Skipping an opponent's draw step should not be easily repeatable. It's also an effect that's innately broken and likely to be at rare and higher. Shroud also does more good than harm for it because it's not something you'd bother supporting with auras as much as removal.
Suggestion:
Make it a big dumb overcosted mythic leviathan or something.
Teeming UnderwoodG
Sorcery (C)
Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
Rebound
You don't call "dying to removal" if the removal is more expensive in resources than the creature. If you have to spend BG (Abrupt Decay), or W + basic land (PtE) to remove a 1G, that is not "dying to removal". Strictly speaking Goyf dies to removal, but actually your removal is dying to Goyf.
I wish this could be considered fair. I would ADORE playing this card. But this is basically Gather the Townsfolk for 1, where one of the tokens has haste if you play it turn one. Or it's 4 1/1's for 2. The rate at which it becomes broken is absurd. A bit too good for its own good.
Memory Idol 1
Artifact (R)
~ enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it. T: Remove a charge counter from ~. Each player draws a card. ,T: Put a charge counter on ~.
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Memory Idol 1
Artifact (R)
~ enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it. T: Remove a charge counter from ~. Each player draws a card. ,T: Put a charge counter on ~.
As it's worded, there's no reason for the card to enter the battlefield with charge counters on it at all. As the second ability resolves, the game can see the permanent with no charge counters on it, and so the removal of the counter would be impossible. Each player drawing their card, however, would still happen.
Also I think it should be 2 + T, since letting others draw a card is often irrelevant given the rest of your deck's strategy.
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Woodheart Charm1G Instant {U}
Choose one -- Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn; or target creature you control fights another target creature; or put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
Entwine 1G(Choose an additional mode for each time you paid the entwine cost.)
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[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
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Looks like it can either be Pit Fight, a minor Giant Growth, make a guy, or be a green Lightning Bolt. Fair, adaptive, very playable. I like it.
Semanticize 1U
Instant (U)
Counter target spell unless its controller taps two permanents they control.
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So, Semanticize is something like a weaker Mana Leak. Considering how bonkers Mana Leak is, I guess no issue here.
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Denial From Beyond2UU
Instant (U)
Counter target spell.
Suspend 4 - U
Whenever a player casts a spell while Denial From Beyond is suspended, you may pay X. If you do, remove X time counters from Denial From Beyond.
So, you can suspend this on turn 1, and maybe on turn 3-4 when someone plays a troublesome spell, pay some mana to bring this immediately out of suspend and counter that spell. What do you think?
I think its cute in that it works, but its like you're being intentionally obfuscatious with the mechanic. Why use suspend at all, if the suspend is virtually guaranteed to fizzle without its second, rather wordy, clause being used?
Raging Rocks
Land (R)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and haste. T: Add R to your mana pool. Play this ability only if Raging Rocks is a land.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if Raging Rocks is a land, it becomes an Aura Enchantment. Attach it to that creature. (This effect is permanent. It stops being a land.)
Well intentionally not an 'until' effect to make it a steep drawback. The abilities only are beneficial in aggro, and in aggro it forces itself onto your creatures, no choice, and 2-for-1's as they die. Making it a risky land without any immediate drawback compared to basics like the standard ETBT or colorless clauses
I feel like an island-that-isn't-an-island is a rather bizarre niche. I mean, its the kind of thing that has to have a compelling reason to exist mechanically because otherwise it feels like design shaking itself out, something wizards was very guilty of with theros (In theros, everything is enchantment! What are enchantments? A permanent type! Whats mechanics do enchantments have that other permanents don't? None! So why enchantments and not just a tribal block ffs? Because, lol!)
Now you have that starting complexity of it being an island, and then not an island, already enough to make it rare or MR and more than enough for one card uniqueness, maybe theres something interesting mechanically you can do with it- it would be neat to explore. I don't know how it might react with certain spell effects that put a land into play and then reference it on the battlefield on the same line. But the way you templated the second effect- "whenever this mana is spent" instead of an additional cost to being tapped or effect on tap, that makes it again somewhat needlessly complex and hard to grok. Why should you be able to tap it, then not spend the mana? Seems weird. Might as well just be on top effect? Anyways, that power level is already off-limits for a non-legendary where howling mine decks are concerned anyway, even if its not drawing for yourself thats just brutal. Not coming in multiples might hold it back, but its still a 2 producer. Granted your filter effect is held back cunningly by the draw clause, making it 2 cards to enemies if filtered, but still, too strong. An option is never a drawback merely by existing if you aren't forced to choose it, so that filter effect is still worth something significant.
