Time Wok
Sorcery (U) (Uncommon could be considered... medium rare... could it not? *guffaw*)
Time Wok is your choice of either red or green.
Suspend X - X. X can't be 0.
The next creature spell you cast gains devour X. Everything is tastier when it's cooked in the future.
Kitchen Sphinx3UU
Creature - Sphinx (R)
When Kitchen Sphinx enters the battlefield, choose one: Untap all creatures target player controls, or creatures target player controls don't untap during his or her next untap step. Even kitchen sphinxes have their riddles - tea or coffee?
3/5
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If you're having creature problems I feel bad for you son
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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Sharp Hen Pitchfork 2
Artifact-Equipment
As an additional cost to play CARDNAME, sacrifice a chicken you control.
When equipped creature attacks, roll a six sided die. On an even number, equipped creature gains flying, first strike, and gets +2/+0 until the end of the turn. On an odd number, remove equipped creature from combat and CARDNAME deals 2 damage to it.
Equip 2
Vaporous GinR
Instant {C}
Add RRRR to your mana pool. Spells you cast this turn cost 1 more to cast. "Quite potent, but I've never seen anybody able to actually finish a glass."
IIW: I become mod/win card maker of the year/the December MCC/life
Also make some cards I can tutor up with Mystical Teachings. The card's color identity CANNOT include green or white.
Protein HydraXRG
Creature - Dragon Hydra (R)
Protein Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Protein Hydra enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it.
0/0
For Bidding Crypt 2BB
Enchantment (r)
Whenever a player flips a coin, either player may put a crypt counter on a permanent they control. If either player does, the other player must as well.
Whenever a coin is flipped, the looser sacrifices all permanents with crypt counters on them which he or she controls.
IIW: A card that would be blasphemy to play (take that as you will)
I guess OP wants it to be 'keyworded' like "dies" was. What word would you replace ETB with though?
When Aegis Angel is born?
When Huntmaster of the Fells arrives?
When Kitchen Sphinx lands?
When Faerie Imposter busts in?
When Dread Cacodemon pops in?
When Malfegor shows up?
Cute. Puts a bit of strain on the judge(s), and not every tournament will have an official judge, but it's a good un-card anyway. No rarity. Until I read further I thought that this was based on Voice of All but it works either way. 7.5/10
Tranquilo - Awww, some Presents!
Wording has a couple minor mistakes, but I get the picture. This seems pretty fair given that your opponent has the choice if there's anything he really needs to block. "Creatures you control are unblockable this turn" would be reasonably fair at 2U, so there's nothing wrong with the power level. I like that it kinda ties into the effect of Awesome Presence as well. 8.5/10
JonFuryZacharias - I Land, Knight Reign, Night Rain
I Land: Mechanic and flavor work pretty well together, but it might have been even better if it considered toughness instead of power.
Knight Reign: Lots of words, some of them awkward, for a narrow and somewhat underpowered effect.
Night Rain: I don't buy the flavor here. Without an "exile it if it would leave the battlefield" clause like on Dreams of the Dead, it's too easy to get around the cumulative upkeep.
