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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 5, 2020 4:11:16 GMT
@pacificwestwoman At the first rumor of a machine having arrived on The Arena, Lettie drops everything, grabs a prepared belt of corrosive vials, and moves to intercept her target, only to be disappointed. "You're not the machine I was looking for. What are you supposed to be?" Though disappointed, she seems no less ready to fight than before.Contract Jumper   Creature — Human Assassin  At the beginning of your upkeep, if a creature entered the battlefield under an opponent's control last turn, Contract Jumper gets +2/+0 and gains menace until end of turn. 2/3 . I like it a lot, but I think it could be a common. The spider-esque machine turns to face Lettie, visibly shocked for a moment at the corrosives on her belt before composing itself into a defensive stance to counter the alchemist's enthusiasm. "I am Dieule: Project Dieu, test number 13. What are you?"Unfettered Drone  Creature - Beast   : ~ can block creatures with flying and menace until end of turn. 3/3 "Succumbing to the oil grants a lack of fear. Once compleated, one can be rebuilt any number of times. Death becomes an inconvenience." |
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Post by Parasign on May 5, 2020 5:44:03 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Troischa has never seen anything like it before, but a faint note of recognition rings in her mind. Phyrexian. An agent of the infection that had corrupted entire worlds. A thing of nightmares, made from blood and ichor, fueled by hatred for all that lives.
It’s beautiful.
She approaches it cautiously but inevitably, as though it were Death itself. She must know its secrets, as intimately as a surgeon knows a man cut open on an operating table.
She knows this is a bad idea. She knows her fascination is irrational and dangerous. But she can’t bring herself to care.Locket of Doomed Yearning   Artifact – Equipment  Equipped creature has "At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it. If you do, it gains haste. Sacrifice it and this creature at the beginning of the next end step." Equip 
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 5, 2020 6:39:32 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Troischa has never seen anything like it before, but a faint note of recognition rings in her mind. Phyrexian. An agent of the infection that had corrupted entire worlds. A thing of nightmares, made from blood and ichor, fueled by hatred for all that lives.
It’s beautiful.
She approaches it cautiously but inevitably, as though it were Death itself. She must know its secrets, as intimately as a surgeon knows a man cut open on an operating table.
She knows this is a bad idea. She knows her fascination is irrational and dangerous. But she can’t bring herself to care.Locket of Doomed Yearning Artifact – Equipment Equipped creature has "At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may untap target creature an opponent controls and gain control of it. If you do, it gains haste. Sacrifice it and this creature at the beginning of the next end step." Equip I find this card as interesting as Troischa finds Dieule. Upon realizing it's being observed, Dieule takes an alarmed step back before putting together that it's not in immediate danger. It pauses for a moment, remaining still as Troischa stares at it. The Phyrexian is compleated, and while it is a unique design, it has clearly seen better days. "You appear infatuated with my craftsmanship. Something I can help with?"Blissful Sleeper Creature - Human Minion Blissful Sleeper cannot attack its owner or planeswalkers its owner controls unless its controller pays  . 2/2 "To overcome the will of Phyrexia is a feat few can achieve. We are still working to bring that number to zero." |
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Post by test on May 5, 2020 21:22:13 GMT
Contract Jumper: 9/10. I like it a lot, but I think it could be a common. The spider-esque machine turns to face Lettie, visibly shocked for a moment at the corrosives on her belt before composing itself into a defensive stance to counter the alchemist's enthusiasm. "I am Dieule: Project Dieu, test number 13. What are you?"Unfettered Drone Creature - Beast : ~ can block creatures with flying and menace until end of turn. 3/3 "Succumbing to the oil grants a lack of fear. Once compleated, one can be rebuilt any number of times. Death becomes an inconvenience." Target player sacrifices a creature. If that player can't, you draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Unfettered Drone — You're doing a good job of making Phi mana palatable. However, the ability effect doesn't seem to play nice with the rules; it would be better off granting reach for dealing with flying, but countering menace is a considerable problem, and might not work as worded since can't beats can, and its debatable whether this effect or menace itself is more specific. 7/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 5, 2020 23:17:12 GMT
Lettie's face turns from a disappointed stare to a cold sneer. "I am more than one thing. Among the list, I am a human, an apothecary, a planeswalker, and someone who would rather like a specific machine destroyed." She takes a step forward, leaving a thin trail of miasma in the air, and she adopts a tone of mock pondering. "That one also seemed to have a number for a name. Perhaps the two of you are associated? Perhaps you can answer in greater detail about the many things you are, so that I don't rehearse the battle against my target with you?"Cruel Browbeating Sorcery Target player sacrifices a creature. If that player can't, you draw two cards and lose 2 life.
