StarburstRWU
Instant (C)
Starburt deals 2 damage to target creature or player. You gain 2 life. Draw 2 cards.
Goblin Detective1R
Creature - Goblin Rogue (U)
When Goblin Detective dies, look at the bottom card of your library. You may play that card as if it were in your hand. “What yer lookin’ for’s always in th’ last place ya’ look, therefore what’s in th’ last place ya’ look's always what yer lookin’ for.”
1/1
HindsightUU
Enchantment {R}
Play with the top card and the bottom card of your library revealed.
If you would draw a card, you may draw a card from the bottom of your library instead.
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A mere ten days after the Mending, a young knight of Valeron and a young ranger of Eos made a discovery that would change Alara forever.
Bottom Feeding4GG
Sorcery (R)
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land, then reveal the bottom card of your library. If it’s a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. “Your magely trinkets will make a fine meal for the worms. How about your corpse for dessert?”
—Savra
Future Aflame1RR
Enchantment (R)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player exiles the bottom card of his or her library. Future Aflame deals damage to that player equal to the exiled card's converted mana cost. "If I can't erase this world from the beginning, then I'll do so from the end."
-Lectavius Urvon, the Traitor-Emperor
Goblin Smuggler1R
Creature - Goblin
Haste
Whenever Goblin Smuggler deals damage to a player, you may pay R and discard a card. If you do, reveal the bottom two cards of your library. You may put any creatures, instants, or sorceries revealed this way into your hand. Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order. "Exquisite items for exquisite customers." --Drabb, Black Market Salesman
2/2
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MCC February 2014 - 2nd Round (11th-20th)
MCC March 2014 - 1st Round (17th-24th)
MCC April 2014 - 1st Round (17th-32nd)
MCC May 2014 - 1st Round (17th-32nd)
MCC June 2014 - Judge
MCC July 2014 - Host
MCC August 2014 - 1st Round (17th-31st)
MCC August 2015 - 1st Round (21st-36th)
MCC September 2015 - 1st Round (22nd-39th)
MCC October 2015 - 1st Round (13th-20th)
CCL March 2014 - Score: 71.4/300 (18th)
CCL May 2014 - Score: 29/36 (10th)
CCL June 2014 - Score: 86/150 (10th)
CCL July 2014 - Score:36/50 (6th T)
CCL August 2015 - Score: 14 (5th T)
CCL September 2015 - Score: 3 (5th)
CCL October 2015 - Host
DCC September 2015 - Score: 30 (9th)
DCC October 2015 - Score: 46 (8th-T)
Arcane StashU Enchantment (U) 3: Look at the top card of your library. You may put in on the bottom of your library. 3: Look at the bottom card of your library. You may put in on the top of your library. Forgetting where you left you keys feels bad. Forgetting where you left your memories feels worse.
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Wizards can start putting booster packs inside dog poo and dog owners will still complain.
Kiora, Delver of the Depths3GU
Planeswalker - Kiora (M)
+2: Untap target permanent.
-3: Reveal the bottom card of your library. If a creature or land card is revealed this way put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise put that card into your hand.
-9: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control dies you may put it on the bottom of your library instead of your graveyard. If you do, draw cards equal to that creature's power."
{5}
Deep-Mind Delver2UU
Creature - Wizard (R) (U/P), t: Look at the bottom card of target player's library. If it's a spell, you may pay X, where X is the revealed card's converted mana cost. If you do, you may cast the revealed card without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, exile it. Activate this ability only when you could cast a sorcery.
0/3 "Probing surface thoughts can only get you so far. In order to find a mind's real treasure, you must dig much, much deeper." -Kul, Gitaxian exarch
Vertain: Thought Sculptor - It's easier to use this to filter your deck than I'm comfortable with.
Am Shegar: Arcane Stash - The second ability seems tacked on.
Antny223: Kiora, Delver of the Depths - Very Kiora. May need some number tweaking to be printable, but no more than planeswalkers always do before playtesting.
Goblin Detective1R
Creature - Goblin Rogue (U)
When Goblin Detective dies, look at the bottom card of your library. You may play that card as if it were in your hand. “What yer lookin’ for’s always in th’ last place ya’ look, therefore what’s in th’ last place ya’ look's always what yer lookin’ for.”
1/1
Interesting way to go about getting to that bottom card, and allowing you to play it, and an interesting way to get it into red - I'm still not 100% sure it fits that well in red. I'm also not sure how well it's going to work out without an "until the end of your turn" clause. There feels like there's a better wording for this card, but I'm not sure what it is, exactly. Works out fairly well at uncommon.
