Chief of the Edge, taken from MTG Art, by David Palumbo and Wizards of the Coast
Welcome to the Card Creation League! Everyone is free to participate in either or both of the first two rounds. Come join us!
Theme
This month we're going to care about creature types! This may seem like quite simple stuff but it can get pretty complex given the many possible tribal interactions.
I always liked Morningtide's "class tribal" aspect, since race types change depending on the plane but you'll always find Magic's creatures doing basically the same jobs. So it's appropriate, I think, to start with the most universal challenge we can get out of this theme.
Challenge
Design a creature card that is any one of the following types: Soldier, Wizard, Rogue, Shaman, or Warrior..
Pick one type from the list only. You can use any other types with it that aren't on the list: You can make a Goblin Soldier Archer but not a Human Wizard Shaman.
Make sure to include a rarity.
Stay tuned for March's CCL Final Poll. Anyone who votes will receive 2 bonus points for April's CCL!
Your submissions are due Thursday, April 6, 23:59 EST.
Schedule
Round 1 — Open to Everyone (April 1st–6th)
Round 2 — Open to Everyone (April 7th–12th)
Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due April 16th)
Top 8 — Open to top 8 finishers (April 17th–20th)
Top 8 Critiques (Due April 23rd)
Top 4 — Open to top 4 finishers from last round (April 24th–26th)
Top 4 Critiques (Due April 28th)
Final (End of month, winner determined by public poll)
Ragtag Captain
Creature — Human Soldier (R)
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1.
Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
2/2
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Invoker of Souls2RG
Creature - Human Shaman (R)
Other Shaman creatures you control get +1/+1. RG, t: Put target Shaman creature card from you hand onto the battlefield. It gets +3/+3 and gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. "My kindred souls burn with such power and vibrance. They must be unleashed so that they can express their full might."
3/3
Commander of Opal Order1WW
Creature - Human Soldier (R)
First strike, Lifelink
At the beginning of each combat, choose target creature. You may have Commander of Opal Order power becomes equal to that creature until end of turn.
1/3
Rage Animist2RR
Creature - Elemental Shaman [R]
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a blaze counter on Rage Animist, then create a 1/0 red Elemental creature token for each blaze counter on Rage Animist. Exile them at the end of combat.
Elementals you control get +1/+1 and have haste. Hatred grows and my fire burns brighter. 2/1
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MtG is where you can hate white players or black players, and still not be racist.
Generator Siphoner1UR
Creature - Human Rogue (U)
Prowess
Whenever Generator Siphoner deals combat damage to a player, tap target land that player controls. It doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step. Then untap target land you control. The Arcanotechs of Fordyna often hire saboteurs to redirect the power grids of their rivals.
Blake Belladona2(U/B)(U/B)
Legendary Creature - Faunus Rogue (M)
Whenever Blake Belladona becomes the target of a spell or ability your opponents control, create a colorless Clone creature token with “This creature’s power is equal to Blake Belladona’s power and its toughness is equal to Blake Belladona’s toughness.”
Whenever a Clone enters the battlefield you may change the target of a spell or ability with a single target to Clone.
2/3
Each token knows which Blake Belladona it came from.
Binder to the BladeRWU
Creature - Kor Wizard (R)
When Binder to the Blade enters the battlefield, search your library for an equipment card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library. RWU: Attach target equipment you control to target creature you do not control. You control that creature as long as it is equipped.
0/2
Abzan AvengerxWBG
Creature - Human Soldier {M}
When Abzan Avenger enters the battlefield, put X +1/+1 counters on it, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, Abzan Avenger gains your choice of lifelink, menace, or trample until end of turn.
3/3
Formation Leader2RW
Creature — Human Soldier (U)
Haste Charge — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and have first strike as long as each creature you control is attacking. "Quickly, ready your spears and aim for their gullets! We shall make this day glorious!"
2/3
Curse AmplifierB
Creature - Elemental Shaman (Rare)
Wither
Creatures your opponents controls with -1/-1 counters on them have "At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on this creature and you lose 1 life." "The lands of Shadowmoor are cursed and wounded. To survive, one must speak the language of the lands."
1/3
Arthurus, Protector of Hearthglen Abbey1UWW
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier (M)
Double Strike
Whenever a creature or creature spell you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays 1.
When Arthurus dies, if three or more creatures under your control died this turn, you may restart the game. An army led by the noble, virtuous, and wise is rarely treated harshly in defeat.
2/4
Aven Balmgiver1WW
Creature - Bird Soldier Cleric {R}
Flying
Whenever a Soldier creature you control attacks, it gains first strike until end of turn.
Whenever a Cleric creature you control blocks, it gains lifelink until end of turn.
2/3
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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.
Highforest Symbiote2GG Creature - Elf Shaman [UNC]
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Highforest Symbiote is paired with another creature, other creatures you control that share a creature type with either creature get +1/+1. As one, we will go further together than we would alone in a group.
3/3
Overseer of the Anointed 2W
Creature - Jackal Soldier (U)
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1.
Zombie creatures you control have vigilance.
Embalm 4WW(4WW, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Jackal Soldier with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
He guides the Anointed into their service of Naktamun.
2/3
Tazri’s Elite1W
Creature — Human Soldier Ally (R) 1U: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn. 1B: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn. 1R: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn. 1G: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains vigilance until end of turn.
2/2
Kingsguard Captain1WW
Creature - Human Soldier (R)
As long as you control no other creatures, Kingsguard Captain gets +3/+3 and gains first strike and defender.
Whenever Kingsguard Captain blocks or becomes blocked, you gain 3 life. “I will never abandon my king’s side.”
1/4
Kraul Broodmarshal2BG
Creature - Insect Warrior (R)
Other Insect creatures you control get +1/+1
Whenever an attacking Insect you control dies, create a 1/1 black and green Insect Warrior token.
