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Post by Neottolemo on Dec 29, 2020 11:51:31 GMT
Herd Susceptibility seems fine, works as a response, and has fitting flavour, 9/10 Full response coming later. EDIT - "The rest of the team's fine, as far as we could tell. And I've never heard of this Ixalan. These dinosaurs... They don't seem to be bothered by me. That said, they're animals, and they act like animals. All of those I bring here act like they've got full bellies, but they're not, uh, traditionally smart. I've had to stop a few from chasing things bigger than they are, possibly out of some desire for dominance. Though that doesn't explain them chasing butterflies. In that case, they probably just wanted to play..." Carefree Hatchling Creature - Dinosaur Haste
Whenever Carefree Hatchling deals combat damage to a player, you may pay . If you do, draw a card. Otherwise, each player draws a card. 1/2
"Ah, well. That's better than them appearing to attack you." Lettie crosses her arms and drums her fingers on her sleeve for a second. "If you were cursed, I have a few potions that can banish curses, but without any knowledge of what caused this, such a potion would likely not do anything for you beyond being unpleasant to drink. It's also quite a strange curse to have, if you're able to stop a dinosaur from just doing what it wants. Without any more specialized treatments, all I can offer you at the moment is some free advice: you would best find a way to efficiently handle these beasts. Shouldn't be too difficult, considering what you can do already. If you need materials for that, you can contact me later for them."Luring Lantern Artifact , : Target creature attacks this turn if able. I don't mind making you pay to not give me cards, or just plucking it off with a block. Carefree Hatchling — Seems like an interesting design, but it seems to be pushing its luck in much a similar manner to swiftspear. 7/10"It's not hard to keep a dinosaur at bay, it's just... A lot of work. But if I get what you're saying, then I guess I'm out of luck with potions unless I find out what went wrong when I went to the past. Hrrgh... I'll have to look into that more. Don't have much of a clue where to begin there. Still, thanks for the help."
Luring Lantern: I think the base cost might want to be upped to at least due to it not being an easy-to-remove creature like the ones on which most repeatable attacks-this-turn-if-able effects are on, but I might be wrong. Overall looks mostly fine. 8/10
This is a very old interaction so you don't have to continue the exchange and/or add flavour.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Dec 31, 2020 17:37:29 GMT
Troischa might notice when soldering the lock shut that it was already unlocked before she sliced it. Lettie's home is divided into the storefront, which is separated from the hub tunnel by another door and hallway, where taking a side turn in the hallway leads to Lettie's bedroom, library, or storeroom. There are windows, still lined with salt, throughout the house, except near the hub tunnel, which has been deactivated and drained of aether. The place feels somewhat empty; where Troischa might have seen the shelves in Lettie's other shop completely filled, there are only a handful of volumes leftover here. There also seems to be a lack of chairs. Before long, Dieule might realize that all they're reading are treatises on medicine and encyclopedias of various planes, as well as pieces of scrap paper which seem to have been reused for many different calculations. There might still be something here, but if it is, Lettie would have had to miss it when she was removing all of her most important documents and books. The selection of vials on display also seems homogenous, with much less variety in colour and shape than Troischa saw before.
There are, however, a plethora of taxidermied animals about the shop, various skins of alligators, turtles, snakes, all seeming to stare at the intruders from various angles. Lettie, where she is setting down books in another shop, drops them, and immediately dons a blood-red winter cloak, and douses it in neutralizer, and equips her potion belt, double checking that she hasn't brought any pale morningstar powder or eternity spores with her. Her main weapons in this fight will be corrosive clouds for the constructs, brimstone clouds for the glistening oil, and vials of aether that she siphoned from the hub tunnel as trump cards. Lettie measures and drinks a potion of regeneration, and equips herself with a few spares and some everwake potions, as she watches Troischa and Dieule, waiting for the locations of objectives within her home to separate them, or for one of her allies to catch their attention. Rigged from the Start Sorcery Choose a nonland, noncreature type. Each opponent sacrifices all permanents they control of that type, and loses 1 life for each permanent they sacrificed this way. Ignition Key — Going to ding you for possible development issue here, since artifact strategies that bootstrap their generic costs (even if you've covered one of the abuse cases) are often cause for concern, as are discount sources that are 1 cmc. However, I like the overall design, especially the ult. 8/10Speedreader Homunculus — Still doing good with not so broken uses of phi mana. It's hard to judge this card, since there have definitely been more pushed investigate engines printed, so I'm discounting development for this rating. Compared to those same engines, simple as this is, it seems less than rare, and when you recall that it's already possible to get cards on each turn with uncommon cards. 8/10 Parasign@windydelcarlo@cajun Rigged From the Start: 9/10 Looks like fun. Sacrificing and life loss balance well with not being able to target creatures. Wait for the Moment: 7/10 Interesting, but really weird. I couldn't see myself playing it unless it was immediately before it would trigger, and I can't think of many cards that I would want to use this on. I feel like it could be good in multiplayer commander though. Fae Opportunist: 8/10 I really like this card, and it would be a fun sideboard, but you couldn't really put it in the main deck, since (I think) you could only use it against decks that use a ton of Clue, Treasure, or Food tokens. Dieule sits in the library, reading through books, before realizing that there's nothing to read that can be connected to the portal. "Troischa, it appears that there's..." The machine's tone is disappointed, before it pauses to look up, and see the pair of gold and blue aether birds. It's voice shifts to alarmed and frustrated, and increases in volume. "Troishca! We've been seen!"
From there, Dieule gets off the table, and moves towards the tunnel, but stops in the doorway, where it notices the taxidermy watching it from multiple sides. "Can she... see us?" Dieule asks quietly, "No, if she could, then...? I don't like this."
The sound of pumping oil is audible as Dieule covers itself in a mucus-like layer of glistening oil. Cornered in the Dark
Sorcery As an additional cost to cast ~, you may pay any amount of . For each paid this way, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature your team controls. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Paying an extra in order to buff Dieule and Troishca)
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Post by Parasign on Jan 1, 2021 5:14:14 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo cajun pacifistwestwoman Rigged From the Start: Effect seems interesting, and this is probably the right cost. 9/10.Wait for the Moment: The wording here seems unnecessarily confusing and complex; why not just have it cost twice X life when you cast the exiled card? Aside from that, this appears to suffer from all the usual problems with cost-cheaters; I have a hard time seeing this outside of some degenerate deck that wins or loses off the back of one massive spell cast way ahead of schedule. 6/10.Fae Opportunist: I still have an irrational dislike of faeries in exactly WB, and this doesn't solve the "why not just make it a Spirit" problem for me. The effect is intriguing, though I'm not sure it's in the right colors here. I wonder if it works better as a hate card or as a combo piece. 8/10.Troischa continues to study the portal, looking for any locks to pick, controls to hack, or encryptions to brute-force. On hearing Dieule's cry, she glances up and offers an annoyed shrug. "Then we'd better hurry up. You don't need to breathe, do you?"
As she returns to her examination, her left arm swings around, extends toward the open window, and opens into a blowtorch, radiating intense heat and toxic fumes onto the birds outside. Charbroil Instant ~ deals 3 damage to any target. If was spent to cast this spell, you gain 3 life.
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Post by test on Jan 2, 2021 5:35:48 GMT
WindyDelcarlo cajun Rigged From the Start: 9/10 Looks like fun. Sacrificing and life loss balance well with not being able to target creatures. Dieule sits in the library, reading through books, before realizing that there's nothing to read that can be connected to the portal. "Troischa, it appears that there's..." The machine's tone is disappointed, before it pauses to look up, and see the pair of gold and blue aether birds. It's voice shifts to alarmed and frustrated, and increases in volume. "Troishca! We've been seen!"
From there, Dieule gets off the table, and moves towards the tunnel, but stops in the doorway, where it notices the taxidermy watching it from multiple sides. "Can she... see us?" Dieule asks quietly, "No, if she could, then...? I don't like this."
The sound of pumping oil is audible as Dieule covers itself in a mucus-like layer of glistening oil. Cornered in the Dark
Sorcery As an additional cost to cast ~, you may pay any amount of . For each paid this way, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature your team controls. Those creatures gain indestructible until end of turn. (Paying an extra in order to buff Dieule and Troishca) test WindyDelcarlo cajun pacifistwestwoman Rigged From the Start: Effect seems interesting, and this is probably the right cost. 9/10.Troischa continues to study the portal, looking for any locks to pick, controls to hack, or encryptions to brute-force. On hearing Dieule's cry, she glances up and offers an annoyed shrug. "Then we'd better hurry up. You don't need to breathe, do you?"
