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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 14, 2019 23:04:42 GMT
Dieule, Agonized Prototype
"This procedure can be done pleasantly, or painfully..."
(b7d9df, c97979)Dieule can be found infecting local wildlife or artifice, or testing his powers of oil-kinesis Somewhere out in the multiverse lies a plane with many names, and a dark history. Some call it Mirrodin, others call it New Phyrexia. After the planeswalkers Karn and Ajani left the plane, the Phyrexians found it much easier to assimilate the rest. This left their war engines quiet, and many impatient. Some of Jin Gitaxias's followers had the idea to begin work on a project to bring their conquest to an interplanar scale. Using as many theories of interplanar travel as they could get their hands on, mostly Memnarch's ideas, they developed a number of prototypes. It wasn't until their thirteenth, named Dieule, that they succeeded. Upon the creation of its spark, Dieule was flung into the Multiverse, landing in the Arena. Lost, broken, and low on oil, this machine will have to figure out how to survive on this new and different plane. Colors:    Multicolor Level: 1 CMC:  Valor/Score: 56.5/456.5 Cards rated 10/10 (3): Ichor Freezer, Sloppy Shadow, Grounding Grasp Types: Creature, Artifact, Sorcery Keywords: Infect, Investigate Perks: Can make Rare/Mythic Rare cards, Can use Phyrexian Mana (going for Monomania) Call for Aid: Core Sets + Kaladesh Mana: 12/12 Achievements from Previous Characters: Homicidal Seclusion (earned by Xander Dirigo) Akroma's Memorial (earned by Xander Dirigo) Previous Characters: Xander Dirigo(Reincarnated), Nidus Miraan(Nulled) {Xander}  Illustration by Samantha Williams (oneandahalfspinsters)I can summon creatures from across the multiverse. I can throw life and death from my fingertips. I can freeze opponents in their tracks. But I am seriously lacking in experience. Name: Xander Dirigo Available Colors:  Max Converted Mana Cost: Multicolor Level: 1 (Xander can create cards that are up to two colors) Available Creature Types: Creature, Instant, Enchantment Perks: Enchanter(Xander can create Auras, Shrines, Curses, and Sagas) Rarity Upgrade (Xander can create Rares and Mythic Rares) Achievement Progress: Helix Pinnacle(6/10) Homicidal Seclusion(complete, so long as I don't call for aid.) Akroma's Memorial(complete as long as I don't buy keywords.) Current Valor: 89 Spent Valor: 400 Score: 489 Xander's Backstory
Originally from the plane of Cathmin, Xander was born to the noble House Dirigo.
Sparing the details for those who don't care for the plane, House Dirigo ruled over an area containing a few large cities.
Xander was taught the many Magics that involve keeping the peace, and keeping the money flowing. (WU, UB, WB) Xander, however, had no interest in maintaining his nobility, and left. He was thought kidnapped, then a traitor, and was hunted for a couple years, before being cornered by a team of knights, led by his father.
His spark ignited, and his last view of Cathmin was his father's turned back as a knight tried to execute him.
The next second, he was near a shrine on Kamigawa. He was sure he had died, until clerics explained the concept of planeswalkers. He spent a long time there, focusing on enchantments, and how to combine them with the magic he learned back home. (I would've started with Enchanter, but... only so many points to start.)
After deciding it was time to move on from Kamigawa, he wandered a bit, visiting Ravnica, Innistrad, and a few lesser-known planes, before finding the Arena.
Xander's History on the Arena
Xander entered the Arena, finding himself in a small ruined colosseum. Here, he found an ice sculpture, an exact copy of himself, which spoke in another's voice, and directed Xander towards a distant city. Following the ice's direction, Xander found the man whose voice had spoken to him earlier: Bell, a wizard with a small drake, and a hatred for telepaths. Before long, he found Doer, a skilled feline hunter. Nearly interrupting the duel was a cloud of vampire sirens, who flew to attack Xander. Trying his best to ensure everyone's safety, he assisted in the battle against the planeswalker Lindri. After this battle, he went to go check on Bell and Doer, and found Bell gathering a rage. After trying to calm him, and taking uncountable lightning strikes, he fled.
A short time after that scene, he finds a strange planeswalker named Vern, skilled in a kind of mana that Xander has no experience in.
