Interesting. Reminds me a bit to Krovikan Whispers; a relatively cheap creature steal with massive drawback. On the flipside, however, seeing that the sacrifice happens depending on how much power the creature has, this can get a bit broken at 3 mana; Even in a free-for all game, it will take several rounds of placing charge counters, during which the stolen fatty may have wrecked everyone; imagine what happens in 1v1. Something needs change here somewhere, though I'm not sure what.
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Soulkeeper Watcher3W
Creature - Spirit (R)
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a charge counter on Soulkeeper Watcher.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a charge counter from Soulkeeper Watcher. If you do, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Sacrifice X Spirits: Return target creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
2/3
Comments?
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Soulkeeper Watcher3W
Creature - Spirit (R)
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a charge counter on Soulkeeper Watcher.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a charge counter from Soulkeeper Watcher. If you do, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield. W, Sacrifice X Spirits: Return target creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
2/4
Soulkeeper Watcher3W
Creature - Spirit (R)
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a charge counter on Soulkeeper Watcher.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a charge counter from Soulkeeper Watcher. If you do, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Sacrifice X Spirits: Return target creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
2/3
I feel like this needs "X can't be 0" or a similar sort of restriction on it, since as it stands you can just keep sacrificing zero Spirits to reanimate an Ornithopter ad infinitium. Seems like too simple a way to get infinite ETB/sacrifice/dies triggers.
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Failure's Tutelage - 2UB Sorcery (R)
Exile three nonland cards from your graveyard that share a name. If you do, you may search your hand, library, or graveyard for a card with the same name as the exiled cards and cast it without paying its mana cost. If you searched your library this way, shuffle it.
Exile Failure's Tutelage. "If at first you don't succeed..."
The exile really needs to be an additional cost. It's okay to cost that card aggressively, say something like UB. See Skaab Ruinator. In fact, it almost feels weak even at UB but that effect can only be in those two colors, so. I bet a version of this only for creatures would be great and balanced at just G.
Hmmm, oh hey let's try a spellshaper land of sorts.
IDK, something about tall grasses?
Land
- enters the battlefield tapped. : Add W to your mana pool. W, , Discard a white card: Tap target creature.
Hmmm... seeing that the tap ability requires you to discard a white card, I think the mana cost is rather unnecessary. Otherwise, I think this is doable.
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Unwilling Savior1WB
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature has indestructible and can't be sacrificed.
At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted creature deals damage equal to its power to you unless you pay that much mana.
So if you cast it, you merry the creature until you somehow get rid of it via exile or destroy the enchantment. My problem is mainly from a flavor perspective, as i don't see how the meticulous WB can allow a slave the hurt them that much, especially in case of high power. This seems to be made for those low cmc, high value critters out there nevertheless, which is not bad.
If want it to behave like this, i see no huge problem, though indestructible can get out of hand. Should you want to make it a bit more general answer to any kind of creature, i would suggest making it a 4cmc with a set amount of life loss per turn.
Nice design mechanicaly.
Temporary ImpisonmentW
Enchantment (U)
Exile target creature until Temporary Imprisonment leaves play.
The controller of that creature may pay 3 anytime he could play an instant. If that player does, sacrifice Temporary Imprisonment.
''His Orzhov lawyers will get him out eventually. Nevertheless, time shall be enough for our plan in the midtime.''- Ral Zarek to Azorious Senate
An early game removal for those aggro and tempo decks. It gets rid of everything bar shroud/hexproof at the lowest of costs, but loses much value in the late game to compensate for its early power.
Templating suggestion of "3: Destroy ~. Any player may play this ability." Also, the phrase "controlled" specifically can only refer to permanents. You own things in exile.
That said, it's a pretty neat, albeit simple card. Could maybe do with a buff, maybe in the form of flash or scaling the cost (Cowed by Wisdom). And about the flavor text, its the azorius who have courts and lawyers thematically, not the orzhov. They had theo-political bureaucracy themes.
Rain of Ashes 1BR
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep step, each player gains an ember counter.(At the beginning of your end step, you lose 1 life for each ember counter you have. Remove one ember from yourself whenever a creature dies.)
Player's can't gain life. "When the world is buried in ashes, only then will your debt be paid and your actions please me"--Dolim
The ember counter ruling probably needs to be spelled outside the brackets, but I can imagine why you want it that way (a la poison counter). By itself, a decent anti-life gain card that also speeds up the game, although the removal condition is a bit odd, as you lose ember counter whenever any creature dies, yours or not, which is a bit silly. Maybe let the enchantment itself stock up the ember counter?
