Olindra, Protector of the Meek2WW
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, indestructible
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
When you control 10 or more permanents, you lose the game.
3/3
Next:
Choose one -
- A commander for modal spells.
- Post-war Nicol Bolas.
- Momir Vig somehow managed to survive all this time, now he's back!
Errata Reclamation
Conspiracy
Replace the text "If you cast it from your hand" with "If it was cast" in the text of all cards in all zones.
Ancestor of the Great One3G
Creature - Spirit Shaman
Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have hexproof. T, Sacrifice a creature: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.
2/3
Aramar, Perfect Quarry1GGWW
Legendary Creature - Unicorn
Indestructible
Whenever an opponent chooses targets for a spell or ability, they must include ~ among those targets if able.
As long as ~ is untapped, all creatures attack you each combat if able.
All creatures block ~ if able.
3/3
Stoker of HellfiresRRR
Legendary Creature - Devil
Haste, protection from Devils
Eminence - As long as ~ is on the battlefield or in your command zone, whenever a creature attacks, its controller creates a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
When ~ dies or is put into the command zone from the battlefield, it deals damage equal to the number of Devil creatures that died this turn to any target.
3/1
Next: Color-shift any of the New Phyrexian Praetors
I was playing a game last night, and one of the players played Primeval Titan. He wasn't deliberately cheating, his deck had been built for 1v1 competitive commander, and he had not reviewed the ban list for multiplayer. I pointed out that Primeval Titan was banned, and a small discussion ensued, resulting in him setting Primetime and rethinking his turn entirely.
It wasn't just that he was playing a banned card, but that it was a banned card that was also clearly best-in-slot, and he tutored for it, and using it he was planning to tutor Dark Depths/Thespian's Stage on turn 4. We still ended up facing that exact combo, but some turns later.
What would you guys have done? What do you think is the proper way to deal with a banned card showing up in a game innocently?
I'm not sure I even agree that Primeval Titan deserves to be banned at this stage, it's not a game-destroying offender like Sylvan Primordial or Sundering Titan (which came up in our discussion) but the fact remains that it is banned.
The False Messiah1W
Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper 2WW, T, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 white Human Cleric creature token named False Prophet with "When this creature dies, exile all creatures."
2/2
Speaker of the Vast Deep2UU
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Spellshaper
Flying 5UUU, T, Discard a card: Create a 8/8 blue Leviathan creature token named Stormtide Leviathan with islandwalk and "Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack." and "All lands are islands in addition to their other types."
3/3
The Dark Broodmother6BB
Legendary Creature - Horror Spellshaper
Flying
When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature. 4BB, T, Discard a card: Create a 3/3 black Horror creature token named Dark Hatchling with flying and "When this creature enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature."
8/8
Last Marshall of Hanweir3RR
Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper
Haste 2R, T, Discard a card: Create a 2/3 red Human Soldier creature token named Hanweir Garrison with "When this creature attacks, create two 1/1 red Human creature tokens that are tapped and attacking."
3/4
Sovereign of Old Llanowar2GGGG
Legendary Creature - Elf Spellshaper 1GG, T, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 green elf creature token named Elvish Champion with "Other elves get +1/+1 and have forestwalk."
4/4
Formidable Architect4W
Creature - Giant Artificer
Defender W, T: Search your library for a nonbasic land card or a Wall creature card an put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library. Activate this ability only if you've been attacked by one or more creatures this turn.
3/6
Inkwell Dweller1B
Creature - Imp
Swampwalk
Whenever an opponent draws a card, except for the first card that player draws during their draw step, untap ~. 1BB, T: Target opponent discards a card at random.
1/1
Next: Nicol Bolas, God-Eternal
Corpse of the Worldsoul
Final Ascension
A small inspiration spawned from today's random card, Hollow Trees
Autoballista4
Artifact
If ~ would become untapped, you may put a tension counter on it instead.
When ~ becomes untapped, remove all tension counters from it and it deals that much damage to any target. 1, T: Put a tension counter on ~.
Winding Ram3
Artifact Creature - Juggernaut
~ attacks each turn if able.
If ~ would become untapped, you may put a tension counter on it instead.
When ~ becomes untapped, it remove all tension counters from it. ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each tension counter removed this way.
3/3
Needlessly awkward means of storing up, just give it "T: Put a storage counter on." Yes, it's stronger, but not so much as to be a problem. In fact, they did exactly that with Rushwood Grove! Now all we need is one that doesn't etb tapped and it could even be playable!
Wizards lost a golden oportunity on not doing a generic planeswalker card. like:
Planeswalker Brigade5
Legendary planeswalker (no type)(maybe commnon for pauper )
The “legend rule” doesn’t apply to cards named planeswalker brigade.
+1: do one of 3 effects at random (simple effects like scry 1; creatures you control gets +1/+1 ueot; draw a card then discard a card at random; etc)
-2: do one of 3 somewhat powerfull efect
and in the art show alot of diferent walkers, and during the set make cards of eternal killing the walkers of the brigade...
