. That was nothing. You should see me when I'm mad." Troischa waves her hand dismissively and saunters back toward Dieule, grinning with pride. "But let's focus on the important question: did you have fun?"She pauses mid-stride, frowns. "Did that translate? I don't know if you Phyrexians have a word for that."Lost in Translation Instant Exile target spell. Its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a nonland card with lesser converted mana cost. That player casts that spell without paying its mana cost if able, then shuffles their library.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Oct 20, 2020 22:04:54 GMT
Gift of Experience: There's a lot going on here. I feel like "Choose X" cards should either have a connecting theme or simple, focused effects, and this appears to have neither. The hand revealing and scry both feel tacked on, particularly the former (and I really dislike unnecessary hand revealing in general, because it removes most of the game's bluffing element and can also be fiddly on paper.) As for the trigger itself, I don't really see the point; 99% of the time it happens right at the start of your opponent's turn anyway if not sooner, and I think you'll usually want to use it right away (and if you don't, it's an onboard combat trick, which is fine if the card demands it but can lead to decision paralysis in sufficiently high densities). The Phyrexian mana also feels tacked on to me, but I guess I shouldn't mark you down too much just for trying a Monomania run with a mechanic that I happen to dislike. Lastly, I don't understand why a card named "Gift of Experience" is an artifact, let alone one with this particular set of abilities. I'll give it this, though: it clearly provoked a strong emotional reaction from me, so I can appreciate it as an art piece even if I don't like it as a card. Tl;dr: There's a nice, simple sorcery somewhere in here, but it's covered in unnecessary bits I dislike. 5/10.The spheres splatter against Dieule, coating them in immobilizing goo.At the admission of defeat, Troischa's limbs and metal plates retract, revealing a recognizably human woman once again. The ooze instantly comes loose, flowing downward to pool at Dieule's feet."Oh, please. That was nothing. You should see me when I'm mad." Troischa waves her hand dismissively and saunters back toward Dieule, grinning with pride. "But let's focus on the important question: did you have fun?"She pauses mid-stride, frowns. "Did that translate? I don't know if you Phyrexians have a word for that."Lost in Translation Instant Exile target spell. Its controller reveals cards from the top of their library until they reveal a nonland card with lesser converted mana cost. That player casts that spell without paying its mana cost if able, then shuffles their library. The arachnoid's expression becomes pensive, before shifting to relaxed, almost happy. "If we do, I do not know it. However, I have learned much from this encounter, and it was a good field test for my combat prowess. I suppose that could be considered "fun". Thank you for the experience."Spellgranter Orb Artifact Whenever you cast a card without paying its mana cost, you may tap ~ and pay . If you do, draw a card. ,  , Sacrifice ~: Draw 2 cards. |
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Post by Parasign on Oct 21, 2020 7:06:58 GMT
Spellgranter Orb: Now this one I like quite a bit, though I don't think the first ability works with phyrexian-mana spells cast purely through life payments, which is unfortunate. In any case, this seems like a better use of phyrexian mana than most. 9/10.Troischa gives the phyrexian a small smile, sadder but more genuine than her previous manic grins. For a moment, she looks almost vulnerable."I get it. Well, that's progress, at least."
The moment passes, and her usual confidence returns. "Let's do this again sometime, OK? I'll contact you once I find a way out of this scrapheap."
{Do you remember when we were human?}The boy's scowl of disapproval hurts more than years of walking barefoot on rusted metal ever did.
"We're not people, ********." He spits out the word 'people' like a wad of plastic at the bottom of a soup can. "We're something better. All these things you think make you human are holding you back."
"But people aren't all bad." She reaches around the oldest, darkest corners of her mind for a reason to justify this burning conviction inside her throat. Something, anything, before it fades again. "My mother-"
"The one who abandoned you?"
"She didn't-"
"How would you know?" The boy is loud enough to make their presence known. ******** wants to shush him, but the fear and pain and anger and feeling-she-doesn't-know are locked in a deadly battle inside her head, trapping her in the eye of the emotional storm. "Do you even remember what she looked like?"
The anger wins out. Her hand flies out to slap the boy across the face... and falls to pieces inches from his skin.