Future Aflame1RR
Enchantment (R)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player exiles the bottom card of his or her library. Future Aflame deals damage to that player equal to the exiled card's converted mana cost. "If I can't erase this world from the beginning, then I'll do so from the end."
-Lectavius Urvon, the Traitor-Emperor
The effect of this card is really cool. I feel it's probably a hair undercosted, but the effect has a nice drawback to keep it from being something absolutely stupid broken. Definitely a fun red card that can create some unique strategies.
Bottom Feeding4GG
Sorcery (R)
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land, then reveal the bottom card of your library. If it’s a creature card, put it onto the battlefield. “Your magely trinkets will make a fine meal for the worms. How about your corpse for dessert?”
—Savra
Definitely some utility to this card, and it can give you some big swings. On one hand, I'm not sure how I feel about a 6 CMC Naturalize in cases where it whiffs. On the other hand, I'm not sure how I feel about a 6 CMC land destruction that can also land you a solid body (and potentially a fatty in the right green deck) in the same swoop. Proobably puts the mana in the right spot but I could see myself probably giving a solid laugh of disgust on either end of this card.
HindsightUU
Enchantment {R}
Play with the top card and the bottom card of your library revealed.
If you would draw a card, you may draw a card from the bottom of your library instead.
A solid card. Nothing exceptionally flashy here - drawing from the bottom is a nifty effect. I think this might find a home in a few decks, it provides a pretty good utility and some clever ways to dig deeper to the tools you need without being too costly to lose to targeted removal or anything.
Scullers Glow4
Artifact (R) T: Put target card from your graveyard on the bottom of your library.
If no cards are in your graveyard, flip Scullers Glow.
///////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Mnemosyne’s Endless Light
Legendary Artifact (R) T: Name a card, then exile the bottom card of your library.
If that card is the named card, you play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
This shouldn't really flip between legendary and nonlegendary should it? I don't know. Kind of a cool idea but I hate these sort of memory games cause I always find myself having to take more notes than I want a game.
Goblin Smuggler1R
Creature - Goblin
Haste
Whenever Goblin Smuggler deals damage to a player, you may pay R and discard a card. If you do, reveal the bottom two cards of your library. You may put any creatures, instants, or sorceries revealed this way into your hand. Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order. "Exquisite items for exquisite customers." --Drabb, Black Market Salesman
2/2
Feels kinda sad that if I don't reveal any appropiate card type on the first go, then I can't get another good use out of it unless I have something else that manipulates the bottom of the library. If anything this should exile or send unwanted cards to the graveyard. As it stands this feels a little bit like a card was meant to reveal the top two cards but got misprinted. Otherwise I do like the effect here and all in all the card is balanced.
Deep-Mind Delver2UU
Creature - Wizard (R) (U/P), t: Look at the bottom card of target player's library. If it's a spell, you may pay X, where X is the revealed card's converted mana cost. If you do, you may cast the revealed card without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, exile it. Activate this ability only when you could cast a sorcery.
0/3 "Probing surface thoughts can only get you so far. In order to find a mind's real treasure, you must dig much, much deeper." -Kul, Gitaxian exarch
Interesting flavour, odd card. Not sure why a blue card suddenly uses Phryrexian mana in the middle of the ability but I guess it offers a little more flexibility if you think you'll need an extra mana to cast. I also feel that Daxos would be a better template for casting the spell. I think this 4 drop can justify a better body - particular since it doesn't cast spells for free.
Paul critiques John... hey... arent these guys names from the bible??!? ringo 4 second coming
Her + ability is somewhat disappointing for a 5-drop walker, being able to control your opponent's board hardly at all. You're probably gonna use the -3 right off the bat, and that one's pretty damn strong - with most of the best scry effects being in her colors, you'll get a lot of chances to stack and abuse it. The ultimate is very, very ultimate, and very unique; would be inclined to put it at -10 since uh reasons. Nice work overall.
Physically, looking at the bottom card at any time is clunky, since you've gotta pull it out from under 30-50 more cards. Like Egak I'm concerned about the filtering ability at such a cheap cost here - especially since graveyard is an option, rather than exile perhaps. However it's also true that it's SO easy to over-invest in stacking your deck this way. There's significantly more subtlety to playing it than expected.
By contrast to Vertain's entry, this one seems a bit overcosted. It reminds me of Soothsaying but could cost just 2 for the abilities. The thing I prefer here is that it's not an all-in-one filtering card, since you're going to have to get something off of the bottom of your library by other means, eventually.
Arcane StashU Enchantment (U) 3: Look at the top card of your library. You may put in on the bottom of your library. 3: Look at the bottom card of your library. You may put in on the top of your library. Forgetting where you left you keys feels bad. Forgetting where you left your memories feels worse.
