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[Ink-Treader]

Probably not enough of a %$#%, but I've never had a knack for those.

Epicurean's Tetradent 3
Artifact - EquipmentUtensil (U-U)
When Epicurean's Tetradent enters the battlefield, choose up to three comestibles from outside the game and put them onto the battlefield as Food tokens.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has "Whenever you sacrificeeat a Food, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature."
Equip 1
"This is certainly no mere piece of cutlery!"
-Agara, antique expert

IIW: "loses"

[Phyrexian Editor]

[Ulka]

Well we have 20 entries so time to get cracking on this!

The %$#%

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Preacher, Barious scientist
Artifact Creature - Barious Construct
Whenever a Gifted creature enters the battlefield under your control, scry 1, then draw a card.
, : Preacher deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker.
The cannon in her arm was not standard issue for a Barious, but because it was inside her, the pulse didn't eat it.
3/3

Esa, Killer of Cyn
Legendary Creature - Gifted Human
Whenever another source you control deals non-combat damage to an opponent or a permanent an opponent controls, put a charge counter on Esa.
, remove X charge counters from Esa: Esa deals X damage to target creature or planeswalker.
"I used my telekinesis to manipulate energy, now I could fight anything."
2/2

Sho, Energy Conduit
Legendary Creature - Gifted Wulf
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, Sho deals 1 damage to any target
As long as Sho is equipped, it gets +3/+0.
The little Wulf boy couldn't walk, but he could power a spaceship. Once his legs were fixed, he was a force to be reckoned with.
0/4

Just straight up reusing cards that I made as extras for a previous entry

IIW: Innistrad: Spirits Rise

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves
Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

Ancestral Recall
Instant (R)
Target player draws three cards.

IIW: Halloween

All mimsy were the borogoves.

Ash's Pikachu 120hp
Basic Pokemon
--
Powerup 20
Put a +10 damage Exp counter on this pokemon.
--
Reboot Series
Remove all Exp counters from this pokemon. If you remove 4 or more counters, fully heal this pokemon, exile all other this pokemon you own, and each player refills their prizes using cards from the top of their library.

Weakness: Retreat;

IIW: Steven Spielberg

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Arthropod Psychonepenthes
DARK
Level: 1
ATK: 0
Def: 0
Pendulum Scale:
Blue 10 Red 10
PLANT/PENDULUM/EFFECT
Pendulum Effect: (1) During each of your End Phases: Reduce this card's Pendulum Scales by 2 (min. 1), then destroy all monsters you control whose Levels/Ranks are equal/higher than this card's Pendulum Scales, except "Pitcher" and "Psychonepenthes" monsters, then for each one destroyed, Special Summon 1 "Pitcher Token" (Plant-Type/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0), then target 1 monster in your Graveyard and equip it to the token. "Pitcher Tokens" and the monsters equipped to them do not take up any of your card zones and cannot attack directly, be Tributed or used as Fusion or Synchro Material.
Monster Effect: Can't be Special Summoned. (1) Once per turn: You can target 1 monster in a Graveyard; equip that target to a "Pitcher Token" you control. (2) Each "Pitcher Token" you control gains ATK and DEF equal to half the total ATK and DEF of all monster cards equipped to it.


Tunicate Psychonepenthes
DARK
Level: 10
ATK: 0
Def: 0
Pendulum Scale:
Blue 1 Red 1
PLANT/PENDULUM/EFFECT
Pendulum Effect: (1) During each of your End Phases: Increase this card's Pendulum Scales by 2 (max. 12), then destroy all monsters you control whose Levels/Ranks are equal/lower than this card's Pendulum Scales, except "Pitcher" and "Psychonepenthes" monsters, then for each one destroyed, Special Summon 1 "Pitcher Token" (Plant-Type/DARK/Level 1/ATK 0/DEF 0), then target 1 monster in your Graveyard and equip it to the token. "Pitcher Tokens" and the monsters equipped to them do not take up any of your card zones and cannot attack directly, be Tributed or used as Fusion or Synchro Material.
Monster Effect: Can't be Special Summoned except by Pendulum Summon. (1) Once per turn: You can banish 1 DARK monster from your Graveyard to target 1 face-up monster; equip that target to a "Pitcher Token" you control. If that monster is an Xyz Monster, equip any Xyz Materials attached to it to the token as well. (2) Each "Pitcher Token" you control gains 1000 ATK and DEF for each monster card equipped to it.


