Quote from ReapThaWhirlwind »I think you guys are misinterpreting the context "one-up".
I mean, a design that does the exact opposite, or counter-balances the effect of another.
I think you do not understand the meaning of one-up. Kinda wish I could downvote you.
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That expression has been around since long before that guy posted that video.
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Similar effects like Fact or Fiction don’t target, so this shouldn’t either.
The effect should be correctly worded as
(When you cast this spell, you may have an opponent look at your hand and exile a card from it. When they exile a card this way, draw three cards then discard two cards.)
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Kinshara RW
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Equipped creature has “X, T: Target creature with mana value X deals X damage to itself.”
Equip 2
---Other Side---
Kinshara Butodan XXW
Sorcery
Create X 2/2 colorless Illusion creature tokens. For each token created in this way, put your choice of a vigilance, first strike, lifelink, or +1/+1 counter on it.
Katen Kyokotsu 1UR
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +2/+0.
Whenever equipped creature attacks, choose one at random —
• Tap or untap another target creature.
• Equipped creature has skulk this turn.
• Scry 1.
Equip UR
---Other Side---
Karamatsu Shinju 4UB
Enchantment - Saga
I - For each player, tap target creature that player controls and put two stun counters on it.
II - Each player loses life equal to the greatest mana value among tapped creatures they control.
III - Each player sacrifices a tapped creature with the highest power among creatures they control.
IV - Each opponent discards their hand.
Ryujin Jakka 1RR
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Equipped creature is red and has, “If a red source you control would deal damage, it deals that much damage plus the number of burn counters on Ryujin Jakka instead.”
Whenever equipped creature attacks or blocks, put a burn counter on Ryujin Jakka.
Equip RR
---Other Side---
Zanka no Tachi 2BBRR
Enchantment - Saga
I - Zanka no Tachi deals 5 damage to target player.
II - Until your next turn, whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, it deals damage equal to its power to each creature blocking it.
III - Put each creature card from target player’s graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. They gain haste and are red Skeletons in addition to their other colors and types.
IV - Exile target creature.
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EDIT: I got the text exported
Zabimaru 2BG
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Equipped creature has reach.
Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a blocking creature, Zabimaru deals that much damage to each other creature defending player controls.
Equip 2
3BG: Transform Zabimaru. Activate as a sorcery.
---Other Side---
So-oh Zabimaru
Legendary Artifact — Equipment
Equipped creature has reach, trample, and “T: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. It fights up to one target creature an opponent controls.”
Whenever equipped creature deals damage to a blocking creature, Zabimaru deals that much damage to each other creature defending player controls.
Equip 2
Suzumibachi UB
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Whenever equipped creature blocks or becomes blocked by a creature with a hit counter on it, destroy that creature and remove the equipped creature from combat.
Equipped creature has provoke and “T: Put a hit counter on target creature. Activate as a sorcery.”
Equip UB
---Other Side---
Jakuho Raikoben XWBB
Sorcery
Destroy target non-land permanent with mana value X. Its controller sacrifices a number of permanents equal to its mana value.
Tenken RG
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Equipped creature has trample.
If equipped creature would deal damage, it deals twice that much damage instead.
Equip 3
---Other Side---
Kokujo Tengen Myo'o 6RG
Artifact Creature - Warrior
Trample, indestructible
Kokujo Tengen Myo’o cannot be blocked by creatures with power 2 or less.
Whenever a source deals damage to Kokujo Tengen Myo’o, put a -1/-1 counter on it.
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Sakanade WU
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (R)
Equipped creature has first strike.
Whenever equipped creature blocks or becomes blocked, you may switch the base power and toughness of each creature blocking or blocked by it. Those creatures lose first strike and double strike and cannot gain first strike or double strike this turn.
Equip UB
---Other Side---
Sakashima Yokoshima Happo Fusagari 5R
Sorcery
Goad all creatures. (Until your next turn, that creature attacks each combat if able and attacks a player other than you if able.)
Until the end of your next turn, creatures must block if able.
Gegetsuburi 3B
Legendary Artifact — Equipment (U)
Equipped creature gets +3/+3 and has “Whenever this creature attacks, put a stun counter on it.” and “T, Unattach Gegetsuburi: Put three -1/-1 counters on target creature. When that creature dies this turn, attach Gegetsuburi to this creature.”
Equip 1B
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YOU: No, I wanna use the effect later.
CARD: Okay. By the way, since ya'll both cast instants, would you like to exile me now?
YOU: I just said no.
CARD: No problem. Also, you've both cast some instants, would you like to exile me?
YOU: No dammit, stop asking me!
CARD: I can't. I'm badly worded so that I create a choice you have to answer as long as a certain game state exists. Also - and I don't know if you know this - ya'll both cast instants this turn, so would you like me to exile myself?
YOU: Why am I even playing this card?....
Bad wording aside, why bother with the coin flips? Just have the effect happen, though probably reducing some of the numbers of tokens.
The green one is the only one that can never be triggered by more than 2 players (unless its a 2 headed giant game) but all the others could potentially effect 3 or 4 players if they set themselves up.
Also, the recursion is just silly and would make the card need to cost more than 1 mana.
Here's a actual version of these cards that work.
Contract of Magicians U
Enchantment
At the beginning of the end step, if at least two players cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn, you may exile Contract of Magicians. When you do, each of player that cast an instant or sorcery spell this turn investigates.
At the beginning of the end step, if Contract of Magicians is exiled, you may put it on the top of your library.