Some time later, he was approached by a small group of bugbears.
He currently resides in the ruins of a city.
{Nidus}
Nidus Miraan
Rumors spread quickly about a farm that's abandoned by day, but is full of people at night.
It's said that those people drink, dance, play, and engage in all sorts of filth and debauchery.
It's also said that the host of these parties does some... less than legal things in his spare time.
(Quick physical description because I don't like any of the art I've found. I may or may not try to draw him and then put it on here:
5'11" Tiefling, not counting his horns which go up another 4-5 inches. (180cm and 11cm respectively for you people who use the better system)
Wears black pants and a black vest with a white shirt underneath. It's long-sleeved, but the sleeves are rolled all the way up.
Wields a multitude of identical small knives.)
Available Colors: BR
CMC:
Multicolor Level: 1
Card Types: Creature, Sorcery
Keywords: Spectacle, Madness
Perks: Rarity Upgrade
Skill Points: 0/12
Valor: 66
Score: 66
Mana Pool: 10/10
Call for Aid Sets: M10-M20
Achievement Progress
Modern Master (2/7)
Helix Pinnacle(1/10)
Out with the Old rated 10/10 by toadette
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Post by cajun on Jun 15, 2019 3:25:01 GMT
As you wander about the Arena, you see an oddly familiar statue. It appears to be a rendition of yourself, done in ice. The detail is stunning, from your hair, to your swords, to the pained look on your face...
You Will Be Immortalized
Scheme
When you set this scheme in motion, until your next turn, creatures target opponent control become artifacts and lose all other types.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 15, 2019 13:58:52 GMT
This is a work of art! Maybe I should bring it with me. Whoever made this must be truly skilled.  Blue energy surrounds the statue. Its face begins to shift into a neutral expression, as it takes what I assume are its first steps.Valor Rating for You Will Be Immortalized: 9/10. This is such a cool card, and I did not expect my first card to be designed around a Scheme, or around artifacts. *edit: Made it work on creatures without turning them into a 0/0 construct Attachments:
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Post by cajun on Jun 15, 2019 23:48:09 GMT
This is a work of art! Maybe I should bring it with me. Whoever made this must be truly skilled. Blue energy surrounds the statue. Its face begins to shift into a neutral expression, as it takes what I assume are its first steps."You will not approach her ever again. And you will not touch her with your magic.""Understood?"
Traitors in Your MidstSchemeWhen you set this scheme in motion, gain control of up to one target artifact, up to one target creature, up to one target enchantment, up to one target land, and up to one target planeswalker until end of turn. Untap them. They gain haste until end of turn.
Stone to Flesh - is missing the Aura type... and you're missing Enchanter to make those. won't 0 you out since it's you first  seems overcosted given Ensoul Artifact. 6/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 16, 2019 1:17:26 GMT
(thank you for the rules reminder about Enchanter! There go half my non-creature ideas...) "I cannot promise anything until I know who you're talking about, but once I do, I'm open to negotiations." Valor for Traitors In Your Midst: 7/10. Still gets brownie points for being a scheme, but it doesn't have the same pizzaz that You Will Be Immortalized had. (Also how do I put the picture of my card in without it also showing up at the end of the post?) Attachments:
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Post by cajun on Jun 16, 2019 4:36:44 GMT
"I cannot promise anything until I know who you're talking about, but once I do, I'm open to negotiations." When you set this scheme in motion, starting with you, each player votes for one of your opponents. Each player with the most votes or tied for the most votes sacrifices three permanents.
Purify is okay. Could probably regain all your creatures. 8/10 re: modals, use :: in MSE to make a bullet re: image, you host them on some other site and post the link here. personally i link to a discord server. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 16, 2019 17:53:15 GMT
Well, I guess we'll see where this goes.I begin walking in the direction pointed out by the ice golem, casting a ritual as I go to give me a little bit of backup, because as much as I'd hate to strike first, I will strike last.
Divide Their Ranks is good. I love voting in Magic, and I love playing with more than two players. 9/10
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Post by cajun on Jun 16, 2019 19:44:57 GMT
Well, I guess we'll see where this goes.I begin walking in the direction pointed out by the ice golem, casting a ritual as I go to give me a little bit of backup, because as much as I'd hate to strike first, I will strike last.