As she returns to her examination, her left arm swings around, extends toward the open window, and opens into a blowtorch, radiating intense heat and toxic fumes onto the birds outside. Charbroil Instant ~ deals 3 damage to any target. If was spent to cast this spell, you gain 3 life. Popcornia gurfafflekins Troischa might have noticed that the oscillator is disconnected and reconnected it, only to find that there are no mechanical or digital controls anywhere on the tunnel; she might then realize that the interface is entirely magical, even to power on the tunnel's display. Then if she turns that on, she'll find that it's going to be a decently long time before the tunnel is at capacity. Lettie meanwhile, has chosen her target. Troischa is dismissive towards threats, likely due to resilience and redundancy of living system. Outcomes of an attack on her are too uncertain. However, the phyrexian's attention is either on Troischa, my books, or a window, which means an entire half of the hallway it's not watching. Lettie planeswalks into her storeroom, which is closer to the front than the library, then hurls a non-igniting brimstone cloud across the hall and into the library's doorway, with the goal of alkylating the oil that the phyrexian has drawn about itself. She immediately takes cover behind the storeroom's doorframe afterwards, though someone might spot her aetherprint's miasma drifting into the hall. She hopes that her allies have taken notice of the fumes, and understood that now is the time to fight. Brimstone Bottle Artifact Your opponents can't gain life. , , Sacrifice Brimstone Bottle: Brimstone Bottle deals 3 damage to any target. (Fizzle target by a response, or hold up to prevent lifegain to offset the amount of life being lost.) Cornered in the Dark — The card is difficult to evaluate, as unlike most X spells, it isn't constrained by your land count, and therefore has to have scaling that is in-line for both cost and effect. In my opinion, for this card, it is not the case, seeing as it is practically useless at low "X". Indestructible has uses at sorcery speed, but usually if that's on a creature, not on a card where you can easily get 2-for-1'd. 6/10Charbroil — Very good common design. This exact iteration doesn't yet exist. It resembles Lightning Helix, but is effectively modal. Also a response that accounts for the life loss you'd both be racking up by now. 9/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Jan 2, 2021 6:10:03 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo cajun pacifistwestwoman Rigged From the Start: Effect seems interesting, and this is probably the right cost. 9/10.Wait for the Moment: The wording here seems unnecessarily confusing and complex; why not just have it cost twice X life when you cast the exiled card? Aside from that, this appears to suffer from all the usual problems with cost-cheaters; I have a hard time seeing this outside of some degenerate deck that wins or loses off the back of one massive spell cast way ahead of schedule. 6/10.Fae Opportunist: I still have an irrational dislike of faeries in exactly WB, and this doesn't solve the "why not just make it a Spirit" problem for me. The effect is intriguing, though I'm not sure it's in the right colors here. I wonder if it works better as a hate card or as a combo piece. 8/10.Troischa continues to study the portal, looking for any locks to pick, controls to hack, or encryptions to brute-force. On hearing Dieule's cry, she glances up and offers an annoyed shrug. "Then we'd better hurry up. You don't need to breathe, do you?"
As she returns to her examination, her left arm swings around, extends toward the open window, and opens into a blowtorch, radiating intense heat and toxic fumes onto the birds outside. Charbroil Instant ~ deals 3 damage to any target. If was spent to cast this spell, you gain 3 life. If the birds care about the blowtorch, they don't make that known to Troischa. They ripple and reform as air blows through them, continuing to watch the lady until something happens in the back. The entire flock, save for one bird, floods into the building and down the hallway all at once, rushing into the room where things seem to be happening and presently hoping to contribute by being a flock of around a dozen birds flying around in a confined space. The last bird continues to sit there and not care about the blowtorch if Troischa continues to try to apply it to the bird.Flock of Shadows Creature - Elemental Bird Flying , Exile two cards from your graveyard: Create a 1/1 white and black Bird creature tokens. Whenever a Bird you control dies, put a +1/+1 counter on each Bird you control. 1/1 Flock of Shadows, while targetable with Charbroil, will just make birds and then grow those birds.
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Post by Parasign on Jan 3, 2021 2:46:10 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman Brimstone Bottle: Seems like a good place to put lifegain hate if it's needed for Limited. 9/10.Flock of Shadows: That's a lot of colorless mana for a card with 2 colors and no generic in its cost. Bird tribal outside of WU is another odd choice, but I think this pulls it off reasonably well. Feels like it belongs in Dodger's Cloudscape set. 8/10.Troischa glares at the floating lights forming the portal's arcane interface. "Worthless dirtpile savages… couldn't wipe their own asses without magic…"She turns back to the exposed aether circuits, their casing dumped unceremoniously on the floor. A complex array of siphons emerges from her fingertips as she cross-references the information provided by the lights, working out how to manually activate the device. Only when the room's lighting begins to dim does she glance up and notice the birds flocking around her, unfazed by her blowtorch."Just great. Even the blighted pigeons are magic." She extinguishes the torch and retracts her left arm. The siphons on her right hand rearrange themselves, aether arcing between them as she thrusts it into the center of the flock's mass. A blinding pulse of focused disruption magic and raw aether flares out across the room.Disrupting Strike Instant Split second Counter target activated or triggered ability. If that ability is from a creature or planeswalker source, ~ deals 3 damage to that permanent. Otherwise, it deals 3 damage to that source's controller.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jan 4, 2021 0:05:27 GMT
Popcornia gurfafflekins Troischa might have noticed that the oscillator is disconnected and reconnected it, only to find that there are no mechanical or digital controls anywhere on the tunnel; she might then realize that the interface is entirely magical, even to power on the tunnel's display. Then if she turns that on, she'll find that it's going to be a decently long time before the tunnel is at capacity. Lettie meanwhile, has chosen her target. Troischa is dismissive towards threats, likely due to resilience and redundancy of living system. Outcomes of an attack on her are too uncertain. However, the phyrexian's attention is either on Troischa, my books, or a window, which means an entire half of the hallway it's not watching. Lettie planeswalks into her storeroom, which is closer to the front than the library, then hurls a non-igniting brimstone cloud across the hall and into the library's doorway, with the goal of alkylating the oil that the phyrexian has drawn about itself. She immediately takes cover behind the storeroom's doorframe afterwards, though someone might spot her aetherprint's miasma drifting into the hall. She hopes that her allies have taken notice of the fumes, and understood that now is the time to fight. Brimstone Bottle Artifact Your opponents can't gain life. , , Sacrifice Brimstone Bottle: Brimstone Bottle deals 3 damage to any target. (Fizzle target by a response, or hold up to prevent lifegain to offset the amount of life being lost.) Cornered in the Dark — The card is difficult to evaluate, as unlike most X spells, it isn't constrained by your land count, and therefore has to have scaling that is in-line for both cost and effect. In my opinion, for this card, it is not the case, seeing as it is practically useless at low "X". Indestructible has uses at sorcery speed, but usually if that's on a creature, not on a card where you can easily get 2-for-1'd. 6/10Charbroil — Very good common design. This exact iteration doesn't yet exist. It resembles Lightning Helix, but is effectively modal. Also a response that accounts for the life loss you'd both be racking up by now. 9/10 Parasign WindyDelcarlo cajunBrimstone Bottle: 9/10. Life gain hate is fun, and having another use for it is good. Flock of Shadows: 8/10. I'm fine with the Aethercast, but I agree that WB bird tribal is weird. I wonder if the bird tribal would work better if they were Spirit Birds. As soon as the cloud touches Dieule, it lets out a short shrill siren before skittering back into the library and climbing up the wall, it's silver limbs stabbing their way through the wood. Dieule ends up near the top of the doorway, and tries to stab at any birds that come near it. "How's the tunnel coming?"Ichorborn Webcrawler Creature - Spawn Spider Reach , : ~ deals 1 damage to target creature with flying. 1/4
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Jan 4, 2021 2:41:42 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman Brimstone Bottle: Seems like a good place to put lifegain hate if it's needed for Limited. 9/10.Flock of Shadows: That's a lot of colorless mana for a card with 2 colors and no generic in its cost. Bird tribal outside of WU is another odd choice, but I think this pulls it off reasonably well. Feels like it belongs in Dodger's Cloudscape set. 8/10.Troischa glares at the floating lights forming the portal's arcane interface. "Worthless dirtpile savages… couldn't wipe their own asses without magic…"She turns back to the exposed aether circuits, their casing dumped unceremoniously on the floor. A complex array of siphons emerges from her fingertips as she cross-references the information provided by the lights, working out how to manually activate the device. Only when the room's lighting begins to dim does she glance up and notice the birds flocking around her, unfazed by her blowtorch."Just great. Even the blighted pigeons are magic." She extinguishes the torch and retracts her left arm. The siphons on her right hand rearrange themselves, aether arcing between them as she thrusts it into the center of the flock's mass. A blinding pulse of focused disruption magic and raw aether flares out across the room.Disrupting Strike Instant Split second Counter target activated or triggered ability. If that ability is from a creature or planeswalker source, ~ deals 3 damage to that permanent. Otherwise, it deals 3 damage to that source's controller. The magic making up the pigeons scatters, dispersing into aether in the atmosphere. The only thing that remains is the single pigeon that decided to stay back, and the newly obtained yellow glow coming off of it. If Troischa or Dieule can feel the movement of aether, the raw aether that Troischa applied to the birds collects itself in one side of the room, and out of it, a dark serpent-like creature slithers out of it, swimming through the air like it was water. It eventually ends up at around two meters long, having used most of the aether, and swims to shove itself into Troischa.The glowy bird splits into two much smaller dragonflies. One hovers up into a corner of the tunnel room, observing from above. The other flies to the room that the Phyrexian just came out of.A new bird sits itself on the windowsill.Stardust Dragon Creature - Elemental Dragon Flash, flying If a creature died this turn, Stardust Dragon enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it. Aethercast -- Stardust Dragon enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it if was spent to cast it. 3/2 (Aethercast morbid = 4 toughness, so it both survives and accepts the death of the birds as a sacrifice)
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Post by cajun on Jan 4, 2021 13:45:42 GMT
As soon as the cloud touches Dieule, it lets out a short shrill siren before skittering back into the library and climbing up the wall, it's silver limbs stabbing their way through the wood. Dieule ends up near the top of the doorway, and tries to stab at any birds that come near it. "How's the tunnel coming?"Ichorborn Webcrawler Creature - Spawn Spider Reach , : ~ deals 1 damage to target creature with flying. 1/4 "What are you standing around gawking for?" A new faerie barked at the lingering ones. A crossbow shouldered and aimed for Dieule. "You're just gonna sit around while this monster does whatever it wants? Well I'm not gonna give it the chance."
