Dark Lord Tyrandar4BBB
Legendary Creature - Demon (MR)
If a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control, instead starting with you, each player may bid life. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and that creature enters the battlefield under that player's control.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, he or she loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
[6/6]
Zilean's Tome3
Artifact (R)
If you would scry a card, instead put that many charge counters on Zilean's Tome.
At the beginning of each end step, remove all charge counters from Zilean's Tome.
:symtap:, Remove all charge counters from Zilean's Tome: Scry X+1 where X is the number of charge counteres removed this way.
How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote in the day's poll, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.
Rules
Each day you may post any card you want. On the next day all of the posted cards will be put into a poll as long as you voted. If you post more than one card in a DCC thread, only the first card you post will be taken.
Your card will not be added to the next day's poll unless you also vote in the current poll for that day (or put your vote in your post). If you vote for yourself, it will not count and your card will not be put in the next day's poll. (You only receive one warning if you fail to vote [the asterisk next to your username]; thereafter, your card will not be added if you miss voting.)
[NEW]Effective July 2nd, 2011, all people who wish to have their cards posted on the next day's poll are required to submit exactly two votes for two different people (neither of which are themselves). Casting fewer or more votes than such repeatedly will automatically disqualify your card for the day.
If you wish to post a render, please use the hyperlink option when posting your card and make the card-name the image link. Renders are usually large enough to clog up the list, so submit a text-formed card and (optionally) a link in the name to the render.
This thread is just for your card submission. Take your questions/comments to our discussion thread.
Pure Spark2W
Instant (R)
As an additional cost to cast CRDNME, exile a legendary white creature you control.
Search your library for a white Planeswalker card with converted mana cost less than or equal to the exiled cards converted mana cost and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. "It awakens in those with a pure of heart."
Lyren, Scholar Visionary 1U
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
You have no maximum hand size.
When you have 15 or more cards in your hand, you win the game.
1/2
Necromancer's Transmigration2B
Enchantment (U)
Whenever a creature dies, you may sacrifice Necromancer's Transmigration. If you do, put that creature onto the battlefield under your control.
Infested Shambler 2BBG
Creature - Nightmare Fungus (M)
When Infested Shambler enters the battlefield, target player loses half his or her life, rounded up.
When Infested Shambler leaves the battlefield, that player puts X 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens onto the battlefield, where X is the amount of life he or she lost when Infested Shambler entered the battlefield.
6/6
Strength of the Pack3GG
Enchantment - Aura (R)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 for each untapped creature you control.
Whenever enchanted creature becomes tapped, untap all other creatures you control.
Zilean's Tome3
Artifact (R)
:symtap:: Counter all scry abilities from sources you control, then scry X+1 where X is the number of cards you would have scried. (For instance, if you would scry 1, then scry 2, instead scry 4). "The answer almost always hides itself in plain sight" - Zilean, Archmage
The idea came from my room mate activating the ability of two Crystal Ball at the same time and wanting to scry 4 rather than scry 2 twice.
Is this wording OK or is there a better way to do it? What are the numerical values of action/keywords abilities like scry referred to anyways?
Forced GrowthG
Sorcery (C)
Search your library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
You can't play land cards during your next turn.
Pure Spark2W
Instant (R)
As an additional cost to cast CRDNME, exile a legendary white creature you control.
Search your library for a white Planeswalker card with converted mana cost less than or equal to the exiled cards converted mana cost and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library. "It awakens in those with a pure of heart."
I was thinking of tapping into the backstory based around the DnD race, Tiefling:
Long ago, Bael Turath was one of the greatest nations in all of humankind's history. In the Empire, the noble class was completely obsessed with preserving and gaining power. Rumors of their schemes and obsession with power reached a realm called the Nine Hells, located around the Astral Sea. The devil creatures that resided in the Nine Hells gave the noble and ruling classes of Bael Turath visions while they slept, which contained the directions for a grisly, month-long ritual that would extend their rule into eternity. The details of the ritual have been left unclear in the books from the Player's Handbook series describing the events, though it is described as being very horrible. As the ritual demanded the participation of every noble house, those that refused where wholly slaughtered. Once this was done, the nobles and ruling class began their ritual. Afterwards, devils from the Nine Hells began to appear and the nobles gladly made pacts with them. These pacts gave power to the nobles and their descendants forever, but also gave them the devilish features of horns, non-prehensile tails, sharpened teeth, and red skin. Thus began the race known as the Tiefling.