Stolen SoulW
Creature - Spirit (U)
Flying, Haste, Flash, Vanishing 1
When Stolen Soul enters the battlefield, exile target non-spirit creature until Stolen Soul leaves the battlefield. "Take that, Cloudshift!"
1/1
.... What? I think the fact that this guy is a strong chump blocker warrants it to be at least 2 cc. But maybe I'm wrong.
Going forward with my previous Suspend card:
Aid From Beyond4W
Sorcery (U)
Target player gains 8 life.
Suspend 8 - W
Whenever you are dealt damage while Aid From Beyond is suspended, remove that many time counters from Aid From Beyond.
Yeh I actually really like that suspend trigger, stops aggressive decks in their tracks so not sure if the W suspend cost is too cheap. Though I guess it isn't really improving you board position.
Just a silly card that my sleep deprived brain gave me.
The Graveyard Book5
Legendary Artifact {R}
Whenever a card would be put into your graveyard from anywhere, put it into your hand instead.
You can't cast spells. 2: Sacrifice The Graveyard Book.
Er.... where's the "You don't have a maximum hand size" sentence? Otherwise, seems ok. Helps take back all your dead creatures, but at the same time you're dead meat as long as this guy's around (suspend Gargadon to lessen the impact)
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Crusher From Beyond4G
Creature - Beast (U)
Trample
Suspend 6 - G
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control while Crusher From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Crusher From Beyond.
4/3
4/3 trampler for 5.Hopefully fair, maybe, considering that 4/2 trampler for 4 (forgot the name). But then you can suspend it on turn 1, then start swarming your board to bring this maybe as early as turn 3-4. Comments?
Crusher From Beyond4G
Creature - Beast (U)
Trample
Suspend 6 - G
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control while Crusher From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Crusher From Beyond.
4/3
As long as this card appears in a set with a lot of suspend, I'm perfectly fine with it. Green should have many ways of getting creatures out relatively early, and while ramp is definitely the go-to way of doing so, this card enhances the theme of green playing creatures quite well. Its ability to come out on turns three and four warrants its rarity as well. A great card.
Nullity Ring2 Artifact - Equipment {U}
If equipped creature would be dealt damage by a source an opponent controls, reduce that damage to 0* unless that source's controller pays 1.
Equip 1
* Yeah, it's an "arms race" clause. It's similar to how some cards have "can block creatures with flying" to circumvent flying, "can target things with hexproof/shroud/protection" to bypass those abilities, and other such things. In other words, mechanic obsoletion. This is a method to bypass "damage can't be prevented" effects.
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It's hard to judge, my first reaction was "too expensive." You have to pay mana to equip it, yet the opponent also has to only pay mana to ignore the effect, which will kill the creature. (otherwise there would be no reason to pay the mana.)
Then you have to pay one mana again to put it on the next creature. It slows you down as much as it slows your opponent down.
I'd say "unless that source's controller pays or :3mana:.
Purring kitten creature - cat (U)
Whenever a creature deals damage to Purring kitten, another target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to that creature.
1/1
Nobody hurts mister fuzzy!
I hope I'm wording it right. Your creature deals damage equal to its own power to the creature that dealt damage to Purring kitten.
Hmm.... seems ok, I guess. You can let this kitty block someone you want to kill with your fatty, and then bam. Probably needs to cost 2, but otherwise ok.
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Ruin From Beyond4R
Sorcery (U)
Destroy target land.
Suspend 8 - R
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control while Ruin From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Ruin From Beyond.
Comments?
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Ruin From Beyond4R
Sorcery (U)
Destroy target land.
Suspend 10 - R
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control while Ruin From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Ruin From Beyond.
I like the use of time counters in this way but I sense it is too strong as anyone curving out of lands could face a turn 3 stone rain and then double LD spells on turn four which might be too powerful. I'd possibly increase the suspend to suspend 10.
Friadal, Master of All3WB
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
At the beginning of each upkeep, name a card. The named card can't be cast this turn. 2B, pay 4 life: Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You may choose a card in it. That player discards that card.
3/3
Criticism on Caged Fury: Seems pretty cool, but I feel liek the drawback should instead be "Enchanted creature can't attack or block" or the likes.
