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Post by Krishnath » 2 years ago

@NinjaCaterpie Well, it was a joke after all. I almost gave it unearth, to make it a second surprise. Lol.

Unlikely Allies eh? Hmmm.... I've got to think hard about that one.
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Post by vishamon » 2 years ago

Will and Jace 1uu
Legendary Planeswalker — Will Jace (M)
/+1\: Scry 2
\-1/: Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
\-7/: Target player gets an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy."
{4}

IIW: Graveyard Mechanics
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Post by Megiddo » 2 years ago

The Elder Twins 4UBBR
Legendary Planeswalker - Ugin Bolas {M}
You may activate an additional loyalty ability of The Elder Twins on each of your turns.
[+2]: The Elder Twins deals 3 damage to any target. You gain 3 life.
[-2]: Exile target permanent. That permanent's controller discards a card.
[-13]: Each opponent discards seven cards. You draw a card for each card discarded this way. If you draw more than thirteen cards this way, you win the game.
{4}

IIW: Artifact subtypes.
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Post by Togs » 2 years ago

Hops and Seri, Even More Inseparable 1gwu
Legendary Creature — Frog Cat (M)
Whenever you cast a Frog spell, create a 1/1 green Cat creature token.
Whenever you cast a Cat spell, create a 1/1 blue Frog creature token.
gwu, T: Scry X, where X is the number of Frogs you control. You gain life equal to the number of Cats you control.
4/4

IIW: Likely Allies

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Post by Krishnath » 2 years ago

Tel and Khar BRGW
Legendary Creature - Elf Orc Shaman Warrior (M)
Menace, Trample, Vigilance,
Whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may return an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast an Instant or Sorcery spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Tel and Khar.
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Tel and Khar: They deal 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
"The Apocalypse forges unlikely friendships"
5/4

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Post by NinjaCaterpie » 2 years ago

Brood Warden 1C
Creature - Eldrazi Drone Ally (U)
Protection from artifacts
Sources your opponents control can't place counters on Allies you control.
Its destruction is indiscriminate; its protection equally so.
2/1

IIW: Eldrazi

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Post by Pygyzy » 2 years ago

Great submissions so far. Looking forward to judging. Really enjoying these designs.

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Post by Sporegorger_Dragon » 2 years ago

Ugin, Emrakul Enwrithed

Legendary Planeswalker - Ugin Emrakul (M)
Ugin, Emrakul Enwrithed costs 1 less for each colorless nonland permanent you control.
Protection from monocolored, hexproof from colorless
+3: Draw up to two cards. Ugin deals 4 damage to any target.
-8: Exile target permanent that is one or more colors and each other permanent that shares a color with that permanent.
-19: Create thirteen 5/5 colorless Eldrazi Dragon creature tokens with flying and annihilator 1. Take an extra turn after this one. You control all other players during that turn.
Starting Loyalty: 11

Art: Ugin wearing Emrakul like a hat, looking like a small fish ensnared by a jellyfish


IIW: Ice Cream
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Post by Cythare » 2 years ago

Griselbrand and Acornelia, Infernally Stylish 3BBB
Legendary Creature — Demon Squirrel (M)
Flying, acornlink (Damage dealt by this creature causes you to gain that many .)
{acorn}{acorn}{acorn}: You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
2B, {acorn}{acorn}{acorn}: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn and you gain 3 life.
6/6

IIW: High fashion
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Post by Pygyzy » 2 years ago

Great submissions everybody, this is gonna be close. If anyone has any last minute submissions, I'll accept them and add them until I've finished here in a bit.

Judging in progress

Main factors in judgement:
1. How unlikely are they?
2. Is the alliance represented mechanically?
3. Is the alliance represented thematically?

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Will and Jace 1uu
Legendary Planeswalker — Will Jace (M)
/+1\: Scry 2
\-1/: Draw three cards, then put two cards from your hand on top of your library in any order.
\-7/: Target player gets an emblem with "Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, copy it. You may choose new targets for the copy."
{4}

IIW: Graveyard Mechanics
1. Two blue mages working together doesnt seem too unlikely, although im sure there are reasons im unaware of that would make them unlikely. They probably wouldnt like each other much i guess, and also probably never run into each other so, kinda unlikely.
2. Mechanically it doesn't feel like two mages working together, more like two mages just sorta doing their own thing, just happen to be standing near each other.
3. Thematically it does come across, i can see Jace and Rowan represented well.
Megiddo wrote:
2 years ago
The Elder Twins 4UBBR
Legendary Planeswalker - Ugin Bolas {M}
You may activate an additional loyalty ability of The Elder Twins on each of your turns.
[+2]: The Elder Twins deals 3 damage to any target. You gain 3 life.
[-2]: Exile target permanent. That permanent's controller discards a card.
[-13]: Each opponent discards seven cards. You draw a card for each card discarded this way. If you draw more than thirteen cards this way, you win the game.
{4}

