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Nov 30, 2017
DementedKirby posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemI agree that exaggerating this issue to the point of neo-Nazis in America is unnecessary. It takes away from the entire point which is how responsible is Jeremy towards the harassment received by Christine. This should be viewed objectively and not subjectively. Both by those defending and accusing Jeremy.Posted in: Articles -
Nov 30, 2017
DementedKirby posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemPosted in: ArticlesQuote from TheOnlyOne652089 »The fact that a comment makes someone feel harassed doesnt mean it is harassment.
Just because someone feels insulted, its not automatic evil in nature.
Most important, he never told to her directly, you literally have to seek out his channel to see the comments, so you actively have to search yourself to see negative comments about yourself.
The indisputable issue are the sick minded individuals that go over the top and do exactly that, email directly, twitter to her directly etc. They do the harassment, they are 100% guilty for it, and they qualify for it, as they indeed take a sadistic pleasure in doing that, its among the most harmful type of troll.
Then theres a difference between private people and people in public.
As a private person nobody has any public interest in what i do and so comments about my person would be out of context.
The moment what you are doing is part of a community, like cosplay at a grand prix and doing pictures of that etc. You present yourself in public and so comments about exactly that are clearly presented.
That alone is no harassment and its just as important to clearly draw a line between what people truly say and what is casually said, simply put, if you are talking to a group of people for hours, chances are you will say something stupid and someone will feel insulted ; so it has to be viewed in context and not just "oh god, look what he said" , and finger point exactly that and ignore anything else.
And especially for Jeremys channel, its clearly a form of topics and talking that you might easily find offending, others do not, some think hes right about a bunch of stuff, and i believe you can easily see he has a bunch of points.
All the so called harassment can be put down to context that gives it a background, so that is what makes the topic a lot more slippery than just believing its all crystal clear.
The idea of thinking its downright crystal clear and theres only black/white in it, is already short sighted, as you have to see more of the picture to get a real glimpse of the actual truth.
Well, I never inferred that he didn't have any points to any criticism he makes or has ever made. As for someone being a public person, that doesn't justify any harassment they receive; being a public figure just makes them easier to see and thus more susceptible to harassment. And I understand that logic. However, it's the same as saying, "if you don't want to get eaten by sharks then don't go in the ocean". Yet even then, you can't say "well, you're a public figure so deal with it" because that is equally short-sighted. Public figures being harassed by private people shouldn't be a given. That's precisely what's being discussed here. And, in any case, both Jeremy and Christine are public figures. Yet no one - public or not - should feel that they have any right whatsoever to harass anyone. Public figures have literally died being harassed.
I can also understand the point of "just because you feel you're being harassed doesn't mean you're being harassed". However, that doesn't translate from "just because you're being offended doesn't mean you're being harassed". Being offended and being harassed are two very different things. If someone makes a racist comment or a racist joke, you could very easily offend someone, which is why they should be avoided. However, to simply brush it off as a faux pas is too narrow-minded. Any workplace has very strict guidelines as to what behavior is and isn't tolerated. And guess what, if you make a racist comment at work - even if it offends no one - minimum, you're gonna have to meet with human resources. Again, being offensive doesn't equate to harassing.
It's true that there are some people who apparently live in a bubble and are easily offended by anything. Those people are equally annoying. But then again that all depends on culture. Take the infamous flagburning episode of Seinfeld. I have no doubt that may people laughed when the Puerto Rican flag was being burned because it was in a certain context. Other people found it appalling. There are even those that defend the scene. To this day, Jerry Seinfeld defends the scene - seeing nothing wrong with it. But I guess it's all just a matter of context. If you see an American flag burning, you may get offended. But what if it's the only viewpoint? Zooming out may reveal that it's on a sinking ship or part of a burning building, and that explains its burning. Okay, fine. But if you zoom out and it's burning because ISIS is burning it in a video, then it's a bad thing. Notice, same image, two different aspects. Once you have the entire picture, it does in fact become crystal clear. Personally, I don't care that they burned the Puerto Rican flag on Seinfeld - and I'm Puerto Rican. Even if you try to dissect it as some hidden or subtle way of being racist towards Puerto Ricans and that it was immoral, etc., I don't really care. I didn't see it that way. Accidents happen, which is what the scene tried showing. Was it in bad taste? Depends on the person. However, I can also accept that just because I "wasn't offended" doesn't mean that the scene wasn't offensive. There are worse things being done and said to Puerto Ricans that go beyond offending or harassing that aren't even being touched upon. That is something that pisses me off, though. But that's an entirely different topic.
I guess the point that I'm making is this: yes, it's true that just because you feel harassed doesn't mean you are in fact being harassed. Guidelines exist to identify harassment. So, if the entire picture doesn't show harassment, then it's not harassment (which is where it's good to have evidence). The reason I call it black and white and crystal clear is because harassment is defined. And as you yourself mentioned, yes, she was victim to actual harassment. Most people can agree to that. The debate is to what extent is Jeremy responsible for said harassment.
People keep mentioning Hitler and all these historical figures to overly exaggerate things like this. That's just warped logic. Obviously Hitler didn't directly kill millions of people. But he gave the order to. Yeah, that's known history. The same could be said for any genocidal maniac in power at any point in history: Atilla the Hun, Nero, Vlad the Impaler, Crazy Ivan, etc. You can demonize someone by comparing them to Hitler or the people following that person as Nazis to get your point across. But when trying to make a point people are just going off the tangent. You can't compare Jeremy and his followers to Hitler or to white supremacists. That's just baffling to me. You cannot compare hundreds of trolls harassing a cosplayer at MtG events to the holocaust. Period. However, Jeremy himself says he's a victim of the SJW movement which is equally blown out of proportion.
Obviously there's a lot of drama, so my bad for being Capt. Obvious (ooh, that would'be been a great card for Unstable). But is it directed at the right place? Is it okay for Jeremy to become this pariah? Did he bring it upon himself? How at fault are both sides of the argument? All of these may seem like grey questions but they're not. For one thing, Jeremy could've handled the situation very differently. Instead, he chose to dig a deeper hole. Should Christine have quit cosplaying at MtG conventions because of the harassment? If that was her prerogative, then yes. If she no longer derived any enjoyment from it because of the harassment then it's her decision. There's a lot of finger-pointing but people should be rational and objective. The right questions aren't being asked or answered. -
Nov 30, 2017
DementedKirby posted a message on If You Can't Take Criticism of Jeremy Hambly, You're Part of the ProblemThere's a very clear difference between harassment and freedom of speech. This is why harassment is illegal but not freedom of speech. There are even laws and protocols concerning cyber-bullying and any kind of bullying between minors. You can express whatever you want online or other media, but if becomes harassment or similar behaviors, there are repercussions.Posted in: Articles
Although some may argue that there's a fine line between criticism and harassment, it's actually very clear. Criticism doesn't have to be pink or constructive for it to not be harassment. You can harshly criticize something without it becoming harassment. Harassment is "the act of systematic and/or continued unwanted and annoying actions of one party or a group, including threats and demands. The purposes may vary including racial prejudice, personal malice, an attempt to force someone to quit a job or grant sexual favors, apply illegal pressure to collect a bill, or merely gain sadistic pleasure from making someone fearful or anxious." This type of behavior is liable for lawsuits, i.e.: it's illegal. Freedom of speech isn't illegal. Ergo, you can't pander harassment as freedom of speech.
For those defending Jeremy for lack of evidence, I'm sorry to say but you're just ignoring the facts or have some other agenda (or maybe you're just deluded). In Jeremy's case it's very easy to find proof of his harassment towards Cristine because he performed his harassment and calls for harassment online, where so many people were witness and screenshots also exist. His comments and incitement clearly caused her distress and anxiety. Not only that, but even if you were to dissect the things he's said or done, they're very clearly harassing in nature. That's not opinion, but fact. It's one thing to criticize the director of a movie for making a piece of garbage and quite another to incite people to harass that director due to your opinions of that person (or to personally attack said director). Calling to boycott a movie is not harassment. Telling people to not go watch that piece of garbage of a movie is not harassment. But demeaning, degrading, and insulting the director that made the movie is. Having people actively attack the director as well is harassment. Notice the clear and distinct difference.
