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 Synergies Month! This whole month will be about positive interactions with specific cards.
Challenge
Design a creature card that would be guaranteed not to be destroyed if its controller had Rakdos, the Showstopper enter the battlefield under their control.
Doesn't matter how your card accomplishes the challenge but it must do so by default simply by being on the battlefield.
Make sure to include a rarity.
Stay tuned for February's CCL Final Poll. Anyone who votes will receive 2 bonus points for March's CCL!
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.
Anyone can enter this first round! Your submissions are due Wednesday, March 6th, 23:59 EST.
Schedule
Round 1 — Open to Everyone (March 1st-6th)
Round 2 — Open to Everyone (March 7th–12th)
Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due March 15th)
Top 8 — Open to top 8 finishers (March 16th–19th)
Top 8 Critiques (Due March 22nd)
Top 4 — Open to top 4 finishers from last round (March 23rd–26th)
Top 4 Critiques (Due March 29th)
Final (End of month, winner determined by public poll)
Stagehand JesterB
Creature - Imp {R}
Flash
When Stagehand Jester enters the battlefield, you may change a target of target spell to Stagehand Jester. If you do, you lose life equal to that spell's converted mana cost.
1/1
Underworld FlamekeeperBR
Creature - Devil (U)
Whenever you play a card from exile or from a graveyard, Underworld Flamekeeper deals 2 damage to each opponent. "Follow the will of the eternal flame."
2/2
Guise Shaper2UU
Creature - Shapehifter (Rare)
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Guise Shaper become a copy of that creature, except it isn't legendary if that creature is legendary, and it gains this ability. "I am everything you could have been and more."
2/2
Stabby Doll5
Artifact Creature - Construct (R)
If Stabby Doll would be destroyed, it gains indestructible and you may destroy up to one target creature.
0/1 "Hee, hee! Let's have some fun!"
Infernal Cadaver2B
Creature — Zombie (C)
Infernal Cadaver enters the battlefield tapped.
As long as you control a Demon, Infernal Cadaver has indestructible.
2/2
Hellpact NecromancerBBB
Creature - Human Wizard (MR)
When Hellpact Necromancer enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Imp creature token with flying and "Wizard creatures you control are indestructable."
At the beginning of each end step, you may return a creature card with converted mana cost X or less from a graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of Wizard creatures you control. A pact with Dorugon damns both the maker and those who work magic alongside him.
1/3
Thraben Lookout1WW
Creature - Human Soldier (U)
Vigilance
Whenever a non-Human creature enters the battlefield, Thraben Lookout gains indestructible until end of turn. "We are inside. They are outside. It's that simple."
2/3
Fortunemancer1BR
Creature - Human Rogue Wizard (Uncommon)
As long as you’ve flipped a coin this turn, Fortunemancer gets +2/+0 and has indestructible. "It's my lucky day!"
2/3
Megalophobic GoblinR
Creature — Goblin Coward {U}
When a creature with power 3 or greater enters the battlefield, exile Megalophobic Goblin. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step. "Where's Unkful?"
— Unkful cousin's last words
2/1
Krark the Lighthanded2RR
Legendary Creature - Goblin Rogue (R)
Whenever a coin flip comes up tails, Krark gains indestructible until end of turn. "I only need eight fingers anyway."
2/2 Turns out that doesn't work. Let's see.
Scourge of the Luxa 1UBG
Creature - Devil Elemental (R)
When Scourge of the Luxa enters the battlefield, each player discards X cards and sacrifices X creatures, where X is half of this creature's power, rounded down.
Eternalize 3UB The din of the locust's assault pierces the sky, leaving the rivers as the only sanctuary...until the Scourge appears.
2/2
Top 16 - 2012 Indiana State Championships Currently Playing: GBStandard - Golgari Safari MidrangeBG RBWModern - Mardu PyromancerWBR RLegacy - Good Old Fashioned BurnR
Geetra, Precognitive Wizard2WU
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
If an permanent entering the battlefield causes a triggered ability you may pay WU, if you do counter that ability and look that player top library.
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Geetra Precognitive Wizard
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"Over time, all trips end up in the same place, at home."
I haven't participated in a CCL in while, but the card that came to mind for this challenge was too weird not to post. Also, "guaranteed not to be destroyed" can be interpreted many ways. I assume you are not counting effects that may be caused by other cards? Cards that change a creature's type for instance.
Assimilated Automaton3
Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter (R)
Vigilance
As long as you control a Human creature, Assimilated Automaton is a Human in addition to its other types. The same is true for each other creature type among creatures you control. t: Tap or untap another target creature that shares a type with Assimilated Automaton.
