MTG Salvation

Blind Tree 5GG
Creature - Treefolk Warrior
All artifact creatures get +3/+3.
2/3

Spiritnation 2BB
Creature - Spirit
2BBR: Destroy all creatures.
1/2

Cryptic Green 1GGG
Instant {M}
Choose one: you gain 1 life for each creature on the battlefield; or search your library for a land card and put it into the battlefield, then shuffle your library; or draw a card for each colour among creatures you control.

Life through Fire 1R
Sorcery
~this~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player. When a creature damaged this way is put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn, return it to the battlefield under your control.

CrustaceanCrusader means that if you don't have them reveal their hand you don't know if there are any instants in their hand.

Shedding Beast 1G
Creature - Beast
Pay 1 life, :symtap:: clash with an opponent. If you win, search your library for a land card and put it into the battlefield, then shuffle your library
2/2

Quote from Ras Algethi

What I originally felt was that +1/+1 and/or -1/-1 counters were becoming a major theme for far too many sets.

I see that. Yeah they can't always rely on them to get them by.

You thought I payed 7 but I really payed 5. eh, just a guess.

Alpha: 7 cards with counters. I think it's a pretty basic part of the game.

• Clockwork Beast
  
• Cyclopean Tomb
  
• Fungusaur
  
• Living Artifact
  
• Rock Hydra
  
• Scavenging Ghoul
  
• Sengir Vampire

Jubilant Anarchy :3mana::symr::symr:
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast ~, sacrifice an artifact

Deal 5 damage

Mindstore - * * * * * * *. (* * * * * * * * * * * *, * * * * mind counter * *, * * * * mind counters * *, * * * * * * mind counters * * * * * *. * * * * * * * * * * * * * mind counter * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * mind counter * *.

Mind Counter, Mind Counters, Mind Counter!!!

Quote from Ras Algethi

I don't know about that but I kinda getting tired with all the +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters getting thrown around. It seems like every other set nowadays has some kinda counters theme.
Let's see from when I started with Kamigawa, Ravnica had the Simic and Gruul, Time Spiral had "time" counters, Lorwyn/Shadomoor had Wither, Alara had Devour, Zendikar I think is for the most part clean, and now Mirrodin 2.0 with Infect. Am I missing anything?

Counters allow you to have a game state that isn't strictly based on what is written on the cards. It also prevents memory issues in the game.

Isn't your life total just a fancy set of counters?

Perfectly good card. Definitely a Johnny card. Probably also Uncommon.

Quote from Joyd

, and play where all the creatures with odd collector numbers have Shadow.

Brilliant.


Anyway, I think a set based around "high flying" (flies but can only block fliers) would work better than shadow due to the postitive interaction between this set and others.

So cards that care about how much or what type of mana was used when paying it but doesn't have an X in it's cost.
Sunburst is a specific example.

OR

Maybe it's about bluffing costs?

Whenever an opponent casts a spell with infect, you may gain 2 life.

Quote from Shadowfate

This seems really counter intuitive, wouldn't you say? If they're casting a lot of spells with infect, why would I care about gaining life? Presumably they'd want to kill me with poison counters.

I love that. Maybe it could say 10 life. Make them commit to a win condition.

Jubilant Anarchy :3mana::symr::symr:
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast CARDNAME, sacrifice a

Gorilla Admiral 3GG
Creature - Ape
All Apes have trample.
1G: Regenerate target Ape.
4/4

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