As for those demonizing the asking for proof of harassment, I think that's being too extreme; some kind of proof needs to be evident. For all those throwing historical facts around, look no further than the Salem witch trials. If someone disliked someone else all they had to do was accuse them of witchcraft, something which of course could have no possible findings or evidence. You'd then have a kangaroo court where the following logic would be: burn them or drown them; if they die they were innocent. Instead of proving the accused was a witch, the accused had to prove they were not a witch. However, it should be the accuser who has to present proof, not the accused. Without demanding proof, you're just accepting the hearsay of the accuser and condemning an innocent person to be burned at the stake or drowned.
This situation is very black and white so referring to the current situation of the United States is a bit irrelevant; it's just muddying up the clear waters. Doing so is blowing this way out of proportion. (I imagine it's being called into question because Jeremy is trying to defend his actions due to the current situation of the country, which is quite honestly a huge cop-out. But I digress.) Sure, there are similarities with mob mentality and the extremes of the "left" and the "right" but then again all extremes are wrong. However, that's a whole other can of worms. As far as the main point of the article is concerned, yes, undoubtedly Jeremy is in the wrong. It's not a matter of opinion; it's just a fact. This shouldn't be pulling on the strings of neo-Nazi or neo-Marxists agendas. There is some connection but it detracts from the main point, which is something that should be avoided. Whether or not the president of the United States is a racist, misogynist, bigot, etc. or not is not the point here. Whether extremist groups like the neo-Nazis, white supremacists, or KKK want their view points to be considered freedom of speech and opinion instead of hatemongering and racism is also another point altogether. Whether SJW's have double-standards and are hypocrites is yet another point altogether. When you boil it all down, one question remains: "was he or wasn't he harassing Cristine?"
For those who still continue to contend that "she's just thin-skinned" and "he did nothing wrong" I'm sorry to say but you are the not the victim here; she is. And no, I'm not "white-knighting her", it's actually very logical. Just as people can't tell you what to think or how to feel, you can't tell her to do the same. Because then you'd be a hypocrite and your double standards would be showing. It's very convenient to single out someone as "easily triggered" and "quick to feel insulted" yet get insulted yourself when someone singles you out for your behavior. The fact is that if she felt the way she did, then it completes the definition of harassment. Jeremy's harassing actions led to Cristine feeling harassed. Hence, the cycle is complete. Putting all opinions aside, the evidence is in fact there; the cause had an effect and here we are.
Another problem is that Jeremy continues to dig his hole even further instead of trying to climb out. He wasn't smart enough to understand that he could've very easily defused the problem before letting it blow out of proportion. Instead, he continued to make it worse. In order to deflect his actions, he decided to make this situation reflect the current chasm in American society. Thus, the reason why the current sociopolitical topic of the United States is touched upon in the article. Almost everyone (this includes both sides of the argument) happen to agree that it has nothing to do with it. Thank goodness that there's common ground. Because it doesn't.
You can't pick on someone you don't like and then use faulty logic to defend your actions. Period. You can't use the argument of "oh, if she feels that way then it's her own fault". Um, no; every action has a consequence. You can't bully someone and contend that they're weak hence it's their own fault for getting bullied. You can't contend that "they should get stronger in order to defend themselves against that bully". That argument is literally against itself; you are conscious and aware that the person is being bullied. Again, the bully shouldn't be attacking anyone in the first place. Should the victim learn to defend themselves? Of course. Life isn't fair, life isn't nice, and it's a dog-eat-dog world out there. However, that fact doesn't obscure that bullying is wrong. If we transpose that logic to Jeremy and Cristine it's the same thing. You could argue that she should just ignore him and his followers that are harassing her. That's true; she can. But she doesn't have to. She's not in the wrong for not doing so. Jeremy is in the wrong for harassing her to begin with. He's the beginning of the problem, not her. Not everyone is equally strong, this is why rules and laws exist, to create common ground. - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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STORY:
The setting is a plane called Hatillo (pronounced ah-TEE-yo), rivaled in size only by Dominaria. It consists of three gigantic continents where each of its inhabitants worship a deity. The ocean is where a fourth deity dwells and the sky is where the fifth deity dwells. There are many sentient races and self-conscious creatures in Hatillo. There are 5 deities in this plane, which are the supreme beings with powers that rival planeswalkers. The three "terrestrial" deities (the ones worshiped by their respective continent) are Ferngath, the Life (a Basilisk Deity), Tutankh, the Mercy (a Wurm Deity), and Cannac, the Savage (a Dragon Deity). Noraria, the Proud (an Angel Deity) is the sky deity and Abismolus, the Deep (a Leviathan Deity) is the ocean deity.
There are those who pray to no deity or follow any religious code. These are the Scientists. They tinker with life itself either by biomutation or constructs. Out of these, the most famous is Selarom Otreb (the "sixth deity" and main character of this block), one who awakened his spark. Selarom Otreb is obsessed with creating life. Selarom Otreb realized that he could not find the answer to his research in the vast plane of Hatillo and took advantage of his abilities and immortality and ventured into the Multiverse.
While there's an exiting planeswalker, there is an entering planeswalker: Ulixeus. Ulixeus is a planeswalker native to Theros. Having dealt with how problematic gods could be, Ulixeus was attracted to Hatillo due to the unrest between the deities there. Ulixeus was unhappy in Theros and is searching for a plane to call his own. Ulixeus's name comes from Ulysses and Odysseus (both the same hero - one is the Roman counterpart to the Greek one). Ulixeus has a Greek hero feel to him (obviously, since coming from Theros) and his abilities reflect this. Ulixeus also has that multiplayer feel to him as well, being as his abilities aren't limited to the controller. I wanted to do something different with him in the sense that rather then just having a planeswalker that gives 'emblems', Ulixeus gives 'heroes' too. You can check him out in the planeswalker section of the card list.
The rest of the story has yet to be written.
Planar Rifts:
Almost by fate, Selarom planeswalked to Rath, where he was marveled by Slivers and The Hive. With the war over and Volrath defeated, the plane was left to its own devices, where the Sliver flourished. Selarom spent many years studying the Sliver to try and find the key to creating life. Unable to do nothing more than create tools to help him study and probe the Hive, Selarom became restless. Until his probes began to go haywire, indicating that there were Slivers elsewhere – beyond Rath. Selarom traveled to Dominaria, where he found the Sliver even more evolved and resilient than Rath in Otaria, where the Cephalid Riptide scientists tried to revive and create Slivers of their own. Selarom studied their research to learn where they failed. Selarom was able to develop a Husk that enabled him to communicate directly with the Hive. Selarom was a bit more satisfied and decided to travel back to Hatillo and bring some of his best scientists with him. Unbeknownst to him, the Sliver Husk he developed was amplified by his Spark. As he planeswalked, he was able sense other Slivers across the planes in the Multiverse. Additionally, he was aware of other strong beings who had readings close to his own. Selarom would soon realize that he's able to sense other planeswalkers.
Selarom’s final stretch in his Sliver quest lands him on Shandalar. Here, the Sliver has evolved to its current apex. In Shandalar, there are multiple Hives, for lack of a Queen. Contrary to the savage Slivers of Dominaria, these Sliver appear more humanoid and only work for their own Hive. Thus there are different hives of Slivers that fight amongst each other. Selarom studied the evolution in these Slivers in order to enhance his husk. In doing so, he developed a “hive sense” that allowed him to follows others with “The Spark” across the Multiverse. He was now finally able to lock on to these sensations he felt across the Multiverse.
Able to sense the paths of others before him, he followed what seemed to feel like the greatest spark, Jace Beleren. Selarom Otreb reaches Ravnica and is marveled by the great city-plane. He is instantly drawn to the power emanating from a certain sector of the city, the Dragon’s Maze. Much to his dismay, he found nothing there, except two planeswalkers, Jace Beleren and Ral Zarek. Jace's incredible levels of power filled Selarom with marvel at how strong a planeswalker could actually become. However, it was Ral who interested him more. Ral Zarek not only possessed The Spark, but he was covered in magic-fuelled machinations. Following Ral, he realized that Ravnica was a plane of great magic, both life magic and developed magic. Selarom catches up with Ral and an instant bond is formed. Both do anything in the name of research, regardless of the outcome. Ral and Selarom come to the conclusion that the key to stable life is in “The Spark” itself. Planeswakers are the pinnacle of evolution. Ral is already able to create artificial life in the form of spell-based Weirds, but they lack stability. Selarom comments on the impressive and strange life wandering through Ravnica. Ral scoffs at the “aberrations” that are the Simic Guild’s mutants. Though Ral is selfish and Machiavellian, he realizes that Selarom's scientific mind is of great advantage. He determines that there is great convenience in maintaining Selarom as an ally. Leaving on good terms, Selarom embarks to the Simic in order to see what he can learn. In the mean time, Ral begins to study and experiment on creating beings that can emulate “The Spark”.