Unfettered Drone — You're doing a good job of making Phi mana palatable. However, the ability effect doesn't seem to play nice with the rules; it would be better off granting reach for dealing with flying, but countering menace is a considerable problem, and might not work as worded since can't beats can, and its debatable whether this effect or menace itself is more specific. 7/10 I guess it works, but I think I'd rather just have a card that does either of its modes instead of both. The machine takes a new stance, standing its ground. "I assure you, I have not met your target. I've arrived on this plane only recently, and cannot seem to find anything else that is compleat." It imitates Lettie's mocking tone for its next line, "Among my list, I am silver, glass, and Phyrexian."Rusted Neuroneedle Artifact Whenever an opponent draws a card except for their first each turn, you may pay . If you do, that player loses 2 life. It is kinda weird to wrangle the phi mana into every card, but it's an interesting challenge. |
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Post by Parasign on May 6, 2020 8:58:01 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Blissful Sleeper: Love the name and flavor text, but the ability seems far too weak for such a niche effect. Might work in a multiplayer limited format like Conspiracy, if there are enough Donate effects to make the effect ever relevant. 9/10.So observant. Ten years ago, Troischa would have flushed with embarrassment. Five years ago, she would have resisted that response. Now, she can't even recall what blushing felt like. She consciously raises her "heart" rate a few notches, in tribute to the autonomic processes of her youth.
The psychological stresses, however, prove eternal. "I've never met a Phyrexian before," she finally confesses. "I'd love to... to know how you work."Prygaze  Artifact – Equipment Living weapon Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has “Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card.” Equip 
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 6, 2020 17:25:26 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Blissful Sleeper: Love the name and flavor text, but the ability seems far too weak for such a niche effect. Might work in a multiplayer limited format like Conspiracy, if there are enough Donate effects to make the effect ever relevant. 9/10.So observant. Ten years ago, Troischa would have flushed with embarrassment. Five years ago, she would have resisted that response. Now, she can't even recall what blushing felt like. She consciously raises her "heart" rate a few notches, in tribute to the autonomic processes of her youth.
The psychological stresses, however, prove eternal. "I've never met a Phyrexian before," she finally confesses. "I'd love to... to know how you work."Prygaze Artifact – Equipment Living weapon Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has “Whenever this creature deals damage to an opponent, draw a card.” Equip It feels overcosted. I think the equip cost could be 1 less. The machine was evidently not expecting that answer. A human that didn't want to kill it? This is an opportunity that will have to be taken carefully. It had an idea. An awful, terrible, wonderful idea.The fleshling wants to know how I work? Well then, let's give her what she wants.The machine skitters closer to Troishca. "I'm sure I can oblige to some degree. What did you have in mind?"Willing Subject Creature - Horror Whenever you lose life, put a +1/+1 counter on ~. 2/2 |
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Post by Parasign on May 6, 2020 22:29:03 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Willing Subject: I'm a bit wary of making common life-loss payoffs in a set that uses Phyrexian mana, since it's already such a mild alternate cost. Then again, there should probably be some way to encourage drafting lots of Phyrexian-mana cards together, so I suspect this is better than nothing. 8/10.Up close, the machine's design is even more striking. Troischa resists the urge to reach out and touch it.
"Oh, I have all sorts of questions. Were you built, grown, or compleated? How did you arrive on this plane? Do you have a spark, and if so, what kind? What's your molecular composition? How do you spread phyresis? Can you reproduce with non-Phyrexians?" She rattles off each question without difficulty, in no danger of growing short of breath.Barrage of Questions   Instant Choose target opponent, then repeat the following process X times. The chosen player may have ~ deal 2 damage to them. If that player doesn't, you draw a card.
