Horizonwalker :6mana::symg::symg:
Creature - Elf Druid
During your main phase, chose a land type.
All elves you control gain ":symtap:: Search your library for a basic land of the chosen type and add it to the battlefield tapped." and landwalking of the chosen land type.
"Elves can move across many terrains without fail."
6/3
And my random is: Drain Life ("Drain Life deals X damage to target creature or player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before Drain Life dealt damage or the creature's toughness.")
Dark Bindings :3mana::symb:
Enchantment - (R)
All black creatures gain ":symtap:: Deal X damage to target creature or player and you gain X life, where X is equal to half of *creature*'s toughness (rounded down)."
Darkwater Dragon :3mana::symu::symb: (CMC: 5)
Legendary Creature - Leviathan (M)
Darkwater Dragon comes into play with 3 -1/-1 counters on it.
:symu:, :symtap:: Draw a card. If it is a creature, Darkwater Dragon gains a -1/-1 counter, otherwise put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library.
:symb:, Pay 1 Life: Remove a -1/-1 counter and put it on a target creature. "The water is deep, very deep." - Virdu, Merfolk Seer
6/6
Annihilation Gladiator :5mana::symu::symb: (CMC: 7)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Warrior (M)
Annihilator 1
If target player sacrifices a permanent with no casting cost, draw a card. If the drawn card has a casting cost of 4 or less, Annihilation Gladiator gets a +1/+1 counter. "Even though he looks weak, his strength grows with each passing battle."
3/2
Even though Chicken isn't in the list, I'll play along...'sides, can't pass it up. LOL
Kentucky Fried Demon 3BB
Creature - Chicken Demon (R)
~ does not untap during your untap phase. T: Add an egg counter to ~.
Pay BBB to untap ~.
Sac ~: Target creature gains Annihilator X for Y turns, where X is equal to the number of egg counters used in this way and Y is half of X (rounded down). "Here's egg in your face!"
0/2
Haha, oops, yeah, it is 8. And yes, that is correct. I couldn't REALLY think of another way of putting it to where it makes it to where 2 is required but also so is at least 1 W and 1 B was required as well.
Maybe I should just put numbers there instead so that way it reduces the writing and confusion.
Either way, I have it as this:
~ is two Y/Y creatures, one white with Lifelink and one black with Deathtouch. Y is equal to half of X rounded down.
Oh, the card I am working on is this one (yes, the mana is confusing on it):
It's basically 2 colorless, 2colorless/W,W,2colorless/B,B
Gemini -- The Twins (Converted: 6)
Planeswalker -- Gemini (MR)
[+1]: Target creature gains Lifelink until EOT.
[-1]: Target creature gains Deathtouch until EOT.
[-X]: ~ is two Y/Y creatures, one white with Lifelink and one black with Deathtouch until EOT. Y is equal to half of X rounded down.
Loyalty: 3
The second ability could be a pain, however since you put it as "Put the exiled cards on the bottom in a random order." would be a bit confusing. Basically it sounds as if though the person would have to shuffle those exiled cards (if even possible) and then put them on the bottom.
I am curious what would be the appropriate wording for a card (planeswalker) that when -X becomes 2 creatures with X/X (half each) WB with the white half having Lifelink and the black one having Deathtouch?
Instance if they pay 4 Loyalty counters, then both creatures are 2/2 with one white with lifelink and one black with deathtouch.
Refiner is really ambiguous as written. Is the creature supposed to be able to tap to generate that mana? or does it just do it at will any time you feel like it?
I'll agree that it was written in an ambiguous way considering I was still in 'thinking' phase. I know that doing such as an instant could be extremely potent; however I was leaning more towards using it at anytime you could play a sorcery, but again I am not familiar with a lot of wording technicalities.
I HAVE scrapped the idea of different counters as going as far back as Revised edition, there are already a ton of counters types :-/. Not to mention it would be just as confusing.
And as for Eliminator's comment: It actually does: "Remove a counter to produce B or U, but again, I've scrapped the concept of gem counters.
