MTG Salvation

Quote from RickstonSlade

Brain Sneeze R
Instant - (U)
You may randomly discard a card from your hand rather than pay Warp Whorl's mana cost.

Randomly choose new targets for target spell

Quoting this for posterity.

The random reselection is on-point, but now, in addition, we're Dream Halls-ing, sort of, for specific cards?! Bizarre, even by red's standards.

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Throw for a Loop UU
Instant (U)
Counter target spell. Its controller looks at the top X cards of his or her library, where X is that spell's converted mana cost, then may put any number of those cards into his or her graveyard.

I think a 'put back on top in any order' or 'put back on top in a random order' clause is necessary, but otherwise it seems fairly solid and fair for a 2cc hard counter.

Warstoker :symr::symw::symu:
Creature - Human Berserker (U)
Double strike
Whenever Warstoker deals combat damage to a player, that player may choose to draw a card.
3/3

Powerful, but also beneficial to your opponent. Probably fair as such.


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Arlyne Family 3WWW
Legendary Creature - Spirit (M)
Flying
Whenever you cast a blue, black, red or green spell, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature with flying onto the battlefield for each W you spent to cast that spell.
"It would be such a shame if we simply watch the world from afar. There are simply so many things left to see."
4/4

Deadly with hybrids, naturally, but otherwise what say you?


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Arlyne Household 3WW
Legendary Creature - Spirit (M)
Flying
Whenever you cast a blue, black, red or green spell, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature with flying onto the battlefield for each W you spent to cast that spell.
"It would be such a shame if we simply watch the world from afar. There are simply so many things left to see."
4/4

Interesting effect, but it feels a tad overcosted for a Mythic. Perhaps a rare? Even a hybrid spell may yield at most 4-5 Spirits, which - while awesome - requires a lot of mana to pull off. Triple W is also a huge factor here, considering it's a creature that is supposed to reward you for playing with diversity. I would keep it a mythic, change the cost to :4mana::symw::symw: and make it a 3/6. Otherwise looks fun and strong.

Rotpact :1mana::symbg::symbg::symbg:
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant Creature
Enchanted creature has +2/+2, intimidate and trample.
Whenever the enchanted creature attacks, put a 2/2 black and green Worm Horror creature token with intimidate and trample onto the battlefield tapped and attacking for each creature in the defending player's graveyard.

Quote from Arashmin

Interesting effect, but it feels a tad overcosted for a Mythic. Perhaps a rare? Even a hybrid spell may yield at most 4-5 Spirits, which - while awesome - requires a lot of mana to pull off. Triple W is also a huge factor here, considering it's a creature that is supposed to reward you for playing with diversity. I would keep it a mythic, change the cost to :4mana::symw::symw: and make it a 3/6. Otherwise looks fun and strong.

Rotpact :1mana::symbg::symbg::symbg:
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant Creature
Enchanted creature has +2/+2, intimidate and trample.
Whenever the enchanted creature attacks, put a 2/2 black and green Worm Horror creature token with intimidate and trample onto the battlefield tapped and attacking for each creature in the defending player's graveyard.

Hard to gauge this card. on the one hand it's an aura and those are typically bad. But swinging a few times becomes a little degenerate. I think the wording is also a little off. Why not make 1/1 tokens instead? With the GB lord they become 3/3s anyway and it would help check the power level.

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Still tinkering with the Illusion concept.

Corporal Incorporeal - 1W
Creature - Illusion Soldier
Whenever ~this becomes the target of a spell or ability exile it.
Anchor - W: (You may cast this card from exile for its anchor cost)
2/2

anchor needs name work.

Deranged Lunatic is interesting, but also looks very hard to use. I'd say any cheaper and it'd be too efficient for what it does which is essentially Pyroclasm the field when attacking.

The backside is weird though. I'd probably change it to something like this:
Whenever a creature dealt combat damage by Angry Chicken dies this turn, untap Angry Chicken, and there is another combat phase after the current phase.

This way there is no chance of ever creating a combat phase on an opponent's turn. Fling.

I like that Deranged Lunatic can transform to Angry Chicken the same time he attacks for the first time. His frailty seems worth the payoff.

Safeguard Angel W
Creature - Angel
Flying
Your life total can't change. (You can't gain or lose life. You can't pay any amount of life except 0.)
0/0

I don't find the idea of creatures that are 0 toughness and therefore dependent on something to artificially keep it alive all that cohesive. The ability is also more appropriate for a high-cost mythic than a low-cost rare or otherwise.

