luminum: I think that Saheeli and Baan are meant to be foils. One (Saheeli) is the expression of the creativity of Kaladesh--she's likely the person that Baan refers to who's made 'an entire new type/form of artifice'--and the other (Baan) is the expression of the order of Kaladesh, or at least the Consulate.
For them to be otherwise similar would make a lot of sense, I think.
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scottjhebert posted a message on Magic Story: Kaladesh & Aether Revolt (No Spoiler Discussion)Posted in: Magic Storyline -
Feb 25, 20162
Jay13x posted a message on Conspiracy 2: Take the CrownI wanted to create this thread to track the developments of Conspiracy 2. It seems we'll be getting regular twists leading up to Conspiracy 2!Posted in: Magic Storyline
For those that want background: Fiora, The World of Conspiracy
It started as The Reign of Brago...
... But Brago was assassinated...
So it became The Empty Throne...
... but the powerful of Paliano have set their sights on the throne...
And so it became Take The Crown.
It appears the first assassin was a Custodi, based on the robes. The second woman has the Black Rose emblem, meaning she's making a move. This last woman looks a lot like Selvala. Supposedly, this is the last change, no more surprises or jokes, which is disappointing because the first two names were so much cooler than Take The Crown.
Updated 6/8
And the EMA Tokens had hidden messages.
Free citizens of Paliano: When you fell asleep last night, you were loyal. You laid down your heads as steadfast servants of the one true king of Paliano, Brago the Eternal. Perhaps you did not love him. It is not the role of a ruler to be loved. But you obeyed him, and you respected him, as any citizen should. You awakened as unwitting traitors beneath the blood-stained banner of a usurper queen: Marchese the Black Rose, a known assassin and plotter, a criminal of the highest order whose veiled threats and hidden thorns have allowed her for far too long to flaunt the law of Paliano. She has made you traitors by raising her flag above the palace and placing the crown upon her treacherous brow. She has forced you to choose between loyalty to the crown and loyalty to your city. Somehow, this vile deceiver murdered King Brago, ending his immortal existence and dispersing the essence of his spirit. She inserted herself into the sovereign’s will and testament – a document forged, no doubt, from whole cloth. For why would the King Eternal have a will at all? And if he did, why would he name the murderous daughter of a fallen house to rule in his place?
Somehow, she commands the loyalty of the Custodi Priests who once made the King’s word manifest in the world. Alongside them stand numerous servants of the throne who cannot or dare not question her right to rule, and in the shadows lurks her own existing network of thieves, spies, saboteurs, informants, and assassins. Already the false queen raises her own sigil, the emblem of the Black Rose, above Paliano. She would quietly ignore the symbol of our city, the symbol Brago carried with him of his own sword, an image so endearing, so emblematic of our city and its’ lawful ruler, that the Custodi consider it a religious icon in its’ own right. Oh, the Custodi wave it even now, and it means as little from them as it ever did.
