About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
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Enchantment
~ is colorless.
You have shroud.
Sacrifice ~: You have protection from the colour of your choice until end of turn.
Flood of Understanding1UU Instant
Split Second
Draw four cards. At end of turn, discard four cards.
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Into the Maw of Hell is a name so awesome, it deserves its own song.
It would be about a world of brown spikes and red fire, where men fight and scream and become blurry masses. Then it would change to somber, we learn that this glorious place exists only in Raymond Swanland's head. To visit it, you must enter the maw of Hell itself.
Harvest Cycle- 1GG
Instant
Split Second
Draw four cards then sacrifice all lands you control. At end of turn you may return Druid's Harvest from your graveyard to your hand. The crops for cash for crops anew. And so the cycle continues.
Induko, God of Waters 2UUU
Planeswalker - Induko
+2: Target land becomes and Island in addition to its other types. (This effect does not end at end of turn.)
-X: Put an X/X blue serpent creature token in to play with "This can't attack unless defending player controls an Island. When you control no Islands, sacrifice this."
-11: Destroy all non-Island lands.
4
Maldako, God of the Dead1BBB
Planeswalker -- Maldako
+2: Target creature becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
-X: All Zombies gain +X/-X and fear until end of turn.
-11: Return any number of creatures in any graveyard to play under your control.
3
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Shishira, God of the flames 3RRR
Planeswalker-Shishira
+2: Target creature gains +1/+1 and haste until end of turn.
-X: Put X 1/1 elemental creature tokens into play with haste. Sacrifice them at end of turn.
-11: Add RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR to your mana pool
3
Baylasek, Heartleaf GGG
Planeswalker - Baylasek
+2: Target land becomes a green 1/3 Treefolk Forest in addition to its other types.
-X: Tap X target creatures. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
-11: Destroy each non green creature and each non-forest land.
4
Ralaan, the Spell Artist1WUG
Planeswalker - Ralaan
+2: Remove target Artifact or Enchantment from the game.
-5: Return up to three target Aura and/or Artifact cards from a single graveyard to play under your control.
-X: Remove up to X target permanents you control from the game. Return them to play under ther owner's control at end of turn.
Elsadrin, the War Artist1WRG
Pleaneswalker -- Elsadrin
+1: Target creature gets first strike and +5/+0 until end of turn or vigilance and +0/+5 until end of turn.
-X: Deal X damage to target player and you gain X life.
-6: Put a 1/1 white and green Elf Soldier token into play for each damage you dealt to a player this turn.
5
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Shouldn't the WUB one have been next? Well since it seems to be going in reverse order for this cycle...
Dogu, the Terrain Artist1BRG
Planeswalker - Dogu
+1: Each player sacrifices a land.
-2: Destroy target land.
-6: Return up to 6 lands from your graveyard to play. Each land you control becomes a 1/1 creature that still counts as a land and gains haste until end of turn.
4
Kevej, the Thought Artist 1WUB
Planeswalker - Kevej
+1: Target permanent you control gains ":2mana:: Return this permanent to its owner's hand". (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.)
-1: Target player puts two cards from his or her hand on top of his or her library.
-7: Each opponent loses half his or her life, rounded up. Double your life total.
{[4]}
Etjix, the Death Artist1UBR
Planeswalker - Etjix
+1: Each player sacrifices a creature.
-2: Destroy target creature.
-7: Target player's life total becomes 1.
4
Next:
Not a strict cycle. (CMC's don't have to be the same. Can be different types.) A monocolored card with a different colored entwine cost. The classic one would be
Twisted Constitution
Instant
Choose one - Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn; or switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
Entwine
So next would be B Entwine R R Entwine G G Entwine W W Entwine U
And then W Entwine G U Entwine W B Entwine U R Entwine B G Entwine R
Gloomwidow's Surprise2G
Instant
Choose one - Put a 1/2 Spider creature token with reach onto the battlefield; or Spider creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.
Entwine
Instant
Split-Second
~ is colorless.
Return all cards on the stack to their owners' hand.
Paper Cuts
Confused Panda
Sorcery
Unbearable Heat is colorless.
Unbearable Heat deals 3 damage to each creature without flying.
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2GG
Creature - Bear Spirit
Ursine Patron is colorless.
Other creatures you control have absorb 1.
3/3
About any "subpar" mechanics or cards: Context is king.
If I make a templating or grammar error, let me know.
The franchise MtG most resembles is Battlestar Galactica. Why? Its players exist in, at most, a dozen different models at any given point in time, with perhaps up to 3% variation, 5% if you're lucky.