In order to earn the Simic’s trust, Selarom commits the naïve mistake of presenting Momir Vig with various Sliver specimens. Thanks to the Simic, Selarom is able to develop his own species of Sliver and not just constructs. However, as with the Riptide wizards, the lack of a Queen drove the Sliver uncontrollable. Before solving the problem, Selarom leaves Ravnica chasing after some Powerstone Silvers that seemed to have ripped through the very fabric of the Ravnican plane. The Simic are nearly annihilated by the Sliver until realizing that maybe, like the Golgari, the Sliver need a Hive. The Simic then develop Experiment S, a Queen-like Sliver Mutant that could control the Sliver. With this, the Simic could go from the brink of annihilation, to total dominance in Ravnica. Ral, not willing to stay and defend his guild and protect Niv-Mizzet’s dreams, decides to abandon Ravnica and follows Selarom to leave Ravnica at the mercy of the once again warring guilds. Having found nothing at the end of the Dragon’s Maze, Ral feels that there is nothing left for him in Ravnica. Using an apparatus Selarom provided him, Ral planeswalks towars Selarom.
If not for Ral’s technology, he would not survive arriving at the Blind Eternities. Selarom, near-death if not for his Husk, had fallen between planes, where the Slivers reached after ripping through Ravnica. Ral grabbed Selarom and planeswalked to a plane farthest from the Slivers while having no other choice than leaving the Slivers in the Blind Eternities, believing that they would not survive there. Ral and Selarom arrive at Velis Vel in Lorwyn. Unbeknownst to them, the Slivers began evolving in the Blind Eternities, merging into the entity called Judgement Sliver. After spending quite some time recuperating in Velis Vel, Selarom is able to communicate and control, to a certain extent, all the Changelings in Velis Vel. Ral and Selarom built a laboratory near Velis Vel where they continue their experiments. Just as Selarom is marveled by the Changelings as a possible species better than the Sliver, he and Ral get the feeling as if the very fabric of space-time was disintegrating. That’s when, beyond the rifts, they see the form of an unfathomable monster: Judgement Sliver. They suddenly hear a voice behind them: “These new planeswalkers… sigh… the agreement was to never summon a Sliver in Velis Vel…”
Nissa Revane reached Velis Vel upon seeing some strange occurrences only to find these two strangers there. She planeswalks Ral and Selarom away from Lorwyn and to Zendikar. Here, she explains that she was back in Lorwyn to gather an army of elves to invade Innistrad and drag Sorin Markov to Zendikar to help with the Eldrazi menace. However, she saw a similar event happening in Velis Vel and found them there. So, hoping to kill two birds with one stone, she took them to Zendikar in the hopes that the monster they summoned in Velis Vel would follow them there and away from Lorwyn. Maybe the Eldrazi would fight with it and they would destroy themselves. This plan would backfire, being as the Lorwyn Changelings bonded with Judgement Sliver to form a new Hive, with none of the weaknesses of the other Hives. Judgement Sliver and its Hive of Changelings was controlling and adding all creatures of Lorwyn to its Hive, destroying the very fabric between the planes and the Æther in the process, collapsing the Multiverse amongst itself, distorting time and space.
Titanomachy:
To be written.
The Collapse:
Realizing that the Judgement Sliver wasn’t going to Zendikar, Ral and Selarom knew that they couldn’t stay in such an inhospitable environment just waiting. Before leaving Nissa to her mission with Sorin, she said that they may need others to stop this "Collapse". Sorin Markov wanted to prevent it from happening in Zendikar, so he sealed the Eldrazi there. However, if they should leave, then the new Hive wouldn’t be the only menace to the Multiverse. With Selarom’s ability to sense other planeswalkers, he left with Ral to recruit others while Nissa went to Innistrad. Reluctant, Ral wasn't really interested in saving anything other than his own interests. However, he is no fool and understands that if the very fabric of space/time becomes unstable, nothing would be able to exist - himself included. Ral mentioned that he already knew of other planeswalkers in Ravnica. That’s where they should start. Upon leaving Selarom gave Nissa a similar apparatus as Ral in order to facilitate contact between them upon separation.
Upon reaching the chaos that became of Ravnica, they realized that their quest would prove even more difficult. While en route to the planeswalkers sensed, Niv-Mizzet appeared and attacked Ral for his betrayal. Selarom soon realized that Ravnica would be doomed regardless of the Judgement Sliver and left the fray with Ral while they could. Selarom finally tracked down Jace Beleren. Jace, having dealt with the Rise of the Eldrazi, would be an obvious choice to help, being as he also helped Ravnica with the eminent doom of the Dragon’s Maze.
Jace first worried about the war in Ravnica and how the Slivers’ inevitable evolution would be beyond the Simic’s control and they will destroy the plane. Jace told Selarom to enlist other planeswalkers while he went to once again solve Ravnica’s unrest. He agreed that Nissa should once again enlist Sorin in order to quell the problems in Zendikar, yet the Slivers must be stopped first – at all costs. Once again, Selarom provided this planeswalking colleague with an apparatus.
Sensing other planeswalkers that planeswalked via Ravnica, Selarom tracks down a planeswalker named Dack Fayden. Dack proved to be the greatest asset in the quest, being that he could simply touch the walls of Velis Vel and learn its secrets. While Dack planeswalked to Velis Vel, Selarom once again went with Ral to search for more planeswalkers. Sensing the Collapse, Karn ventured to the source of the collapse. The instability began to be so massive, that even deep within his created plane, Karn sensed something terribly wrong and left to its source. There, he encountered Dack Fayden who then explained the situation. Yet upon touching Karn, he was overcome by all the knowledge and was left in a coma. Remembering the situation with Phyrexia, Karn knew that this would destroy the entire Multiverse. He created a small, pocket plane and took Dack to it to recover. He then left in search of Selarom thanks to the apparatus given to Dack.
Karn finds Selarom and they discuss the plan. Karn had left a beacon in his plane for the rest to follow. Karn mentioned that he will not allow any more friends to sacrifice themselves for the greater good, just as his creator, Urza, had done along with the likes of Teferi, Venser, and Freyalise. If enough planeswalker use their abilities, maybe the collapse could be dealt with and avoided. Soon afterwards, Jace reaches Selarom with Domri Rade and Gideon Jura. Domri, attracted by the allure of the monsters that lay ahead, and Gideon, finally able to return to Zendikar with a battalion (he commanded in the Boros Legion) in order to resolve the problems he left there in standby. Though Domri is a planeswalker who had only recently awakenend his Spark, Ral and Selarom are in the same state. The team should take advantage of all the help they can get. However, not wanting to wait for Nissa, they go to Innistrad. Upon their arrival, they encounter a great war. However, not between Nissa and Sorin, but between Sorin and Tibalt, where Nissa ended up aiding Sorin. With the group of planeswalkers entering Innistrad, Tibalt is overwhelmed and leaves. With all settled, everyone planeswalks to Karn's pocket plane to regroup.
Sorin is underwhelmed by the planeswalkers assembled in order to deal with the problems not only of Zendikar but of the entire Multiverse. He reminds Jace and Nissa that even with Jideon they failed. Ugin before them had failed. Ral, realizing that the new planeswalkers were basically being insulted, was just about to give Sorin a piece of his mind when Karn's plane started to distort.