Symroth, the Great Reteller :symw::symw:
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue (M)
Whenever a creature would have a +1/+1 counter placed on it, put twice that many counters instead.
:symtap:: Put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.
1/3

Symroth, the Great Reteller: The ability seems more Green/Blue than White. The first ability also seems a bit narrow compared to Proliferate/Doubling Season effects.

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Lufig, the Doll Maker :1mana::symu::symb:
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
:symu:, :symtap:: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Put a 0/1 blue Homunculus creature token named Mimic Doll onto the battlefield.
:2mana::symb:, :symtap:: Exile target creature card from a graveyard. Until end of turn, creatures you control named Mimic Doll are copies of the exiled card.
2/2

So it has to exile to cards in two turns before the Mimic Doll can reanimate something. Fair enough, I guess. Bit slow, but if you can amass enough Mimic Dolls it could be nice.


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Fatal Talons 5BB
Instant (R)
Target creature gains "If this creature would deal damage to a player, it deals damage equal to that player's life minus 1 instead" until end of turn.
Never has being poked on your arm been this painful.

Comments?

Fatal talons is fair. It's power level is certainly that of a 7 mana combat trick. The card phrasing is a bit awkward though, but otherwise its a good card.

Overreaction 1RU
Enchantment (R)

Spells you cast during opponents' turns cost 2 less to cast.

"Heeheehee! Sp'hool always has last laugh. Always. -Sp'hool, Goblin Flectomancer "

Due to Arcane Melee, I feel that this could cost 2.

The Pine Barrens
Legendary Land {R}
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
:symb:,:symtap: Sacrifice The Pine Barrens: Put a 13/13 black demon token with Flying and Trample onto the battlefield. Play this ability only if you control 12 or more creatures.

Interesting for EDH at least, and not as busted as the Marit land.

Tidal Hall
Legendary Land
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if you have two or more instants in your graveyard.
:symtap:: Add :symu::symu: to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if you have four or more instants in your graveyard.
:symtap:: Add :symu::symu::symu: to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if you have eight or more instants in your graveyard.

I like that. Potentially busted beyond belief by Dredge/Flashback decks, but since it's VERY specific, should be okay.


My next card on the replikicker cycle

Parading Aggression 1R
Instant (U)
Replicate 1R
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Then if that creature's power is 5 or greater, it deals 1 damage to each other creature.

Too expensive for the basic effect, I know, but replicating this a few times on your fattie can be fatal. Comments?

Quote from magac

I like that. Potentially busted beyond belief by Dredge/Flashback decks, but since it's VERY specific, should be okay.


My next card on the replikicker cycle

Parading Aggression 1R
Instant (U)
Replicate 1R
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Then if that creature's power is 5 or greater, it deals 1 damage to each other creature.

Too expensive for the basic effect, I know, but replicating this a few times on your fattie can be fatal. Comments?

I think its fairly costed. Pump up that 3/x a little, or start sweeping with fatties. Definitely a good combo-er.

Screeching Whelp 1RR
Creature - Dragon
,T: Put a Screech Counter on Screeching Whelp.
,T: Sacrifice Screeching Whelp, search your library for X Dragon Creature cards and put them onto the battlefield where Xis the number of Screech Counters on Screeching Whelp. Then shuffle your library.
"It's cries for help will be the last thing you will hear."
0/1

I wanted to do a helpless-dragon-baby kinda theme that triggers a Psuedo-Dragonstorm.

I'll be honest. I absolutely love this card. Everything about it seems balanced, since even though the mana payments are split up, it's easy to kill.

Soul Reave :2mana::symgw::symb:
Instant {U}
Destroy target creature. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness.

Good solid uncommon, toughness matters do tie in to both white and green after all. Considering the pricings of both Tribute to Hunger and Murder, this is probably costed perfectly.


Chaotic Claims :xmana::symr::symr:
Sorcery
Draw X cards, then discard half your hand rounded up at random. Chaotic Claims deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of instants and sorceries you discarded this way.

Chaotic Claims- That looks pretty crazy. I'd guess this would be a decent uncommon, if only because it's either a really good draw spell or a worse Fireball.

Martyrs' Monument
Land (U)
Martyrs’ Monument enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add W or B to your mana pool.
,T: Add WB to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if you control a basic land.

(This is 1st in a cycle of 10 duals at uncommon for a tri-color set, to help enable dual-colored decks.)

Hm, interesting. A semi-signet dual land. I like that


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Overflowing Genius 4UUU
Enchantment (M)
You don't have a maximum hand size.
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw cards equal to the number of cards in your hand.
Without any restraints of doubts, every mind can contain an entire world.

Comments?

Big splashy blue enchantment is big splashy blue enchantment. I could see this becoming an actual card.