True in regards to Loyalty, but Affinity only lowered colorless mana. I THINK I saw somewhere though that there was a different variant of it for colored mana. *Sigh*
Okay, scratching both and back to the drawing board. LOL
And as for refiners (in response to Giga): It's not a trade of 1 for 1. It would remove a counter to produce the mana. Thus if it had a toughness of 2, then you could refine 2 mana from the counters. The mana symbol (which was probably a bad idea from the get-go on that) only showed what kind of counter it would be able to 'refine' into mana.
Interesting cards. I do like Alarm Beacon, but for something like that, I would probably make the cost a bit higher since it seems as if though it can be abused.
I figured I would post these to see what everyone thought, but these are a couple new abilities that I figured would be at least 'fun'. I would love insight on how to improve on these. I have included a couple cards that have these new abilities to show how they would work/interact.
The refiner ability allows the use of 'Gem Counters' which can only be used with a creature that has "Refiner" in it. Gem counters in and of themselves CANNOT be removed unless a refiner uses it AND bases it off its toughness. I AM thinking of expanding it to artifacts and spells as well, but I am still contemplating how to do such.
These particular cards show how to use 'gem counters' (aka. Gems). This basic aspect for these particular cards is two colored decks, but I might make some for mono-colored eventually. The examples I am using are Black/Blue and with a couple of vanilla creatures.
Marsh
Land
T: Add a gem counter to this card.
When a counter is removed, add either B or U to your mana pool equal to the number of counters removed.
Merfolk Delver - U
Creature - Merfolk
0/1
Refiner U (This card can refine U gems equal to its toughness.)
Foraging Imp - BB
Creature - Imp
0/2
Refiner B(This card can refine B gems equal to its toughness.)
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LOYAL TO << Land Type >>
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"Loyal To" is an ability that when a player controls a certain amount of a certain land type, then it reduces casting cost by 1 of that color. These cards tend to have a high casting cost in and of themselves; however it is possible to have some that are 'free' to cast; however they generally have at least 1 colorless mana to cast just to make sure things are balanced.
The examples I am using are Red and White casting cost cards and are pretty vanilla overall.
Cherub of the Loyal - 2WW
Creature - Angel
1/1
Loyal to Plains (For each Plain you control, this card costs one W less to cast.)
Sac. Cherub of the Loyal to search your library for another Angel and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library.
Loyal Orc - 1R
Creature - Orc
1/1
Loyal to Mountains (For each Mountain you control, this card costs one R less to cast.)
Haste
I tried it and it looks very interesting! Thanks for the program. What I think it needs is a checkbox menu that allows you to choose which cards you have and then to make a deck out of that...or at least something of that nature.
Creature - Elf Druid
During your main phase, chose a land type.
All elves you control gain ":symtap:: Search your library for a basic land of the chosen type and add it to the battlefield tapped." and landwalking of the chosen land type.
"Elves can move across many terrains without fail."
6/3
Next: .. of Dragons
Breach (:2mana::symb:)(CMC: 3)
Boggart Shenanigans (Tribal Enchantment - Goblin)
And my random is: Drain Life ("Drain Life deals X damage to target creature or player. You gain life equal to the damage dealt, but not more life than the player's life total before Drain Life dealt damage or the creature's toughness.")
Dark Bindings :3mana::symb:
Enchantment - (R)
All black creatures gain ":symtap:: Deal X damage to target creature or player and you gain X life, where X is equal to half of *creature*'s toughness (rounded down)."
Darkwater Dragon :3mana::symu::symb: (CMC: 5)
Legendary Creature - Leviathan (M)
Darkwater Dragon comes into play with 3 -1/-1 counters on it.
:symu:, :symtap:: Draw a card. If it is a creature, Darkwater Dragon gains a -1/-1 counter, otherwise put a card from your hand on the bottom of your library.
:symb:, Pay 1 Life: Remove a -1/-1 counter and put it on a target creature.
"The water is deep, very deep." - Virdu, Merfolk Seer
6/6
Annihilation Gladiator :5mana::symu::symb: (CMC: 7)
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Warrior (M)
Annihilator 1
If target player sacrifices a permanent with no casting cost, draw a card. If the drawn card has a casting cost of 4 or less, Annihilation Gladiator gets a +1/+1 counter.