Ritual of the Dead - good stuff 9/10 |
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Post by mrlozano on Jun 20, 2019 13:18:43 GMT
Continuing from GCB's bord. (Doer, a cat who was hunting a rabbit) I turn to the boy. "I have nothing better to do, in fact. Unless you can provide meow something worth. What do you say?" I point my sword at him.Menacing Gesture   Sorcery  Target creature you control gets +3/-1 and gains menace until end of turn. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 21, 2019 15:28:19 GMT
"A duel against a cat... sounds interesting to me."Xander draws his blades, letting Doer make the first move. Menacing Gesture: heh, "Menacing Gesture" and it gives menace. Anyway, I appreciate the BR "+X/-Y" idea. 8/10
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Post by mrlozano on Jun 21, 2019 18:47:26 GMT
"A duel against a cat... sounds interesting to me."Xander draws his blades, letting Doer make the first move. Menacing Gesture: heh, "Menacing Gesture" and it gives menace. Anyway, I appreciate the BR "+X/-Y" idea. 8/10  Legendary Creature - Cat Warrior  Protection from tokens Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a creature with one or more +1/+1 counters on it remove all counters from that creature and put that many +1/+1 counters on ~. "Hey! This arm is yours!" -Doer4/3 Ready: Very nice commons, feels common and seems very limited playable. It should probably be a sorcery, imo it's too good at instant speed. 9/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 21, 2019 22:44:22 GMT
Xander notices that the attack is meant for his sword, and not his body, and moves his sword out of the way, rather slowly, compared to the attack coming from his other hand, which Doer narrowly dodges. "Somebody's playful. Do you have a name, Mister Kitty?" (Warframe is one of my favorite games, this seemed like a good place to quote it) Feels good at rare, but also too niche due to protection from tokens, and removing counters. Good sideboard card, but nothing for a main deck. 8/10 |
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Post by mrlozano on Jun 22, 2019 18:25:22 GMT
Xander notices that the attack is meant for his sword, and not his body, and moves his sword out of the way, rather slowly, compared to the attack coming from his other hand, which Doer narrowly dodges. "Somebody's playful. Do you have a name, Mister Kitty?"{Spoiler} (Warframe is one of my favorite games, this seemed like a good place to quote it)
Distracting Spectacle   Sorcery  If an opponent lost life this turn this spell costs less to cast. ~ deals 3 damage to target player or planeswalker. That player or that planeswalker’s controller discards two cards. Make Examples: This feels a little bit expensive at BB, I could see it costing 1B or even B. I like the flavor, though. 7/10Btw, you can tag people by using @username or quoting their post. That way the forum will send an instant message to them. Free tip :3 |
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Post by cajun on Jun 22, 2019 20:58:42 GMT
As Xander disappears from Bell's view and earshot, something begins following him.
"And you seemed so promising," whispers in one ear.
"But such poor judgement," whispers in the other.
A sword materializes in front of his throat. Its wielder sets her other hand on his temple. Don't worry. You're getting off easy.
She tries to pull the memories of the golem and this meeting from his mind.You Have Failed MeSchemeWhen you set this scheme in motion, each opponent discards a card for each tapped creature they control. "I had such high hopes. Oh well. Perhaps we can try again."(btw, you missed the rating on my last assist w/Bell )
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 22, 2019 21:57:40 GMT
(Jeez I go out of town for one day and get three responses to deal with. I won’t be using art for my cards because I don’t have my computer with me.) mrlozanoXander takes a knee for a moment, then stands again. “You raise a good point, Doer. Perhaps I’ll try to make myself more amusing.” Distracting Spectacle: I personally love the spectacle mechanic, and it feels like it’s at a good cost, but I might make it 1BR instead of just BR. Maybe that’s just me tho. 9/10. cajunXander grabs the hand upon his forehead, and parries the sword at his chest, turning to the side while facing the woman. “Im perfectly fine with mind reading, but I prefer my memories to remain intact.” Response to both: Learn from Mistakes 1U Instant, Uncommon Whenever you would discard cards this turn, you may draw that many cards instead. “I will fail an uncountable number of times, but never the same way twice.” |
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Post by cajun on Jun 23, 2019 2:29:18 GMT
Xander grabs the hand upon his forehead, and parries the sword at his chest, turning to the side while facing the woman. “Im perfectly fine with mind reading, but I prefer my memories to remain intact.”
