I'd like to point out to everyone submitting to this round (and I initially forgot this myself) that Mirrodin Pure is still part of the Scars block, and Wizards doesn't use +1/+1 counters and -1/-1 counters in the same block.
Not trying to poop on anyone's design here, just something everyone should keep in mind.
Shadowmoor begs to differ. If Mirrodin Pure will be drafted seperately, there should be no issue, and unless the requirement specifically called for -1/-1 counters, what you say is simply not true
Form of the HydraXXGG
Enchantment (M)
When Form of the Hydra enters the battlefield, put X 3/3 green Head creature tokens onto the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put two 3/3 green Head creature tokens onto the battlefield for each Head that left the battlefield since your last turn.
At the beginning of each end step, your life total becomes equal to the number of Heads you control.
Talrand, Sky Summoner
Stormwhisper, Talrand's ConchUU
Legendary Artifact - Equipment (R)
Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a player, put a 2/2 blue Drake creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Spells you cast cost 1 less to cast for each Drake you control.
Equip 1
No Dryad in the woods is ever alone.
- or - No Dryad in the Kalonia is ever alone.
"Did you hear that? the woods are whispering... I have a bad feeling about this place"
-- Norin the Wary
Nevelnon, Seed of DestinyG
Legendary Creature - Treefolk (M)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Nevelnon, Seed of Destiny’s power is 1 or greater, you win the game. “Now, my seed, drink from the waters of the nether until you reach your fill. When you will wake, the world will be crushed beneath your roots”
— Avinda, Goddess of the Woods
-13/1
As you reveal your cards, you feel certain of your win. Fate and the troll sitting across from you at the table do not share your mirth.
You wonder if this might be a good time to say something, but before you get a chance, the Jet-eyed attendants surround the troll. You don’t really see what they are doing to him, but you hear him scream. You rise to do something but fate stops you:
“He has gambled his future, and now it belongs to me.” Fate says, and you wonder why he stopped rhyming all of a sudden. “Do not interfere, you will receive what is yours”.
Within minutes, the screaming stops, and the attendants back away from Treek. You gasp when you see the outcome of their deed: Treek’s eyes have been replaced with jets. He slowly rises and joins the other attendants as they leave the room, and Fate turn to you:
“You’ve won my little game. There is no more for you here. Go now, you new future awaits.”
Could this really be it? After what you’ve just witnessed, you don’t feel that staying around is a good idea, and anyway, you have no choice but to leave as well, hoping fate is true to his word.
The road back is strange, it seems shorter than you remember. And with each passing day, the memories of the game fade more and more, like trying to recall a dream. As you reach your home, you begin to wonder if maybe you haven’t dreamt it all.
Life quickly goes back to its course, but maybe a little different. You don’t notice it at first, but you seem to do much better than you’ve imagined. There some close calls, but all in all your successes far outweigh any near-misses. Soon, you hone your skills to a point that o place is safe from your infiltration.
Over the years, and even though you worked hard to keep you anonymity, you still somehow get a reputation. You heard that they call you “the Crimson Gadfly” and “the Thief of Fate”. There are stories about you praising your prowess and your capabilities.
You defy all laws and any attempts to hold you. No one has ever recognized you. You make it a point to hurt those who harmed you, and attack with efficiency and power that leave all in awe.
Life is good. There is nothing you can’t obtain, and therefore you have riches beyond what you’ll ever spend, and riches, along with your special skillset, give you power.
And then it happens.
It was a silly accident, really, but it nearly left you dead. You realize you are not ready to die yet – life is finally full of successes, triumph and, well – fun. Understanding that death will put an end to this, you set forth to try and solve this new issue. Changelings very rarely consider death, since they are long-lived and adaptive by nature, but with your newfound power, you find information easy enough to gather. It becomes your new hobby to find a way to avoid death. You steal a bunch of elixirs and incantations design to prevent death or safeguard against it, but their effects turn out to be partial at best.
Within a few years, the hobby becomes an obsession. You are not willing to have the shadow of death hanging over you now that you finally have a taste of true power.
But no matter how hard you try, true immortality eludes you. It is the one thing you cannot steal or acquire.