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Conceiver Of Anomalies6CC
Creature - Eldrazi (M)
If one or more sources would deal damage to Conceiver Of Anomalies, instead reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a colorless creature card and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library, then those sources deal damage to the creature entering the battlefield this way instead. How could you kill a being that has no flesh to pierce and no bones to smash?
9/5
So if in normal play you manage to chain this with itself, have fun. Comments?
So, I'm not enthusiastic about Nicol Bolas, but looking over this card, I have to dig that self-synergy. Might want to consider making the untransformed effects exile as well, by the way.
So... Hmm
- 50 mana
Sorcery
- costs 1 less for each non-token permanent you control and each card in your hand and graveyard that you exile as you cast -.
If you paid exactly 10 mana to cast -, you win the game. Otherwise, you lose the game.
Might need to jigger those numbers some, though. Ideas, there?
Thanks for the solid feeding aweseomeisfree. Here is the revised version:
Temporary ImpisonmentW
Enchantment (U)
Exile target creature until Temporary Imprisonment leaves play. 3: Destroy Temprorary Imprisonment. Only the owner of that creature may activate this ability.
''His Orzhov lawyers will get him out eventually. Nevertheless, time shall be enough for our plan in the midtime.''- Ral Zarek to Azorious Senate
I think Teysa is a lawyer in profession, so the Orzhov can work in courts, unless they cover a specific thematology only.
50 mana win-the-game sorcery- The question to ask here is if the cost is reduced by exiling those cards or by just counting them. I would propose the latter if you go for the 50cmc -> 10 win route. For example if you have 7 card in hand, 12 permanents and 13 card in the graveyard, that is 50-32=18 cost.
If you want to make it work by exiling things, thus reducing the chances of a second copy be cast, then the cmc has to be drastically lowered.
Fun idea!
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Artisan of PainRR
Creature- Goblin (R)
Haste
Whenever Artisan of Pain deals combat damage to a player, that player can't gain life until the end of his next turn.
''He dies to anything you can throw at him. Problem is, you are likely to die first before you start bubbling mage.''
3/1
Master of the VoidCC
Creature - Human Eldrazi (R)
As Master of the Void enters the battlefield, choose a number.
Whenever a player cast a noncreature spell, return that spell to its owner's hand if its converted mana cost is the same as the chosen number.
2/2
Master of the VoidCC
Creature - Human Eldrazi (R)
As Master of the Void enters the battlefield, choose a number.
Whenever a player cast a noncreature spell, return that spell to its owner's hand if its converted mana cost is the same as the chosen number.
2/2
I'm not sure, but this may need to cost more. Being able to lock a specific converted mana cost of spells out of the game, even on a vulnerable creature, is pretty strong. Maybe it should cost 2CC for a 3/3 body or something.
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Eldrazi Cacherazer2CC Creature - Eldrazi {R}
Each opponent's hand capacity* is 6. (If an opponent has six cards in his or her hand, cards that would be put into his or her hand are exiled.)
3/3
* This is different from maximum hand size. Maximum hand size involves discarding down to maximum hand size during the cleanup step if the current hand size exceeds the maximum. Hand capacity is checked immediately and continuously throughout a turn.
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Hmmm.... feels a tad too cruel as is, although if you change the emblem into "Your maximum hand size is reduced by one", I totally dig that, and it will be damn awesome.
More hand size silliness.
Mindcramper Efreet3RR
Creature - Efreet (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay any amount of mana. That player's maximum hand size this turn becomes equal to the amount of mana paid this way.
Whenever a player discards a card during his or her clean-up step, Mindcramper Efreet deals 2 damage to that player. 2R: Target player discards a card at random, then draws two cards. You cannot activate this ability during the clean-up step.
4/6
Hmmm... feels a bit too busy (especially that last clause; is it necessary?), but what say you?
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Mindcramper Efreet3RR
Creature - Efreet (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay any amount of mana. That player's maximum hand size this turn becomes equal to the amount of mana paid this way.
Whenever a player discards a card during his or her first clean-up step of the turn, Mindcramper Efreet deals 2 damage to that player. 2R: Target player discards a card at random, then draws two cards.
4/6
Nehria costs 1 more to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Nehria costs W less to cast for each creature that died this turn.
Creatures you control have indestructible.