Both hands grab the longsword and swing for Xander's face. Should he attempt to parry again, he'll find Mei's sword turn to mist for a moment before it continues on its path.There Will Be BloodSchemeWhen you set this scheme in motion, create X 1/1 black Vampire creature tokens with flying and lifelink, where X is the number of creatures your opponents control.
and should Xander attempt to read her mind to learn that's inbound, well. There'll be different consequences  Learn from Mistakes - lovely with loots. 9/10(btw missed the rating on that last scheme) and finally, a Mei image since she doesn't have a splash anymore |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 23, 2019 14:04:24 GMT
Xander jumps back. This woman is more powerful than Bell, I assume, and he's definitely more powerful than I am. Maybe I should just stall until I can find a way out..."What exactly are you after? Surely there's a way to go about it that doesn't involve such manipulations." not related to what I'm doing, necessarily, but it's a response to your card:  I thought about this one for a bit, at first thinking "No, flying and lifelink is too much" and then I realized that they're 1/1's who should just be used for blocking, and I'm much more okay with that. 10/10 You Have Failed Me: (sorry there's just so many cards) I wanna say this seems like a bit much, as someone who isn't a fan of punishing tapped creatures. Also this could lead to someone discarding their entire hand, which can be hard to recover from. 8/10 |
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Post by mrlozano on Jun 23, 2019 20:10:04 GMT
Xander takes a knee for a moment, then stands again. “You raise a good point, Doer. Perhaps I’ll try to make myself more amusing.” Distracting Spectacle: I personally love the spectacle mechanic, and it feels like it’s at a good cost, but I might make it 1BR instead of just BR. Maybe that’s just me tho. 9/10. Learn from Mistakes 1U Instant, Uncommon Whenever you would discard cards this turn, you may draw that many cards instead. “I will fail an uncountable number of times, but never the same way twice.” Seems like a hate pice, but I'm not sure if it's playable if you are not the one forcing yourself to discard. That opens an interesting possibility, though. 8/10 btw, it should be worded "If you would discard one or more cards..." |
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Post by Neottolemo on Jun 23, 2019 20:25:35 GMT
The sky has suddenly filled up with rather a lot of vampire sirens. They're all armed, and trying to murder someone or another, but only one seems to have taken notice of Xander. It's not good attention, however, unless being picked as the next victim to be slaughtered as soon as possible counts as that.
Creature - Vampire Siren Flying Whenever CARDNAME becomes blocked, it deals 2 damage to each creature that's blocking it.
Whenever CARDNAME deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals their hand and you choose a nonenchantment, nonland card from it. That player discards that card.
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Post by cajun on Jun 23, 2019 20:58:57 GMT
Xander jumps back. This woman is more powerful than Bell, I assume, and he's definitely more powerful than I am. Maybe I should just stall until I can find a way out..."What exactly are you after? Surely there's a way to go about it that doesn't involve such manipulations."
"They're coming." Mei froze for a second, then stole a glance at the sky behind her. Hundreds, thousands of Lindris, descending upon the Arena. We had bigger fish to fry.
New plan, growled in Xander's head. Survive this and we'll talk. The vampire and her sword changed to mist, then flew for the siren.You've Got One ChanceSchemeWhen you set this scheme in motion, any number of target player exile their hand, then draw seven cards. At the beginning of the next end step, those players discard their hand and return all cards they own exiled with You've Got One Chance to their hand. Assisting Xander against the siren!