Enchantment
~ is colorless.
You have shroud.
Sacrifice ~: You have protection from the colour of your choice until end of turn.
Instant
Split Second
Draw four cards. At end of turn, discard four cards.
Instant
Split Second
Draw four cards then sacrifice all lands you control. At end of turn you may return Druid's Harvest from your graveyard to your hand.
The crops for cash for crops anew. And so the cycle continues.
Instant
Split Second
Draw four cards. At the end of your turn lose two life for each card in your hand.
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--Runner of the Superhero Vs. Tounrament
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Planeswalker - Induko
+2: Target land becomes and Island in addition to its other types. (This effect does not end at end of turn.)
-X: Put an X/X blue serpent creature token in to play with "This can't attack unless defending player controls an Island. When you control no Islands, sacrifice this."
-11: Destroy all non-Island lands.
4
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Maldako, God of the Dead 1BBB
Planeswalker -- Maldako
+2: Target creature becomes a Zombie in addition to its other types.
-X: All Zombies gain +X/-X and fear until end of turn.
-11: Return any number of creatures in any graveyard to play under your control.
3
Winner of the 2nd Design Survivor Contest
Creator of the Vorthos Card Contest
Winner of 12th and the 18th Short Story Contests
Creator of the Vs. Tournament.
--Runner of the Superhero Vs. Tounrament
--Runner of the Villian Vs. Tournament.
Planeswalker-Shishira
+2: Target creature gains +1/+1 and haste until end of turn.
-X: Put X 1/1 elemental creature tokens into play with haste. Sacrifice them at end of turn.
-11: Add RRRRRRRRRRRRRRR to your mana pool
3
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Planeswalker - Baylasek
+2: Target land becomes a green 1/3 Treefolk Forest in addition to its other types.
-X: Tap X target creatures. They don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
-11: Destroy each non green creature and each non-forest land.
4
Planeswalker - Ralaan
+2: Remove target Artifact or Enchantment from the game.
-5: Return up to three target Aura and/or Artifact cards from a single graveyard to play under your control.
-X: Remove up to X target permanents you control from the game. Return them to play under ther owner's control at end of turn.
Elsadrin, the War Artist1WRG
Pleaneswalker -- Elsadrin
+1: Target creature gets first strike and +5/+0 until end of turn or vigilance and +0/+5 until end of turn.
-X: Deal X damage to target player and you gain X life.
-6: Put a 1/1 white and green Elf Soldier token into play for each damage you dealt to a player this turn.
5
Winner of the 2nd Design Survivor Contest
Creator of the Vorthos Card Contest
Winner of 12th and the 18th Short Story Contests
Creator of the Vs. Tournament.
--Runner of the Superhero Vs. Tounrament
--Runner of the Villian Vs. Tournament.
Dogu, the Terrain Artist 1BRG
Planeswalker - Dogu
+1: Each player sacrifices a land.
-2: Destroy target land.
-6: Return up to 6 lands from your graveyard to play. Each land you control becomes a 1/1 creature that still counts as a land and gains haste until end of turn.
4
Planeswalker - Kevej
+1: Target permanent you control gains ":2mana:: Return this permanent to its owner's hand". (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.)
-1: Target player puts two cards from his or her hand on top of his or her library.
-7: Each opponent loses half his or her life, rounded up. Double your life total.
{[4]}
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Planeswalker - Etjix
+1: Each player sacrifices a creature.
-2: Destroy target creature.
-7: Target player's life total becomes 1.
4
Next:
Not a strict cycle. (CMC's don't have to be the same. Can be different types.) A monocolored card with a different colored entwine cost. The classic one would be
Twisted Constitution
Instant
Choose one - Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn; or switch target creature's power and toughness until end of turn.
Entwine
So next would be
B Entwine R
R Entwine G
G Entwine W
W Entwine U
And then
W Entwine G
U Entwine W
B Entwine U
R Entwine B
G Entwine R
Sorcery
Choose one: Vampiric Soil deals 2 damage to target creature and you gain 2 life; or destroy target land.
Entwine 1R
Instant
Choose one - Put a 1/2 Spider creature token with reach onto the battlefield; or Spider creatures you control gain deathtouch until end of turn.
Entwine
Essentially a Pitfall Trap that can hit flyers when entwined. (Or a Resounding Silence that doesn't exile.)
instant
choose one: return target attacking creature to the owner's hand; or draw a card and gain 4 life
entwine 1U
enemy colored cycle for this.
official rules advisor. it gets me there.