So long ago, the major and most powerful human civilization sold their souls to the devil so to speak and became this new race which, having been the major dominating force before, still reign supreme today, however the lands of [insert plane name here] have become "hell on earth" due to the over extending arm of demonic influence over them. The plotline would put focus on overthrowing a demon who has seated himself as monarch over the realm and restoring peace and honor to the regal Tieflings and their relations with the other fantasy realm dwelling inhabitants.
Another avenue for GUB, counting green as the core color, would be to bring back Proliferate as the returning mechanic and then have fungus/spore counters be the major theme supporting that wedge.
"Elements" is a fine idea for a theme, but moving away from classics like Fire, Water, etc. isn't really a good thing. By using made-up ones like these you're taking away from whatever resonance and familiarity there would have been with more recognizable setting pieces. You're not going to be hooking many people in with a set that revolves around manipulating elements like "necrogen," "pyrite," and "lifespark." That means basically nothing to them.
Make sense. MTG has been big on resonance lately. Especially given the response that Kamigawa block had based on unfamiliarity. These I just found easier to allocate to a color. Since Aether, Wind and Water would normally all be Blue. That aside, the thread, being a question in the first place I take has been discussed and answered. Poor idea/execution. (Back to the drawing board.)
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Though I would like to leave this open as a "white board" for alchemical/five elements tropes to be discussed in their relation to Magic.
How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote in the day's poll, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.
Rules
Each day you may post any card you want. On the next day all of the posted cards will be put into a poll as long as you voted. If you post more than one card in a DCC thread, only the first card you post will be taken.
Your card will not be added to the next day's poll unless you also vote in the current poll for that day (or put your vote in your post). If you vote for yourself, it will not count and your card will not be put in the next day's poll. (You only receive one warning if you fail to vote [the asterisk next to your username]; thereafter, your card will not be added if you miss voting.)
[NEW]Effective July 2nd, 2011, all people who wish to have their cards posted on the next day's poll are required to submit exactly two votes for two different people (neither of which are themselves). Casting fewer or more votes than such repeatedly will automatically disqualify your card for the day.
If you wish to post a render, please use the hyperlink option when posting your card and make the card-name the image link. Renders are usually large enough to clog up the list, so submit a text-formed card and (optionally) a link in the name to the render.
This thread is just for your card submission. Take your questions/comments to our discussion thread.
Manaleak Mage2U
Creature - Human Wizard (U)
Whenever a spell is countered, put a +1/+1 counter on Manaleak Mage.
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Manaleak Mage: Return target spell to its owner's hand.
2/2
Zilean Ambrosius2(U/R)(U/R) Planeswalker- Zilean
/+1\ Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand, then put the rest on top in any order.
\-3/ Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
\-6/ Until end if turn, whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may gain control of target permanent.
[3]
Descend from Heaven :1mana::symw:
Instant (R)
Cast Descend from Heaven only during another player's turn.
Put a 6/6 white Angel creature token with flying and lifelink onto the battlefield. Exile it at the beginning of the end step.
Sickening RampageBR
Instant (C)
As an additional cost to cast Sickening Rampage, sacrifice a creature.
Target creature gets +4/+4 and gains deathtouch and trample until end of turn.
Flame-Kin Chaplain1RWW
Creature - Elemental Cleric Shaman
When Flame-Kin Chaplain comes into play, return target creature card from your graveyard that was put into your graveyard from play since the beginning of your last end step.
3/5
Insomnia3U
Enchantment (U)
If a creature would become tapped, it remains untapped instead. (Attacking doesn't cause that creature to tap and it can't be tapped to pay a cost.)
