Helm of Kaldra, taken from Pucatrade, by Donato Giancola and Wizards of the Coast
Welcome to the Card Creation League! Everyone is free to participate in either or both of the first two rounds. Come join us!
Theme
It's Tokens Month! For this top 4 round it's on to truly unique tokens.
Challenge
Design a card that creates one or more legendary tokens.
Make sure to include a rarity.
PLEASE NOTE: This month will NO LONGER use the "mandatory top 3" rule. Critiques and top 3s will each be worth one bonus point per round but it will be possible to score points and advance even without submitting a top 3. This will also be done on a trial basis; future months may once again require top 3s from contestants.
This month's schedule has been slightly modified owing to its late start. Your submissions are due Thursday, January 31st, 23:59 EST.
Age of Flourishing2GG
Enchantment - Saga (R) (As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You get an emblem with "Colored mana doesn't empty from your mana pool as steps and phases end."
II — Double the amount of each type of colored mana in your mana pool.
III — Create Indomito, a legendary 1+*/1+* green Elemental creature token with trample, reach and "Indomito's power and toughness are each equal to one plus the amount of colored mana in your mana pool."
Ajani, Hero of the Pride3GW
Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani (M)
Starting Loyalty: 4 +1: Up to one target creature gains first strike and vigilance until your next turn. -2: Exile target creature. Its controller searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, and shuffles their library. -8: Create Kagiso, a legendary 5/5 white Cat Avatar creature token with hexproof and lifelink.
Whenever Kagiso attacks, you get an emblem with “Creatures you control get +1/+1.”
Ssrretch, Draconian Captain2RW
Legendary Creature - Viashino Warrior Ally (m)
Partner
When Ssretch, Draconian Captain enters the battlefield, create a Legendary colorless Equipment artifact token named Prasz, the Reptilian Halberd. It has "Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has haste and indestructible", equip 2RW and equip commander 0.
2/2
JamBlock hasn't responded to my contacts so the round is closed. Please critique and rank the other two contestants; you can have until Thursday the 7th.
picnic_bomber: Your post count is 9! What happened?
I know it's necessary for the functionality of this thing, but it's super weird for an enchantment to make an emblem. Still, I like the concept and it tells its story well.
Hemlock: Equip commander is a really cute ability. This is a fun commander design that I quite like.
This was a hard decision! Both contenders had cool designs that I could imagine playing with and enjoying. Ultimately I made my choice based on the fact that one design is effectively format-locked and the other is more freely able to be put into different decks.
Ajani, Hero of the Pride3GW
Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani (M)
Starting Loyalty: 4 +1: Up to one target creature gains first strike and vigilance until your next turn. -2: Exile target creature. Its controller searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, and shuffles their library. -8: Create Kagiso, a legendary 5/5 white Cat Avatar creature token with hexproof and lifelink.
Whenever Kagiso attacks, you get an emblem with “Creatures you control get +1/+1.”
I got my account deleted for some EU copyright stuff, it happened to a lot of people in here. Nothing of value was lost for me though
Solid planeswalker design. I would have liked a new character over Ajani, but that's just me. As for Kagiso, I like how quickly it can take over the game and how it can create emblems by attacking, although being a bit weird ( ), it's something I've never seen before.
Ssrretch, Draconian Captain2RW
Legendary Creature - Viashino Warrior Ally (m)
Partner
When Ssretch, Draconian Captain enters the battlefield, create a Legendary colorless Equipment artifact token named Prasz, the Reptilian Halberd. It has "Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has haste and indestructible", equip 2RW and equip commander 0.
2/2
I love names that are nigh impossible to pronounce and sounds like someone's blowing his nose. + 1 point!
This is a very cool card with a lot of interesting things going on. A Legendary Reptilian Halberd sound REALLY cool but how does it grant indestructibility? Equip commander is a great mechanic but at 0 it's maybe too good. A bit unpolished design overall, I really appreciate the uniqueness though.
Hemlock
willows
Since I tend to recognize more the unique, unsafe and creative entries, I'll give more credits to Hemlock's. Really close round though, sad to see JamBlock not participating :(.
