Imagine, if you will, a gladiatorial arena - that beloved fantasy setting used many a time in Magic's canon and by custom designers alike. The current legendary creature in the thread is the arena champion. To play this game, post a legendary creature best suited to defeat the current champ and take their throne... if not for long.
Starting champion:
Friborgh, Shrewdtorch of Kroum1UR
Legendary Creature - Efreet Warrior
At the beginning of your upkeep, Friborgh gets +1/+1 and gains prowess until end of turn. 1: Target player skips his or her next upkeep step. 3: At the beginning of target player's next upkeep step, that player gets an additional upkeep step after that step. "Vulnerability and strength oft change places in the drunken dance of Time."
2/2
Toshibo the Unrivaled2WW
Legendary Creature - Human Samurai
When Toshibo the Unrivaled enters the battlefield, destroy all other Legendary creatures.
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
Opponents can't cast Legendary creature spells.
3/2
Vorn's Call3WW
Sorcery (R)
Put a 4/3 white legendary soldier creature token with first strike named Vorn onto the battlefield.
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Whenever a creature you control dies, Kalira, Queen of Blood gets +1/+0 and Indestructible until end of turn.
Sacrifice three creatures: Put Kalira, Queen of Blood on to the battlefield from the command zone
"Selfish mortals! Don't they know that I will enjoy their blood far more than they ever could?"
-Kalira
6/6
Anira, Seraph of Clemency5WW
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, first strike, lifelink
If a creature would be sacrificed, you may instead put a +1/+1 counter on Anira, Seraph of Clemency.
5/5
Xanth, the Deathlord5BB
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever a player would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.
All +1/+1 counters are -1/-1 counters.
5/5
Zubia, Medic of Zonot Seven2GU
Legendary Creature - Elf Merfolk Druid
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature an opponent controls: Draw a card. Activate this ability only once per turn.
2/2
Akri, The Living Mana Storm 4RR
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Whenever a player casts a spell or activates an ability, that player may pay RR or 4. If that player doesn't, Choose a player at random. That player gains control of that spell or ability and may rechoose its targets.
Tahl Galear, Master Magi2UU
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Activated abilities of creatures you control don't cause other abilities to trigger and can't be countered. UU: Return two Islands you control to your hand. Return target creature to it's owners hand.
Greel, Brooding Paranoia2BB
Legendary Creature - Horror Spellshaper
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Greel, Brooding Paranoia for each player with seven or more cards in hand and each player with one or fewer cards in hand. 5BB, T, Discard a card: Target player discards his or her hand. Each player loses life equal to the number of cards discarded in this way. Greel doesn't untap during your next untap step. "Long have I slept beneath Jamuraa. I daresay my awakening may not prove auspicious for you."
1/1
Ehh, "defeat" is a loose term. Hosing qualifies imho.
Madinaul the Smiter3RR
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Flying
Spells you cast that target creatures cost 1 less to cast. R: Madinaul the Smiter deals 3 damage to target creature that was dealt noncombat damage this turn.
4/3
Driegon, The Crowd Favorite 1RRR
Legendary Creature - Cat Barbarian
First Strike, Haste, Provoke R: ~ gets +1/+0 until the end of turn I will win the crowd. I will give them something they have never seen before
3/1
Mernamodon, Spirit of Obliteration4WGRB
Legendary Creature - Spirit
When Mernamodon, Spirit of Obliteration enteres the battlefield or dies destroy up to 2 target permanents.
8/8
Mortis, Holy ExorcistWW
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
you may cast ~ as thought it has Flash if a creature died this turn.
When ~ enters the battlefield, exile target spirit.
2/1
Demto the Clasher 4G
Legendary creature - Giant
Reach
When ~ enters the battlefield, it fights target creature.
Whenever a legendary creature enters the battlefield under opponent's control, ~ fights that creature.
4/6
Albanzdos, the Purifier 2WW
Legendary Creature - Cleric
When Albanzdos, the Purifier would receive damage that damage is dealt to the source of that damage instead.
2/3
Malignus, Raging Storm2RRR
Creature - Elemental Spirit
Malignus, Raging Storm's power and toughness are equal to half the highest life total
among your opponents life total's, rounded up.
Damage can't be prevented or redirected.
He descended on Estwald like a sudden storm.
Moments later, only ashes and agony remained
*/*
Starting champion:
Friborgh, Shrewdtorch of Kroum 1UR
Legendary Creature - Efreet Warrior
At the beginning of your upkeep, Friborgh gets +1/+1 and gains prowess until end of turn.
1: Target player skips his or her next upkeep step.
