Thus far, we've seen the stories of planeswalkers struggling for dominance over the multiverse, we've heard tales of adventurers, warriors, and even police officers, but nothing of the stories that happen behind the scenes, where secrets are traded or stolen, and a well-placed blade or a drop of poison can topple empires.
The covert world of spies has remained hidden, but now it's time to reveal one story from it. If you're lucky, it'll be your story. If not, we will deny all knowledge of your existence.
If you want to take part in this tale of mystery, intrigue, secrecy and subterfuge, all you need to do is post your avatar here.
Your avatar for this month will be a player in the game of spies. It must be a legendary creature with the subtype "Rogue", "Advisor", "Lord" or "Spy".
First round starts on December 1st.
Good luck!
The Card Creation League is a monthly contest in which players compete over seven rounds. Each month has an overall theme and/or story, determined by that month's host.
Each round, the host will assign a card creation task to the players. This task may vary between teams or players.
The first three rounds are open to everyone who joined in the sign-up thread, which will be posted near the end of the previous month. After these rounds, the Top 8 players will move on to three elimination rounds to determine a winner.
Rounds usually last three to four days for submissions and about two days for critiques, but the host has final say in making the schedule.
For the first three rounds, players are divided into teams. Four teams is standard, but there may be more or less depending on the number of players. Each team will review another team's cards during the critique period of that round.
Each player must submit a Top 3 ranking for the team he or she critiques at the end of each round. Each 1st place is worth 3 points, 2nd place 2 points, and 3rd place 1 point.
Additionally, each player can receive 2 bonus points per round. One point is awarded for posting a Top 3, and one point for providing critiques for that team's cards.
Suggested areas to critique include creativity, balance, printability, and relation to the overall theme or that player's previous cards.
Players who do not post a card or a Top 3 will be put on "probation." Top 3 violations for a round can be removed by posting or PMing the host with your Top 3 before the end of the next round. Any player that would receive a second violation is disqualified from further competition that month.
At the end of the first three rounds, the Top 8 players will be selected by points (usually the top 2 from each team). In the case of ties, there may be more than 8 players advancing. The suggested scoring method is for each player to critique all remaining players in the same Top 3 style as the first three rounds, with the top half advancing each round, so Top 8, then Top 4, then Finals.
The final round is determined by public poll.
Prior to Top 8, players have a chance of getting a total of 100 points toward their score each Scoring Round. Scores for each Round are determined by the following equation:
Total points of Player A in round N = 100 * X/Y, where:
X = Total number of Scoring Points (Judge Points + Additional Points from Top 3 & Critiques)
Y = Total number of Possible Points (3 * Number of Judges + Additional Points)
3 points are given for a First Place Top 3 finish, 2 points for a Second Place, and 1 point for a Third Place. 1 additional point is awarded if a Top 3 is submitted. 1 additional point is awarded if Critiques are given for all entries to be judged.
This way the grading is more streamlined in the fact that all rounds prior to Top 8 are graded equally, and there is no handicap for any team that has fewer judges.
Each player accumulates points from each Scoring Round until the end of Round 3.
Korin, Extortion Operative1WB
Legendary Creature-Human Rogue (M)
First strike
Whenever Korin, Extortion Operative deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature, unless its controller pays 3 life He’ll get what he wants, one way or another.
3/2
Darryn, Shadowslider1UB
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue (R)
Intimidate
Whenever you cast a black spell, you may counter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control. U,T: The next spell you cast this turn may be cast as though it had flash. He was a man of shadow, but unlike others who made such claims, he could bring the shadows with him.
3/2
Aileena, Izzet Infiltrator1UR
Legendary Creature - Human Spy (R)
Whenever Aileena, Izzet Infiltrator deals damage, you may draw a card. UR,T: Aileena, Izzet Infiltrator deals 1 damage to target creature or player. If you have drawn three or more cards this turn, she deals 3 damage to target creature or player instead. In the world of intrigue, knowledge is our greatest weapon.
1/1
Soya Sen :symu::symw:
Legendary Creature - Advisor
As Soya Sen enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Soya Sen is the chosen color, and has protection from the chosen color.
