New Challenge Every Day - May 5: Silence or Silence-like effect without white

[void_nothing]

Today's Challenge:
Silence or Silence-like effect without white

.::To Enter::.
In a single post:

• Name exactly two other players to vote for their entries for the previous challenge. (In the event that there are two or fewer entries that you are allowed to vote for, you may vote for only one.)

• Make a card that fits the current challenge.

• Include an "If I Win" (IIW) for tomorrow's challenge if you win.

Each day we use the challenge of the previous day's winner. In the case of a tie, we'll use the IIW of the tied player who has least overall points. In case of a further tie, the IIW of the earlier poster will be used.

.::Scoring::.

void_nothing 14 (+1)
JovialJovian 11 (+4)
Subject16 8 (+1)
dyd 6 (+0)
Mimicvat 6 (+3)
netn10 6 (+1)
kwanyeegor-ii 5 (+0)
Lorn Asbord Schutta 4 (+4)
tempoEDH 4 (+1)
haywire 3 (+3)
Phyrexian Editor 2 (+0)
chochky 2 (+2)

.::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Halving things

Votes: Lorn Asbord Schutta, Subject16

Double-Edged Blessing 3wub
Enchantment
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player loses half their life and discards half the cards in their hand. Always round down.
At the beginning of each player's end step, double that player's life and they draw cards equal to the number of cards in their hand.

IIW: Egg!

Votes: chochky; JovialJovian

Corpse-boiled poison
Sorcery (U)
Delve
Exile target creature with toughness less or equal to half the number of cards in your graveyard.
The dead kill into non existance.

IIW: Flavorful rework of Homelands legend

Votes: Mimicvat, haywire

Rip in Half UB
Instant
Exile target creature. That creature's controller creates two X/Y black Zombie creature tokens, where X is half the exiled creature's power rounded down, and Y is half its toughness rounded up.

IIW: Mad science

Votes: Mimicvat, Lorn Asbord Schutta

Godhead's Worshipper
Creature - Kithkin Cleric (Common)
: Halve target creature's power and toughness until end of turn, rounded down.
"You will be humble before her majesty, whenever you know it or not."
1/1

IIW: New mechanic for a shard/clan

Votes: Lorn Asbord Schutta, JovialJovian

Thief's Blessing 2ub
Enchantment
When ~ enters the battlefield, choose a basic land type. Creatures you control have landwalk from the chosen type.
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to an opponent, it deals half that damage rounded up instead.
Sacrificing power for stealth was the best idea Edric had ever had.

IIW: "Win the game" text

haywire, void_nothing

Brainblazer 2RR
Creature — Elemental Goat (Mythic)
Haste
When Brainblazer deals combat damage to a player, halve that player's maximum hand size, rounded down, until the end of your next turn.
It's easy to shield yourself from fire. It's not easy to remember that when you're on fire, however.
4/3

IIW: Weird creature types

Vote: JovialJovian, chochkey

Coerced Charity bb2
Sorcery (U)
Target opponent reveals half of the cards in their hand, rounded up. Choose half of those cards, rounded up. That player discards those cards and you draw that many cards.

IIW: A power nine card that doesn't reference mana, cards or turns.

votes:netn10,jovialjovian

Slime Hydra
Creature- Hydra Ooze (R)
Slime Hydra enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
When Slime Hydra dies, if it had power 2 or greater, create 2 token copies of Slime Hydra. Put a number of +1/+1 counters on each of them equal to half Slime Hydra's toughness, rounded down.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on Slime Hydra.
0/0

IIW: -1/-1 counters

lorn asborn schutta tempoedh

Dampened Blows {G/W}
Instant (Common)
If a creature would deal combat damage this turn, prevent half that damage, rounded up.
Draw a card.

iiw one-mana hybrid cards

Votes: Mimicvat, haywire

Stubborn Sea Turtle 2UU
Creature - Turtle (U)
Tenacity (If a source would deal any amount of damage to this creature, prevent half that damage, rounded up.)
Whenever you cast a creature spell with toughness 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on Stubborn Sea Turtle.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from Stubborn Sea Turtle: Stubborn Sea Turtle gains hexproof until end of turn.
1/3

IIW: Jellyfish

[Phyrexian Editor]

JovialJovian, kwanyegor-ii

JJ, you go right on making these whimsical top-down designs! I'm here for it!

Thrun, Guerrilla Troll 1gg
Legendary Creature - Troll {R}
Hexproof
Your opponents can't cast noncreature spells on your turn.
3/2

[netn10]

Votes: kwanyeegor-ii, Subject16

Total Darkness 1BB
Instant (Rare)
Until end of turn, players can't cast spells or activate abilities, creatures enters the battlefield tapped and creatures can't attack or block alone.

IIW: Blue aggro or red control

[Mimicvat]

Vote: JovialJovian, Netn10

Triumph of Gaea G
Sorcery (R)
Until end of turn, whenever a noncreature spell is cast, exile it. Its controller creates an X/X Beast, where X was that spell's converted mana cost.

I figure green can't just say "can't", so tried to make a green spin on preventing a type of spell.

IIW: Mass land destruction

[JovialJovian]

Votes: haywire, kwanyeegor-ii

Cacophony R
Instant
Until end of turn, whenever a player casts a spell, exile that spell. That spell's controller draws two cards, then discards a card at random.

IIW: Landfall

[dyd]

Votes: JovialJovian, Subject16

Deep-Sea Silencer 4uuu
Creature - Kraken
Flash
When Deep-Sea Silencer enters the battlefield, if it was cast, return each spell to its owner's hand. Until end of turn, whenever an opponent casts a spell, return it to its owner's hand
6/6

IIW: more Theros titans

[Lorn Asbord Schutta]

Votes: TempoEDH; void_nothing

Muteness
Instant (R)
Target opponent may sacrifice any number of creatures. That opponent can't cast more spells this turn then the number of creatures sacrificed this way. (Spells cast before this resolves are unaffected.)
"Who you will make scream, so you can be heard?"

IIW: Knights vs. Orcs

[Subject16]

Haywire, netn10

Druid of Old Krosa 4GG
Creature — Centaur Druid (Rare)
Trample
Players can't cast noncreature spells.
All other creatures get +2/+2.
"Here the Mirari sank into the land. Here did it weave Krosa into its testament to might."
6/6

IIW: Symmetrical effects

[kwanyeegor-ii]

mimicvat void

Philistinism R
Instant (Rare)
Players can't cast artifact or enchantment spells this turn.
Players can't activate abilities of artifacts or enchantments until end of turn.
Triggered abilities of artifacts and enchantments don't trigger this turn.

iiw fire and ice

[void_nothing]

Votes: dyd, haywire

Holux, Stronghold Racketeer 1BB
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue (M)
Flash
When Holux, Stronghold Racketeer enters the battlefield or dies, your opponents can't cast spells this turn. Any player may pay half their life, rounded up to ignore this effect.
BB: Holux gains your choice of shadow or lifelink until end of turn.
2/3

IIW: Time Spiral homage