Sacrifice an Insect: Kraul Broodmarshal gains indestructible until end of turn. All Kraul feed the victory of the hive, some more literally than others.
3/2
The submission portion of the round is closed. It's time for critiques. Please critique the six people below you on this list, looping to the top as necessary:
“A Classy Night Out”
Chief of the Edge, taken from MTG Art, by David Palumbo and Wizards of the Coast
Theme
This month we're going to care about creature types! This may seem like quite simple stuff but it can get pretty complex given the many possible tribal interactions.
I always liked Morningtide's "class tribal" aspect, since race types change depending on the plane but you'll always find Magic's creatures doing basically the same jobs. So it's appropriate, I think, to start with the most universal challenge we can get out of this theme.
Challenge
Stay tuned for March's CCL Final Poll. Anyone who votes will receive 2 bonus points for April's CCL!
Schedule
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Creature — Human Soldier (R)
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1.
Other Soldier creatures you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token.
2/2
Creature - Human Shaman (R)
Other Shaman creatures you control get +1/+1.
RG, t: Put target Shaman creature card from you hand onto the battlefield. It gets +3/+3 and gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step.
"My kindred souls burn with such power and vibrance. They must be unleashed so that they can express their full might."
3/3
Creature - Human Soldier (R)
First strike, Lifelink
At the beginning of each combat, choose target creature. You may have Commander of Opal Order power becomes equal to that creature until end of turn.
1/3
Creature - Elemental Shaman [R]
At the beginning of combat on your turn, put a blaze counter on Rage Animist, then create a 1/0 red Elemental creature token for each blaze counter on Rage Animist. Exile them at the end of combat.
Elementals you control get +1/+1 and have haste.
Hatred grows and my fire burns brighter.
2/1
Creature - Human Rogue (U)
Prowess
Whenever Generator Siphoner deals combat damage to a player, tap target land that player controls. It doesn’t untap during its controller’s next untap step. Then untap target land you control.
The Arcanotechs of Fordyna often hire saboteurs to redirect the power grids of their rivals.
Choose one of these judge of creation:
Make Strionic Resonator shine!
You can not grasp the true form of Ashiok's attack!
Legendary Creature - Faunus Rogue (M)
Whenever Blake Belladona becomes the target of a spell or ability your opponents control, create a colorless Clone creature token with “This creature’s power is equal to Blake Belladona’s power and its toughness is equal to Blake Belladona’s toughness.”
Whenever a Clone enters the battlefield you may change the target of a spell or ability with a single target to Clone.
2/3
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Creature - Kor Wizard (R)
When Binder to the Blade enters the battlefield, search your library for an equipment card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library.
RWU: Attach target equipment you control to target creature you do not control. You control that creature as long as it is equipped.
0/2
Creature - Human Wizard (U)
Prowess
T: Stormchanneler deals damage equal to it's power to target creature or player.
1/3
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Creature - Human Soldier {M}
When Abzan Avenger enters the battlefield, put X +1/+1 counters on it, each opponent loses X life and you gain X life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, Abzan Avenger gains your choice of lifelink, menace, or trample until end of turn.
3/3
Creature — Human Soldier (U)
Haste
Charge — Creatures you control get +1/+0 and have first strike as long as each creature you control is attacking.
"Quickly, ready your spears and aim for their gullets! We shall make this day glorious!"
2/3
Creature - Elemental Shaman (Rare)
Wither
Creatures your opponents controls with -1/-1 counters on them have "At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on this creature and you lose 1 life."
"The lands of Shadowmoor are cursed and wounded. To survive, one must speak the language of the lands."
1/3
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier (M)
Double Strike
Whenever a creature or creature spell you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter that spell or ability unless its controller pays 1.
When Arthurus dies, if three or more creatures under your control died this turn, you may restart the game.
An army led by the noble, virtuous, and wise is rarely treated harshly in defeat.
2/4
Creature - Bird Soldier Cleric {R}
Flying
Whenever a Soldier creature you control attacks, it gains first strike until end of turn.
Whenever a Cleric creature you control blocks, it gains lifelink until end of turn.
2/3
Emille, Seven-Sting Dancer Shalin Nariya
Creature - Elf Shaman [UNC]
Soulbond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature when either enters the battlefield. They remain paired for as long as you control both of them.)
As long as Highforest Symbiote is paired with another creature, other creatures you control that share a creature type with either creature get +1/+1.
As one, we will go further together than we would alone in a group.
3/3
Creature - Jackal Soldier (U)
Creature tokens you control get +1/+1.
Zombie creatures you control have vigilance.
Embalm 4WW (4WW, Exile this card from your graveyard: Create a token that's a copy of it, except it's a white Zombie Jackal Soldier with no mana cost. Embalm only as a sorcery.)
He guides the Anointed into their service of Naktamun.
2/3
Creature — Human Soldier Ally (R)
1U: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn.
1B: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains lifelink until end of turn.
1R: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains first strike until end of turn.
1G: Tazri’s Elite gets +1/+1 and gains vigilance until end of turn.
2/2
Creature - Human Soldier (R)
As long as you control no other creatures, Kingsguard Captain gets +3/+3 and gains first strike and defender.
Whenever Kingsguard Captain blocks or becomes blocked, you gain 3 life.
“I will never abandon my king’s side.”
1/4
Creature - Insect Warrior (R)
Other Insect creatures you control get +1/+1
Whenever an attacking Insect you control dies, create a 1/1 black and green Insect Warrior token.
Sacrifice an Insect: Kraul Broodmarshal gains indestructible until end of turn.
All Kraul feed the victory of the hive, some more literally than others.
3/2
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