So with a little leak, we found out that the deck themes are likely going to be based around old mechanics; Flashback, Morph, Populate, and Madness. I wanted to start a thread so people could post their card designs around these themes!
Morraez, Godspeaker
Legendary Creature- Elf Shaman
First Strike, Trample
Morraez, Godspeaker gets +1/+0 for each creature you control.
Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to a player, populate.
0/5
Domin of the Broken Spire
Legendary Creature- Human Artificer
Whenever a noncreature permanent you control is destroyed, you may pay . If you do, create an X/X colorless golem creature token.
2/3
Ironclaw, Focused Savagery
Legendary Creature- Human werewolf
Vigilance, Haste
When Ironclaw, Focused Savagery enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 green wolf creature token.
Attacking creatures get +X/+0, where X is the highest power among creature tokens you control.
2/4
Montuga, Primal Purity
Legendary Creature- Ogre Shaman
Creatures without activated or triggered abilities gain haste, vigilance, and hexproof.
3/3
Hazegon, Lord of Duplicity
Legendary Creature- Shapeshifter
Face-down creatures have hexproof.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile any number of creatures you control with morph, shuffle them, and return them to the battlefield face-down under their owners' control.
3/3
Nar, Beast Trader
Legendary Creature- Goblin Mercenary
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, draw a card unless that player allows you to reveal the top card of your library. If a creature card is revealed in this way, put it onto the battlefield under your control. Otherwise, shuffle your library.
Zamm, Ghostflame Aspirant
Legendary Creature- Human Monk
Zamm, Ghostflame Aspirant is colorless.
: Target creature can't block colorless creatures this turn.
: Target creature must block a colorless creature this turn if able.
: Target colorless creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
2/2
If the Morph deck is WUBRG, I think it only appropriate that Morph gets a legend to represent the block it first debuted in, Onslaught. And who do we know is a WUBRG card from Onslaught? Karona. Karona, False God was a rather disappointing card back in the day, simply being a tribal lord that gets traded around. If Karona were to get a Morph card, I'd want the Morph trigger to be something a little splashier and more godlike. Seeing as she allegedly sought out five godlike beings, one of each color, I figured a Conflux-like effect would work splendidly for both gameplay and flavor, turning her into a potential five-card tutor while referencing one of the more infamous parts of her story.
Karona ReincarnateWUBRG
Legendary Creature - God
Morph WUBRG
When ~ is turned face up, you may search your library for a white card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then you may do the same for blue, black, red, and green. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.
5/5
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
[b]Oezon, the Formless[/b] 3
Legendary Creature (Mythic)
Flash
You may cast face-down spells as though they had flash by paying GUR rather than paying their mana cost.
If permanent you control turning face up would cause an ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
2/2
*FYI Oezon depicts a face-down morph creature, as if it has nothing to switch back to*
[b]Ixidor, Shaper of Dreams[/b] 1GUR
Legendary creature - Human Wizard (Mythic)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player manifests a card from their hand. (They put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 colorless creature. They may turn it face up at any time if it's a creature by paying its mana cost.) 2U: Turn target face-down creature face up. If it isn't a permanent card, exile it.
2/4
[b]Ebzarat, the Endhowler[/b] 3GUR
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi Werewolf (Mythic)
Trample
Whenever a permanent you control transforms or is turned face up, you may pay 2. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that permanent. It gains haste.
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, each colorless creature you control deals 1 damage to that player and you draw a card.
5/5
Subtheme: Suicide, Reanimator
[b]Abrisir the Mad[/b] 1BR
Legendary Creature - Skeleton Warrior (Mythic)
First strike
Abrisir the Mad attacks each turn if able.
Whenever Abrisir deals combat damage to a player, put two +1/+1 counters on it. 2, Discard a card: Abrisir gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
2/2
[b]Crovax, Evincar of Rath[/b] 4BR
Legendary Creature - Vampire
Flying
When Crovax, Evincar of Rath enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card and sacrifices a creature.
