The point a lot of you are making is that Eldrazi Temple is better than Eye of Ugin. I just have to say this, duh, of coarse its better but it doesn't mean you shouldn't take the oppurtunity to play a card closely comparable to the Temple in addition to the Temple.
I haven't tested this yet but I would say:
Obviously 4 Eldrazi Temple in every standard Eldrazi decks
2 Eye of Ugin
1 Expedition Map
Maybe
4 Eye of Ugin
0 Expedition Map
if you were playing 4 Harrows
Playing 3 Eyes (2 Eyes, 1 Map) is good cause you don't want to play more than around 6 big Eldrazi. The Eye lets you search up your fattys and if need be an All is Dust. Seems worth it to me, at least do 2 Eyes, 0 Maps.
Seed of Mind(B/G)
Sorcery (Uncommon)
Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield where X is the number of cards discarded by opponents this turn. The death of one mind can bring forth the life of many.
IIW:
Make a 20/20 for 0, it has to be balanced. I'm looking for originality, twists, flavor, and power.
Xald, Master of the VoidWBP
Planswalker - Xald (Mythic Rare)
[+1]: Put a 1/1 purple Illusion artifact creature token with flying and first strike onto the battlefield.
[+1]: Xald deals 2 damage to target creature.
[-0]: Target player loses 1 life, you gain 1 life.
[-X]: Draw X cards, then lose X life. At the beginning of your next upkeep, gain X life.
[-10]: Exile all permanents.
{1}
I think of purple as a kind of blue-red color.
IIW:
Make a card with mana cost of R, it is an instant, deals 10 damage to target player/opponent, and is balanced. I'm looking for originality, cool twists, and I WANT FLAVOR TEXT.
Bureaucrat's Vortex 2P
Sorcery
Take an additional turn after this turn. After each phase of that turn you take, in turn order each other player takes an additional phase of the same type as though it were their turn.
... trying to avoid convolution for the sake of clarity, have no idea if this is playable or what the heck it would play like, hope no serious rule problems crop up
what do you call a kind of phase? can phases have types? is there a word for that kind of thing? i'll have to check the official rules and check for a precedent... there's a blue card that's makes players skip all but one type of phase, but it spells out the phases by names
there's a chance i'll come back to edit this, but only to make sure it works the way it' should, won't change the functionality
P is for Purple
... okay i've edited it here's the new version:
Unified Vortex 2P
Sorcery
Take an additional turn after this turn. After the first beginning, precombat main, combat, postcombat main and ending phase of that turn, each other player takes an additional corresponding phase.
This is what the winner's opinion on purple mana is, don't talk like you know it Aznathom.
IIW: make me an undead creature. (skeleton, vampire, zombie...)
Graveyard Guard 1BB
Creature - Skeleton Samurai (U)
Wither, Bushido 2 1B: Regenarate graveyard guard. "My duty does not stop at death."
1/1
I like bushido + wither. You really do not want to attack into this!
My other flavortext idea was: "Honourbound to the ground."
let me know which one you liked best
"Honourbound to the ground." is pretty cool flavor text, it just makes you smile, if only for it's rhyming quality. This is a fun interpretation of several abilities. I like this card but none of it seems original or special, sorry. The flavor text is rockin though.
Challenge:
If you were a legendary creature. Think about colors (should be based off your personality), class type (w/e you would want to be), abilities (should correspond to your colors and class). Remember this is fantasy, so you're not an accountant or anything like that.
Nicholas, The Nullifier 1WWUUBB
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Shroud, Flying, Vigilance
:symtap:, 3WUB: Exile target spell or permanent. "To keep our society safe, we must be willing to remove anything."
4/4
Seems kinda underpowered, 7 mana is a threshold where you gotta be really good. Also black doesn't seem important here, despite you trying to make this card after you, an esper lover. Because of how much his other ability costs, you could probably have his cost be 3WUU with his ability costing 3WWU with the removal of black. The flavor text is flavorful but not very interesting. I think you were close to making a cool card but as is, isn't good enough.
Unified Vortex 2P
Sorcery
Take an additional turn after this turn. After the first beginning, precombat main, combat, postcombat main and ending phase of that turn, each other player takes an additional corresponding phase.
This is really cool, you should have mentioned where purple stands in the color pie. I'll just guess it's between blue and red.
Assuming P was normal, this is a really cool, original, and well designed card. As I said, people will get taxed for lack of flavor text, but the rest is awesome.
