Mogg Crusader :1mana::symr::symr:
Creature - Goblin Knight (R)
Haste, protection from blue and artifacts
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
2/2
Create a 2cc instant spell that counters target spell.
Elite Core in TrainingWW
Creature - Human Warrior {R}
Double Strike, Trample, Haste, Lifelink, Reach, Vigilance, Shroud I think I can... I think I can... I think I can...
0/2
Design a mono-blue instant (this includes kicker alts costs etc.) that doesn't draw card(s) (or put card(s) into your hand) bounce permanent(s), mill cards, or counter spell(s) (or exile them etc.) Basically make an interesting blue instant that doesn't do the most basic things that blue can do.
"Your attack has been rendered harmless. It is, however, quite pretty." —Saprazzan vizier
Mogg Crusader :1mana::symr::symr:
Creature - Goblin Knight (R)
Haste, protection from blue and artifacts
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
2/2
Most definitely. Needs to cost like WWWWWW to be a fair card.
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IIW:
Design a mono-blue instant (this includes kicker alts costs etc.) that doesn't draw card(s) (or put card(s) into your hand) bounce permanent(s), mill cards, or counter spell(s) (or exile them etc.) Basically make an interesting blue instant that doesn't do the most basic things that blue can do.
"Your attack has been rendered harmless. It is, however, quite pretty." —Saprazzan vizier
Somewhat more seriously, a 2/2 for 2 requires a drawback, since blue and red (and black) don't actually get those stats at common.
But they do [URL="[url]http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&power=+=[/url][2]&tough=+=[2]&cmc=+=[2]&color=+@(|[R]|[U]|[B])&rarity=+![C]"]at other rarities[/URL], so that can be fixed with a different rarity if this were a blue, black or red creature.
Anyway, there is only [URL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?printed=true&multiverseid=194946"]one[/URL] [2/2] at 2 and it has an ability that is neither advantage or disadvantage, so no precedent for this creature has been done.
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Heroslayer1BR
Creature - Human Assassin (U)
Protection from white, provoke "What's that, 'hero?' I can't make out your noble last words with all that feeble gurgling." - Dolda Gran, bounty hunter
3/1
Make a card with at least 30 words of flavor text.
Jungle Scout1GG
Creature - Cat Warrior (C)
Shroud, Trample
2/2 When you walk into the jungle is your choice, leaving with your life its the the cat warriors choice.
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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
Rampage Troll2RG
Creature - Troll {U}
Trample, Haste, Rampage 1 RG: Regenerate ~.
"Do not get in the way of a troll and his dinner. You will only get hurt."
4/2
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Take a mechanic from the pre-mirrodin era, and a mechanic after the mirrodin era, and create a card that flavorfully melds both mechanics.
Balanced, flavorful, and polished, but not especially creative. Vigilance in blue is unusual and the card is quite playable but there's nothing really that sets it apart mechanically. A solid entry, though. B+
PanchoPonceN - Ambidextrous Hashashiyyin
Double strike and deathtouch go well together, but as a four-mana 1/2 this guy is pretty underwhelming for a rare. A rare french vanilla creature should be aggressively costed or have particularly interesting interactions or it will just be forgotten. Double strike isn't a black ability. B-
Marr965 - Severed Tongue
Interesting. Fear is a deprecated mechanic but putting it on a zero-power creature is creative. Putting this at common, though, will make black extremely weak in limited and the effort needed to boost the creature's power is probably not worth it. It's also strictly worse than Prickly Boggart. B-
CrazyMatt - Mogg Crusader
Now this is a good example of a french vanilla rare. Intimidate and protection from artifacts are very good together, and the overall package is aggressive without being overpowered. I like that this fills in the gap between Phyrexian Crusader and Mirran Crusader as well. Moggs don't really belong on Mirrodin, but I'll let that slide. A
FoshM - Elite Core in Training
Throw a bunch of combat abilities on a 0-power guy and give it shroud to make it hard to increase its power, huh? Most of these abilities aren't particularly white. I could let haste, trample, and maybe reach slide but shroud goes strongly against white's flavor; white cards do use shroud occasionally, but only to protect others, not to protect themselves. Missing rarity. C-
Jace_The_Mind_Sculptor - Grainscutter
I would have no problem with a vanilla 2/2 artifact creature for 2 (although that wouldn't fit the challenge), but it may be too soon to give it an upside as well. This card is by no means overpowered, but it does push the envelope a bit. Aside from that, the card just doesn't really seem like a myr in flavor. Missing rarity as well. C
Rimeshde - Shadowstep Infiltrator
Shroud and evasion is a pretty potent combination, but at this cost and rarity it's acceptable. I'm not a big fan of the flavor text, but the overall package works. B+
JonFuryZacharias - Monstrous Wolverine
Great flavor here; the abilities are a great match for the concept. It's costed about right and the synergy between the abilities is creative if a bit straightforward. A
Twilight Kiwi - Hero Slayer
The flavor is spot on, the power level is about right, and the abilities in theory fit the flavor very well. This card would be a clear winner if not for one glaring problem: it can't slay heroes. White creatures can't block a creature with protection from white, and provoke does not allow the targeted creature to block something it normally couldn't. B+
Krey - Jungle Scout
The flavor isn't bad and the power level is fine, but this card doesn't really strike me as innovative mechanically. B
Missing IIW, though, so the score is moot.