She stares, too shocked for coherent thought, at the exploded anatomical diagram her flesh and blood and finger bones trace through the air. She can feel every screaming nerve ending, every clump of meat inside the disconnected archipelago. Nothing else matters, nothing else could possibly have space to exist, besides this awful twisted monument of pain. She waits eons for the mercy of unconsciousness, but it never comes.
And yet... some part of ******** still knows the hand is hers. She tries to shift one of the fleshy islands, and it moves aside under the strain. Slowly, excruciatingly, she realizes that she is piecing her hand back together. And the pain begins to fade.
She remembers her life, though a part of her wishes she couldn't. She remembers the boy she sees standing in front of her, inches from her recreated hand. She remembers what had happened in the moments before eternity.
"You... broke my hand." Is all she can think of to say.
There is no warmth in the boy's smile. "And you fixed it. Could a person do what you or I did just now?"
"I... guess not?" She stares again at the boy, the beautiful cruel boy in the ragged blue jumpsuit whose eyes showed no trace of humanity, and notices something new amidst the awe and terror and unnameable something she felt before.
Perhaps she was a monster, something both more and less than human. But there were worse things to be. Like lost, scared, hungry, and alone.
What had people ever done for her anyway?
She stares at the boy who promises freedom from all her torments. And, for the first time she can remember, she smiles.
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Post by Parasign on Dec 23, 2020 11:16:56 GMT
pacifistwestwoman "There you are. Didn't think you'd get rid of me that easily, did you?"A metallic blur arcs over Dieule's head and crashes to the ground in front of him, throwing up a cloud of dust from which Troischa emerges, her wide grin quickly fading as she stands before the Phyrexian. "Really, I'm sorry for leaving so abruptly last time. I… suddenly had a lot on my mind." "But this should make up for it!" Troischa's hair fades to a light brown, her irises turn silver, and the bones of her face bend and crackle as they ever so slightly rearrange themselves. She speaks again, her voice an octave higher: "If you need to see our technology in action, similar single-point tunnels are in use by a local apothecary."Just as quickly, the changes reverse themselves, and Troischa's original face looks back at Dieule. "…I assume you know who that is, given she also mentioned an encounter with a Phyrexian. If you don't, that little trick was kind of pointless. But what I'm trying to get at is," The grin spreads slowly back across her face. "I finally found a way out."She extends her hand toward the machine. "So, what do you say? Ready to leave this dirtpile behind and come with me to a real plane?"Thieves' Escape Instant Return up to one target artifact, up to one target creature, and up to one target enchantment to their owners' hands.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Dec 26, 2020 22:12:27 GMT
pacifistwestwoman "There you are. Didn't think you'd get rid of me that easily, did you?"A metallic blur arcs over Dieule's head and crashes to the ground in front of him, throwing up a cloud of dust from which Troischa emerges, her wide grin quickly fading as she stands before the Phyrexian. "Really, I'm sorry for leaving so abruptly last time. I… suddenly had a lot on my mind." "But this should make up for it!" Troischa's hair fades to a light brown, her irises turn silver, and the bones of her face bend and crackle as they ever so slightly rearrange themselves. She speaks again, her voice an octave higher: "If you need to see our technology in action, similar single-point tunnels are in use by a local apothecary."Just as quickly, the changes reverse themselves, and Troischa's original face looks back at Dieule. "…I assume you know who that is, given she also mentioned an encounter with a Phyrexian. If you don't, that little trick was kind of pointless. But what I'm trying to get at is," The grin spreads slowly back across her face. "I finally found a way out."She extends her hand toward the machine. "So, what do you say? Ready to leave this dirtpile behind and come with me to a real plane?" Very nice, but I wonder if it would be better with Escalate. Dieule flinches at Troischa's explosive entrance, before calming itself and listening to her proposal. "Oh, absolutely..." The machine doesn't have much of a face to smile with, but it radiates a devious energy nonetheless. The ground around Dieule shifts, becoming wet and black, as oil surges to the surface, then atop the chassis of the arachnoid, like an upriver rapid, before seeping into the machine, leaving it looking mostly the same, apart from a dark tint on its formerly reflective body. "For the record, while I have met the ice mage, I would be more worried about the alchemist and the chronomancer. If they find out that we mean to leave the plane, I imagine they'll try to stop us, and I encountered some difficulty with managing them the last time we fought." With the warning out of the way, it's tone becomes excited: "That said, did you have a destination in mind?"Skittish Spitter Creature - Spawn Infect When ~ leaves the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature or planeswalker. 1/1 |
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Post by Parasign on Dec 27, 2020 5:18:09 GMT
Skittish Spitter: The fact that killing even one of these board-wipes you if you play 4 of them and another X/1 creature turn 1 is an amusing balance mechanism, but I'm not convinced it's necessary (and honestly I think it sounds frustratingly swingy in practice), so I'd prefer the trigger as a may. Either way, it should probably be an uncommon for board complexity reasons. 8/10."Yeah, I've met the 'alchemist' too and quite frankly I'm not impressed." Troischa waves a hand dismissively. "Destination? These tunnels are typical newby junk, we're lucky they even work at all, but they've got to lead somewhere nice enough that... wait, hold up."