IIW: Artifact subtypes.
1. Probably about as unlikely as you can get.
2. Mechanically it comes across. I can see the dual aspect represented.
3. Thematically it works as well. It feels like Ugin and Bolas working together.
Togs wrote:
2 years ago
Hops and Seri, Even More Inseparable 1gwu
Legendary Creature — Frog Cat (M)
Whenever you cast a Frog spell, create a 1/1 green Cat creature token.
Whenever you cast a Cat spell, create a 1/1 blue Frog creature token.
gwu, T: Scry X, where X is the number of Frogs you control. You gain life equal to the number of Cats you control.
4/4

IIW: Likely Allies
1. Pretty unlikely I'd say. I would love to see how this is represented in the art. Does the frog ride the cat?
2. The alliance definitely comes across mechanically. I would not want to mess with these guys working together.
3. Very cool theme. I want to know how a cat and a frog came to be allies. And how they got other cats and frogs to work together.
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Tel and Khar BRGW
Legendary Creature - Elf Orc Shaman Warrior (M)
Menace, Trample, Vigilance,
Whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may return an instant or sorcery spell from your graveyard to your hand.
Whenever you cast an Instant or Sorcery spell, you may put a +1/+1 counter on Tel and Khar.
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Tel and Khar: They deal 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
"The Apocalypse forges unlikely friendships"
5/4

IIW: Disney Animated Canon (that means no Pixar).
1. An orc and a elf working together is definitely unlikely, although if two different races are both facing an apocalypse, id say that makes their alliance a little more likely.
2. Spot on mechanically. I can see the elf and orc represented, and they work very well together.
3. Thematically its great. Callback to Apocalypse is cool, and it fits very well with the theme. It feels like an Elf Shaman and Orc Warrior working together.
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2 years ago
Brood Warden 1C
Creature - Eldrazi Drone Ally (U)
Protection from artifacts
Sources your opponents control can't place counters on Allies you control.
Its destruction is indiscriminate; its protection equally so.
2/1

IIW: Eldrazi
1. Highly unlikely. Trying to figure out just how an Eldrazi ends up working with an Ally. The flavor text implies it's just sorta ambivalent, as I imagine an interplanar entity would be, so that follows.
2. Mechanically it's a bit of a miss for me. I can see what you're going for, but it doesn't come across as well as I'd like.
3. Thematically it's a very cool idea, and something I would like to see.
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Ugin, Emrakul Enwrithed

Legendary Planeswalker - Ugin Emrakul (M)
Ugin, Emrakul Enwrithed costs 1 less for each colorless nonland permanent you control.
Protection from monocolored, hexproof from colorless
+3: Draw up to two cards. Ugin deals 4 damage to any target.
-8: Exile target permanent that is one or more colors and each other permanent that shares a color with that permanent.
-19: Create thirteen 5/5 colorless Eldrazi Dragon creature tokens with flying and annihilator 1. Take an extra turn after this one. You control all other players during that turn.
Starting Loyalty: 11

Art: Ugin wearing Emrakul like a hat, looking like a small fish ensnared by a jellyfish


IIW: Ice Cream
1. Ugin and Emrakul working together? Hmm, this is kind of a tough one. Seeing as he tried to preserve them before, i could see some explanation for how they ended up together. It's still extremely unlikely, but maybe Ugin just got tired of saving planes and said if you can't beat em join em.
2. Mechanically, it comes through in some ways, although it feels a little disjointed. Eldrazi Dragon is a nice touch tho.
3. Thematically its all there. Ugin and Emrakul are gonna extinguish all life in the multiverse and it's gonna be unstoppable. Well done.
(Edit: I just realized Emrakul is controlling Ugin, lol, nice touch)
Cythare wrote:
2 years ago
Griselbrand and Acornelia, Infernally Stylish 3BBB
Legendary Creature — Demon Squirrel (M)
Flying, acornlink (Damage dealt by this creature causes you to gain that many .)
{acorn}{acorn}{acorn}: You draw three cards and you lose 3 life.
2B, {acorn}{acorn}{acorn}: Target creature gets -3/-3 until end of turn and you gain 3 life.
6/6

IIW: High fashion
1. Hahaha, yes. Very nice. I'm picturing Acornelia giving Griselbrand fashion tips. Demons gotta look good too.
2. Great mechanically and acornlink is awesome. It's abilities work well together.
3. Yeah sure, why not? My first thought was Acornelia would work with the one of the infernal spawn, but the idea of acornelia breaking Griselbrand out of prison and helping to take over Innistrad is way better, and way more unlikely, so this is great.
Winner picked. That was a tough call.
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Winner: Cythare. You just beat barely beat Togs. Frogs and Cats are unlikely, but you definitely have the most unlikely pair, in addition to being mechanically and thematically spot on.
HM: Togs. I thought you had this one in the bag, 10/10 on all the criteria, but I had to lean towards Cythare because I have an Acornelia commander deck.
Megiddo you almost had it too. If not for Cythare, it would have been between you and Togs. Although, i do love grixis, Frogs+Cats was just too funny to me.
Next: High Fashion
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Post by vishamon » 2 years ago