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Post by test on May 7, 2020 0:26:57 GMT
Cruel Browbeating: 6/10. I guess it works, but I think I'd rather just have a card that does either of its modes instead of both. The machine takes a new stance, standing its ground. "I assure you, I have not met your target. I've arrived on this plane only recently, and cannot seem to find anything else that is compleat." It imitates Lettie's mocking tone for its next line, "Among my list, I am silver, glass, and Phyrexian."Rusted Neuroneedle Artifact Whenever an opponent draws a card except for their first each turn, you may pay . If you do, that player loses 2 life. It is kinda weird to wrangle the phi mana into every card, but it's an interesting challenge.  Creature — Worm Horror The Worm that Lives enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each land card in your graveyard. , Put the top six cards of your library into your graveyard: Return The Worm that Lives from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. 0/0
Rusted Neuroneedle — Another good use of phi mana, this time on an artifact. I'm not certain it's a great card, but it does allow you to keep triggering without black sources once you have a lead, which is nice. 9/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 7, 2020 1:44:25 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Willing Subject: I'm a bit wary of making common life-loss payoffs in a set that uses Phyrexian mana, since it's already such a mild alternate cost. Then again, there should probably be some way to encourage drafting lots of Phyrexian-mana cards together, so I suspect this is better than nothing. 8/10.Up close, the machine's design is even more striking. Troischa resists the urge to reach out and touch it.
"Oh, I have all sorts of questions. Were you built, grown, or compleated? How did you arrive on this plane? Do you have a spark, and if so, what kind? What's your molecular composition? How do you spread phyresis? Can you reproduce with non-Phyrexians?" She rattles off each question without difficulty, in no danger of growing short of breath.Barrage of Questions Instant Choose target opponent, then repeat the following process X times. The chosen player may have ~ deal 2 damage to them. If that player doesn't, you draw a card. I could see this being mythic, as I think it does ramp up pretty quickly. But at the same time I really like it. The machine responds to the woman's questions as quickly as she can ask them. "Built. Planeswalked. Yes, artificial, it's complicated. 68.1% silver, 12.5% iron, and 19.4% carbon. I don't think I can reproduce with non-Phyrexians, but I could give you a demonstration of phyresis."
Jar of Answers Artifact Whenever an opponent draws a card except for their first each turn, you may pay  . If you do, draw a card. |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 7, 2020 2:09:08 GMT
The Worm That Lives: 9/10. I could see myself giving this 10, except I don't play self-mill, so I'm not completely sure how good or bad this card actually is. It's a really cool idea though. As the machine speaks, its voice distorts, shaping and molting into another. A deeper, harsher voice."Well that's not very nice. The Blind Eternities did a number on me, but I wouldn't say I'm as filthy or disgusting as a fleshling. My existence serves as proof that Gitaxias can create a spark. And now that I have passed the tests laid out by my creators, surely they will make more of me. The glory of Phyrexia will return to the multiverse. What value does your life hold, rot bag?"The machine seems to be rearranging parts of itself slowly, getting ready to attack should it need to.Oil Converter Artifact ,  : Exile a land card from a graveyard. , , Sacrifice Oil Converter: Target creature gains infect until end of turn. Though they are expensive to make, converters make the process of phyresis much easier.
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Post by Parasign on May 8, 2020 0:27:31 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Jar of Answers: I like the use of Phyrexian mana here. Not so much a fan of relatively niche hate cards at uncommon that do nothing on their own, but at least this one has combo potential. 8/10.Well, it wasn't a definitive no, at least. Troischa swallows her disappointment and presses on. "A demonstration? That sounds fantastic. You'll need something to compleat, yeah?" She reaches into her cloak and, grimacing, rotates something inside until it makes an audible click. With a small sigh of relief, she pulls out a buzzing, whirring metal icosahedron covered in spinning gears and lashing copper threads. "Would this work? It's alive, technically speaking."Prosthetic Soul Artifact - Equipment When ~ enters the battlefield or equipped creature dies, put a charge counter on ~. Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on ~. Equip
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 8, 2020 0:57:40 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Jar of Answers: I like the use of Phyrexian mana here. Not so much a fan of relatively niche hate cards at uncommon that do nothing on their own, but at least this one has combo potential. 8/10.Well, it wasn't a definitive no, at least. Troischa swallows her disappointment and presses on. "A demonstration? That sounds fantastic. You'll need something to compleat, yeah?" She reaches into her cloak and, grimacing, rotates something inside until it makes an audible click. With a small sigh of relief, she pulls out a buzzing, whirring metal icosahedron covered in spinning gears and lashing copper threads. "Would this work? It's alive, technically speaking."Prosthetic Soul Artifact - Equipment When ~ enters the battlefield or equipped creature dies, put a charge counter on ~. Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on ~. Equip I like it a lot. I think it balances itself well and fits at uncommon. Would be fun to play in a sacrifice deck. "I don't see why not." A mechanical arm extends from the body of the machine and grasps the polyhedron, then pulls it back towards itself. A small ejector emerges from the machine, and shoots a black sludge onto the icosahedron. This sludge shifts and expands, engulfing the icosohedron. As it suffers this, its copper threads thrash wildly, and its gears spin faster and faster, before slowing back down to normal. After a moment the oil, now much thinner then when it was shot out, seeps into the cracks of the icosohedron, unnoticable, except that its metal is far darker than it was originally. Dieule extends its arm, and the compleated object it holds, back towards Troischa.
