March CCL Round 5: Abstract Creation

[Lorn Asbord Schutta]

CCL March Round 5/Final

"Abstract Creation"


Banner based on Dune-Brood Nephilim, by Wizards of the Coast and Jim Murray

Welcome to the Card Creation League! Everyone is free to participate in either or both of the first two rounds. Come join us!

Theme

It's Color Combinations Month here in the CCL! During this month, we will be slowly increasing our horizons regarding mixes of the five colors of Magic.

Challenge

Design five Nephilim creature cards, each having different four-colored mana cost and four color identity.

Clarifications

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• Original Nephilims are Glint-Eye Nephilim; Dune-Brood Nephilim; Ink-Treader Nephilim; Witch-Maw Nephilim; Yore-Tiller Nephilim; more about creature type can be found here.
• They can be legendary, but they do not have to.
• Make sure to include a rarity.

Your submissions are due Thursday, April 15th, 12:00 EST.

Players:
@slimytrout
@bravelion83

Schedule

• Round 1 — Open to Everyone (March 1st-8th)
• Round 2 — Open to Everyone (March 9th-16th)
• Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due March 20th)
• Top 8 — Open to top 8 finishers (March 20th–25th)
• Top 8 Critiques (Due March 29th)
• Top 4 — Open to top 4 finishers (March 29th–1st April)
• Top 4 Critiques (Due April 8th)
• Final (April, winner determined by public poll)

Please note: For this month we will continue asking first and second round contestants to evaluate seven other contestants during the critique and top 3 period, in order to increase the total number of evaluations each contestant gets.

[bravelion83]

Nephilim of the Clouds WUBR
Legendary Creature — Nephilim (R)
Flying
When Nephilim of the Clouds enters the battlefield, look at the top four cards of your library. You may put one of them into your hand and exile another one. Put the rest into your graveyard. You may cast the exiled card for as long as it remains exiled. (You still pay its costs.)
When it awoke, the sky trembled with unknown possibilities.
3/3

Nephilim of the Dark Roots UBRG
Legendary Creature — Nephilim (R)
Flash
When Nephilim of the Dark Roots enters the battlefield, if it's your turn, search your library for two land cards, reveal them, put one onto the battlefield tapped and the other into your graveyard, then shuffle.
When it awoke, the earth shook.
3/3

Nephilim of the Blood Light BRGW
Legendary Creature — Nephilim (R)
Haste
When Nephilim of the Blood Light enters the battlefield, it deals 2 damage to up to one target creature, 2 damage to up to one target planeswalker, and 2 damage to up to one target player. You gain 2 life.
When it awoke, blood and light fused in a single entity.
2/2

Nephilim of Rage RGWU
Legendary Creature — Nephilim (R)
Trample
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on Nephilim of Rage.
Whenever you draw a card except for the first one you draw in each of your draw steps, put a +1/+1 counter on Nephilim of Rage.
Whenever a source you control deals noncombat damage to an opponent, put a +1/+1 counter on Nephilim of Rage.
When it awoke, an echo roared throughout the city.
2/2

Nephilim of Nature GWUB
Legendary Creature — Nephilim (R)
When Nephilim of Nature enters the battlefield, choose two—
• Create a green 2/2 Elf creature token with trample.
• Create a white 2/2 Human creature token with vigilance.
• Create a blue 2/2 Merfolk creature token with "This creature can't be blocked."
• Create a tapped black 2/2 Zombie creature token.
When it awoke, all the citizens, alive or dead, did too.
1/1

[slimytrout]

Irx, Darkmind Nephilim WUBR
Legendary Creature - Nephilim (R)
5: Target player discards their hand, then draws that many cards minus one.
Its twisted thoughts conjure an edifice of madness.
4/4

Ast, Traitortongue Nephilim UBRG
Legendary Creature - Nephilim (R)
Haste
Whenever Ast, Traitortongue Nephilim attacks, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield under target opponent's control. Otherwise, you may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Its bewildering speech conjures total disorder.
4/4

Olv, Purehate Nephilim BRGW
Legendary Creature - Nephilim (R)
When Olv, Purehate Nephilim enters the battlefield, destroy target creature, target artifact, target enchantment, and target land.
Its malevolent gaze conjures the end of all things.
4/4

Qux, Ragecaller Nephilim RGWU
Legendary Creature - Nephilim (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a token that's a copy of another random nontoken creature you control. It gains haste.
Its barbaric cries conjure violent upheaval.
4/4

Ewn, Allswallow Nephilim GWUB
Legendary Creature - Nephilim (R)
Sacrifice a permanent: Choose one —
• Put a +1/+1 counter on Ewn.
• Exile target card from a graveyard.
• Tap target permanent.
• Each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life.
Its glistening teeth conjure descent into the abyss.
4/4

[slimytrout]

I don't know about @bravelion83 but I don't have a problem with progressing to the final poll whenever.

[bravelion83]

@slimytrout @Lorn Asbord Schutta

I don't know about @bravelion83 but I don't have a problem with progressing to the final poll whenever.

Yeah, let's do it! I don't think I want to change anything in my submission. If neither do you, let's go!