Re: color identity of my card. I did think about making it part-U, but a friend said that it worked fine as RW. Incidentally, one of the reasons it's in those colors is that the effect also covers Auras, which are definitely a White thing.
Anyway, your card. Might have to write Wither out if it's not a mechanic in the block you put it in. Love the idea, even if WotC would never want to print it, haha. Might actually work fine as Mono-B for the record. Wuld definitely shave off a mana or two on both the mana and equip costs.
Hmm, how about something quirky...
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Land , Pay 1 Life: Add C to your mana pool. , Sacrifice another permanent: Add one mana or any color to your mana pool. Gain 1 life.
I'd push it a bit and make it cost only B or make it a 4/4. Seems pretty fair as is, though.
- 2RW
Legendary Creature - ?
Prowess.
Each spell you cast that targets only - costs one mana of any type less for each spell you cast this turn that targeted only -.
3/3
Edit: 3/3 not 3/e, although, the Golden Ratio would be incredible in MTG.
I rather think that if we go back to Innistrad for a third time, the plot will center around the reemergence of the WB Angel. We've seen one of her Flight in SoI, after all.
Okay here's a cycle of cards with silly names because I don't realky have fun with that part of the process.
Iweth 1W
Sorcery
Untap all creatures you control.
If you cast a spell named Lebu, a spell named Klacb, a spell named Erd, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Lebu U
Sorcery
Scry 4.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Klacb, a spell named Erd, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Klacb 4B
Sorcery
You draw 5 cards and you lose 5 life.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Lebu, a spell named Erd, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Erd 2R
Sorcery
Add 4 mana in any combination of color or colors to your mana pool.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Elub, a spell named Klacb, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Regne 3G
Sorcery
Untap all lands you control.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Elub, a spell named Klacb, and a spell named Erd this turn, you win the game.
I'm reminded of how AVR was the set that gave us Soulbond. Seems rather ffitting that a mechanic like this would be introduced with an Innistrad return.
Random thought, probably won't happen but here goes:
Ok, so right now Sorin is off Brooding because he had to kill Avacyn or whatever. But obviously, he doesn't want his home destroyed which is exactly what Nahiri/Emmy are trying to do. So what if Sorin was to make a "new Avacyn", say "Avacyn, Guardian of Innistrad" to combat the Eldrazi menace? Would WOTC Ever even consider giving us 2 Avacyn's in a block?
Also, what walker do you guys think might die this go round? My gut tells me Nahiri, since they have to stop her and Emmy, but I'm kinda hoping it's Jace.
Actually, wasn't there a plot thread with Olivia Voldaren? Also, he does still have to settle things with Nahiri, right?
Where the other titans twist the world into an inhospitable mess or reduce it to meaningless dust, Emrakul leaves behind lifeless effigies frozen in menewsha.
My instinct is that the quad decks each focus on a different card type, plain and simple. You start with the easy and obvious choices, then deduce the rest. My picks:
WUBR Artifacts UBRG Spells BRGW Creatures RGWU Land GWUB Enchantments
Personally, I can see something like this but, consider this: two effects that complement each other. One effect would fit in the ally colors in the middle and the other one would fit the enemy colors on the outside. Ally-ally and enemy-enemy wouldn't look as nice.
Why that extra "cost"? The effect seems decent enough for CC.
Anyhow:
- BRGW
Legendary Creature - Avatar
Whenever a player casts a spell on another player's turn, you may destroy target permanent that player controls unless they have - deal 3 damage to them.
Damage dealt by - to players also gains you twice that much life.
5/5
Changed to 3 damage after some thought. Before anybody suggests just giving this Lifelink instead of that second ability, consider those two things - (a) wouldn't it feel a little underwhelming and (b) this way, the controller can gain some life, overall.
Edit: changed pt to 5/5 to stay in line with other cards I've done.
... non-creature tokens? Namely, how much can realistically be done with those?
The first one I can think of, ATM, is Imperial Mask from Future Sight. Then, we have Gold tokens from Theros block, and now Clue tokens. With the first, those were enchantments that gave their controller Hexproof. With the latter two, they're artifact tokens that can be sacrificed.
So, it strikes me that it's probably not too desireable to have tokens of any permanent type that can be tapped for effects (usually mana). There is, of course, precedent in Life and Limb and Llanowar Mentorbut those are from 2007 and were in sets that played around sith unusual effects a bit more.
So, thoughts? Do, for example, land tokens seem reasonable?
Seems reasonable at that cost. Boring to me personally, but a humdinger of a rattlesnake, for certain! Would make it a 2/2 or a 1/3, though. Also, Plant and not treefolk.