Phyresis Performer
Creature - Horror Whenever ~ or a creature you don't control dies, you may pay . If you do, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. 3/2 |
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Post by Parasign on May 8, 2020 3:23:37 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Phyresis Performer: I like the combo potential here, and how it can still do something even if it’s killed. The asymmetry in the trigger bothers me for some reason, but otherwise it seems fine. 9/10.
Troischa extracts a strip of gray cloth from beneath her cloak and carefully wraps it around the polyhedron before picking it up. Where it touches the object, it lights up in a brilliant display of shifting colors. She studies the display, mesmerized.
"Fascinating." She looks back up at the machine. "Oh! I’m sorry, where are my manners? My name is Troischa Sulberynn." She flashes a grin. "What’s yours? Assuming you have one, of course."Belated Introductions Instant Exile target creature you control and target creature you don’t control, then return them to the battlefield under their owners’ control.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 8, 2020 4:01:01 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Phyresis Performer: I like the combo potential here, and how it can still do something even if it’s killed. The asymmetry in the trigger bothers me for some reason, but otherwise it seems fine. 9/10.
Troischa extracts a strip of gray cloth from beneath her cloak and carefully wraps it around the polyhedron before picking it up. Where it touches the object, it lights up in a brilliant display of shifting colors. She studies the display, mesmerized.
"Fascinating." She looks back up at the machine. "Oh! I’m sorry, where are my manners? My name is Troischa Sulberynn." She flashes a grin. "What’s yours? Assuming you have one, of course."Belated Introductions Instant Exile target creature you control and target creature you don’t control, then return them to the battlefield under their owners’ control. I know its a blink spell but I feel like I would use it more to remove creatures from combat. Not that that's a bad thing. The machine almost seems disappointed at the development while Troischa is examining the compleated polyhedron and its light-up blanket. The expression is all but gone by the time she looks back to Dieule. "The others have called me Dieule, as a derivative of my designation: Test 13 of the Dieu Project. It is good to meet you, Troischa." Dieule pauses a moment before continuing. "If it isn't rude to ask, what plane are you from?"Font of Growth Artifact Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on it. |
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Post by Parasign on May 8, 2020 4:29:54 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Font of Growth: I don't know if this could be common, even in the post-WAR era. That's potentially a lot of P/T for 2 mana. I like it quite a bit as an uncommon, though. 9/10."None, actually." Troischa smiles. "I'm from the Hub. Big metal ship that wanders through the Blind Eternities, making temporary portals to nearby planes. Supposedly some oldwalker's vanity project, but nobody sane is old enough to remember who."
She glances back down at the cloth-wrapped device in her palm. "I have one more question, if you don't mind my asking. Is it possible for someone to be… partially compleat? As in, some organ hosts the oil, but it doesn't spread to anywhere else."Hazardous Device Artifact : Exile the top card of your library. If it's a land card, ~ deals X damage to you, where X is the number of land cards exiled with it. Otherwise, you may play that card until your next turn.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 8, 2020 5:14:38 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Font of Growth: I don't know if this could be common, even in the post-WAR era. That's potentially a lot of P/T for 2 mana. I like it quite a bit as an uncommon, though. 9/10."None, actually." Troischa smiles. "I'm from the Hub. Big metal ship that wanders through the Blind Eternities, making temporary portals to nearby planes. Supposedly some oldwalker's vanity project, but nobody sane is old enough to remember who."