Eskimo_Rage - Phoenix Flame Initiate
Nice flavor and creative choice of abilities. This card has power level problems, though: +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters on a single permanent will annihilate each other. As a result, not only is it practically unkillable if you have one or more other elemental or shaman cards in your hand, it creates an infinite combo with any repeatable sacrifice outlet. B
DeusofCalamity - Rampage Troll
RG: Regenerate Rampage Troll is not a keyword ability. I'd let that slide, but you didn't post an IIW either.
Emocakes - Seething Wurm
It's expensive. It's powerful but not too overpowered. It's flavorful. It's not, however, particularly innovative in its abilities. B
The winner:
Close call between JonFuryZacharias and CrazyMatt. CrazyMatt wins by a hair for a slightly more exciting card and reference to the crusaders from Mirrodin Besieged.
The next challenge:
Create a 2cc instant spell that counters target spell.
(Judge's note: Is this challenge a bit too restrictive? I'm a bit concerned, but I guess that's up to CrazyMatt and to whether people enter.)
*facepalm* I didn't realize pro-white would keep the card from working as intended. Ah well.
Echo RepulsionUU
Instant (U)
Counter target spell with the same name as a card in any graveyard. "I'm already bored of that trick. Try something else." - Mage-King Altrus
Make a card that adds or removes counters from itself for an effect.
Phantasmal DeflectionUU
Instant - Uncommon
Counter target spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 Blue Illusion token with flying onto battlefield. AEther can dream too.
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Four-Legged Damnation
Land Creature - Rat (Uncommon Rare)
:xmana:: Four-Legged Damnation deals X damage to each other creature and each player. Tap Four-Legged Damnation and remove it from combat.
1/1 Beware anything born among the land where scavengers nest in hollowed out rib-cages and chittering crawlers peer from empty eye sockets.
Mana Shunt1U Instant (U)
Counter target spell. Its controller adds mana equal to that spell's mana cost to his or her mana pool. "That looked fun, what else can you do?"
IIW: Design an instant or sorcery that a Phyrexian priest would use.
BRG Xira Arien BRG UR Melek, Izzet Paragon UR WUG Jenara, Asura of War WUG WRG Mayael the Anima WRG WB Triad of Fates WB BG Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest BG BR Rakdos, Lord of Riots BR WR Aurelia the Warleader WR WBG Ghave, Guru of Spores WBG WUBRG Horde of Notions WUBRG
ObstinacyUU
Instant (C)
As an additional cost to cast Obstinacy, discard a card or pay :2mana:.
Counter target spell. "I've never let something as insignificant as reality get in the way of my plans."
-Razzad the Callous
Design a card that fits your challenge for the next round. IIW is required, of course.
Original idea counterspell that I wanted from this competition hands down. It might even get away with a mana cost of :1mana::symu: without being criticized or abuse its power.
I can buy the fact if you don't mind your opponent to get a 2/2 flyer just to counter the spell. This might see print.
A solid counter later game when you're opponent is down to one hand. Early game it makes your opponent free cast a new spell, you're lucky if that player has no spells to cast with that cost.
Decent common card but the fact that it can combo with card that better in the graveyard like Vengevine makes it versatile counter. Probably if you exile a card from your hand as an additional might be a better solution.
It's a decent counter for black with that drawback, no one would try to tell its that powerful.
Twilight Kiwi for the Echo Repulsion. Thank you everyone for participating to my challenge.
The next challenge: Make a card that adds or removes counters from itself for an effect.
Pollen Courier2G
Creature - Plant Faerie Druid U
Pollen Courier enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it. t, remove any number of +1/+1 counters from Pollen Courier: Untap one basic land for each counter removed this way.
1/1
IIW: A Green card that interacts well with deck searching.
Creature - Goblin Knight (R)
Haste, protection from blue and artifacts
Intimidate (This creature can't be blocked except by artifact creatures and/or creatures that share a color with it.)
