[Assorted][Daily] SecretInfiltrator's SecretBase

[Pygyzy]

Hello cranial plating nice to see you again. No complaints here, Aggro definitely needs its tools and this'll get the job done well. Could see this being played in a goblin deck or similar.

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Card of the Day 2020-06-01 >

Lighthouse Guardian {W}
Creature – Human Soldier (C)
When ~ enters the battlefield, if you control an Island, draw a card.
0/3

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Card of the Day 2020-06-02 >

Sophica Chronomeddler {2}{U}
Creature – Human Wizard (U)
Flash
When ~ enters the battlefield, exile target creature that is attacking you or is attacking a permanent you control until the beginning of its owner's next combat. It returns to the battlefield tapped and attacking.
"I have no time for you right now. Come back later."
1/2

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Card of the Day 2020-06-03 >

Sheriff's Henchman {1}{B}{B}
Creature – Human Knight (U)
Menace (This creature can't be blocked except by two or more creatures.)
When ~ enters the battlefield, destroy up to one target Cleric, Rogue or Warrior.
2/2

[void_nothing]

Hey, those are the Outlaws' Merriment tokens' types. I think I know what Sheriff you're referencing.

Nice Limited/flavor insert.

[Pygyzy]

Nondescript Law Abider WRG
Creature — Cleric Rogue Warrior
Nondescript Law Abider counts as three creatures for spells and abilities that count creatures.
Cleric, Rogue, and Warrior creatures you control have hexproof from Knights.
"Howdy sheriff."
3/3

[SecretInfiltrator]

Hey, those are the Outlaws' Merriment tokens' types. I think I know what Sheriff you're referencing.

Someone always catches on. : )

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Card of the Day 2020-06-04 >

Violent Hooligan {2}{R}
Creature – Human Berserker (U)
If a another creature you control would fight, you may put a +1/+1 counter on ~. If you do, ~ takes part in that fight instead.
2/2

2020-10-18 EDIT: Fixed URL.

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Card of the Day 2020-06-05 >

Secluded Hermit {1}{G}{G}
Creature – Human Shaman (U)
When ~ enters the battlefield, if you have no cards in hand, put a +1/+1 counter on ~ and draw a card.
2/3

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Card of the Day 2020-06-06 >

Terukaza, the Robber Knight {2}{W}{B}
Legendary Creature – Human Rogue Knight (R)
Whenever a nontoken creature with first strike and/or vigilance dies, create a 2/2 white Human Knight creature token with first strike and vigilance.
Whenever a nontoken creature with menace and/or deathtouch dies, create a 2/2 black Human Rogue creature token with menace and deathtouch.
3/4

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Card of the Day 2020-06-07 >

Fugitive Mutant {G/U}
Creature – Human Mutant (U)
Mutate {0} (If you cast this spell for its mutate cost, put it over or under target non-Human creature you own. They mutate into the creature on top plus all abilities from under it.)
1/2

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Card of the Day 2020-06-08 >

Enforcer's Companion {W/U}
Creature – Cat Illusion (U)
When you control no other creature, return ~ to its owner's hand.
2/2

[Pygyzy]

I feel like enforcers companion should say "no other Illusions" and have flying but I like it.

Fugitive Mutant is quirky I like it but I'm not sure it's really worth a slot. Maybe if it had flash?

I would abuse Terukaza. I wish it had a sac ability of some kind. Maybe interacted more with the creature type.

Secluded hermit is interesting. I think the name is redundant. I'm comparing this to Yavimaya Elder. I'd want it to have a way to help empty your hand like Death trigger play a land from your hand but that moves it's from decent uncommon to strong uncommon
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Violent Hooligan is fun. I want it to say "fights too"

[SecretInfiltrator]

Violent Hooligan is fun. I want it to say "fights too"

Interesting. I would worry about the card being even less intuitive in multiples though. Definitely an ability to keep earmarked for absorb-set.

