MTG Salvation

Mia'noa, the Cradle of Life
Legendary Land (Mythic Rare)
~ enters the battlefeild tapped unless you control a forest and a plains.
If ~ enters the battlefield untapped you may put 3 0/1 green white plant creature tokens onto the battlefield. Otherwise put 1 0/1 green white plant creature token onto the battlefield.
Whenever ~ becomes tapped you may put a 0/1 green white plant creature token onto the battlefield.
:symtap:: add 1 to your mana pool.
:symgw::symtap:: add GG, GW or WW to your mana pool.
:symtap:: Choose one-- Put x +1/+1 counters on target creature you control were x is equal to the number of green permanents on the battlefield or; gain x life were x is equal to the number of white permanents on the battlefield.
At the beginning of you upkeep if you do not control a forest, a plains, a green permanent and a white permanent, sacrifice ~.




It might be a little much but it all just seems to fit so well!

Dig Site
Land
t, Sacrifice Dig Site: Return a land card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"A deep and long ravine has been excavated, and the river has required ages to accomplish the task, yet the same region affords evidence that the sum of these ages is as nothing, and as the work of yesterday." -Charles Lyell

OK: back from a long hiatus.

Creep Bog
Land
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
:symtap:, pay one life for every two Swamps you control: Destroy target non-Swamp land. Its controller puts two Swamp token lands into play tapped.
"What a creep." -Kithkin Mitigator.

Haven't done this in awhile.

Port of Isryead, the Golden City
Legendary Land (R)
1, T: Look at the top card of your library. You may shuffle your library.
3, T: Draw a card, then discard a card.
5, T: Draw a card.

Biliken's Tomb
Legendary Land
t: Add one mana to your mana pool
of any type that any land in play can produce.
Sacrifice a creature: untap Biliken's Tomb.
Sometimes at night you can hear him stir. It's whispered
he offers gifts to those who sate his hunger.


This is meant to be a reflecting pool of sorts, but It is legendary.

Just a quick note that this land, by itself, can make an infinite amount of mana on the second turn, because the second ability doesn't require you to have a creature in play to untap the land.... I think it should be:

Oops. I knew something was off. In other words I put it as by untapping it your allowed to sacrifice a creature :P. Although I think you'd still need a target for it to work, sort of like how you can't cast searing blaze unless their is a creature as well as an owner.

Thanks for the advice you two! I shouldn't try and post cards this early in the morning...

Quote from Hanslineman

Biliken's Tomb
Legendary Land
t: Add one mana of any color any land can produce.
q: Sacrifice a creature.
Sometimes at night you can hear him stir. It's whispered
he offers gifts to those who sate his hunger.

Just a quick note that this land, by itself, can make an infinite amount of mana on the second turn, because the second ability doesn't require you to have a creature in play to untap the land.... I think it should be:

Biliken's Tomb
Legendary Land
t: Add one mana of any color any land can produce.
Sacrifice a creature: Untap ~.

Just saying.

Quote from DeusofCalamity

Just a quick note that this land, by itself, can make an infinite amount of mana on the second turn, because the second ability doesn't require you to have a creature in play to untap the land.... I think it should be:

Biliken's Tomb
Legendary Land
t: Add one mana of any color any land can produce.
Sacrifice a creature: Untap ~.

Just saying.

Also, just a suggestion, do you mean any land in play can produce, like a reflecting pool? As written this can always tap for any color mana, since when you consider the set of all lands that exist, they can tap for all colors of mana.

And a submission:

Mana Stream
Land
:symtap:: add 1 to your mana pool.
1: Tap Mana Stream and flip it.
//
Mana River
Land
:symtap:: add 1 mana of any color to your mana pool. Flip Mana River.

The tapping in this line "1: Tap Mana Stream and flip it." IS intended to be an effect not a cost.

Quote from Megiddo

Blazing Meteor
Land {R}
Blazing Meteor enters the battlefield tapped.
When Blazing Meteor enters the battlefield from exile, untap it. Blazing Meteor deals 3 damage to target creature.
T: Add R to your mana pool.
Suspend 3 — 1R


I know suspend isn't for lands. We would use this reminder text: (Rather than play this card from your hand, you may pay 1R and exile it with three time counters on it. At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a time counter. When the last is removed, put it onto the battlefield.)
Though the argument could be made for letting you "play" the land, I figure that giving you the free acceleration on turn 5 is probably fine.

Just want to clarify, does this count as your land drop?

Quote from blondbearde

Just want to clarify, does this count as your land drop?

No. You are not playing the land.

It could go either way if you want to mess with the wording, but for the purposes of judging assume that it does not.