Inspiration comes to you late one night. You recall that a long time ago, you’ve defeated fate at his own game, and that everything only went up from that point on. You are certain you can do so again, and this time, you will win your immortality. The Changeling who has twice beaten Fate.
On the Day of Fools, you embark on a foolish quest indeed. You know you must defeat Fate, and you are certain you will succeed. Soon, you’ll have your heart’s desire…
Once again my apologies. I am way more busy this month than I expected. Without further ado, here are some comments on our lovely finalists:
[b]Future self:[/b]
[b]Pyxll, the Crimson Gadfly[/b]- Infiltrate is basically ninjitsu, an future-Pyxll is just a beater. That’s pretty underwhelming even though I wouldn’t mind opening her in a draft. I just expected more creativity for a final round.
[b] Treek, Keeper of Memory [/b] – This would make an awesome commander, but the cost to p/t ratio could be tweaked quite a bit to make it more resilient. The build-around me options are tremendous, and Johnnies around the world should love this card.
[b]Place of Residence[/b]
[b] Labyrinthine Warren[/b] – This is a great little utility land, with lot of options yet with the balance of having to perma-tap it to get the best of it. Quite nice. One thing that stands out is that I don’t see how it ties to Pyxll in any way, nothing about it looks useful to a deck that has Pyxll in it.
[b] Elderpond Grove[/b] - This is wose than Yavimaya Hollow and I really can’t think of a reason I’d want to cripple myself this badly to save a creature. Especially in casual, where the hollow offers much better options.
[b]Lifestyle[b]
[b]Defiance[/b] – Ouch, this enchantment can really hurt in the long run. With token makers, you can make chump-blocking an absolute advantage. Should be good for casual player and great in multiplayer as an attack deterrent.
[b] Patient Harmony[/b] – The two parts of this car want to do different things, but I get where you were going. Once again, a good design for Johnnies everywhere. I’m not sure how to crack it, but I know I want to. I also like how it fits with the other cars to paint the picture of Treek’s future.
[b]Signature Move[/b]
[b] Theft of Potential[/b] – This is made me wonder how come wizards never thought to print this. It’s pretty awesome, and can cause a lot of havoc for your opponent if left unchecked. It’s a great tool for multiplayer, where games are longer and the potential to steal is greater.
[b] Memory Blast[/b] – This is not blue, really. I might accept this as a multicolored card, but not as a hybrid. It’s got some utility into it and is at the very least a fine removal, but it doesn’t fit with the harmonious theme you’ve got in the other cards. Some card draw mechanism to combo with Treek’s ability would have probably be better.
[b]A Symbol[/b]
[b] Cloak of Anonymity[/b] – Interesting even though I’m fairly certain players would rather have Swiftfoot Boot as their hexproof-giving artifact of choice. The option to put this on your changeling to gain an unblockable, un-hexable creature does seem interesting, though.
[b] Everburn Talisman[/b] – Strickly worse than Locket of Yesterdays. There is not much more to be said.
[b]Overall[/b]
Card-by-card, Zoomba had the better set. However, I do feel that NVRBLND did a better job of creating a theme that fits with his avatar and the future it might have, therefore my vote went to him.
And the winner is…. [b]Zoomba![/b] Congratulations!
Your ending will be posted here in a minute or so.
A quick entry, as our hero finds herself on a plane where one's abilities define them:
Ularga, the Hissing Forest
Plane - Mhandalan
When you planeswalk to Ularga, the Hissing Forest, target creature gains deathtouch and greatness until you planeswalk to another plane (Whenever a creature without greatness blocks or is blocked by it, that creature loses all abilities. Any amount of damage it would deals to a creature is enough to destroy it).
Whenever you roll C, creatures with deathtouch must be blocked this turn if able.
Ularga Champion1BB
Creature - Naga Assassin (R)
Greatness (Whenever a creature without greatness blocks or is blocked by this creature, that creature loses all abilities) 1BB: Destroy target creature with no abilities.
3/2
I'm going to give this a little bump. My sister's wedding is tomorrow, so I won't call the winner until Friday. Vote people, vote! and also post critique if you could find the time.