Her body tenses as if expecting an attack, eyes still trained on Dieule. "What sort of chronomancer are we talking about here? And they didn't by any chance happen to look like a twelve-year-old, did they?"
Uncoil Fate  Instant Return target spell or creature to its owner's hand, then that player puts a card from their hand on top of their library.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Dec 27, 2020 18:30:30 GMT
Skittish Spitter: The fact that killing even one of these board-wipes you if you play 4 of them and another X/1 creature turn 1 is an amusing balance mechanism, but I'm not convinced it's necessary (and honestly I think it sounds frustratingly swingy in practice), so I'd prefer the trigger as a may. Either way, it should probably be an uncommon for board complexity reasons. 8/10."Yeah, I've met the 'alchemist' too and quite frankly I'm not impressed." Troischa waves a hand dismissively. "Destination? These tunnels are typical newby junk, we're lucky they even work at all, but they've got to lead somewhere nice enough that... wait, hold up."
Her body tenses as if expecting an attack, eyes still trained on Dieule. "What sort of chronomancer are we talking about here? And they didn't by any chance happen to look like a twelve-year-old, did they?"
Uncoil Fate Instant Return target spell or creature to its owner's hand, then that player puts a card from their hand on top of their library. The fact that it can target either a spell or a creature is balanced well with the fact that it's just return to hand, and being blue/black means there's plenty of opportunity to mill the card that got put on top, though it also gives a choice of which card leaves the hand. Dieule seems confused at the question. "Female, red hair. She did appear young at first, though it seems that she shifted into a more matured form during the fight. Showed the ability to slow and stop momentum within a small area, and opened an unknown portal to a high density of aether."
Determined Oil-Witch
Creature - Human Warlock If ~ would enter a graveyard, and does not have a -1/-1 counter on it, you may pay . If you do, put it on the battlefield with a -1/-1 counter on it. 2/3 |
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Post by Parasign on Dec 27, 2020 19:49:43 GMT
pacifistwestwomanDetermined Oil-Witch: Narcomoeba by way of Persist? Interesting (and even manages to use Phyrexian mana in a way I actually like, which is not an easy task). I'm not a huge fan of having to hold up mana for the ability, though, and I think it could get away with costing just . I'm also a bit unclear on how it responds to my card; you could bounce it to remove the counter, I guess, but that seems like a poor use of a 3-mana spell that would effectively skip your next draw. 8/10.Troischa looks relieved. "Must be someone else. Still, we should get going." Her arms and legs extend into long, sleek metal limbs capped with hooves, a form clearly built for speed. "You coming or no?"Sprint Module Artifact - Equipment Equipped creature has base power and toughness 3/2 and has haste. Equip
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Dec 27, 2020 20:25:37 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Determined Oil-Witch: Narcomoeba by way of Persist? Interesting (and even manages to use Phyrexian mana in a way I actually like, which is not an easy task). I'm not a huge fan of having to hold up mana for the ability, though, and I think it could get away with costing just . I'm also a bit unclear on how it responds to my card; you could bounce it to remove the counter, I guess, but that seems like a poor use of a 3-mana spell that would effectively skip your next draw. 8/10.Troischa looks relieved. "Must be someone else. Still, we should get going." Her arms and legs extend into long, sleek metal limbs capped with hooves, a form clearly built for speed. "You coming or no?"Sprint Module Artifact - Equipment Equipped creature has base power and toughness 3/2 and has haste. Equip It's not bad, but I don't see why it would change base power and toughness. Fits nice in red, and in equipment decks in general, but feels really weird and potentially bad outside of that niche. A couple of black, oil tendrils emerge from Dieule's chassis, and lift the phyrexian a few feet off the ground, and carry it towards Troischa. "I am ready, though I suggest we be cautious in our approach. It would be a shame to have found these tunnels only to become rust inches away from their entrance."Caltrop Field Artifact Creatures lose and cannot have or gain haste. : Target creature you control gets +0/+1 until end of turn. "An ounce of caution is worth a gallon of blood." |
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Post by Parasign on Dec 27, 2020 21:06:01 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Caltrop Field: I like the flavor on the first ability. Second one I'm less sure about; why are caltrops making your creatures tougher? Would have expected some kind of reactive damage effect instead. Also a bit worried by how much harder it could make combat math, but it's an interesting effect and on a one-off rare, so I think it's justified here. 9/10."First, happy to have you on board. Second, this is my cautious approach. Third, I'm more worried about what they might do to the portals if they arrive before us. So try to keep up."With that, Troischa turns and begins to race toward her destination.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Mar 8, 2021 5:43:11 GMT
Leira's dragonflies trace Dieule, and the Entelan soldiers aren't too far behind. It seems like none of them are confident taking a shot from where they are, but they're well within range to do so if they tried.