3: At the beginning of target player's next upkeep step, that player gets an additional upkeep step after that step.
"Vulnerability and strength oft change places in the drunken dance of Time."
2/2
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Legendary creature - Human Wizard
Each player may activate each nonmana activated abilities of each creature as if he or she controlled that creature.
"The greatest strength that you can get is that of your enemies"
2/4
Legendary Creature - Human Capitalist
Deathtouch, lifelink
Each other creature gains 3B: Sacrifice this creature: Draw 2 cards and lose 2 life.
"There is value in every living being."
1/3
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
Permanents can't be sacrificed.
"As long as I live, non other shall die."
1/4
Legendary Creature - Elf Assassin
Deathtouch
Janmied must be blocked if able.
3BG, Sacrifice Janmied: Target player sacrifices two artifacts and/or creatures.
2/2
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Legendary Creature - Human Samurai
When Toshibo the Unrivaled enters the battlefield, destroy all other Legendary creatures.
Bushido 2 (Whenever this creature blocks or becomes blocked, it gets +2/+2 until end of turn.)
Opponents can't cast Legendary creature spells.
3/2
Vorn's Call 3WW
Sorcery (R)
Put a 4/3 white legendary soldier creature token with first strike named Vorn onto the battlefield.
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Kalira, Queen of Blood
(B) Legendary Creature - Vampire Demon (M)
Flying
Whenever a creature you control dies, Kalira, Queen of Blood gets +1/+0 and Indestructible until end of turn.
Sacrifice three creatures: Put Kalira, Queen of Blood on to the battlefield from the command zone
"Selfish mortals! Don't they know that I will enjoy their blood far more than they ever could?"
-Kalira
6/6
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, first strike, lifelink
If a creature would be sacrificed, you may instead put a +1/+1 counter on Anira, Seraph of Clemency.
5/5
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever a player would gain life, that player loses that much life instead.
All +1/+1 counters are -1/-1 counters.
5/5
Legendary Creature - Elf Merfolk Druid
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature an opponent controls: Draw a card. Activate this ability only once per turn.
2/2
This sig is by the amazing Rivenor
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Whenever a player casts a spell or activates an ability, that player may pay RR or 4. If that player doesn't, Choose a player at random. That player gains control of that spell or ability and may rechoose its targets.
4/4
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Activated abilities of creatures you control don't cause other abilities to trigger and can't be countered.
UU: Return two Islands you control to your hand. Return target creature to it's owners hand.
1/2
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RRR Zada, Hedron GrinderJohnny RedRRR
Legendary Creature - Horror Spellshaper
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Greel, Brooding Paranoia for each player with seven or more cards in hand and each player with one or fewer cards in hand.
5BB, T, Discard a card: Target player discards his or her hand. Each player loses life equal to the number of cards discarded in this way. Greel doesn't untap during your next untap step.
"Long have I slept beneath Jamuraa. I daresay my awakening may not prove auspicious for you."
1/1
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Legandary Warrior
Vigilance, Shroud
Legendary permanents don't untap during their controllers untap step.
2/3
Legendary Creature - Eye
All permanents lose shroud and hexproof.
1/2
That doesn't defeat the reining champion. Hates on him a little but that's about it.
Madinaul the Smiter 3RR
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Flying
Spells you cast that target creatures cost 1 less to cast.
R: Madinaul the Smiter deals 3 damage to target creature that was dealt noncombat damage this turn.
4/3
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Legendary Creature - Cat Barbarian
First Strike, Haste, Provoke
R: ~ gets +1/+0 until the end of turn
I will win the crowd. I will give them something they have never seen before
3/1
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flash
Flying, haste
When ~ enters the battlefield, it gains indestructible until end of turn.
4/4
Legendary Creature - Spirit
When Mernamodon, Spirit of Obliteration enteres the battlefield or dies destroy up to 2 target permanents.
8/8
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
you may cast ~ as thought it has Flash if a creature died this turn.
When ~ enters the battlefield, exile target spirit.
2/1
Legendary creature - Giant
Reach
When ~ enters the battlefield, it fights target creature.
Whenever a legendary creature enters the battlefield under opponent's control, ~ fights that creature.
4/6
Legendary Creature - Cleric
When Albanzdos, the Purifier would receive damage that damage is dealt to the source of that damage instead.
2/3
Creature - Elemental Spirit
Malignus, Raging Storm's power and toughness are equal to half the highest life total
among your opponents life total's, rounded up.
Damage can't be prevented or redirected.
He descended on Estwald like a sudden storm.
Moments later, only ashes and agony remained
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