//Vikrei fires for Dieule. Whatever the bolt hits, thorny roots will sprout and dig into as well. Blockbuster Bolt Artifact - Equipment Equipped creature has deathtouch. Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a creature, that creature's controller loses life equal to that creature's toughness. Equip
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Post by test on Jan 8, 2021 3:23:52 GMT
//We'll set this, chronologically, to take place before Lettie started preparing for Troischa's attack.
On some days, the activity in Lettie's shops is uneven enough that she has to redistribute her stock. Stepping into one quiet shop, she's overcome by chills, and she cycles through her alarms to confirm that all the windows and doors are closed. She briefly considers that she might soon seem foolish, and then reasons out that if there is truly no one there, there would be no one to witness her foolishness. "It is good to meet you, and I hope I have not disturbed you; it was not my intention. Do you come bearing a warning from on high? Do you need something?" She pauses for an answer, not only listening, but watching for the coincidences through which spirits often communicate. Midnight Dreary Sorcery Target player loses 1 life and discards a card. If a land card is discarded this way, that player puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control.
Haunt — Don't forget your rarity. As is, I assume this is a common. It's straightforward, but the default mode isn't very useful. 7/10
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Post by test on Jan 8, 2021 8:19:12 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman Brimstone Bottle: Seems like a good place to put lifegain hate if it's needed for Limited. 9/10.Troischa glares at the floating lights forming the portal's arcane interface. "Worthless dirtpile savages… couldn't wipe their own asses without magic…"She turns back to the exposed aether circuits, their casing dumped unceremoniously on the floor. A complex array of siphons emerges from her fingertips as she cross-references the information provided by the lights, working out how to manually activate the device. Only when the room's lighting begins to dim does she glance up and notice the birds flocking around her, unfazed by her blowtorch."Just great. Even the blighted pigeons are magic." She extinguishes the torch and retracts her left arm. The siphons on her right hand rearrange themselves, aether arcing between them as she thrusts it into the center of the flock's mass. A blinding pulse of focused disruption magic and raw aether flares out across the room.Disrupting Strike Instant Split second Counter target activated or triggered ability. If that ability is from a creature or planeswalker source, ~ deals 3 damage to that permanent. Otherwise, it deals 3 damage to that source's controller. Parasign WindyDelcarlo cajun Brimstone Bottle: 9/10. Life gain hate is fun, and having another use for it is good. As soon as the cloud touches Dieule, it lets out a short shrill siren before skittering back into the library and climbing up the wall, it's silver limbs stabbing their way through the wood. Dieule ends up near the top of the doorway, and tries to stab at any birds that come near it. "How's the tunnel coming?"Ichorborn Webcrawler Creature - Spawn Spider Reach , : ~ deals 1 damage to target creature with flying. 1/4 Lettie hadn't gotten a direct hit with the initial burst, and the alarms had given her a glimpse of the phyrexian on the ceiling. Brimstone clouds are heavier than air, so she would have little luck simply pressing the same attack. It hadn't been completely wasted however, lingering as it was throughout the corridor and room, still a hazard. Lettie waits for Troischa to start switching her weaponry, and dashes across the hall and into the library with her cloak drawn about her body; the neutralizer soaking it softly crackles as it reacts with the gas. The phyrexian might spot her cloaked figure enter in the haze, black smoke creeping from the gaps in her cloak, and glare up at them, before the rafters of the ceiling turn to thorned ivy, too unstable to cling to, and seeking to strike the phyrexian back to the floor.
This'd be so much easier if we were still putting damage on the stack, but what can you do.
Disrupting Strike — Applicable to the past three cards, definitely a strong response. Seems to be based on trickbind, though lacking the reactivation clause, and seems to be justified enough in its cost. 9/10
Ichorborn Webcrawler — Another good example of not-broken phi mana, but the card is somewhat weak. The use cases are narrow, barring multiples, which don't scale as well due to the cost. 8/10
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Post by foureyesisafish on Jan 8, 2021 18:02:25 GMT
//We'll set this, chronologically, to take place before Lettie started preparing for Troischa's attack.
On some days, the activity in Lettie's shops is uneven enough that she has to redistribute her stock. Stepping into one quiet shop, she's overcome by chills, and she cycles through her alarms to confirm that all the windows and doors are closed. She briefly considers that she might soon seem foolish, and then reasons out that if there is truly no one there, there would be no one to witness her foolishness. "It is good to meet you, and I hope I have not disturbed you; it was not my intention. Do you come bearing a warning from on high? Do you need something?" She pauses for an answer, not only listening, but watching for the coincidences through which spirits often communicate. Midnight Dreary Sorcery Target player loses 1 life and discards a card. If a land card is discarded this way, that player puts a -1/-1 counter on a creature they control.
Haunt — Don't forget your rarity. As is, I assume this is a common. It's straightforward, but the default mode isn't very useful. 7/10Looking back, Haunt could have been safe at just . Midnight Dreary might be too complicated for a new world order common, but I really like the design despite that. 9/10 Lettie hears a small gasp before hearing a faint, feminine voice say, "Oh! I'm sorry madam!" before it pauses. "You are Lettie Wormwood, correct? I came looking for you and ended up resting here."Spirited Discussion Instant - Arcane Kicker Two target players shuffle up to two target cards from their graveyard into their library. If ~ is kicked, they may shuffle up to four target cards from their graveyard into their library instead. A spirit is the perfect discussion partner for those who seek what is lost.(feel free to treat this as a gift)
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Post by Parasign on Jan 9, 2021 10:30:06 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman cajun Stardust Dragon: Think this is a better use of C than the last card, but I'm not really a fan of having two unrelated abilities that do nothing but potentially give it +1/+1 when you play it. Maybe I'm just not Spike enough to properly appreciate this card, but that makes it feel a bit unexciting for a rare to me and I'd prefer one or both abilities to give a different reward. 8/10.Life Drags On: A solid common. 9/10.Troischa's eyes remain locked on the half-formed serpent, her ribcage splitting itself open as she hisses back at Dieule. "The tunnel can wait until this stupid worm DIES."As if to punctuate her statement, the air splits apart with a deep, bone-rattling hum. A beam of absolute darkness flashes into existence, fired directly at the serpent from the chasm at the center of Troischa's opened chest, the air seeming to glow an agonized red at its edges no matter the angle from which it's viewed. Behind the serpent, where the beam reaches the edge of the room, a ragged hole expands in the wall as though it were paper held over a white-hot flame.Troischa can now call for aid from Legends!Overkill Instant ~ deals X damage to target creature. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead. Troischa Calls for Aid for Reset (2 mana, LEG), Dark Ritual (1 mana, 1ED), and Seething Song (3 mana, 9ED). Let's do some completely unnecessary damage.
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Post by test on Jan 9, 2021 18:34:32 GMT
Looking back, Haunt could have been safe at just . Midnight Dreary might be too complicated for a new world order common, but I really like the design despite that. 9/10 Lettie hears a small gasp before hearing a faint, feminine voice say, "Oh! I'm sorry madam!" before it pauses. "You are Lettie Wormwood, correct? I came looking for you and ended up resting here."Spirited Discussion Instant - Arcane Kicker Two target players shuffle up to two target cards from their graveyard into their library. If ~ is kicked, they may shuffle up to four target cards from their graveyard into their library instead. A spirit is the perfect discussion partner for those who seek what is lost.(feel free to treat this as a gift) Lettie visibly starts at the mention of her name. If the spirit already had that, they very well could be bearing a message. "That is indeed who I am, and I don't believe we've met. If someone had told you about me, it would have been better had they introduced us. Properly." Lettie forces down her grimace, but her superficial stoicism and leveled tone sufficiently convey disapproval. "Still, there's nothing to be done about it now. So then, I'd like to know who you are, and why you have sought me out."
Using shuffleback to better control recur.
