Welcome to the August CCL! This round is open to all.
Theme
Bablovia needs heroes! Normal citizens end up as collateral damage in the battles and operations of the major factions. From the overt and indiscriminate destruction of the Goblin Explosioneers to the sinister schemes of the Agents of S.N.E.A.K., nobody can be assured of their safety. Even the Crossbreed Labs and the Order of the Widget have pushed their beliefs onto the unwilling, and of course the League of Dastardly Doom produces an endless stream of dangerous megalomaniacs.
You have decided to heed the call and put an end to these dangers. What costume will you don to do so?
Challenge
Pick a random card and create a "Legendary Creature - <something> Hero" representing your hero based on this card.
The card can be your secret identity, what you want to protect, your emblem, the tool you use for justice, or anything of that nature.
Your card can use any existing or new mechanic you want.
You may design a card that can only work in silver border if you want, but you don't have to.
You can have any other subtypes you wish, but include "Hero" as one type.
Post your random card for reference.
Schedule
Your cards are due at 11:59PM EST on Saturday, August 4th.
Renin, Savior of Species4W
Legendary Creature - Human Hero (R)
As Renin enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type are indestructable. "All life is precious."
4/4
Volkon, Guardian of the Galaxies (Rare) 2WU
Legendary Creature - Vedalken Hero
2/5
Flash
Noncreature permanents you control have hexproof and indestructible.
Lady Beluga3UU
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Hero (R)
Whenever a blue creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card. 2U, Sacrifice an Island: Until end of turn, Lady Beluga becomes a Whale with base power and toughness 7/7 and gains "Lady Beluga can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less."
3/3
McBallard, who Keeps Coming Back for More1RW
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier Hero (m)
Haste, first strike, vigilance, prowess, menace.
Whenever you would create a soldier token, you may instead put McBallard, who Keeps Coming Back for More onto the battlefield from your graveyard or exile instead. "Aren't you dead yet!"
2/2
Update: I decided everyone needs to use "Hero" in their type line, see revised OP.
Amusing stuff so far and there are barely any cards in the thread I think Lady Orca by herself is a superhero already, or possibly related to this guy.
Neera, Propelled Penguin2GW
Legendary Creature - Bird Artificer Hero (R) [Silver border and Crossbreed Labs watermark]
Reveal Neera, Propelled Penguin as you draft it and note a token you took from a booster pack you opened this draft.
Flying
When Neera, Propelled Penguin enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a token that you noted for cards named Neera, Propelled Penguin.
2/2
Private Mod Note
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Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
—Eli Shiffrin, Rules Manager, on a design stacking lifelink instances
The Card That Stinks2UBR
Legendary Creature - Ogre Hero (Rare)
Whenever a player touches a permenant, that player loses 1 life.
At the end of turn, sacrifice The Card That Stinks unleas you wash your hands. "When I was a child, my perents didn't liked me. My name is a lie, I'm actually good in limited."
5/5
Mark Poole, Bachelor of Arts2WUB
Legendary Creature - Human Artist Hero (Mythic)
Spells with art by Mark Poole can't be countered. 2: Target spell or permanents color or artists becomes the color or artist of your choice until end of turn.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, roll a six-sided Dice for each permanent you control with art by Mark Poole. For each roll of 4 or higher, put a +1/+1 counter on Mark Poole,Bachelor of Arts. "Kev Walk'outta here."
-> Illustrator: Kev Walker Mark Poole (in that Kev Walker did the original art for but Mark Poole was then invited to alter it with a red sharpie.
2/2
Good HorseGW
Legendary Creature - Horse Hero (MR)
Trample
Humans you control are Horses in addition to their other types and get +1/+1 and have trample. "You think the power of the Horse cannot help you? Nay."
2/2
Boorse, Corpse Bomb2BR
Legendary Creature - Zombie Hero (R) R, Sacrifice Boorse, Corpse Bomb: Boorse, Corpse Bomb deals 4 damage to any target, then create three black and red 1/1 Zombie creature tokens named Boorse's Fragment. Lost Battalion — Whenever at least three creatures you control named Boorse's Fragment attack, if Boorse in your graveyard, sacrifice them and put Boorse from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
3/3
Tranquil Expanse
Orthial, Expanse Warden 3GW
Legendary Creature - Elf Hero (R)
Whenever a land you control adds G or W to your mana pool, you may gain 1 life.