Mindcramper Efreet3RR
Creature - Efreet (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay any amount of mana. That player's maximum hand size this turn becomes equal to the amount of mana paid this way.
Whenever a player discards a card during his or her clean-up step, Mindcramper Efreet deals 2 damage to that player. 2R: Target player discards a card at random, then draws two cards. You cannot activate this ability during the clean-up step.
4/6
Hmmm... feels a bit too busy (especially that last clause; is it necessary?), but what say you?
The idea seems interesting, but I don't see the specific mention of the cleanup step as being necessary. The cleanup step isn't mentioned too much in the game as is.
Alternatively, you could have the ability trigger only during the first cleanup step of a given turn, and remove the restriction on the activated ability. I actually prefer this solution as opposed to getting rid of the cleanup step mention altogether.
Nehria costs 1 more to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Nehria costs W less to cast for each creature that died this turn.
Creatures you control have indestructible.
Flying, Vigilance
7/8
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Barrier MysticW Creature - Human Wizard {C}
Barrier (This creature enters the battlefield with a barrier counter on it. If any damage would be dealt to this creature while this creature has a barrier counter on it, remove a barrier counter instead.)
1/1
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Barrier seems like a decently fixed version of absorb. This card in particular isn't too interesting, other than as a proof-of-concept. I feel like a format with barrier would want a greater number of red ping effects. Cards like Goblin Arsonist, Kolaghan Aspirant and Sparkmage Apprentice.
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Zegana's ScoutGU Creature - Merfolk Scout
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power)
When Zegana’s Scout deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card and put a +1/+1 counter on Zegana’s Scout.
1/3
I guess I'll be nice to check on Nehria first. Seems fine, although she could be insanely dangerous post-Wrath, as Wrath helps BOTH her ability-change cost. Probably ok as is, but this may need more testing.
The next Tibalt... I kinda think given his cheap casting cost, his first ability is too lethal; You could easily keep your board to a minimum while randomly nuking weenies left and right whenever needed. The rest of the abilities are mostly fine, though all in all, I'd rather he not cost a mere 2 mana.
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Wily RemurmuringXUU
Instant (R)
Copy target nonblue instant or sorcery spell X times. You may choose new targets for the copy. "Just because you don't speak my language doesn't mean I don't understand yours."
Hmmm.... from my understanding, if this spell tries to copy itself, it will also copy the X, right? So I guess I'm putting the nonblue there just in case, as if this multi-copy effect can get copied, it will be at least chaos, at worst game end immediately. Or should I just say Copy anything not the same name as this?
Wily Remurmuring feels like it's waiting to be busted open, though I'm not sure how exactly. It makes any burn spell a losing proposition, especially in limited. Going to Lightning Strike your opponent for the last 3 points of damage and having this cast for X=4 or 5 would be the ultimate feel-bad. I think it could probably stand to be XXU or even XXUU just to be safe.
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Leyline of Isolation2BB Enchantment
If Leyline of Isolation is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Each creature gets -1/-1 for each other creature its controller controls that shares a creature type with it.
I thought it was balanced up until the delirium. I think either ability on its own should cost four. That said, either ability on its sound like pretty fun design. Together, if it was balanced, I'd like the design even more. Very clever
Just for context, the transform card for shadows over innistrad was spoiled, so we know the names of all the transform cards. One of which is a black card called Kindly Stranger. I thought the name was funny so I was inspired to design that card.
Kindly Stranger 2B
Creature-Human Rogue
T, transform ~: Exile target creature with toughness two or less. Put zero artifact Clue tokens on the battlefield. They have "2, Sacrifice this: Draw a card."
1/1
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Backstreet Butcher
Creature-Human Rogue
Deathtouch, Skulk
~ attacks each turn if able There is no kindness in Innistrad, only the lost, the hateful, and the hollow
2/1
You mean one clue tokens? Or what? Anyway, decent card. I think it should be doable as is.
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Dreamer Of Neverplane2U
Creature - Human (M)
Whenever you cast a spell, exile the top card of your library.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are five or more cards exiled by Dreamer Of Neverplane, you may put a permanent card exiled this way onto the battlefield. Not all imagination is unreal.
1/3
You mean one clue tokens? Or what? Anyway, decent card. I think it should be doable as is.
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Dreamer Of Neverplane2U
Creature - Human (M)
Whenever you cast a spell, exile the top card of your library.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are five or more cards exiled by Dreamer Of Neverplane, you may put a permanent card exiled this way onto the battlefield. Not all imagination is unreal.