Thoughtwound Pool
Land
When Thoughtwound Pool enters the battlefield, exile the top card of your library.
:symtap:: Add 1 to your mana pool.
2, :symtap:: Reveal the top card of your library. If it shares a type with a card exiled by Thoughtwound Pool, put it into your hand.

Yeesh. 21 entries. Everyone think that's enough?

I think it is. Round closed. Judgings later today.

I judged on a scale from one to ten, except if the card got labeled broken.

Brofaux:
The Burial Gardens
Legendary Land
Sacrifice a creature: Add or to your mana pool, then gain 1 life.
:symgb:, :symtap:: Put X 1/1 black and green zombie plant creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X equals the number of non-black, non-green creatures sacrificed this turn.
The defeat of our army only lead to greater success of our crops, and so, our victory.

Interesting. Seems somewhat reminiscent of Gaea's Cradle. However, this card is nowhere near as broken. It definitely seems good in a deck with eldrazi spawn, as they then do double-duty. 7/10
Goryus:
Moonsilver Lake, Mirror of the Heart
Legendary Land
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
You count as your own opponent. (You can cast spells that say "target opponent" targeting yourself. If a spell you cast says "each opponent", that spell also effects you. You can assign creatures to attack yourself, and can assign other creatures to block them.)

Hmmm. Interesting idea, but this card isn't even remotely fair. Imagine this with the Hunted cycle, or trade secrets. Drawing your deck on turn three isn't very fair. Therefore, this card is BROKEN.
wingedcoyote:
Scrapyard
Land
As Scrapyard comes into play, you may pay :1mana:. If you do, Scrapyard comes into play with a charge counter on it.
As long as there is a charge counter on Scrapyard, it is a 2/2 Construct artifact creature. (It is not a land.)
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
"Keep your eyes open and your spanner out if you go near the old factory grounds. You never know what might still be ticking."
A land that can be a creature. Interesting. I don't see this card really being played, because aggro doesn't like missing a land drop or having colorless mana, and it's pretty mediocre in control. Interesting limited applications, but it still seems pretty ehh. 5/10

jwanders:
Secluded Glade
Land
:symg:, :symtap:: Add :symg::symg: to your mana pool.
When ~ is put in a graveyard from the battlefield, you may put a 3/3 green beast creature token onto the battlefield.
Evoke :3mana::symg:

This card scares me. I am afraid people will break the **** out of it. It's not too broken to get the label, and the mana ability is restrictive enough, and it's probably not too good, but i think this would mean that the terrible Scythe Tiger would see some hardcore play. 6/10

DeusofCalamity:
Pyromancer Hovel
Land (R)
~ comes into play tapped.
: Add to your mana pool.
:2mana::symr:, : Deal 1 damage to target creature or player.
:5mana::symr:, : Put a 1/1 Red Wizard token named Prodigal Pyromancer onto the battlefield. It has : Deal 1 damage to target creature or player.
Wow. This card is ridiculous. This card is way too powerful for a land that still taps for mana. Sorry, you get a BROKEN.

GetItWrong:
Distant Shores
Land--Island (uncommon)
Distant Shores enters the battlefield tapped.
When Distant Shores enters the battlefield, look at the bottom card of your library. You may put it into your hand. If you do, sacrifice Distant Shores.
Bring me that horizon.

A land with "selective cycling". I have a feeling i'd love this card in EDH. It also seems pretty balanced for constructed too. 9/10

EBB:
Harbor of Murky Dreams
Legendary Land (R)
You can't play nonbasic land cards from your hand.
Discard a nonbasic land card: Add to your mana pool. Use this ability only once each turn.
The ghosts of mountainous crags, now dust and rubble, remain untouched in the memory of the land
This looks unique. I don't know if the drawback for the mana is worth it, however. I can't imagine what deck would use this guy. 5/10

Cetonis:
Mirror Maze
Land (R)
: Add one mana of any color of a permanent you control to your mana pool .
:xmana::1mana:, : Put X 0/1 Reflection creature tokens into play. Sacrifice them at the start of the next End Step. X cannot be greater than the number of creatures you control.
First of all, specify the colors of the tokens. It could be relevant with duplicates. Moving on, i don't like the card. Sorry. It's not too bad or too good, but it just seems boring and slightly sloppy. Sorry. 5/10

Life Weaver:
Tree With Many Acorns
Land - Forest (Rare)
(: Add to your mana pool)
You may choose not to untap ~ during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if ~ is tapped, put a storage counter on it.
, Remove any number of storage counters from ~: Add to your mana pool for each storage counter removed this way. For every two counters removed this way, put a 1/1 green Squirrel token into the battlefield under your control.
This card is infinitely better than a forest, which wizards specified they would never do again. Interesting card, but it's BROKEN.