The Hunt Begins 
Sorcery
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control. Those creatures must be blocked this turn if able.
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Post by cajun on Mar 8, 2021 11:34:08 GMT
The swarm of faeries trails behind EPIC, readying their weapons and spells. Out for Blood Sorcery
Creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn. Draw a card.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 9, 2021 1:36:24 GMT
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The Hunt Begins: 9/10. This is interesting. It gives the vibe of an Anti-Fog. It seems just a bit cheap, though. Out for Blood: 7/10. I like the idea, but I'm very cautious about the execution, especially because I don't think making Bladebrand a sorcery is enough to justify it targeting all creatures you control. As the faeries and Entelans chase after Dieule, they see two small yellow glowing balls, similar to the one that was within Dieule's oil "head," hidden in the shade of the underbrush, moving around, moving... closer, keeping pace with those in pursuit. Suddenly, Four oil tendrils lash out from the shadows at the Entelans and the faeries. Dieule attempts to use the distraction to hide in the bushes. Oilspring Guardian Creature - Phyrexian Ooze Whenever ~ blocks or is blocked by a creature, if that creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove one of those counters, or if that creature has one or more -1/-1 counters on it, you may put a -1/-1 counter on it. 2/5 Cultic Unifier Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card. : Target creature loses all abilities until end of turn.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Mar 9, 2021 2:52:04 GMT
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The Hunt Begins: 9/10. This is interesting. It gives the vibe of an Anti-Fog. It seems just a bit cheap, though. Out for Blood: 7/10. I like the idea, but I'm very cautious about the execution, especially because I don't think making Bladebrand a sorcery is enough to justify it targeting all creatures you control. As the faeries and Entelans chase after Dieule, they see two small yellow glowing balls, similar to the one that was within Dieule's oil "head," hidden in the shade of the underbrush, moving around, moving... closer, keeping pace with those in pursuit. Suddenly, Four oil tendrils lash out from the shadows at the Entelans and the faeries. Dieule attempts to use the distraction to hide in the bushes. Oilspring Guardian Creature - Phyrexian Ooze Whenever ~ blocks or is blocked by a creature, if that creature has one or more +1/+1 counters on it, you may remove one of those counters, or if that creature has one or more -1/-1 counters on it, you may put a -1/-1 counter on it. 2/5 Cultic Unifier Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card. : Target creature loses all abilities until end of turn. Instant Radial Convergence deals 3 damage to any target. If Radial Convergence was cast during the declare attackers or declare blockers step, it deals 2 damage to each creature you don't control. (Because this friend had to block.) Speaking of this friend, it's only doing things that colors can do in a set where counters can exist. Unsure about 2/5 for 3 with that upside but it does cost 4 life, so hard to tell. 8/10 |
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Post by cajun on Mar 10, 2021 1:00:03 GMT
As the faeries and Entelans chase after Dieule, they see two small yellow glowing balls, similar to the one that was within Dieule's oil "head," hidden in the shade of the underbrush, moving around, moving... closer, keeping pace with those in pursuit. Suddenly, Four oil tendrils lash out from the shadows at the Entelans and the faeries. Dieule attempts to use the distraction to hide in the bushes. Cultic Unifier Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card. : Target creature loses all abilities until end of turn. Some of the faeries have eyes on the glowing orbs, but do not see the tendrils coming. A male dives to block for Briar, but they both take the hit from the tendril.
