'Make a 1 CC card that could win the game', like Mana Clash
Now I post a card, which I wouldn't like to see in that contest - Bingo! Instant
Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you win the game. Otherwise, you lose the game.
And yeah, cards like Wandering Ones do not count. Card must have a chance to win the game by itself
Yeah Since I came up with the challenge, I'll leave the judging outline to Faust and we'll both judge accordingly. Whoever has the most points totaled up is the winner. Best of luck!
Intimidate
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays either or :3mana:.
If he or she pays this way, you may reveal two cards named Intimidate from your hand. If you do, you win the game.
Sorcery
Remove a card at random from your hand face down. You bid any amount of life. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. Reveal the face down card. If the high bidder bid the same converted mana cost as the card, he or she wins the game. Otherwise, that player loses life equal to the high bid.
Private Mod Note
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Thanks to blurrycloud, who by the way, is a redonculous artist.
Luck Sack
Artifact
Whenever a player draws a card, players consecutively name a card. Randomly reveal one of the top six cards of that player's deck. If the revealed card is a named card that player draws a card. (Don't change the deck order when revealing a card.)
No one ever knows what a luck sack might get, one can only hope. -Grimwald, Experienced Wizard
If you wonder how this card might win, potentially players could deck other players, if they guess every card correctly... but you would have to be one hell of a luck sack to pull that one off. (That or cranial extract everything but his mountains.)
Brain Burn
Sorcery
Each player reveals the top 5 cards from their library, then each player loses life equal to the combined converted mana cost of those card.
Shuffle those cards back into your library afterwards. "Your spell book can defeat an enemy, but it can also fry your brain"
Private Mod Note
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"Those who endure in the face of suffering, those whose faith shines long in evil days, they shall see salvation." -Song of All, canto 904
Eight entries--it's been 2 days since the last one, so I'm going to have to give players until the end of today to submit. Then I'll get with faust and we'll judge based on his criteria.
Insanity -U
Instant
Each player removes the top card of their library from the game. Then each player draws cards equal to that card's converted mana cost. Whenever a player draws a card, that player repeats this process.
Mind ClashU Sorcery
You and target opponent each flip a coin. Mind Clash draws a card for each player whose coin comes up heads. Repeat this process until both players' coins come up tails on the same flip. "I now know everything and will rule the universe," yelled Gurk. "So does everybody else," replied Narg
Rockets of Flame
Sorcery
As an additional cost to play ~, pay X life and sacrifice Y creatures.
~ deals X+Y damage to target creature or player. "Is it just me, or do these things always seem to need extra fuel?" ~Goblin Rocketsmith
Infernal Sacrifice - B
Sorcery
As an additional Cost, Discard your hand.
Until the end of turn, whenever a card would goto a graveyard, remove that card from the game, and that cards owner loses 1 life for each card you discarded when you played ~. The darkest pits of dispair open the brightest paths of Hope.
Here's the criteria Originality (/10)(originality is always important) Balance (/10)(that's probably the most important) Flavor(/5)(flavor is good, but not essential for that task) Elegance(/5)(how elegant the card is)
Intimidate
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays either or :3mana:.
If he or she pays :1mana this way, you may reveal two cards named Intimidate from your hand. If you do, you win the game.
Originality (8/10) A counterspell which gives choice to opponent? Well, quite original Balance (6/10) Very strong. Mana Leak for 1 mana is kinda broken, and paying can lose the game... Flavor(5/5) Very good Elegance(4/5) Ok
Points: 23/30
Dark Game
Sorcery
Remove a card at random from your hand face down. You bid any amount of life. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. Reveal the face down card. If the high bidder bid the same converted mana cost as the card, he or she wins the game. Otherwise, that player loses life equal to the high bid. Originality (10/10) Have never been done before Balance (3/10) Basically it's "target player loses X+1 life, where X is random card's converted mana cost". Too strong for I'd say Flavor(5/5) Very good Elegance(3.5/5) Too much text probably
Points: 21.5/30
Luck Sack
Artifact
Whenever a player draws a card, players consecutively name a card. Randomly reveal one of the top six cards of that player's deck. If the revealed card is a named card that player draws a card. (Don't change the deck order when revealing a card.)