Medalus, the Cunning 1UB
Legendary Creature - Faerie Rogue (R)
Flying, deathtouch
Whenever Medalus deals combat
damage to a player, you may draw
that many cards. “A poke of the blade or a probe of the
mind makes little difference to me.”
3/4
A powerful twist on Cold-Eyed Selkie. Too powerful in my eyes. Same mana cost but with the added evasion and deathtouch means this will get through more often than not, draw you a ton of cards and win the game fairly easily. So… yeah this is broken.
Elei, Thassa's EnvoyUUUU
Legendary Creature- Merfolk (Rare)
Hexproof
Whenever you scry, you may scry 3 instead. "Thassa will only permit a pirate to voyage her seas after proving their allegiance. I am to take you to the lair of Kiora, the false god, so that you may slay her." -Elei, to Tristam
2/4
(I want to make her an enchantment creature SO BADLY, but it won't fit on the type line. )
Wrong plane and possible DQ aside, this is a very nice card. Both hexproof and the scry ability are good for Theros block design and the four point toughness means this is a card that would be hard to get rid of. Where it falls short for me is in the cost. I know that you wanted a devotion enabler, but the cost is very steep for a 2/4 hexproof with an ability that's only sometimes useful. I like that it's the perfect companion to Thasa, but I think you could change the cost to 2UU so that other decks could build around it.
Heinmi, Dream Pilferer2UB
Legendary Creature - Faerie Rogue {R}
Flash
Flying
Each player plays with his or her hand and the top card of his or her library revealed.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, you may choose a nonland card in that player's hand or the top card of that player's library. If you do, that player puts the chosen card on the bottom of his or her library, then draws a card. 2/3
A repeatable Vendilion Clique. I don't really feel that the game needs one, since the Clique is fairly good as it is, and sees play. It's also too strong, since you could use the ability to put the top card of your library on the bottom to draw an extra card on your upkeep. All this, for one more mana over Vendilion Clique – this too gets the 'broken' stamp.
Gadreel of the Weavegrove1GU
Legendary Creature - Elf Shaman (M)
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, the next creature spell you cast this turn costs x less to cast, where X is that instant or sorcery's converted mana cost.
1/3 "Magic and nature need not be rivals. Let them flow together, and behold wonders."
Is this from Lorwyn? None of it resonates with the plane in any way. I feel like you took a design for an elf that you thought was fun and simply posted it. I like that the design marries the things that blue and green care about nicely, and that it could make a decent commander, too.
Team Action - Arcel Brimstole, the Molten Marauder3RR
Legendary Creature - Elemental Warrior
First Strike RR: Creatures you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn. If this is the third time this ability has resolved this turn, creatures you control gain trample until end of turn. Though his flame should be close to going out, he continues to burn brightly and lead the charge.
4/4
Inner-Flame Igniter, only more aggressively costed and giving trample. I like the simplicity of the design, and the bomb-aspect for limited, but I'm always worry with this sort of card that I don't have enough knowledge to judge its balance – You've basically played with the numbers of a known card, something that usually requires testing to figure out the balance. I think it's ok, but I honestly don't know.
1. Arcel
2. Zoomba
3. SelesnyaNewLife (I'm sorry, the other cards are too broken for me to vote for them. If SNL is DQ'd, my vote shouldn't matter too much anyways.)
Fate has accepted the bet of our two remaining players, and as usual, has to rhyme about it:
"The final round comes, it's outcome I cannot tell,
Will you win your desire or be doomed to hell?
The last card is flipped, but do not cheer yet,
For now, it is your connections I want for a bet."
And so he flipped the final card, and now it is apparently up you to bet your earthly connections. Who have rallied to you over your journey? who will put their name and vote for your victory?