She glances back down at the cloth-wrapped device in her palm. "I have one more question, if you don't mind my asking. Is it possible for someone to be… partially compleat? As in, some organ hosts the oil, but it doesn't spread to anywhere else."Hazardous Device Artifact : Exile the top card of your library. If it's a land card, ~ deals X damage to you, where X is the number of land cards exiled with it. Otherwise, you may play that card until your next turn. The only way I would change this is to make it 1 cheaper and make the ability cost either 1 or R to activate. A metal ship that wanders the Eternities? And it can make portals to other planes? This would solve our issues immediately. I would be the hero of Phyrexia upon my return. I must have it. I must compleat it."Interesting..." The machine appears distracted for a moment, before snapping out of it. "It could be done, though it would take time to set up, and I do not currently know the exact requirements to build the equipment required to contain it. Why would one wish to be perpetually partially compleat, though? I know that we Phyrexians live by the oil, and that the Mirrans hate it. I am simply confused as to why one would choose that option."Temporal Manager Creature - Wizard Whenever a player casts a spell from exile or from a graveyard, counter that spell unless its controller pays . 2/2 Trying to be a weaker, uncommon version of Drannith Magistrate |
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Post by Parasign on May 8, 2020 7:11:59 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Temporal Manager: This feels red to me, since most of the time the effect comes up it'll just do damage. 8/10."Well, you blend flesh and metal to get the strengths of both and the weaknesses of neither, yeah? Same principle. I can think of all sorts of uses for partial phyresis. And let's just say that if I couldn't manage it, no one could." She shoots Dieule a conspiratorial wink. "So, what kind of equipment are we talking about here?"Phyresis Gauntlets Artifact – Equipment At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on equipped creature. Whenever equipped creature attacks or blocks, move all -1/-1 counters from it onto target creature an opponent controls. Equipped creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each counter moved this way. Equip
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 8, 2020 20:14:14 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Temporal Manager: This feels red to me, since most of the time the effect comes up it'll just do damage. 8/10."Well, you blend flesh and metal to get the strengths of both and the weaknesses of neither, yeah? Same principle. I can think of all sorts of uses for partial phyresis. And let's just say that if I couldn't manage it, no one could." She shoots Dieule a conspiratorial wink. "So, what kind of equipment are we talking about here?"Phyresis Gauntlets Artifact – Equipment At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a -1/-1 counter on equipped creature. Whenever equipped creature attacks or blocks, move all -1/-1 counters from it onto target creature an opponent controls. Equipped creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn for each counter moved this way. Equip On the one hand, I like it a lot, on the other, it sounds like Glistening Oil with extra steps. I do like that it offers the strategy of waiting to attack with it until it gets a lot of counters on it though. It's hard to tell whether the machine understands the wink, or is just going along with its own plans that happen to match up with Troischa's. "Well, what we would need to do is remove the organ, infect it, and then reimplant it into an environment that would freeze the oil, or at least thicken it to slow it down significantly. So if provided with the technology to ensure that environment, I'm sure I could arrange for your partial phyresis."Ichor Freezer Creature - Wizard Whenever a -1/-1 counter is put onto ~, tap target creature an opponent controls. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. 1/3 |
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Post by test on May 9, 2020 1:19:14 GMT
The Worm That Lives: 9/10. I could see myself giving this 10, except I don't play self-mill, so I'm not completely sure how good or bad this card actually is. It's a really cool idea though. As the machine speaks, its voice distorts, shaping and molting into another. A deeper, harsher voice."Well that's not very nice. The Blind Eternities did a number on me, but I wouldn't say I'm as filthy or disgusting as a fleshling. My existence serves as proof that Gitaxias can create a spark. And now that I have passed the tests laid out by my creators, surely they will make more of me. The glory of Phyrexia will return to the multiverse. What value does your life hold, rot bag?"The machine seems to be rearranging parts of itself slowly, getting ready to attack should it need to.Oil Converter Artifact , : Exile a land card from a graveyard. , , Sacrifice Oil Converter: Target creature gains infect until end of turn. Though they are expensive to make, converters make the process of phyresis much easier. //The two are fighting now. Since you're the defender, I'm not going to godmod in Dieule's surroundings, and instead, ask that you describe them, if Dieule doesn't immediately retreat. Omnicidal Hermit Creature — Human Shaman As long as there are no other creatures on the battlefield, Omnicidal Hermit gets +4/+4. 2/2
