MTG Salvation

I don't really think there's much benefit to a great deal of arguing on this point (and I want to be clear that I mean that in a nice way rather than a dismissive way - the judgements are in and final and ultimately we all have our own opinions and that's how things work and how they're supposed to work), but I do disagree that they're very VERY similar, since having to pay mana vs. creatures is a substantial difference in terms of how the cards play, as you allude to in your balance entry: Commune is basically only playable in Big Red decks that are trying to get a ton of mana and slam haymakers, whereas Molten End would be played by burn decks that are trying to pull a couple bolts/shocks off the top of their library when their creatures are blocked/wrathed.

As I said earlier, I was actually more curious about how the judges interpreted whether spells and abilities would be exiled from the stack by End It Now, since I think that's a more interesting discussion to have - thoughts?

Well, it wouldn't be wrong to cast it and produce a draw if you were behind -- in fact, it would be a positive EV choice. I'm not really trying to justify his choice of a 0 (I certainly have my own quibbles with his grading, as noted above), but I do think that a card that produces draws, say, 10% of the time it's cast would produce huge problems for organized play if it were a viable card, to the point that I think WOTC would never print such a card.

I imagine the problem that they were pointing out is that the card would produce a ton of draws. Imagine a case where both players had more permanents than their opponents had life, but the caster was behind (not a terribly unusual situation) -- neither player would be willing to let the bidding stop, otherwise they'd lose, so it would just go on forever and produce a draw. Admittedly the other auction cards could potentially produce draws as well, but it would usually require weird Platinum Angel or Lab Man shenanigans.

But I was wondering: did the judges grade the winning card with the assumption that it can function as a Summary Dismissal for 1 white mana? It seems like it should to me, since I don't imagine that spells and abilities can remain on the stack when you go to a new phase (although of course no card has ever allowed that before, so I can't be sure). It seemed like maybe that was what distinguished it from Holy Day but there was nothing about that in the card's reminder text so I was curious if people had realized that (or maybe I'm wrong).

(Also, I'm a little salty about my 1's for uniqueness when there's never been a multikicker card with alternate costs or a red card that allowed you to turn creatures into impulsive draws, but what can you do.)

For the record, my current submission should still work independent of the revision ("until the end of your next turn"). I just wanted to make sure because obviously it would impact what I ultimately submitted. (And I revised my message from "a lot like cheating" to "a little like cheating" once IcariiFA's post went up because I didn't want to seem like a tattletale. )

Molten End 1RR
Instant (R)
Multikicker: Sacrifice a creature. (You may sacrifice any number of creatures in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell.)
Exile the top X+1 cards of your library, where X is the number of times Molten End was kicked. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
The Quiet Furnace must be fed to be quiet.

Just wanted to make sure, does it count if we just use the name in the rules text? So, would a card named "End of the BBQ" that just said "End of the BBQ deals 3 damage to target creature" qualify? It seems like it currently works within the challenge as written, but it also feels a little like cheating, so I thought I should check.

Frenzied Numismancer 2RR
Creature - Dwarf Wizard (R)
When Frenzied Numismancer enters the battlefield, destroy target colorless nonland permanent, then create a Treasure token. (It’s an artifact with "T, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
Whenever an artifact is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, Frenzied Numismancer deals 1 damage to each opponent.
"Melt it down!"
3/2

I'm a little confused by the parameters of "can make," since it seems like very many cards could in theory kill an Emrakul if the right situation arose. For example, would Prey Upon work, or does it need to be able to do it on its own? Or how about a version of Prey Upon that could give +13/+13? Alternatively, does creature combat work, i.e., does Deadly Recluse count? And does it need to be definitely work, or would Diabolic Edict be okay? I could keep going with corner cases but I think you get the idea.

Gloryseeker's Greaves RW
Artifact – Equipment {U}
Equipped creature has haste and renown 1. (When this creature deals combat damage to a player, if it isn't renowned, put a +1/+1 counter on it and it becomes renowned.)
If equipped creature entered the battlefield this turn, it has indestructible.
Equip 0