Whenever a player draws a card, that player discards a card unless they pay 2 life. "My vengeance upon the Weatherlight cannot come any sooner, but I will make sure it lasts forever."
4/4
[b]Iasta, Kragma Seer[/b] 3BR
Legendary Creature - Minotaur Shaman (Mythic Rare)
When Iasta, Kragma Seer enters the battlefield, each player discards their hand, then draws four cards.
Each Minotaur and each Shaman creature card you own that isn’t on the battlefield has madness. The madness cost is equal to its mana cost. (If you discard a card with madness, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Iasta deals 2 damage to that player unless they discard a card.
4/3
Subtheme: Landfall, Beasts
[b]Hazoret, Guardian of Amonkhet[/b] 1RGW
Legendary Creature - God
Indestructible, haste
When Hazoret, Guardian of Amonkhet enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 Sand Warrior creature token that's red, green and white for each Desert you control. 2G, Discard a card: Populate. (Create a token that’s a copy of a creature token you control.)
5/4
[b]Bathanet, Lord Gargantuan[/b] 4RGW
Legendary Creature - Beast (Mythic)
Vigilance
When Bathanet enters the battlefield or attacks, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card with power 5 or greater and put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Tap two untapped nontoken Beasts you control: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token. "Even Gods must come from somewhere."
-Mayael the Anima
7/7
[b]Ashaya, World Empowered[/b] 2RGW
Legendary Creature - Elemental (Mythic)
When Ashaya, World Empowered enters the battlefield, search your library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library. Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 green Elemental creature token.
Tap two untapped Elementals you control: Untap target land.
4/4
Subtheme: Sacrifice, Mill
[b]Runo Stromkirk[/b] 2UB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Wizard (Mythic)
Flying Delirium - T: Target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. Their flashback cost is "Sacrifice a creature, pay this card's mana cost." Activate this ability only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard. "The quest for truth is made through every path."
3/3
[b]Dobrika, Quicksilver Titan[/b] 4UB
Legendary Artifact Creature - Golem (Mythic)
Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, create a 3/3 colorless Golem creature token.
Sacrifice another creature: Target player puts the top X cards of their library into their graveyard, where X is that creature's power. "Every inch of Mirrodin is repurposed towards my goals."
- Jin-Gitaxias
4/6
[b]Feyomsi, Ukud Regent[b] 6UB
Creature - Cat Demon (Mythic)
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 1.)
When Feyomsi, Ukud Regent enters the battlefield, create X tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is half the number of cards delved with it, rounded down.
Tap X untapped Zombies you control: Choose target face up exiled nonland card you own with converted mana cost X. Shuffle it into your library.
4/3
Since the Madness deck will encourage discard, I think now would be a good time for the Rakdos legend the original Ravnica block wanted. Rakdos the Defiler works fine as a sort of Demon-tribal card, but he doesn't interact with Hellbent they way he should have. Four years later, Conflux gave us Malfegor, who did pretty much exactly what Rakdos should have done to make him the perfect Hellbent enabler.
Now, with this Rakdos, I would give the Cult the Hellbent-enabling leader it's always wanted, while also adding in a little extra spice. I didn't want to just repeat Malfegor, so I opted for a different effect that creates Devil tokens, the kind that ping something when they die. Since sacrifice fits Rakdos, I included an upkeep trigger ability that forces the active player to sacrifice a creature. Just to make the card a little spicier, there's a serious penalty for players unable to sacrifice a creature to appease the demon...
Rakdos, Baron of Bedlam2BBRR
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, trample
When ~ enters the battlefield, discard your hand, then for each card discarded this way, create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a non-Demon creature. If that player can't, they lose the game.
6/6
Yes, that's right. If you can't sac a creature to Rakdos when your turn comes, he comes for you, and YOU LOSE THE GAME! If you discarded a bunch of cards when Rak hit the field, then you should have some Devils to buy you some time, but your opponents may not be so lucky.
