November CCL Final Round "The Battle for Everyone's Souls"
You face it. Your final enemy. The grotesque form of some god or another, perverting a human desire in order to bring about the end of the world. The only problem is, you're fighting it alone. One by one, your friends fall, swallowed by darkness. It turns to you. The shadows rise...
Then, nothing. Is this where you are to fall?
As the darkness clouds your vision, your mind is suddenly filled with memories of the past year - your friends, your acquaintances, and all the people you've gotten to know. You feel their hearts, as if they're right next to you. Your bonds with them become yours, and you feel something change deep inside yourself.
The power of a new Persona wells up within you. You know what you must do.
Challenge: Design the following cards:
A card that represents your ultimate enemy
A card that destroys creatures in the same colour(s) - their killing blows
A card that represents your "World" - the combined power of the bonds you have forged
A legendary creature card that represents the evolution of your own Persona (based on your round 1 entry)
A card that represents your coup de grace - your last stand
The final contestants for November's CCL are bravelion83 and IcariiFA.
You have until the 10th of December, 8pm AEST as always.
Hekston, Scourge of the Kingdom3BB
Legendary Creature — Horror (M) R, T: Destroy target Equipment.
Hekston, Scourge of the Kingdom can't have +1/+1 counters placed on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove up to X +1/+1 counters from each creature your opponents control, where X is Hekston’s toughness.
3/3
Scorching Kill1BB
Instant (U)
Kicker R(You may pay an additional R as you cast this spell.)
Destroy target creature. If Scorching Kill was kicked, it can’t be countered by spells or abilities and that creature can’t be regenerated. “The weakness of your flesh is what kills you. The heat of the fire is just a catalyst.”
Collective Effort3GG
Sorcery (R)
Draw X cards, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on creatures you control. "A group is always stronger than the sum of its parts."
Artorius, King of All3WW
Legendary Creature — Human (M)
Whenever an Equipment enters the battlefield under your control, you may attach it to Artorius, King of All.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put X +1/+1 counters on each other creature you control, where X is Artorius’s power.
3/3
Rightful Banishment1WW
Instant (U)
Exile target creature with no +1/+1 counters on it. “War in our kingdom follows a code of honor. One of the rules is that a warrior without an armor is unworthy to fight.”
—King Artorius
MCC - Winner (6): Oct 2014, Apr Nov 2017, Jan 2018, Apr Jun 2019 || Host (15): Dec 2014, Apr Jul Aug Dec 2015, Mar Jul Aug Oct 2016, Feb Jul 2017, Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) || Judge (34): every month from Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 except Oct 2015, every month from Feb to Jul 2017 except Apr 2017, then Oct 2017, May Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) CCL - Winner (3): Jul 2016 (tied with Flatline), May 2017, Jul 2019 (last one here) || Host (5): Feb 2015, Mar Apr May Jun 2016 DCC - Winner (1): Mar 2015 (tied with Piar) || Host (3): May Oct 2015, Jan 2016
• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for: "Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index.Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
The Creator4WW
Legendary Creature – God (M)
Indestructible
As long as you control less than seven creatures, ~ isn't a creature.
At the beginning of each upkeep, put a 2/2 white Prophet creature token onto that battlefield. It has “The Creator gets +1/+1.”
4/6
Divine LawW
Instant (U)
Exile target creature with a power X or less, where X is the number of creatures you control. “I made all to follow my rule. If you shall not, you shall be naught.”
- The Creator
Mortal AllegiancesWB
Enchantment (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a 1/1 white Human creature token onto the battlefield under target opponent's control.
At the beginning of your end step, put a 1/1 black Human creature token onto the battlefield. “Whether you follow one or the other, there is punishment.”
- The Defier
The Defier4BB
Legendary Creature – Demon (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each end step, put X +1/+1 counters on ~, where X is the number of creatures that died that turn. B, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Other creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
4/4
Destroy BalanceBB
Sorcery (R)
As an additional cost to ~, pay X, where X is the number of creatures target opponent controls.
Creatures that opponent control get -X/-X until end of turn. “You made me to follow your rule. I shall not, so you shall be naught.”
-The Defier
"The Battle for Everyone's Souls"
You face it. Your final enemy. The grotesque form of some god or another, perverting a human desire in order to bring about the end of the world. The only problem is, you're fighting it alone. One by one, your friends fall, swallowed by darkness. It turns to you. The shadows rise...
Then, nothing. Is this where you are to fall?