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Evomagick1/1/1/
Tribal Instant - Wizard (M)
If U was spent to cast Evomagick, counter target spell unless it's controller pays 2. If R was spent to cast Evomagick, deal 2 damage to target creature or player. If B was spent to cast Evomagick, add BB to your mana pool.
You mean (2/U)(2/B)(2/R) cost? If yes, then it's a bit weak. but if you do mean 1/mana thing, why not cost it [mana]3[/mana[ altogether and say "this spell is what color what color what color"? Anyway, if the total cmc of this guy is 3, seems ok, otherwise need to be stronger.
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Manashard Lantern4
Artifact (U)
Manashard Lantern costs 1 more to cast for each land you control and 1 less to cast for each land controlled by the opponent who controls the most number of lands. T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
In a way this guy is not a good card for land-ramp decks, because if you get too many lands out, this card becomes super expensive. But in case you are mana screwed with this in your hand and your opponent is ramping it, you can cast this card at a cheaper cost (for example, you have two lands, opponent has 4, drop this on turn 2). What do you say?
You mean 2u2b2r cost? If yes, then it's a bit weak. but if you do mean 1/mana thing, why not cost it [mana]3[/mana[ altogether and say "this spell is what color what color what color"? Anyway, if the total cmc of this guy is 3, seems ok, otherwise need to be stronger.
I did mean 3 cmc, just couldn't do the 1/C thing.
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Evomagick
Tribal Instant - Wizard (M) (Evomagick is blue, black, and red.)
If U was spent to cast Evomagick, counter target spell unless it's controller pays 2. If R was spent to cast Evomagick, deal 2 damage to target creature or player. If B was spent to cast Evomagick, add bb to your mana pool.
Manashard Lantern4
Artifact (U)
Manashard Lantern costs 1 more to cast for each land you control and 1 less to cast for each land controlled by the opponent who controls the most number of lands. T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
Determining the cost of this thing is already pretty hard to do, so I think it would be rare for complexity reasons only. Personally, I would just cost it at either 3 or 4, with a flat rate discount that doesn't change depending on a parameter.
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Cheriss of the Wishing Star2WW Creature - Cheriss {U}
When ~ enters the battlefield, put two 1/1 white Cheriss creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Flying
Other Cheriss creatures you control get +1/+1.
3/3
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[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
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A bit OP... Captain of the Watch was at least rare and although this gives nothing beyond +1/+1, it means in vacuum, this is a 7 power flyer for just 4 mana. Still very powerful.
Back to my suspends.
Rot From Beyond4B
Sorcery (U)
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Suspend 7 - B
Whenever a creature dies while Rot From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Rot From Beyond.
In a way this also encourages you to chump block, because if an opponent's X/3 gets chump blocked by your 1/1 and your blocker dies, this may end up firing to finish off that creature. Comments?
Is 10 mana cost for the ability really necessary? About 7 should be enough since it costs you your land drop, and Vindicate is three mana (2-color, yes, but still 3 mana).
I wonder if this guy's fair.
Cathartic Sangomancer1BB
Creature - Human Wizard (U) T, discard a card: You gain 2 life. T, pay 2 life: Draw a card. Purge one's mind of corrupted thoughts to lift his spirit, rid one's bad blood to give a clearer mind.
2/2
Too useful at uncommon?
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Cathartic Sangomancer1BB
Creature - Human Wizard (R) T, discard a card: You gain 2 life. T, pay 2 life: Draw a card. Purge one's mind of corrupted thoughts to lift his spirit, rid one's bad blood to give a clearer mind.
2/2
Err..... so you try to play this in a heavy-red deck which splashes white for instants and sorceries so that you will suffer no ill effects..... At 2 mana, I think this is a bit too powerful, but I may be wrong, since this requires you to fill up your board. Still, I think 4 mana may be safer.
Rounding up my Beyond Cycle:
Lore From Beyond4U
Sorcery (U)
Target player draws three cards.
Suspend 8 - U
Whenever you cast a spell while Lore From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Lore From Beyond.
Ancestrall Vision that can come earlier depending on how often you can cast spells. Comments?
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Lore From Beyond4U
Sorcery (U)
Target player draws three cards.
Suspend 10 - U
Whenever you cast a spell while Lore From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Lore From Beyond.
Hrmm, one foreseeable problem is that the decks that would actually want to run it competitively would be storm/egg/etc decks that cast more than 8 spells in a turn. A lotus bloom or ancestral vision at least can't be easily cheated out before the turn you go off- this is something you can lay down with a spare U at any point, and its assured to refill your hand the turn you go off. Thats some dangerous potential. Besides that, it just seems too dang powerful even played fairly. Its going to be a freebie +2 CA on turn 4 or so, even if you didn't play a remotely combo deck it would still probably be a 4-of meta breaker for refueling hands on the same turn they tend to run out of gas, with almost zero investment.