:symtap:: Counter target spell of the chosen color unless it's controller pays :1mana:.
1/1
Zalatraz, Tunnel Master2RR
Legendary Creature - Viashino Rogue {R}
Haste 1RR: Target creature you control gets -X/-0 and is unblockable until end of turn, where X is equal too half its power, rounded down. If he can't find a path to it, then it doesn't exist.
4/4
Cuz if your gonna to Spy, you better Spy Hard!... sorry, felt I had to for a Spy Game.
Darru, Fist of the Forest1GG [M]
Legendary Creature - Elemental Lord
Darru, Fist of the Forest's power is equal to the number of creature tokens you control and its toughness is equal to that number plus one.
Whenever Darru, Fist of the Forest attacks, put two 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield.
*/*+1
Lord Salamancer (Rare) 4U
Legendary Creature - Salamander Adviser
3/5 U,T: Exchange control of two target creatures. If politics was a game of cards, I would be the dealer. - Lord Salamancer
Exon, Mindcrime3UB
Legendary Creature - Human Spy (M)
Exon is unblockable.
Whenever Exon deals combat damage to a player, instead search that player's library for up to X cards and exile them face down, where X is equal to Exon's power.
You may look at and play face down cards exiled with Exon.
4/4 "They say stealing ideas are a crime, yet the Parliament routinely requires my services."
Oberas, the Burning Blade3BR
Legendary Creature - Viashino Rogue (R)
Intimidate
Whenever Oberas, the Burning Blade deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card at random. Oberas, the Burning Blade deals damage to that player equal to that card's converted mana cost. 2: Oberas, the Burning Blade becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn.
3/2
Haven't been in an Asrama CCL for a very long time. This theme feels excitingly different as well.
Nirik, Deceptive Gargoyle5
Legendary Artifact Creature - Gargoyle Rogue (MR)
Flying
Whenever Nirik, Deceptive Gargoyle would be destroyed, if it is a creature, it becomes a noncreature artifact until end of turn instead. (It is still legendary.)
4/4
The Thought-Treader2UB
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue (R)
The Thought-Treader is unblockable as long as your opponent controls a tapped creature.
Whenever The Thought-Treader deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals his or her hand and discards a card. If he or she does, you may search that player's library for a card and put it into his or her hand.
3/2
Nice critter, but you spelled something wrong. And would this wording work since only creatures "die"?
If Nirik, Deceptive Gargoyle would die, instead it becomes a legendary noncreature artifact until end of turn.
I'm not sure what I spelled wrong Ah found it, but no the wording won't work.
Dies is just a short hand for "when this is sent to the graveyard from the battlefield." The fact that R&D only puts it on creatures is an aesthetic choice on their part. The rules allow it to work on noncreatures.
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I'll bet you wish you had a non-unglued/unhinged card that shared your first name.
Whispering Snaketongue2:symub::symub:
Legendary Creature - Rogue Advisor (R)
Defender
The first time an opponent would draw a card each turn turn, that player reveals the top two cards of his or her library instead and you choose one of those cards. That player puts the chosen card in his or her hand and the other card on the bottom of his or her library. Poisoned advice causes much more damage than aggressive threats.
1/5
I'm calling it right now- worst rare in the set. Even good limited players will find better bombs at common and uncommon no sweat. Worst. Episode. Ever.
I really do predict this to be our worst rare in set award winner. I'd be happier opening a jar of eyeballs, so I think anything worse is highly unlikely. This card wont just have zero constructed potential, but not be significantly better than a mass of ghouls in a draft.
KoolKoal: Feel free to take this with a grain of salt since self meta isn't particularly helpful, but I think I get scumread mostly for style over substance, but also for a certain lack of substance over style. It's not so much what I AM posting most of the time (though sometimes that can seem bad) but what I'm NOT posting. I've been told I come to non-obvious conclusions a lot, so when I post, quite a bit of the time there's jumps in logic that people can't follow and they think that's scummy. I get that accusation about a lot of questions I ask specifically. People call them "busy work" when the questions are legit etc.