Aerial AceWWU
Creature - Bird Soldier (R)
Flying
Whenever a creature with flying you control blocks or becomes blocked by a creature with flying, the creature you control gains first strike until end of turn.
3/2
Depraved Ronin2RR
Creature-Human Warrior {U}
Devour 1
Depraved Ronin has Bushido X, where X is half the number of +1/+1 counters on it.
2/2 Only a twisted mind concludes that the way back to honor is by consuming those who still possess it.
Meh. Just thought it'd be a cool avenue to dive into since focus on the Elements is a commonly used trope both on these forums and on the GDS2 wiki for plot lines. Figured steering away from Fire, Water, Air, Earth, Wood, Steel ect and focusing on something that Magic already had to offer would be a feasible set idea. Again, this is just a brainstorming thread and not a solid commitment to the idea itself.
So I've put my other idea of monocolor matters on hold for a while until I can figure out how to execute it in a way that would make limited more playable. Until then though, this set idea also got me excited.
Major Mechanical Theme: Tribal? Tribal Focus: The five "Elements" of Magic. Based off of the original spellbomb cycle. :symw:: Sunbeam, :symu:: Aether, :symb:: Necrogen, :symr:: Pyrite, and :symg:: Lifespark
Mechanics: Tribal instants and sorceries with types of magic correlating to the five "elements"
Alchemy (As you cast a spell, you may pay this card's alchemy cost and exile it from your graveyard. If you do, add its effects to that spell.)
A riff off of Splice onto ... A one time reuse of a card, sort of like flashback, but you can mix and match what all effects you add onto a single spell.
Zilean Ambrosius2(U/R)(U/R) Planeswalker- Zilean
/+1\ Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand, then put the rest on top in any order.
\-3/ Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
\-6/ Until end if turn, whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may gain control of target permanent.
[3]
And power check on this upgraded evolving wilds/ terramorphic expanse:
Artificial Plane
Land
Cost, sacrifice/exile CRDNME: Search your library for a land of any basic land type and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
All of these could probably use some cost overhauls. The first one could be a really agressive 1/1 for U or 1U.
Also, any help for wording on this:
Zilean's Tome3
Artifact (R)
:symtap:: Counter all scry abilities from sources you control, then scry X+1 where X is the total value of scry countered this way. (For instance, if you would scry 1, then scry 2, instead scry 4). "The answer almost always hides itself in plain sight" - Zilean, Archmage
Legendary Creature - Demon (MR)
If a creature would enter the battlefield under an opponent's control, instead starting with you, each player may bid life. In turn order, each player may top the high bid. The bidding ends if the high bid stands. The high bidder loses life equal to the high bid and that creature enters the battlefield under that player's control.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, he or she loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
[6/6]
Zilean's Tome 3
Artifact (R)
If you would scry a card, instead put that many charge counters on Zilean's Tome.
At the beginning of each end step, remove all charge counters from Zilean's Tome.
:symtap:, Remove all charge counters from Zilean's Tome: Scry X+1 where X is the number of charge counteres removed this way.
Welcome to the DCC!
How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote in the day's poll, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.
Burstinatrix: 30
Piar: 23
TransmutionOrchestra: 11
Rudyard: 10
CrazyMatt: 9
The Most Curious Thing: 8
MirrorEntity: 7
void_nothing: 7
Zylm: 6
Zirath: 5
Timothy, Mimeslayer: 3
Koopa: 1
Good luck, and remember to vote for your TWO favourite entries!
Artifact (R)
:symtap:: Counter all scry abilities from sources you control, then scry X+1 where X is the number of cards you would have scried. (For instance, if you would scry 1, then scry 2, instead scry 4).
"The answer almost always hides itself in plain sight" - Zilean, Archmage
The idea came from my room mate activating the ability of two Crystal Ball at the same time and wanting to scry 4 rather than scry 2 twice.
Is this wording OK or is there a better way to do it? What are the numerical values of action/keywords abilities like scry referred to anyways?