Spirited Discussion — Cards like Clear the Mind typically cantrip so that they're card neutral. The fact that this is neither card neutral nor relevant to the board is a significant mark against it, as well as the inefficiency of both modes, since by the time you're at 3 cmc you can shuffle back an entire graveyard. Multiplayer aspect is neat, but otherwise, it's not very useful. 6/10
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jan 9, 2021 19:21:22 GMT
test Parasign cajun WindyDelcarloBlockbuster Bolt: 9/10. Seems like a cool way to have a defensive creature deal damage to opponents. Stardust Dragon: 7/10. I like morbid, I like dragons, I like elementals, but all of those coming together in white/black feels weird. Might work better as White Blue with "if a creature left the battlefield this turn" Life Goes On: 9/10. I really like this card and I really like that its in green. As Vikrei's bolt flies towards Dieule, the machine uses a leg to swat it away, sending it into the wall dividing the library and the portal hallway. The bolt falls under the luminescent eye of Dieule's oily extra head, and as the bolt turns into thorned roots, the eye turns to look out the window, trying to determine the location of the crossbow that fired it. The roots expand and twist, eventually touching Dieule, who shows no notice as some of the oil that was covering its chassis floods onto the roots. Some oil seeps into them, and the rest returns to the arachnoid as Lettie enters the room. Dieule watches as the alchemist walks through her cloud, and makes eye contact with her as she turns the ceiling rafters into hostile ivy. "It seems that somebody is prepared," Dieule utters, before addressing the laser-firing machine in the hall, "Troischa, I will be seeking enemies outside. It is recognized that you are not threatened by this alchemist. Unfortunately, she carries many substances that are harmful to me. If you would not mind turning your attention towards her, I will attempt to locate the summoner of this 'stupid worm' for you."After finishing its message, the spider launches itself through the library window, in the direction of the crossbow bolt, though likely leaving a moderate distance between Dieule and the faeries. A small pool of oil erupts at Dieule's feet as it lands. Through increased control and fusion with the Glistening Oil, Dieule's CMC has been upgraded to 5!Offensive Retreat Sorcery Up to two target creatures your team control each fight a creature your team does not control. If a creature your team controls would die this way, return it to its owner's hand instead.
I've decided to make my cards for this interaction use "your team" instead of "you" so that they're compatible with the story of Troischa and Dieule working together.
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Jan 10, 2021 5:00:47 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman cajun Stardust Dragon: Think this is a better use of C than the last card, but I'm not really a fan of having two unrelated abilities that do nothing but potentially give it +1/+1 when you play it. Maybe I'm just not Spike enough to properly appreciate this card, but that makes it feel a bit unexciting for a rare to me and I'd prefer one or both abilities to give a different reward. 8/10.Life Drags On: A solid common. 9/10.Troischa's eyes remain locked on the half-formed serpent, her ribcage splitting itself open as she hisses back at Dieule. "The tunnel can wait until this stupid worm DIES."As if to punctuate her statement, the air splits apart with a deep, bone-rattling hum. A beam of absolute darkness flashes into existence, fired directly at the serpent from the chasm at the center of Troischa's opened chest, the air seeming to glow an agonized red at its edges no matter the angle from which it's viewed. Behind the serpent, where the beam reaches the edge of the room, a ragged hole expands in the wall as though it were paper held over a white-hot flame.Troischa can now call for aid from Legends!Overkill Instant ~ deals X damage to target creature. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead. Troischa Calls for Aid for Reset (2 mana, LEG), Dark Ritual (1 mana, 1ED), and Seething Song (3 mana, 9ED). Let's do some completely unnecessary damage. The energy of darkness blows through the serpent, heating the air, the serpent, and everything else in the vicinity. The serpent ripples as the bolt travels through it, as if it were fluid, and flies out unharmed, continuing its attempts to slam itself into the threat.
Shimmerform Instant Target creature gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn. If it had a +1/+1 counter on it, put a +1/+1 counter on it.Dieule watches as the alchemist walks through her cloud, and makes eye contact with her as she turns the ceiling rafters into hostile ivy. "It seems that somebody is prepared," Dieule utters, before addressing the laser-firing machine in the hall, "Troischa, I will be seeking enemies outside. It is recognized that you are not threatened by this alchemist. Unfortunately, she carries many substances that are harmful to me. If you would not mind turning your attention towards her, I will attempt to locate the summoner of this 'stupid worm' for you."After finishing its message, the spider launches itself through the library window, in the direction of the crossbow bolt, though likely leaving a moderate distance between Dieule and the faeries. A small pool of oil erupts at Dieule's feet as it lands. The dragonfly that followed the Phyrexian continues to follow the Phyrexian. The bird from the window flies over to the small pool of oil and dissolves into aether to destroy the oil.
Another bird ends up at the window.
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Post by cajun on Jan 10, 2021 6:58:19 GMT
As Vikrei's bolt flies towards Dieule, the machine uses a leg to swat it away, sending it into the wall dividing the library and the portal hallway. The bolt falls under the luminescent eye of Dieule's oily extra head, and as the bolt turns into thorned roots, the eye turns to look out the window, trying to determine the location of the crossbow that fired it. The roots expand and twist, eventually touching Dieule, who shows no notice as some of the oil that was covering its chassis floods onto the roots. Some oil seeps into them, and the rest returns to the arachnoid as Lettie enters the room. Dieule watches as the alchemist walks through her cloud, and makes eye contact with her as she turns the ceiling rafters into hostile ivy. "It seems that somebody is prepared," Dieule utters, before addressing the laser-firing machine in the hall, "Troischa, I will be seeking enemies outside. It is recognized that you are not threatened by this alchemist. Unfortunately, she carries many substances that are harmful to me. If you would not mind turning your attention towards her, I will attempt to locate the summoner of this 'stupid worm' for you."After finishing its message, the spider launches itself through the library window, in the direction of the crossbow bolt, though likely leaving a moderate distance between Dieule and the faeries. A small pool of oil erupts at Dieule's feet as it lands. Another enchanted bolt grows from Vikrei's hand as the other faeries line up similar shots at the advancing spider. One bolt fires, then two, then three, then four? And five? While Dieule had focused on Vikrei, a swarm of faeries flew from her side and provided suppressing fire of their own. It seemed every faerie in the hive had arrived, dozens of wings zipping around and firing more of the enchanted bolts.
Briar flew at the center of it, surrounded by a half dozen of the much smaller male faeries, each preparing a new bolt for their now shining queen. "Go! Avenge your sisters!" she roared. "Don't let that metal monster escape! Fire until there's not a single drop left to fight back!"
//Many of the bolts fly for Dieule from many angles
Briar has accepted her rank, unlocking the monarch and CMC 4. Briar +2s, creating a 14th Faerie token and giving them all lifelink.
Legendary Enchantment When Fae Queen's Awakening enters the battlefield, you become the monarch. If you're already the monarch, create a 1/1 black Faerie creature token with flying instead. As long as you're the monarch, Faeries you control get +1/+1 and have deathtouch. so many things i've been holding for the right momentgives the attackers a massive -X/-0 and the faeries deathtouch so they should be able to win the fight, tho that's only half the battle of that attack...
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foureyesisafish
7/7 Elemental
Posts: 386
Favorite Set: Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by foureyesisafish on Jan 11, 2021 13:12:05 GMT
Looking back, Haunt could have been safe at just . Midnight Dreary might be too complicated for a new world order common, but I really like the design despite that. 9/10 Lettie hears a small gasp before hearing a faint, feminine voice say, "Oh! I'm sorry madam!" before it pauses. "You are Lettie Wormwood, correct? I came looking for you and ended up resting here."Spirited Discussion Instant - Arcane Kicker Two target players shuffle up to two target cards from their graveyard into their library. If ~ is kicked, they may shuffle up to four target cards from their graveyard into their library instead. A spirit is the perfect discussion partner for those who seek what is lost.(feel free to treat this as a gift) Lettie visibly starts at the mention of her name. If the spirit already had that, they very well could be bearing a message. "That is indeed who I am, and I don't believe we've met. If someone had told you about me, it would have been better had they introduced us. Properly." Lettie forces down her grimace, but her superficial stoicism and leveled tone sufficiently convey disapproval. "Still, there's nothing to be done about it now. So then, I'd like to know who you are, and why you have sought me out."
Using shuffleback to better control recur.
Spirited Discussion — Cards like Clear the Mind typically cantrip so that they're card neutral. The fact that this is neither card neutral nor relevant to the board is a significant mark against it, as well as the inefficiency of both modes, since by the time you're at 3 cmc you can shuffle back an entire graveyard. Multiplayer aspect is neat, but otherwise, it's not very useful. 6/10
I was referencing Stream of Consciousness for this one, but yeah, that is true. Maybe I could have made the kicker U to make up for it? IDK, the design may be flawed. Bitter Elegy is an interesting card. I like it, but I feel like something's missing. 9/10 "Oh! Sorry! I forgot to introduce myself, didn't I? I should probably get out of here first though..." With a popping noise, half of a girlish figure appears... inside the ceiling. "...well, crap. I'm not used to melding into wood yet." She manages to pull herself out and falls to the floor unharmed. She gets up, dusts herself off, and says to Lettie, "I'm Aki. I was a nature spirit at one point, but now... I honestly have no idea what I am." Aki then goes on to explain she had simply heard of Lettie's shop from some idle chatter and decided to check it out herself. "I'm sorry if this is so sudden, Ms. Wormwood, but... can I tell you a story? I kind of need someone to talk to right now."