No one ever knows what a luck sack might get, one can only hope. -Grimwald, Experienced Wizard Originality (10/10) Very original Balance (7/10) Looks like it's possible to break this card Flavor(5/5) Flawless Elegance(1/5) When I was trying to understand, I got headache
Points: 23/30
Clouded Foresight
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Sorcery
Name a card. Target opponent shuffles their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card is the named card, you win the game. If not, that player may put that card into their hand or into play. "Forecasting is an imprecise art, but when it pays off it all seems worthwhile." - Kazrim, grand vizier
Originality (8/10) Quite original Balance (4.5/10) Doesn't look too useful Flavor(5/5) Flawless Elegance(5/5) No problemsPoints: 22.5/30
Spark Shot
Instant
Spark Shot deals 1 damage to target player.
Remove a card in your graveyard from the game. Put a copy of Spark Shot on the stack. Originality (8/10) I'd call it a wicked twist of replicate and dredge Balance (8/10) solid Flavor(4/5) Very nice Elegance(5/5) Flawless
Points: 25/30
Mind Eclipse
Instant
As you play Mind Eclipse, if a player has spent mana to pay for non-activated abilities he or she doesn't control this turn, this player gains control of Mind Eclipse unless he or she pays :2mana:. If this player does, counter Mind Eclipse.
Remove your library from the game.
Draw a card.
Originality (10/10) Looks unique Balance (5.5/10) can't say, ability looks very narrow Flavor(5/5) Flavor is flawless, name sounds great Elegance(1/5) It's so hard to understand...
Points: 21.5/30
Infernal Reward
Instant
Target player loses 1 life for each spell played this turn. Originality (6/10) Reminds me of Tendrils of Agony Balance (7/10) Good Flavor(4/5) Very good, -1 for lack of the flavor text Elegance(5/5) Flawless
Points: 22/30
Brain Burn
Sorcery
Each player reveals the top 5 cards from their library, then each player loses life equal to the combined converted mana cost of those card.
Shuffle those cards back into your library afterwards. "Your spell book can defeat an enemy, but it can also fry your brain" Originality (9/10) original Balance (7.5/10) strong, but I don't think it's overpowered Flavor(5/5) Very good Elegance(5/5) flawless
Points: 26.5/30
Insanity -
Instant
Each player removes the top card of their library from the game. Then each player draws cards equal to that card's converted mana cost. Whenever a player draws a card, that player repeats this process.
"Can you dig yourself out of this hole?" Originality (9/10) Quite original Balance (4/10) A challenge who mills himself faster? Flavor(5/5) Wonderful Elegance(5/5) No problems
Points: 23/30
Mind Clash Sorcery
You and target opponent each flip a coin. Mind Clash draws a card for each player whose coin comes up heads. Repeat this process until both players' coins come up tails on the same flip. "I now know everything and will rule the universe," yelled Gurk. "So does everybody else," replied Narg Originality (5.5/10) Almost Mana clash Balance (8/10) Good, not crap and not broken Flavor(5/5) Wonderful! Flavor text is great! Elegance(5/5) No problems
Points: 23.5/30
Mind's End
Sorcery
Put the top two cards of target player's library into his or her graveyard. Draw a card.
Dredge 2 Originality (10/10) Great Balance (8/10) Looks very strong Flavor(2/5) Golgari(dredge) wouldn't mill I think Elegance(5/5) Fine
Points: 25/30
Rockets of Flame
Sorcery
As an additional cost to play ~, pay X life and sacrifice Y creatures.
~ deals X+Y damage to target creature or player. "Is it just me, or do these things always seem to need extra fuel?" ~Goblin Rocketsmith Originality (9/10) Good Balance (2.5/10) Turn 1 Ornithopter, Mountain, Rockets of Flame. I win. Flavor(5/5) Great Elegance(5/5) Fine
Points: 21.5/30
Infernal Sacrifice -
Sorcery
As an additional Cost, Discard your hand.
Until the end of turn, whenever a card would goto a graveyard, remove that card from the game, and that cards owner loses 1 life for each card you discarded when you played ~. The darkest pits of despair open the brightest paths of Hope. Originality (8/10) OK Balance (5/10) Probably too strong Flavor(5/5) Very good Elegance(4/5) Good
"Hello! I've come to serenade you. I can't play guitar. I can't play this accordion either, but I thought it'd be less obvious."