1/3
Dream of Neverplane destination is affinity or storm even the Eldrazi Mimics as casting tons of spells in a turn ask for it, but not really a mythic rare type of card, rare would be fine.
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Shine from the Sky3UW
Instant (R)
You may cast Shine from the Sky without paying its mana cost, if a permanent that's both blue and white enters the battlefield under your control this turn.
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller gains life equal to its power and draw cards equal to its toughness.
It seems like you want this to be a cycle. That said, it's a 5 mana bounce spell so I don't see it being played unless it's "free", and the "free" effect isn't worth a card when used during your turn when you play one of your... what? 8 WU guys?
I'd be much more interested in it at UW at common w/o the free effect... or better still 1WU at common or uncommon where you gain the life.
Zombie Assassin3BB
Creature - Zombie Assassin (C)
Deathtouch
When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy target creature.
2/2
I was looking for "fair", but constructed playable, common removal in black. Not every deck would run this in constructed... but enough of them would, I think. No "anti-regeneration" clause means it's not foolproof removal, but good enough. The guy who sticks around is pretty good as well. I almost wanted to cost it at 4BB... but I'm not sure what decks would run that at that cost.
Hmmm... considering things like Nekrataal and that Evoke Terror from Lorwyn, this is too much for a mere 5 mana. Of course, I know the current power level may warrant it, but still, I think this needs to have higher cost or no deathtouch.... Again, current power level may disagree may disagree with me, but whatever; this card still screams "dangerous" to me.
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Nevergate To Neverplane8
Artifact (M)
Whenever a player casts a spell, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a permanent card, then put it onto the battlefield with a dream counter on it, then shuffle the rest of the cards revealed this way into your library.
When Nevergate To Neverplane leaves the battlefield, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal the same number of permanent cards as the number of permanents with dream counters on them. Put all permanent cards revealed this way onto the battlefield, then shuffle all permanents with dream counters on them onto their owners' libraries.
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Soulkeeper Watcher 3W
Creature - Spirit (R)
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a charge counter on Soulkeeper Watcher.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a charge counter from Soulkeeper Watcher. If you do, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
Sacrifice X Spirits: Return target creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
2/3
Comments?
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Soulkeeper Watcher 3W
Creature - Spirit (R)
Flying
Whenever another nontoken creature you control dies, put a charge counter on Soulkeeper Watcher.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a charge counter from Soulkeeper Watcher. If you do, put a 1/1 white Spirit creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
W, Sacrifice X Spirits: Return target creature card with converted mana cost X from your graveyard onto the battlefield.
2/4
I feel like this needs "X can't be 0" or a similar sort of restriction on it, since as it stands you can just keep sacrificing zero Spirits to reanimate an Ornithopter ad infinitium. Seems like too simple a way to get infinite ETB/sacrifice/dies triggers.
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Failure's Tutelage - 2UB
Sorcery (R)
Exile three nonland cards from your graveyard that share a name. If you do, you may search your hand, library, or graveyard for a card with the same name as the exiled cards and cast it without paying its mana cost. If you searched your library this way, shuffle it.
Exile Failure's Tutelage.
"If at first you don't succeed..."
I couldn't think of a good name for this.
Hmmm, oh hey let's try a spellshaper land of sorts.
IDK, something about tall grasses?
Land
- enters the battlefield tapped.
W,
Shards of awful never
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Unwilling Savior 1WB
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant creature
You control enchanted creature.
Enchanted creature has indestructible and can't be sacrificed.
At the beginning of your upkeep, enchanted creature deals damage equal to its power to you unless you pay that much mana.
Comments?
If want it to behave like this, i see no huge problem, though indestructible can get out of hand. Should you want to make it a bit more general answer to any kind of creature, i would suggest making it a 4cmc with a set amount of life loss per turn.
Nice design mechanicaly.
Temporary Impisonment W
Enchantment (U)
Exile target creature until Temporary Imprisonment leaves play.
The controller of that creature may pay 3 anytime he could play an instant. If that player does, sacrifice Temporary Imprisonment.
''His Orzhov lawyers will get him out eventually. Nevertheless, time shall be enough for our plan in the midtime.''- Ral Zarek to Azorious Senate
An early game removal for those aggro and tempo decks. It gets rid of everything bar shroud/hexproof at the lowest of costs, but loses much value in the late game to compensate for its early power.
That said, it's a pretty neat, albeit simple card. Could maybe do with a buff, maybe in the form of flash or scaling the cost (Cowed by Wisdom). And about the flavor text, its the azorius who have courts and lawyers thematically, not the orzhov. They had theo-political bureaucracy themes.