Overall: 7/10
Marco - Rubble-Rouser
Mechanics work well with the name. Balanced. I was hoping for cards that sounded almost exactly like other cards rather than cards that sounded mostly like other cards, but this is well designed nonetheless. 8.5/10
Volrath the Risen - Hydrablast
This has the potential for some very explosive results, but the restriction to red spells means that you'll usually be using it on your own cards, which balances it somewhat. Very flavorful. 9.5/10
void_nothing - Mire Charger
This should definitely be at least a rare; triple colored mana costs don't really belong at uncommon, and this is pushing the power level somewhat for a black uncommon. Otherwise it's well designed, but I was hoping for "sounds almost exactly the same as another card" rather than "rhymes with another card." 7.5/10
Rithaniel - Delve to Deep Below
That only vaguely sounds like Elves of Deep Shadow. The power level is fine and the mechanic is interesting, though. 7.5/10
Piar - Gorilla Tactics
An interesting Overrun twist. You misspelled "Gorilla" in the second line. 8/10
PanchoPonceN - Won with Nature
This will win you some games all right. It might be a bit too strong as an instant, since it lets you wait until blockers have already been declared (or not declared, as the case may be). Comparable to Charge Across the Araba. This should almost certainly be an uncommon rather than a common. 7/10
MagicBrains - Time Wok
I love the name, but I would expect a "wok" to be an artifact or something. Presents some memory issues: first, remembering what the value of X was, and second, remembering that you had cast it in a previous turn since there's no time limit on the effect. 7/10
CrustaceanCrusader - Battlefield Parcher
Nice parallel with Thirst. Balanced and decent flavor. "Parch" and "Perch" are a little more distinguishable than I was hoping for. 7.5/10
Ninja Caterpie - Kitchen Sphinx
I'm not sure how either side of the "tea or coffee" riddle translates to "creatures target player controls don't untap during his or her next untap step." "Sphinx" and "Finks" are more distinguishable than I was hoping for. 7/10
Fungus - Sharp Hen Pitchfork
No rarity. Using a six-sided die with a chicken is pretty classic as far as un-cards go, but mechanically there's no reason why this should be a die roll and not a coin flip. 7/10
Megiddo - Vaporous Gin
About equivalent to Dark Ritual if you're just trying to accelerate one spell, but weaker if you're trying to build up a storm count or something. Still very powerful. Definitely fits the challenge. 8.5/10
Prophylaxis - Protein Hydra
"Protein" and "Protean" aren't quite pronounced the same. The mechanics don't really jive with the name (other than hydras = +1/+1 counters) and the dragon creature type seems very out of place. 6/10
bloodyspasm - Coughing Queen
No power and toughness. Just a barely changed rehash of Coffin Queen. The name is clever, but I wish you had done more with it. 6/10
Glimyrpost - For Bidding Crypt
Coin flip mechanics are almost always red. The wording here needs work but the mechanics are pretty interesting. Notallcoin flips have a winner or a loser. 7/10
The winner and next round:
Volrath the Risen wins with Hydrablast.
Next challenge: More non-creature spells that characterise iconic creature types.
Form of the Antelope2WW
Enchantment (M)
You have plainswalk.
At the beginning of your upkeep, target land becomes a Plains. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
At the beginning of each end step, your life total becomes equal to the number of Plains on the battlefield.
Form of the Homarid2U
Enchantment (M)
Homarid enters the battlefield with a tide counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on Form of the Homarid.
As long as there is exactly one tide counter on Form of the Homarid, spells you cast cost U more to cast.
As long as there are exactly three tide counters on Form of the Homarid, spells you cast cost U less to cast.
Whenever there are four tide counters on Form of the Homarid, remove all tide counters from it.
Form of the ShadeBBB
Enchantment (M) B: Add B to your mana pool.
Tome of Spirits3(W/B)
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature is a Cleric in addition to its other types and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield."
Equip 4 The cowl doesn't make the monk. This does.
IIW: A flavorful non-human planeswalker. The weirdest, the best (as long at it makes sense).
Fairie Hooliginary2UB
Instant - Placeholder
Counter target spell. Its controller discards a card, sacrifices a creature, and rips some of his or her hair out.
Real entry:
Bearing Arms3G
Enchantment (R)
Creature spells you cast cost 1G to cast.
Creatures you control lose all abilities and are 2/2.
Phantom Dance1GG
Enchantment
If a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it would be dealt damage, prevent it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from that creature. G, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
IIW: Create a Mythic Rare that could headline a cycle in a future set.
Spellshaper Mastery (Rare)
Cost: 2UR
Enchantment
When you discard a card as part of a cost, put a charge counter on Spellshaper Mastery.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all charge counters from Spellshaper Mastery, then draw a card for each counter removed this way.
Entries so far seem to have the idea pretty well. What I'm looking for is spells that really express the essence/pinnacle of the creature type. So if you put the "souls" of that entire species into a cauldron and started making spells out of it, this is a spell you might get.