Dylan Moran, Black Books
Hold on! My judgings need to go up. Will Krey go on top?
Originality: 9 Seems very original. A soft counter with a chance of victory, provided you can score two more in your hand Balance: 5 Eh. Either a 1 mana Mana Leak or a Force Spike FTW. Flavor: 5 Agreed. Good Elegance: 5 Elegant, for blue at least.
Score: 24
Originality: 8 Bidding cards! Joy. Balance: 7 Iffy. What if you only have one card in your hand? Opponents will only outbid you to keep you from winning. Flavor: 3 Black doesn't seem to want to bother with bidding. I'd like to see this as a red card. It feels too red to me. Elegance: 4 Not black enough. Red!
Score: 22
Originality: 10 Wow. This card is cah-razy. Balance: 8 Seems hard to break.. you just have to drop it down and know your opponent's deck. Flavor: 5 Luck Sack? LOL That's a funny name, but it fits. Elegance: 4 A little wordy, but hey.
Score: 27
Originality: 7 Mind's Desire, anyone? Balance: 7 This would've been higher if it weren't for that 'or into play' clause. Flavor: 5 Good stuff! I like Mind's Desire. Elegance: 5 Complete random chance of winning? At the least you net a card. Good stuff.
Score: 24
Originality: 7 I liked it, but it seemed like something I'd seen before. Like faust said, a cross between dredge and replicate in a ways. Balance: 8 Hard to win with this unless you decide to play Morality Shift or Traumatize on yourself. Or just dredge a lot. Flavor: 5 Red loves stuff like this. Elegance: 5 Though I'd have liked to see flavor text.
Score: 25
Originality: 9 Wow. This is nuts. Balance: 6 Uh.. if they counter the first Mind Eclipse I play... they can't counter the second. Flavor: 5 Though it seems a little to me. Elegance: 4 A little confusing.
Score: 24
Originality: 6 Tendrils of Agony. Balance: 8 It's balanced, but it doesn't win the game unless an opponent plays a buncha spells. It's kinda supposed to give you the win all by itself. Flavor: 5 Black seems cool with this. Elegance: 4 I need flavor text!
Score: 23
Originality: 9 This is very unique, and very well thought out. Balance: 8 Nicely balanced. You take damage too. Flavor: 3 Seems black would do this better with life loss. Elegance: 4 Flavor text, people! Some don't need it, but some do.
Score: 24
Originality: 7 I thought it was interesting, but.. Balance: 3 This thing is a milling engine. It's insane! I remove the top card, then draw say, 5 cards, then it repeats 5 times. Then I draw an exponentially larger number. Eep! Flavor: 4 Seems too.. I dunno. The fact that the card is so horribly broke makes it hard. Elegance: 4 Well, at least it's templated correctly.
Score: 18
Originality: 6 Mana Clash Balance: 9 This card could win the game all by itself, yes. It can also net you a lot of cards Flavor: 5 I love the flavor text. Elegance: 5 'Bout time blue got in on the coin flippage more.
Score: 25
Originality: 7 Golgari and Dimir team up. Huzzah. Balance: 7 Wish I could give higher, but it quickly degenerates into a game of 'who has the most library left' Flavor: 3 Golgari and Dimir team up??? Elegance: 3Two Ravnica guilds on one card.. eh.
Score: 20
Originality: 9 X and Y! Yay. Balance: 2 What faust said. Turn 1 thopter, mountain, pwnage. Flavor: 5 I like the flavor text. Elegance: 4 If it weren't so broken it'd be 5
Score: 20
Originality: 8 I like this. Black does too Balance: 6? I dunno. A sorcery that punishes players for putting cards into their graveyards. How is that going to help you unless you, like, Glimpse twice? Flavor: 5 Dripping with blackness. Elegance: 4 Again, it confuzzles me.
Score: 23
So, my totals add up to this list: erikcu 27 blobman 25 void_nothing 25 GetItWrong 24 Thantalas 24 ZeDorkSlipeur 24 Krey 24 Cubus049 23 Lord Kaos 23 spreadingdark 22 fearless 20 krashbot 20 thinktank 18
Thank you for choosing my card even if it was for only 1/2 point.
Congrats to Ericku, great work there!