But the banners of the city troops have already changed. You will not see that symbol in the halls of Marchesa’s palace or on the shields of her defenders. She claims to rule legitimately, to have the interests of the city at heart, but the flag that has flown above us all these years is absent at her own command. And why? The reason is simple. Marchesa has no right to that sign of our city’s history, and she knows it. She wears the crown and sits upon the throne but she does not carry the sword of Brago – the blade that bears the symbol of our city. I know this because I now carry that sword, and with it the burden of upholding law and order in Paliano. I have been stripped of my title by the traitor queen, but I do not relinquish it. I hold this sword, this symbol, this duty to defend our city from all its’ enemies – even and especially an enemy who sits upon the throne. I have no wish to rule, only to unseat the usurper so that we may determine our rightful sovereign in the wake of King Brago’s tragic end. Marchesa would have you to stand with her, in service to a true crown that rests upon a false head, and thereby she would make you a traitor. I offer you a different path! Stand with me, and with Brago, and show your loyalty to your city through your disobedience to the pretender. If her flag is not your flag, then do not bow to it. IF her rule is illegitimate, then so too are her laws. If she is not truly queen, then the servants of the throne are no better than her spies or assassins, and should be treated accordingly. What say you, citizens of Paliano? Do you stand with the city, or with its’ self-proclaimed queen? Are you loyal rebels, or obedient traitors? As long as Marchesa sits upon the throne, you are one or the other. Make your choice! – Adriana, Captain of the Guard
People of the High City! It is my solemn duty to inform you that Brago, King of Paliano, is no more. His death shocked the city all those years ago, his spiritual continuance brought joy and relief to us all. Now, he has at last passed truly and forever beyond the veil. His long reign has come to an end, and his spirit is finally granted the eternal rest it deserves. In his beneficent wisdom, our late king appointed a successor with the will and the strength to bring peace to his beloved city. As his designated heir, recognized by the sacred order of custodi as his one and true successor, I vow to uphold the laws of Paliano, to maintain order in the city, and to see that justice is served swiftly and even-handedly. Though I know that I will never be a worthy heir to a man whose commitment to his city transcended life itself, I must hope that, with the blessings of the custodi, I am able to guide our fair city to a new age of prosperity. The transfer of power is always difficult, and all the more so when the end of a monarch’s reign comes unexpectedly. Even loyal and steadfast servants of the crown may find themselves ill-equipped to serve a new monarch in the same capacity as the old. As of now, the post of Captain of the Guard is disbanded. The soldiers of this city will now report directly to me. The former captain has retired with thanks from our fair city and a generous pension from the throne that will support her for the rest of her life, however long that life may be. In the absence of any natural heir, Brago made his intentions for the disposition of his throne quite clear. Lamentably, not all of the king’s former vassals respect his final wishes. Those who might use this transition as an excuse for rebellion should know that treason will be answered, as it always has been, with the harshest punishments, while loyalty will be rewarded lavishly. May fortune shine upon Paliano!
As proclaimed by her Majesty Queen, Marchesa, The Black Rose, First of her name, Head of the Council, Guarantor of Lawful Governance, Soul Sovereign of the High City, True Heir to the Throne of Paliano and all the rights and privileges thereof. -
Mar 9, 20166
JuanCu posted a message on More stuff Sorin seesChandelier 2Posted in: Custom Card Creation
Artifact
Whenever a player casts a spell, if a creature is attacking, you may sacrifice Chandelier. If you do, Chandelier deals 3 damage to target attacking or blocking creature.
Broken Axle 2G
Sorcery
Any number of target creatures block this turn if able.
Draw a card.
"Father, the sun is setting..."
Candle 1
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature can't be blocked by spirits or shades.
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to an opponent, scry 2.
Equip 2
Broken Bottle 1
Artifact - Equipment
Flash
Equipped creature has +1/+0
When Broken Bottle enters the battlefield, you may attach it to target blocked or blocking creature.
Equip 1
Panicking Horse (U/R)
Instant
Choose one -
* Target creature can't block this turn.
* Target creature attacks this turn if able.
Creaking Floors 1U
Instant
Untap up to two target creatures.
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Silver_Spellthief posted a message on Sorceries and Instants as Creatures? Blasphemy! ("Invocations" idea)What isn't quite clear to me is the first idea. Does the spell effect resolve once you cast the spell and once again when the creature dies, or do you exile the card from your hand and the effect only happens when the creature dies?Posted in: Custom Card Creation
I had an idea that was inspired by the same pathos you have here and I'm still working on it. I was using double faced cards for a mechanic I codenamed "Realize" (for a setting in which figments of the mages' imagination literally sprang to life). It looks like this:
Memory Jolt R
Sorcery
Memory Jolt deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
Realize 1R (As this spell resolves, you may pay it's realize cost. If you do, put it onto the battlefield transformed.)
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Volt Scamper (red)
Creature - Elemental
Haste
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Jan 28, 20161
OrzhovPlaneswalker posted a message on What worlds/storylines do you want to see?Posted in: Storyline SpeculationQuote from luminum can »Ooh, ooh, idea! What if Vryn were to fall to Phyrexia? The mage-rings are easily adapted to the Phyrexian aesthetic, and the power generated by them could be used for potentially nefarious ends... such as powering a portal to other planes?