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Card of the Day 2020-06-09 >

Companion Drake {2}{U}
Creature – Drake (C)
Battlebond (You may pair this creature with another unpaired creature as both attack. They remain paired this combat.)
~ and each creature paired with it has flying.
2/2

[Pygyzy]

Always saw a lot of design depth with soulbond that's unexplored and this is a good "kicker-like" variant that does what you need in a different enough way that it still feels unique. This is kinda similar to my Herding mechanic which is based on Soulbond.

Herding (Creatures with herding get +1/+1 for other creature with herding you control and are in a herd.)

Edit: violent hooligan - Ah I didn't think about multiples. I generally favor brevity over extra explanatory but I could see some confusion there. Fights as well or also fights were my other thoughts but they probably are similarly ambiguous.

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Card of the Day 2020-06-10 >

Necromancer's Aide {1}{B}
Creature – Zombie Wizard (U)
As a creature enters the battlefield under your control, if it was cast from a graveyard or entered the battlefield from a graveyard, put an additional +1/+1 counter on it.
2/2

[Pygyzy]

Did you design this for Marchesa, the Black Rose? Or persist?

[SecretInfiltrator]

Neither, actually. It's just a friendly little top-down design of a helpful little corpse lending you a hand or two in making a helpful slightly bigger corpse. I actually wouldn't release it into an environment with the mentioned cards, but Eternal formats get to play with everything at hand.

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Card of the Day 2020-06-11 >

Ambush the Cohort {1}{R}
Instant (C)
Choose one or both —
• This spell deals 2 damage to target creature.
• This spell deals 2 damage to target planeswalker.

[Pygyzy]

Very nice. Good combat trick and can keep Planeswalkers in check. Every color needs answers to walkers so I'd like to see this as a loose cycle maybe something like.

Repay in Kindness 1W
Instant
Choose one or both —
Deal 3 damage to target attacking creature.
Deal 3 damage to target planeswalker that activated a loyalty ability this turn.

Black Sorcery — -2/-2 to creature, remove 2 counters from a walker
Blue Instant — Counter Target activated ability of creature or walker
Green Sorcery — fight creature or walker

Something like that

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Card of the Day 2020-06-12 >

Spike Nurse {G}
Creature – Spike (C)
~ enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it.
Cycling {2} ({2}, Discard this card: Draw a card.)
When you cycle ~, you may pay {G}. When you do, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
0/0

[Pygyzy]

I was trying to figure out why you didn't just put the counter on automatically as part of the cycling ability then I realized it doesn't have a way to move the counter once it's on the battlefield so that's it's spike ability. I was about to type "why can't it move the counter?" when I realized.

I dunno, as a 1/1 for 1 it's ok and it can draw a card and put a counter but I think the problem is 99.99% of the time I will never play this and always cycle it. Also the cycle trigger doesn't really make it feel like a spike but spike doesn't have a whole lot of design space so this is a good variant. It just didn't immediately say "spike" to me.

Edit: Put evolve or graft and I think it's good

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Card of the Day 2020-06-13 >

Pact Brothers {2}{R}
Creature – Azra Warrior (C)
Pair (Exactly two of these can be your commander.)
~ gets +1/+1 for each card named ~ you control.
3/2

[Pygyzy]

Brothers Yamazaki get a downshift and an functionality fix. Sure. Always wondered why this is red. Should potentially go in all colors. I guess that's kinda what partner is.

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Card of the Day 2020-06-14 >

Ancestral of Awareness {3}{U}
Enchantment Creature – Elemental (U)
Patronage {1}{G} (You may pay the additional patronage cost. If you do this enters the battlefield paired with a 1/1 Spawn token.)
Flying
As long as ~ is paired with a creature both creatures have "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, draw a card."
2/4

[Pygyzy]

Ok this is really cool. I don't even care what else the card does I'm interested in patronage.

[void_nothing]

Patronage looks like fun. Using it with enchantment creatures seems... odd - it doesn't really feel like an enchantment mechanic specifically, unless you're thinking that soulbond is vaguely like an Aura, in that it grants "attached" creatures abilities.