Rain of Ashes 1BR
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep step, each player gains an ember counter.(At the beginning of your end step, you lose 1 life for each ember counter you have. Remove one ember from yourself whenever a creature dies.)
Player's can't gain life.
"When the world is buried in ashes, only then will your debt be paid and your actions please me"--Dolim
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Conceiver Of Anomalies 6CC
Creature - Eldrazi (M)
If one or more sources would deal damage to Conceiver Of Anomalies, instead reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a colorless creature card and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library, then those sources deal damage to the creature entering the battlefield this way instead.
How could you kill a being that has no flesh to pierce and no bones to smash?
9/5
So if in normal play you manage to chain this with itself, have fun. Comments?
So... Hmm
- 50 mana
Sorcery
- costs 1 less for each non-token permanent you control and each card in your hand and graveyard that you exile as you cast -.
If you paid exactly 10 mana to cast -, you win the game. Otherwise, you lose the game.
Might need to jigger those numbers some, though. Ideas, there?
Shards of awful never
Enchantment (U)
Exile target creature until Temporary Imprisonment leaves play.
3: Destroy Temprorary Imprisonment. Only the owner of that creature may activate this ability.
''His Orzhov lawyers will get him out eventually. Nevertheless, time shall be enough for our plan in the midtime.''- Ral Zarek to Azorious Senate
I think Teysa is a lawyer in profession, so the Orzhov can work in courts, unless they cover a specific thematology only.
50 mana win-the-game sorcery- The question to ask here is if the cost is reduced by exiling those cards or by just counting them. I would propose the latter if you go for the 50cmc -> 10 win route. For example if you have 7 card in hand, 12 permanents and 13 card in the graveyard, that is 50-32=18 cost.
If you want to make it work by exiling things, thus reducing the chances of a second copy be cast, then the cmc has to be drastically lowered.
Fun idea!
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Artisan of Pain RR
Creature- Goblin (R)
Haste
Whenever Artisan of Pain deals combat damage to a player, that player can't gain life until the end of his next turn.
''He dies to anything you can throw at him. Problem is, you are likely to die first before you start bubbling mage.''
3/1
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Master of the Void CC
Creature - Human Eldrazi (R)
As Master of the Void enters the battlefield, choose a number.
Whenever a player cast a noncreature spell, return that spell to its owner's hand if its converted mana cost is the same as the chosen number.
2/2
Homarid king
UUUU
Creature-Homarid
Other homarids get +1/+1 and have island walk
UU: You get one 1/1 blue homarid token creature
1/4
Homarid king
UUUU
Creature-Homarid
Other homarids get +1/+1 and have island walk
UU: You get one 1/1 blue homarid token creature
1/4
I'm not sure, but this may need to cost more. Being able to lock a specific converted mana cost of spells out of the game, even on a vulnerable creature, is pretty strong. Maybe it should cost 2CC for a 3/3 body or something.
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Eldrazi Cacherazer 2CC
Creature - Eldrazi {R}
Each opponent's hand capacity* is 6. (If an opponent has six cards in his or her hand, cards that would be put into his or her hand are exiled.)
3/3
* This is different from maximum hand size. Maximum hand size involves discarding down to maximum hand size during the cleanup step if the current hand size exceeds the maximum. Hand capacity is checked immediately and continuously throughout a turn.
[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
Vowels-Only Format
Minimum deck size: 60
Maximum number of identical cards: 4
Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
More hand size silliness.
Mindcramper Efreet 3RR
Creature - Efreet (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay any amount of mana. That player's maximum hand size this turn becomes equal to the amount of mana paid this way.
Whenever a player discards a card during his or her clean-up step, Mindcramper Efreet deals 2 damage to that player.
2R: Target player discards a card at random, then draws two cards. You cannot activate this ability during the clean-up step.
4/6
Hmmm... feels a bit too busy (especially that last clause; is it necessary?), but what say you?
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Mindcramper Efreet 3RR
Creature - Efreet (M)
Flying
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player may pay any amount of mana. That player's maximum hand size this turn becomes equal to the amount of mana paid this way.
Whenever a player discards a card during his or her first clean-up step of the turn, Mindcramper Efreet deals 2 damage to that player.
2R: Target player discards a card at random, then draws two cards.
4/6
Legendary Creature - Angel
Nehria costs 1 more to cast for each creature on the battlefield.