For the voters: Vote for one of the finalists:
NVRBLND
or Zoomba
, who were given a final mission of designing five cards depicting the future they may have should they win their hearts desire:
First card: A creature. Should represent you, your avatar and how they have changed from gaining their heart's desire – Who is the powerful version of Pyxll? How did the romance influenced Treek? (You may, if you choose, design a planeswalker version instead of a creature. Personally, I find it less interesting) Second card: A land. Your place of residence - the literal seat of power (for Pyxll) or a place for companionship (for Treek). Third card: An enchantment that best describes your lifestyle now – be it harmonious, adventurous, despotic, benevolent – or any other description you see fit. Forth card: An instant or sorcery – You're new identity's signature move, representing the lessons learned or powers gained. Fifth card: An artifact – a symbol of your power (for Pyxll) or your love (for Treek)
Treek of Ancient Stories2URG
Legendary Creature - Troll Shaman (M)
Hexproof
Whenever a noncreature spell is cast Treek gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is that spell's converted mana cost His memories are the rise and fall of civilizations, his words turn mortals into gods
4/4
Lycia, Prodigy of Passion1UR
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard (R)
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell put a +1/+1 counter on Lycia
Instants and sorceries you cast cost 1 less for each +1/+1 counter on Lycia A burning swells in her heart, whether it is for destruction or knowledge remains to be seen
1/1
Scour the Horizons3GG
Enchantment (R)
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control put an Explore counter on Scour the Horizons.
At the beginning of your upkeep you may search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to or less than the number of Explore counters on Scour the Horizons and put that card onto the battlefield "The greatest stories remain to be told" - Treek
Grand Entrance2UR
Enchantment
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may cast an instant or sorcery spell with converted mana cost equal to or less than that creature's from your hand without paying its mana cost. As she entered the room some men's hearts burned with the intensity of the sun, others went cold as ice, but all noticed her arrival.
Tome of Tales3
Artifact (R)
Whenever a player plays a spell put a charge counter of Tome of Tales.
At the beginning of your upkeep you may remove any number of charge counters from Tome of Tales, the first spell you play this turn costs X less to play, where X is the number of charge counters removed this way. "A story is more than just what has happened, it is why things happen." - Treek
Traverse the Wilderness3G
Sorcery (U)
If a forest is on the battlefield, search your library for a forest card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Do the same for plains, swamps, islands and mountains. Shuffle your library afterward. Each new place holds a story of its own, though they are all entwined in the great work.
Storyteller's Familiar1U
Creature - Spirit (C)
Flying
Sacrifice Storyteller's Familiar: If the next spell you cast this turn resolves, return it to your hand instead of putting it into your graveyard. Activate this ability only anytime you could cast a sorcery. A story is little good without the memory of what its telling.
1/1
Treek, Keeper of Memory3UURG
Legendary Creature - Troll Wizard (M)
Hexproof
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell you may place that spell on top of your library instead of into your graveyard upon resolving. "Our memories define us, those who forget who they were cannot know who they are."
4/4
Elderpond Grove
Land (U) T: Add 1 to your mana pool. GT: Return Elderpond Grove to your hand, regenerate target creature. The calm of the trees can ease even the most restless soul, the purity of the water heal even the most grievous wound.
Patient Harmony2UUU
Enchantment (R)
All permanents enter the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a player untaps a permanent, each other player may untap a permanent. In a world of chaos and uncertainty it is the patient who triumph.
Memory Blast(U/R)(U/R)
Instant (U)
Memory Blast deals damage to target creature or player equal to the converted mana cost of target spell. There is nothing more painful than a bad memory.
Everburn Talisman3
Artifact (U)
Spells you cast cost 1 less if they share a name with a spell in a graveyard. The mistakes of the past can never be erased, but they can provide the path for a brighter future.
Treek had met many beautiful and powerful people across the eternities he traveled, but there was something different about Lycia. She had a purity about her that surpassed any physical beauty he had ever encountered. Her purity came at the price of a weakness to the power dwelling inside her. Without a lust for control or knowledge the power was able to grow and consume her almost to the point of destruction. This did not go unnoticed by the powers that be who looked to bend her to her will, to take control of the great potential they saw as wasted. Treek had written many stories like this in the past and they all ended in disaster. Finally it was his chance to write his own story, and create the ending he wanted. Using his status Treek gained a personal council with the girl at a royal event. It was here he learned that her passion was driven by fear above all else. She realized her position but felt helpless to control it. She knew that she could do great or terrible things but had no way of determining which she was doing. Treek's concern grew for the girl and he asked to hear her story. While listening to the girl's troubled past he reached out to grasp her hand. Upon touching it her mind became an open book, each story taking place in living color right before his eyes. He could see every moment of joy alongside the pain that followed and realized what she was. A spark had ignited deep within her without her noticing and it had grown to a raging flame of mana and power. Treek focused hard on his home, a place he had not seen in a very long time, and asked the girl what she saw. As she started describing his hovel deep in the woods of a distant world the room faded from around them and was replaced with lush forest. After the initial shock of what happened the fear faded from Lycia's eyes as she had finally found a place she could be at peace with herself. Treek promised to keep her memories safe as she learned to tame the power within her. He had finally found his happy ending.