FoshM:
Unexplored Quarry
Land R
Whenever ~ becomes tapped it deals 1 damage to you.
As ~ enters the battlefield choose one - ~ is a 2/2 colorless Artifact Construct creature, or ~ has, "pay 1 life, : add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
The Quarry flashed and sparkled and skittered all abound.

Read wingedcoyote's eval, except ignore the colorless mana part and add a "it kills you too quickly" part. 5/10

Kensei:
Vesper Sanctuary
Land
Vesper enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add or to your mana pool.
:3mana::symw::symu:, : Put a 1/1 white and blue elemental creature token with flying onto the battlefield with "sacrifice this creature: choose one-prevent all damage that a source of your choice would deal this turn; or counter target spell with converted mana cost 2 or less."
This card is already really good without giving the tokens abilities. Once again, not broken enough to be "broken," but too good. 5/10

Megiddo:
Blazing Meteor
Land {R}
Blazing Meteor enters the battlefield tapped.
When Blazing Meteor enters the battlefield from exile, untap it. Blazing Meteor deals 3 damage to target creature.
: Add to your mana pool.
Suspend 3 — :1mana::symr:
It's red mana ramp. That kills the colour pie. Nevertheless, it's a good idea and a cool design, if not very awkwardly worded. 6/10

nope:
Mia'noa, the Cradle of Life
Legendary Land (Mythic Rare)
~ enters the battlefeild tapped unless you control a forest and a plains.
If ~ enters the battlefield untapped you may put 3 0/1 green white plant creature tokens onto the battlefield. Otherwise put 1 0/1 green white plant creature token onto the battlefield.
Whenever ~ becomes tapped you may put a 0/1 green white plant creature token onto the battlefield.
:symtap:: add to your mana pool.
:symgw::symtap:: add :symg::symg:, :symg::symw: or :symw::symw: to your mana pool.
:symtap:: Choose one-- Put x +1/+1 counters on target creature you control were x is equal to the number of green permanents on the battlefield or; gain x life were x is equal to the number of white permanents on the battlefield.
At the beginning of you upkeep if you do not control a forest, a plains, a green permanent and a white permanent, sacrifice ~.
Turn one, Temple Garden. Turn two, this. Need i say more? BROKEN

Phyrexian Editor:
Dig Site
Land
, Sacrifice Dig Site: Return a land card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
"A deep and long ravine has been excavated, and the river has required ages to accomplish the task, yet the same region affords evidence that the sum of these ages is as nothing, and as the work of yesterday." -Charles Lyell

Petrified Field 2.0. I like the idea, but not tapping for mana is really killer. 6.5/10

ericku:
Creep Bog
Land
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
:symtap:, pay one life for every two Swamps you control: Destroy target non-Swamp land. Its controller puts two Swamp token lands into play tapped.
"What a creep." -Kithkin Mitigator.
Turn one, this, target itself. BROKEN

bloodyspasm:
Gaping Volcano
Land (R)
Devour 2
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add to your mana pool.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Choose one - ~ becomes a 1/1 red elemental creature until end of turn; or ~ deals 1 damage to target player; or ~ deals 2 damage to target creature.
I love this card's design. It's very intuitive, and the abilities work very well together. 8.5/10

Artificier Andy:
Port of Isryead, the Golden City
Legendary Land (R)
1, T: Look at the top card of your library. You may shuffle your library.
3, T: Draw a card, then discard a card.
5, T: Draw a card.
To me, this card should be an artifact. I hate lands that don't tap for mana. Sorry. 5.5/10

Caesarius:
Tower of Babylon
Land
: Add to your mana pool.
: Draw a card. Activate this ability only if you have exactly zero cards in hand.

Interesting take on the best land in magic. I'm still cared of repeatable card draw on a land, though. The fact that this would see play in almost every standard deck makes this card BROKEN. Just barely, though.

Hanslineman:
Biliken's Tomb
Legendary Land
: Add one mana to your mana pool of any type that any land in play can produce.
Sacrifice a creature: Untap Biliken's Tomb.
Sometimes at night you can hear him stir. It's whispered he offers gifts to those who sate his hunger
Reflecting Pool + Exotic Orchard + way to make four mana with sprouting thrinax? Definitely BROKEN.
Proginious:
Mana Stream
Land
:symtap:: add to your mana pool.
:1mana:: Tap Mana Stream and flip it.
//
Mana River
Land
:symtap:: add 1 mana of any color to your mana pool. Flip Mana River.
Great design. The card is playable, but not too good. 9/10

The Motley Fool:
Thoughtwound Pool
Land
When Thoughtwound Pool enters the battlefield, exile the top card of your library.
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
:2mana:, :symtap:: Reveal the top card of your library. If it shares a type with a card exiled by Thoughtwound Pool, put it into your hand.