A report comes in as she tries to right herself. "Its headed into the bushes!"
Briar growled. The Skull Court already had their grubby mitts all over this brush and her strength was already fading from so many Decrees so close together. But that machine wasn't getting away. Green magic swirled around Briar as she coaxed the brushes to grow and snare Dieule as they hide. Dig Down Instant As an additional cost to cast Dig Down, pay 3 life. Destroy target artifact or enchantment. Its controller loses 3 life.
Cultic Unifier - i suspect this would be at rare between making combat math weird and the ability to kill X/Xs 9/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 10, 2021 3:57:15 GMT
Leira's dragonflies are undeterred. They smoothly glide around the tendrils without consequence, and so they end up hovering above the Phyrexian as it tries to hide.The humans are slightly more deterred. The three soldiers jump away from the first attack from the tendrils, and the two that actually have weapons immediately duck as the third one pushes off against the ground in a jump high enough to clear his ducking squadmates. A pulse of electricity generates itself beneath him and shoves itself outwards, just overhead of the other two humans.Radial Convergence Instant Radial Convergence deals 3 damage to any target. If Radial Convergence was cast during the declare attackers or declare blockers step, it deals 2 damage to each creature you don't control. (Because this friend had to block.) Speaking of this friend, it's only doing things that colors can do in a set where counters can exist. Unsure about 2/5 for 3 with that upside but it does cost 4 life, so hard to tell. 8/10 The only thing I think I would change about it is make it specifically attacking creatures or blocking creatures. Although I'm torn, because I would love to cast it while two other players are fighting, to deal damage to both sides. Dig Down: 10/10. I think it fits well at uncommon. The tentacles are stunned by the electric blast, leaving themselves open for a few seconds. If allowed, they resume their attacks, grabbing and disarming anything they can. Briar's magics caused the bush beneath Leria's dragonfly to grow, twisting and deforming as it grabs Dieule, however, as it does, it also seeps with oil. Whether that's due to Briar's magics or Dieule's actions, it's hard to tell. It may well be both. "Ah, I don't think I've seen anyone use lightning magics on this plane yet. And alongside such impressive weaponry. May I take a closer look at one of those?" Phyrexian Reanimator Creature - Phyrexian Wizard Whenever another nontoken permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you may pay . If you do, mill 2, then return to your hand target artifact or creature card that wasn't put there this turn. 2/3 |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Mar 10, 2021 7:31:31 GMT
Leira's dragonflies are undeterred. They smoothly glide around the tendrils without consequence, and so they end up hovering above the Phyrexian as it tries to hide.The humans are slightly more deterred. The three soldiers jump away from the first attack from the tendrils, and the two that actually have weapons immediately duck as the third one pushes off against the ground in a jump high enough to clear his ducking squadmates. A pulse of electricity generates itself beneath him and shoves itself outwards, just overhead of the other two humans.Radial Convergence Instant Radial Convergence deals 3 damage to any target. If Radial Convergence was cast during the declare attackers or declare blockers step, it deals 2 damage to each creature you don't control. (Because this friend had to block.) Speaking of this friend, it's only doing things that colors can do in a set where counters can exist. Unsure about 2/5 for 3 with that upside but it does cost 4 life, so hard to tell. 8/10 The only thing I think I would change about it is make it specifically attacking creatures or blocking creatures. Although I'm torn, because I would love to cast it while two other players are fighting, to deal damage to both sides. Dig Down: 10/10. I think it fits well at uncommon. The tentacles are stunned by the electric blast, leaving themselves open for a few seconds. If allowed, they resume their attacks, grabbing and disarming anything they can. Briar's magics caused the bush beneath Leria's dragonfly to grow, twisting and deforming as it grabs Dieule, however, as it does, it also seeps with oil. Whether that's due to Briar's magics or Dieule's actions, it's hard to tell. It may well be both. "Ah, I don't think I've seen anyone use lightning magics on this plane yet. And alongside such impressive weaponry. May I take a closer look at one of those?" Phyrexian Reanimator Creature - Phyrexian Wizard Whenever another nontoken permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you may pay . If you do, mill 2, then return to your hand target artifact or creature card that wasn't put there this turn. 2/3 Is the intention to be unable to get something you just milled off? If so, it feels especially weird given cards like Grapple with the Past. 7/10 Steady Aim Sorcery Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then exile Steady Aim. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may put Steady Aim into your graveyard. When you do, exile target creature without a counter on it. |