2/2
Creature - Human Warrior {R}
Double Strike, Trample, Haste, Lifelink, Reach, Vigilance, Shroud
I think I can... I think I can... I think I can...
0/2
Me likey!
Artifact Creature - Myr
Plainswalk.
"Like snow, all grain has it's own signature"
2/2
IIW
Winnings
Winnings WIAJ: 2
Winnings WIJ: 2
Most definitely. Needs to cost like WWWWWW to be a fair card.
Anyway, there is only [URL="http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?printed=true&multiverseid=194946"]one[/URL] [2/2] at 2 and it has an ability that is neither advantage or disadvantage, so no precedent for this creature has been done.
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Monstrous Wolverine 3GG
Creature - Wolverine (U)
Intimidate, Frenzy 3
3/4
Snarl!
Design a black an white sorcery that does something interesting with artifacts.
Creature - Human Assassin (U)
Protection from white, provoke
"What's that, 'hero?' I can't make out your noble last words with all that feeble gurgling." - Dolda Gran, bounty hunter
3/1
My First (And Probably Only) MCC Perfect Score: December 09 (Round One)
Creature - Cat Warrior (C)
Shroud, Trample
2/2
When you walk into the jungle is your choice, leaving with your life its the the cat warriors choice.
You know what could we use now? Some nice judgings.
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Creature - Troll {U}
Trample, Haste, Rampage 1
RG: Regenerate ~.
"Do not get in the way of a troll and his dinner. You will only get hurt."
4/2
Take a mechanic from the pre-mirrodin era, and a mechanic after the mirrodin era, and create a card that flavorfully melds both mechanics.
do you mean elite corps?
Creature - Elemental Wurm {U}
"When the red mages invaded the Groull forests, they didn't raze everything." -Groull Shaman
IIW:
As always, no walkers, no cycles.
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Marco - Dragon Turtle
Missing IIW, though, so the score is moot.
(Judge's note: Is this challenge a bit too restrictive? I'm a bit concerned, but I guess that's up to CrazyMatt and to whether people enter.)
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
ah... there goes my chance. oh well.
Megiddo's Note: if people aren't entering, I'll ask that we switch to a new challenge. My instincts say that this is fine though.
Echo Repulsion UU
Instant (U)
Counter target spell with the same name as a card in any graveyard.
"I'm already bored of that trick. Try something else." - Mage-King Altrus
My First (And Probably Only) MCC Perfect Score: December 09 (Round One)
Instant - Uncommon
Counter target spell. Its controller puts a 2/2 Blue Illusion token with flying onto battlefield.
AEther can dream too.
Land Creature - Rat (Uncommon Rare)
:xmana:: Four-Legged Damnation deals X damage to each other creature and each player. Tap Four-Legged Damnation and remove it from combat.
1/1
Beware anything born among the land where scavengers nest in hollowed out rib-cages and chittering crawlers peer from empty eye sockets.
Instant (U)
Counter target spell. Its controller adds mana equal to that spell's mana cost to his or her mana pool.
"That looked fun, what else can you do?"
IIW: Design an instant or sorcery that a Phyrexian priest would use.
Currently running:
BRG Xira Arien BRG
UR Melek, Izzet Paragon UR
WUG Jenara, Asura of War WUG
WRG Mayael the Anima WRG
WB Triad of Fates WB
BG Mazirek, Kraul Death Priest BG
BR Rakdos, Lord of Riots BR
WR Aurelia the Warleader WR
WBG Ghave, Guru of Spores WBG
WUBRG Horde of Notions WUBRG
Instant (C)
As an additional cost to cast Obstinacy, discard a card or pay :2mana:.
Counter target spell.
"I've never let something as insignificant as reality get in the way of my plans."
-Razzad the Callous
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
Instant {U}
As an additional cost to play ~, sacrifice a creature and pay 3 life.
Counter target spell.
"Tsk, I stopped it didn't I?" - Malefic, blood mage.
IIW:
Make me a wall
Twilight Kiwi for the Echo Repulsion. Thank you everyone for participating to my challenge.
The next challenge: Make a card that adds or removes counters from itself for an effect.
Creature - Demon (R)
Flying, vanishing 1
Sacrifice a permanent: Add a time counter to Sadism Spreader.
[5/4]
IIW: Create a card based on your favourite MTGS moderator. It doesn't need to be a creature.
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Creature - Plant Faerie Druid U
Pollen Courier enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters on it.
t, remove any number of +1/+1 counters from Pollen Courier: Untap one basic land for each counter removed this way.
1/1
IIW: A Green card that interacts well with deck searching.
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