Seacliff NestW
Instant U
You may return an island to your hand rather than pay Seacliff Nest's casting Cost.
Put 1/1 white bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Flashback -- Sacrifice an island.
Coast Poacher1WU
Creature - Bird Soldier (R)
Flying
Whenever Coast Poacher deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library. Put X 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield, where X is that card's converted mana cost, then put that card into your hand.
2/3
It is really cool but in hindsight would probabably look weird and too top-down, so yes, Theros is really somewhat similar to Kamigawa.
West Shrine's KatanaUU
Creature - Rabbit Ninja U
Ninjutsu 0
When you pay ~'s Ninjutsu cost or it deals damage to a player, each opponent draws a card.
4/2
IIW: Ninja // Song lyrics
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Wizards can start putting booster packs inside dog poo and dog owners will still complain.
Wing-Wind Dejection2UU
Instant (U)
Put two 1/1 blue Bird creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield, then counter target spell if its converted mana cost is less than or equal to the number of Birds you control.
Djinn of Teeming SkiesUU
Creature — Djinn [R]
Flying, trample
Kicker 1U
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Djinn of Teemping Skies wasn't kicked, each opponent puts a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
3/4
IIW: cards that are better when not played on curve
I suppose "divinity via That Which Was Taken" and "godhood via devotion" are rather similar, but the inclusion of planeswalker characters adds an additional wrinkle.
Flock Together2U
Enchantment (U)
Whenever a nontoken Bird creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
IIW: cards that tell stories
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"In the beginning, MTG Salvation switched to a new forum format.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
It was at that moment that I realized: I'm kinda just making these things up. We can just write the rules the way we want them to work. People will have fun, and people will get it.
Both are pretty bad in constructed, other than Block.
>one set with devotion, three multicolor sets
>devotion is a strong enough mechanic that mono color decks are two of the top tier decks currently
>devotion is so strong nightveil specter sees play
They're both top down mythology blocks that are fairly parasitic and have really good flavor. Both are pretty bad in constructed, other than Block.
Linear? Yes. Parasitic? Not really. What in theros doesn't play well with other sets? Heroic, Bestow, Devotion, all of these things play just fine outside of Theros (as opposed to say, Soulshift)
And is Theros bad in constructed? I thought standard right now was full of Devotion decks.
Private Mod Note
():
Rollback Post to RevisionRollBack
"In the beginning, MTG Salvation switched to a new forum format.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
It was at that moment that I realized: I'm kinda just making these things up. We can just write the rules the way we want them to work. People will have fun, and people will get it.
Linear? Yes. Parasitic? Not really. What in theros doesn't play well with other sets? Heroic, Bestow, Devotion, all of these things play just fine outside of Theros (as opposed to say, Soulshift)
And is Theros bad in constructed? I thought standard right now was full of Devotion decks.
I'm pretty sure Winterspring said that he doesn't actually play Magic these days, so it may be a good idea to take what he says with a grain of salt.
Park Statue2
Artifact Creature - Golem
Defender
Park Statue may block birds as though it had flying.
Whenever Park Statue blocks a bird, that creature doesn't untap on its controller's next untap step.
0/5
IIW: Lords for big iconics (hydras, dragons, demons, angels, sphinxes)
Creature - Shapeshifter Rogue (U)
Whenever Body-Snatcher becomes blocked, switch Body-Snatcher with the creature blocking it.
2/2
IWW: Cards that utilize rarity.
Club Flamingo: 0 / 4
MCC: 0 / 1
NCE: 0 / 6
Instant U
You may return an island to your hand rather than pay Seacliff Nest's casting Cost.
Put 1/1 white bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Flashback -- Sacrifice an island.
IIW: Theros Machanics/Alara Flavor
[Clan Flamingo]
Creature - Bird Soldier (R)
Flying
Whenever Coast Poacher deals combat damage to a player, reveal the top card of your library. Put X 1/1 white Bird creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield, where X is that card's converted mana cost, then put that card into your hand.
2/3
IIW: Green removal
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West Shrine's Katana UU
Creature - Rabbit Ninja U
Ninjutsu 0
When you pay ~'s Ninjutsu cost or it deals damage to a player, each opponent draws a card.
4/2
IIW: Ninja // Song lyrics
Instant (U)
Put two 1/1 blue Bird creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield, then counter target spell if its converted mana cost is less than or equal to the number of Birds you control.
IIW: Don't Starve
I wanted my STD and Limited games to feel like an epic myth unfolding before my eyes. So far I am not disappointed.
[Clan Flamingo]
Creature — Djinn [R]
Flying, trample
Kicker 1U
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Djinn of Teemping Skies wasn't kicked, each opponent puts a 1/1 blue Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
3/4
IIW: cards that are better when not played on curve
Grave Exchange did a similar thing.
No.
I suppose they are both deep in the mythology well, but that's where the similarities end.
I suppose "divinity via That Which Was Taken" and "godhood via devotion" are rather similar, but the inclusion of planeswalker characters adds an additional wrinkle.
All them Japanese Satyr planeswalker gods.
Flock Together 2U
Enchantment (U)
Whenever a nontoken Bird creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a 1/1 white Bird creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
IIW: cards that tell stories
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Comic Book Set
Archester: Frontier of Steam (A steampunk set!)
A Good Place to Start Designing
Draft my cube! (630 cards)
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
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Help My Girlfriend's a Pseudosentient Splinter of God Itself
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
It's just a stage.
>one set with devotion, three multicolor sets
>devotion is a strong enough mechanic that mono color decks are two of the top tier decks currently
>devotion is so strong nightveil specter sees play
Linear? Yes. Parasitic? Not really. What in theros doesn't play well with other sets? Heroic, Bestow, Devotion, all of these things play just fine outside of Theros (as opposed to say, Soulshift)
And is Theros bad in constructed? I thought standard right now was full of Devotion decks.
This has made a lot of people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move."
Comic Book Set
Archester: Frontier of Steam (A steampunk set!)
A Good Place to Start Designing
Sorcery (U)
Each player puts four 1/2 blue Bird creature tokens with flying named "Storm Crow" onto the battlefield.
IIW: 2 mana commons
I'm pretty sure Winterspring said that he doesn't actually play Magic these days, so it may be a good idea to take what he says with a grain of salt.
Then why is he worried about introducing us to his LGS designers?
Draft my cube! (630 cards)
Artifact Creature - Golem
Defender
Park Statue may block birds as though it had flying.
Whenever Park Statue blocks a bird, that creature doesn't untap on its controller's next untap step.
0/5
IIW: Lords for big iconics (hydras, dragons, demons, angels, sphinxes)
Most of my core magic friends were casting spells WAAAAY before Magic came out. It was a natural hobby for spellcasters!
[Clan Flamingo]