Tale to Tell
Sorcery - Arcane Kicker - Reveal a legendary card in your hand. Target player draws 3 cards. If ~ was not kicked, they then discard 2 cards.
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Post by test on Jan 12, 2021 11:17:14 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman cajun Life Drags On: A solid common. 9/10.Troischa's eyes remain locked on the half-formed serpent, her ribcage splitting itself open as she hisses back at Dieule. "The tunnel can wait until this stupid worm DIES."As if to punctuate her statement, the air splits apart with a deep, bone-rattling hum. A beam of absolute darkness flashes into existence, fired directly at the serpent from the chasm at the center of Troischa's opened chest, the air seeming to glow an agonized red at its edges no matter the angle from which it's viewed. Behind the serpent, where the beam reaches the edge of the room, a ragged hole expands in the wall as though it were paper held over a white-hot flame.Troischa can now call for aid from Legends!Overkill Instant ~ deals X damage to target creature. Excess damage is dealt to that creature's controller instead. Troischa Calls for Aid for Reset (2 mana, LEG), Dark Ritual (1 mana, 1ED), and Seething Song (3 mana, 9ED). Let's do some completely unnecessary damage. test Parasign cajun WindyDelcarlo Life Goes On: 9/10. I really like this card and I really like that its in green. As Vikrei's bolt flies towards Dieule, the machine uses a leg to swat it away, sending it into the wall dividing the library and the portal hallway. The bolt falls under the luminescent eye of Dieule's oily extra head, and as the bolt turns into thorned roots, the eye turns to look out the window, trying to determine the location of the crossbow that fired it. The roots expand and twist, eventually touching Dieule, who shows no notice as some of the oil that was covering its chassis floods onto the roots. Some oil seeps into them, and the rest returns to the arachnoid as Lettie enters the room. Dieule watches as the alchemist walks through her cloud, and makes eye contact with her as she turns the ceiling rafters into hostile ivy. "It seems that somebody is prepared," Dieule utters, before addressing the laser-firing machine in the hall, "Troischa, I will be seeking enemies outside. It is recognized that you are not threatened by this alchemist. Unfortunately, she carries many substances that are harmful to me. If you would not mind turning your attention towards her, I will attempt to locate the summoner of this 'stupid worm' for you."After finishing its message, the spider launches itself through the library window, in the direction of the crossbow bolt, though likely leaving a moderate distance between Dieule and the faeries. A small pool of oil erupts at Dieule's feet as it lands. Through increased control and fusion with the Glistening Oil, Dieule's CMC has been upgraded to 5!Offensive Retreat Sorcery Up to two target creatures your team control each fight a creature your team does not control. If a creature your team controls would die this way, return it to its owner's hand instead.
I've decided to make my cards for this interaction use "your team" instead of "you" so that they're compatible with the story of Troischa and Dieule working together. Lettie has no time to react before Dieule escapes outside. She tosses a second brimstone cloud after them, with no expectation that it will reach Dieule, but to prevent them from returning through the window. Now it would be her alone against Troischa, with two of her reinforcements nowhere in sight. Infected with life she might be, it would matter little against incineration or disintegration. She would need to prioritize defense. Breaking line of sight with her miasma wouldn't be enough, since Troischa's magitech might be enough to pierce it. Physical barriers would be necessary, resilient ones at that.
Lettie initiates a material-based summon, and consumes some of her brimstone vials, the floorboards beneath her boots, and some of her own blood to block Troischa from the hallway with an ooze, before running to the storefront while seeing stars and trailing miasma. If she reaches her destination, she realizes she'd also need to draw Troischa away from the tunnel. "I had thought... your creator only seemed childish, but it would seem that he has passed that... petulance to you. You're hardly better than the scions of lords who never worked a single day in their lives... born with a silver spoon in your mouth, which you can't even puzzle out how to use!"Melancholic Bile Creature — Ooze Flash
As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a permanent. 4/4
Fizzle Overkill's target at the speed of cost. I can pull similar tricks with Offensive Retreat.
Overkill — Heat ray probably needed a small upside, and if we trust canon, burn-trample is exactly that. 9/10
Offensive Retreat — Gold phi is somehow more gross than the canon use of phi mana on mono spells. Strong dislike of its use here. The design would probably be fine with a different cost. 6/10
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Post by test on Jan 12, 2021 18:49:39 GMT
I was referencing Stream of Consciousness for this one, but yeah, that is true. Maybe I could have made the kicker U to make up for it? IDK, the design may be flawed. Bitter Elegy is an interesting card. I like it, but I feel like something's missing. 9/10 "Oh! Sorry! I forgot to introduce myself, didn't I? I should probably get out of here first though..." With a popping noise, half of a girlish figure appears... inside the ceiling. "...well, crap. I'm not used to melding into wood yet." She manages to pull herself out and falls to the floor unharmed. She gets up, dusts herself off, and says to Lettie, "I'm Aki. I was a nature spirit at one point, but now... I honestly have no idea what I am." Aki then goes on to explain she had simply heard of Lettie's shop from some idle chatter and decided to check it out herself. "I'm sorry if this is so sudden, Ms. Wormwood, but... can I tell you a story? I kind of need someone to talk to right now."
Tale to Tell
Sorcery - Arcane Kicker - Reveal a legendary card in your hand. Target player draws 3 cards. If ~ was not kicked, they then discard 2 cards. Lettie frowns at Aki's vulgarity, and lets out a deep breath when the spirit makes her request. "I don't think any of those chattering about me would have been praising me for being a good listener. Are you certain my ear is the one you need?" If Lettie were being entirely honest, she would have then refused outright, but thinking on the matter now, this would be an easy way to assess and delay a potential threat. Her usual network wouldn't be able to help with someone who could pass unseen so easily. "Actually, don't answer that; the time to explain would be better spent telling your story. I will listen to what you have to say." Westend Procurer Creature — Human Rogue Wither
When Westend Procurer enters the battlefield, choose a nonland card name. Target player reveals their hand and discards a card with the chosen name.
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Tale to Tell — Most modals with front-side draw 3 discard 2 are 3 CMC, but in most cases, meeting their condition only allows you a net of 2, not 3; see cards like Thirst for Meaning, though it is instant. I don't think the change in speed is enough to justify the higher value condition case though. It is up to debate though. No other issues. 8/10
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foureyesisafish
7/7 Elemental
Posts: 386
Favorite Set: Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by foureyesisafish on Jan 13, 2021 1:26:26 GMT
Lettie visibly starts at the mention of her name. If the spirit already had that, they very well could be bearing a message. "That is indeed who I am, and I don't believe we've met. If someone had told you about me, it would have been better had they introduced us. Properly." Lettie forces down her grimace, but her superficial stoicism and leveled tone sufficiently convey disapproval. "Still, there's nothing to be done about it now. So then, I'd like to know who you are, and why you have sought me out."
Using shuffleback to better control recur.
Spirited Discussion — Cards like Clear the Mind typically cantrip so that they're card neutral. The fact that this is neither card neutral nor relevant to the board is a significant mark against it, as well as the inefficiency of both modes, since by the time you're at 3 cmc you can shuffle back an entire graveyard. Multiplayer aspect is neat, but otherwise, it's not very useful. 6/10
I was referencing Stream of Consciousness for this one, but yeah, that is true. Maybe I could have made the kicker U to make up for it? IDK, the design may be flawed. Bitter Elegy is an interesting card. I like it, but I feel like something's missing. 9/10 "Oh! Sorry! I forgot to introduce myself, didn't I? I should probably get out of here first though..." With a popping noise, half of a girlish figure appears... inside the ceiling. "...well, crap. I'm not used to melding into wood yet." She manages to pull herself out and falls to the floor unharmed. She gets up, dusts herself off, and says to Lettie, "I'm Aki. I was a nature spirit at one point, but now... I honestly have no idea what I am." Aki then goes on to explain she had simply heard of Lettie's shop from some idle chatter and decided to check it out herself. "I'm sorry if this is so sudden, Ms. Wormwood, but... can I tell you a story? I kind of need someone to talk to right now."
Tale to Tell
Sorcery - Arcane Kicker - Reveal a legendary card in your hand. Target player draws 3 cards. If ~ was not kicked, they then discard 2 cards. Last interaction has been retconned. See prior feedback. Also Westend Pretender is a decent card, but a bit bad in limited. 8/10 "Oh! Sorry! I need to introduce myself, don't I? I should probably get out of here first though..." With a popping noise, half of a girlish figure appears... inside the ceiling. She struggles to pull herself out for a second before falling to the floor unharmed. She gets up, dusts herself off, and says to Lettie, "My apologies for bumping in on you without warning Wormwood-sama. It's nice to meet. you. My name is Aki and..." awkward pause "...I need some medicine and I knew you were an apothecary so... here" She pulls out a few books. "Hope you can accept these as payment, as I don't have much else..." Aki pulls out a small list detailing the ingredients for the concoction. It seems to be a simple herbal concoction, and most of the ingredients seem to be from Kamigawa.Spiritual Exhaustion Instant - Arcane Kicker Tap target creature. If ~ was kicked, draw a card. When the spirits fell, only ennui and weariness remained.