Swordfish3U
Creature - Fish {U}
Whenever Swordfish becomes blocked by a creature, tap Swordfish and that creature. Those creatures don't untap during your next untap step. "I actually have no idea if they work this way."
2/4
If you don't want to win, o crap it's Megiddo, you win. No but because you don't want to win, you don't get to win.
Noggle Trader2:symur::symur: Creature - Noggle Rogue
At the beginning of each opponent's upkeep, he or she draws X cards then discards X at random, where X is equal to the number of cards in his or her hand prior to drawing. 3/2
A red, blue, or red/blue card that would annoy/frustrate an opponent if used. But not frustrating in the sense that it's too powerful, but out of sheer inconvenience.
Nice idea, noggle's seem like the type to do that. Btw: you can make hybrid symbols by doing {UR} inside the mana tags. I did ask for flavor text, and I don't think that this card is necessarily that annoying to people. This is a cool card but it seems kind of bland.
My Challenge:
Design an Un-card based on Megiddo, with mana cost 2WUG, pt 1/1, Creature type "Awesome," seven keyword abilities which may be fictional or templated incorrectly, and an ETB ability that involves judging cards, ala The Winner is Judge type games.
Megiddo of Twij, Grand Arbiter - 2WUG Legendary Creature - Awesome
Quintuple Strike, Haste, Protection from Everything, Trample, Shroud, Indestructible, SuperMegaUnblockableForever Powers.
When Megiddo of Twij enters the battlezone, each player names his or her favorite MAGIC card. Megiddo chooses which one he likes best. For the rest of the game, the player with the winning card may substitute any card for his or her named card.
1/1
First, this is way to powerful. Second, just... no. Also there's no flavor text.
Get A RoomWW
Instant
Exile up to two target creatures. Return them to the battlefield at the end of turn with a -1/-1 counter. Make love, not war.
Design an un-card
☺☺☺☺ing rejuvenates you, it does however make you a little tired, you could make the creatures come back tapped? Screwing shouldn't kill you if you're an elf(-1/-1 counter). Nice flavor text though.
Grasp of the Elder DragonUBBR
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast Reach of the Elder Dragon, sacrifice a permanent. Target player loses X life, discards X cards and sacrifices X permanents, where X is the number of counters on the permanent you sacrificed.
Make a sorcery or instant that is mechanically and flavorfully related to a planeswalker's ultimate ability.
No flavor text. The majority of the time, this is pretty crappy. It's really cool and flavorful, but it doesn't do anything most of the time. Also, I would be hesitant to sacrifice my Planeswalker right before this card gets countered.
IIW: Find 2 or more IIW challenges somewhere in this thread, post them (together with their location), and make a card that meets all of those challenges. Bonuspoint for each IIW!!
If I win, make a Samurai Pizza Cat. (Or just a Samurai cat). Wait, scratch that - just make a blue enchantment that draws cards for you and/or your opponent.
Build a card that builds lands somehow. Land tokens?
Uncharted Regions of the MindUU
Enchantment (R)
You can't play lands.
Exile an untapped land you control: Put a Mindscape land token into play. Then draw a card for each Mindscape land you control in excess of the number of non-Mindscape lands you control. 'Of course there's no way to extract mana from these regions....yet.' - Xlatzk, Mind-Excavator
This is cool, but unfun, if you could still play lands then maybe. Also, you most likely have to change a lot of your lands, I think sacrificing a land is a big enough cost to draw a card. Nice flavor text, your card is an interesting idea but needs to be refined.
The Thing: Create the most non-sense card you can think of.
Perfect Fashion1WW Enchantment - AuraU
Enchant Creature
Enchanted creature has protection from cards with clothing in it's art box.
"Even a mouse with a vest, coat, shades and blonde wig can take on the world."
Kinda funny, but sorry, I'm not that into these kinds of cards. Plus, I don't get the joke.
IIW: Design a card that would work in this made-up Ravnica guild:
Jeharas (RG)
A guild of entertainers and musicians, which provide entertainment to the masses of Ravnica. Entertainment can range from producing musicals, to carnivals, to Gladiator style events.
This guild comes from red's passion and devotion to creating and green's love of community and providing for the masses, although both colors may get out of hand and over-the-top at times with these events.
This guild's over-arching theme is through inspiring people through music and the gladiators. This generally translates to +X/+X effects.
