New Challenge Every Day - April 5th: Alternative or additional costs

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Post by void_nothing » 3 years ago

Today's Challenge:
Alternative or additional costs

.::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::.
JovialJovian 12 (+3)
Venedrex 9 (+2)
bravelion83 8 (+2)
dyd 7 (+2)
void_nothing 5 (+1)
netn10 4 (+2)
wizyard 3 (+3)
haywire 2 (+1)
.::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Marvel Heroes/Villains
JovialJovian wrote:
3 years ago
votes: wizyard, bravelion83

Lady Stilt-Man GU
Legendary Creature - Human Villain (R)
Reach
Lady Stilt-Man can't block creatures without flying or reach.
Lady Stilt-Man can't be blocked except by creatures with flying or reach.
3: Tap Lady Stilt-Man. Any player may activate this ability.
4/4

IIW: Alcohol, and/or its consequences
bravelion83 wrote:
3 years ago
Votes: Venedrex, netn10

Based on Spiderman.

Rakpal, Arachnos Hero 2GG
Legendary Creature — Human Spider (R)
Reach
Whenever Rakpal or a Web you control deals combat damage to a player, draw a card.
G, Discard a card: Create a Web token. (It's a 1/2 colorless artifact creature with reach.)
The half-spider half-human race of the Arachnos infests everywhere on the ground, underground, and in the sky of the plane of Agamkir.
3/4

IIW: party
netn10 wrote:
3 years ago
Votes: dyd, JoviaJovian

Frank Castle, The Punisher BB
Legandery Creature - Human Soldier (Mythic)
T: Destroy target nonlegenedary creature unless it's controller reveals a legendary creature card from their hand.
T: Destroy target legandery creature.
"I have bigger fish to fry. Give me the name or die suffering."
3/3

IIW: Inklings.
void_nothing wrote:
3 years ago
Votes: wizyard, Venedrex
Venedrex wrote:
3 years ago
Votes: wizyard, bravelion83

Forgive me.

Magneto
Legendary Creature — Human Mutant (M)
Flying, hexproof, menace
, : Gain control of X target artifacts an opponent controls with mana value X or less for as long as you control Magneto.
, : You may tap or untap X target artifacts with mana value X or less.
, : Sacrifice X artifacts: Search your library for X artifact cards with mana value X or less, put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
3/6

IIW: Adventure mechanic.
dyd wrote:
3 years ago
Votes: JovialJovian, netn10

Rogue 4gu
Legendary Creature - Human Mutant Rogue
Indestructible
Whenever Rogue deals combat damage to a creature, it gains that creature's abilities and that creature loses them for as long as Rogue is on the battlefield.
4: Rogue must be blocked this turn if able.
3/3

IIW: DC characters
haywire wrote:
3 years ago
Votes:JovialJovian, void_nothing

Tony Stark, Nanowizard
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer {M}
Equip abilities of Equipment you control cost less to activate.
,: Create a colorless Equipment artifact token named Nanotech. It has equip and "Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has ward ".
: Transform Tony Stark, Nanowizard. This ability costs less to activate for each Nanotech attached to him.
1/2
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Iron Man Mark 85
{White and red color indicator} Legendary Artifact Creature - Construct {M}
Flying, vigilance
Iron Man Mark 85 gets +2/+2 for each Nanotech attached to him.
Whenever Iron Man Mark 85 attacks or blocks, he deals X damage to each of up to X targets, where X is the number of Nanotech attached to him.
Sacrifice Iron Man Mark 85: Return each other permanent card you own with mana value X or less that died or was put into exile this turn to the battlefield under your control, where X is the number of Nanotech attached to Iron Man Mark 85. Then end the turn.
3/3

IIW: repeatable/multiple learn
kwanyeegor-ii wrote:
3 years ago
dyd haywire
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Post by dyd » 3 years ago

Votes: haywire, JovialJovian

Doom Shadows 3b
Sorcery
Each opponent loses 3 life unless they sacrifice a nonland, nontoken permanent or discard a card.
Replicate – Pay 3 life or sacrifice a nonland, nontoken permanent or discard a card.

IIW: the game is a draw

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Post by bravelion83 » 3 years ago

Votes: JovialJovian, netn10 (despite the multiple misspelling of the word "legendary"),

Rewrite History 1BB
Sorcery (R)
As an additional cost to cast Rewrite History, sacrifice a historic permanent. (Artifacts, legendaries, and Sagas are historic.)
Search your library for a historic card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle.
"Most think that history is immutable. They couldn't be farther from the truth."
—Sotirak, royal historian


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Post by netn10 » 3 years ago

Votes: haywire, bravelion83

Tamed One 9
Creature - Eldrazi Ally (Uncommon)
You may tap four untapped allies you control instead of paying this spell's mana cost.
Annihilator X, where X's the number of allies you control.
"This ancient being aid us in our wars. And it also good with carrying caravans"
- Zunda, Mefolk Nullmage

8/8

IIW: Fractals

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Post by JovialJovian » 3 years ago

votes: dyd, netn10

Rockfall XR
Sorcery (U)
If you control a Mountain, you may discard X Mountain cards rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Rockfall deals X damage to any target.

IIW: Counters or Counters

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Post by kwanyeegor-ii » 3 years ago

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Post by void_nothing » 3 years ago

Votes: netn10, dyd

Intervention of the Flights 3WW
Instant (M)
Escalate 1WW
Choose one or more. You may choose the same mode more than once -
• Create a 4/4 white Angel creature token with flying.
• Prevent all damage a source of your choice would deal this turn. You gain life equal to the damage prevented in this way.
• Return target artifact or enchantment card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
• Choose a nonbasic card name. Players can't play cards with that name until the beginning of your next turn's end step.

IIW: Kaldheim tribes
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Post by haywire » 3 years ago

Votes: bravelion83, dyd

Gravedigging
Sorcery {R}
Multikicker - Sacrifice a land.
Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token for each time Gravedigging was kicked. Then, return any number of creature cards with total mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of Zombies you control.
Though it may seem strange to outsiders, there's a good reason that Stensian gravediggers take payment in advance.

IIW: any number of

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