3/4
Erch, Overly Specific Chastiser1WB
Legendary Creature - Kor Hero (R)
Protection from Starfish
Whenever Erch deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a Starfish. 1B, Pay 2 life: Change any name of a supertype or subtype anywhere to any other supertype or subtype name other than basic. (You can turn Mountain to Gideon or Equipment to snow if that floats your boat. This effect lasts indefinitely.) "You don't understand. A pack of..." Erch rifled through his script. "...echinoderms murdered my family."
3/2
Please start critiques. They will be due roughly by the end of Tuesday, August 7th.
Critique everyone in the OTHER team (not the one you are on) and provide a Top 3.
Two of these people haven't submitted cards yet, but please count them if they finish their card before you start critiques.
The Due Process Brigade
Koopa
Cardz5000
Hemlock
doomfish
Subject16
Raptorchan
The Redressers
Legend
master_of_the_universe mirrodin71
netn10
Jimmy Groove
Zur the Enchanter
void_nothing
The flavour design of this card is really cool, especially with the nod to GOTG. However, a 2/5 flash creature that grants hexproof AND indestructible to your artifacts, lands, enchantments and planeswalkers for only four mana is really overpowered for my tastes. See Shalai, Voice of Plenty or Privileged Position for examples, because they are similarly costed and don't even grant indestructibility. I'd hate to see the commander deck that runs this and Nevinnyral's Disk, because it'd be super strong. You could lose one of those keywords and still end up with a powerhouse of a card.
It's a good take on the challenge, and I enjoy the idea of a merfolk turning into a whale like an underwater Sarkhan. I think because you're sacrificing a land as part of the cost, the whale in itself could be a little stronger (with trample or hexproof maybe?), but otherwise I really like the potential of this card.
No submission, so I can't judge
Self-aware flavour text and manual mechanics solidly grounds this as a silver-bordered card, but I really like the design of this card, even though it should probably include reminder text to specify what is and isn't touching. Its ability is similar to Manabarbs in a way because tapping and untapping permanents is going to be the biggest cause of life loss this card induces, and the hand-washing at the end step is an annoying but doable way to keep him on the board.
That is a good horse. I'm sad it doesn't have it's own name and is just "Good Horse", but it still works as a superhero moniker. The card in itself has flavour when we consider the bant-colored Crossbreed Labs that messes about with creature types, so a Horse that turns people into horses is a neat design and helps build up a potentiality for Horse-tribal commander. This card works in both Un-sets and black bordered so I give bonus points for that as well.
It fits with Tranquil Expanse well, but I feel that the overall potential of this card is lacking. It doesn't much scream super hero as a neat little lands-matter card. I could see this as an uncommon like Tatyova, Benthic Druid, because it's very similar in design and power level.
The flavour of this card makes me giggle so it's worthy of the un-set, however paying 2 life to permanently neuter a basic land in a game seems pretty unfair. I'd either change it so either anyone can activate the ability, or that basic land types can't be chosen. I'm also unsure if this is a global effect (i.e all mountains are now Gideon) or singular (this mountain is now a Gideon), because in the former case turning all mountains into legendaries is even more powerful of an effect.
•3: netn10
•2: master_of_the_universe
•1: Jimmy Groove
Unvengers Assemble
The Cheese Stands Alone by Randy Elliott
Welcome to the August CCL! This round is open to all.
Theme
Bablovia needs heroes! Normal citizens end up as collateral damage in the battles and operations of the major factions. From the overt and indiscriminate destruction of the Goblin Explosioneers to the sinister schemes of the Agents of S.N.E.A.K., nobody can be assured of their safety. Even the Crossbreed Labs and the Order of the Widget have pushed their beliefs onto the unwilling, and of course the League of Dastardly Doom produces an endless stream of dangerous megalomaniacs.
You have decided to heed the call and put an end to these dangers. What costume will you don to do so?
Challenge
Schedule
Renin, Savior of Species 4W
Legendary Creature - Human Hero (R)
As Renin enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
Other creatures you control of the chosen type are indestructable.
"All life is precious."