Ironically, the Judgement Sliver amalgamation was actually pursuing Selarom Otreb, considering him to be its/their Queen. Before even being able to travel the Multiverse in search of other planeswalkers, the problem arrived to them. Selarom then realized that Judgement Sliver was following him. There was no other way for it to have reached Karn's synthesized plane. Sorin was against taking the entity to Zendikar and would rather just take advantage of it having found them. Nothing was working against Judgement Sliver. During the battle Selarom was sensing Judgement Sliver's feelings and instincts. Selarom notices that it's a scrambled mess and that this amalgamation just wanted stability; it's merely following its instinct. It's the drawback of being without a Queen. Selarom realized that it would have to merge with Judgement Sliver just as the other creatures had done so. His Husk that made him so sensitive to Slivers would undoubtedly be a tool to accomplish it. He lets his allies know of his intentions. There's a risk of the monster becoming stronger. However, there's been no other way to deal with it. Karn was a bit hesitant but Selarom simply replies with: "Don't worry, shiny, I've only known you a few moments. Just don't consider me a friend." Selarom happily volunteers his life to merge with his greatest creation. Using his Spark and his husk, Selarom merges with Judgement Sliver becoming Selarom, Sliver King in the process, a sentient Sliver Deity, no longer possessing “The Spark”, but still capable of planeswalking and having Selarom’s mind and conscience. With his plan a success, Selarom then follows the driving force within him and goes to every plane possessing Slivers and takes them to all to Rath. The damage not being so massive as to be irreversible, slowly but surely the rifts were mended, thus halting the Collapse.
NOTE:
I'm considering doing something a bit different for this block. The main story is the warring deities in Hatillo. However, there is a side story of a collapse caused by Selarom Otreb. Therefore, in the sets Planar Rifts and The Collapse, all cards pertaining to the side story will have a purple expansion symbol (like the Timeshifted cards in the Time Spiral block). However, these cards will occupy a space in the "booster pack" pertaining to its rarity.
Key places in this new plane, Hatillo (as ruled by their respective deity):
Abismolus:
Noraria:
Ferngath:
Tutankh:
Cannac:
MECHANICS:
I'm still working on unique mechanics per se for the set, but for the moment I got these:
- New keyword: Hiveshift X. This is basically just soulshift X with slivers instead of sprits.
- New keyword: Chaotic - (effect). Whenever
- Upgraded to keyword: Flicker. Much like Fear became a keyword (static ability), Flicker will become a keyword that basically has the card's wording effect (like so many cards that have said effect). For example, Cloudshift would be reworded: Flicker target creature you control.
- New mechanic: Riftcast (cost). The riftcast mechanic works like Flicker but it's an activated ability for spells while they're on the stack. For instance, say I cast a spell (called Spell #1 for sake of the argument) which has Riftcast UU. An opponent does something in response that targets that spell (casts Spell #2). While Spell #1 is on the stack, I can pay its Riftcast spell (like an activated ability). This effect goes on the stack (after Spell #2). When the Riftcast ability resolves, Spell #1 is exiled from the stack then returned to the stack. And where's it returned? You guess it, at the end of the stack. And, just as with permanents that are flickered, a riftcast spell is a new instance of a spell, so spells or effects that targeted that spell lose their legal target. Also, a riftcast spell that has a target can change its target upon being riftcast.
So basically, a riftcast spell is being "moved" to the point in the stack where its Riftcast ability first resolves. Pretty cool, huh? This mechanic is tied to the theme and flavor of my set having to do with rifts, teleportation, shapeshifting, planeswalking, flickering, etc. I hope I explained this mechanic with as much clarity as possible.
In summation, all cards with Riftcast will be like this:
Riftcast {Mana} (If this spell is on the stack, you may pay {Mana}. If you do, exile this spell, then put it back on the stack. You may choose new targets for this spell.) Tons of thanks to osieorb18 for the simplification!
- new keyword: Immortal. (Whenever this creature dies, return it to your hand.)
- new keyword: Summon - (effect). (Whenever a
- new keyword: Upgrade - (effect). (You may sacrifice a non-creature artifact as part of this creature's casting cost. If you do, this creature enters play with the upgrade effect.)
- new keyword: Tribute - (effect). (You may sacrifice a non-artifact creature as part of this creature's casting cost. If you do, this creature enters play with the tribute effect.)
- new keyword: Bombheart X. (When this creature dies, it deals X damage to target creature or player.)
- new keyword: Manasurge (mana). (When this creature enters the battlefield, add (mana) to your mana pool.)
Anywho, on with the unveiling (to date, I've yet to organize the sets - will do so soon!). By no means do these cards belong to the same set. These are the ideas of all the cards (so far) that I've designed for the block. They will eventually be divided and organized (and the rarity as well).
For the moment, I'm gonna identify which of the 3 sets the Sliver-related cards are gonna appear in.EDIT:
The sliver-related cards have been placed in their respective sets. They can be found here and here.
Others:
Lands:
Secret Library
Land
:symtap:: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Cards in your library cannot be looked at, by, or revealed to other players by abilities your opponents control.
Massive Glacier
Snow Land
When Massive Glacier enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return an untapped Island you control to its owners hand.
:symtap:: Add 2 to your mana pool.
Wandering Isle of Aron
Legendary Land Creature - Island Turtle (Color indicator: Blue)
(Wandering Isle of Aron isn't a spell, it's affected by summoning sickness, and it has ":symtap:: Add U to your mana pool.")
When Wandering Isle of Aron enters the battlefield, tap three Islands you control or sacrifice Wandering Isle of Aron.
If you control less than three Islands, sacrifice Wandering Isle of Aron.
1, :symtap:: Add URG to your mana pool.
3/5
Bog of Illusions
Enchantment Land - Illusion (Color indicator: B)
(Bog of Illusions isn't a spell.)
:symtap:: Add B to your mana pool.
Isle of Illusions
Enchantment Land - Illusion (Color indicator: U)
(Isle of Illusions isn't a spell.)
:symtap:: Add U to your mana pool.
Field of Illusions
Enchantment Land - Illusion (Color indicator: W)
(Field of Illusions isn't a spell.)
:symtap:: Add W to your mana pool.
Jungle of Illusions
Enchantment Land - Illusion (Color indicator: G)
(Jungle of Illusions isn't a spell.)
:symtap:: Add G to your mana pool.
Fissure of Illusions
Enchantment Land - Illusion (Color indicator: R)
(Fissure of Illusions isn't a spell.)
:symtap:: Add R to your mana pool.
Village of Illusions
Enchantment Land - Illusion
(Village of Illusions isn't a spell.)
:symtap:: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Scorchfeld Farmlands
Land
Chickens, Goats, and Cows get +1/+1.
2:symtap:: Put a 0/1 green Cow creature token into play.
2:symtap:: Put a 0/1 white Goat creature token into play.
3, sacrifice X Cows: Put X +1/+1 counters to target creature you control.
3, sacrifice X Goats: Gain X life.
Intet's Basin
Land - Lair
When Intet's Basin enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand.
:symtap:: Add U, R, or G to your mana pool.
Numot's Wasteland
Land - Lair
When Numot's Wasteland enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand.
:symtap:: Add R, W, or U to your mana pool.
Oros's Ridge
Land - Lair
When Oron's Ridge enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand.
:symtap:: Add W, B, or R to your mana pool.
Teneb's Cemetery
Land - Lair
When Teneb's Cemetery enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand.
:symtap:: Add B, G, or W to your mana pool.
Vorosh's Marsh
Land - Lair
When Vorosh's Marsh enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you return a non-Lair land you control to its owner's hand.
:symtap:: Add G, U, or B to your mana pool.
Thermal Spring
Land
Thermal Spring enters the battlefield tapped.
:symtap:: Add U, R, or G to your mana pool.
Volcanic Temple
Land
Volcanic Temple enters the battlefield tapped.
:symtap:: Add W, B, or R to your mana pool.
Revitalizing Springs
Land
Revitalizing Oasis enters the battlefield tapped.
:symtap:: Add R, W, or U to your mana pool.
Lush Wetlands
Land
Lush Wetlands enters the battlefield tapped.
:symtap:: Add G, U, or B to your mana pool.
Hidden Gravesite
Land
Hidden Gravesite enters the battlefield tapped.
:symtap:: Add B, G, or W to your mana pool.
Noraria's Cloudscape
Land
Noraria's Cloudscape enters the battlefield tapped.
When Noraria's Cloudscape enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.
:symtap:: Add W, U, B, or R to your mana pool.
Ferngath's Grotto
Land
Ferngath's Grotto enters the battlefield tapped.
When Ferngath's Grotto enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.
:symtap:: Add W, U, B, or G to your mana pool.
Tutankh's Oasis
Land
Tutankh's Oasis enters the battlefield tapped.
When Tutankh's Oasis enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.
:symtap:: Add W, U, R, or G to your mana pool.
Cannac's Ridge
Land
Cannac's Ridge enters the battlefield tapped.