Picnic Bomber: There's something that makes you think about how emblems are dealt with. Yhey are exclusive to planeswalker but a Saga is definitely a plave where emblwms can appear without raising too many eyebrows. That saidz I think you made a mistake in creating the emblem on ETB. That's not something I can see being used. At tje same time, you need the emblem or something else to grant you a neveremptying mana pool for Indomito. So I think the design needs to be worked around a bit so as to have the caed do what you want while still fitting into the design parameters WotC uses.
willows: Again, emblems, and I like how you can create multiples in the trigger. While the emblem is not coming directly from thenplaneswalker, it is coming for something it created as an ulti, which is doable in my book. My only complain is that the other abilities are quite boring (I tbink a not so old Ajani has Swords to plowshares as a minus and you offer Path to Exile.)
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willows
picnic bomber
I'm quite aware this results in a triple tie and we'll be all movibg to the finals, so congratulations!
“Introducing the One and Only”
Helm of Kaldra, taken from Pucatrade, by Donato Giancola and Wizards of the Coast
Theme
It's Tokens Month! For this top 4 round it's on to truly unique tokens.
Challenge
PLEASE NOTE: This month will NO LONGER use the "mandatory top 3" rule. Critiques and top 3s will each be worth one bonus point per round but it will be possible to score points and advance even without submitting a top 3. This will also be done on a trial basis; future months may once again require top 3s from contestants.
Contestants:
Hemlock
willows
JamBlock
picnic_bomber
Schedule
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Enchantment - Saga (R)
(As this Saga enters and after your draw step, add a lore counter. Sacrifice after III.)
I — You get an emblem with "Colored mana doesn't empty from your mana pool as steps and phases end."
II — Double the amount of each type of colored mana in your mana pool.
III — Create Indomito, a legendary 1+*/1+* green Elemental creature token with trample, reach and "Indomito's power and toughness are each equal to one plus the amount of colored mana in your mana pool."
Legendary Planeswalker — Ajani (M)
Starting Loyalty: 4
+1: Up to one target creature gains first strike and vigilance until your next turn.
-2: Exile target creature. Its controller searches their library for a basic land card, puts it onto the battlefield, and shuffles their library.
-8: Create Kagiso, a legendary 5/5 white Cat Avatar creature token with hexproof and lifelink.
Whenever Kagiso attacks, you get an emblem with “Creatures you control get +1/+1.”
Legendary Creature - Viashino Warrior Ally (m)
Partner
When Ssretch, Draconian Captain enters the battlefield, create a Legendary colorless Equipment artifact token named Prasz, the Reptilian Halberd. It has "Equipped creature gets +3/+0 and has haste and indestructible", equip 2RW and equip commander 0.
2/2
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
I know it's necessary for the functionality of this thing, but it's super weird for an enchantment to make an emblem. Still, I like the concept and it tells its story well.
Hemlock: Equip commander is a really cute ability. This is a fun commander design that I quite like.
1. picnic_bomber
2. Hemlock
I got my account deleted for some EU copyright stuff, it happened to a lot of people in here. Nothing of value was lost for me though
Solid planeswalker design. I would have liked a new character over Ajani, but that's just me. As for Kagiso, I like how quickly it can take over the game and how it can create emblems by attacking, although being a bit weird ( ), it's something I've never seen before.
I love names that are nigh impossible to pronounce and sounds like someone's blowing his nose. + 1 point!
This is a very cool card with a lot of interesting things going on. A Legendary Reptilian Halberd sound REALLY cool but how does it grant indestructibility? Equip commander is a great mechanic but at 0 it's maybe too good. A bit unpolished design overall, I really appreciate the uniqueness though.
Picnic Bomber: There's something that makes you think about how emblems are dealt with. Yhey are exclusive to planeswalker but a Saga is definitely a plave where emblwms can appear without raising too many eyebrows. That saidz I think you made a mistake in creating the emblem on ETB. That's not something I can see being used. At tje same time, you need the emblem or something else to grant you a neveremptying mana pool for Indomito. So I think the design needs to be worked around a bit so as to have the caed do what you want while still fitting into the design parameters WotC uses.
willows: Again, emblems, and I like how you can create multiples in the trigger. While the emblem is not coming directly from thenplaneswalker, it is coming for something it created as an ulti, which is doable in my book. My only complain is that the other abilities are quite boring (I tbink a not so old Ajani has Swords to plowshares as a minus and you offer Path to Exile.)
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willows
picnic bomber
I'm quite aware this results in a triple tie and we'll be all movibg to the finals, so congratulations!
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