Oil Converter — Infect mode is quite weak with Tainted Strike in mind, and the graveyard hate mode is rather narrow, considering the number of recursion mechanics that instants and sorceries, and the number of strategies built around creatures in graveyards. Otherwise, the design ideas are solid, but the development is what brings it down. 7/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 9, 2020 2:37:59 GMT
A cross between a grin and sneer twists Lettie's face. "None at all." Her expression cracks and she lets out a wave of cackles, each louder than the last, and she concludes with a glare. "I am Wormwood, the Bitter Star. I am rotting. I am life sprouting from death, and I survive by a will that is not my own. You may cling to your notions of glory, but I have no illusions about the nature of my continued existence." Without any further delay, she hurls a corrosive vial towards Dieule, seeking to destroy its limbs with the resulting cloud. "You've told me what your survival means! My life requires your death!"//The two are fighting now. Since you're the defender, I'm not going to godmod in Dieule's surroundings, and instead, ask that you describe them, if Dieule doesn't immediately retreat. Omnicidal Hermit Creature — Human Shaman As long as there are no other creatures on the battlefield, Omnicidal Hermit gets +4/+4. 2/2
Oil Converter — Infect mode is quite weak with Tainted Strike in mind, and the graveyard hate mode is rather narrow, considering the number of recursion mechanics that instants and sorceries, and the number of strategies built around creatures in graveyards. Otherwise, the design ideas are solid, but the development is what brings it down. 7/10 . Mechanically, it definitely fits the flavor of omnicide, I just don't think it'd be very useful. Dieule quickly jumps to the side, then tries to keep itself low to the ground, hiding in the tall grass, while moving slowly away from the corrosive cloud and scanning to determine which tree is closest to use as cover. "Such theatrics. Life sprouting from death? A will that is not your own? Almost sounds... Phyrexian." With that, the machine shoots a barrage of black oil at Lettie.Infection Squad Creature - Wizard Spawn When ~ enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Spawn creature token. Whenever ~ or another Spawn dies, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. 1/2 |
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Post by test on May 9, 2020 5:03:14 GMT
Omnicidal Hermit: 8/10. Mechanically, it definitely fits the flavor of omnicide, I just don't think it'd be very useful. Dieule quickly jumps to the side, then tries to keep itself low to the ground, hiding in the tall grass, while moving slowly away from the corrosive cloud and scanning to determine which tree is closest to use as cover. "Such theatrics. Life sprouting from death? A will that is not your own? Almost sounds... Phyrexian." With that, the machine shoots a barrage of black oil at Lettie.Infection Squad Creature - Wizard Spawn When ~ enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Spawn creature token. Whenever ~ or another Spawn dies, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. 1/2 All creatures with power 2 or less able to block Catching Rye do so. 3/3
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 9, 2020 5:44:29 GMT
Dieule's deliberate motions give Lettie time to overchannel a harvest spell into the sod mat, allowing her to pull a section of the top layer from the ground to shield herself with it like a protective mantle. As soon as the barrage has ended, she immediately discards the mantle before any oil has time to soak through, then she quickly lunges behind her own tree. "The profane inspiration of my spark will one day die. Phyrexia, however, is an eternal monument to imperfection and failure! We must all perish!" With another spell cast, she animates the tall grass near the barrage's origin to curl around the nearest moving object, in a bid to locate and immobilize Dieule.Catching Rye Creature — Plant All creatures with power 2 or less able to block Catching Rye do so. 3/3
Infection Squad — Evaluating this with assumption of life mode. With that in mind, this is almost certainly too good. It sure is an uncommon signpost though. 7/10 I went looking around for cards that did the same thing and found it weird how they've changed. Fun fact: Prized Unicorn is a common in M20 but was an uncommon in Magic: Origins. Power creep is strange. "Imperfection and Failure!?" The machine lunges at Lettie, only to be grabbed by a leg and pulled back by the grass. Dieule promptly turns and cuts the leg off, spilling oil over both the grass and itself before scuttering away from the animated grass, increasing the distance between Lettie and Dieule. "Yours is the domain of chaos and imperfection. Phyrexia is a paragon of efficacy and perfection. Two planes have already fallen to the oil, and this will be the third! I've already spilled plenty of my own blood here. How do you intend to stop it from spreading?" The oil from the leg is currently flowing into the animated grass, and the oil from the barrage, while still as far as Lettie threw it, has seeped through the soil.Suicide Drone Creature - Spawn : ~ gains deathtouch until end of turn. 2/1 |