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Post by cajun on Mar 15, 2021 18:05:19 GMT
The tentacles are stunned by the electric blast, leaving themselves open for a few seconds. If allowed, they resume their attacks, grabbing and disarming anything they can. Briar's magics caused the bush beneath Leria's dragonfly to grow, twisting and deforming as it grabs Dieule, however, as it does, it also seeps with oil. Whether that's due to Briar's magics or Dieule's actions, it's hard to tell. It may well be both. "Ah, I don't think I've seen anyone use lightning magics on this plane yet. And alongside such impressive weaponry. May I take a closer look at one of those?" Phyrexian Reanimator Creature - Phyrexian Wizard Whenever another nontoken permanent you control is put into a graveyard, you may pay . If you do, mill 2, then return to your hand target artifact or creature card that wasn't put there this turn. 2/3 Briar looks to the other combatants, trying not to be too upset that the monster was noticing what they were doing and not her. Maybe that meant their weapons were better for the job though...
Vines grow from the hands of some of the faeries, another of them picking up the end as they grow long enough. Any tentacles that survive the aether they'll begin wrapping the vines around, then try to pin them to the ground. The brush around Dieule twists, doing its best to obscure their "eye" while exposing the rest of their head.
Clean Slate Instant Remove all counters from target artifact, creature, or enchantment.
clearing the way to give epic a better shot :3cPhyrexian Reanimator - this seems like it wants a "that was put"? if not mill should prob be the second part and this phyrexian is not a great reanimator :p 7/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 16, 2021 20:08:02 GMT
The two in possession of weapons move forward, leaving the spellcaster behind. The spellcaster, wanting to solve the problem as quickly as possible, withdraws a set of four glass vials of aether and throws them at the tentacles, expecting that the aether will destroy the tentacles.The armed soldiers draw nearer, but they stay multiple meters back from the Phyrexian. The one with the rifle has started to scope up, and while the other hasn't retrieved one of her explosives yet, she's tense and ready to."It talks," the rifleman says."Sure does," the explosives woman responds. She speaks up towards the Phyrexian. "You're that Phyrexian creature we've been told about, then?"Is the intention to be unable to get something you just milled off? If so, it feels especially weird given cards like Grapple with the Past. 7/10 Steady Aim Sorcery Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then exile Steady Aim. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may put Steady Aim into your graveyard. When you do, exile target creature without a counter on it. I'm not sure how I feel about the exiling itself and then putting it in your graveyard, other than that I like it. Clean Slate: 10/10. My only issue with the idea of removing all counters is planeswalkers. And since this doesn't target planeswalkers, I'm fine with it. The tentacles, upon impact with the aether, sublimate into the air, leaving a trail of white smoke that billows up about 10 feet before dispersing. "Well, yes, I'm sure that I have gained quite the reputation over the past days. Having heard the feats of Phyrexia is not unexpected, though I might ask who you've heard of me from. Many here are unreliable in their storytelling, especially if you were unaware that I could speak. I am much more sophisticated than some mindless brute. Speaking of which..."cajunDieule moves its head as much as it is able to out of the way of the growing brush, then turns its head towards Briar. "I have not forgotten you, faeries, but if you would be so kind as to refrain from your combative nature until we finish our conversation?"Adaptive Teacher Creature - Phyrexian Cleric Infect When ~ enters the battlefield, you may return target artifact or Phyrexian you control to its owner's hand. 1/1 "Watch the ebb and flow of the oil. We thrive as it does, and as it retreats, so too must we." |
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Mar 17, 2021 1:11:32 GMT