As far as things to ignore, I can't think of anything. I would suggest you focus less on what I'm doing and more on how I'm doing it. That's probably more likely to be accurate. Like I've just said, what I do tends to come off a little weird, but if you look for how I do it, mindset comes into play and maybe you figure out something useful.
Shavik, the HeartseekerGUB
Legendary Creature — Gorgon Rogue (R)
Deathtouch
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Shavik, the Heartseeker this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Shavik
Whenever Shavik deals combat damage to a player, draw that many cards.
2/2
Follutt of the Enlightenment Stairwell1WU
Legendary Creature - Bird Advisor (R)
Flying 1WU, Discard a card: You gain 2 life and draw two cards. Activate this ability only if you've drawn two or more cards this turn. "Higher and higher echo my prayers for knowledge."
1/3
Telberik, Logophage HegemonUUB
Legendary Creature- Vedalken Rogue (M)
Whenever Telberik, Logophage Hegemon deals damage to a player, mindwipe that player. (That player exiles a card at random from his or her hand face-down. At the beginning of your next upkeep, that player returns that card to his or her hand.)
You may look at and cast cards mindwiped by spells or creatures you control as though they were in your hand. "So you think to hide your secrets from me, is that it? No matter. You will be dealt with in due time."
3/2
Neville, Library Keeper 2UU
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Whenever you discard a card, if you discard an instant card this way, shuffle it in your library instead. "No idea can be ever lost, I'll make sure of that" 1/3
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Winner is Judge and Club Flaming IIW (get the one on top)
Guild ability being used by another guild
Graveyard effects
Spy Games
Hello all,
Thus far, we've seen the stories of planeswalkers struggling for dominance over the multiverse, we've heard tales of adventurers, warriors, and even police officers, but nothing of the stories that happen behind the scenes, where secrets are traded or stolen, and a well-placed blade or a drop of poison can topple empires.
The covert world of spies has remained hidden, but now it's time to reveal one story from it. If you're lucky, it'll be your story. If not, we will deny all knowledge of your existence.
If you want to take part in this tale of mystery, intrigue, secrecy and subterfuge, all you need to do is post your avatar here.
Your avatar for this month will be a player in the game of spies. It must be a legendary creature with the subtype "Rogue", "Advisor", "Lord" or "Spy".
First round starts on December 1st.
Good luck!
Y = Total number of Possible Points (3 * Number of Judges + Additional Points)
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Legendary Creature-Human Rogue (M)
First strike
Whenever Korin, Extortion Operative deals combat damage to a creature, destroy that creature, unless its controller pays 3 life
He’ll get what he wants, one way or another.
3/2
The Anabyn
Stay Hungry My Friends....
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue (R)
Intimidate
Whenever you cast a black spell, you may counter target spell that targets you or a permanent you control.
U,T: The next spell you cast this turn may be cast as though it had flash.
He was a man of shadow, but unlike others who made such claims, he could bring the shadows with him.
3/2
Legendary Creature - Human Spy (R)
Whenever Aileena, Izzet Infiltrator deals damage, you may draw a card.
UR,T: Aileena, Izzet Infiltrator deals 1 damage to target creature or player. If you have drawn three or more cards this turn, she deals 3 damage to target creature or player instead.
In the world of intrigue, knowledge is our greatest weapon.
1/1
Legendary Creature - Advisor
As Soya Sen enters the battlefield, choose a color.
Soya Sen is the chosen color, and has protection from the chosen color.
:symtap:: Counter target spell of the chosen color unless it's controller pays :1mana:.
1/1
4th place at CCC&G Pro Tour
Chances of bad hands (<2 or >4 land):
21: 28.9%
22: 27.5%
23: 26.3%
24: 25.5%
25: 25.1%
26: 25.3%
Legendary Creature - Viashino Rogue {R}
Haste
1RR: Target creature you control gets -X/-0 and is unblockable until end of turn, where X is equal too half its power, rounded down.
If he can't find a path to it, then it doesn't exist.
4/4
Cuz if your gonna to Spy, you better Spy Hard!... sorry, felt I had to for a Spy Game.
