Also working on it.

Fleshbrand Firekeeper 1RG Creature - Human Shaman (R) 1G, T , Sacrifice another creature: Fleshbrand Firekeeper deals damage equal to its power to target creature you don't control. 1R, T , Sacrifice another creature: Fleshbrand Firekeeper deals damage equal to the sacrificed creature's power to ta...

Aether Vial Vile Aether-Ooze G Creature — Ooze (R) At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Vile Aether-Ooze. T : You may put a creature card with mana value equal to Vile Aether-Ooze's power from your hand onto the battlefield. "Its ability to instantiate life out of pu...

Personally, I'm not sure why the discussion here is so focused on reminder text rather than allowing people to define a new mechanic outside of the card box. I agree with bravelion83 that reminder text should be counted toward microtext -- if someone makes a card with hideaway, they shouldn't be all...

Fall of the Heavens WB Battle (U) Whenever you cast a creature spell with flying, put a defense counter on Fall of the Heavens and you gain 1 life. Whenever a creature you control with flying dies, you draw a card and you lose 1 life. Remove four defense counters from Fall of the Heavens: Create a ...

Plane: Kylem Rowan, Sparked to Action 2RR Legendary Creature — Human Wizard (M) First strike, haste Whenever Rowan, Sparked to Action attacks, it deals 1 damage to target creature. If that creature is tapped, Rowan deals 3 damage to it instead. Whenever Rowan deals combat damage to a player, target ...

Ynara, the Last Fabricator 2WU Legendary Creature — Vedalken Artificer (R) Ward — Sacrifice a permanent. Artifacts lose all abilities. 2WWUU : Other nonland permanents you control become a copy of target nonlegendary permanent until end of turn. "What a thousand made, one can unmake." 3/3

I think you're right and I'm overthinking this -- I'm definitely a person who likes to think about game theory (shocking given that I'm hanging out here on an MtG site, I know) so I'm sure I'm projecting a bit, since the thought almost immediately occurred to me of "how can I write this story i...

Yeah, I'm certainly not saying that my situation is impossible, and I'm also not looking for the challenge to be edited to fit my desires -- I'm sure I can make it work somehow. My larger point is that obviously some entries are going to be easier to work with than others in terms of the story hooks...

Rithaniel I don't wish to be overly critical, but it seems to me a little unfair to give people different assignments that they have literally no control over. In my case, while I quite enjoy the flavor of netn10's Round 1 entry, it will definitely be challenging fulfill the prompts while also -- t...

The End-Seed 1BG Legendary Artifact (R) T , Sacrifice a creature: Put a bloom counter on target creature. It becomes a colorless Forest land. When there are six or more lands with bloom counters on them, exile The End-Seed and destroy all creatures. Maybe it was planted by a vengeful deity. Maybe a...

Plane: Ixalan Crested Trumpeter 2GG Creature — Dinosaur (R) Whenever Crested Trumpeter attacks, look at the top card of your library. If it's a creature card you may reveal it and put it into your hand. Otherwise, you may put it into your graveyard. Enrage - Whenever Crested Trumpeter is dealt damag...

Gaddock, Embittered 1GW Legendary Creature - Kithkin Advisor (R) When Gaddock, Embittered enters the battlefield, if B was spent to cast it, each opponent discards a card. Each opponent can't cast noncreature spells with mana value greater than the number of cards in their hand. 3/3 Raff, Enthused ...

Arcavios Tainted Transcription 2UU Sorcery (R) Create a token that's a copy of target creature you control. Incubate X, where X is that creature's power. (To incubate X, create an Incubator token with X +1/+1 counters on it and " 2 : Transform this artifact." It transforms into a 0/0 Phyre...

Pretty sure I'm going to need an extension here if that's ok - just swamped with work at the moment.

I'm a little bit confused by Subchallenge 1 -- If our Round 1 card couldn't go outside the colors of its battle, and our Round 2 card can't go outside the colors of its battle, and our Round 2 battle can't share any colors with our Round 1 battle, then how could our Round 2 card share any colors wit...

Ink-Treader, Subject16 Expansion Hydra XXG Creature - Hydra Fractal (R) Expansion Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it. Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, double the number of +1/+1 counters on Expansion Hydra. 2G , Remove two +1/+1 counters from Expansion...

Henlock, lookingupanddown

Fennec Fox 1W
Creature - Fox (U)
Lifelink
Whenever a Desert enters the battlefield under your control or a Desert card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, Fennec Fox gains indestructible until end of turn.
2/2

Subject16, JovialJovian

Armistice Vanguard 2W
Creature - Human Flagbearer (U)
As long as Armistice Vanguard is untapped, all non-Flagbearer creatures have "Ward - Tap an untapped Flagbearer you control."
Peace for now, but not forever.
3/3

I don't quite get the flavor here -- artifacts, investigate, and planeswalkers are all involved somehow, but it's not really clear why. I'm pretty worried about the ability to add two mana -- in lots of decks this is basically just a free Ancient Tomb that also adds blue mana -- but otherwise the m...

Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive

Seastorm Capricorn 1UR
Creature - Goat Fish (U)
Haste
As long as Seastorm Capricorn attacked this turn, spells you cast cost 1 less to cast.
3/3

JovialJovian, Ink-Treader Quicktooth, Vicious Hunter 2GG Creature - Ferret (R) Ward 2 Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have that creature fight target creature you don't control. If the creature you control is a Ferret, Badger, Otter, Sable, or Wolverine, ...

Subject16, void_nothing High Council Huntmaster GWU Creature - Faerie Warrior (R) Flying High Council Huntmaster can't be the target of abilities your opponents control. Whenever High Council Huntmaster attacks, up to one target creature loses all abilities until end of turn. "I allowed Oko to ...

ApocalypseChive, Henlock Eye Witness 1UB Creature - Eye (U) Flying Whenever a creature you control dies, surveil 1. At the beginning of each end step, if four or more creature cards have been put into your graveyard from anywhere this turn, you may return a creature card from your graveyard to your ...

JovialJovian, Henlock Insurance Salesmanticore 2UR Creature - Manticore Employee (R) Flying Whenever a player casts a creature spell, they may pay 3 life. If they do, that creature enters the battlefield with a shield counter on it. UR, T : Insurance Salesmanticore deals 1 damage to any target. 3/3