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Me:
Pyxll, Ghost of Shaosa2RR
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter Rogue (R)
Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times)
First Strike
Prowl RR(You may cast this for its prowl cost if you dealt combat damage to a player with a creature this turn.)
3/2
My hometown:
City of Strangers
Land (R) T: add 1 to your mana pool. Morbid - T: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Activate this ability only if a creature has died this turn.
My cherished treasure:
Weathered Lockpicks2
Artifact (C)
Weathered Lockpicks enters the battlefield with three charge counters on it. 2, t, remove a charge counter from Weathered Lockpicks: Target creature can't be blocked this turn. With two sticks of metal, Pyxll opened her first barred portal. And soon all doors were open to her.
Judge Storwell, Hammer of the Inquisition3WB
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric (R)
Vigilance WB, t: Destroy target creature that shares no creature types with a creature you control.
3/5 "There is no cost too high for purity."
Cast Out1U
Instant (C)
Return target creature to its owner's hand. That creature's controller puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard, where X is that creature's power. Some of the Accursed's noble birth saved them from the sword, and were instead exiled into Shaosa's undercity. Thrown from lives of luxury into poverty and squallor, some questioned if they had truly been spared.
Pilferer's Knack2UU
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant Creature
Whenever enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, gain control of target artifact or enchantment that player controls. "I'd be a poor excuse for a thief if I could only steal magicitems." - Pyxll Storwell
Pyxll grits her teeth as Fate sepaks again, trying to resist rolling her eyes at the figure's rhymes. Then the words sink in, and for the first time in this competition, no this entire journey, there is a moment of hesitation. Can I risk my future on just a chance for power, for freedom and protection? And if I should lose that, what does that mean? A flash of worry crosses the changeling's mind, before she brushes it aside. She has come this far, there is no choice but to see it through. She will be everything, or she will be nothing.
As a card is flipped over, Pyxll starts as images appear in front of her. Flashes of a life that can be, and could be soon. She sees herself, adorned in cloak somehow both regal and yet somehow unremarkable, moving with impunity throughout the main concourses of Shoasa. She strides freely amongst the hustling bazaars and the Inquisition's mobs, or "rallys" alike, effortlessly shifting her form to assimilate into the crowd. There is a glean in the present-Pyxll's eyes as she beholds a vision of her potential self pocket jewels and arms admidst crowds even then decrying her and her kind as 'The Accursed', safe in the knowledge that none of them could even dream of catching her. One such flash of future-time even shows Pyxl lightly bumping into a passerby, only to have an invisible image of a powerful spell seep out from his head and into the rogue's. Now, there's a trick Pyxll muses as Fate continues to flip over the cards.
Suddenly a new set of images cascade in front of Pyxll and the troll. This Pyx-to-be sits in a lair virtually untraceable. But there is little sign of the wealth she must have amassed, even to the level of the horde Pyxll possessed before this game began. The next card is flipped, and Present-Pyxll's eyes widen in surprise for the first time in this game. Her future counterpart is giving her treasures away! Bestowing food, clothes, and jewelery to other changelings, goblins, orcs, and nantuko that cower in the undercity! Another flash, and Pyxll sees herself donning a thin red sash the place before her eyes. Surrounded by other exiles form the Inquisition above, she is no longer just a skilled thief, but a symbol, an agent of resistance and hope for the scared and oppressed underclass below. They have even granted her a name, the "Crimson Gadfly", as her campaign of theivery and sabatoge creates a perisistent thorn in the side of the city above, and most of all that of her father, Judge Storwell. Rejected by her family above, she has become the heart of a new one below, and she fights on to chart a course for them to regain their place in the city.