Now on to the next challenge:
There are rumors that the next block will have something to do with all the legends out there, or something like that. So in that same tradition I tought of my sig and tought if Toshi Umezawa was supposed to be related to Tetsuo Umezawa from the Legends set, it would be cool to see him in the next block too.
So to make a long story short the next challenge is the following:
Make a card based on a legend from any other set.
What I don't want to see is the same card with different name, so Originality is a plus here.
Judging will be based on the following criteria:
ORIGINALITY:10
Balance:5
Flavor:5
Coolness:5 (Coolness = how nice it could be to see this card played and your opponent's jaw dropping)
Duration of this test will be 10 - 12 entries or 5 days.
So go on search for cool legends, make some cards and have FUN!!!.
Garek Ojanen4WWU
Legendary Creature -- Cat Warrior
Vigilance
:symtap:: Creatures you control have vigilance and can't be the target of spells or abilities this turn. Once belonging to the Robaran Mercenaries, Garek returned home to find his people without thought or discipline, and turned them into a mobilized force of great power. 5/5
"Hello! I've come to serenade you. I can't play guitar. I can't play this accordion either, but I thought it'd be less obvious."
Dylan Moran, Black Books
Nodwe Oakenshield, Heir to the Grimoire 2R
Legendary Creature--Human Wizard X, :symtap:: If any was spent to play this ability, choose a random creature card in your graveyard. Otherwise, choose a creature card with converted mana cost X. If any was spent, return that creature to play. Otherwise, if any was spent, return it to your hand and gain life equal to its converted mana cost. I'm not as powerful as my great-grandfather. But then, he was trying to raise an army. I'm just trying to raise a little trouble.
2/3
Untaidake Quarry
Legendary Land
Untaidake Quarry comes into play tapped.
When Untaidake Quarry comes into play, add to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to play legendary spells.
:symtap:, Sacrifice a Legendary Land: Search your library for a legendary spell card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Add to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to play legendary spells. In its diminishing days Untaidake proved more useful than at its peak.
erikcu, congrats!
The Official Vodka Duke of the 499
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Ryttare Kelasin Luna Orelinalei
'Make a 1 CC card that could win the game', like Mana Clash
Now I post a card, which I wouldn't like to see in that contest -
Bingo!
Instant
Flip a coin. If you win the flip, you win the game. Otherwise, you lose the game.
And yeah, cards like Wandering Ones do not count. Card must have a chance to win the game by itself
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Stardust Siggies! Wonderful graphics:D
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Ryttare Kelasin Luna Orelinalei
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays either or :3mana:.
If he or she pays this way, you may reveal two cards named Intimidate from your hand. If you do, you win the game.
Make a card called Long For This World.
Sorcery
Remove a card at random from your hand face down. You bid any amount of life. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. Reveal the face down card. If the high bidder bid the same converted mana cost as the card, he or she wins the game. Otherwise, that player loses life equal to the high bid.
Thanks to blurrycloud, who by the way, is a redonculous artist.
My other card is a Honden.
Winner of the May 2007 Card Creation League with Colossi Rusting Grounds
I can't believe it's not butter!
Artifact
Whenever a player draws a card, players consecutively name a card. Randomly reveal one of the top six cards of that player's deck. If the revealed card is a named card that player draws a card. (Don't change the deck order when revealing a card.)
No one ever knows what a luck sack might get, one can only hope. -Grimwald, Experienced Wizard
If you wonder how this card might win, potentially players could deck other players, if they guess every card correctly... but you would have to be one hell of a luck sack to pull that one off. (That or cranial extract everything but his mountains.)
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Stardust Siggies! Wonderful graphics:D
Instant
Spark Shot deals 1 damage to target player.
Remove a card in your graveyard from the game. Put a copy of Spark Shot on the stack.
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Sorcery
Each player reveals the top 5 cards from their library, then each player loses life equal to the combined converted mana cost of those card.
Shuffle those cards back into your library afterwards.
"Your spell book can defeat an enemy, but it can also fry your brain"
Like freeform roleplaying? Try Darkness Befalls Us
Ryttare Kelasin Luna Orelinalei
Instant
Each player removes the top card of their library from the game. Then each player draws cards equal to that card's converted mana cost. Whenever a player draws a card, that player repeats this process.
"Can you dig yourself out of this hole?"