IIW: Alice in Wonderland

"Beware the Jabberwock, my son!
The jaws that bite, the claws that catch!

Illconcieved fluttershy 2uw
Pony Rare
Storm, flying, first strike, deathtouch
Draw a card. It gains bands with ponies.
Illconcieved fluttershy's toughness is equal to the number of times you've shuffled this game.
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IIW: Once you start drinking this wine, you can't stop—literally

Beware the Jubjub bird, and shun
The frumious Bandersnatch!"

IIW: In the spirit of the season: Horror Tropes.

He took his vorpal sword in hand;
Long time the manxome foe he sought—

IIW: Day / night cards that aren't terrible

So rested he by the Tumtum tree
And stood awhile in thought.

Investor's Wish 2
Sorcery (S)
You may choose a Secret Lair Drop card you own from outside the game, reveal that card, and put it into your hand.

IIW: Djinns, genies, and efreeti

And, as in uffish thought he stood,
The Jabberwock, with eyes of flame,

Jace Ballard 1UB
Legendary Creature — Human Runner {R}
Menace
Whenever a Runner you control would install an upgrade, it installs two upgrades instead.
3/3

IIW: cards based on the hit film the meg

Came whiffling through the tulgey wood,
And burbled as it came!

Ritvik, Eccentric Inventor 3U
Legendary Creature - Human Artificer (R)
When Ritvik, Eccentric Inventor enters the battlefield, choose one from among cards named Voltaic Key, Conjurer's Bauble, and Ornithopter. Conjure the chosen card onto the battlefield.
If Ritvik would die, exile him and create a Food token instead.
You may cast Ritvik from exile by sacrificing a Food in addition to paying his other costs.
2/2

I made a render of it! Stare at it for a little bit, for no particular reason. 🙂

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IIW: Innocent creatures.

One, two! One, two! And through and through

Garbage Entry 0
Artifact (U)
T, Sacrifice Garbage Entry: Add one mana of any color. Activate this ability only if you don't own Garbage Entry.
"'Another man's treasure' does not apply to everything, Jace!" - Lavinia, trying to get Jace to clean his room

The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!

Out-of-Frying-Pan Murloc
Mana Cost: 3
Attack: 3
Life: 2
Class: Neutral
Type: Minion
Race: Murloc
Deathrattle: Summon two 1/1 Murloc Scouts


IIW: Alice in Wonderland

He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back.

The Meg 3uu
Legendary Creature - Shark Wizard (R)
When The Meg enters the battlefield, untap up to five lands.
Whenever The Meg attacks, scry 1. (Look at the top card of your library. You may put that card on the bottom of your library.)
3/5

IIW: UB: MLB

"And hast thou slain the Jabberwock?

The Fixer 2WB
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
Menace, First Strike
Whenever a creature dealt damage by the Fixer this turn dies, put a +1/+1 counter on the Fixer.
"He has a gentle soul" - Natalie Stacks
3/3

IIW: Make fun of Rob Liefeld (Or another comic artist/writer you don't like. Frank Miller, Doug Moench, Todd McFarlane, Greg Land, etc)!

Come to my arms, my beamish boy!

Urza's Saga
Enchantment Land — Urza's Saga
I — Urza's Saga gains "T: Add C."
II — Urza's Saga gains "2, T: Create a 0/0 colorless Construct artifact creature token with 'This creature gets +1/+1 for each artifact you control.'"
III — Search your library for an artifact card with mana cost 0 or 1, put it onto the battlefield, then shuffle.

IIW: Nice simple cards

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!"

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IIW: Wii

He chortled in his joy.

IIW: your entry into the next club flamingo custom cube

'Twas brillig, and the slithy toves

Botanical Gem Nepenthes
{0}
Creature - Plant (G)
0/1
Despite being a regular plant, its beauty is out of this world.


Tree-Gem Nepenthes
{0}
Creature - Plant (G)
Reach
Defender
0/2
They dot the leafy canopy like scattered gemstones.


Hill-Gem Nepenthes
{0}
Creature - Plant (G)
Defender
0/3
These jungle hills are full of these living jewels.


Cloud of Pteropods
{0}
Creature - Snail (U)
0/2
These marine snails swim using fin-like lobes. The shelled ones are often called sea butterflies. The shell-less ones are known as sea angels and prey on sea butterflies.


Flying Kiss
{0}
Creature - Faerie (U)
Flying
0/1
Caution: inedible. Do not eat. A little peck is okay, though.