"Even though he looks weak, his strength grows with each passing battle."
3/2
Kentucky Fried Demon 3BB
Creature - Chicken Demon (R)
~ does not untap during your untap phase.
T: Add an egg counter to ~.
Pay BBB to untap ~.
Sac ~: Target creature gains Annihilator X for Y turns, where X is equal to the number of egg counters used in this way and Y is half of X (rounded down).
"Here's egg in your face!"
0/2
Next Up: Vampire Unicorn
Either way, I have it as this:
~ is two Y/Y creatures, one white with Lifelink and one black with Deathtouch. Y is equal to half of X rounded down.
Oh, the card I am working on is this one (yes, the mana is confusing on it):
It's basically 2 colorless, 2colorless/W,W,2colorless/B,B
Gemini -- The Twins (Converted: 6)
Planeswalker -- Gemini (MR)
[+1]: Target creature gains Lifelink until EOT.
[-1]: Target creature gains Deathtouch until EOT.
[-X]: ~ is two Y/Y creatures, one white with Lifelink and one black with Deathtouch until EOT. Y is equal to half of X rounded down.
Loyalty: 3
I am curious what would be the appropriate wording for a card (planeswalker) that when -X becomes 2 creatures with X/X (half each) WB with the white half having Lifelink and the black one having Deathtouch?
Instance if they pay 4 Loyalty counters, then both creatures are 2/2 with one white with lifelink and one black with deathtouch.
I'll agree that it was written in an ambiguous way considering I was still in 'thinking' phase. I know that doing such as an instant could be extremely potent; however I was leaning more towards using it at anytime you could play a sorcery, but again I am not familiar with a lot of wording technicalities.
I HAVE scrapped the idea of different counters as going as far back as Revised edition, there are already a ton of counters types :-/. Not to mention it would be just as confusing.
And as for Eliminator's comment: It actually does: "Remove a counter to produce B or U, but again, I've scrapped the concept of gem counters.
Okay, scratching both and back to the drawing board. LOL
And as for refiners (in response to Giga): It's not a trade of 1 for 1. It would remove a counter to produce the mana. Thus if it had a toughness of 2, then you could refine 2 mana from the counters. The mana symbol (which was probably a bad idea from the get-go on that) only showed what kind of counter it would be able to 'refine' into mana.
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REFINER
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The refiner ability allows the use of 'Gem Counters' which can only be used with a creature that has "Refiner" in it. Gem counters in and of themselves CANNOT be removed unless a refiner uses it AND bases it off its toughness. I AM thinking of expanding it to artifacts and spells as well, but I am still contemplating how to do such.
These particular cards show how to use 'gem counters' (aka. Gems). This basic aspect for these particular cards is two colored decks, but I might make some for mono-colored eventually. The examples I am using are Black/Blue and with a couple of vanilla creatures.
Marsh
Land
T: Add a gem counter to this card.
When a counter is removed, add either B or U to your mana pool equal to the number of counters removed.
Merfolk Delver - U
Creature - Merfolk
0/1
Refiner U (This card can refine U gems equal to its toughness.)
Foraging Imp - BB
Creature - Imp
0/2
Refiner B(This card can refine B gems equal to its toughness.)
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LOYAL TO << Land Type >>
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"Loyal To" is an ability that when a player controls a certain amount of a certain land type, then it reduces casting cost by 1 of that color. These cards tend to have a high casting cost in and of themselves; however it is possible to have some that are 'free' to cast; however they generally have at least 1 colorless mana to cast just to make sure things are balanced.
The examples I am using are Red and White casting cost cards and are pretty vanilla overall.
Cherub of the Loyal - 2WW
Creature - Angel
1/1
Loyal to Plains (For each Plain you control, this card costs one W less to cast.)
Sac. Cherub of the Loyal to search your library for another Angel and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library.
Loyal Orc - 1R
Creature - Orc
1/1
Loyal to Mountains (For each Mountain you control, this card costs one R less to cast.)
Haste
I tried it and it looks very interesting! Thanks for the program. What I think it needs is a checkbox menu that allows you to choose which cards you have and then to make a deck out of that...or at least something of that nature.
Other than that, it's a good program!