Twin Harp
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature can't attack or block.
At the beginning of each upkeep, put a token onto the battlefield that is a copy of this creature. It has haste. Sacrifice it at the end of turn.
Equip

Twin Harp is a neat card. I'm honestly surprised Wizards hasn't already printed an equipment with the ability to copy the equipped creature.

But that being said, imagine a Dragon Broodmother or Verdant Force that spits out Primeval Titan tokens during each players upkeep for 5. That's insanity.

If it were only spawned tokens your upkeep or if the equipment were something like:

Equipped creatures gains ":symtap:: Put a token onto the battlefield, that is a copy of the equipped creature. Sacrifice it at the end of the turn"

Equip 4

Then the power level might be on par.

Guardianship of the Grove 1G
Instant - (U)
Instead of paying Guardianship of the Groves, you may sacrifice a forest.
Target creature gains hexproof until the end of turn. Regenerate it.

Seems ok, although the extra hexproof is a little overkill for such a versatile card. I may be wrong though.


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Airchoker Ooze 2G
Creature - Ooze (U)
You may pay UB to cast Airchoker Ooze rather than pay its mana cost.
When Airchoker Ooze enters the battlefield, target creature with flying gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
When exposed to murky water, this ooze releases poisonous gas that quickly evaporates, thus filling the air.
2/2

I know this mechanic is very hard to pull off, as it's something of a double-hybrid. What do you think, anyway?


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Airchoker Ooze 2G
Creature - Ooze (U)
You may pay UB to cast Airchoker Ooze rather than pay its mana cost.
When Airchoker Ooze enters the battlefield, you may have target creature with flying get -2/-2 until end of turn.
When exposed to murky water, this ooze releases poisonous gas that quickly evaporates, thus filling the air.
2/2

Airchoker Ooze is interesting, because you can use it in a mono green deck, or a blue-black deck. I would maybe either give it flash or make it give -2/-2 to make it more playable though.

Hopefully what I'm doing here is legal:
Time Twist UU
Instant (R)
Split second

You may rearrange the order of spells and abilities that have been played but have not resolved.

Flashback 1UU

This card, mechanically, is a mess. Power wise, it shouldn't have Flashback. Honestly, this could possibly be more confusing to people than, say Humility.

Vaporize :2mana::symbr::symw:
Instant {U}
Exile target creature. Vaporize deals 2 damage to that creature's controller.

back to old deviant planeswalker.

Sarkhan, Dragon Supremacist 3BG
Planeswalker - Sarkhan Vol

+2: Sacrifice a creature: add BG to your mana pool
-1: Search your library for a Swamp or Forest card, put into battlefield tapped
-3: Prevent all damage would be dealt by non-dragon creatures until next turn
-8: Each player sacrifices all non-dragon creatures

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well there's one missing hole in Sarkhan vol's card Trilogy, he has got BR and RG before..

with BG i emphasize Sarkhan here the first time he appear in storyline, where he was still a devoting warrior-shaman that worships dragon but never seeing one before. in this version Sarkhan was more Xenophobic due to his G color and very antisocial here living up his B nature



first ability:
like the current existing BG walker Nissa Revane, this version of Sarkhan must be parasitic to his surrounding, but without benefit to his controller. in this case was mana reaping


Second ability:
this ability wants to portraying his Greenish solitary tendency by tutoring some land cards, it's like most other Planeswalker cards, the middle ability exist to be a bridge to more greater planning. and mana ramping here would be boost up the current mana race beside playing land cards regularly


Third ability:
was a panic button when the other ability didn't help and you're running out a creatures


Ultimate ability:
this was living up Sarkhan the supremacist, The Dragonless dragonmage... unlike his predecessor card this version was without dragon because like i said before it was depicting Sarkhan vol past before he meet a real dragon for the first time... he was only told about their might and tend to worship them.
and talking about in-game mechanic this ability serves many ways... it's good if you control a dragon. but if you don't it can wiping the board from any threat.. it was colossal Barter in Blood

Seriously, does nobody look at the previous posts to see how posts here are supposed to be done? Review the card before yours, then post. I mean, every time.

First off, the first ability only works if you have a creature. Not only that, but it sucks. For shooting yourself in the foot, you get 2 mana. I'd rather just play Garruk for the 2 mana.
The -1 is fine, but it doesn't fit Sarkhan.
The -3 should double damage to all non dragon creatures.
The ultimate doesn't fit in green + black. Honestly, I don't think Sarkhan fits in Green black.

Aether Break :2mana::symuw::symr:
Instant {U}
Shuffle target creature into it's owner's library.