Nehria costs W less to cast for each creature that died this turn.
Creatures you control have indestructible.
Flying, Vigilance
7/8
The idea seems interesting, but I don't see the specific mention of the cleanup step as being necessary. The cleanup step isn't mentioned too much in the game as is.
Alternatively, you could have the ability trigger only during the first cleanup step of a given turn, and remove the restriction on the activated ability. I actually prefer this solution as opposed to getting rid of the cleanup step mention altogether.
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Barrier Mystic W
Creature - Human Wizard {C}
Barrier (This creature enters the battlefield with a barrier counter on it. If any damage would be dealt to this creature while this creature has a barrier counter on it, remove a barrier counter instead.)
1/1
[c]Lightning Bolt[/c] -> Lightning Bolt
[c=Lightning Bolt]Apple Pie[/c] -> Apple Pie
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Minimum deck size: 60
Maximum number of identical cards: 4
Ban list: Cards whose English names begin with a consonant, Unglued and Unhinged cards, cards involving ante, Ancestral Recall
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Zegana's Scout GU
Creature - Merfolk Scout
Skulk (This creature can't be blocked by creatures with greater power)
When Zegana’s Scout deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. If you do, discard a card and put a +1/+1 counter on Zegana’s Scout.
1/3
The next Tibalt... I kinda think given his cheap casting cost, his first ability is too lethal; You could easily keep your board to a minimum while randomly nuking weenies left and right whenever needed. The rest of the abilities are mostly fine, though all in all, I'd rather he not cost a mere 2 mana.
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Wily Remurmuring XUU
Instant (R)
Copy target nonblue instant or sorcery spell X times. You may choose new targets for the copy.
"Just because you don't speak my language doesn't mean I don't understand yours."
Hmmm.... from my understanding, if this spell tries to copy itself, it will also copy the X, right? So I guess I'm putting the nonblue there just in case, as if this multi-copy effect can get copied, it will be at least chaos, at worst game end immediately. Or should I just say Copy anything not the same name as this?
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Leyline of Isolation 2BB
Enchantment
If Leyline of Isolation is in your opening hand, you may begin the game with it on the battlefield.
Each creature gets -1/-1 for each other creature its controller controls that shares a creature type with it.
Just for context, the transform card for shadows over innistrad was spoiled, so we know the names of all the transform cards. One of which is a black card called Kindly Stranger. I thought the name was funny so I was inspired to design that card.
Kindly Stranger 2B
Creature-Human Rogue
T, transform ~: Exile target creature with toughness two or less. Put zero artifact Clue tokens on the battlefield. They have "2, Sacrifice this: Draw a card."
1/1
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Backstreet Butcher
Creature-Human Rogue
Deathtouch, Skulk
~ attacks each turn if able
There is no kindness in Innistrad, only the lost, the hateful, and the hollow
2/1
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Dreamer Of Neverplane 2U
Creature - Human (M)
Whenever you cast a spell, exile the top card of your library.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are five or more cards exiled by Dreamer Of Neverplane, you may put a permanent card exiled this way onto the battlefield.
Not all imagination is unreal.
1/3
Comments?
Nope, zero Clue tokens. It leaves no Clues
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Shine from the Sky 3UW
Instant (R)
You may cast Shine from the Sky without paying its mana cost, if a permanent that's both blue and white enters the battlefield under your control this turn.
Return target creature to its owner's hand. Its controller gains life equal to its power and draw cards equal to its toughness.
I'd be much more interested in it at UW at common w/o the free effect... or better still 1WU at common or uncommon where you gain the life.
Zombie Assassin 3BB
Creature - Zombie Assassin (C)
Deathtouch
When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy target creature.
2/2
I was looking for "fair", but constructed playable, common removal in black. Not every deck would run this in constructed... but enough of them would, I think. No "anti-regeneration" clause means it's not foolproof removal, but good enough. The guy who sticks around is pretty good as well. I almost wanted to cost it at 4BB... but I'm not sure what decks would run that at that cost.
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Nevergate To Neverplane 8
Artifact (M)
Whenever a player casts a spell, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a permanent card, then put it onto the battlefield with a dream counter on it, then shuffle the rest of the cards revealed this way into your library.
When Nevergate To Neverplane leaves the battlefield, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal the same number of permanent cards as the number of permanents with dream counters on them. Put all permanent cards revealed this way onto the battlefield, then shuffle all permanents with dream counters on them onto their owners' libraries.
Complicated.....