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CCL October Signups/Round 2

"Slight Injury"


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

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It's Minor Effects month here at the CCL. We'll be doing big things with things that are small.

Challenge
Design an instant or sorcery card that deals exactly 1 damage, or a permanent card with an ability that deals exactly 1 damage.
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  • The amount of damage must not be variable.
  • Make sure to include a rarity.
Anyone can enter this second round! Your submissions are due Monday, October 18th, 23:59 EST.
Schedule
  • Round 1 — Open to Everyone (October 1st-8th)
  • Round 2 — Open to Everyone (October 11th-18th)
  • Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due October 20th)
  • Top 8 — Open to top 8 finishers (October 21st–24th)
  • Top 8 Critiques (Due October 26th)
  • Top 4 — Open to top 4 finishers (October 28th–30th)
  • Top 4 Critiques (Due November 1st)
  • Final (November, winner determined by public poll)
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Post by bravelion83 » 2 years ago

Rakdos Whipper 1BR
Creature — Human Assassin (U)
Deathtouch
T: Rakdos Whipper deals 1 damage to target creature.
It's a real spectacle seeing how masterfully he moves his poisoned whip against unlucky audience volunteers.
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Post by netn10 » 2 years ago

Backhanded Jab 2R
Sorcery (Common)
Backhanded Jab deals 1 damage to any target. Then, if Backhanded Jab is encoded to a Rogue, discard a card, then draw a card.
Cipher

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Post by slimytrout » 2 years ago

Sunfire Commando 1RW
Creature — Minotaur Soldier (R)
Lifelink
When Sunfire Commando enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to each creature and each opponent.
2RW: Exile Sunfire Commando, then return it to the battlefield under its owner's control.
3/2

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Post by Ink-Treader » 2 years ago

Keeper of Evening Calm 3BB
Creature - Vampire Assassin (U)
Deathtouch, lifelink
When Keeper of Evening Calm enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
"Nighttime should be quiet."
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Post by Henlock » 2 years ago

Monastery Torch r
Instant (c)
Monstery Torch deals 1 damage to any target.
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Monks handle fire like any other earthly need, with austerity and efficiency.
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Post by kwanyeegor-ii » 2 years ago

Swarm of Windwasps 3GG
Creature - Elemental Insect (Uncommon)
Flying
Whenever Swarm of Windwasps attacks or blocks, it deals 1 damage to target creature with flying and 1 damage to that creature's controller.
When Swarm of Windwasps dies, create three 1/1 green Elemental Insect creature tokens with flying.
3/3
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Post by MonoRedMage » 2 years ago

Tinderbox Boggart R
Creature - Goblin Shaman {U}
When Tinderbox Boggart enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
1R: Tinderbox Boggart gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
1R: Target creature can't block Tinderbox Boggart this turn.
1/1

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Post by RaikouRider » 2 years ago

Kumano, the Thousand Embers 1RR
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman {R}
Whenever a source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a permanent or player, put an ember counter on Kumano, the Thousand Embers.
If a creature or planeswalker dealt damage by Kumano this turn would die, exile it instead.
T: Kumano deals 1 damage to any target.
T, Remove X ember counters from Kumano: Kumano deals X damage to any target. Activate only as a sorcery.
1/4

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Post by marioguy3 » 2 years ago

Lanebasher
Creature - Orc (Uncommon)
: Lanebasher deals 1 damage to any target. Activate this ability only if an opponent drew two or more cards this turn.
Exile three cards from your graveyard: Lanebasher gains indestructible until end of turn.
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Post by Lorn Asbord Schutta » 2 years ago

Flagellum Assisstant
Creature - Thrull (R)
As long as it your turn, Flagellum Assistant has lifelink and your other creatures get +1/+0.
Whenever a creature becomes tapped, Falgellum Assisstant deals 1 damage to it.
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Post by void_nothing » 2 years ago

And the round is now closed. Please critique the seven contestants above you on this list, looping to the bottom as necessary.

bravelion83
netn10
slimytrout
Ink-Treader
Henlock
kwanyeegor-ii
MonoRedMage
RaikouRider
marioguy3
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Post by Ink-Treader » 2 years ago

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Reminiscent of Royal Assassin, but generally superior besides the need for two colors. With that in mind, this almost certainly should be rare, and perhaps cost more, or have a sorcery speed limitation.
netn10
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A neat idea for what to do with Cipher, though I'm not sure it technically works as written. Certainly grokkable though. I do think this can very safely cost 1 less. Maybe even 2 less.
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That's something that can get out of hand veeery quickly, though it's not truly a pain until one hits 8 mana and can therefor respond to someone else responding with removal. Not getting to keep any X/1's is a notable downside though.
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Nice package of stuff. A little unusual that it can ping planeswalkers but not creatures, but I can see why one might find that to be a bit much.
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I'm just imagining running this with stuff like Circle of Flame and Caltrops. Or Manabarbs. The possibilities are quite insane. I do wonder what the most reliable path to lethal would be...
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A 1 drop pinger is pretty nice, though the condition does a good job keeping it in line. The indestructibility feels rather tacked on, and is very out of pie beside.
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Does a very impressive impression of Caltrops, especially since it can slap mana dorks. I do like that the lifelink turned off during an opponent's turn, but dislike that it can't attack without dying. Makes it feel more like it should be an enchantment, though it would certainly be stronger as such. +1 toughness would be fine here without making it exceptionally stronger than it already is.
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Post by bravelion83 » 2 years ago