As the images fade, Pyxll is shaken by the revelations. The cards have shown her a future very different from the one she expected, but also one far greater than she could have dreamed. Suddenly, dread creeps in, and the almost foreign concept of regret creeps into her mind. She has wagered such a future, and in doing so has given herself the chance to lose it forever. Pyxll begins to cry out a halt to the game, to rescind her decision, but it is too late. The cards have been dealt, and now it is up to Fate to decide hers.
My future... Pyxll, the Crimson Gadfly3RR
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter Rogue (R)
Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)
Double strike
Infiltrate 2RR(2RR Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
3/3 She can be everywhere and anyone, no treasure safe from her wandering eye.
Labyrinthine Warren
Land (U) t: Add 1 mana to your mana pool. 2W, t: Exile target creature you control. Return it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step. Labyrinthine Warrens doesn't untap during your next untap step. The endless alleys and narrows of the undercity make it a refuge for those not wanting to be found.
Defiance1RW
Enchantment (R)
Whenever a source would deal damage to a creature you control, Defiance deals half that much damage to that source's controller, rounded up. "The city above has turned on us, pushing us out of our homes, our lives, our safety. They will push us no further." - Pyxll Storwell
Theft of Potential3UB
Sorcery (R)
Search target opponent's library for a permanent card and exile it. Then that player shuffles his or her library. You may play that card for as long as it remains exiled.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.) Redistributing wealth changes a man's fortunes. Redistributing ideas shapes a new future.
Cloak of Anonymity2
Artifact - Equipment (U)
Equipped creature has hexproof and protection from creatures that share a creature type with it.
Equip 1
The winner will receive the glory of victory, and their own ending.
Shadowmoor begs to differ. If Mirrodin Pure will be drafted seperately, there should be no issue, and unless the requirement specifically called for -1/-1 counters, what you say is simply not true
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Enchantment (M)
When Form of the Hydra enters the battlefield, put X 3/3 green Head creature tokens onto the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put two 3/3 green Head creature tokens onto the battlefield for each Head that left the battlefield since your last turn.
At the beginning of each end step, your life total becomes equal to the number of Heads you control.
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Stormwhisper, Talrand's Conch UU
Legendary Artifact - Equipment (R)
Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a player, put a 2/2 blue Drake creature tokens with flying onto the battlefield.
Spells you cast cost 1 less to cast for each Drake you control.
Equip 1
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No Dryad in the woods is ever alone.
- or -
No Dryad in the Kalonia is ever alone.
"Did you hear that? the woods are whispering... I have a bad feeling about this place"
-- Norin the Wary
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Legendary Creature - Treefolk (M)
At the beginning of your upkeep, if Nevelnon, Seed of Destiny’s power is 1 or greater, you win the game.
“Now, my seed, drink from the waters of the nether until you reach your fill. When you will wake, the world will be crushed beneath your roots”
— Avinda, Goddess of the Woods
-13/1
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As you reveal your cards, you feel certain of your win. Fate and the troll sitting across from you at the table do not share your mirth.
You wonder if this might be a good time to say something, but before you get a chance, the Jet-eyed attendants surround the troll. You don’t really see what they are doing to him, but you hear him scream. You rise to do something but fate stops you:
“He has gambled his future, and now it belongs to me.” Fate says, and you wonder why he stopped rhyming all of a sudden. “Do not interfere, you will receive what is yours”.
Within minutes, the screaming stops, and the attendants back away from Treek. You gasp when you see the outcome of their deed: Treek’s eyes have been replaced with jets. He slowly rises and joins the other attendants as they leave the room, and Fate turn to you:
“You’ve won my little game. There is no more for you here. Go now, you new future awaits.”
Could this really be it? After what you’ve just witnessed, you don’t feel that staying around is a good idea, and anyway, you have no choice but to leave as well, hoping fate is true to his word.
The road back is strange, it seems shorter than you remember. And with each passing day, the memories of the game fade more and more, like trying to recall a dream. As you reach your home, you begin to wonder if maybe you haven’t dreamt it all.