Artist: //gatherer.wizards.com/Pages/Search/Default.aspx?action=advanced&artist=[%22Daniel%20Ljunggren%22">"]Daniel Ljunggren
Legendary Creature - Elemental Lord
Darru, Fist of the Forest's power is equal to the number of creature tokens you control and its toughness is equal to that number plus one.
Whenever Darru, Fist of the Forest attacks, put two 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield.
*/*+1
4U
Legendary Creature - Salamander Adviser
3/5
U,T: Exchange control of two target creatures.
If politics was a game of cards, I would be the dealer. - Lord Salamancer
Exon, Mindcrime 3UB
Legendary Creature - Human Spy (M)
Exon is unblockable.
Whenever Exon deals combat damage to a player, instead search that player's library for up to X cards and exile them face down, where X is equal to Exon's power.
You may look at and play face down cards exiled with Exon.
4/4
"They say stealing ideas are a crime, yet the Parliament routinely requires my services."
Legendary Creature - Viashino Rogue (R)
Intimidate
Whenever Oberas, the Burning Blade deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card at random. Oberas, the Burning Blade deals damage to that player equal to that card's converted mana cost.
2: Oberas, the Burning Blade becomes the color or colors of your choice until end of turn.
3/2
Draft my cube! (630 cards)
Nirik, Deceptive Gargoyle 5
Legendary Artifact Creature - Gargoyle Rogue (MR)
Flying
Whenever Nirik, Deceptive Gargoyle would be destroyed, if it is a creature, it becomes a noncreature artifact until end of turn instead. (It is still legendary.)
4/4
Nice critter, but you spelled something wrong. And would this wording work since only creatures "die"?
If Nirik, Deceptive Gargoyle would die, instead it becomes a legendary noncreature artifact until end of turn.
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue (R)
The Thought-Treader is unblockable as long as your opponent controls a tapped creature.
Whenever The Thought-Treader deals combat damage to a player, that player reveals his or her hand and discards a card. If he or she does, you may search that player's library for a card and put it into his or her hand.
3/2
You got 99 attackers but I'm blocking with 1.
The Winner is Judge | 7
This Winner is Also Judge | 6
Club Flamingo | Lots
I'm not sure what I spelled wrongAh found it, but no the wording won't work.Dies is just a short hand for "when this is sent to the graveyard from the battlefield." The fact that R&D only puts it on creatures is an aesthetic choice on their part. The rules allow it to work on noncreatures.
Whispering Snaketongue 2:symub::symub:
Legendary Creature - Rogue Advisor (R)
Defender
The first time an opponent would draw a card each turn turn, that player reveals the top two cards of his or her library instead and you choose one of those cards. That player puts the chosen card in his or her hand and the other card on the bottom of his or her library.
Poisoned advice causes much more damage than aggressive threats.
1/5
Ravia, Chameleon Agent 2UB
Legendary Creature-Human Rogue [R]
Shroud
When ~ attacks, choose a creature you don't control. ~ becomes a copy of that creature until end of turn.
1/2
Legendary Creature — Gorgon Rogue (R)
Deathtouch
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Shavik, the Heartseeker this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Shavik
Whenever Shavik deals combat damage to a player, draw that many cards.
2/2
IIW: I don't need one of these here.
Follutt of the Enlightenment Stairwell 1WU
Legendary Creature - Bird Advisor (R)
Flying
1WU, Discard a card: You gain 2 life and draw two cards. Activate this ability only if you've drawn two or more cards this turn.
"Higher and higher echo my prayers for knowledge."
