Thanks. I see your points. I hadn't considered that it would make people feel bad. It wasn't intended that way. Just "how can you use the concept of intelligence as a game mechanic.". I'll give it some thought. One problem I had with the complexity mechanic I've worked out kinda so they're...

Working on the complexity mechanic I think I've come up with a thread of an idea. Jargon and literal is what I came up with. Jargon (A card is nonsense if it has three or more nonname jargon words in it's text.) Literal (A card is literal if it has a sentence that makes sense literally.) Gonna start...

Xenoegg B [sym=bg] G Creature — Egg Defender At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a -1/-1 counter on Xenoegg. When Xenoegg dies, destroy target creature it blocked this turn. If you do, create a 3/1 black and green Horror Spawn creature token for each -1/-1 counter on Xenoegg with lifelink ...

Chasm of Aeons Snow Land (R) T : Add s Cumulative upkeep—Pay 2 life. When Chasm of Aeons enters the battlefield, exile a land card from your hand or sacrifice Chasm of Aeons. Creatures you control can't attack or block. If combat damage would be dealt to you, prevent all but 1 of that damage. When ...

Inclusivity Festivity 2RG Enchantment When this card leaves your hand of cards for you to use the words in it's text to change the state of the game, if it's allowable, and the interval between you and the autumnal equinox is less absolute, using three dimensional space-time, this has declination. I...

Inclusivity Festivity 2RG Enchantment As you cast this spell, if the interval between you and the autumnal equinox is less absolute in temporal relativism, this has declination. If the interval between you and the winter solstice is less absolute in temporal relativism, this has apsis. Declination —...

Vertebrae Crusher [sym=11] Artifact Creature - Leviathan All non-Leviathan creatures have base power and toughness 1/1. Vertabrae Crusher costs X less to cast, where X is the total converted mana cost of 1/1 artifact creatures you control. Sacrifice two 1/1 artifact creatures: Return Vertebrae Crush...

Rift Grunt + Commune with Nature Ironclaw Battleshaman 2R Creature — Orc Shaman Mercenary Kicker 1B and/or G Menace When Ironclad Battleshaman enters the battlefield, if you paid it's 1B kicker, destroy target creature with power 2 or less. If you paid it's G kicker, reveal cards from the top of you...

Boggart Merrow-Bait Xu [sym=UR] R Sorcery (R) Goblin and merfolk convoke (Your goblin and merfolk creatures can help cast this spell. Each creature you tap while casting this spell pays for 1 or one mana of that creature's color.) You can't spend mana to pay for X . Choose one X times plus an addit...

Sengir, Guild Compleat 2 [sym=Up] B [sym=Rp] Legendary Creature — Phyrexian Vampire (M) Flying, infect BB , T : Destroy target multicolor creature target opponent controls. Put a -1/-1 counter on each of their other creatures. [sym=up][sym=rp], T : Sengir, Guild Compleat deals damage equal to it's ...

Budoka Gardens Legendary Land — Forest (R) Dharma (This land enters the battlefield tapped. When it does, you may exile a card from your hand face down.) Whenever you remove a ki counter from another permanent you control, add a ki counter to Budoka Garden. G , T : You may play the exiled card with...

spacemonaut Great tips thanks. You brought up a lot of things I was worried about. The best solution is to break it up so I think I'll do that. But I'll try to fix some of its issues It won't fit: I have Who // What // When // Where // Why and I pulled it out to measure. Using the smallest frames, ...

Thanks that's all very helpful. Will make the appropriate changes. Yes, damnation is "reverse exiletouch" there is a exile theme About Omen: yeah it's pretty weird but here's what I thought it would be neat if I could get it to work right. So for the Urban/Horror set i thought I would be c...

So the first mechanic for Urban/Horror is this weird evasion ability Omen (You choose how one creature attacks or blocks.) That's it. Q1: Does it need to say "in combat"? Q2: I think this is best wording for brevity. Is it good reminder text? Q3: Player A the AP, has 2 creatures with Omen,...

Kill-A-Thon Kenny 1BB Creature - Braniac Doll Super-Haste Whenever Kill-A-Thon Kenny attacks, maintain eye contact with defending player and don't blink until end of combat. Kill-A-Thon Kenny is indestructible until you blink. If they look away or if you didn't blink the whole combat, they sacrific...

Crossroads Bargain BBB Sorcery (R) Name the price — An opponent looks at your library, picks three cards from it, and puts them in a face-down pile. When there are no cards in the face-down pile, name the price again. Pay the debt — Choose land or nonland and pick a card in the face-down pile. Reve...

Thanks. I updated the first post with the new cards using your critique. Mikhail — this one had a lot of knobs and when thru a few different iterations. I tried to make it pushed but not overpowered. I thought by making it shockable that would "balance" it. But I ended up muddling it. Deft...

Updated Cards Dr. Mikhail Keating WWWGGG Legendary Creature — Human Nomad (M) Omen (For each of your omens, you may choose how one creature that an opponent controls attacks or blocks each combat.) Judo (Damage dealt to this by creatures without judo also causes that creature to deal that much damag...

Quisling 5 Creature — Soldier Shapeshifter (R) 2 : Quisling becomes a copy of target attacking or blocking creature until end of turn and gains this ability. 2 : Exchange control of Quisling and target creature an opponent controls. 2 : Quisling deals 1 damage to it's controller. Return Quisling to...

Amun-Ra WUG Legendary Creature — Sphinx God (M) As long as your subjugation is three or greater, Amun-Ra can't be blocked. (Your subjugation is equal to the greatest power among creatures you control minus the greatest power among creatures an opponent controls.) Amun-Ra enters the battlefield with ...

Ah yes "The Homelands Challenge" Irini's Madness - While In generally a fan of these "call-out" cards, this one is too rigid for my taste. It's unplayable at 7 if you don't have Irini. Yes that's worst case but it could be feelbad. Also the enchantment connection is minor and not...

Immortal sun in guildpact Guildpact Eternal 7 Legendary Artifact Activated abilities of monocolored permanents can't be activated. You may play an additional land each turn, if that land could produce more than one color of mana. Multicolored spells you cast with converted mana cost two or higher co...

Mimicvat I'll make a few and they won't be silver-bordered. It's one of my favorite genres. I think it has a lot of untapped potential and would be distinct enough from Innistrad. Also you could get away with making "superheroes". I'm thinking like Detective Noir vibe with a character tha...

Ok that's good advice. Thanks for the help.

I lol at the Orgg type. Six-Hooved Two-Cow + Eager Beaver Frolicking Friends 2RG Creature — Orgg Beaver Buddy When Frolicking Friends enters the battlefield, players line up their creatures horizontally on the battlefield in any order of their choice. Once they're ordered, players can't reorder them...