Fun, and I do see the point of making it Aura Equipment, but I'm not sure it works all that well. I'm not sure this needs ro be three colors or to cost 7 mana, at that. Making it mono-white and costing it at something like 3 or 3 mana seems reasonable. An equip cost of three mana is about right, though. Equipment can only go on creatures you control, if you pay the equip cost so, hmm.
Anyway!
uh, IDK, Shifting Smasher? 2GG
Creature - Treefolk
At end of combat, if this creature attacked this turn, untap it and choose one or both -
- Flip this crreature
- Transform this creature.
4/4
Somehing, w/e
(Green) Land : Add one mana of any color to your mana pool, then choose one or both -
- Flip this land
- Transform this land
Something w/e
(Green) Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card then choose one or both -
- Flip this enchantment
- Transform this enchantment
Something w/e
(Green) Artifact 3, : Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature then choose one or both -
- flip this artifact
- transform this artifact
Anyway, your card. Might have to write Wither out if it's not a mechanic in the block you put it in. Love the idea, even if WotC would never want to print it, haha. Might actually work fine as Mono-B for the record. Wuld definitely shave off a mana or two on both the mana and equip costs.
Hmm, how about something quirky...
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Land
I'd push it a bit and make it cost only B or make it a 4/4. Seems pretty fair as is, though.
- 2RW
Legendary Creature - ?
Prowess.
Each spell you cast that targets only - costs one mana of any type less for each spell you cast this turn that targeted only -.
3/3
Edit: 3/3 not 3/e, although, the Golden Ratio would be incredible in MTG.
No Green Meld, Madness (so far), or Escalate. At least Green got plenty of Investigate in SoI so it wasn't completely relegated to dull mechanics.
Okay here's a cycle of cards with silly names because I don't realky have fun with that part of the process.
Iweth 1W
Sorcery
Untap all creatures you control.
If you cast a spell named Lebu, a spell named Klacb, a spell named Erd, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Lebu U
Sorcery
Scry 4.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Klacb, a spell named Erd, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Klacb 4B
Sorcery
You draw 5 cards and you lose 5 life.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Lebu, a spell named Erd, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Erd 2R
Sorcery
Add 4 mana in any combination of color or colors to your mana pool.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Elub, a spell named Klacb, and a spell named Regne this turn, you win the game.
Regne 3G
Sorcery
Untap all lands you control.
If you cast a spell named Iweth, a spell named Elub, a spell named Klacb, and a spell named Erd this turn, you win the game.
I'm reminded of how AVR was the set that gave us Soulbond. Seems rather ffitting that a mechanic like this would be introduced with an Innistrad return.
Actually, wasn't there a plot thread with Olivia Voldaren? Also, he does still have to settle things with Nahiri, right?
So those are her Wastes? Makes sense.
Personally, I can see something like this but, consider this: two effects that complement each other. One effect would fit in the ally colors in the middle and the other one would fit the enemy colors on the outside. Ally-ally and enemy-enemy wouldn't look as nice.
Why that extra "cost"? The effect seems decent enough for CC.
Anyhow:
- BRGW
Legendary Creature - Avatar
Whenever a player casts a spell on another player's turn, you may destroy target permanent that player controls unless they have - deal 3 damage to them.
Damage dealt by - to players also gains you twice that much life.
5/5
Changed to 3 damage after some thought. Before anybody suggests just giving this Lifelink instead of that second ability, consider those two things - (a) wouldn't it feel a little underwhelming and (b) this way, the controller can gain some life, overall.
Edit: changed pt to 5/5 to stay in line with other cards I've done.
Re: thread title - fair enough, you're right! Re: searching for previous threads - sure but I'd like to talk of those and not engage in thread necro.
Yeah, that was one main consideration with regard to land tokens. Could even get a block keyword or two out of that. Cultivate or something.
The first one I can think of, ATM, is Imperial Mask from Future Sight. Then, we have Gold tokens from Theros block, and now Clue tokens. With the first, those were enchantments that gave their controller Hexproof. With the latter two, they're artifact tokens that can be sacrificed.
So, it strikes me that it's probably not too desireable to have tokens of any permanent type that can be tapped for effects (usually mana). There is, of course, precedent in Life and Limb and Llanowar Mentorbut those are from 2007 and were in sets that played around sith unusual effects a bit more.
So, thoughts? Do, for example, land tokens seem reasonable?
Womb Bole - 2G
Creature - Plant
Flash, Defender
Transfigure 1GG
0/5
Anyway!
uh, IDK, Shifting Smasher? 2GG
Creature - Treefolk
At end of combat, if this creature attacked this turn, untap it and choose one or both -
- Flip this crreature
- Transform this creature.
4/4
Somehing, w/e
(Green) Land
- Flip this land
- Transform this land
Something w/e
(Green) Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw a card then choose one or both -
- Flip this enchantment
- Transform this enchantment
Something w/e
(Green) Artifact
3,
- flip this artifact
- transform this artifact