When Cannac's Ridge enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.
:symtap:: Add W, B, R, or G to your mana pool.
Abismolus's Abyss
Land
Abismolus's Abyss enters the battlefield tapped.
When Abismolus's Abyss enters the battlefield, you lose 1 life.
:symtap:: Add U, B, R, or G to your mana pool.
Enchantments:
Auras:
Limbo Anchor 2WB
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant permanent
Enchanted permanent can't leave the battlefield as long as Limbo Anchor is on the battlefield.
3: Attach Limbo Anchor to target permanent.
Greaves from The Shard 4
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
Whenever enchanted planeswalker uses a loyalty ability, add one loyalty counter to it.
Shield from The Shard 2WW
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
All noncombat damage dealt to you cannot be redirected to enchanted planeswalker.
Armor from The Shard 2GG
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
2: Prevent 1 damage to enchanted planeswalker.
Weapon from The Shard 2RR
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
Whenever a creature would assign combat damage to enchanted planeswalker, that creature first receives X damage, where X is the amount of loyalty counters on enchanted planeswalker.
Helm from The Shard 2UU
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
Enchanted planewalker gains hexproof.
Cloak from The Shard 2BB
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Planeswalker
Enchanted planeswalker gains "-X: Remove X loyalty counters from target planeswalker and add X-2 loyalty counters to enchanted planeswalker. X cannot exceed the number of loyalty counters on target planeswalker."
Airborne Virus 2B
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever a creature is dealt damage by enchanted creature, put a token that's a copy of Airborne Virus onto the battlefield attached to that creature.
Enchanted creature has "At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter this creature."
Shoot the Random Hostage 1UB
Tribal Enchantment - Pirate Aura
Enchant creature
As long as enchanted creature is a Pirate it has ":symtap:: Destroy target creature opponent controls chosen at random.".
"Parley...? They have 5 seconds to comply."
Penumbra Shadow 3G
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of it except it's black.
Marooned on a Sandbar U
Tribal Enchantment - Pirate Aura
Enchant Island you control
When Marooned on a Sandbar enters the battlefield, exile target creature until Marooned on a Sandbar leaves the battlefield.
World Enchantments:
Evanescence 2UU
World Enchantment - Rift
U, Exile a nonland card from your hand: Target permanent gains fading 3.
Boreal Rifts SS
World Enchantment - Rift
S: Roll the planar die. On a
Temporal Juxtaposition 3
World Enchantment - Rift
The "world rule" does not apply.
Unstable Rifts BB
World Enchantment - Rift
As Unstable Rifts enters play, choose a creature type.
BB, roll the planar die: On a
Caster's Wormhole 3UR
World Enchantment - Rift
All spells have "Roll the planar die: On a
Transcending Envy BB
World Enchantment
Whenever a player gets an emblem, each other player gets the same emblem.
Mana Burn :sym2r::sym2g:
World Enchantment
Whenever mana empties from a player's mana pool, Mana Burn deals 1 damage to that player for each mana that emptied this way.
Primal Balance G
World Enchantment
Except for mana abilities, all lands lose all abilities.
"Finally, the world is peaceful; retored to its original beauty." - Arachne
Paradox Thaw SSSS
World Enchantment
Cummulative upkeep - Remove a counter from another target permanent.
"It's quite a trick to warm things with cold air, no?" - Freyalise
Enchantments:
Masque of Death 1WWBB
Enchantment
Whenever a creature dies, it's controller may choose a creature card in his or her graveyard and put it onto the battlefield.
Everyone in Noraria's court waltzes to the rhythm of the rise and fall of souls in Hatillo.
Regret BB
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent discards a card, that player loses 2 life.
Trust me, there is no worse feeling than regret.
Unlimited Access 4GG
Enchantment
When Unlimited Access comes into play, each player puts his or her library into his or her hand.
Each player skips his or her discard phase and does not lose as a result of being unable to draw a card.
Each player cannot play more than one spell each turn.
If Unlimited Access leaves play, each player shuffles his or her hand and graveyard into his or her library.
Argentification 2UU
Enchantment
Whenever a creature deals damage to you, put a silver counter on it.
When Argentification leaves the battlefield, remove all silver counters from all creatures.
:symtap:: Tap all creatures with silver counters on them.
Commandeering a Fleet 1U
Tribal Enchantment - Pirate
UU: Search your library for a Ship card and put it in your hand. Then shuffle your library.
"Just how does one come about commandeering an entire fleet? One ship at a time."
Give No Quarter 2UB
Tribal Enchantment - Pirate
Whenever a creature would be dealt damage, destroy that creature.
Remember the Nephilim 2GW
Tribal Enchantment - Nephilim
Each creature you control get +1/+1 for each of its colors.
"They were not vanquished; they were merely interrupted..." - Bougrat, of the Cult of Yore
Aurora Borealis S
Snow Enchantment
S: Target land is Snow in addition to its other types.
Hibernaculum 2S
Snow Enchantment
SS, exile a creature card from your hand: Put four time counters on the exiled card. If it doesn't have suspend it gains suspend.
Halcyon Days 1U
Snow Enchantment
Snow permanents don't untap during their controllers' untap step. At any time, any player may lose 5 life and you sacrifice Halcyon Days.
Névé 3RS
Snow Enchantment
Mountains you control are snow in addition to their other types.
Whenever you tap a snow mountain you control for mana, that land adds an additional R to your mana pool.
Tangible Shadows 2BB
Enchantment
Creatures you control can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.
Creatures you control can block an additional creature.
Creatures:
Anabethla, the Disgraced 3WWBB
Legendary Creature - Angel Demon
Flying, extort.
Each permanent with a limbo counter on it can't leave the battlefield as long as Anabethla is on the battlefield.
Pay 2 life, :symtap:: Put a limbo counter on target permanent other than Anabethla, the Disgraced.
Caught between grace and damnation, limbo is the one true punishment.
5/5
Chicken of the Golden Eggs G
Legendary Creature - Chicken
Shroud
2: Put a colorless artifact token named Gold onto the battlefield. It has "Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool."
No one knew where this fabled creature dwelled. Its keeper knew how to keep its existence a mere myth.
1/3
Mercenary Armada 3UB
Creature - Human Rogue
Mercenary Armada can't attack unless defending player controls an Island.
3: Target creature other than Mercenary Armada gains protection from creatures until end of turn.
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Mercenary Armada.
2/4
Goblin Sycophant R
Creature - Goblin Advisor
Prevent all damage that would be dealt to Goblin Sycophant from sources you control.
Araz Goblins's survival skillset includes deception, betrayal, and flattery - none of which are useful outside of a forum.
1/1
Tropical Poachers G
Creature - Human Pirate
G, :symtap:, Discard a card: Put a 0/1 green Bird creature token with flying named Birds of Paradise onto the battlefield. It has ":symtap:: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool."
"To some pirates no kind of merchandise is taboo."
1/1
Scroll Merchant 1U
Creature - Human
When Scroll Merchant dies, you may exile it. If you do, search your library for an instant or sorcery card, reveal that card, and put it in your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Not only did the pirates take his secrets, but they did an amazing job of disposing the evidence.
1/1
Goblin Bureaucrat 2R
Creature - Goblin Advisor
Creatures you control have haste.
Creatures your opponents control lose haste and can't have or gain haste.
Araz is a strange place if people are the savages and goblins the diplomats.
1/1
Araz Berserker RR
Creature - Human Berserker
Haste
3/1
Corrupt Council 1RR
Creature - Goblin Advisor
Whenever a Dragon enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of goblins. If you do, that Dragon enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of Goblins sacrificed.
Elected to serve the populace. Paid to serve the menace.
2/2
Apocalypse Slime 3BG
Creature - Ooze
Indestructible
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice another permanent chosen at random, then put a number of +1/+1 counters on Apocalypse Slime equal to that permanent's converted mana cost.
If at any time you control no other permanents, sacrifice Apocalypse Slime.
1/1
Exceptional Transformation 3:symur::symur:
Creature - Weird Shapeshifter
You may have Exceptional Transformation enter the battlefield as a copy of any artifact, creature, or non-Aura enchantment on the battlefield, except it's a creature in addition to its other types, with power and toughness each equal to the copied permanent's converted mana cost.