Jeheras Flame-Dancer1RG
Creature - Human Wizard(U)
Invigorate 2 (When this creature comes into play, target creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.) T: Jeheras Flame-Dancer deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
1/1
No flavor text. Cool, I think he would be cooler and better with flash. Cool idea, not the most original, but well thought of. This is a pretty cool card, and I would like to see this go to print, with flash of course.
Pick a tribe. Then design a card that would make that tribe a bit more viable in Legacy.
Mirri's Propagator1GW
Other Cats you control have first strike, forestwalk and vigilance. {R} "Propagators are the battlehardened strategists of feline tribes. Losing a propagator is as devastating for a tribe as losing their home."
2/2
Interesting card, I doubt that this card is that viable in legacy. You forgot to but if this creature is legendary but I figured out the rest. Cool card but not anything special.
SnapUBR
Creature- Icon (U)
When Snap comes into play go get a box of RICE KRISPIES.
1/1
CrackleGWU
Artifact creature- Icon(U)
When crackle comes into play go get a cereal bowl.
1/1
PopWUB
Creature- Icon (U)
When Pop comes into play go get some milk.
If at any time you have a Cereal Bowl, RICE KRISPIES and Milk on the battlefield you may combine them and consume the contents.
When you finish the cereal and milk wash the bowl and you win the game.
1/1
I don't get the colors, shouldn't it be U and W for milk, R and G for RICE KRISPIES (cooked grains), and colorless for the cereal bowl. Also, where's the spoon, or flavor text? Also, why is the green one the artifact creature?
Here is the winner:
Rudyard!!! For the most original, unique(it costs P), and intriguing card.
Vengeful Spirit1BB
Creature - Spirit (Uncommon)
Persist
Syphon 1 (When Vengeful Spirit enters the battlefield, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Vengeful Spirit.) A spirit this vengeful will never, no, can never die.
2/2
Orb of TeachingU
Artifact (Common) T: Target player draws a card if you control a permanent named Orb of Taking. Taking is nothing but a necessary evil of learning.
Orb of TakingB
Artifact (Common) T: Target player discards a card if you control a permanent named Orb of Teaching. To learn, you must first take.
IIW:
Make a split card, each side has to be an instant or sorcery. Each side must have flashback.
I wanted to make this challenge kind of epic, so I'll accept up to 10 more. If it takes to long, I'll just judge in a couple days. If anyone wants to change any part of your entry, you have time.
Night Sprouting Tree1BG
Sorcery (Rare)
Put a land token named Nightmare Tree onto the battlefield. It is a Swamp Forest and has "When Nightmare Tree enters the battlefield, each player discards a card."
Flashback BG Fearing the woods at night did not come without rhyme or reason. It did however come with roots, branches, and nightmares.
IIW:
Make a draw spell, the most broken yet currently printable.
Say your if I win challenge(IIW). Then make a card fitting into your own challenge. Flavor and originality are what I'm looking for.
I want cards submitted in this format: NAMEWUBRG
Type (Rarity)
Main Text Flavor Text
P/T if any
Flavor text is required unless you make a Planeswalker.
Rarity is also required. Just put what you think it would be if it were in a vacuum.
I guess I'll let you flank on rarity. But you are less likely to win if you flank on flavor text.
Graveyard Guard 1BB
Creature - Skeleton Samurai (U)
Wither, Bushido 2 1B: Regenarate graveyard guard. "My duty does not stop at death."
1/1
I like bushido + wither. You really do not want to attack into this!
My other flavortext idea was: "honourbound to the ground"
let me know which one you liked best
Cool submition and thanks for the win but I should clear something up.
For my challenge, post your IF I WIN CHALLENGE.
Then make a card that would fit your challenge.
If you win, everyone will do your same challenge.
I hope that clears it up.
If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to respond.
I haven't tested this yet but I would say:
Obviously 4 Eldrazi Temple in every standard Eldrazi decks
2 Eye of Ugin
1 Expedition Map
Maybe
4 Eye of Ugin
0 Expedition Map
if you were playing 4 Harrows
Playing 3 Eyes (2 Eyes, 1 Map) is good cause you don't want to play more than around 6 big Eldrazi. The Eye lets you search up your fattys and if need be an All is Dust. Seems worth it to me, at least do 2 Eyes, 0 Maps.
Sorcery (Uncommon)
Put X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield where X is the number of cards discarded by opponents this turn.