Also rather good at filtering draws, but the cost is more reasonable, and at least the card can only move to the other side.
Kiora, Delver of the Depths3GU
Planeswalker - Kiora (M)
+2: Untap target permanent.
-3: Reveal the bottom card of your library. If a creature or land card is revealed this way put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise put that card into your hand.
-9: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control dies you may put it on the bottom of your library instead of your graveyard. If you do, draw cards equal to that creature's power."
{5}
Design a card that cares about the BOTTOM card of any player's library (Ex: Cellar Door)
Deadline for critiques: Sunday, July 20, before Sunday becomes becomes Monday.
4 points for 1st
3 points for 2nd
2 points for 3rd
1 points for 4th
You'll also get 1 point for submitting a critique and 1 point for submitting rankings.
Group John
Antny223
Vertain
Am Shegar
Flintlock
Group Paul
Egak
Ink-Treader
maximumbuttitude
RaikouRider
Group George
Jimmy Groove
The1AndOnlyAGar
SCDL
Group Ringo
GameWorldLeader
GG Crono
REALLY_LONG_NAME
For this round:
John critiques Ringo
Paul critiques John
George critiques Paul
Ringo critiques George
Instant (C)
Starburt deals 2 damage to target creature or player. You gain 2 life. Draw 2 cards.
Goblin Detective 1R
Creature - Goblin Rogue (U)
When Goblin Detective dies, look at the bottom card of your library. You may play that card as if it were in your hand.
“What yer lookin’ for’s always in th’ last place ya’ look, therefore what’s in th’ last place ya’ look's always what yer lookin’ for.”
1/1
Enchantment {R}
Play with the top card and the bottom card of your library revealed.
If you would draw a card, you may draw a card from the bottom of your library instead.
Emille, Seven-Sting Dancer Shalin Nariya
Bottom Feeding 4GG
Sorcery (R)
Destroy target artifact, enchantment, or land, then reveal the bottom card of your library. If it’s a creature card, put it onto the battlefield.
“Your magely trinkets will make a fine meal for the worms. How about your corpse for dessert?”
—Savra
Future Aflame 1RR
Enchantment (R)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player exiles the bottom card of his or her library. Future Aflame deals damage to that player equal to the exiled card's converted mana cost.
"If I can't erase this world from the beginning, then I'll do so from the end."
-Lectavius Urvon, the Traitor-Emperor
Choose one of these judge of creation:
Make Strionic Resonator shine!
You can not grasp the true form of Ashiok's attack!
Thought Sculptor UU
Creature - Vedalken Wizard(U)
You may look at the bottom card of your
library. (You may do this at any time.)
U: Put the bottom card of your library into
your graveyard or on top of your library.
2/2
Instant (C)
Reveal the bottom card of your library. If it is an instant or sorcery card, put it on the top of your library.
Currently working on Nations of Pentys, my first custom set and the first set in the Pentys block. (52/250)
Goblin Smuggler 1R
Creature - Goblin
Haste
Whenever Goblin Smuggler deals damage to a player, you may pay R and discard a card. If you do, reveal the bottom two cards of your library. You may put any creatures, instants, or sorceries revealed this way into your hand. Then put the rest of the cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in any order.
"Exquisite items for exquisite customers." --Drabb, Black Market Salesman
2/2
MCC March 2014 - 1st Round (17th-24th)
MCC April 2014 - 1st Round (17th-32nd)
MCC May 2014 - 1st Round (17th-32nd)
MCC June 2014 - Judge
MCC July 2014 - Host
MCC August 2014 - 1st Round (17th-31st)
MCC August 2015 - 1st Round (21st-36th)
MCC September 2015 - 1st Round (22nd-39th)
MCC October 2015 - 1st Round (13th-20th)
CCL May 2014 - Score: 29/36 (10th)
CCL June 2014 - Score: 86/150 (10th)
CCL July 2014 - Score:36/50 (6th T)
CCL August 2015 - Score: 14 (5th T)
CCL September 2015 - Score: 3 (5th)
CCL October 2015 - Host
DCC October 2015 - Score: 46 (8th-T)
Arcane Stash U
Enchantment (U)
3: Look at the top card of your library. You may put in on the bottom of your library.
3: Look at the bottom card of your library. You may put in on the top of your library.
Forgetting where you left you keys feels bad. Forgetting where you left your memories feels worse.
Kiora, Delver of the Depths 3GU
Planeswalker - Kiora (M)
+2: Untap target permanent.
-3: Reveal the bottom card of your library. If a creature or land card is revealed this way put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise put that card into your hand.
