We could remove the ETB effect from it and make it more along the lines of
Tap: add counter
Gain control for 2-3 counters instead of 5
I do like the +X/+X ability that you added, and you're right it would be slow but I enjoy the functionality on your own battlefield. Even if your opponent isn't playing artifacts you can still turn yours into creatures. There's plenty of support in modern to speed it up as well.
What do you guys think? Any advice on how to improve?
A good way to improve would be to putthe actual text of the... card(?) in the post. I cannot see what it actually is that came to you unless it's a link that times out.
I didn't know it would time out, my bad! The card is:
"Placeholder" CMC 5
Artifact
Placeholder enters the battlefield with 3 charge counters on it.
1, tap, Remove a charge counter from Placeholder: Put a X counter on target artifact. Then, if that artifact has 5 or more X counters on it, gain control of it.
Artifacts with 5 or more X counters on them are 5/5 artifact creatures.
What do you guys think? Any advice on how to improve?
The way I see it, entering with 3 counters but requiring 5 to make use of it requires some thought from anyone looking to build around it or include it in a deck. It would shine in a proliferate-style deck or would require multiple copies on the BF. This could allow for a decrease in CMC but as it stands I'm not trying to break it right off the bat.
Tap: add counter
Gain control for 2-3 counters instead of 5
I do like the +X/+X ability that you added, and you're right it would be slow but I enjoy the functionality on your own battlefield. Even if your opponent isn't playing artifacts you can still turn yours into creatures. There's plenty of support in modern to speed it up as well.
I didn't know it would time out, my bad! The card is:
"Placeholder" CMC 5
Artifact
Placeholder enters the battlefield with 3 charge counters on it.
1, tap, Remove a charge counter from Placeholder: Put a X counter on target artifact. Then, if that artifact has 5 or more X counters on it, gain control of it.
Artifacts with 5 or more X counters on them are 5/5 artifact creatures.
What do you guys think? Any advice on how to improve?
The way I see it, entering with 3 counters but requiring 5 to make use of it requires some thought from anyone looking to build around it or include it in a deck. It would shine in a proliferate-style deck or would require multiple copies on the BF. This could allow for a decrease in CMC but as it stands I'm not trying to break it right off the bat.
Any feedback would be appreciated!