-a great mind
Awesome banner by R & Doom
Sorcery
You and target opponent each flip a coin. Mind Clash draws a card for each player whose coin comes up heads. Repeat this process until both players' coins come up tails on the same flip.
"I now know everything and will rule the universe," yelled Gurk. "So does everybody else," replied Narg
This Awesome signature by R&Doom and Nex3.
Sorcery
Put the top two cards of target player's library into his or her graveyard. Draw a card.
Dredge 2
Muchas gracias to Faust for the avatar & Topher for the rad sig...
Playing in Extended:
:symbg::symgw::symbw: Rock
:symrw::symuw::symur:: Second Solution/Trinket Angels
Boros Deck
Sorcery
As an additional cost to play ~, pay X life and sacrifice Y creatures.
~ deals X+Y damage to target creature or player.
"Is it just me, or do these things always seem to need extra fuel?" ~Goblin Rocketsmith
Winner of the Weekly Signature & Avatar Contest Weeks 51, 59, 78, & 118.
I don't care if I was framed for murder if I only got a warning I would let it go.
Sorcery
As an additional Cost, Discard your hand.
Until the end of turn, whenever a card would goto a graveyard, remove that card from the game, and that cards owner loses 1 life for each card you discarded when you played ~.
The darkest pits of dispair open the brightest paths of Hope.
Behind the eyes of truth, is a world of illustions.
Dragon Riderof a Mist Dragonn anyway with the Dragon Riders Clan.
Here's the criteria
Originality (/10)(originality is always important)
Balance (/10)(that's probably the most important)
Flavor(/5)(flavor is good, but not essential for that task)
Elegance(/5)(how elegant the card is)
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays either or :3mana:.
If he or she pays :1mana this way, you may reveal two cards named Intimidate from your hand. If you do, you win the game.
Originality (8/10) A counterspell which gives choice to opponent? Well, quite original
Balance (6/10) Very strong. Mana Leak for 1 mana is kinda broken, and paying can lose the game...
Flavor(5/5) Very good
Elegance(4/5) Ok
Sorcery
Remove a card at random from your hand face down. You bid any amount of life. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. Reveal the face down card. If the high bidder bid the same converted mana cost as the card, he or she wins the game. Otherwise, that player loses life equal to the high bid.
Originality (10/10) Have never been done before
Balance (3/10) Basically it's "target player loses X+1 life, where X is random card's converted mana cost". Too strong for I'd say
Flavor(5/5) Very good
Elegance(3.5/5) Too much text probably
Artifact
Whenever a player draws a card, players consecutively name a card. Randomly reveal one of the top six cards of that player's deck. If the revealed card is a named card that player draws a card. (Don't change the deck order when revealing a card.)
No one ever knows what a luck sack might get, one can only hope. -Grimwald, Experienced Wizard
Originality (10/10) Very original
Balance (7/10) Looks like it's possible to break this card
Flavor(5/5) Flawless
Elegance(1/5) When I was trying to understand, I got headache
Sorcery
Name a card. Target opponent shuffles their library, then reveals the top card of their library. If that card is the named card, you win the game. If not, that player may put that card into their hand or into play.
"Forecasting is an imprecise art, but when it pays off it all seems worthwhile." - Kazrim, grand vizier
Originality (8/10) Quite original
Balance (4.5/10) Doesn't look too useful
Flavor(5/5) Flawless
Elegance(5/5) No problemsPoints: 22.5/30
Instant
Spark Shot deals 1 damage to target player.
Remove a card in your graveyard from the game. Put a copy of Spark Shot on the stack.
Originality (8/10) I'd call it a wicked twist of replicate and dredge
Balance (8/10) solid
Flavor(4/5) Very nice
Elegance(5/5) Flawless
Points: 25/30
Instant
As you play Mind Eclipse, if a player has spent mana to pay for non-activated abilities he or she doesn't control this turn, this player gains control of Mind Eclipse unless he or she pays :2mana:. If this player does, counter Mind Eclipse.
Remove your library from the game.
Draw a card.
Balance (5.5/10) can't say, ability looks very narrow
Flavor(5/5) Flavor is flawless, name sounds great
Elegance(1/5) It's so hard to understand...
Points: 21.5/30
Instant
Target player loses 1 life for each spell played this turn.