As the darkness clouds your vision, your mind is suddenly filled with memories of the past year - your friends, your acquaintances, and all the people you've gotten to know. You feel their hearts, as if they're right next to you. Your bonds with them become yours, and you feel something change deep inside yourself.
The power of a new Persona wells up within you. You know what you must do.
Challenge: Design the following cards:
The final contestants for November's CCL are bravelion83 and IcariiFA.
You have until the 10th of December, 8pm AEST as always.
Good luck.
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
The Winner is Judge | 7
This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
Hekston, Scourge of the Kingdom 3BB
Legendary Creature — Horror (M)
R, T: Destroy target Equipment.
Hekston, Scourge of the Kingdom can't have +1/+1 counters placed on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove up to X +1/+1 counters from each creature your opponents control, where X is Hekston’s toughness.
3/3
Scorching Kill 1BB
Instant (U)
Kicker R (You may pay an additional R as you cast this spell.)
Destroy target creature. If Scorching Kill was kicked, it can’t be countered by spells or abilities and that creature can’t be regenerated.
“The weakness of your flesh is what kills you. The heat of the fire is just a catalyst.”
Collective Effort 3GG
Sorcery (R)
Draw X cards, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on creatures you control.
"A group is always stronger than the sum of its parts."
Artorius, King of All 3WW
Legendary Creature — Human (M)
Whenever an Equipment enters the battlefield under your control, you may attach it to Artorius, King of All.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put X +1/+1 counters on each other creature you control, where X is Artorius’s power.
3/3
Rightful Banishment 1WW
Instant (U)
Exile target creature with no +1/+1 counters on it.
“War in our kingdom follows a code of honor. One of the rules is that a warrior without an armor is unworthy to fight.”
—King Artorius
MCC - Winner (6): Oct 2014, Apr Nov 2017, Jan 2018, Apr Jun 2019 || Host (15): Dec 2014, Apr Jul Aug Dec 2015, Mar Jul Aug Oct 2016, Feb Jul 2017, Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here) || Judge (34): every month from Nov 2014 to Nov 2016 except Oct 2015, every month from Feb to Jul 2017 except Apr 2017, then Oct 2017, May Jun Nov 2018, Feb Jul 2019 (last one here)
CCL - Winner (3): Jul 2016 (tied with Flatline), May 2017, Jul 2019 (last one here) || Host (5): Feb 2015, Mar Apr May Jun 2016
DCC - Winner (1): Mar 2015 (tied with Piar) || Host (3): May Oct 2015, Jan 2016
• The two public custom sets I've been part a part of the design team for:
"Brotherhood of Ormos" - Blog post with all info - set thread - design skeleton / card list || "Extinctia: Homo Evanuit" - Blog post with all info - set thread - card list spreadsheet
• "The Lion's Lair", my article series about MTG and custom card design in particular. Latest article here. Here is the article index. Rather outdated by now, and based on the old MCC rubric, but I'm leaving this here for anybody that might be interested anyway.
• My only public attempt at being a writer: the story of my Leonin custom planeswalker Jeff Lionheart. (I have a very big one that I'm working on right now but that's private for now, and I don't know if I will ever actually publish it, and I also have ideas for multiple future ones, including one where I'm going to reprise Jeff.)
The Creator 4WW
Legendary Creature – God (M)
Indestructible
As long as you control less than seven creatures, ~ isn't a creature.
At the beginning of each upkeep, put a 2/2 white Prophet creature token onto that battlefield. It has “The Creator gets +1/+1.”
4/6
Divine Law W
Instant (U)
Exile target creature with a power X or less, where X is the number of creatures you control.
“I made all to follow my rule. If you shall not, you shall be naught.”
- The Creator
Mortal Allegiances WB
Enchantment (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a 1/1 white Human creature token onto the battlefield under target opponent's control.
At the beginning of your end step, put a 1/1 black Human creature token onto the battlefield.
“Whether you follow one or the other, there is punishment.”
- The Defier
The Defier 4BB
Legendary Creature – Demon (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each end step, put X +1/+1 counters on ~, where X is the number of creatures that died that turn.
B, Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Other creatures get -1/-1 until end of turn.
4/4
Destroy Balance BB
Sorcery (R)
As an additional cost to ~, pay X, where X is the number of creatures target opponent controls.
Creatures that opponent control get -X/-X until end of turn.
“You made me to follow your rule. I shall not, so you shall be naught.”
-The Defier
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
The Winner is Judge | 7
This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
Oh Crap, I forgot AEST meant Aussie Time right? I was being self centered and thinking American...sorry.
I'll have something posted in the in the next couple hours.
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