I think we all know that in 1-2 years we will have to say "no, there was more planeswalker casualities in the set, but just 36 walkers protagonists in it"
The cleaner and easier way to do this would be to drop the Legendary supertype, then you wouldn't need the "Legend rule" clause.
I made Assault Formation work in standard, I can make this work! I kept lamenting that I really wanted green in my High Alert deck, and here it damn well is!
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, indestructible
You don't lose the game for having 0 or less life.
When you control 10 or more permanents, you lose the game.
3/3
Next:
Choose one -
- A commander for modal spells.
- Post-war Nicol Bolas.
- Momir Vig somehow managed to survive all this time, now he's back!
Conspiracy
Replace the text "If you cast it from your hand" with "If it was cast" in the text of all cards in all zones.
Ancestor of the Great One 3G
Creature - Spirit Shaman
Commander creatures you control get +2/+2 and have hexproof.
T, Sacrifice a creature: Put your commander into your hand from the command zone.
2/3
Nexy:
Akroma, Angel of Fury
Instant
You may exile a card from your hand rather than pay ~'s mana cost.
Buyback - Exile two cards from your hand.
Draw a card.
Next:
Parhelion II
Legendary Creature - Unicorn
Indestructible
Whenever an opponent chooses targets for a spell or ability, they must include ~ among those targets if able.
As long as ~ is untapped, all creatures attack you each combat if able.
All creatures block ~ if able.
3/3
Next:
A drake
Legendary Creature - Devil
Haste, protection from Devils
Eminence - As long as ~ is on the battlefield or in your command zone, whenever a creature attacks, its controller creates a 1/1 red Devil creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target."
When ~ dies or is put into the command zone from the battlefield, it deals damage equal to the number of Devil creatures that died this turn to any target.
3/1
Next: Color-shift any of the New Phyrexian Praetors
It wasn't just that he was playing a banned card, but that it was a banned card that was also clearly best-in-slot, and he tutored for it, and using it he was planning to tutor Dark Depths/Thespian's Stage on turn 4. We still ended up facing that exact combo, but some turns later.
What would you guys have done? What do you think is the proper way to deal with a banned card showing up in a game innocently?
I'm not sure I even agree that Primeval Titan deserves to be banned at this stage, it's not a game-destroying offender like Sylvan Primordial or Sundering Titan (which came up in our discussion) but the fact remains that it is banned.
Instant
Create a token that's a copy of target nonland permanent, then sacrifice that token.
Draw a card.
Next:
Tariel, Reckoner of Souls
The Plate here makes substantially less sense, I guess you're smart enough to operate all the power armor's gadgets?
The False Messiah 1W
Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper
2WW, T, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 white Human Cleric creature token named False Prophet with "When this creature dies, exile all creatures."
2/2
Speaker of the Vast Deep 2UU
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Spellshaper
Flying
5UUU, T, Discard a card: Create a 8/8 blue Leviathan creature token named Stormtide Leviathan with islandwalk and "Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack." and "All lands are islands in addition to their other types."
3/3
The Dark Broodmother 6BB
Legendary Creature - Horror Spellshaper
Flying
When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature.
4BB, T, Discard a card: Create a 3/3 black Horror creature token named Dark Hatchling with flying and "When this creature enters the battlefield, destroy target nonblack creature."
8/8
Last Marshall of Hanweir 3RR
Legendary Creature - Human Spellshaper
Haste
2R, T, Discard a card: Create a 2/3 red Human Soldier creature token named Hanweir Garrison with "When this creature attacks, create two 1/1 red Human creature tokens that are tapped and attacking."
3/4
Sovereign of Old Llanowar 2GGGG
Legendary Creature - Elf Spellshaper
1GG, T, Discard a card: Create a 2/2 green elf creature token named Elvish Champion with "Other elves get +1/+1 and have forestwalk."
4/4
Creature - Giant Artificer
Defender
W, T: Search your library for a nonbasic land card or a Wall creature card an put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library. Activate this ability only if you've been attacked by one or more creatures this turn.
3/6
Inkwell Dweller 1B
Creature - Imp
Swampwalk
Whenever an opponent draws a card, except for the first card that player draws during their draw step, untap ~.
1BB, T: Target opponent discards a card at random.
1/1
Next:
Nicol Bolas, God-Eternal
Corpse of the Worldsoul
Final Ascension
Autoballista 4
Artifact
If ~ would become untapped, you may put a tension counter on it instead.
When ~ becomes untapped, remove all tension counters from it and it deals that much damage to any target.
1, T: Put a tension counter on ~.
Winding Ram 3
Artifact Creature - Juggernaut
~ attacks each turn if able.
If ~ would become untapped, you may put a tension counter on it instead.
When ~ becomes untapped, it remove all tension counters from it. ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn for each tension counter removed this way.
3/3
The cleaner and easier way to do this would be to drop the Legendary supertype, then you wouldn't need the "Legend rule" clause.
I made Assault Formation work in standard, I can make this work! I kept lamenting that I really wanted green in my High Alert deck, and here it damn well is!