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Post by Parasign on Jan 13, 2021 6:27:54 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman cajun Shimmerform: Looks like a nice Gods Willing sidegrade for a counters-matter archetype. Not a fan of protection but this is one of the better ways to use it. 9/10.Fae Queen's Awakening: I like that this does something even if you're already the monarch. Ability feels a bit win-more, though; I'd prefer it still did something even if you lost the monarch status or all your Faeries. Also don't see why it needs to be legendary. 8/10.Melancholic Bile: 2-mana 4/4 flash looks absurdly strong at common, even if you have to sacrifice something for it. I’d much prefer it with higher cost, lower toughness, and/or at uncommon instead. 8/10.Troischa considers the unharmed serpent, the hole she made in the wall, and Dieule's request."…Fine." She turns, to see the ooze now blocking the hallway, and hears Lettie shouting from the storefront on the other side.My 'creator'? The word cuts through her like a knife. No. Not here. Not yet.Troischa looks frantically around the room. No sign of him. Probably waiting outside, the blighted parasite. She turns back to the portal.("born with a silver spoon in your mouth, which you can't even puzzle out how to use!")You know nothing about me, you worthless sack of—Troischa bites back her response, tears off her arm, and lets copper threads snake free of the stump to connect with the exposed aether circuits. Need to get this working. Need to get this working now.
Reappraise Instant Gain control of target spell or ability with one or more targets. You may choose new targets for that spell or ability. {Every act of creation is first an act of self-destruction}******** looks down at her trembling palm, the scars barely visible, unbroken but for a single drop of blood where the end of her switchblade presses against it.
The boy's expression is, as usual, unreadable. She's taller than him now. Why does it still feel as though he towers above her?
"If you still can't do it, then allow me—"
"NO." She glares back. The switchblade presses deeper into her palm, the pain overcoming her instinct to snatch it away. As if it would even matter. "I'll do it myself. I will. I just need a little more time."
She closes her eyes. Another twinge of pain as she raises her knife, leaving the small wound open to the cramped room's dead air.
Deep breaths. In. Out. You're… holding a soup can. That's right. You need to cut it open.
But no, I'd do that carefully. I can't afford to be careful.
You're… holding a rat. It's biting your hand. That's where the pain comes from.
You need to kill… yes. Kill it. Kill it! Kill it NOW!
Her knife plunges down through the space where the rat should be. Slices the soft tissues of her hand. She feels a sickening, burning cold as it pierces through the other side.
Pain. Not as much as she feared. Not as much as before.
It gets easier. One of the few reassuring things the boy had ever said. It gets easier every time.
And this is the easiest part.
Her wounded cells buzz around the knife like a nanoswarm, breaking apart the intruder, melding it into her body. Blood dries, then dissolves again beneath the resurgent tide of flesh and metal. She feels the blade in her hand, familiar as if it was always there.
She opens her eyes, flicks the blade out through her finger like a cat's claw, and triumphantly holds it inches from the boy's throat.
She smiles. The boy smiles back. There is no warmth in either set of eyes.
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Post by pacifistwestwoman on Jan 14, 2021 22:53:54 GMT
Shimmerform: 10/10 I like protection, I like +1/+1 counters, and I like that it only adds a +1/+1 counter if the creature already has one. Fae Queen's Awakening: 9/10 I also like that this has an "if you're already the monarch" effect. This partially addresses Parasign's concern, but I wonder if it would be better with "1WBG: Make a 1/1 Faerie" or something along those lines. Melancholic Bile: 8/10 I'm torn because I like the idea of a two mana 4/4 but I don't like the idea of playing it on turn 2. "What the-" Dieule barely takes a moment to react to the bird dissolving before hearing a swarm's worth of buzzing. Looking up to see bolts flying at it, the machine ducks down and pulls all of its legs in, exuding oil, such that the bolts land somewhere in the sphere of blackness. After Briar's war cry, the machine begins to speak, as it exits its defensive position and the oil shield falls away: "Monster? You wound me. I did my utmost to help perfect those faeries in the forest. Unfortunately, though, I am quite busy at the moment, so your grievances will have to wait." With that, it slams one of its feet into the ground, and a wave of oil, roughly six feet high, but only a couple of inches thick, emerges from the ground and moves towards the faeries. Dieule follows up by firing a couple of potshots at the faeries that are above the wave's crest before turning one head to look for signs of the summoner. Equalizer Wave Sorcery Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature, then destroy all creatures with counters on them. {Dieule's Internal Diagnostics} >Status Combat Checking... Core Functions: 100% Chassis Integrity: 85% Local Energy: 93%% Infection Capacity: 124% Soul Vessel: 87% Diagnostics Complete. Conclusion: Unit D-13 is authorized to continue planar operations. Unit D-13 is authorized to attempt a planar leap upon full charge.
>Analyze_Charge Faerie Analyzing... Done. Chance of Success: High Charge Value: Low
>New_Combat_Entry Faerie_Praetor Importing Data from Combat Entry "Faerie" Added Combat Table Entry for "Faerie Praetor"
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Post by test on Jan 14, 2021 23:03:12 GMT
Also Westend Pretender is a decent card, but a bit bad in limited. 8/10 "Oh! Sorry! I need to introduce myself, don't I? I should probably get out of here first though..." With a popping noise, half of a girlish figure appears... inside the ceiling. She struggles to pull herself out for a second before falling to the floor unharmed. She gets up, dusts herself off, and says to Lettie, "My apologies for bumping in on you without warning Wormwood-sama. It's nice to meet. you. My name is Aki and..." awkward pause "...I need some medicine and I knew you were an apothecary so... here" She pulls out a few books. "Hope you can accept these as payment, as I don't have much else..." Aki pulls out a small list detailing the ingredients for the concoction. It seems to be a simple herbal concoction, and most of the ingredients seem to be from Kamigawa.Spiritual Exhaustion Instant - Arcane Kicker Tap target creature. If ~ was kicked, draw a card. When the spirits fell, only ennui and weariness remained.Lettie's spark translates the general sentiment of the honorific to the title of Lady, which the freewoman finds somewhat odd. She also finds it strange that a not fully corporeal being is asking her for medicine, so she stares at the list for a good minute before speaking. "Books are acceptable payment. I'm not familiar with some of these ingredients, but I have associates who can easily provide them to me. Still, it would be far from my usual fare, given that I would have to establish a new routine if this is a regular prescription of yours. That, and I don't believe I've ever done work for someone of your..." She looks Aki up and down. "Physiology. What is the purpose of this medicine? I might be able to make some substitutions in the future if I know the purpose and mechanism. I should also note, turnaround on the delivery with my main associate is a week, so if you're going to die without this, you should say so now."
Everwake Flask Artifact Everwake Flask enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it. , Remove a charge counter from Everwake Flask: Untap target creature. Spiritual Exhaustion — Inaction Injunction is a Sorcery, Pressure Point is a cantripping tap that costs 1W; with a casting option and hybrid mana, this is better in two ways. Lastly, from cards like Into the Roil, we can see that this sort of design is usually common. There actually aren't any hybrid kicker spells in canon, so I'd be glad to see them now, but they'd have to respect precedents, seeing how much there is for each component of this design. 6/10
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Post by WindyDelcarlo on Jan 15, 2021 1:54:29 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman cajun Shimmerform: Looks like a nice Gods Willing sidegrade for a counters-matter archetype. Not a fan of protection but this is one of the better ways to use it. 9/10.Fae Queen's Awakening: I like that this does something even if you're already the monarch. Ability feels a bit win-more, though; I'd prefer it still did something even if you lost the monarch status or all your Faeries. Also don't see why it needs to be legendary. 8/10.Melancholic Bile: 2-mana 4/4 flash looks absurdly strong at common, even if you have to sacrifice something for it. I’d much prefer it with higher cost, lower toughness, and/or at uncommon instead. 8/10.Troischa considers the unharmed serpent, the hole she made in the wall, and Dieule's request."…Fine." She turns, to see the ooze now blocking the hallway, and hears Lettie shouting from the storefront on the other side.My 'creator'? The word cuts through her like a knife. No. Not here. Not yet.Troischa looks frantically around the room. No sign of him. Probably waiting outside, the blighted parasite. She turns back to the portal.("born with a silver spoon in your mouth, which you can't even puzzle out how to use!")You know nothing about me, you worthless sack of—Troischa bites back her response, tears off her arm, and lets copper threads snake free of the stump to connect with the exposed aether circuits. Need to get this working. Need to get this working now.
Reappraise Instant Gain control of target spell or ability with one or more targets. You may choose new targets for that spell or ability. {Every act of creation is first an act of self-destruction}******** looks down at her trembling palm, the scars barely visible, unbroken but for a single drop of blood where the end of her switchblade presses against it.