-9: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature you control dies you may put it on the bottom of your library instead of your graveyard. If you do, draw cards equal to that creature's power."
{5}
Deep-Mind Delver 2UU
Creature - Wizard (R)
(U/P), t: Look at the bottom card of target player's library. If it's a spell, you may pay X, where X is the revealed card's converted mana cost. If you do, you may cast the revealed card without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, exile it. Activate this ability only when you could cast a sorcery.
0/3
"Probing surface thoughts can only get you so far. In order to find a mind's real treasure, you must dig much, much deeper." -Kul, Gitaxian exarch
Am Shegar: Arcane Stash - The second ability seems tacked on.
Antny223: Kiora, Delver of the Depths - Very Kiora. May need some number tweaking to be printable, but no more than planeswalkers always do before playtesting.
2.) Am Shegar
1.) Antny223
Egak
Interesting way to go about getting to that bottom card, and allowing you to play it, and an interesting way to get it into red - I'm still not 100% sure it fits that well in red. I'm also not sure how well it's going to work out without an "until the end of your turn" clause. There feels like there's a better wording for this card, but I'm not sure what it is, exactly. Works out fairly well at uncommon.
Ink-Treader
The effect of this card is really cool. I feel it's probably a hair undercosted, but the effect has a nice drawback to keep it from being something absolutely stupid broken. Definitely a fun red card that can create some unique strategies.
maximumbuttitude
Definitely some utility to this card, and it can give you some big swings. On one hand, I'm not sure how I feel about a 6 CMC Naturalize in cases where it whiffs. On the other hand, I'm not sure how I feel about a 6 CMC land destruction that can also land you a solid body (and potentially a fatty in the right green deck) in the same swoop. Proobably puts the mana in the right spot but I could see myself probably giving a solid laugh of disgust on either end of this card.
RaikouRider
A solid card. Nothing exceptionally flashy here - drawing from the bottom is a nifty effect. I think this might find a home in a few decks, it provides a pretty good utility and some clever ways to dig deeper to the tools you need without being too costly to lose to targeted removal or anything.
1. Ink-Treader
2. maximumbuttitude
3. RaikouRider
4. Egak
Currently working on Nations of Pentys, my first custom set and the first set in the Pentys block. (52/250)
This shouldn't really flip between legendary and nonlegendary should it? I don't know. Kind of a cool idea but I hate these sort of memory games cause I always find myself having to take more notes than I want a game.
Feels kinda sad that if I don't reveal any appropiate card type on the first go, then I can't get another good use out of it unless I have something else that manipulates the bottom of the library. If anything this should exile or send unwanted cards to the graveyard. As it stands this feels a little bit like a card was meant to reveal the top two cards but got misprinted. Otherwise I do like the effect here and all in all the card is balanced.
Interesting flavour, odd card. Not sure why a blue card suddenly uses Phryrexian mana in the middle of the ability but I guess it offers a little more flexibility if you think you'll need an extra mana to cast. I also feel that Daxos would be a better template for casting the spell. I think this 4 drop can justify a better body - particular since it doesn't cast spells for free.
1. Really_long-name
2. GG Crono
3. GameWorldLeader
Jimmy Groove - MIA
The1AndOnlyAGar - Very simple yet effective.
SCDL - MIA
1. The1AndOnlyAGar
Big surprise here /s
MCC March 2014 - 1st Round (17th-24th)
MCC April 2014 - 1st Round (17th-32nd)
MCC May 2014 - 1st Round (17th-32nd)
MCC June 2014 - Judge
MCC July 2014 - Host
MCC August 2014 - 1st Round (17th-31st)
MCC August 2015 - 1st Round (21st-36th)
MCC September 2015 - 1st Round (22nd-39th)
MCC October 2015 - 1st Round (13th-20th)
CCL May 2014 - Score: 29/36 (10th)
CCL June 2014 - Score: 86/150 (10th)
CCL July 2014 - Score:36/50 (6th T)
CCL August 2015 - Score: 14 (5th T)
CCL September 2015 - Score: 3 (5th)
CCL October 2015 - Host
DCC October 2015 - Score: 46 (8th-T)
The1AndOnlyGar: Simple and straightforward. I feel like it could use a flavor text, but overall, I like it.
And that didn't take long. Still, good work Gar.
2. Am Shegar
3. Vertain
Seems way too good at filtering draws.
Also rather good at filtering draws, but the cost is more reasonable, and at least the card can only move to the other side.
Interesting card. Reito Lantern will love that -3.
1. Antny223
2. Am Shegar
3. Vertain
Choose one of these judge of creation:
Make Strionic Resonator shine!
You can not grasp the true form of Ashiok's attack!