That is NOT necessarily the same as turning yourself (or a creature, or whatever) into a creature of type X.
Phantom ArmorU
Enchantment - Aura {C}
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
When enchanted creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice Phantom Armor.
Phantom ArmorU
Enchantment - Aura {C}
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
When enchanted creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice Phantom Armor.
IIW: Skirges.
This is awesome. I was going to say you should add an IIW, but you did.
Fungal Embodiment 3GGG
Enchantment (R)
When you control no Saprolings and no Fungi, you lose the game.
At the beginning of each upkeep, put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
Sacrifice a Saproling: You gain 2 life.
Sorcery (U) (Uncommon could be considered... medium rare... could it not? *guffaw*)
Time Wok is your choice of either red or green.
Suspend X - X. X can't be 0.
The next creature spell you cast gains devour X.
Everything is tastier when it's cooked in the future.
IIW: Mooses
This is for me more than it is for anyone else. I sucks at colors.
Creature - Human Wizard (U)
2U: Target creature doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
"Feeling thirsty?"
2/1
IIW: Do a barrel roll.
Creature - Sphinx (R)
When Kitchen Sphinx enters the battlefield, choose one: Untap all creatures target player controls, or creatures target player controls don't untap during his or her next untap step.
Even kitchen sphinxes have their riddles - tea or coffee?
3/5
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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Artifact-Equipment
As an additional cost to play CARDNAME, sacrifice a chicken you control.
When equipped creature attacks, roll a six sided die. On an even number, equipped creature gains flying, first strike, and gets +2/+0 until the end of the turn. On an odd number, remove equipped creature from combat and CARDNAME deals 2 damage to it.
Equip 2
reference:Sharpened Pitchfork
iiw: fungus tribal
Vaporous Gin R
Instant {C}
Add RRRR to your mana pool. Spells you cast this turn cost 1 more to cast.
"Quite potent, but I've never seen anybody able to actually finish a glass."
IIW: I become mod/win card maker of the year/the December MCC/life
Also make some cards I can tutor up with Mystical Teachings. The card's color identity CANNOT include green or white.
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Curse PremiumCreature - Dragon Hydra (R)
Protein Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Protein Hydra enters the battlefield, it deals damage to target creature equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it.
0/0
Iiw siggy
Go random :S
For Bidding Crypt 2BB
Enchantment (r)
Whenever a player flips a coin, either player may put a crypt counter on a permanent they control. If either player does, the other player must as well.
Whenever a coin is flipped, the looser sacrifices all permanents with crypt counters on them which he or she controls.
IIW: A card that would be blasphemy to play (take that as you will)
Tranquilo - Awww, some Presents!
JonFuryZacharias - I Land, Knight Reign, Night Rain
Knight Reign: Lots of words, some of them awkward, for a narrow and somewhat underpowered effect.
Night Rain: I don't buy the flavor here. Without an "exile it if it would leave the battlefield" clause like on Dreams of the Dead, it's too easy to get around the cumulative upkeep.
Overall: 7/10
Marco - Rubble-Rouser
Volrath the Risen - Hydrablast
void_nothing - Mire Charger
Rithaniel - Delve to Deep Below
Piar - Gorilla Tactics
PanchoPonceN - Won with Nature
MagicBrains - Time Wok
CrustaceanCrusader - Battlefield Parcher
Ninja Caterpie - Kitchen Sphinx
Fungus - Sharp Hen Pitchfork
Megiddo - Vaporous Gin
Prophylaxis - Protein Hydra
bloodyspasm - Coughing Queen
Glimyrpost - For Bidding Crypt
The winner and next round:
Next challenge: More non-creature spells that characterise iconic creature types.
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
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Curse PremiumI was so crushed to hear that "Protean" and "Protein" weren't the same. I've been pronouncing it that way for so long.
Holder.
Enchantment (M)
You have plainswalk.
At the beginning of your upkeep, target land becomes a Plains. (This effect lasts indefinitely.)