0/0
Simulating "The Spark" 3:symur::symur:
Creature - Weird Shapeshifter
You may have Simulating "The Spark" enter the battlefield as a copy of any planeswalker on the battlefield, except it's a Weird Creature with power and toughness each equal to the copied permanent's converted mana cost.
"So close, yet so far! Still not enough!" - Ral Zarek
0/0
Rift Jammer :symur::symur:
Creature - Weird
Emblems lose all abilities.
2/2
Cirrus Banker WU
Creature - Human Advisor
If you would pay the cumulative upkeep cost of a permanent you control, you may tap Cirrus Banker instead.
0/1
Cryozh Tortoise 1U
Snow Creature - Turtle
Cryozh Tortoise's power and toughness is equal to the amount of age counters on all permanents you control.
S: Add an age counter to target permanent with cumulative upkeep you control.
S: Remove an age counter from target permanent with cumulative upkeep you control.
A shell as massive as the ice it accumulates.
*/*
Auraling 3WW
Creature - Shapeshifter
W: Move target creature enchantment to Auraling.
W: Attach target Equipment to Auraling.
W: Auraling gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
1: Auraling gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
1: Auraling gets -1/+1 until end of turn.
3/3
Plagueling 3BB
Creature - Shapeshifter
B: Target creature damaged this turn by Plagueling must be sacrificed by its controller.
B: Provoke.
B: Plagueling gets poisonous 1 until end of turn.
1: Plagueling gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
1: Plagueling gets -1/+1 until end of turn.
3/3
Blooming Mantrap 3GG
Enchantment Creature - Plant
During your upkeep you may sacrifice a creature. If you do, add a growth counter on Blooming Mantrap.
Sacrifice Blooming Mantrap: Search your library for a number of lands equal to the number of Growth Counters that were on it and put them into play tapped, then shuffle your library.
1/5
Capricorn Healer 2U
Creature - Goat Merfolk
1: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
:symtap:: Target player gains 4 life.
0/5
Sagittarius Hunter 4GG
Creature - Centaur Archer
Reach
Sagittarius Hunter enters the battlefield with 8 arrowhead counters on it.
:symtap:, remove an arrowhead counter from Sagittarius Hunter: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
4/4
Aries Champion 5R
Creature - Goat Berserker
Super haste (This may attack the turn before you play it. (You may put this card into play from your hand, tapped and attacking, during your declare attackers step. If you do, you lose the game at the end of your next turn unless you pay this card's mana cost during that turn.))
RRR: Aries Champion gets double strike and trample until end of turn.
3/3
Taurus Warrior 2RR
Creature - Minotaur Warrior
Taurus Warrior gets +2/+1 for each equipment attached to it.
:sym2r:: Attach target equipment you control to Taurus Warrior.
3/3
Gemini Assassins 4BB
Creature - Shapeshifter Assassin
Shadow
1BB, :symtap:: Destroy target creature. You may put a token that's a copy of the destroyed creature onto the battlefield.
2/2
Cancer Kraken 7UU
Creature - Crab Kraken
Cancer Kraken's power and toughness are equal to the number of Islands in play.
All lands are Islands in addition to their other types.
*/*
Virgo Enchantress 1WW
Creature - Human Wizard
Whenever an enchantment enters play, gain 2 life.
Whenever a nontoken enchantment enters the battlefield, you may pay 2. If you do, put a token into play that's a copy of that enchantment.
0/2
Libra Arbiter 6WW
Artifact Creature - Construct
Affinity for artifacts.
Creatures can't attack.
5/5
Scorpio Hydra-Tailed 5G
Creature - Scorpion Hydra
First strike, deathtouch, poisonous 5.
Scorpio Ten-Tails enters the battlefield with 5 +1/+1 counters on it.
-1/-1
Aquarius Great-Maw 6UU
Creature - Leviathan Whale
Defender
If at any time you control no Islands, sacrifice Aquarius Great-Maw.
1UU: Tap target permanent. That permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
10/10
Pisces Summoner 3UU
Creature - Fish Wizard
When Pisces Summoner enters the battlefield, put a 1/1 blue Homarid creature token, 2/2 blue Oyster creature token, and a 3/3 blue Crab creature token onto the battlefield.
3UU,:symtap:: Flicker Pisces Summoner.
2/2
Leo Havocmonger 3BB
Creature - Cat Devil
Persist
Whenever Leo Havocmonger enters the battlefield or leaves the battlefield, target player discards a card.
2/2
Scorchfeld Poulterer 2G
Creature - Human
At the beginning of your upkeep, put an egg counter on Scorchfeld Poulterer.
:symtap:, Remove an egg counter from Scorchfeld Poulterer: Put a 1/1 green Chicken creature token into play.
When Scorchfeld Poulterer dies, put X 1/1 green Chicken tokens into play, where X is the amount of egg counters on Scorchfeld Poulterer.
1/1
Pearl Oyster 2UU
Creature - Oyster
Indestructible
:symtap:: Put a pearl counter on Pearl Oyster.
Remove a pearl counter from Pearl Oyster: Add W to your mana pool.
0/3
Nekusar's Serfs UBR
Creature - Zombie
B: Regenerate Nekusar's Serfs.
Sacrifice Nekusar's Serfs: Add UBR to your mana pool.
1/1
Nekusar's Advisors 1UBR
Creature - Zombie Advisor
B: Regenerate Nekusar's Advisors.
UR,:symtap:: Each player discards his or her hand and draws seven cards.
1/1
Gelid Mermaid UU
Creature - Siren
Multikicker S
Gelid Mermaid enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each time it was kicked.
1/1
Arachne, Hidden Guardian 3BG
Legendary Creature - Spider Human
Reach
:symtap:: Tap target creature and put a web counter on it.
Each creature with a web counter on it doesn't untap during its controller's untap step.
2/5
Elite Harpoonist 1UB
Creature - Human Pirate
First strike, reach.
:symtap:: Destroy target blue creature.
3/1
Pegasus Paladin 1WW
Creature - Human Knight
Horsemanship, flying
2/2
Angel of the Frontlines 1WWW
Creature - Angel
Flying, immortal
2/2
Anyone would volunteer to be on the frontlines - if they couldn't die...
Endless Slime 3GG
Creature - Ooze
Endless Slime enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.
3GG, Sacrifice Endless Slime: Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of Endless Slime.
0/0
Caustic Ooze 1GUB
Creature - Ooze
Wither
Caustic ooze can block any number of creatures.
3/5
Viscous Visionary 1GU
Creature - Ooze Wizard
Prevent all damage dealt to Viscous Visionary.
1G, Sacrifice an untapped creature: Put a green X/X Ooze creature token into play where X is the sacrificed creature's power.
"All the powers that Ferngath has given me. I was but muck on the ground. Now, I give new shape to life!"
2/2
Goblin Cardiologist 1RR
Creature - Goblin Cleric
Other goblin creatures you control have bombheart 1.
"I can't promise the procedure will completely heal you. But at least everyone's gonna know when you pass away...!"
1/1
Harbinger of Cannac RG
Creature - Human Cleric
WB, :symtap:: Destroy all non land, non creature permanents. Use this ability only if you control a card named Cannac, the Savage.
"Soon the world will be overcome by beasts and primal order will be restored."
2/2
Harbinger of Noraria BR
Creature - Human Cleric
WU, :symtap:: Return all non land permanents to their owners' hand. Use this ability only if you control a card called Noraria, the Proud.
"Noraria may reside in her majestic palace in the center of Cirrus City but here she can gaze upon her entire realm - the entire world, ever searching for those worthy enough to be ascended into her paradise."
2/2
Harbinger of Ferngath WU
Creature - Human Cleric
BG, :symtap:: Destroy all creatures. Use this ability only if you control a card named Ferngath, the Life.
"When Ferngath decides to wipe the slate clean, I will be more than happy to return to dust if it so pleases my master."
2/2
Harbinger of Tutankh WG
Creature - Human Cleric
UR, :symtap:: Tap all permanents. Use this ability only if you control a card named Tutankh, the Mercy.
"The rest of this forsaken world need to learn to appreciate what is truly important; being a part of the balance around us. Soon will they know the reality of being just a speck of dust in this vast world."
2/2
Harbinger of Abismolus GU
Creature - Merfolk Cleric
BR, :symtap:: Destroy all lands. Use this ability only if you control a card named Abismolus, the Deep.