Velvety Blanket Octopus
{0}
Creature - Octopus (U)
Defender
0/3
When it feels threatened, it flashes bright colors and unfurls the massive web between its tentacles to appear larger.


Nepenthes Vomit
{0}
Creature - Ooze (B)
0/1
This colorful gelatinous morass that collects in Nepenthes pitchers is composed of microbial gunk and semi-digested insects, and is also called faerie snot and jungle jelly.


Fermented Skate
{0}
Creature - Zombie Fish (B)
Decayed
2/1
A traditional dish is made by allowing skates to ferment in their own ammonia, preventing them from rotting. Improper preparation can lead to spoilage.


Dungheap Stinkhorn
{0}
Creature - Fungus (B)
Defender
1/2
Some species of fungi have very specialized requirement and grow only in specific environments.


IIW: Alice in Wonderland

Did gyre and gimble in the wabe:

Probably not enough of a %$#%, but I've never had a knack for those.

Epicurean's Tetradent 3
Artifact - EquipmentUtensil (U-U)
When Epicurean's Tetradent enters the battlefield, choose up to three comestibles from outside the game and put them onto the battlefield as Food tokens.
Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and has "Whenever you sacrificeeat a Food, put a +1/+1 counter on equipped creature."
Equip 1
"This is certainly no mere piece of cutlery!"
-Agara, antique expert

IIW: "loses"

All mimsy were the borogoves,

And the mome raths outgrabe.

Well i just want to congratulate you all on the hardest and closest challenge I've ever been the judge of. I came to a 4 way tie but one sneaked out ahead.

HM: Cythare's Investor's Wish, Krishnath's Get of Jail Free Card, spacemonaut's Ancestral Recall
Winner: Sporegorger_Dragon's Arthropod Psychonepenthes

Next Challenge: Alice in Wonderland

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

In retrospect, I guess it should have been obvious.

I chose Pendulum Monsters because I felt they would be the most obtuse to an outsider (although they're more intuitive in the context of the Yu-Gi-Oh).

If you want really obtuse, for a time Link Monsters were even worse, so much that they reverted the rules back.

[Krishnath]

HM: Cythare's Investor's Wish, Krishnath's Get of Jail Free Card, spacemonaut's Ancestral Recall
Winner: Sporegorger_Dragon's Arthropod Psychonepenthes

It was either "Get out of Jail Free" or the "Ace of Spades". I feel I made the right choice.

[Ulka]

The Jabberwock 1UR
Legendary Creature - Dragon Nightmare (M)
Flying
Whenever a spell or ability is put onto the stack, if it has a single target, reselect its target at random.
2/3

IIW: Combine two Set mechanics that were not in the same standard.

[void_nothing]

Hey this is actually a pretty fun iiw

[Juancu]

Enigmatic Caterpillar 2G
Creature - Insect Advisor (C)
When Enigmatic Caterpillar becomes all colors, put a Flying counter on it and draw a card.
Uncanny 4GU (You may pay 4GU as a sorcery. Then if this permanent is face down, turn it face up and tap it, Otherwise, it becomes all colors.)
Landmark - You may play this card face down tapped as a land with "T: Add C."
2/3

A trippy mana fixing, and mana sinker.

IIW: Desert Power

[stille_nacht]

Cheshire Cat UB
Creature - Cat Spirit (U)

Unblockable
Fading 3
When you would sacrifice Cheshire Cat, it instead gains suspend 3.

"...it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone."

2/1

IIW: Fantasy City

Fun facts, some mathematicians think that "a grin without a cat" (and many other elements of Caroll's story) is a jab towards pure mathematics, which did not have any direct application in many cases.

[Ulka]

Hey this is actually a pretty fun iiw

Are you saying mine wasn't?

[NinjaCaterpie]

Absolutely.

Magnificent Mushrooms G
Enchantment (U)
Creatures you control with -1/-1 counters on them can't be blocked.
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.

IIW: ___, Dressed to KIll

[Krishnath]

Off With Their Head! 1B
Instant (U)
You may only cast Off With Their Head! if you control a legendary creature or a Noble creature.
Exile target nonlegendary creature.

IIW: In the spirit of the season: Horror Tropes.

[spacemonaut]

Arrive Late 1W
Instant (U)
Target attacking creature phases out until the next time its controller attacks with one or more creatures. It phases in tapped and attacking.