At the beginning of each end step, your life total becomes equal to the number of Plains on the battlefield.
Form of the Homarid 2U
Enchantment (M)
Homarid enters the battlefield with a tide counter on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a tide counter on Form of the Homarid.
As long as there is exactly one tide counter on Form of the Homarid, spells you cast cost U more to cast.
As long as there are exactly three tide counters on Form of the Homarid, spells you cast cost U less to cast.
Whenever there are four tide counters on Form of the Homarid, remove all tide counters from it.
Form of the Shade BBB
Enchantment (M)
B: Add B to your mana pool.
And the cycle is complete.
IIW: Alpha wording.
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature is a Cleric in addition to its other types and has "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to an opponent, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield."
Equip 4
The cowl doesn't make the monk. This does.
IIW: A flavorful non-human planeswalker. The weirdest, the best (as long at it makes sense).
The clan for custom card creators!
Instant - Placeholder
Counter target spell. Its controller discards a card, sacrifices a creature, and rips some of his or her hair out.
Real entry:
Bearing Arms 3G
Enchantment (R)
Creature spells you cast cost 1G to cast.
Creatures you control lose all abilities and are 2/2.
IIW: Core set removal.
Enchantment
If a creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it would be dealt damage, prevent it. Remove a +1/+1 counter from that creature.
G, Sacrifice a creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
IIW: Create a Mythic Rare that could headline a cycle in a future set.
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360 Peasant Cube!
Custom Cube
RWU Miracles RWU
Cost: 2UR
Enchantment
When you discard a card as part of a cost, put a charge counter on Spellshaper Mastery.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove all charge counters from Spellshaper Mastery, then draw a card for each counter removed this way.
Next: The creator of an artifact that already exists. (Ex. Emmessi, Jalum, Krark, Kaldra, Nevinyrral, Leng, Feldon, Ashnod, you get the idea.)
Ahem.
Entries so far seem to have the idea pretty well. What I'm looking for is spells that really express the essence/pinnacle of the creature type. So if you put the "souls" of that entire species into a cauldron and started making spells out of it, this is a spell you might get.
That is NOT necessarily the same as turning yourself (or a creature, or whatever) into a creature of type X.
And identifiable effects are better than generic. If you want some examples, Angel's Grace < Form of the Dragon < Boggart Shenanigans < Hydrablast < Oni Possession < Puca's Mischief.
Plot of Dragon's Maze:
Niv-Mizzet plays Realmwright, chooses "Gate". Then a dramatic retelling of the ensuing argument.
Tribal Enchantment - Elf (R)
Creatures you control are Elves in addition to their other types and have "T: Add G to your mana pool."
IIW: Legacy playable
Currently playing:
M13 Draft
GGGGG Dungrove................(STANDARD)
GWGWG Maverick..................(LEGACY)
Jon Finkel on the PWP System:
Enchantment - Aura {C}
Enchanted creature gets +2/+2.
When enchanted creature becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice Phantom Armor.
IIW: Skirges.
[15:21] <@CC> Remember, if you argue, you are an idiot.
Untrophied Wins:
Perfect MCC Scores: 2
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I've been wanting to get involved in that, but I don't know how it works and haven't seen Signups or anything like that.
This is awesome. I was going to say you should add an IIW, but you did.
Artifact (U)
:3mana:, :symtap:, Discard a card: Masticore Jaws deals 3 damage to target creature.
IIW: Animate Land
Just post a card that meets the criteria in the round 1 thread by the deadline. No signups required!
Enchantment (R)
When you control no Saprolings and no Fungi, you lose the game.
At the beginning of each upkeep, put a 1/1 green Saproling creature token onto the battlefield.
Sacrifice a Saproling: You gain 2 life.
iiw: fungus tribal
Plot of Dragon's Maze:
Niv-Mizzet plays Realmwright, chooses "Gate". Then a dramatic retelling of the ensuing argument.
Artifact (MR)
Creatures gain all abilities of other creatures.
IIW: More slivers!
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
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