"When Abismolus wakes, it will remember its purpose in this world. It will purge all. The world will not simply have an ocean but be an ocean."
2/2
Noraria, the Light 1WUBR
Legendary Creature - Angel Deity
Non-green creatures you control get +1/+1 and have immortal, flying, and first strike.
Green permanents have echo.
:symtap:: Gain control of target creature.
3/3
Ferngath, the Life 1GWUB
Legendary Creature - Basilisk Deity
Non-red creatures you control get +1/+1 and have lifelink, persist, and deathtouch.
Red spells cost 2 more to cast.
:symtap:: Return target creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
3/3
Tutankh, the Mercy 1RGWU
Legendary Creature - Wurm Deity
Non-black creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance, hexproof, and haste.
Permanents you control can't be the target of black spells.
:symtap:: Put a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield.
3/3
Cannac, the Savage 1BRGW
Legendary Creature - Dragon Deity
Non-blue creatures you control get +1/+1 and have double strike, fear, and trample.
Blue spells cost 2 more to cast.
:symtap:: Destroy target creature.
3/3
Abismolus, the Deep 1UBRG
Legendary Creature - Leviathan Deity
Non-white creatures you control get +1/+1, are unblockable, and have frenzy 2 and poisonous 1.
White permanents and Plains come into play tapped.
:symtap:: Destroy target land.
3/3
Thundercloud Summoner 3WW
Creature - Angel Wizard
Flying
Summon - Put a 6/1 red Elemental creature token with trample, haste, and "At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice this creature." onto the battlefield.
"It's one thing to cast thunder; quite another to give it life."
3/3
Dragonridge Summoner 2R
Creature - Goblin Wizard
Summon - Put a 5/5 green Wurm creature token with trample onto the battlefield.
"They all laughed at Bok. Since Bok's tamed the wurm cave, only Bok laughs now."
1/1
Cloudscape Familiar 1W
Creature - Angel
Red spells and blue spells you cast cost 1 less to play.
Immortal
"I may be frail, but for my devotion I've been blessed by Noraria to tread the clouds in her realm."
1/1
Wavescape Familiar 1U
Creature - Merfolk
Green spells and black spells you cast cost 1 less to play.
Wavescape Familiar is unblockable.
"These pirates want control of the entire oceans. How foolish to the think the oceans are simply the surface."
1/1
Gravescape Familiar 1B
Creature - Goblin
White spells and red spells you cast cost 1 less to play.
Bombheart 2
"Amongst the aftermath of the savagery, something can always be salvaged from the death and bodies. Bones for tables, chairs, beds, cribs..."
1/1
Dunescape Familiar 1R
Creature - Human
Blue spells and green spells you cast cost 1 less to play.
Horsemanship
"This desert life may seem harsh to outsiders, but my tribe is born and raised on the importance of harmony between every element here."
1/1
Marshscape Familiar 1G
Creature - Ooze
Black spells and white spells you cast cost 1 less to play.
Deathtouch
"Life and death. These are the only things that matter to Ferngath. The balance between them depends on his mood, of course."
1/1
Archangel of Glory 3WWW
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, vigilance, immortal
Whenever Archangel of Glory deals combat damage to a player, put a +1/+1 counter on each of your creatures.
"The glory of Noraria is measured by her followers' devotion."
5/5
Archangel of Reason 3UUU
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, vigilance, immortal
Whenever Archangel of Reason deals combat damage to a player, you may draw two cards.
"We are always prepared to thwart any threat to Noraria's skies."
5/5
Archangel of Pennance 3BBB
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, vigilance, immortal
Whenever Archangel of Pennance deals combat damage to a player, you may choose a creature card in that player's graveyard and put it onto the battlefield under your control.
"You have no idea of Noraria's expectations of your pennance..."
5/5
Archangel of Retribution 3RRR
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, vigilance, immortal
Whenever Archangel of Retribution deals combat damage to a player, you may have Archangel of Retribution deal 5 damage to target creature or player.
"Immolation is guaranteed for those who cross Noraria!"
5/5
Spells:
Reconfigure UR
Instant
Counter target artifact spell. Reconfigure deals 2 damage to its controller.
Resynthesize UURR
Instant
Counter target spell. Resynthesize deals X damage to its controller, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
"It burns!"
Malefice UBR
Instant
Counter target spell. Its controller loses 2 life and discards a card at random.
Prevent 1UU
Instant
Kicker U
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, exile it instead of putting it into its owner's graveyard.
If Premonition was kicked, search its owner's graveyard, hand, and library for a card with the same name as the countered spell and exile it. Then that player shuffles his or her library.
Unhindered Response 1U
Instant
Riftcast 1
Counter target non creature spell.
Premonition 1U
Sorcery
Buyback U
Look at the bottom card of your library. You may put that card into your hand.
"Ahhhhh...! I knew it!"
Corpse Harvest B
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast Corpse Harvest, sacrifice any number of creatures.
Add BB to your mana pool for each creature sacrificed this way.
Gone Berserk RRRR
Sorcery
Each creature target player controls deals damage equal to its power to another creature that player controls, chosen at random.
Pact of Teleportation 0
Instant
Exile target planeswalker.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay 4. If you don't, you lose the game.
Bleeding Out 2BB
Instant
Cast Bleeding Out only during an upkeep step.
When you cast Bleeding Out, choose a player.
Until end of turn, whenever a spell or effect causes the chosen player to lose life, they lose twice that amount instead.
Warping Wish 5
Sorcery
You may choose a planeswalker card you own from outside the game, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Exile Warping Wish.
He wished for a route, but not for the directions to navigate it.
Enlightenment/Naïvety
Enlightenment 2W
Sorcery
Put X level counters on target permanent where X is the amount of level counters needed to reach its maximum level.
Naïvety 1B
Sorcery
Remove all level counters from target permanent.
Reduce/Reuse
Reduce 3BR
Sorcery
Each player sacrifices a permanent of each type.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Reuse 3WB
Sorcery
Each player returns a permanent card of each type from his or her graveyard to the battlefield.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Land Ho! U
Tribal Sorcery - Pirate
Search your library for an Island, Mountain, or Forest and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
Buried Treasure U
Tribal Sorcery - Pirate
Search your library for a non land card and put that card into your graveyard. Then shuffle your library.
Breath of Niv-Mizzet XUR
Sorcery
Breath of Niv-Mizzet deals X damage to target creature. That creature's controller puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
"May I burn away everything but your betrayal!"
Sound Reasoning X2UU
Instant
Prevent all combat damage. For the next X turns, players skip their combat phase.
"There was nothing here besides a test to prove that your true strength lies in unity." - Jace Beleren
Inconsistent Bolt 1UR
Instant
Madness :symur:, kicker 1:symur:, flashback 2
Roll a four-sided die. Inconsistent Bolt deals damage equal to the number rolled to target creature or player.
If the kicker cost was paid, roll a six-sided die instead.
Shipwreck Salvage U
Tribal Sorcery - Pirate
Return target artifact from your graveyard to your hand.
Favorable Weather 1U
Instant
Multikicker 2U
Until end of turn, blue creatures you control gain haste.
For each time Favorable Weather was kicked, target blue creature becomes unblockable until end of turn.
Pomp // Circumstance
Pomp WU
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+1, flying, and hexproof until end of turn.
Circumstance 1BR
Instant
Destroy target creature.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Pride // Prejudice
Pride 1GW
Sorcery
Choose a creature type. Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature of the chosen type.
Prejudice 1UB
Sorcery
Choose a creature type. Put a -1/-1 counter on each creature of the chosen type.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Sacred // Profane
Sacred 4WW
Sorcery
For the rest of the game, white creatures you control get +1/+1.
Profane 4BB
Sorcery
For the rest of the game, black creatures you control get +1/+1
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)
Planeswalkers:
Ral Zarek, Rift Transverser 2UR
Planeswalker - Ral
+1: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
-2: Put a 1/1 blue and red Weird Wizard creature token with ":symur::symur:, :symtap:, sacrifice this creature: copy target instant or sorcery spell." onto the battlefield.
-7: You get an emblem with "Chaotic - Take an extra turn after this one."
Loyalty: 3
Tibalt, the Half-Devil 1RR
Planeswalker - Tibalt
+1: Draw 2 cards, then discard 2 cards at random.