IIW: Halloween

[chetoos]

Phonetic Caterpillar 1U
Creature - Insect advisor (R)
Defender
Whenever you cast a spell, note each unique letter in that spell's name that hasn't already been noted by Phonetic Caterpillar, then if you have noted at least 18 letters total, transform Phonetic Caterpillar.
Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card if that spell has at least 10 unique letters in its name.
0/4
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Literate Butterfly
⬤ Creature - Insect Advisor
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell, target player mills a card for each unique letter in that spell's name
4/4

This card technically works in black border.

IIW: Innistrad: Spirits Rise

[Cythare]

Queen of Hearts (Ayara, Suitors' Bane) 2BB
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble (R)
Whenever another creature you control dies, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature an opponent controls and you gain 1 life.
BB, Sacrifice another creature: Proliferate.
3/3

IIW: Djinns, genies, and efreeti

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Well, I'm about to go to bed now, so judging in the morning.

[Megiddo]

Two Days Slow 1U
Instant {U}
Put target spell into its owner's library second from the top.
"Well no wonder you're late. Why, this clock is exactly two days slow!"
—The Mad Hatter

IIW: Spirit in the Shell

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Are you saying mine wasn't?

I'm pretty sure your prompt inflicted massive critical psychic damage to all involved.

Anyway, let's get to judging! I honestly expected this round to be mostly creatures, but there were actually many submissions that were otherwise.

The Jabberwock 1UR
Legendary Creature - Dragon Nightmare (M)
Flying
Whenever a spell or ability is put onto the stack, if it has a single target, reselect its target at random.
2/3

Of course you would submit the Jabberwock. I'm loving the creature type Dragon Nightmare, but I think the overall result is a bit underwhelming.

I mean, I understand the Jabberwock plays only a very minor role (only mentioned in a poem), but the poem has achieved such fame and significance that I feel that any depiction of the Jabberwock should also match. I appreciate how you tried to capture the sense of nonsense.

Side note: I had neglected to include this, but my prompt also includes Through The Looking Glass.

Enigmatic Caterpillar 2G
Creature - Insect Advisor (C)
When Enigmatic Caterpillar becomes all colors, put a Flying counter on it and draw a card.
Uncanny 4GU (You may pay 4GU as a sorcery. Then if this permanent is face down, turn it face up and tap it, Otherwise, it becomes all colors.)
Landmark - You may play this card face down tapped as a land with "T: Add C."
2/3

The hookah-smoking Caterpillar, one of the few who provide Alice with any practical advice (although still infuriating to talk to).

This is confusing (I'm sure this was the intent). It can be played as a land, then if I'm reading this correctly you can turn face-up as a sorcery later on for its Uncanny cost, then turn it all colors if you pay the Uncanny cost again. I'm sure you intended to capture the almost hallucination-like imagery of the colorful smoking sequence from the Disney pic.

Cheshire Cat UB
Creature - Cat Spirit (U)

Unblockable
Fading 3
When you would sacrifice Cheshire Cat, it instead gains suspend 3.

"...it vanished quite slowly, beginning with the end of the tail, and ending with the grin, which remained some time after the rest of it had gone."

2/1

Cheshire Cat is one of the most iconic figures, and you've done it well. My only gripe is that I would prefer vanishing over fading.

Magnificent Mushrooms G
Enchantment (U)
Creatures you control with -1/-1 counters on them can't be blocked.
Creatures you control with +1/+1 counters on them have trample.

A reference to the Caterpillar's advice. I like how you referenced the size-changing using the respective counters without actually giving them out. My own preference would be to make the mushroom singular rather plural, and have the art display a single mushroom, perhaps with colors split down the middle to reference the two sides.

Off With Their Head! 1B
Instant (U)
You may only cast Off With Their Head! if you control a legendary creature or a Noble creature.
Exile target nonlegendary creature.

The Queen of Hearts most common refrain, which she basically uses in the place of swearing. I like this bit of removal.

Arrive Late 1W
Instant (U)
Target attacking creature phases out until the next time its controller attacks with one or more creatures. It phases in tapped and attacking.

I like to think this is the counterpart of the submission above. Basically phases them out for a turn unless they're low on creatures. I like!