Okay, maybe not a super-well-thought-out idea, but it had instant appeal to me and so I wanted to share it.
Next time on Gatewatch SG-1
Vryn Investigator: "Sir there's nothing I can do. The Gates won't close!"
Tamiyo: "Sir! If we don't get all 2027 event horizons to cease their interplanar wormhole activity, I calculate we have less than 48 hours before full Phyryxian occupa-"
Gideon: "No explanations! I asked for a solution!"
Jace: "Guys I got it, According to these hieroglyphs made by ancient Sphinxes, their is a relic made and hidden by Urza himself that can will help us transcend Time and Mana.
Nissa: "The people of my world once spoke of The Ancestors who guarded sacred relics such as those you speak. Before the dark times. Before the Eldrazi began to feed upon our people. Oh Ashayaaa! I need you Ashayaa!!
Koth:"We must fight! For all Rebel Mirrans Everywhere! We must stand and fight!" *ignites staff weapon*
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Jan 27, 20161
LouCypher posted a message on Innistrad EchoesThis is one of the most unfounded things I ever heard, so I'm moving this to baseless speculation. Unless we get anything more than "I have a source", I don't think this deserves main rumor mill status.Posted in: Baseless Speculation -
Mar 5, 20153
Tackman posted a message on Magic Duels: Origins trailer up on YoutubeThe key art of each planeswalker in their youth has been posted:Posted in: The Rumor Mill
http://imgur.com/a/GrjFQ
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nal2 posted a message on New cards (no images)Hi there, here are some cards that have not yet been spoiled I think. I can't reveal my source, so you're gonna have to trust me.Posted in: The Rumor Mill
Molting Snakeskin B
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+0 and has "2B: Regenerate this creature."
Sagu Archer 4G
Creature - Naga Archer
Reach (This creature can block creatures with flying.)
Morph 4G (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
2/5
Snowhorn Rider 3GUR
Creature - Human Warrior
Trample
Morph 2GUR (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
5/5
Sultai Soothsayer 2BGU
Creature - Naga Shaman
When Sultai Soothsayer enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest into your graveyard.
2/5
Warden of the Eye 2URW
Creature - Djinn Wizard
When Warden of the Eye enters the battlefield, return target noncreature, nonland card from your graveyard to your hand.
3/3
Rotting Mastodon 4B
Creature - Zombie Elephant
2/8
Roar of Challenge 2G
Sorcery
All creatures able to block target creature this turn do so.
Ferocious - That creature gains indestructible until end of turn if you control a creature with power 4 or greater.
Rite of the Serpent 4BB
Sorcery
Destroy target creature. If that creature had a +1/+1 counter on it, put a 1/1 green Snake creature token onto the battlefield.
Ride Down RW
Instant
Destroy target blocking creature. Creatures that were blocked by that creature this combat gain trample until end of turn.
Rakshasa's Secret 2B
Sorcery
Target opponent discards two cards. Put the top two cards of your library into your graveyard.
Ponyback Brigade (lol) 3RWB
Creature - Goblin Warrior
When Ponyback Brigade enters the battlefield or is turned face up, put three 1/1 red Goblin creature tokens onto the battlefield.
Morph 2RWB (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
2/2
Mer-Ek Nightblade 3B
Creature - Orc Assassin
Outlast B (B, T: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)
Each creature you control with a +1/+1 counter has deathtouch.
2/3
Pine Walker 3GG
Creature - Elemental
Morph 4G (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Whenever Pine Walker or another creature you control is turned face up, untap that creature.
5/5
Naturalize
Krumar Bond-Kin 3BB
Creature - Orc Warrior
Morph 4B (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
5/3
Kin-tree Invocation BG
Sorcery
Put an X/X black and green Spirit Warrior creature token onto the battlefield, where X is the greatest toughness among creatures you control.
Kill Shot 2W
Instant
Destroy target attacking creature.
Kheru Dreadmaw 4B
Creature - Zombie Crocodile
Defender
1G, Sacrifice another creature: You gain life equal to the sacrificed creature's toughness.