Also, what if it was inverted? What if it was a fasting style drawback, where it came quicker if you didn't cast spells. Like, suspend 1 or 2 and "add a time counter when you cast a spell". That might be more interesting, at a more balanced mana cost.
Archmagi Staff4
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and flying and has "T: Exile a card from your hand face down."
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast any number of cards exiled by that creature without paying their mana costs.
Equip: 3
Bonus points if you karn it and equip it with a bucket of water somehow
Would this card be broken if it gave vigilance and played with the mana cost? What would be fair for that (you could attack, then tap it to exile if the creature makes it unblocked)
also is it odd mechanically thats its creating linked abilities on *another* card? I dunno if that has precedent
Hmmm... Sort of like this guy. Seeing that the exiled cards are tied to that creature instead of this equipment, it keeps this sword from being bloody broken. The high equip cost helps too. Admittedly, the only way I'd play this guy is if I have Vigilance creatures, because that's where this guy will shine.
But I want your card dead with my card. Although I need to find a good wording for it.
Contagious Decay1BG
Sorcery (R)
Destroy target nonland permanent. If that permanent is attached to or attached by one or more nonland permanents, destroy those permanents. Repeat this process for each nonland permanents attached to or attached by nonland permanents affected by this effect.
What I mean is this: Suppose you have a creature enchanted with a Nymph (bestow), also equipped with an equipment, and that equipment is enchanted with an Aura (enchant permanent, sort of). Playing this card on ANY of those four cards will blow up ALL of them. No contest. Any idea how to word it better?
Suggestion:
Make it a big dumb overcosted mythic leviathan or something.
Teeming Underwood G
Sorcery (C)
Put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
Rebound
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10/10, I tapped.
Memory Idol 1
Artifact (R)
~ enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it.
T: Remove a charge counter from ~. Each player draws a card.
,T: Put a charge counter on ~.
I stepped out of a supernova...and so did you.
As it's worded, there's no reason for the card to enter the battlefield with charge counters on it at all. As the second ability resolves, the game can see the permanent with no charge counters on it, and so the removal of the counter would be impossible. Each player drawing their card, however, would still happen.
Also I think it should be 2 + T, since letting others draw a card is often irrelevant given the rest of your deck's strategy.
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Woodheart Charm 1G
Instant {U}
Choose one -- Target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn; or target creature you control fights another target creature; or put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
Entwine 1G (Choose an additional mode for each time you paid the entwine cost.)
[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
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Minimum deck size: 60
Maximum number of identical cards: 4
Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
Semanticize 1U
Instant (U)
Counter target spell unless its controller taps two permanents they control.
I stepped out of a supernova...and so did you.
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Denial From Beyond 2UU
Instant (U)
Counter target spell.
Suspend 4 - U
Whenever a player casts a spell while Denial From Beyond is suspended, you may pay X. If you do, remove X time counters from Denial From Beyond.
So, you can suspend this on turn 1, and maybe on turn 3-4 when someone plays a troublesome spell, pay some mana to bring this immediately out of suspend and counter that spell. What do you think?
Raging Rocks
Land (R)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+0 and haste.
T: Add R to your mana pool. Play this ability only if Raging Rocks is a land.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if Raging Rocks is a land, it becomes an Aura Enchantment. Attach it to that creature. (This effect is permanent. It stops being a land.)
I feel like an island-that-isn't-an-island is a rather bizarre niche. I mean, its the kind of thing that has to have a compelling reason to exist mechanically because otherwise it feels like design shaking itself out, something wizards was very guilty of with theros (In theros, everything is enchantment! What are enchantments? A permanent type! Whats mechanics do enchantments have that other permanents don't? None! So why enchantments and not just a tribal block ffs? Because, lol!)
