New Challenge Every Day - March 21st: Cipher

[void_nothing]

Today's Challenge:
Cipher

.::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::.

netn10 50 (+1)
void_nothing 45 (+0)
Riria 42
JovialJovian 42 (+2)
dyd 37 (+1)
bravelion83 34 (+3)
haywire 30 (+5)
TheAmericanSpirit 11
MonoRedMage 4
Legend 2
tempoEDH 1

.::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Opponent draws

Votes: bravelion83, JovialJovian

Cenn Loremaster 2w
Creature - Kithkin Wizard (R)
Lifelink
Protection from opponents with 3 or more cards in hand.
When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card and each opponent draws two cards.
2/6

IIW: habitat

Votes: haywire, dyd

Selfless Benefactor 1W
Creature - Human Cleric (Rare)
Your opponents have no maximum hand size.
T: Each opponent draws seven cards.
"Give not because you will gain, but because you can."
1/1

IIW: Maro's Strixhaven teaser.

Votes: netn10, haywire

Wisdom Stealer 2U
Creature — Human Rogue (R)
Whenever an opponent draws a card except for the first one they draw in each of their draw steps, put a +1/+1 counter on Wisdom Stealer.
W, T: You and target opponent each draw a card.
1/1

IIW: non-red Goblin

votes: haywire, bravelion83

Academy Plagiarist UUBB
Creature - Orc Wizard
When Academy Plagiarist enters the battlefield, target opponent draws four cards then reveals their hand. For each hand revealed this way, you may play a card from that hand, and may cast it without paying its mana cost.
Overload 2UUBB
2/3

IIW: Entwine

Votes: haywire, bravelion83

Minister of Infohazards 1UB
Creature - Human Advisor (MR)
When Minister of Infohazards enters the battlefield, target opponent draws a card. Then, if that player doesn't cast two or more spells until the beginning of their next end step, they discard two cards.
Of course we're hiding something!
5/5

IIW: Pure downside mechanic.

Votes: JovialJovian, haywire

Adamaro's Aggression 3RR
Enchantment (M)
Whenever a source you control deals damage to an opponent, that player draws a card, then you create an X/X red Spirit creature token with first strike, where X is the number of cards in that player's hand.
In life, jealousy ruled over Adamaro. As a kami, it has mastered him even more now that he has mastered it.

IIW: Legendary Creature - Avatar

[dyd]

Votes: JovialJovian, bravelion83

Charm of Hidden Beauty 2g
Sorcery (R)
Choose one –
- Create a 0/0 green Plant token with graft 1
- Populate
- Proliferate
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

IIW: giant flowers

[netn10]

Votes: bravelion83, JovialJovian

Perfect Operation 2UB
Enchantment (Rare)
Creatures you control can't be blocked.
Instant and sorcery spells you cast have cipher.

IIW: Maro's Strixhaven teaser.

[bravelion83]

Votes: netn10, void_nothing

Learned Pyromancy 2R
Sorcery (U)
Learned Pyromancy deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)

IIW: party

[Riria]

Votes: dyd, JovianJovian

Tribble Catnip RG
Sorcery (R)
Create a 1/1 red Tribble creature token with haste.
Cipher

IIW: A card with a mechanic that *only* makes sense in blue and isn't countering

[void_nothing]

Votes: dyd, bravelion83

Contagious Betrayal 2B
Sorcery (U)
Target player sacrifices a creature, then puts two +1/+1 counters on a creature they control.
Cipher

IIW: Ninjas

[haywire]

Votes: dyd, void_nothing

Choking Smog
Sorcery {R}
Until the end of your next turn, target opponent's maximum hand size becomes equal to their current maximum hand size minus one.
Cipher (Then you may exile this spell card encoded on a creature you control. Whenever that creature deals combat damage to a player, its controller may cast a copy of the encoded card without paying its mana cost.)
At first, a minor annoyance few would notice. Eventually, an all-consuming threat that none could ignore.

IIW: Granting non-evergreen abilities, keyword abilities or keyword actions

[kwanyeegor-ii]

netn10 jovialjovian