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 23, 2019 22:26:44 GMT
Oh wow, an attack that isn't a sword at my chestPurchased Enchanter(Xander can now create Auras, Shrines, Curses, and Sagas)"Oh, gods, that's a lot of them."Xander cuts at the siren as it dives towards him, and fires a bolt of light at it, finishing it off. "One down, way too many to go."Slaughtersinger: This is interesting... I think it's good that it doesn't have evasion, and the blocking ability is nice, but why does it make you discard specifically nonenchantment? Is it so that you can still Pacifism it? Or to give me options? lol 9/10 |
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Post by Neottolemo on Jun 24, 2019 16:14:07 GMT
Oh wow, an attack that isn't a sword at my chestPurchased Enchanter(Xander can now create Auras, Shrines, Curses, and Sagas)"Oh, gods, that's a lot of them."Xander cuts at the siren as it dives towards him, and fires a bolt of light at it, finishing it off. "One down, way too many to go."Slaughtersinger: This is interesting... I think it's good that it doesn't have evasion, and the blocking ability is nice, but why does it make you discard specifically nonenchantment? Is it so that you can still Pacifism it? Or to give me options? lol 9/10Odd that II cares about power and III about cmc, but this works. 8/10 Well, flying is evasion, kind of. It's specifically nonenchantment because they tend to be sort of a weak point for and to face, and because it makes the card not as powerful since I didn't want to push it too much. Continuing this on MrLozano's board with the cats and all since Xander got there 
The bolt disintegrates the siren, giving Xander enough time to reach Michi.
EDIT - You've Got One Chance is really weird but makes me think of a self-mill archenemy, which I like. 9/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 24, 2019 19:22:40 GMT
Didn't realize it had flying... oh well
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Post by Neottolemo on Jun 24, 2019 20:02:38 GMT
Didn't realize it had flying... oh wellyou can change the rating if you'd like |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jun 24, 2019 20:29:44 GMT
Nah, it's fine. The card isn't better or worse (imo, anyway), it's just that the block effect would happen less, and the discard would happen more.
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Post by Neottolemo on Jul 6, 2019 11:06:36 GMT
"Whoa, look, it's... some dude! How's your magic work like, eh?"
Gravitation Adept (‽) Creature - Human Wizard Flying When Gravitation Adept enters the battlefield, exile target creature you control not named Gravitation Adept, then return that card to the battlefield under your control. 2/1
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jul 6, 2019 15:02:55 GMT
"How does it work?" Xander seems confused by the question. "I seek the mana that flows through the plane, and tame it, shaping it into an effect. Like this."
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Post by Neottolemo on Jul 6, 2019 18:14:22 GMT
"How does it work?" Xander seems confused by the question. "I seek the mana that flows through the plane, and tame it, shaping it into an effect. Like this." Example of Creativity: Works. Kind of want to see this at one mana for the heck of it, lol. 9/10
Also, you've gotta rate my previous card.
Vern snorts. "Yeah, dude, I get that, but, eh, what does it do? What is this?" Vern looks at the illusion with a grin, crouches down, and starts trying to poke at it with a finger.
Incite (‽)
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jul 7, 2019 1:47:10 GMT
NeottolemoGravitation Adept: 9/10. A really nice intro to Teal. Incite: 7/10: Another good Teal option, if it wasn't already practically printed in red. Xander turns his back to the stranger. Who the hell is this man, to never have seen an illusion? His demeanor is calm, but he seems powerful...He turns to the person poking his illusion. "That is a simple illusion. It is usually used to carry out simple tasks, or assist in combat. Where... are you from? Er- where are my manners. My name is Xander Dirigo."He stretches an open hand down to this new mystery.
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Post by Neottolemo on Jul 8, 2019 11:29:50 GMT
Neottolemo Gravitation Adept: 9/10. A really nice intro to Teal. Incite: 7/10: Another good Teal option, if it wasn't already practically printed in red. Xander turns his back to the stranger. Who the hell is this man, to never have seen an illusion? His demeanor is calm, but he seems powerful...He turns to the person poking his illusion. "That is a simple illusion. It is usually used to carry out simple tasks, or assist in combat. Where... are you from? Er- where are my manners. My name is Xander Dirigo."He stretches an open hand down to this new mystery. Example of Valor: Nice, though it might feel smoother to play if it was on a creature. 8/10
Vern stands up and shakes Xander's hand, then goes for a fist bump. "No sweat! I'm Vern. I'm from... uh... kind of a ways from here. It's like, not just another plane, but also another timeline, or another universe, or something in between those two, I think?... Ah, don't think about it too hard. I just sort of got plopped down here with spooky ghost shenanigans for some training. Er, anyway, magic works a bit differently here from there, you know? You said this thing is for fights and stuff, yeah? Come on, come at me!"
Isolated Confrontation (‽)
Instant
Target creature you control fights another target creature you don't control. Then return each of those creatures that's still on the battlefield after the fight to its owner's hand.
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seems overcosted given 