4/4
High Sentinels of Arashin 3W
Creature - Bird Soldier
Flying
High Sentinels of Arashin gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with a +1/+1 counter on it.
3W: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
3/4
Heart-Piercer Bow 2
Artifact - Equipment
Whenever equipped creature attacks, Heart-Piercer Bow deals 1 damage to target creature defending player controls.
Equip 1
Kheru Bloodsucker 2B
Creature - Vampire
Whenever a creature you control with toughness 4 or greater dies, each opponent loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
2B, Sacrifice another creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on Kheru Bloodsucker.
2/2
Trap Essence GUR
Instant
Counter target creature spell. Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature.
Abzan Falconer 2W
Creature - Human Soldier
Outlast W
Each creature you control wth a +1/+1 counter on it has flying.
2/3
Alabaster Kirin 3W
Creature - Kirin
Flying, vigilance
2/3
Altar of the Brood 1
Artifact
Whenever another permanent enters the battlefield under your control, each opponent puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
Brave the Sands 1W
Enchantment
Creatures you control have vigilance.
Each creature you control can block an additional creature.
Briber's Purse X
Artifact
Briber's Purse enters the battlefield with X gem counters on it.
1, T, Remove a gem counter from Briber's Purse: Target creature can't attack or block this turn.
Burn Away 4R
Instant
Burn Away deals 6 damage to target creature. When that creature dies this turn, exile all cards from its controller's graveyard.
Cranial Archive 2
Artifact
2, Exile Cranial Archive: Target player shuffles his or her gravyeard into his or her library. Draw a card.
Dazzling Ramparts 1W
Creature - Wall
Defender
1W, T: Tap target creature.
0/7
Defiant Strike W
Instant
Target creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Draw a card.
Dig Through Time 6UU
Instant
Delve (Each card you exile from your graveyard while casting this spell pays for 1.)
Look at the top seven cards of your library. Put two of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
Disowned Ancestor B
Creature - Spirit Warrior
Outlast 1B
0/4
Dutiful Return 3B
Sorcery
Return up to two target creature cards from your graveyard to your hand.
Erase W
Instant
Exile target enchantment.
Feat of Resistance 1W
Instant
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn.
Firehoof Cavalry W
Creature - Human Berseker
3R: Firehoof Cavalry gets +2/+0 and gains trample until end of turn.
1/1
Gurmag Swiftwing 1B
Creature - Bat
Flying, first strike, haste
1/2
Jeskai Student 1W
Creature - Human Monk
Prowess
1/3
Retribution of the Ancients B
Enchantment
B, Remove X +1/+1 counters from among creatures you control: Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn.
*more coming* -
Sep 11, 2014
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nal2 posted a message on New cards (no images)Alright, I'm done here. MythicSpoiler will most likely confirm my cards soonPosted in: The Rumor Mill
Sorry I couldn't give you rarities, hope you had a good time anyways. Good night! -
Dec 20, 20136
TK-421 posted a message on [[BNG]] Oracle of Salvation, Surprise EditionYou just never know when someone will just say something crazy to you!Posted in: The Rumor Mill
For instance, I heard about this:
"It was not suprising the tritons mistook her as Thassa. After all, vaporizing her foes and exploring into the deep sea for fascinating creatures were something Thassa might do. " - To post a comment, please login or register a new account.
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Edit: Map versions 2 through 20 were accidentally made publicly viewable but have now been made private. Still managed to snag a download of the final version.
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"Warrior Poet" is a badass title to have, for the record.
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1) There looks to be a gun in the treasure artwork, leaning to the left of the chest. Considering the strict "no guns" policy for Magic, does that mean this was an artistic oversight? Or is an exception being made for Ixalan since pirates have such a strong thematic connection to guns? We've seen a magitech-looking weapon in the key art, will that be the compromise that lets it happen?
2) That pirate has wrapped himself in rigging. I have to imagine that's not a great idea.
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You can't cast Paradoxical Outcome from your graveyard after discarding/milling it.
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