The two in possession of weapons move forward, leaving the spellcaster behind. The spellcaster, wanting to solve the problem as quickly as possible, withdraws a set of four glass vials of aether and throws them at the tentacles, expecting that the aether will destroy the tentacles.The armed soldiers draw nearer, but they stay multiple meters back from the Phyrexian. The one with the rifle has started to scope up, and while the other hasn't retrieved one of her explosives yet, she's tense and ready to."It talks," the rifleman says."Sure does," the explosives woman responds. She speaks up towards the Phyrexian. "You're that Phyrexian creature we've been told about, then?"Is the intention to be unable to get something you just milled off? If so, it feels especially weird given cards like Grapple with the Past. 7/10 Steady Aim Sorcery Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature, then exile Steady Aim. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you may put Steady Aim into your graveyard. When you do, exile target creature without a counter on it. I'm not sure how I feel about the exiling itself and then putting it in your graveyard, other than that I like it. Clean Slate: 10/10. My only issue with the idea of removing all counters is planeswalkers. And since this doesn't target planeswalkers, I'm fine with it. The tentacles, upon impact with the aether, sublimate into the air, leaving a trail of white smoke that billows up about 10 feet before dispersing. "Well, yes, I'm sure that I have gained quite the reputation over the past days. Having heard the feats of Phyrexia is not unexpected, though I might ask who you've heard of me from. Many here are unreliable in their storytelling, especially if you were unaware that I could speak. I am much more sophisticated than some mindless brute. Speaking of which..."cajun Dieule moves its head as much as it is able to out of the way of the growing brush, then turns its head towards Briar. "I have not forgotten you, faeries, but if you would be so kind as to refrain from your combative nature until we finish our conversation?"Adaptive Teacher Creature - Phyrexian Cleric Infect When ~ enters the battlefield, you may return target artifact or Phyrexian you control to its owner's hand. 1/1 "Watch the ebb and flow of the oil. We thrive as it does, and as it retreats, so too must we."So, the concern I have with Adaptive Teacher is it's another set of 1-CMC infecters that fit in the GU infect deck. Which is a really big deal, given how that tends to be the problem infect has. 6.5/10 Relapse Field Instant Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. It can't have counters placed on it this turn. "Explosions are big and rooms are small. Why wouldn't I want more control?" |
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Post by cajun on Mar 19, 2021 3:06:03 GMT
The tentacles, upon impact with the aether, sublimate into the air, leaving a trail of white smoke that billows up about 10 feet before dispersing. "Well, yes, I'm sure that I have gained quite the reputation over the past days. Having heard the feats of Phyrexia is not unexpected, though I might ask who you've heard of me from. Many here are unreliable in their storytelling, especially if you were unaware that I could speak. I am much more sophisticated than some mindless brute. Speaking of which..."cajun Dieule moves its head as much as it is able to out of the way of the growing brush, then turns its head towards Briar. "I have not forgotten you, faeries, but if you would be so kind as to refrain from your combative nature until we finish our conversation?"Adaptive Teacher Creature - Phyrexian Cleric Infect When ~ enters the battlefield, you may return target artifact or Phyrexian you control to its owner's hand. 1/1 "Watch the ebb and flow of the oil. We thrive as it does, and as it retreats, so too must we."at Briar gritted her teeth at the insolence. But the word of the other fighters, explosives, from those that had cured this thing's infection... "Fall back," she commands the other faeries. Briar flies back slightly, keeping her crossbow aimed but knowing its not going to do much.
hiding under windy's indes
Adaptive Teacher - at first i thought windy was going a little overboard but then noticed that's "may" bounce and ye that's a little dodgy 6.5/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Mar 19, 2021 23:51:24 GMT
"We belong to the military of Entela," the grenadier replied. She places one hand on her chest and her other hand behind her when she takes her bow, as most Entelans have. She starts using that hand to unlatch one of the detonators from her belt. "We heard about you from our Eternity Project. Word says you're giving them some grief, so we've been dispatched to handle that problem.""... Unrelated, do you like explosives? I like explosives."So, the concern I have with Adaptive Teacher is it's another set of 1-CMC infecters that fit in the GU infect deck. Which is a really big deal, given how that tends to be the problem infect has. 6.5/10 Relapse Field Instant Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. It can't have counters placed on it this turn. "Explosions are big and rooms are small. Why wouldn't I want more control?" I mean I don't see anything wrong with it. "Can't have counters placed on it" is rather specific, but makes sense when fighting Phyrexians. Hunker Down: 8/10. I worry about it being too cheap, especially considering White/Green will have a lot of creatures, and probably some powerful auras. "There are many who detest my blood, but I find it to be an agent of unity. Something that allows people to work together all the better. I hold no ill will towards your project, and imagine a glorious future of cooperation. However, explosives may damage that relationship."