The death of one mind can bring forth the life of many.
IIW:
Planswalker - Xald (Mythic Rare)
[+1]: Put a 1/1 purple Illusion artifact creature token with flying and first strike onto the battlefield.
[+1]: Xald deals 2 damage to target creature.
[-0]: Target player loses 1 life, you gain 1 life.
[-X]: Draw X cards, then lose X life. At the beginning of your next upkeep, gain X life.
[-10]: Exile all permanents.
{1}
I think of purple as a kind of blue-red color.
IIW:
This is what the winner's opinion on purple mana is, don't talk like you know it Aznathom.
"Honourbound to the ground." is pretty cool flavor text, it just makes you smile, if only for it's rhyming quality. This is a fun interpretation of several abilities. I like this card but none of it seems original or special, sorry. The flavor text is rockin though.
Seems kinda underpowered, 7 mana is a threshold where you gotta be really good. Also black doesn't seem important here, despite you trying to make this card after you, an esper lover. Because of how much his other ability costs, you could probably have his cost be 3WUU with his ability costing 3WWU with the removal of black. The flavor text is flavorful but not very interesting. I think you were close to making a cool card but as is, isn't good enough.
This is really cool, you should have mentioned where purple stands in the color pie. I'll just guess it's between blue and red.
Assuming P was normal, this is a really cool, original, and well designed card. As I said, people will get taxed for lack of flavor text, but the rest is awesome.
If you don't want to win, o crap it's Megiddo, you win. No but because you don't want to win, you don't get to win.
Nice idea, noggle's seem like the type to do that. Btw: you can make hybrid symbols by doing {UR} inside the mana tags. I did ask for flavor text, and I don't think that this card is necessarily that annoying to people. This is a cool card but it seems kind of bland.
First, this is way to powerful. Second, just... no. Also there's no flavor text.
☺☺☺☺ing rejuvenates you, it does however make you a little tired, you could make the creatures come back tapped? Screwing shouldn't kill you if you're an elf(-1/-1 counter). Nice flavor text though.
No flavor text. The majority of the time, this is pretty crappy. It's really cool and flavorful, but it doesn't do anything most of the time. Also, I would be hesitant to sacrifice my Planeswalker right before this card gets countered.
This is cool, but unfun, if you could still play lands then maybe. Also, you most likely have to change a lot of your lands, I think sacrificing a land is a big enough cost to draw a card. Nice flavor text, your card is an interesting idea but needs to be refined.
Kinda funny, but sorry, I'm not that into these kinds of cards. Plus, I don't get the joke.
No flavor text. Cool, I think he would be cooler and better with flash. Cool idea, not the most original, but well thought of. This is a pretty cool card, and I would like to see this go to print, with flash of course.
Interesting card, I doubt that this card is that viable in legacy. You forgot to but if this creature is legendary but I figured out the rest. Cool card but not anything special.
I don't get the colors, shouldn't it be U and W for milk, R and G for RICE KRISPIES (cooked grains), and colorless for the cereal bowl. Also, where's the spoon, or flavor text? Also, why is the green one the artifact creature?
Here is the winner:
Here is the next challenge:
Creature - Spirit (Uncommon)
Persist
Syphon 1 (When Vengeful Spirit enters the battlefield, you may put a -1/-1 counter on target creature. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on Vengeful Spirit.)
A spirit this vengeful will never, no, can never die.
2/2
IIW:
Artifact (Common)
T: Target player draws a card if you control a permanent named Orb of Taking.
Taking is nothing but a necessary evil of learning.
Orb of Taking B
Artifact (Common)
T: Target player discards a card if you control a permanent named Orb of Teaching.
To learn, you must first take.
IIW:
Is this your challenge if you win.
Sorcery (Rare)
Put a land token named Nightmare Tree onto the battlefield. It is a Swamp Forest and has "When Nightmare Tree enters the battlefield, each player discards a card."
Flashback BG
Fearing the woods at night did not come without rhyme or reason. It did however come with roots, branches, and nightmares.
IIW:
I guess I'll let you flank on rarity. But you are less likely to win if you flank on flavor text.
Never mind, cool.
Cool submition and thanks for the win but I should clear something up.
For my challenge, post your IF I WIN CHALLENGE.
Then make a card that would fit your challenge.
If you win, everyone will do your same challenge.
I hope that clears it up.
If you have any other questions, I'll be happy to respond.