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Post by test on May 12, 2020 23:34:32 GMT
Catching Rye: 9/10. I went looking around for cards that did the same thing and found it weird how they've changed. Fun fact: Prized Unicorn is a common in M20 but was an uncommon in Magic: Origins. Power creep is strange. "Imperfection and Failure!?" The machine lunges at Lettie, only to be grabbed by a leg and pulled back by the grass. Dieule promptly turns and cuts the leg off, spilling oil over both the grass and itself before scuttering away from the animated grass, increasing the distance between Lettie and Dieule. "Yours is the domain of chaos and imperfection. Phyrexia is a paragon of efficacy and perfection. Two planes have already fallen to the oil, and this will be the third! I've already spilled plenty of my own blood here. How do you intend to stop it from spreading?" The oil from the leg is currently flowing into the animated grass, and the oil from the barrage, while still as far as Lettie threw it, has seeped through the soil.Suicide Drone Creature - Spawn : ~ gains deathtouch until end of turn. 2/1 //Lettie does indeed have a (somewhat expensive, and more expansive than stated) plan for dealing with the oil deposits, but she can't undertake it with Dieule as a nearby threat. Rattling Laughter Instant Until end of turn, target creature gains trample, and other creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Suicide Drone — It is probably for the best that phi activated abilities grant non-stacking benefits, but this card is rather weak; 1B can easily get a deathtouching piker, with Hand of Silumgar as the example at common. Otherwise, no complaints. 8/10 |
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 13, 2020 1:56:36 GMT
Lettie pretends she's about to answer, but then lobs another corrosive vial at Dieule. Only then she answers. "By eradicating that taint of phyrexian life, and all life surrounding it. There are surefire methods. Consider, for one, that without the power to divide a spark, the oil separated from you must have been deprived of your resistance to aether... something I have ready access to." She continues the offensive, positioning attacks to drive Dieule away from the area. "I won't bore you with any more details! Instead, let's talk about you! Did Gitaxias envision you with that many legs, or were you trying to improve the perfect design? Was it an effective solution? Was it an efficient use of your blood? Why don't you make some more investments, I'm sure you don't need that much to function! Come, paragon of perfection! Shouldn't you have triumphed already?" Soon, she can hardly speak through her mad cackles.//Lettie does indeed have a (somewhat expensive, and more expansive than stated) plan for dealing with the oil deposits, but she can't undertake it with Dieule as a nearby threat. Rattling Laughter Instant Until end of turn, target creature gains trample, and other creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Suicide Drone — It is probably for the best that phi activated abilities grant non-stacking benefits, but this card is rather weak; 1B can easily get a deathtouching piker, with Hand of Silumgar as the example at common. Otherwise, no complaints. 8/10 It feels too weak to be 4 but too good to be 3. Plus it's trying to both be a weak board wipe and a target buff, which just seems dissonant. The machine fires a needle to release the vial's gas before it reaches Dieule, which seems to have taken a moment to collect itself. "I needn't suffer the taunts of a madwoman. My victory will come, even if it is not immediate. Fortunately for me, I can wait. Though from what you've said, I'm not sure that you can." Dieule begins retreating into the forest. Charge Inverter Artifact Whenever an opponent casts a spell that targets a creature they control, you may pay . If you do, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. Whenever an opponent casts a spell that targets a creature you control, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. "A simple redirection goes a long way." |
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Post by test on May 13, 2020 6:35:41 GMT
Ratting Laughter: 6.5/10. It feels too weak to be 4 but too good to be 3. Plus it's trying to both be a weak board wipe and a target buff, which just seems dissonant. The machine fires a needle to release the vial's gas before it reaches Dieule, which seems to have taken a moment to collect itself. "I needn't suffer the taunts of a madwoman. My victory will come, even if it is not immediate. Fortunately for me, I can wait. Though from what you've said, I'm not sure that you can." Dieule begins retreating into the forest. Charge Inverter Artifact Whenever an opponent casts a spell that targets a creature they control, you may pay . If you do, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature. Whenever an opponent casts a spell that targets a creature you control, you may pay . If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature. "A simple redirection goes a long way."