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Ink-Treader wrote:
2 years ago
Keeper of Evening Calm 3BB
Creature - Vampire Assassin (U)
Deathtouch, lifelink
When Keeper of Evening Calm enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
"Nighttime should be quiet."
1/3
I like this card, it's very similar to mine actually, but I expected to see other cards playing in similar space. You were probably right to specify "an opponent controls", probably I should have done that too if I had thought of it.
Henlock wrote:
2 years ago
Monastery Torch r
Instant (c)
Monstery Torch deals 1 damage to any target.
Add
Monks handle fire like any other earthly need, with austerity and efficiency.
I love clean, simple cards, and designing such commons is very difficult. Very good job. Missing a full stop after "Add R".
kwanyeegor-ii wrote:
2 years ago
Swarm of Windwasps 3GG
Creature - Elemental Insect (Uncommon)
Flying
Whenever Swarm of Windwasps attacks or blocks, it deals 1 damage to target creature with flying and 1 damage to that creature's controller.
When Swarm of Windwasps dies, create three 1/1 green Elemental Insect creature tokens with flying.
3/3
"1 damage to that creature's controller" is not green. This card should have been red-green because of that. It also doesn't feel right for green to have flying and create tokens with flying. Neither red actually. Probably this card would have needed a third color too.
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Tinderbox Boggart R
Creature - Goblin Shaman {U}
When Tinderbox Boggart enters the battlefield, it deals 1 damage to target player or planeswalker.
1R: Tinderbox Boggart gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
1R: Target creature can't block Tinderbox Boggart this turn.
1/1
I like this. The costs look right to me. I haven't got much else to say about this card.
RaikouRider wrote:
2 years ago
Kumano, the Thousand Embers 1RR
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman {R}
Whenever a source you control deals exactly 1 damage to a permanent or player, put an ember counter on Kumano, the Thousand Embers.
If a creature or planeswalker dealt damage by Kumano this turn would die, exile it instead.
T: Kumano deals 1 damage to any target.
T, Remove X ember counters from Kumano: Kumano deals X damage to any target. Activate only as a sorcery.
1/4
Every single ability is in color and relatively easy to understand but the result is too complex in my opinion. Caring about dealing "exactly 1 damage" feels original though.
marioguy3 wrote:
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Lanebasher
Creature - Orc (Uncommon)
: Lanebasher deals 1 damage to any target. Activate this ability only if an opponent drew two or more cards this turn.
Exile three cards from your graveyard: Lanebasher gains indestructible until end of turn.
2/1
Gaining indestructible is not red. Activating the damage ability only if an opponent drew at least two cards this turn feels right in red instead, as an enemy of blue, the drawing color. I'm also not sure red would get a one-mana 2/1 with additional upside.
Lorn Asbord Schutta wrote:
2 years ago
Flagellum Assisstant
Creature - Thrull (R)
As long as it your turn, Flagellum Assistant has lifelink and your other creatures get +1/+0.
Whenever a creature becomes tapped, Falgellum Assisstant deals 1 damage to it.
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2/1
"Your other creatures" should be "other creatures you control". The triggered ability has a white trigger, and I think the effect is supposed to be the black part. It still feels more red to me than black. The flavor justifies it, but we know you could justify almost everything, even color pie breaks, with flavor. Ironically, in "fear or fervor", "fear" is black, no doubt about it, but "fervor" also sounds red to me. I think this card should have been Boros or possibly Mardu.
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2nd place: Ink-Treader
3rd place: MonoRedMage
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Post by marioguy3 » 2 years ago

netn10: Odd to see a cipher card in red, which feels like something an Izzet card might do.

slimytrout: I like this as a persistent damage/lifegain effect without feeling too overwhelming.

Ink-Treader: Fairly costed for the effect, although not too crazy with the mana cost.

Henlock: Quite the interesting small little ritual effect. I like the design of it because it is versatile.

kwanyeegor-ii: As I've learned from Mark Rosewater about previous fliers, green does not get token fliers on flying bodies.

MonoRedMage: A natural card for a red mage, this thing checks the tinderboxes of what red design is all about.

RaikouRider: Interesting design that takes advantage of counters at a relatively cheap mana cost. It can deal real damage with specific cards, particularly with the one that retraces for one mana.

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3rd: slimytrout
2nd: MonoRedMage
1st: Henlock
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Post by Lorn Asbord Schutta » 2 years ago

As of now, only top 3.

1. Henlock
2. RaikouRider
3. Ink-Treader

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Post by Henlock » 2 years ago

top 3

1. RaikouRaider
2. nern10
3. slimytrout

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1. Lorn Asbord Schutta
2. Henlock
3. MonoRedMage

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Post by RaikouRider » 2 years ago

What a busy week for me. Can only top 3 :(

1) slimytrout
2) Ink-Treader
3) Henlock

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Post by void_nothing » 2 years ago

And your top 8 contestants:

RaikouRider
slimytrout
Ink-Treader
Henlock
marioguy3
Apellosine
Lorn Asbord Schutta
bravelion83

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