Sorcery (C)
Search your library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
You can't play land cards during your next turn.
Instant (R)
As an additional cost to cast CRDNME, exile a legendary white creature you control.
Search your library for a white Planeswalker card with converted mana cost less than or equal to the exiled cards converted mana cost and put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle your library.
"It awakens in those with a pure of heart."
Major Mechanical Theme: Legends Matter, interest in cards that are good for commander format.
Top-Down Set:
Flavor Theme: High Fantasy
Returning Mechanic: Champion or Grandeur
Other Mechanical Themes: Equipment, Mounts ala Griffin Rider or Champion Drake, Quests ala Zendikar Cycles, Color identity matters ala Command Tower?
I was thinking of tapping into the backstory based around the DnD race, Tiefling:
So long ago, the major and most powerful human civilization sold their souls to the devil so to speak and became this new race which, having been the major dominating force before, still reign supreme today, however the lands of [insert plane name here] have become "hell on earth" due to the over extending arm of demonic influence over them. The plotline would put focus on overthrowing a demon who has seated himself as monarch over the realm and restoring peace and honor to the regal Tieflings and their relations with the other fantasy realm dwelling inhabitants.
Racial structure: Humans, Kithkin, Faeries, Tieflings/Demons, Dwarfs, Elves.
Make sense. MTG has been big on resonance lately. Especially given the response that Kamigawa block had based on unfamiliarity. These I just found easier to allocate to a color. Since Aether, Wind and Water would normally all be Blue. That aside, the thread, being a question in the first place I take has been discussed and answered. Poor idea/execution. (Back to the drawing board.)
----
Though I would like to leave this open as a "white board" for alchemical/five elements tropes to be discussed in their relation to Magic.
Welcome to the DCC!
How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote in the day's poll, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.
Burstinatrix: 29
Piar: 21
TransmutionOrchestra: 9
CrazyMatt: 7
MirrorEntity: 5
The Most Curious Thing: 5
Rudyard: 4
Zirath: 4
void_nothing: 4
Zylm: 4
Timothy, Mimeslayer: 3
Koopa: 1
Good luck, and remember to vote for your TWO favourite entries!
By the way, how many of you have visited this site: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/HomePage
Seems pretty in depth and full of valuable resource for the amateur designer.
Major Mechanical Theme: Tribal?
Tribal Focus: The five "Elements" of Magic. Based off of the original spellbomb cycle. :symw:: Sunbeam, :symu:: Aether, :symb:: Necrogen, :symr:: Pyrite, and :symg:: Lifespark
Mechanics: Tribal instants and sorceries with types of magic correlating to the five "elements"
A riff off of Splice onto ... A one time reuse of a card, sort of like flashback, but you can mix and match what all effects you add onto a single spell.
Transmute as returning mechanic?
Reprints Sunlance, Prodigal Pyromancer?
Elemental Mechanical Identities:
Sunbeam: Lifegain, damage prevention, tapping, protection from X, damage redirection,
Aether: Bounce, unblockable, counterspells,
Necrogen: Discard, mill, graveyard hate, -X/-X, edict effects, remove counters from permanents "aka planeswalker hate"
Pyrite: Burn, ritual effects, haste, land destruction?
Lifespark: Land animation, tokens, +1/+1 counters, ramp, creatures matter
Planeswalker- Zilean
/+1\ Look at the top three cards of your library. You may reveal an instant or sorcery card from among them and put it into your hand, then put the rest on top in any order.
\-3/ Return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand.
\-6/ Until end if turn, whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, you may gain control of target permanent.
[3]
Artificial Plane
Land
Cost, sacrifice/exile CRDNME: Search your library for a land of any basic land type and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Also, any help for wording on this:
Artifact (R)
:symtap:: Counter all scry abilities from sources you control, then scry X+1 where X is the total value of scry countered this way. (For instance, if you would scry 1, then scry 2, instead scry 4).
"The answer almost always hides itself in plain sight" - Zilean, Archmage