New Challenge Every Day - May 3rd: Strange counters

[void_nothing]

Today's Challenge:
Strange counters

.::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::.

slimytrout 5 (+5)
dyd 2 (+2)
bravelion83 2 (+2)
netn10 2 (+2)
JovialJovian 1 (+1)

.::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Enchant land

Votes: bravelion83, slimytrout (nice to see you back - I was considering exactly the same idea of a Dog Pilot granting flying :D before going for food)

Family Tree g
Enchantment – Aura (R)
Enchant land
As Family Tree enters the battlefield, choose a creature type.
You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast creature spells of the chosen type.
Enchanted land has "x, t, Sacrifice this land: Search your library for up to X creature cards of the chosen type, exile them, then shuffle. If X is 5 or greater, put one of those cards with mana value X or less onto the battlefield. If X is 10 or greater, put any number of those cards onto the battlefield instead"

IIW: number of cards in library (see Body of Research and Peer into the Abyss)

Votes: slimytrout, netn10

Golden Sanctuary 2G
Enchantment — Aura (U)
Enchant land
Enchanted land has hexproof and "T, Pay 1 life: Add one mana of any color."
"How do you get there? Easy, just reach the end of the rainbow!"

IIW: spells with C in their mana cost

Votes: slimytrout, dyd

Vibrant Zendikon WUBRG
Enchantment - Aura (Common)
Enchant land
Enchanted land is a 7/7 Elemental creature with vigilance, haste and "T: Add two mana of any color". It's still a land.
When enchanted land dies, return that card to its owner's hand.

IIW: Phyrexian Eldrazi

Congratulations to May's winner @JovialJovian - who, as it turns out, is pretty good at this contest.

April's winner, actually

I'm willing to accept a pre-emptive victory for May as well.

votes: bravelion83, slimytrout (I was wondering if anyone else would make the connection with the comic )

Mana Mist G
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant land
Whenever enchanted land is tapped for mana, put a mist counter on it.
Enchanted land has "T, remove all mist counters from this land: Add X mana in any combination of types, where X is the number of mist counters removed."

IIW: Alara keyword mechanics

dyd, JovialJovian

Consecrated Ground W
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant land
When Consecrated Ground enters the battlefield, exile all cards from all graveyards.
Enchanted land has "T: Exile target card from a graveyard."
"Trouble not the bodies that rest beneath this ground, lest you become one yourself."
-Cemetery inscription

IIW: "Each" & "All"

Votes: slimytrout, netn10

Boros Training Hall 2R
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant land
Enchanted land has "T: Target attacking creature you control deals damage equal to its toughness to each creature blocking it."
3W: Creatures you control get +0/+2 until end of turn.

IIW: Flying matters

[Riria]

Votes: dyd, void_nothing

I actually have a hard time figuring out what color this card belongs to haha.

Dissociation B
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant creature
When enchanted creature dies, for each evergreen keyword that creature had, put a counter granting that keyword on up to one creature you control.

IIW: Strange alternate casting costs

[haywire]

Votes: slimytrout, void_nothing

Dilemma of Ages 1u
Instant {R}
Choose 2 target spells with different controllers. For each of those spells, that spell's controller secretly chooses greed or selflessness, then reveals their choice. If selflessness was chosen for both spells, counter each of them unless their controller pays . If selflessness was chosen for exactly one spell, counter that spell, then the other spell's controller may copy their spell. They may choose new targets for the copy. If selflessness was chosen for neither spell, counter both spells.

IIW: discard hand

[netn10]

Votes: void_nothing, slimytrout

Eldrich Invitation U
Enchantment (Rare)
2: Put a strange counter on target creature.
Creatures with strange counters on them are colorless Eldrazi Mutants and have "1: This creature gets +1/-1 until end of turn."

IIW: White draw a lot of cards.

[bravelion83]

Votes: netn10, slimytrout

Petrify 2W
Instant (U)
Put a petrification counter on target creature. That creature can't attack or block and its activated abilities can't be activated as long as it has a petrification counter on it.
"Everybody knows not to look a gorgon in the eyes."

IIW: desert

[JovialJovian]

votes: netn10, void_nothing

Crossfire R
Instant (R)
Crossfire deals X damage to any target, where X is one plus the number of crossfire counters on Crossfire.
1: Put a crossfire counter on Crossfire, target opponent copies Crossfire and may choose a new target for the copy.

IIW: Three digit numbers

[slimytrout]

netn10, JovialJovian

Tragak, Asmor's Assistant 2BG
Legendary Creature - Beast Advisor (R)
At the beginning of your end step, put a Food counter on up to one target permanent you control. (Permanents with Food counters on them are Food Artifacts in addition to their other types and have 2, T, Sacrifice this artifact: You gain 3 life.")
Whenever you gain life, return up to one target permanent card from your graveyard to your hand.
4/4

IIW: Competition

[dyd]

Votes: netn10 bravelion83

Omnicomprehensive Theory gu
Enchantment
Magecraft — Whenever you cast or copy an instant or sorcery spell, choose a kind of counter at random from among up, down, top, bottom, charm, strange. Put a counter of that kind on Omnicomprehensive Theory.
1, Remove six counters of different kinds from Omnicomprehensive Theory: Look at the top six cards of your library, put two into your hand and the rest on the bottom in a random order. Add cwubrg.
5, Remove three counters from Omnicomprehensive Theory: Create a 0/0 green and blue Fractal creature token. Put three +1/+1 counters on it.

IIW: quick

[void_nothing]

Votes: netn10, JovialJovian

Grave-Broker's Bargaining 3G
Enchantment (R)
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player chooses one -
• They exile a nonland card from their graveyard with a negotiation counter on it.
• They put a negotiation counter on each exiled card they own with a negotiation counter on it.
Each player may cast cards they own exiled with Grave-Broker's Bargaining. Those spell cards cost 1 less to cast for each negotiation counter on them.

IIW: Crabs