Originality (6/10) Reminds me of Tendrils of Agony
Balance (7/10) Good
Flavor(4/5) Very good, -1 for lack of the flavor text
Elegance(5/5) Flawless
Points: 22/30
Sorcery
Each player reveals the top 5 cards from their library, then each player loses life equal to the combined converted mana cost of those card.
Shuffle those cards back into your library afterwards.
"Your spell book can defeat an enemy, but it can also fry your brain"
Originality (9/10) original
Balance (7.5/10) strong, but I don't think it's overpowered
Flavor(5/5) Very good
Elegance(5/5) flawless
Instant
Each player removes the top card of their library from the game. Then each player draws cards equal to that card's converted mana cost. Whenever a player draws a card, that player repeats this process.
"Can you dig yourself out of this hole?"
Originality (9/10) Quite original
Balance (4/10) A challenge who mills himself faster?
Flavor(5/5) Wonderful
Elegance(5/5) No problems
Sorcery
You and target opponent each flip a coin. Mind Clash draws a card for each player whose coin comes up heads. Repeat this process until both players' coins come up tails on the same flip.
"I now know everything and will rule the universe," yelled Gurk. "So does everybody else," replied Narg
Originality (5.5/10) Almost Mana clash
Balance (8/10) Good, not crap and not broken
Flavor(5/5) Wonderful! Flavor text is great!
Elegance(5/5) No problems
Sorcery
Put the top two cards of target player's library into his or her graveyard. Draw a card.
Dredge 2
Originality (10/10) Great
Balance (8/10) Looks very strong
Flavor(2/5) Golgari(dredge) wouldn't mill I think
Elegance(5/5) Fine
Sorcery
As an additional cost to play ~, pay X life and sacrifice Y creatures.
~ deals X+Y damage to target creature or player.
"Is it just me, or do these things always seem to need extra fuel?" ~Goblin Rocketsmith
Originality (9/10) Good
Balance (2.5/10) Turn 1 Ornithopter, Mountain, Rockets of Flame. I win.
Flavor(5/5) Great
Elegance(5/5) Fine
Sorcery
As an additional Cost, Discard your hand.
Until the end of turn, whenever a card would goto a graveyard, remove that card from the game, and that cards owner loses 1 life for each card you discarded when you played ~.
The darkest pits of despair open the brightest paths of Hope.
Originality (8/10) OK
Balance (5/10) Probably too strong
Flavor(5/5) Very good
Elegance(4/5) Good
Krey 26.5
fearless 25
void_nothing 25
blobman 23.5
GetItWrong 23
thinktank 23
erikcu 23
Tanthalas 22.5
Cubus049 22
Lord Kaos 22
ZeDorkSlipeur 21.5
spreadingdark 21.5
Krashbot101 21.5
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"Hello! I've come to serenade you. I can't play guitar. I can't play this accordion either, but I thought it'd be less obvious."
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Balance: 5 Eh. Either a 1 mana Mana Leak or a Force Spike FTW.
Flavor: 5 Agreed. Good
Elegance: 5 Elegant, for blue at least.
Balance: 7 Iffy. What if you only have one card in your hand? Opponents will only outbid you to keep you from winning.
Flavor: 3 Black doesn't seem to want to bother with bidding. I'd like to see this as a red card. It feels too red to me.
Elegance: 4 Not black enough. Red!
Balance: 8 Seems hard to break.. you just have to drop it down and know your opponent's deck.
Flavor: 5 Luck Sack? LOL That's a funny name, but it fits.
Elegance: 4 A little wordy, but hey.
Balance: 7 This would've been higher if it weren't for that 'or into play' clause.
Flavor: 5 Good stuff! I like Mind's Desire.
Elegance: 5 Complete random chance of winning? At the least you net a card. Good stuff.
Balance: 8 Hard to win with this unless you decide to play Morality Shift or Traumatize on yourself. Or just dredge a lot.
Flavor: 5 Red loves stuff like this.
Elegance: 5 Though I'd have liked to see flavor text.
Balance: 6 Uh.. if they counter the first Mind Eclipse I play... they can't counter the second.
Flavor: 5 Though it seems a little to me.
Elegance: 4 A little confusing.