The boy's expression is, as usual, unreadable. She's taller than him now. Why does it still feel as though he towers above her?
"If you still can't do it, then allow me—"
"NO." She glares back. The switchblade presses deeper into her palm, the pain overcoming her instinct to snatch it away. As if it would even matter. "I'll do it myself. I will. I just need a little more time."
She closes her eyes. Another twinge of pain as she raises her knife, leaving the small wound open to the cramped room's dead air.
Deep breaths. In. Out. You're… holding a soup can. That's right. You need to cut it open.
But no, I'd do that carefully. I can't afford to be careful.
You're… holding a rat. It's biting your hand. That's where the pain comes from.
You need to kill… yes. Kill it. Kill it! Kill it NOW!
Her knife plunges down through the space where the rat should be. Slices the soft tissues of her hand. She feels a sickening, burning cold as it pierces through the other side.
Pain. Not as much as she feared. Not as much as before.
It gets easier. One of the few reassuring things the boy had ever said. It gets easier every time.
And this is the easiest part.
Her wounded cells buzz around the knife like a nanoswarm, breaking apart the intruder, melding it into her body. Blood dries, then dissolves again beneath the resurgent tide of flesh and metal. She feels the blade in her hand, familiar as if it was always there.
She opens her eyes, flicks the blade out through her finger like a cat's claw, and triumphantly holds it inches from the boy's throat.
She smiles. The boy smiles back. There is no warmth in either set of eyes. The shimmering leviathan solidifies again, and has no interest in giving Troischa more time. Magic from somewhere in the center of the leviathan finds its way to the head, forming itself into two sharp horns. The leviathan continues its assault, soaring through the air, trying to use these horns to pierce locations on Troischa's body where there might normally be vital organs.Duskblade Leviathan Creature - Elemental Leviathan Flying Whenever Duskblade Leviathan becomes the target of a spell or ability, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays . When Duskblade Leviathan dies, destroy target nonland permanent with converted mana cost 3 or less. 4/4 (You'll have to choose a new target or pay 2.) pacifistwestwoman The birds that the summoner continues to make are arriving from the general direction of the north, but they come from everywhere north, so it's impossible to use the birds identify where exactly their original source is.
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foureyesisafish
7/7 Elemental
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Favorite Set: Ikoria: Lair of the Behemoths
Color Alignment: Blue, Red, Green
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Post by foureyesisafish on Jan 15, 2021 14:13:58 GMT
Also Westend Pretender is a decent card, but a bit bad in limited. 8/10 "Oh! Sorry! I need to introduce myself, don't I? I should probably get out of here first though..." With a popping noise, half of a girlish figure appears... inside the ceiling. She struggles to pull herself out for a second before falling to the floor unharmed. She gets up, dusts herself off, and says to Lettie, "My apologies for bumping in on you without warning Wormwood-sama. It's nice to meet. you. My name is Aki and..." awkward pause "...I need some medicine and I knew you were an apothecary so... here" She pulls out a few books. "Hope you can accept these as payment, as I don't have much else..." Aki pulls out a small list detailing the ingredients for the concoction. It seems to be a simple herbal concoction, and most of the ingredients seem to be from Kamigawa.Spiritual Exhaustion Instant - Arcane Kicker Tap target creature. If ~ was kicked, draw a card. When the spirits fell, only ennui and weariness remained.Lettie's spark translates the general sentiment of the honorific to the title of Lady, which the freewoman finds somewhat odd. She also finds it strange that a not fully corporeal being is asking her for medicine, so she stares at the list for a good minute before speaking. "Books are acceptable payment. I'm not familiar with some of these ingredients, but I have associates who can easily provide them to me. Still, it would be far from my usual fare, given that I would have to establish a new routine if this is a regular prescription of yours. That, and I don't believe I've ever done work for someone of your..." She looks Aki up and down. "Physiology. What is the purpose of this medicine? I might be able to make some substitutions in the future if I know the purpose and mechanism. I should also note, turnaround on the delivery with my main associate is a week, so if you're going to die without this, you should say so now."
Everwake Flask Artifact Everwake Flask enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it. , Remove a charge counter from Everwake Flask: Untap target creature. Spiritual Exhaustion — Inaction Injunction is a Sorcery, Pressure Point is a cantripping tap that costs 1W; with a casting option and hybrid mana, this is better in two ways. Lastly, from cards like Into the Roil, we can see that this sort of design is usually common. There actually aren't any hybrid kicker spells in canon, so I'd be glad to see them now, but they'd have to respect precedents, seeing how much there is for each component of this design. 6/10
I think you've missed some cards for your evaluation of Spiritual Exhaustion. Both Blustersquall and Dispatch are 1 mana spells which tap creatures and have an upside, so I don't think Exhaustion is strictly better than either of them. On the kicker front, I actually directly based this card off Depose from Depose//Deploy. Felt like uncommon would be slightly safer for this design, and Blustersquall and Dispatch suggest this. I do see your points however. Everwake Flask is a simple design. I like it and can't see anything wrong with it. 10/10 When Lettie mentions that it may take a week, Aki nods in understanding, trying to hide her slight disappointment as best she can. She waits to respond to Lettie until she finishes speaking. "...I should be fine. Wiped out, but fine." Aki thinks carefully on how to respond to Lettie's other question. "...why I need this medicine is a complicated question to answer, Wormwood-sama. My past is a... thorny topic which I normally do not bring up but... seeing as how it's necessary to explain how I can take medicine, I feel like this is the best time to tell it." With a sigh of what is a odd mix of relief and nervousness, Aki begins her tale: My story begins... around 16 years ago if I remember correctly. Based on what I've learned, I was a simple nature spirit back then, a small, half-aware part of the wilds. I don't have any memories from back then, only a vague feeling of peace and tranquility. But 16 years ago... it all changed. The forest I lived in was attacked by men with wicked blades, who cut down the trees and hauled some of them away... I was told later this gang was apparently a group of illegal loggers... no idea what that means. One of these rogues approached my "animal"-self and decided to take me out for some reason. He took some sort of knife and stabbed it into me. I remember what happened afterward perfects. The panic. The pain. The slow decay. The poison sapped away my energy, hurt like one thousand thorns, and worst of all... separated me from the wilds, which, to a nature spirit, is a death sentence. That would have been my end, a slow, painful withering away... if it weren't for Sota, my foster father. He saw me, took me in his home, and tried to save me in any way he could... including by feeding me some of his own blood. It worked, and I was saved from near death... but at the cost of no longer being a pure nature spirit. Over the course of the year, I grew more and more human before Sota took me in as his own. Because of the... unorthodox way I was spared from death, I can eat and breath and think like any other person... but still, the poison saps my energy on some days. The medicine gives me enough energy to fight off the lingering poison without feeling ill.Aki ends her story with a deep breath before saying, "I'm sorry for holding you for so long Wormwood-sama. Do you need help with anything? I feel like I need to repay you for your time."Tell Your Tale
Sorcery This card cost less to cast if you control a planeswalker Draw a card. Then untap target creature you control. I call Ghost Warden from 10e for aid.
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Post by cajun on Jan 16, 2021 1:06:06 GMT
"What the-" Dieule barely takes a moment to react to the bird dissolving before hearing a swarm's worth of buzzing. Looking up to see bolts flying at it, the machine ducks down and pulls all of its legs in, exuding oil, such that the bolts land somewhere in the sphere of blackness. After Briar's war cry, the machine begins to speak, as it exits its defensive position and the oil shield falls away: "Monster? You wound me. I did my utmost to help perfect those faeries in the forest. Unfortunately, though, I am quite busy at the moment, so your grievances will have to wait." With that, it slams one of its feet into the ground, and a wave of oil, roughly six feet high, but only a couple of inches thick, emerges from the ground and moves towards the faeries. Dieule follows up by firing a couple of potshots at the faeries that are above the wave's crest before turning one head to look for signs of the summoner. Briar begins her spell as Dieule speaks... "I call on judgement from the throne, To strike down forces yet unknown..." She loads the next bolt, the enchantment changing as the spell continues... "Blooms around their life will loan, From mere seeds, now be full grown!" The bolt fired and Briar sunk slightly in the air. Along the path of the bolt, grass and flowers wilted away. As they did, the head of the bolt exploded into bloom, creating a red flower several feet wide that punched through the oil wave. Smoke rose from the oil sticking to the flower as supersized vikrei flower gave off its heat to its surroundings. Instant As an additional cost to cast this spell, sacrifice a creature. Untap all creatures you control. They gain indestructible until end of turn.