Hmmm. Sort of like scrying sheets, which is what i assume you were alluding to. The card seems fun, if not a tad bit weak. I'm probably missing the fact that he's balanced repeatable card draw. 8/10

So, now i have a tie between Proginoius and GetItWrong. I'm going to have to go with

GetItWrong. Congrats, you're the new judge.

Thanks, blondbearde.

Next challenge: Pick one of the following flavortexts, and build a card with that text. I'll be forgiving on text box size.

1.A horse and a man: above, below:
One has a plan, but both must go.
Mile after mile, above, beneath;
One has a smile, and one has teeth.
Though the man above might say hello,
Expect no love from the beast below.

2.In bed above, or deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep,
This dream must end, this world must know:
We all depend on the beast below.

Dread Steed's Bridle 3
Artifact - Equipment
Equip: pay 2 life
Equipped creature gains +1/+1, haste, and can't be blocked except by creatures with flying.
Equipped creature must attack each turn if able.
A horse and a man: above, below:
One has a plan, but both must go.
Mile after mile, above, beneath;
One has a smile, and one has teeth.
Though the man above might say hello,
Expect no love from the beast below.

Enthralling Nightmares 1BBB
Enchantment (R)
If a player would draw a card, instead he or she puts the top card of his or her graveyard into his or her hand.

In bed above, or deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep,
This dream must end, this world must know:
We all depend on the beast below.

Night Terrors 2BB
Enchantment
When Night Terrors enters the battlefield, choose a creature.
As long as that creature is tapped, Night Terrors is a 6/6 black Demon Beast creature with flying and shroud.
In bed above, or deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep,
This dream must end, this world must know:
We all depend on the beast below.

Horror of the Blind Eternities 8UUBB
Creature- Elemental Horror
Shroud, flying, intimidate.
Gate: 3UB (2UB: Exile this card. It is now gated. Play this ability whenever you could play a sorcery.)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Horror of the Blind Eternities is gated and there's a tapped creature on the battlefield, you may draw a card. Then, if there are 10 or more cards in your hand, you may put Horror of the Blind Eternities onto the battlefield.
In bed above, or deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep,
This dream must end, this world must know:
We all depend on the beast below.
8/12

Flavor concept: A Cthulu-esque horror that resides in the dreams of the creatures of the real world, looking for a way to break out of the Blind Eternities. If an unwary Planeswalker meets its conditions for existence, it summons itself into the waking world.

Stallion Field 1WW
World Enchantment (U)
All creatures gain "T: Put a steed counter on this creature. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery."
Each creature with a steed counter on it gets +1/+1 and gains Horsemanship.
A horse and a man: above, below:
One has a plan, but both must go.
Mile after mile, above, beneath;
One has a smile, and one has teeth.
Though the man above might say hello,
Expect no love from the beast below.

Cetacean Battlecruiser 5UU
Creature — Whale Dreadnought {R}
Flying
2R,T: Cetacean Battlecruiser deals 2 damage to each creature you don't control.
2G,T: Creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
5/5

First flavor text used.

If I win: make more creatures that so far have only one creature of that type (suggestion: brushwagg)

Role Reversal :1mana::symu::symu:
Uncommon
Instant
Have target attacking creature deal damage equal to its toughness to target blocking creature, until the beginning of the next end step that creature's toughness becomes equal to its power.

A horse and a man: above, below:
One has a plan, but both must go.
Mile after mile, above, beneath;
One has a smile, and one has teeth.
Though the man above might say hello,
Expect no love from the beast below.


I am no wording guru, so I honestly had no idea how to word this. It's supposed to momentarily switch which of a set of two creatures is attacking and which is defending (in simplest terms.)

Slumbering Omen
Creature - Beast Spirit R
Slumbering Omen is white and black.
Morph 3WB
When Slumbering Omen is turned face up, destroy all other creatures. They can't be regenerated.
In bed above, or deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep,
This dream must end, this world must know:
We all depend on the beast below.
3/3

When I read the flavor text, I immediatly thought Morph.
Also, for the curious, you're pretty much required to play it face-down.

Life and Death 3WBBG
Creature-Elemental Incarnation(M)
Trample
Whenever Life and Death deals combat damage to an opponent, each player loses life equal to the number of creature cards in his or her graveyard.
As long as Life and Death is in your graveyard, defending creatures have lifelink.
6/6
In bed above, or deep asleep,
While greater love lies further deep,
This dream must end, this world must know:
We all depend on the beast below.

S'been four days...can we get judgings plz?