I just wanted to make a pun 🤷‍♂️

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Post by Cythare » 2 years ago

While you are welcome to interpret this however you like, I was envisioning this as like...equipment that is probably impractical, but you just have to have because it is haute couture.
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Post by Krishnath » 2 years ago

Cythare wrote:
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While you are welcome to interpret this however you like, I was envisioning this as like...equipment that is probably impractical, but you just have to have because it is haute couture.
Sort of like General's Regalia, but in equipment form, and worse.
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Post by vishamon » 2 years ago

Rick Owens Harness
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature has soulbond.
As long as equipped creature is paired with another creature, each of those creatures has ": untap a creature this creature is paired with."
Equip

IIW: Graveyard mechanics

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Post by Legend » 2 years ago

Ichorspitter (Uncommon)
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Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Ally
2/2
Cohortt, Tap an untapped Ally you control: Each opponent gets a poison counter.

IIW: red reanimation

EDIT: Posted this and immediately realized it's for a past challenge.
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Post by Krishnath » 2 years ago

Alrighty then.

Peacock Robe 2
Artifact - Equipment (R)
When Peacock Robe enters the battlefield, you may pay 4, if you do, attach it to target creature an opponent controls.
Equipped creature loses indestructible and can't have or gain indestructible.
Whenever a player casts a spell that could target the equipped creature, that player must target the equipped creature if able.
Equip 1
"High fashion or crime against nature?"

Edit: Bonus Card!

High Couture 1
Sorcery (U)
Attach target equipment you control to target creature.
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IIW: Disney Animated Canon (that means no Pixar).
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Post by Legend » 2 years ago

Crown of Power (Rare)
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Artifact — Equipment
At the beginning of each combat, you may pay X, where X is equipped creature's power. If you do, double equipped creature's power. This effect lasts as long as Crown of Power is attached to Equipped creature.
Equip X

IIW: red reanimation
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Post by mellifluoresce » 2 years ago

Mizzium Corset
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 for each instant and sorcery card your own in exile and in your graveyard.
Equip - Discard a card.

IIW: Turnips 2: Earthy Rootgaloo
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Ogre of the Gray Ogre: No IIW. Disqualified.
Ogre of the Pit: No IIW. Disqualified.
Toll Troll: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
My Hair Caught Fire!: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
Ogre Under: No IIW. Disqualified.
Ogrenacle at Pendrell Vale: Overcosted.
Ogreforge Mystic: Judge. Disqualified.

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Post by Sporegorger_Dragon » 2 years ago

I'm sorry

Mile-High Platform Shoes
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Artifact - Equipment (U)
Equipped creature gets +4/+4 and has reach and trample.
When equipped creature deals or is dealt damage, sacrifice it.
Equip 2
"Now THAT'S high fashion!"


IIW: Ice Cream
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Post by Krishnath » 2 years ago

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I'm sorry
Don't be sorry, it's hilarious. Btw, are you aware that if it is declared as an attacker or blocker it immediately dies? If that was not your intention, I suggest adding "at end of combat."
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Post by Sporegorger_Dragon » 2 years ago

Krishnath wrote:
2 years ago
Don't be sorry, it's hilarious. Btw, are you aware that if it is declared as an attacker or blocker it immediately dies? If that was not your intention, I suggest adding "at end of combat."
Hmmm, you're right, and as tempted as I am to leave it like that but giving +10/+10, I got another idea.
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Post by Megiddo » 2 years ago

Apprentice Couturier 2RW
Creature — Human Artificer {U}
First strike
Metalcraft — Whenever you cast an artifact spell, if you control three or more artifacts, put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control.
Your work, considerable as it is, is nonetheless unacceptable. Slag down and begin again.
—Belsus, Master Couturier

3/2

IIW: two card types
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Post by Pygyzy » 2 years ago

Outrageous Attire 3
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Outrageous Attire has all abilities of other equipment not named Outrageous Attire on the battlefield, except equip abilities.
Equip X1 X equals the total combined equip cost of other equipment not named Outrageous Attire on the battlefield.
It puts the rage in outrageous.

Iiw: Retcon Magic lore
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Post by Megiddo » 2 years ago

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IIW: Modern Horizons 3; Or, Your Custom Cube
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Post by Ulka » 2 years ago

King's Regalia 2WW
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature is a Noble in addition to it other creature types.
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 0/1 Black Serf creature tokens.
Whenever the equipped attacks, create a 1/1 white Soldier creature token tapped and attacking.
Equip 2


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