Papyrus Mox Artifact
: Add to your mana pool. "It is the divine manifestation of all is to be—the power of all your hopes, and dreams, and fantasies—locked away on the other side of the veil, so close, yet so far beyond the pale."
I would think to do this as, "Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one mana symbol, except in activation costs, unless it's colored, with another. If a colorless mana symbol is chosen as the replacement, it cannot exceed 3."
I would further question if it would be best to just spell it all out entirely. "Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one mana symbol with another. Mana symbols in activation costs can't be changed this way unless they're colored mana symbols. If a colorless mana symbol is chosen as the replacement, it cannot exceed 3."
Nothing currently changes mana symbols in anything. So, as it is now, this card does literally nothing (and doesn't even really make sense anyway since you can't add 0).
Even if you then create the card you mentioned in your second post, the wording is confusing. The way it is worded is that you can change all mana symbols on the card to another except in activation costs. Unless you are changing a colored mana symbol to another. Then, the way it is worded, you *can* change it in activation costs. I am not sure if this is what you want since it could also be read as "you can't change colored mana symbols at all".
Then, you mentioned that "it cannot exceed 3" which doesn't make sense. Mana Symbols do not have numbers, not even colorless mana symbols. A colorless mana symbol is C. You might be thinking of *generic* mana in costs which is shown as 3 but this is not a mana symbol so you can't change something to 3. Even if you could, there would never be a reason to change it to anything other than 0 (for your own) or 3 (for someone else's) in regards to activation costs or 3 in the case of the Mox above where you are trying to produce mana.
Nothing currently changes mana symbols in anything. So, as it is now, this card does literally nothing (and doesn't even really make sense anyway since you can't add 0).
Even if you then create the card you mentioned in your second post, the wording is confusing. The way it is worded is that you can change all mana symbols on the card to another except in activation costs. Unless you are changing a colored mana symbol to another. Then, the way it is worded, you *can* change it in activation costs. I am not sure if this is what you want since it could also be read as "you can't change colored mana symbols at all".
It's called an exceptions clause, and literally doesn't matter in the context you're suggesting. The context is intended to specifically set the boundary that, "colorless mana symbols in activation costs can't be changed this way". Which it does effectively, and even reads better than if it were composed like that.
Then, you mentioned that "it cannot exceed 3" which doesn't make sense. Mana Symbols do not have numbers, not even colorless mana symbols. A colorless mana symbol is C. You might be thinking of *generic* mana in costs which is shown as 3 but this is not a mana symbol so you can't change something to 3. Even if you could, there would never be a reason to change it to anything other than 0 (for your own) or 3 (for someone else's) in regards to activation costs or 3 in the case of the Mox above where you are trying to produce mana.
C'mon man, colorless mana symbols are numbers. It's kind of self-explanatory what it means when it says that the colorless mana symbol cannot exceed 3.
[quote from="WizardMN »" url="/forums/magic-fundamentals/custom-card-creation/802737-papyrus-mox?comment=3"]Then, you mentioned that "it cannot exceed 3" which doesn't make sense. Mana Symbols do not have numbers, not even colorless mana symbols. A colorless mana symbol is C. You might be thinking of *generic* mana in costs which is shown as 3 but this is not a mana symbol so you can't change something to 3. Even if you could, there would never be a reason to change it to anything other than 0 (for your own) or 3 (for someone else's) in regards to activation costs or 3 in the case of the Mox above where you are trying to produce mana.
C'mon man, colorless mana symbols are numbers. It's kind of self-explanatory what it means when it says that the colorless mana symbol cannot exceed 3.
It hasn't been that way for some time. Some printings of Sol Ring will read that way but it never really jived with how the same numbers were used in the cost.
So the correct format for anything producing 3 colorless would be CCC not 3.
Artifact
: Add to your mana pool.
"It is the divine manifestation of all is to be—the power of all your hopes, and dreams, and fantasies—locked away on the other side of the veil, so close, yet so far beyond the pale."
It essentially works by means of a Magical Hack effect, such as Alter Reality, Sleight of Mind, Crystal Spray, Whim of Volrath, that changes the text of target spell or permanent, by replacing all instances of one mana symbol with another.
I would further question if it would be best to just spell it all out entirely. "Change the text of target spell or permanent by replacing all instances of one mana symbol with another. Mana symbols in activation costs can't be changed this way unless they're colored mana symbols. If a colorless mana symbol is chosen as the replacement, it cannot exceed 3."
Even if you then create the card you mentioned in your second post, the wording is confusing. The way it is worded is that you can change all mana symbols on the card to another except in activation costs. Unless you are changing a colored mana symbol to another. Then, the way it is worded, you *can* change it in activation costs. I am not sure if this is what you want since it could also be read as "you can't change colored mana symbols at all".
Then, you mentioned that "it cannot exceed 3" which doesn't make sense. Mana Symbols do not have numbers, not even colorless mana symbols. A colorless mana symbol is C. You might be thinking of *generic* mana in costs which is shown as 3 but this is not a mana symbol so you can't change something to 3. Even if you could, there would never be a reason to change it to anything other than 0 (for your own) or 3 (for someone else's) in regards to activation costs or 3 in the case of the Mox above where you are trying to produce mana.
It's called an exceptions clause, and literally doesn't matter in the context you're suggesting. The context is intended to specifically set the boundary that, "colorless mana symbols in activation costs can't be changed this way". Which it does effectively, and even reads better than if it were composed like that.
C'mon man, colorless mana symbols are numbers. It's kind of self-explanatory what it means when it says that the colorless mana symbol cannot exceed 3.
Besides any other objections, a "Johnny puzzle" where there's only one answer that you just provide isn't any fun for anyone.
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It hasn't been that way for some time. Some printings of Sol Ring will read that way but it never really jived with how the same numbers were used in the cost.
So the correct format for anything producing 3 colorless would be CCC not 3.
On that note, even as it is (without the mana symbol hack), it would have its place in Frogmite, Affinity for Artifacts deck.