2/3
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Heart of the Rustling Leaves1GW
Creature - Elemental Spirit (r)
Whenever a player casts a spell, Heart of the Rustling Leaves gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn. "Have you ever wondered if the leaves ever rustle when we're not there to hear them?"
4/3
Observant ChanglingGWU
Creature - Shapeshifter {R}
Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)
Tap another untapped creature you control: Observant Changling gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn if the tapped creature has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance.
2/2
“Survive the Show”
Rakdos, the Showstopper, taken from DeviantArt, by Viktor Titov and Wizards of the Coast
Theme
It's Synergies Month! This whole month will be about positive interactions with specific cards.
Challenge
Stay tuned for February's CCL Final Poll. Anyone who votes will receive 2 bonus points for March's CCL!
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.
Schedule
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Creature - Imp {R}
Flash
When Stagehand Jester enters the battlefield, you may change a target of target spell to Stagehand Jester. If you do, you lose life equal to that spell's converted mana cost.
1/1
Emille, Seven-Sting Dancer Shalin Nariya
Creature - Imp (Rare)
Flying
Whenever you draw a card, exile it instead and put a +1/+1 counter on Scrollstealer.
1/1
Creature - Devil (U)
Whenever you play a card from exile or from a graveyard, Underworld Flamekeeper deals 2 damage to each opponent.
"Follow the will of the eternal flame."
2/2
Creature - Shapehifter (Rare)
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have Guise Shaper become a copy of that creature, except it isn't legendary if that creature is legendary, and it gains this ability.
"I am everything you could have been and more."
2/2
Artifact Creature - Construct (R)
If Stabby Doll would be destroyed, it gains indestructible and you may destroy up to one target creature.
0/1
"Hee, hee! Let's have some fun!"
Creature — Zombie (C)
Infernal Cadaver enters the battlefield tapped.
As long as you control a Demon, Infernal Cadaver has indestructible.
2/2
Creature - Human Wizard (MR)
When Hellpact Necromancer enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 black Imp creature token with flying and "Wizard creatures you control are indestructable."
At the beginning of each end step, you may return a creature card with converted mana cost X or less from a graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of Wizard creatures you control.
A pact with Dorugon damns both the maker and those who work magic alongside him.
1/3
Creature - Human Soldier (U)
Vigilance
Whenever a non-Human creature enters the battlefield, Thraben Lookout gains indestructible until end of turn.
"We are inside. They are outside. It's that simple."
2/3
Creature - Human Rogue (R)
Whenever a player would flip a coin, instead you choose which side it lands on.
4/2
Deal with it.
Creature - Human Rogue Wizard (Uncommon)
As long as you’ve flipped a coin this turn, Fortunemancer gets +2/+0 and has indestructible.
"It's my lucky day!"
2/3
Creature — Goblin Coward {U}
When a creature with power 3 or greater enters the battlefield, exile Megalophobic Goblin. Return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
"Where's Unkful?"
— Unkful cousin's last words
2/1
Seems like about the obvious choice.
Turns out that doesn't work. Let's see.Krark the Lighthanded 2RR
Legendary Creature - Goblin Rogue (R)
Whenever a coin flip comes up tails, Krark gains indestructible until end of turn.
"I only need eight fingers anyway."
2/2
Scourge of the Luxa 1UBG
Creature - Devil Elemental (R)
When Scourge of the Luxa enters the battlefield, each player discards X cards and sacrifices X creatures, where X is half of this creature's power, rounded down.
Eternalize 3UB
The din of the locust's assault pierces the sky, leaving the rivers as the only sanctuary...until the Scourge appears.
2/2
Currently Playing:
GBStandard - Golgari Safari MidrangeBG
RBWModern - Mardu PyromancerWBR
RLegacy - Good Old Fashioned BurnR
Clan Contest 3 Mafia - Mafia Co-MVP
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Partner (You can have two commanders if both have partner.)
If an permanent entering the battlefield causes a triggered ability you may pay WU, if you do counter that ability and look that player top library.
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Assimilated Automaton 3
Artifact Creature — Shapeshifter (R)
Vigilance
As long as you control a Human creature, Assimilated Automaton is a Human in addition to its other types. The same is true for each other creature type among creatures you control.
t: Tap or untap another target creature that shares a type with Assimilated Automaton.
2/3
Creature - Elemental Spirit (r)
Whenever a player casts a spell, Heart of the Rustling Leaves gains hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
"Have you ever wondered if the leaves ever rustle when we're not there to hear them?"
4/3
Creature - Shapeshifter {R}
Changeling (This card is every creature type at all times.)
Tap another untapped creature you control: Observant Changling gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn if the tapped creature has flying. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, menace, reach, trample, and vigilance.
2/2
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I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
I'm going to drop myself, I didn't look at the previous entrees and didn't that Subject16 had already basically made the same card.I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