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Post by test on Jan 22, 2021 0:38:25 GMT
test WindyDelcarlo pacifistwestwoman cajun Shimmerform: Looks like a nice Gods Willing sidegrade for a counters-matter archetype. Not a fan of protection but this is one of the better ways to use it. 9/10.Fae Queen's Awakening: I like that this does something even if you're already the monarch. Ability feels a bit win-more, though; I'd prefer it still did something even if you lost the monarch status or all your Faeries. Also don't see why it needs to be legendary. 8/10.Melancholic Bile: 2-mana 4/4 flash looks absurdly strong at common, even if you have to sacrifice something for it. I’d much prefer it with higher cost, lower toughness, and/or at uncommon instead. 8/10.Troischa considers the unharmed serpent, the hole she made in the wall, and Dieule's request."…Fine." She turns, to see the ooze now blocking the hallway, and hears Lettie shouting from the storefront on the other side.My 'creator'? The word cuts through her like a knife. No. Not here. Not yet.Troischa looks frantically around the room. No sign of him. Probably waiting outside, the blighted parasite. She turns back to the portal.("born with a silver spoon in your mouth, which you can't even puzzle out how to use!")You know nothing about me, you worthless sack of—Troischa bites back her response, tears off her arm, and lets copper threads snake free of the stump to connect with the exposed aether circuits. Need to get this working. Need to get this working now.
Reappraise Instant Gain control of target spell or ability with one or more targets. You may choose new targets for that spell or ability. {Every act of creation is first an act of self-destruction}******** looks down at her trembling palm, the scars barely visible, unbroken but for a single drop of blood where the end of her switchblade presses against it.
The boy's expression is, as usual, unreadable. She's taller than him now. Why does it still feel as though he towers above her?
"If you still can't do it, then allow me—"
"NO." She glares back. The switchblade presses deeper into her palm, the pain overcoming her instinct to snatch it away. As if it would even matter. "I'll do it myself. I will. I just need a little more time."
She closes her eyes. Another twinge of pain as she raises her knife, leaving the small wound open to the cramped room's dead air.
Deep breaths. In. Out. You're… holding a soup can. That's right. You need to cut it open.
But no, I'd do that carefully. I can't afford to be careful.
You're… holding a rat. It's biting your hand. That's where the pain comes from.
You need to kill… yes. Kill it. Kill it! Kill it NOW!
Her knife plunges down through the space where the rat should be. Slices the soft tissues of her hand. She feels a sickening, burning cold as it pierces through the other side.
Pain. Not as much as she feared. Not as much as before.
It gets easier. One of the few reassuring things the boy had ever said. It gets easier every time.
And this is the easiest part.
Her wounded cells buzz around the knife like a nanoswarm, breaking apart the intruder, melding it into her body. Blood dries, then dissolves again beneath the resurgent tide of flesh and metal. She feels the blade in her hand, familiar as if it was always there.
She opens her eyes, flicks the blade out through her finger like a cat's claw, and triumphantly holds it inches from the boy's throat.
She smiles. The boy smiles back. There is no warmth in either set of eyes. Shimmerform: 10/10 I like protection, I like +1/+1 counters, and I like that it only adds a +1/+1 counter if the creature already has one. Fae Queen's Awakening: 9/10 I also like that this has an "if you're already the monarch" effect. This partially addresses Parasign's concern, but I wonder if it would be better with "1WBG: Make a 1/1 Faerie" or something along those lines. Melancholic Bile: 8/10 I'm torn because I like the idea of a two mana 4/4 but I don't like the idea of playing it on turn 2. "What the-" Dieule barely takes a moment to react to the bird dissolving before hearing a swarm's worth of buzzing. Looking up to see bolts flying at it, the machine ducks down and pulls all of its legs in, exuding oil, such that the bolts land somewhere in the sphere of blackness. After Briar's war cry, the machine begins to speak, as it exits its defensive position and the oil shield falls away: "Monster? You wound me. I did my utmost to help perfect those faeries in the forest. Unfortunately, though, I am quite busy at the moment, so your grievances will have to wait." With that, it slams one of its feet into the ground, and a wave of oil, roughly six feet high, but only a couple of inches thick, emerges from the ground and moves towards the faeries. Dieule follows up by firing a couple of potshots at the faeries that are above the wave's crest before turning one head to look for signs of the summoner. Equalizer Wave Sorcery Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature, then destroy all creatures with counters on them. {Dieule's Internal Diagnostics}>Status Combat Checking... Core Functions: 100% Chassis Integrity: 85% Local Energy: 93%% Infection Capacity: 124% Soul Vessel: 87% Diagnostics Complete. Conclusion: Unit D-13 is authorized to continue planar operations. Unit D-13 is authorized to attempt a planar leap upon full charge.
>Analyze_Charge Faerie Analyzing... Done. Chance of Success: High Charge Value: Low
>New_Combat_Entry Faerie_Praetor Importing Data from Combat Entry "Faerie" Added Combat Table Entry for "Faerie Praetor"
Thanks to the alarms, Troischa's redoubled efforts to escape are not lost on Lettie. She ensures her time at the storefront is not wasted by grabbing some extra corrosive vials from one of her prepared tables, before striding down the hall and commanding her ooze to lower itself enough that she can lob one such vial at the floor near Troischa; if it strikes, it will release a corrosive cloud that Lettie hopes will envelop the wiring Troischa has exposed. She cackles and shouts, "Hurry! Maybe if you tear off both arms, you'll escape his wrath!"(Split Card)
Can either offensively assign counters to creatures so the wave hits them, or respond to the reappraisal of Shimmerform.
Reappraise — Tough call. I think this is downright nasty for some spells and abilities, rivaling Aethersnatch (though not hitting creatures except revelations) in terms of sheer excess value, even if I think it's a very good design. Going off of some very narrow counters at 1 CMC, I think it's in a good spot. 10/10
Equalizer Wave — Don't think it's the best use of this tech, since in most cases, the counter itself won't matter. 8/10
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Post by test on Jan 22, 2021 2:10:13 GMT
I think you've missed some cards for your evaluation of Spiritual Exhaustion. Both Blustersquall and Dispatch are 1 mana spells which tap creatures and have an upside, so I don't think Exhaustion is strictly better than either of them. On the kicker front, I actually directly based this card off Depose from Depose//Deploy. Felt like uncommon would be slightly safer for this design, and Blustersquall and Dispatch suggest this. I do see your points however. Everwake Flask is a simple design. I like it and can't see anything wrong with it. 10/10 When Lettie mentions that it may take a week, Aki nods in understanding, trying to hide her slight disappointment as best she can. She waits to respond to Lettie until she finishes speaking. "...I should be fine. Wiped out, but fine." Aki thinks carefully on how to respond to Lettie's other question. "...why I need this medicine is a complicated question to answer, Wormwood-sama. My past is a... thorny topic which I normally do not bring up but... seeing as how it's necessary to explain how I can take medicine, I feel like this is the best time to tell it." With a sigh of what is a odd mix of relief and nervousness, Aki begins her tale: My story begins... around 16 years ago if I remember correctly. Based on what I've learned, I was a simple nature spirit back then, a small, half-aware part of the wilds. I don't have any memories from back then, only a vague feeling of peace and tranquility. But 16 years ago... it all changed. The forest I lived in was attacked by men with wicked blades, who cut down the trees and hauled some of them away... I was told later this gang was apparently a group of illegal loggers... no idea what that means. One of these rogues approached my "animal"-self and decided to take me out for some reason. He took some sort of knife and stabbed it into me. I remember what happened afterward perfects. The panic. The pain. The slow decay. The poison sapped away my energy, hurt like one thousand thorns, and worst of all... separated me from the wilds, which, to a nature spirit, is a death sentence. That would have been my end, a slow, painful withering away... if it weren't for Sota, my foster father. He saw me, took me in his home, and tried to save me in any way he could... including by feeding me some of his own blood. It worked, and I was saved from near death... but at the cost of no longer being a pure nature spirit. Over the course of the year, I grew more and more human before Sota took me in as his own. Because of the... unorthodox way I was spared from death, I can eat and breath and think like any other person... but still, the poison saps my energy on some days. The medicine gives me enough energy to fight off the lingering poison without feeling ill.Aki ends her story with a deep breath before saying, "I'm sorry for holding you for so long Wormwood-sama. Do you need help with anything? I feel like I need to repay you for your time."Tell Your Tale
Sorcery This card cost less to cast if you control a planeswalker Draw a card. Then untap target creature you control. I call Ghost Warden from 10e for aid. Lettie nods, and speaks one of her rote refrains, "I'm sorry that happened to you. Thank you for telling me." She briefly considers the many threats that she is currently facing, before she gives her answer. "If you will help me, I hope you don't mind me holding this as a favour in reserve. I do need help with some things, but I can not in good conscience ask you to do anything of the sort while you are suffering. Return here next week, and depending on how quickly you can recover, I'll have work for you then. Seeing as this is likely a chronic condition, we could arrange for you to do regular work in exchange for this prescription." She refrains from mentioning that she will also need time to evaluate how trustworthy Aki is, and what her disposition toward adversarial work would be. "Now then," she drawls, gathering her supplies, "anything else before I vanish?"Maeve Retainer Creature — Faerie Haste : Add one mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast a noncreature permanent spell. 1/1
Help get in that planeswalker.
Tell Your Tale — Even when discounted, it's worse than Refocus in speed, targeting, and cost. It's going to take a good deal to fix this one (Also, the sequence is drawing a card last; you won't be able to choose your target after you've drawn it anyway). 6/10
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