Charge Inverter — Given the relative sparsity of the triggers, this faces some development issues outside some specific environments (Theros comes to mind). However, I think it's a good response (with colors in mind), and the ability to skip implied payment in up-front cost (as a free trigger would require a high up-front cost) or explicit payment in the trigger costs for irrelevant triggers (i.e. kill spells targeting your creatures) is rather nice. 8/10 |
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Post by Parasign on May 21, 2020 2:40:44 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Ichor Freezer: Don't know what to say here except that I love the build-around potential, especially in Limited. 10/10."What… you just need an icebox? That’s it? I've got one right here." Troischa pulls open a rectangular flap on the front of her cloak. Liquid nitrogen steams from the chamber beneath it, which somehow appears to be recessed deep into her torso. With another grimace of discomfort, she extracts the small nitrogen-wreathed box and holds it out to Dieule. Something writhes and clicks beneath its exterior. "Organ's already inside." She grins. "Work your magic."Splicer’s Cask Artifact At the beginning of your end step, you may move a counter from ~ onto a creature you control. Then, if ~ has no counters on it, you may move a counter from a different creature you control onto it.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 21, 2020 3:58:27 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Ichor Freezer: Don't know what to say here except that I love the build-around potential, especially in Limited. 10/10."What… you just need an icebox? That’s it? I've got one right here." Troischa pulls open a rectangular flap on the front of her cloak. Liquid nitrogen steams from the chamber beneath it, which somehow appears to be recessed deep into her torso. With another grimace of discomfort, she extracts the small nitrogen-wreathed box and holds it out to Dieule. Something writhes and clicks beneath its exterior. "Organ's already inside." She grins. "Work your magic."Splicer’s Cask Artifact At the beginning of your end step, you may move a counter from ~ onto a creature you control. Then, if ~ has no counters on it, you may move a counter from a different creature you control onto it. It's an interesting version of the Ozolith. Can't say which I like more. ...That was easy. A little too easy.
The machine skitters slowly up to Troischa, stopping a couple feet away from the container. It looks in the container, glances up at Troischa, then looks back to the container. A small mechanical arm with an attached needle emerges from Dieule's body, moves over to the container, and injects oil into the organ, before retracting. The writhing and clicking speed up, as the organ initially fights the ichor, then slow back down as the organ takes on a black taint. "It should be ready to go. And if you ever need more, feel free to find me." A hint of eagerness in its tone is subdued, but noticeable. Harbinger of Tar Creature - Spawn Cleric Whenever a counter is put on a permanent, you may pay . If you do, put a -1/-1 counter on that permanent. 2/4 |
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Post by Parasign on May 21, 2020 4:37:25 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Harbinger of Tar: The black makes sense, but nothing about this really feels green. I'm also not sure I like how it triggers itself. Seems potentially quite frustrating in Limited with enough ramp and/or lifegain effects. 7/10."Alright, let's see if this works." She tugs on her lower right leg and it comes off at the ankle, revealing wires, gears, and other machinery whirring inside. Balancing awkwardly on one foot, she dumps the box onto the severed limb, which reaches out with tendrils of rubber, copper, and plastic to devour it greedily. Then she waits, one eye on the limb and the other on Dieule. "Just to make sure there are no complications, you understand. Not exactly working in a sterilized environment here."She pauses, weighing her options. "Oh, and I was also thinking that maybe we could get lunch after this. What do Phyrexians eat, anyway?"Surprise Inspection Instant Counter up to one target spell or ability that targets a permanent. Each player who lost life this turn discards a card, then each other player draws a card. "Let's see if everything's up to code."
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on May 21, 2020 21:00:50 GMT
pacifistwestwoman Harbinger of Tar: The black makes sense, but nothing about this really feels green. I'm also not sure I like how it triggers itself. Seems potentially quite frustrating in Limited with enough ramp and/or lifegain effects. 7/10."Alright, let's see if this works." She tugs on her lower right leg and it comes off at the ankle, revealing wires, gears, and other machinery whirring inside. Balancing awkwardly on one foot, she dumps the box onto the severed limb, which reaches out with tendrils of rubber, copper, and plastic to devour it greedily. Then she waits, one eye on the limb and the other on Dieule. "Just to make sure there are no complications, you understand. Not exactly working in a sterilized environment here."She pauses, weighing her options. "Oh, and I was also thinking that maybe we could get lunch after this. What do Phyrexians eat, anyway?"Surprise Inspection Instant Counter up to one target spell or ability that targets a permanent. Each player who lost life this turn discards a card, then each other player draws a card. "Let's see if everything's up to code." Part of me wants this to cost less. I'm also not a fan of the fact that it could cause the caster to discard a card. Get lunch? With a Phyrexian? And that leg... What is this woman?
Dieule sits confused for a moment before responding. "Not that I won't join you, but, being a machine, I do not eat, in the same way that a sword does not eat. I even lack a proper mouth. My energy comes from the oil, which replenishes on its own. But with that compartment from your chest, and detachable leg, you clearly aren't all flesh. What do you eat?"Deepsea Processor Creature - Spawn Wizard Whenever you discard a card, investigate. 3/3 |
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