1/3
I̟̥͍̠ͅn̩͉̣͍̬͚ͅ ̬̬͖t̯̹̞̺͖͓̯̤h̘͍̬e͙̯͈̖̼̮ ̭̬f̺̲̲̪i͙͉̟̩̰r̪̝͚͈̝̥͍̝̲s̼̻͇̘̳͔ͅt̲̺̳̗̜̪̙ ̳̺̥̻͚̗ͅm̜̜̟̰͈͓͎͇o̝̖̮̝͇m̯̻̞̼̫̗͓̤e̩̯̬̮̩n͎̱̪̲̹͖t͇̖s̰̮ͅ,̤̲͙̻̭̻̯̹̰ ̖t̫̙̺̯͖͚̯ͅh͙̯̦̳̗̰̟e͖̪͉̼̯ ̪͕g̞̣͔a̗̦t̬̬͓͙̫̖̭̻e̩̻̯ ̜̖̦̖̤̭͙̬t̞̹̥̪͎͉ͅo͕͚͍͇̲͇͓̺ ̭̬͙͈̣̻t͈͍͙͓̫̖͙̩h̪̬̖̙e̗͈ ̗̬̟̞̺̤͉̯ͅa̦̯͚̙̜̮f͉͙̲̣̞̼t̪̤̞̣͚e̲͉̳̥r͇̪̙͚͓l̥̞̞͎̹̯̹ͅi͓̬f̮̥̬̞͈ͅe͎ ̟̩̤̳̠̯̩̯o̮̘̲p̟͚̣̞͉͓e͍̩̣n͔̼͕͚̜e̬̱d̼̘͎̖̹͍̮̠,͖̺̭̱̮ ̣̲͖̬̪̭̥a̪͚n̟̲̝̤̤̞̗d̘̱̗͇̮͕̳͕͔ ͖̞͉͎t̹̙͎h̰̱͉̗e̪̞̱̝̹̩ͅ ̠̱̩̭̦p̯̙e͓o̳͚̰̯̺̱̰͔̘p̬͎̱̣̼̩͇l̗̟̖͚̠e̱͉͔̱̦̬̟̙ ̖͚̪͔̼̦w̺̖̤̱e͖̗̻̦͓̖̘̜r̭̥e͔̹̫̱͕̦̰͕ ̗͔̠p̠̗͍͍̱̳̠r̰͔͎̰o͉̥͓̰͚̥s̟͚̹̱͔̣t͉̙̳̖͖̪̮r̥̘̥͙̹a͉̟̫̟̳̠̟̭t͈̜̰͈͎e̞̣̭̲̬ ͚̗̯̟͙i͍͖̰̘̦͖͉ṇ̮̻̯̦̲̩͍ ̦̮͚̫̤t͉͖̫͕ͅͅh͙̮̻̘̣̮̼e͕̺ ͙l͕̠͎̰̥i̲͓͉̲g̫̳̟͈͇̖h̠̦̖t͓̯͎̗ ̳̪̘̟̙̩̦o̫̲f̙͔̰̙̠ ̹̪̗͇̯t͖̼̼͉͖̬h̹͇̩e͚̖̺̤͉̹͕̪ ͚͓̭̝̺G͎̗̯̩o̫̯̮̟̮̳̘d̜̲͙̠-̩̳̯̲̗̜P̹̘̥͉̝h͍͈̗̖̝ͅa͍̗̮̼̗r̜̖͇̙̺a̭̺͔̞̳͈o̪̣͓̯̬͙̯̰̗h̖̦͈̥̯͔.͇̣̙̝
Legendary Creature- Vedalken Rogue (M)
Whenever Telberik, Logophage Hegemon deals damage to a player, mindwipe that player. (That player exiles a card at random from his or her hand face-down. At the beginning of your next upkeep, that player returns that card to his or her hand.)
You may look at and cast cards mindwiped by spells or creatures you control as though they were in your hand.
"So you think to hide your secrets from me, is that it? No matter. You will be dealt with in due time."
3/2
The actual card wouldn't have the mindwipe RT.
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Club Flamingo Wins: 10
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EDH Decks
BG Vicious Varolz | RW Jor Kadeen, the Mean Machine | RG Atarka: Muh_Dragons.dec (WIP) | WU Brago, Blink Eternal (WIP)
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Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Whenever you discard a card, if you discard an instant card this way, shuffle it in your library instead.
"No idea can be ever lost, I'll make sure of that"
1/3
Guild ability being used by another guild
Graveyard effects
Done:
1 Mana Legendary Permanent
Kamigawa re-done