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https://i.imgur.com/85IWlo6.png (This month's banner is my own elaboration on the art of the card Learn from the Past by Chase Stone.) (Most of the formatting by bravelion83 , taken from the December '23 MCC) January MCC Round 1 Farewell to the past It's the new year! This month's theme is time . L...

Thank you, that was close @slimytrout!
Now that my comeback is complete, brace yourselves for the upcoming January MCC!

@void_nothing yeah I dropped the ball missing Ninjas, I had come up with it, but that had been after the design deadline. Also good catch in the quality part.

Another, related idea: Unlimited Wretched Throng, possibly costing 3mana?

1. The point of the card is to give opponent cards in exchange for greater early punching power. You would play such a card in decks that don't care about long term card advantage, aiming to win by T4 - T5. 2. For the above reason, if you were looking to counter this card, you would do better just p...

@OneAndOnly Somehow I don't see any of these two card combos as format threatening. In fact, it would be completely unplayable outside of Standard, and perfectly fine in Standard or even Limited.

If that helps, the card would actually cost {u/r}{b/g}. Do you think I should include a high cost sac ability or is it fine as-is?

Power Pylon 2
Artifact (C)
Artifact creatures you control get +1/+0.
A deck can have any number of cards named Power Pylon.

Context: A set that has a faction with an artifact subtheme. around 15% of creatures are artifacts. Thoughts?

I'd want to clean the syntax up for casual users, to make certain that it's the controller of the spell or ability that draws the card, not the controller of the creature with ward. Since ward triggers off of abilities as well as spells, I would find this an awful drawback, against the right sort o...

Sorry for your loss Leo, take care.

Agreed with @OneAndOnly, we should attach the guidelines to the MCC opening posts.

@netn10 October finals deadline is today, don't be late

A thought experiment, what should be the P/T of the following creature: Capricious Thug 1R Creature — Human (U) Ward—Draw a card. P/T Bonus: What about the following version? Loquacious Thug 1R Creature — Human (U) When Loquacious Thug enters the battlefield, target opponent draws a card. P/T

This is for a 4C set. My logic is, filtering is not nearly as valuable as straight up tapping for mana. Unknown Shores is a very mediocre card. Geothermal Bog is imo better in a vacuum than this Quasi Quadland (a likely name here would be Underground Laboratory ). Does it allow splashes? Yes. Would ...

The Adventurer 2RGW Legendary Creature — Human (M) Vigilance, haste, protection from Rogues Whenever The Adventurer attacks, you may cast an Adventure spell from your hand without paying its mana cost. If you do, that spell can't be countered. "My plans?" the Emperor smiled. "I've be...

Quasi Quadland
Land (C or U?)
Quasi Quadland enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add B or R.
{b/r}, T: Add G or U.

Also, would it be better if the filter ability accepted {1} instead of {b/r}?

I am the host Leo

Anybody willing to judge January with me? Let's give void a break.

Light-Paws of the Seven Tails 2WU Legendary Creature — Fox Advisor (M) As long as you have seven or more cards in hand, enchantment spells you cast cost 7 less to cast. Grandeur — Discard another card named Light-Paws of the Seven Tails: Look at the top seven cards of your library. You may reveal a...

{u/r} Commons {u/r} Autonomic Servant 1{u/r} Artifact Creature — Drone (C) Supersede 1 (When this creature enters the battlefield, sacrifice up to one other creature. If you do, create a token that is a copy of this creature.) Whenever Autonomic Servant becomes a target of a spell, sacrifice it. 2/...

{u/b} Commons {u/b} Gyraga Renovator 3{u/b} Creature — Human (C) When Gyraga Renovator enters the battlefield, you may return target artifact creature card from your graveyard to your hand. 3/2 Council Session 3{u/b} Instant (C) As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may pay 2 life. Draw two...

{w/b} Commons {w/b} Unspoken Threat {w/b} Enchantment — Aura (C) Enchant creature Whenever enchanted creature blocks, destroy it. Revolt — 2{w/b} , Sacrifice Unspoken Threat: Exile enchanted creature. Activate only if a permanent you controlled left the battlefield this turn. Make Redundant 3{w/b}{...

{w/u} Commons {w/u} Scientist 2{w/u} Creature — Human (C) When Scientist enters, scry 1. 5{w/u} , Sacrifice Scientist: Discover 5. Activate only as a sorcery. (Exile cards from the top of your library until you exile a nonland card with mana value 5 or less. Cast it without paying its mana cost or ...

Flash of Steel 2W Instant (U) Spell mastery — Choose one. If there are two or more instant and/or sorcery cards in your graveyard, you may choose both instead. • Tap up to two target creatures. • Destroy target creature if it's tapped. The Emperor's resolve was second only to her artistry with the ...

I'd like to take January MCC if that's alright :]

Yes, that is much more plausible, though I'm specifically experimenting with non-white counters here. Here's my black one.

Black Cancel 1{u/b}{u/b}
Instant (C)
Counter target spell if you have more cards in hand than that spell's controller.

Necro time! IvyStar I see what your intention was, but I'm really struggling to find a valid context for the card. I assume it's meant for Commander. From a design perspective, it's three engines packed into one card. It's all over the place. From a balance perspective, it's pretty bad in general. A...