Balance: 8 It's balanced, but it doesn't win the game unless an opponent plays a buncha spells. It's kinda supposed to give you the win all by itself.
Flavor: 5 Black seems cool with this.
Elegance: 4 I need flavor text!
Balance: 8 Nicely balanced. You take damage too.
Flavor: 3 Seems black would do this better with life loss.
Elegance: 4 Flavor text, people! Some don't need it, but some do.
Balance: 3 This thing is a milling engine. It's insane! I remove the top card, then draw say, 5 cards, then it repeats 5 times. Then I draw an exponentially larger number. Eep!
Flavor: 4 Seems too.. I dunno. The fact that the card is so horribly broke makes it hard.
Elegance: 4 Well, at least it's templated correctly.
Balance: 9 This card could win the game all by itself, yes. It can also net you a lot of cards
Flavor: 5 I love the flavor text.
Elegance: 5 'Bout time blue got in on the coin flippage more.
Balance: 7 Wish I could give higher, but it quickly degenerates into a game of 'who has the most library left'
Flavor: 3 Golgari and Dimir team up???
Elegance: 3Two Ravnica guilds on one card.. eh.
Balance: 2 What faust said. Turn 1 thopter, mountain, pwnage.
Flavor: 5 I like the flavor text.
Elegance: 4 If it weren't so broken it'd be 5
Balance: 6? I dunno. A sorcery that punishes players for putting cards into their graveyards. How is that going to help you unless you, like, Glimpse twice?
Flavor: 5 Dripping with blackness.
Elegance: 4 Again, it confuzzles me.
So, my totals add up to this list:
erikcu 27
blobman 25
void_nothing 25
GetItWrong 24
Thantalas 24
ZeDorkSlipeur 24
Krey 24
Cubus049 23
Lord Kaos 23
spreadingdark 22
fearless 20
krashbot 20
thinktank 18
Combining with faust's scores (out of 60 points)...
Krey 50.5
erikcu 50
void_nothing 50
blobman 48.5
GetItWrong 47
Thantalas 46.5
ZeDorkSlipeur 45.5
fearless 45
Cubus049 45
Lord Kaos 45
spreadingdark 43.5
krashbot 43.5
thinktank 41
So yes.. after all calculations, Krey, you're the winner with 50.5 points. Half a point shy of tying with erikcu. Congrats.
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Congrats to Ericku, great work there!
Now on to the next challenge:
There are rumors that the next block will have something to do with all the legends out there, or something like that. So in that same tradition I tought of my sig and tought if Toshi Umezawa was supposed to be related to Tetsuo Umezawa from the Legends set, it would be cool to see him in the next block too.
So to make a long story short the next challenge is the following:
Make a card based on a legend from any other set.
What I don't want to see is the same card with different name, so Originality is a plus here.
Judging will be based on the following criteria:
ORIGINALITY:10
Balance:5
Flavor:5
Coolness:5 (Coolness = how nice it could be to see this card played and your opponent's jaw dropping)
Duration of this test will be 10 - 12 entries or 5 days.
So go on search for cool legends, make some cards and have FUN!!!.
Legendary Creature -- Cat Warrior
Vigilance
:symtap:: Creatures you control have vigilance and can't be the target of spells or abilities this turn.
Once belonging to the Robaran Mercenaries, Garek returned home to find his people without thought or discipline, and turned them into a mobilized force of great power.
5/5
(see also Jedit Ojanen)
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Dylan Moran, Black Books
Legendary Creature--Human Wizard
X, :symtap:: If any was spent to play this ability, choose a random creature card in your graveyard. Otherwise, choose a creature card with converted mana cost X. If any was spent, return that creature to play. Otherwise, if any was spent, return it to your hand and gain life equal to its converted mana cost.
I'm not as powerful as my great-grandfather. But then, he was trying to raise an army. I'm just trying to raise a little trouble.
2/3
Great grandson of Adun Oakenshield.
Make a card called Long For This World.
Legendary Land
Untaidake Quarry comes into play tapped.
When Untaidake Quarry comes into play, add to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to play legendary spells.
:symtap:, Sacrifice a Legendary Land: Search your library for a legendary spell card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Add to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to play legendary spells.
In its diminishing days Untaidake proved more useful than at its peak.
Based upon one of the most pathetic legends ever printed:
Untaidake, the Cloud Keeper