The brush restraining Dieule begins seeping with oil, and pulls them another few meters away from the Entelans, while maintaining line of sight. Pools of oil begin to form where the tendrils had been. The ground between where Dieule had been and where Dieule moves to is noticeably darker than usual. "I hope you won't mind if I put a bit more space between us. I would hate for things to become violent again."Ichorborn Mindvirus Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until ~ leaves the battlefield. That creature becomes a Phyrexian in addition to its other types.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Mar 20, 2021 18:08:54 GMT
"We belong to the military of Entela," the grenadier replied. She places one hand on her chest and her other hand behind her when she takes her bow, as most Entelans have. She starts using that hand to unlatch one of the detonators from her belt. "We heard about you from our Eternity Project. Word says you're giving them some grief, so we've been dispatched to handle that problem.""... Unrelated, do you like explosives? I like explosives."So, the concern I have with Adaptive Teacher is it's another set of 1-CMC infecters that fit in the GU infect deck. Which is a really big deal, given how that tends to be the problem infect has. 6.5/10 Relapse Field Instant Target creature gains indestructible until end of turn. It can't have counters placed on it this turn. "Explosions are big and rooms are small. Why wouldn't I want more control?" I mean I don't see anything wrong with it. "Can't have counters placed on it" is rather specific, but makes sense when fighting Phyrexians. Hunker Down: 8/10. I worry about it being too cheap, especially considering White/Green will have a lot of creatures, and probably some powerful auras. "There are many who detest my blood, but I find it to be an agent of unity. Something that allows people to work together all the better. I hold no ill will towards your project, and imagine a glorious future of cooperation. However, explosives may damage that relationship."
The brush restraining Dieule begins seeping with oil, and pulls them another few meters away from the Entelans, while maintaining line of sight. Pools of oil begin to form where the tendrils had been. The ground between where Dieule had been and where Dieule moves to is noticeably darker than usual. "I hope you won't mind if I put a bit more space between us. I would hate for things to become violent again."Ichorborn Mindvirus Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until ~ leaves the battlefield. That creature becomes a Phyrexian in addition to its other types.
Dieule isn't attempting to mind control anyone here, I'm just using it to take an indestructible creature and use it to block another one.
The grenadier tosses the explosive device into the air, latches onto it with some kind of spell, and flings it towards the Phyrexian. If the device hits anything with any appreciable velocity, the internal components break and aether contacts the mass of tenebrite inside the explosive, resulting in a detonation of brilliant golden light the size of the one that crumbled the building in EPIC's
outpost. A shimmering, curved field of magic is ready to deflect any energy or fragments of debris sent in the directions of the faeries or the three Entelans.This one manages to find itself into out-of-color territory. Green, white, and red don't get to do this, even with a payment of 4 life. Probably also too cheap given the usual cost on these is what you have it costed at when people aren't paying life for it. 6/10 Tenebrite Collapse Sorcery Creatures and planeswalkers you don't control lose indestructible until end of turn. Destroy all creatures and planeswalkers. |
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Post by cajun on Mar 20, 2021 18:19:39 GMT
"There are many who detest my blood, but I find it to be an agent of unity. Something that allows people to work together all the better. I hold no ill will towards your project, and imagine a glorious future of cooperation. However, explosives may damage that relationship."
The brush restraining Dieule begins seeping with oil, and pulls them another few meters away from the Entelans, while maintaining line of sight. Pools of oil begin to form where the tendrils had been. The ground between where Dieule had been and where Dieule moves to is noticeably darker than usual. "I hope you won't mind if I put a bit more space between us. I would hate for things to become violent again."Ichorborn Mindvirus Artifact When ~ enters the battlefield, gain control of target creature an opponent controls until ~ leaves the battlefield. That creature becomes a Phyrexian in addition to its other types.
Dieule isn't attempting to mind control anyone here, I'm just using it to take an indestructible creature and use it to block another one. //the faeries flee as the explosion occurs
sitting this round outIchorborn Mindvirus - windy p much spot on again, 3UU is about the normal rate for this, phyrexian mana makes it very silly cost and color wise 5/10.
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