I'm sorry, but I just have to do this. Quality mistakes: name not bolded, double dash in the type line with missing spaces, missing full stop at the end of the activated ability.kwanyeegor-ii wrote: ↑4 years agoPestilence on Ixalan
Creature--Bat Imp (Uncommon)
Flying, lifelink
: Pestilence on Ixalan deals 1 damage to defending player. Activate this ability only if Pestilence on Ixalan is attacking
1/1
I have no problems with the mechanics, but I'm honestly not a fan of the card name at all. I understand that the card is a variation on Pestilence, but I can't really see this card printed for real with this name, both because it feels very uninspired, at least to me, and because it feels much more like the name of an enchantment rather than a creature.
I like this card, but I think there are problems with the wording. If I'm attacking with this plus other creatures, and any one of my attackers is blocked, this triggers and gives +1/+1 to the union of the two sets of (Warbanner Throne) and (attacking creatures you control). The latter set also includes Warbanner Throne, so the Throne is counted twice. The effect is that the Throne gets +1/+1 twice, for a total of +2/+2, and all my other attackers get +1/+1. Is this the intent? If so, this wording is confusing and I can easily think of much easier and intuitive ones, like: "...Warbanner Throne gets +2/+2 until end of turn and other attacking creatures (you control) get +1/+1 until end of turn." If not, as I think, it should be adjusted because this is how this creature works with its current wording. Easy solutions: remove the mention of the card name ("...blocked, attacking creatures you control get..."), or just add "other" ("...Warbanner Throne and other attacking creatures..."). I also think you should put "you control" in the trigger instead of the effect. As is, it also triggers when you block an opposing attacker, giving +1/+1 only to the Throne itself because you control no attacking creatures. You can solve both problems by rewording the triggered ability like this: "Whenever a creature you control becomes blocked, attacking creatures get +1/+1 until end of turn." Shorter, more elegant, and easier to understand.
Quality mistake: in a list of keywords, only the one at the beginning of the line should be capitalized. This should be "Flying, haste, infect".
I really like this card. Simple, elegant, effective, right colors and rarity, and flavorful enough even without flavor text, even though I would have definitely like to see some.
The only real problem I might have with this card is the name. It doesn't look like the name of a Magic card to me, but of some other creature in some other fantasy universe. I've got absolutely nothing to say about the rest of the card. I would have liked some flavor text to be there.
Quality mistake: an apostrophe is missing in "its owner's hand".
I would have really considered saying "nonland permanent" in the additional cost, especially on a common card, but this is the only remark I have about this card. I really like all the rest of it.
Obviously the big thing going on here is the new mechanic: conscript. I think it should be adjusted. As is, it's a keyword action in the rules text and a keyword ability in the reminder text. What is it? You should stick with either one and be consistent. It also looks like a potentially confusing mechanic to me. A card with conscript creating a token that looks for other cards with conscript looks both potentially confusing and parasitic to me. I'm not the biggest fan of this mechanic as is. I'm sorry.Amuzet wrote: ↑4 years agoAvian Architect2UUCreature — Bird
Flying
When Avian Architect enters the battlefield, conscript. (Create a 1/1 colorless Worker creature token with "When this creature dies, you may cast a card with conscript from your graveyard this turn.")
Quail Quotas and Penny Pinching Peacocks.
2/2
1st place: Feyd_Ruin
2nd place: marioguy3
3rd place: Krishnath