Phonetic Caterpillar 1U
Creature - Insect advisor (R)
Defender
Whenever you cast a spell, note each unique letter in that spell's name that hasn't already been noted by Phonetic Caterpillar, then if you have noted at least 18 letters total, transform Phonetic Caterpillar.
Whenever you cast a spell, draw a card if that spell has at least 10 unique letters in its name.
0/4
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Literate Butterfly
⬤ Creature - Insect Advisor
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell, target player mills a card for each unique letter in that spell's name
4/4

Another reference to the Caterpillar from the Disney film, although it can also be seen as a reference to the book where he demands Alice recite some poetry (which comes out all wrong.) Interesting that both caterpillar submissions transform into a butterfly, which happen in the animation but not the book.

A bit confusing, but easy to track with a pen and paper (or smartphone).

Queen of Hearts (Ayara, Suitors' Bane) 2BB
Legendary Creature — Elf Noble (R)
Whenever another creature you control dies, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature an opponent controls and you gain 1 life.
BB, Sacrifice another creature: Proliferate.
3/3

Ayara is a very good choice for the Queen of Hearts. Good thing that proliferate doesn't target. Ties in with Queen's tendency to off the head of everyone within shouting distance. Seems quite potent.

Two Days Slow 1U
Instant {U}
Put target spell into its owner's library second from the top.
"Well no wonder you're late. Why, this clock is exactly two days slow!"
—The Mad Hatter

Hey! I'm not that late!

Well, these are all interesting cards. Here are the results!

HM: Ulka, stille_nacht
Winner: Krishnath

Next Prompt:
In the spirit of the season: Horror Tropes.

[Krishnath]

It just goes to show, one can make a fairly simple card dripping with flavor and win these things. Complex doesn't always mean good.

[NinjaCaterpie]

Winding Way 1U
Creature - Wall (U)
Defender
When Winding Way enters the battlefield, each player chooses half the creatures they control, rounded up. Those creatures phase out.
Disturb 3B
"Ah, the trees fork here..."
0/3

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Lonesome Stalker
(b) Creature - Spirit (U)
Deathtouch, flying
When Lonesome Stalker enters the battlefield, each player who controls exactly one creature sacrifices a creature.
2/1

IIW: Day/night cards that aren't terrible

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Dumb Teenagers
2r
Creature - Human (C)
Trample, haste
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Dumb Teenagers.
4/1
"Woohoo! We're going to engage in underage drinking! Nothing bad will happen to us!"


No Reception
ww
Instant (R)
Players can't cast spells or activate abilities of artifacts this turn.


Research the Legends
2u
Sorcery (U)
Choose one-
-Surveil 2. Draw a card.
-Draw two cards, then discard two cards.
Entwine-Sacrifice a Clue


Suspiciously Cheap Mansion
Land (U)
T: Add
: Suspiciously Cheap Mansion becomes a 2/3 Spirit creature with flying until end of turn. It's still a land.
Its main diet is families looking for a fresh start.


IIW: Jellybeans

[chetoos]

Unsuspecting Teen 1W
Creature - Human (U)
If another creature you control would be destroyed by something other than damage, this creature is destroyed instead.
"Come on, Frank, what's there to be afraid of in-" - Last Words
2/2


IIW: Innistrad: Spirits Rise!

[Ink-Treader]

Eerie Groundskeeper 1G
Creature - Human Peasant (R)
Vigilance, protection from Spirits
When Eerie Groundskeeper enters the battlefield, you may search your library for a land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle. When you do, an opponent of your choice creates two 1/1 white Spirit creature tokens with flying.
"...and they say the master and his missus still haunts these halls... Anyway, have a good night ma'am!"
2/3

IIW: Colored cards with C

[Juancu]

Final Girl 2W
Enchantment
When Final Girl enters the battlefield, you may create a 1/1 white Human creature token.
0: Choose a creature you control with the lowest power among creatures you control, and sacrifice all other creatures you control. If you sacrificed one or more creatures this way, the chosen creature gets +1/+0 and gains Indestructible until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

Razor Apples GB
Enchantment (R)
When Razor Apples enters the battlefield, search your library for seven cards, and exile them shuffled in a face down pile. Shuffle afterwards.
Whenever a player removes a card from the pile, turn it face up. If it's an artifact, that player loses 3 life. Otherwise, they create a Food token.
1: Look at the top card of the pile. You may pay 2 to remove it. Otherwise, target opponent may remove it. If they don't, you remove it.

IIW: Counting down or up

[NinjaCaterpie]

Know the Unknowable 3UU
Instant (R)
Until end of turn, whenever a player draws a card, that player mills thirteen cards.
Draw two cards.
Not for the faint of mind.

IIW: Cleave