-2: Tibalt, the Half-Devil deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
-5: You get an emblem with "Each card in your hand has madness. The madness cost is equal to its casting cost."
Loyalty: 3
Ulixeus, Leader of Heroes 4WU
Planeswalker - Ulixeus
+1: Put three 1/1 white and blue Soldier creature tokens onto the battlefield under target player's control.
-3: Choose a hero card you own from outside the game and put it onto the battlefield under target player's control.
-5: Target player gets an emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, each opponent puts a 1/1 white and blue Soldier creature token onto the battlefield."
Loyalty: 4
Artifacts:
Abyss, the Dreadship 3WUB
Legendary Tribal Artifact - Spirit Ship
Whenever you control no Islands, sacrifice Abyss, the Dreadship.
At the beginning of each end step, gain control of all creatures that died that turn.
Eloramu Slave Ship 2BB
Artifact - Ship
:symtap:: Gain control of target creature for as long as you control Eloramu Slave Ship. Use this ability only if you control more creatures than target creature's controller.
Ice Rod X3U
Artifact
Ice Rod comes into play tapped with X charge counters on it.
Ice Rod doesn't untap during your untap step.
:symtap:: Target permanent gains cumulative upkeep X, where X is the number of charge counters on Ice Rod.
3: Untap Ice Rod. Use this ability only once per turn. (X is the number of charge counters on Ice Rod.)
Fire Rod X3R
Artifact
Fire Rod comes into play tapped with X charge counters on it.
Fire Rod doesn't untap during your untap step.
:symtap:: Fire Rod deals X damage to target creature or player, where X is the number of charge counters on Fire Rod.
3: Untap Fire Rod. Use this ability only once per turn. (X is the number of charge counters on Fire Rod.)
Healing Rod X3W
Artifact
Healing Rod comes into play tapped with X charge counters on it.
Healing Rod doesn't untap during your untap step.
:symtap:: Gain X life, where X is the number of charge counters on Healing Rod.
3: Untap Healing Rod. Use this ability only once per turn. (X is the number of charge counters on Healing Rod.)
Dowsing Rod X3G
Artifact
Dowsing Rod comes into play tapped with X charge counters on it.
Dowsing Rod doesn't untap during your untap step.
:symtap:: Draw X cards, where X is the number of charge counters on Dowsing Rod.
3: Untap Dowsing Rod. Use this ability only once per turn. (X is the number of charge counters on Dowsing Rod.)
Skeleton Rod X3B
Artifact
Skeleton Rod comes into play tapped with X charge counters on it.
Skeleton Rod doesn't untap during your untap step.
:symtap:: Put X 1/1 black Skeleton creature tokens with "B: Regenerate" onto the battlefield, where X is the number of charge counters on Skeleton Rod.
3: Untap Skeleton Rod. Use this ability only once per turn. (X is the number of charge counters on Skeleton Rod.)
Giant Vaccuum 6
Artifact
X,:symtap:: Remove X counters from target permanent. For each counter removed this way, put a counter on Giant Vacuum.
:symtap:, Remove all charge counters from Giant Vaccum: Target permanent with a counter on it gets half as many counters of a kind already on it as were removed this way.
Krark's Big Toe 2
Legendary Artifact
If you would roll a die, instead roll two dice and ignore one.
Terra Stabilizer 0
Artifact
Lands entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.
Spyglass 1
Artifact
:symtap:: Look at any facedown card.
1, :symtap:: Look at the top card of any library.
3, :symtap:: Look through any player's library. Shuffle that library afterwards.
Treasure Map 2
Artifact
2, :symtap:, sacrifice Treasure Map: Search your library for an artifact and put it into your hand.
Treasure Chest 3
Artifact
X, :symtap:: Search your library for an artifact with converted mana cost X, reveal it, and exile it. Then shuffle your library.
:symtap:, Sacrifice Treasure Chest: Put an artifact card exiled with Treasure Chest into your hand.
Frost Prism 1S
Snow Artifact
S: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.
Barb-Hooked Harpoons 4
Artifact
Barb-Hooked Harpoons enters the battlefield with three harpoon counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are no harpoon counters on Barb-Hooked Harpoons, sacrifice it.
:symtap:, Remove a harpoon counter from Barb-Hooked Harpoons: Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
1, :symtap:, Remove a harpoon counter from Barb-Hooked Harpoons: Put two -1/-1 counters on target blue creature.
Fortified Coast 3U
Artifact - Fortification
Fortified land is indestructible.
Whenever fortified land becomes tapped, it deals 3 damage to target creature.
Fortify 3
Pirate Galleon 2UU
Tribal Artifact - Pirate Ship
When you control no Islands, sacrifice Pirate Galleon.
Whenever a Pirate creature you control deals combat damage to a player, you may pay 1UU. If you do, take control of target artifact that player controls.
Ondof Stables :sym2g::sym2w:
Artifact - Fortification
Fortified land has: "3: Target creature gets horsemanship until end of turn."
Fortify 2
"Undoubtedly the best horsemen of the realm."
Reprints:
Arcane Sanctum
Jungle Shrine
Crumbling Necropolis
Seaside Citadel
Savage Lands
Crosis's Catacombs
Darigaaz's Caldera
Dromar's Cavern
Rith's Grove
Treva's Ruins
Goblin Bookie
Form of the Squirrel
Krark's Thumb
Who/What/Where/When/Why
Aswan Jaguar
Portal Elf
Velican Dragon
Gifts Given
Gifts Ungiven
Nightscape Familiar
Stormscape Familiar
Sunscape Familiar
Thornscape Familiar
Thunderscape Familiar
Gem Bazaar
Golden Wish
Cunning Wish
Death Wish
Burning Wish
Living Wish
Glittering Wish
Errata-ed:
Terror from the Deep UUUUUUU
Creature - Terror
A deck cannot contain Terror from the Deep.
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Acknowledgements:
Special thanks to osieorb18 for support, proofreading, making a lot of these cards functional, and rewording them to be more faithful to WotC syntaxis.
Special thanks to Arkanian for support, ideas on how to fix some of the cards, and corrections.
To all of those who've read it all and have found interest: thanks!
Ooh! And the planeswalker symbol from the planar die. I see the chaos symbol but not the other :/
EDIT:
Ok, nevermind, I figured it out! Thanks!
I'm having a bit of trouble with Renegade Doppelganger (and shapeshifters in general - especially when they revert back and forth).
If I play Evil Twin with Renegade Doppelganger in play, then having Renegade Doppelganger copy whatever creature Evil Twin becomes, Renegade Doppelganger is a complete copy including Evil Twin's copy clause (it gains "{U}{B}, {T}: Destroy target creature with the same name as this creature.")? Meaning that Renegade Doppelganger becomes a copy of the creature copied by Evil Twin and also gains Evil Twin's second ability?
EDIT:
Sorry, I confused the creatures. The problem's not with Cryptoplasm but with Renegade Doppelganger. Can somebody please change the topic subject to reflect that? Thanks!
It's such a shame that Greater Morphling was only released in Unhinged. WotC should rerelease some of the more "feaseable" cards from Unhinged in some other legal set. Most people don't mind playing with the Un-cards in a casual format. But not all the Un-cards are funny or corny or ridiculous (whatever your opinion on the matter). Most of them are pretty sweet and super useful in decks that would make them utterly broken (Mise, Goblin Bookie, Giant Fan, Staying Power, etc.). Anyways, enough with the Un-cards rant.
Speaking of creatures with a bunch of abilities, what other cards provide lots of abilities? Like Akroma's Memorial, Elspeth, Knight-Errant emblem, Domri Rade emblem, etc.
Nice! I don't know how I forgot about Emrakul, the Aeons Torn. Then again, I also failed to mention Progenitus.
Yet, where it gets confusing for me:
The looping combo Sanguine Bond + Exquisite Blood actually ends the game in a tie. That's off to me 'cause the moment a player hits 0 he/she's supposed to lose the game, but since the loop never ends, neither does the match. I find that a bit contradictory to the state-based action of reaching 0 life (or less).
I guess my question is "what exactly happens when you reach negative life?".
For instance, I have, for the sake of argument, Phyrexian Unlife in play and I lose life (not from receiving damage per se) beyond 0. Do I stay in a negative life state or does my life linger at 0? If so, how would that affect cards like Transcendence (and particularly Havoc Festival)?
Any help clearing this up for me? Thanks!