Now you have that starting complexity of it being an island, and then not an island, already enough to make it rare or MR and more than enough for one card uniqueness, maybe theres something interesting mechanically you can do with it- it would be neat to explore. I don't know how it might react with certain spell effects that put a land into play and then reference it on the battlefield on the same line. But the way you templated the second effect- "whenever this mana is spent" instead of an additional cost to being tapped or effect on tap, that makes it again somewhat needlessly complex and hard to grok. Why should you be able to tap it, then not spend the mana? Seems weird. Might as well just be on top effect? Anyways, that power level is already off-limits for a non-legendary where howling mine decks are concerned anyway, even if its not drawing for yourself thats just brutal. Not coming in multiples might hold it back, but its still a 2 producer. Granted your filter effect is held back cunningly by the draw clause, making it 2 cards to enemies if filtered, but still, too strong. An option is never a drawback merely by existing if you aren't forced to choose it, so that filter effect is still worth something significant.
Stolen Soul W
Creature - Spirit (U)
Flying, Haste, Flash, Vanishing 1
When Stolen Soul enters the battlefield, exile target non-spirit creature until Stolen Soul leaves the battlefield.
"Take that, Cloudshift!"
1/1
Going forward with my previous Suspend card:
Aid From Beyond 4W
Sorcery (U)
Target player gains 8 life.
Suspend 8 - W
Whenever you are dealt damage while Aid From Beyond is suspended, remove that many time counters from Aid From Beyond.
Children of Korlis redux, in a way. Comments?
Just a silly card that my sleep deprived brain gave me.
The Graveyard Book 5
Legendary Artifact {R}
Whenever a card would be put into your graveyard from anywhere, put it into your hand instead.
You can't cast spells.
2: Sacrifice The Graveyard Book.
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Crusher From Beyond 4G
Creature - Beast (U)
Trample
Suspend 6 - G
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control while Crusher From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Crusher From Beyond.
4/3
4/3 trampler for 5.Hopefully fair, maybe, considering that 4/2 trampler for 4 (forgot the name). But then you can suspend it on turn 1, then start swarming your board to bring this maybe as early as turn 3-4. Comments?
As long as this card appears in a set with a lot of suspend, I'm perfectly fine with it. Green should have many ways of getting creatures out relatively early, and while ramp is definitely the go-to way of doing so, this card enhances the theme of green playing creatures quite well. Its ability to come out on turns three and four warrants its rarity as well. A great card.
Nullity Ring 2
Artifact - Equipment {U}
If equipped creature would be dealt damage by a source an opponent controls, reduce that damage to 0* unless that source's controller pays 1.
Equip 1
* Yeah, it's an "arms race" clause. It's similar to how some cards have "can block creatures with flying" to circumvent flying, "can target things with hexproof/shroud/protection" to bypass those abilities, and other such things. In other words, mechanic obsoletion. This is a method to bypass "damage can't be prevented" effects.
[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
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Minimum deck size: 60
Maximum number of identical cards: 4
Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
Then you have to pay one mana again to put it on the next creature. It slows you down as much as it slows your opponent down.
I'd say "unless that source's controller pays
Purring kitten
creature - cat (U)
Whenever a creature deals damage to Purring kitten, another target creature you control deals damage equal to its power to that creature.
1/1
Nobody hurts mister fuzzy!
I hope I'm wording it right. Your creature deals damage equal to its own power to the creature that dealt damage to Purring kitten.
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Ruin From Beyond 4R
Sorcery (U)
Destroy target land.
Suspend 8 - R
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control while Ruin From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Ruin From Beyond.
Comments?
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Ruin From Beyond 4R
Sorcery (U)
Destroy target land.
Suspend 10 - R
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under an opponent's control while Ruin From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Ruin From Beyond.
Friadal, Master of All 3WB
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
At the beginning of each upkeep, name a card. The named card can't be cast this turn.
2B, pay 4 life: Target opponent reveals his or her hand. You may choose a card in it. That player discards that card.
3/3
Now, here's my card to rip apart!
Tribal Instant - Wizard (M)
If U was spent to cast Evomagick, counter target spell unless it's controller pays 2. If R was spent to cast Evomagick, deal 2 damage to target creature or player. If B was spent to cast Evomagick, add BB to your mana pool.
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:izzet:Weird's Paradise [Primer]
URDelverRU
WWeenies! [Primer]W
UWTempered RelicWU
WBTainted SteelBW
Pauper
GStompyG
UDelvin'U
WWeeniesW
RRDWR
Legacy
URDread OrbRU
RUDelver's ServantUR
WDeath & TaxesW
WUGDelver!GUW
GUInfectUG
BUGDelver!GUB
EDH
WUBGainin' Life (feat. Oloro)BUW
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Manashard Lantern 4
Artifact (U)
Manashard Lantern costs 1 more to cast for each land you control and 1 less to cast for each land controlled by the opponent who controls the most number of lands.