MTGS Wikia Article about "New World Order"
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
PSA to everyone who keeps forgetting about the Reserved List:
You're on a website dedicated to talking about MtG. You're only a few keystrokes away from finding out what cards are on the Reserved List. You're also only a few keystrokes away from finding out why some cards on the Reserved List got foil printings in FtV, as Judge promos, or whatnot, as well as why that won't happen again. Stop doing this.
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Dunes of Zairo
SHANDALAR
Innistrad - The Darkest Night
~THE RAVNICAN CONSORTIUM~
A Community Set
Commander: Allies & Adversaries
Morraez, Godspeaker
Legendary Creature- Elf Shaman
First Strike, Trample
Morraez, Godspeaker gets +1/+0 for each creature you control.
Whenever one or more creatures deal combat damage to a player, populate.
0/5
Domin of the Broken Spire
Legendary Creature- Human Artificer
Whenever a noncreature permanent you control is destroyed, you may pay . If you do, create an X/X colorless golem creature token.
2/3
Ironclaw, Focused Savagery
Legendary Creature- Human werewolf
Vigilance, Haste
When Ironclaw, Focused Savagery enters the battlefield, create a 2/2 green wolf creature token.
Attacking creatures get +X/+0, where X is the highest power among creature tokens you control.
2/4
Montuga, Primal Purity
Legendary Creature- Ogre Shaman
Creatures without activated or triggered abilities gain haste, vigilance, and hexproof.
3/3
Hazegon, Lord of Duplicity
Legendary Creature- Shapeshifter
Face-down creatures have hexproof.
At the beginning of your end step, you may exile any number of creatures you control with morph, shuffle them, and return them to the battlefield face-down under their owners' control.
3/3
Nar, Beast Trader
Legendary Creature- Goblin Mercenary
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, draw a card unless that player allows you to reveal the top card of your library. If a creature card is revealed in this way, put it onto the battlefield under your control. Otherwise, shuffle your library.
Zamm, Ghostflame Aspirant
Legendary Creature- Human Monk
Zamm, Ghostflame Aspirant is colorless.
: Target creature can't block colorless creatures this turn.
: Target creature must block a colorless creature this turn if able.
: Target colorless creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
2/2
May follow up with the other two decks later.
Karona Reincarnate WUBRG
Legendary Creature - God
Morph WUBRG
When ~ is turned face up, you may search your library for a white card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then you may do the same for blue, black, red, and green. If you search your library this way, shuffle it.
5/5
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.
[b]Oezon, the Formless[/b] 3
Legendary Creature (Mythic)
Flash
You may cast face-down spells as though they had flash by paying GUR rather than paying their mana cost.
If permanent you control turning face up would cause an ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
2/2
*FYI Oezon depicts a face-down morph creature, as if it has nothing to switch back to*
[b]Ixidor, Shaper of Dreams[/b] 1GUR
Legendary creature - Human Wizard (Mythic)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player manifests a card from their hand. (They put it onto the battlefield face down as a 2/2 colorless creature. They may turn it face up at any time if it's a creature by paying its mana cost.)
2U: Turn target face-down creature face up. If it isn't a permanent card, exile it.
2/4
[b]Ebzarat, the Endhowler[/b] 3GUR
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi Werewolf (Mythic)
Trample
Whenever a permanent you control transforms or is turned face up, you may pay 2. If you do, create a token that's a copy of that permanent. It gains haste.
Whenever a player casts their second spell each turn, each colorless creature you control deals 1 damage to that player and you draw a card.
5/5
[b]Abrisir the Mad[/b] 1BR
Legendary Creature - Skeleton Warrior (Mythic)
First strike
Abrisir the Mad attacks each turn if able.
Whenever Abrisir deals combat damage to a player, put two +1/+1 counters on it.
2, Discard a card: Abrisir gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
2/2
[b]Crovax, Evincar of Rath[/b] 4BR
Legendary Creature - Vampire
Flying
When Crovax, Evincar of Rath enters the battlefield, each opponent discards a card and sacrifices a creature.
Whenever a player draws a card, that player discards a card unless they pay 2 life.