4/4
BGStandard Green AggroGB
UWRGModern Saheeli CobraGRWU
UBRGLegacy StormGRBU
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Volkon, Guardian of the Galaxies (Rare)
2WU
Legendary Creature - Vedalken Hero
2/5
Flash
Noncreature permanents you control have hexproof and indestructible.
heh-heh. Can't wait to see this.
Lady Beluga 3UU
Legendary Creature — Merfolk Hero (R)
Whenever a blue creature you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
2U, Sacrifice an Island: Until end of turn, Lady Beluga becomes a Whale with base power and toughness 7/7 and gains "Lady Beluga can't be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less."
3/3
Holder
McBallard, who Keeps Coming Back for More 1RW
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier Hero (m)
Haste, first strike, vigilance, prowess, menace.
Whenever you would create a soldier token, you may instead put McBallard, who Keeps Coming Back for More onto the battlefield from your graveyard or exile instead.
"Aren't you dead yet!"
2/2
Amusing stuff so far and there are barely any cards in the thread I think Lady Orca by herself is a superhero already, or possibly related to this guy.
Neera, Propelled Penguin 2GW
Legendary Creature - Bird Artificer Hero (R)
[Silver border and Crossbreed Labs watermark]
Reveal Neera, Propelled Penguin as you draft it and note a token you took from a booster pack you opened this draft.
Flying
When Neera, Propelled Penguin enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on it or create a token that you noted for cards named Neera, Propelled Penguin.
2/2
Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
Multiple instances of lifelink on the same creature are redundant.
—Eli Shiffrin, Rules Manager, on a design stacking lifelink instances
The Card That Stinks 2UBR
Legendary Creature - Ogre Hero (Rare)
Whenever a player touches a permenant, that player loses 1 life.
At the end of turn, sacrifice The Card That Stinks unleas you wash your hands.
"When I was a child, my perents didn't liked me. My name is a lie, I'm actually good in limited."
5/5
http://gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Card/Details.aspx?multiverseid=420955)
Mark Poole, Bachelor of Arts 2WUB
Legendary Creature - Human Artist Hero (Mythic)
Spells with art by Mark Poole can't be countered.
2: Target spell or permanents color or artists becomes the color or artist of your choice until end of turn.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, roll a six-sided Dice for each permanent you control with art by Mark Poole. For each roll of 4 or higher, put a +1/+1 counter on Mark Poole,Bachelor of Arts.
"Kev Walk'outta here."
-> Illustrator:
Kev WalkerMark Poole (in that Kev Walker did the original art for but Mark Poole was then invited to alter it with a red sharpie.2/2
Good Horse GW
Legendary Creature - Horse Hero (MR)
Trample
Humans you control are Horses in addition to their other types and get +1/+1 and have trample.
"You think the power of the Horse cannot help you? Nay."
2/2
Boorse, Corpse Bomb 2BR
Legendary Creature - Zombie Hero (R)
R, Sacrifice Boorse, Corpse Bomb: Boorse, Corpse Bomb deals 4 damage to any target, then create three black and red 1/1 Zombie creature tokens named Boorse's Fragment.
Lost Battalion — Whenever at least three creatures you control named Boorse's Fragment attack, if Boorse in your graveyard, sacrifice them and put Boorse from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
3/3
Orthial, Expanse Warden 3GW
Legendary Creature - Elf Hero (R)
Whenever a land you control adds G or W to your mana pool, you may gain 1 life.
3/4
Erch, Overly Specific Chastiser 1WB
Legendary Creature - Kor Hero (R)
Protection from Starfish
Whenever Erch deals combat damage to a player, that player sacrifices a Starfish.
1B, Pay 2 life: Change any name of a supertype or subtype anywhere to any other supertype or subtype name other than basic. (You can turn Mountain to Gideon or Equipment to snow if that floats your boat. This effect lasts indefinitely.)
"You don't understand. A pack of..." Erch rifled through his script. "...echinoderms murdered my family."
3/2
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Critique everyone in the OTHER team (not the one you are on) and provide a Top 3.
Two of these people haven't submitted cards yet, but please count them if they finish their card before you start critiques.
The Due Process Brigade
Koopa
Cardz5000
Hemlock
doomfish
Subject16
Raptorchan
The Redressers
Legend
master_of_the_universe
mirrodin71netn10
Jimmy Groove
Zur the Enchanter
void_nothing
•3: netn10
•2: master_of_the_universe
•1: Jimmy Groove