Life quickly goes back to its course, but maybe a little different. You don’t notice it at first, but you seem to do much better than you’ve imagined. There some close calls, but all in all your successes far outweigh any near-misses. Soon, you hone your skills to a point that o place is safe from your infiltration.
Over the years, and even though you worked hard to keep you anonymity, you still somehow get a reputation. You heard that they call you “the Crimson Gadfly” and “the Thief of Fate”. There are stories about you praising your prowess and your capabilities.
You defy all laws and any attempts to hold you. No one has ever recognized you. You make it a point to hurt those who harmed you, and attack with efficiency and power that leave all in awe.
Life is good. There is nothing you can’t obtain, and therefore you have riches beyond what you’ll ever spend, and riches, along with your special skillset, give you power.
And then it happens.
It was a silly accident, really, but it nearly left you dead. You realize you are not ready to die yet – life is finally full of successes, triumph and, well – fun. Understanding that death will put an end to this, you set forth to try and solve this new issue. Changelings very rarely consider death, since they are long-lived and adaptive by nature, but with your newfound power, you find information easy enough to gather. It becomes your new hobby to find a way to avoid death. You steal a bunch of elixirs and incantations design to prevent death or safeguard against it, but their effects turn out to be partial at best.
Within a few years, the hobby becomes an obsession. You are not willing to have the shadow of death hanging over you now that you finally have a taste of true power.
But no matter how hard you try, true immortality eludes you. It is the one thing you cannot steal or acquire.
Inspiration comes to you late one night. You recall that a long time ago, you’ve defeated fate at his own game, and that everything only went up from that point on. You are certain you can do so again, and this time, you will win your immortality. The Changeling who has twice beaten Fate.
On the Day of Fools, you embark on a foolish quest indeed. You know you must defeat Fate, and you are certain you will succeed. Soon, you’ll have your heart’s desire…
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[b]Future self:[/b]
[b]Pyxll, the Crimson Gadfly[/b]- Infiltrate is basically ninjitsu, an future-Pyxll is just a beater. That’s pretty underwhelming even though I wouldn’t mind opening her in a draft. I just expected more creativity for a final round.
[b] Treek, Keeper of Memory [/b] – This would make an awesome commander, but the cost to p/t ratio could be tweaked quite a bit to make it more resilient. The build-around me options are tremendous, and Johnnies around the world should love this card.
[b]Place of Residence[/b]
[b] Labyrinthine Warren[/b] – This is a great little utility land, with lot of options yet with the balance of having to perma-tap it to get the best of it. Quite nice. One thing that stands out is that I don’t see how it ties to Pyxll in any way, nothing about it looks useful to a deck that has Pyxll in it.
[b] Elderpond Grove[/b] - This is wose than Yavimaya Hollow and I really can’t think of a reason I’d want to cripple myself this badly to save a creature. Especially in casual, where the hollow offers much better options.
[b]Lifestyle[b]
[b]Defiance[/b] – Ouch, this enchantment can really hurt in the long run. With token makers, you can make chump-blocking an absolute advantage. Should be good for casual player and great in multiplayer as an attack deterrent.
[b] Patient Harmony[/b] – The two parts of this car want to do different things, but I get where you were going. Once again, a good design for Johnnies everywhere. I’m not sure how to crack it, but I know I want to. I also like how it fits with the other cars to paint the picture of Treek’s future.
[b]Signature Move[/b]
[b] Theft of Potential[/b] – This is made me wonder how come wizards never thought to print this. It’s pretty awesome, and can cause a lot of havoc for your opponent if left unchecked. It’s a great tool for multiplayer, where games are longer and the potential to steal is greater.
[b] Memory Blast[/b] – This is not blue, really. I might accept this as a multicolored card, but not as a hybrid. It’s got some utility into it and is at the very least a fine removal, but it doesn’t fit with the harmonious theme you’ve got in the other cards. Some card draw mechanism to combo with Treek’s ability would have probably be better.
[b]A Symbol[/b]
[b] Cloak of Anonymity[/b] – Interesting even though I’m fairly certain players would rather have Swiftfoot Boot as their hexproof-giving artifact of choice. The option to put this on your changeling to gain an unblockable, un-hexable creature does seem interesting, though.