"My vengeance upon the Weatherlight cannot come any sooner, but I will make sure it lasts forever."
4/4
[b]Iasta, Kragma Seer[/b] 3BR
Legendary Creature - Minotaur Shaman (Mythic Rare)
When Iasta, Kragma Seer enters the battlefield, each player discards their hand, then draws four cards.
Each Minotaur and each Shaman creature card you own that isn’t on the battlefield has madness. The madness cost is equal to its mana cost. (If you discard a card with madness, discard it into exile. When you do, cast it for its madness cost or put it into your graveyard.)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, Iasta deals 2 damage to that player unless they discard a card.
4/3
[b]Hazoret, Guardian of Amonkhet[/b] 1RGW
Legendary Creature - God
Indestructible, haste
When Hazoret, Guardian of Amonkhet enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 Sand Warrior creature token that's red, green and white for each Desert you control.
2G, Discard a card: Populate. (Create a token that’s a copy of a creature token you control.)
5/4
[b]Bathanet, Lord Gargantuan[/b] 4RGW
Legendary Creature - Beast (Mythic)
Vigilance
When Bathanet enters the battlefield or attacks, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card with power 5 or greater and put it onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order.
Tap two untapped nontoken Beasts you control: Create a 3/3 green Beast creature token.
"Even Gods must come from somewhere."
-Mayael the Anima
7/7
[b]Ashaya, World Empowered[/b] 2RGW
Legendary Creature - Elemental (Mythic)
When Ashaya, World Empowered enters the battlefield, search your library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Then shuffle your library.
Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 2/2 green Elemental creature token.
Tap two untapped Elementals you control: Untap target land.
4/4
[b]Runo Stromkirk[/b] 2UB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Wizard (Mythic)
Flying
Delirium - T: Target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard gains flashback until end of turn. Their flashback cost is "Sacrifice a creature, pay this card's mana cost." Activate this ability only if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard.
"The quest for truth is made through every path."
3/3
[b]Dobrika, Quicksilver Titan[/b] 4UB
Legendary Artifact Creature - Golem (Mythic)
Whenever you cast a spell from your graveyard, create a 3/3 colorless Golem creature token.
Sacrifice another creature: Target player puts the top X cards of their library into their graveyard, where X is that creature's power.
"Every inch of Mirrodin is repurposed towards my goals."
- Jin-Gitaxias
4/6
[b]Feyomsi, Ukud Regent[b] 6UB
Creature - Cat Demon (Mythic)
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 1.)
When Feyomsi, Ukud Regent enters the battlefield, create X tapped 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens, where X is half the number of cards delved with it, rounded down.
Tap X untapped Zombies you control: Choose target face up exiled nonland card you own with converted mana cost X. Shuffle it into your library.
4/3
Now, with this Rakdos, I would give the Cult the Hellbent-enabling leader it's always wanted, while also adding in a little extra spice. I didn't want to just repeat Malfegor, so I opted for a different effect that creates Devil tokens, the kind that ping something when they die. Since sacrifice fits Rakdos, I included an upkeep trigger ability that forces the active player to sacrifice a creature. Just to make the card a little spicier, there's a serious penalty for players unable to sacrifice a creature to appease the demon...
Rakdos, Baron of Bedlam 2BBRR
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, trample
When ~ enters the battlefield, discard your hand, then for each card discarded this way, create a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a non-Demon creature. If that player can't, they lose the game.
6/6
Yes, that's right. If you can't sac a creature to Rakdos when your turn comes, he comes for you, and YOU LOSE THE GAME! If you discarded a bunch of cards when Rak hit the field, then you should have some Devils to buy you some time, but your opponents may not be so lucky.
Every time I read a comment about "Well if this card had card draw/trample/haste/indestructible/hexproof/life gain...", I think "You're missing the point." They're armchair developer comments that fail to take into account the card's role in the greater Limited and Standard environment. No, it may not be as good as whatever card you're comparing it to. There's a reason for that. Not every burn spell is Lightning Bolt, nor does it need to be or should be.