For you guys thinking this guy isnt anything special, might I turn your attention to cards like Jace's Archivist, Jace, Memory Adept, and a lot more to get cards into your GY. Hell U/B Zombies are looking pretty sweet with zombie infestation, this guy, 1 drop zombie, and im sure a whole bunch of other crap. Not to mention that he just wrecks house in Pod decks. Saccing your 2 drop to fetch him, and if he dies, you just cast him again with ur sac'd dudes from pod. I'm loving this guy and I wouldn't mind a playset.
I agree with a few of those things, other than switching the color reveal. People who play these will already be playing within the guilds colors, they don't need any more encouragement. I mean, would you run the Orb of Izzet in a UW control deck??
some things updated. new artifact too
War horn of Gruul2
Artifact
Whenever you cast a green spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's green, you may give target creature +2/+2 until end of turn.
Whenever you cast a red spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's red, you may give target creature +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn. Borborygmos' fury is the only sound it makes.
Seems too powerful. On turn 3 you have an unblockable 2/2 making them discard..You can just never block with the vig side and always just get in there with the Dimir side.
Actually, each color will show up 4 times. Simic and Azorius will need some blue abilities as well.
That's true. It shouldn't be too hard figuring out 4 abilities for each color of mana. Blue has card draw, mill, Unsummon, and other library tricks like fate seal and what not. Let's take discussion of this to the "Ravnica guild artifacts" thread.
updated the thread to include all guild artifacts I come up with, so I dont spam the forum. Also added another artifact
Helm of Boros4
Artifact
Whenever you cast a red spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's red, you may destroy target artifact.
Whenever you cast a white spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's white, you may destroy target enchantment. Razia's justice forever shines.
..and one more for the night
Tombstone of Golgari4
Artifact
When you cast a black spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's black, you may return target creature from your graveyard to your hand.
When you cast a green spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's green, put a 1/1 green insect token onto the battlefield Savra's corruption seeps outward.
By all means if you got suggestions, let me hear them. I figured if I'm making these artifacts, each color will be showing up twice, so I wanted each color to do something different (I had the blue part on Izzet draw a card, blue on Dimir to mill)
I based the artifact based on Szadek, Lord of Secrets. Seeing how he rules the guild, it seemed fitting to base the abilities of the book off Szadek.
And I will start posting all these artifacts on 1 thread, for less clutter. =o
Book of Dimir3
Artifact
Whenever you cast a blue spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's blue, put the top 5 cards of target players library into his or her graveyard.
Whenever you cast a black spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's black, you may put a +1/+1 counter on target creature. Szadek's teachings are inked within.
Another guild artifact. I like the flavor the most of the 2 I made so far.
I don't like the Morbid part, but I like the first ability just fine. I don't think it should be this easy or obvious to turn on your morbid triggers; I'm fine with having these two effects on separate cards but putting them together just feels slightly too easy (I know that putting a sac outlet and morbid spell together is very easy too, but there's a difference between obvious synergy between two cards and obvious synergy on the same card).
Suggestions for changes? or just dump the 2nd part entirely? =o
Great synergistic design and a creative use of the morbid mechanic.
The only problem I have is that it might be too powerful, since you can keep drawing cards on your opponent's turn too, but I guess you have to build around that to use it to your greatest advantage.
Perhaps change it to a loot effect? (Draw a card, then discard a card?)
25 cents? Yea, keep thinking that.
some things updated. new artifact too
War horn of Gruul 2
Artifact
Whenever you cast a green spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's green, you may give target creature +2/+2 until end of turn.
Whenever you cast a red spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's red, you may give target creature +2/+0 and first strike until end of turn.
Borborygmos' fury is the only sound it makes.
That's true. It shouldn't be too hard figuring out 4 abilities for each color of mana. Blue has card draw, mill, Unsummon, and other library tricks like fate seal and what not. Let's take discussion of this to the "Ravnica guild artifacts" thread.
Helm of Boros 4
Artifact
Whenever you cast a red spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's red, you may destroy target artifact.
Whenever you cast a white spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's white, you may destroy target enchantment.
Razia's justice forever shines.
..and one more for the night
Tombstone of Golgari 4
Artifact
When you cast a black spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's black, you may return target creature from your graveyard to your hand.
When you cast a green spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's green, put a 1/1 green insect token onto the battlefield
Savra's corruption seeps outward.
I based the artifact based on Szadek, Lord of Secrets. Seeing how he rules the guild, it seemed fitting to base the abilities of the book off Szadek.
And I will start posting all these artifacts on 1 thread, for less clutter. =o
Artifact
Whenever you cast a blue spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's blue, put the top 5 cards of target players library into his or her graveyard.
Whenever you cast a black spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If it's black, you may put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
Szadek's teachings are inked within.
Another guild artifact. I like the flavor the most of the 2 I made so far.
Suggestions for changes? or just dump the 2nd part entirely? =o
Perhaps change it to a loot effect? (Draw a card, then discard a card?)