[b] Everburn Talisman[/b] – Strickly worse than Locket of Yesterdays. There is not much more to be said.
[b]Overall[/b]
Card-by-card, Zoomba had the better set. However, I do feel that NVRBLND did a better job of creating a theme that fits with his avatar and the future it might have, therefore my vote went to him.
And the winner is…. [b]Zoomba![/b] Congratulations!
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Ularga, the Hissing Forest
Plane - Mhandalan
When you planeswalk to Ularga, the Hissing Forest, target creature gains deathtouch and greatness until you planeswalk to another plane (Whenever a creature without greatness blocks or is blocked by it, that creature loses all abilities. Any amount of damage it would deals to a creature is enough to destroy it).
Whenever you roll C, creatures with deathtouch must be blocked this turn if able.
Ularga Champion 1BB
Creature - Naga Assassin (R)
Greatness (Whenever a creature without greatness blocks or is blocked by this creature, that creature loses all abilities)
1BB: Destroy target creature with no abilities.
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More detecting on the action:
A powerful twist on Cold-Eyed Selkie. Too powerful in my eyes. Same mana cost but with the added evasion and deathtouch means this will get through more often than not, draw you a ton of cards and win the game fairly easily. So… yeah this is broken.
Wrong plane and possible DQ aside, this is a very nice card. Both hexproof and the scry ability are good for Theros block design and the four point toughness means this is a card that would be hard to get rid of. Where it falls short for me is in the cost. I know that you wanted a devotion enabler, but the cost is very steep for a 2/4 hexproof with an ability that's only sometimes useful. I like that it's the perfect companion to Thasa, but I think you could change the cost to 2UU so that other decks could build around it.
A repeatable Vendilion Clique. I don't really feel that the game needs one, since the Clique is fairly good as it is, and sees play. It's also too strong, since you could use the ability to put the top card of your library on the bottom to draw an extra card on your upkeep. All this, for one more mana over Vendilion Clique – this too gets the 'broken' stamp.
Is this from Lorwyn? None of it resonates with the plane in any way. I feel like you took a design for an elf that you thought was fun and simply posted it. I like that the design marries the things that blue and green care about nicely, and that it could make a decent commander, too.
Inner-Flame Igniter, only more aggressively costed and giving trample. I like the simplicity of the design, and the bomb-aspect for limited, but I'm always worry with this sort of card that I don't have enough knowledge to judge its balance – You've basically played with the numbers of a known card, something that usually requires testing to figure out the balance. I think it's ok, but I honestly don't know.
1. Arcel
2. Zoomba
3. SelesnyaNewLife (I'm sorry, the other cards are too broken for me to vote for them. If SNL is DQ'd, my vote shouldn't matter too much anyways.)
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Chapter 8 - The Turn
(Art by Stephanie Pui-Mun Law)
Fate has accepted the bet of our two remaining players, and as usual, has to rhyme about it:
"The final round comes, it's outcome I cannot tell,
Will you win your desire or be doomed to hell?
The last card is flipped, but do not cheer yet,
For now, it is your connections I want for a bet."
And so he flipped the final card, and now it is apparently up you to bet your earthly connections. Who have rallied to you over your journey? who will put their name and vote for your victory?
For the voters: Vote for one of the finalists:
or
Zoomba
First card: A creature. Should represent you, your avatar and how they have changed from gaining their heart's desire – Who is the powerful version of Pyxll? How did the romance influenced Treek? (You may, if you choose, design a planeswalker version instead of a creature. Personally, I find it less interesting)
Second card: A land. Your place of residence - the literal seat of power (for Pyxll) or a place for companionship (for Treek).
Third card: An enchantment that best describes your lifestyle now – be it harmonious, adventurous, despotic, benevolent – or any other description you see fit.
Forth card: An instant or sorcery – You're new identity's signature move, representing the lessons learned or powers gained.
Fifth card: An artifact – a symbol of your power (for Pyxll) or your love (for Treek)
The winner will receive the glory of victory, and their own ending.
Good luck
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