T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
In a way this guy is not a good card for land-ramp decks, because if you get too many lands out, this card becomes super expensive. But in case you are mana screwed with this in your hand and your opponent is ramping it, you can cast this card at a cheaper cost (for example, you have two lands, opponent has 4, drop this on turn 2). What do you say?
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Modern
:izzet:Weird's Paradise [Primer]
URDelverRU
WWeenies! [Primer]W
UWTempered RelicWU
WBTainted SteelBW
Pauper
GStompyG
UDelvin'U
WWeeniesW
RRDWR
Legacy
URDread OrbRU
RUDelver's ServantUR
WDeath & TaxesW
WUGDelver!GUW
GUInfectUG
BUGDelver!GUB
EDH
WUBGainin' Life (feat. Oloro)BUW
There is no 1/C thing.
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Evomagick
Tribal Instant - Wizard (M)
(Evomagick is blue, black, and red.)
If U was spent to cast Evomagick, counter target spell unless it's controller pays 2. If R was spent to cast Evomagick, deal 2 damage to target creature or player. If B was spent to cast Evomagick, add bb to your mana pool.
Determining the cost of this thing is already pretty hard to do, so I think it would be rare for complexity reasons only. Personally, I would just cost it at either 3 or 4, with a flat rate discount that doesn't change depending on a parameter.
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Cheriss of the Wishing Star 2WW
Creature - Cheriss {U}
When ~ enters the battlefield, put two 1/1 white Cheriss creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Flying
Other Cheriss creatures you control get +1/+1.
3/3
[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
Vowels-Only Format
Minimum deck size: 60
Maximum number of identical cards: 4
Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
Back to my suspends.
Rot From Beyond 4B
Sorcery (U)
All creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn.
Suspend 7 - B
Whenever a creature dies while Rot From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Rot From Beyond.
In a way this also encourages you to chump block, because if an opponent's X/3 gets chump blocked by your 1/1 and your blocker dies, this may end up firing to finish off that creature. Comments?
I wonder if this guy's fair.
Cathartic Sangomancer 1BB
Creature - Human Wizard (U)
T, discard a card: You gain 2 life.
T, pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Purge one's mind of corrupted thoughts to lift his spirit, rid one's bad blood to give a clearer mind.
2/2
Too useful at uncommon?
EDIT:
Cathartic Sangomancer 1BB
Creature - Human Wizard (R)
T, discard a card: You gain 2 life.
T, pay 2 life: Draw a card.
Purge one's mind of corrupted thoughts to lift his spirit, rid one's bad blood to give a clearer mind.
2/2
Rounding up my Beyond Cycle:
Lore From Beyond 4U
Sorcery (U)
Target player draws three cards.
Suspend 8 - U
Whenever you cast a spell while Lore From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Lore From Beyond.
Ancestrall Vision that can come earlier depending on how often you can cast spells. Comments?
EDIT:
Lore From Beyond 4U
Sorcery (U)
Target player draws three cards.
Suspend 10 - U
Whenever you cast a spell while Lore From Beyond is suspended, remove a time counter from Lore From Beyond.
Also, what if it was inverted? What if it was a fasting style drawback, where it came quicker if you didn't cast spells. Like, suspend 1 or 2 and "add a time counter when you cast a spell". That might be more interesting, at a more balanced mana cost.
Archmagi Staff 4
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +2/+0 and flying and has "T: Exile a card from your hand face down."
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to a player, you may cast any number of cards exiled by that creature without paying their mana costs.
Equip: 3
Bonus points if you karn it and equip it with a bucket of water somehow
Would this card be broken if it gave vigilance and played with the mana cost? What would be fair for that (you could attack, then tap it to exile if the creature makes it unblocked)
also is it odd mechanically thats its creating linked abilities on *another* card? I dunno if that has precedent
But I want your card dead with my card. Although I need to find a good wording for it.
Contagious Decay 1BG
Sorcery (R)
Destroy target nonland permanent. If that permanent is attached to or attached by one or more nonland permanents, destroy those permanents. Repeat this process for each nonland permanents attached to or attached by nonland permanents affected by this effect.
What I mean is this: Suppose you have a creature enchanted with a Nymph (bestow), also equipped with an equipment, and that equipment is enchanted with an Aura (enchant permanent, sort of). Playing this card on ANY of those four cards will blow up ALL of them. No contest. Any idea how to word it better?