New Challenge Every Day - March 16th: things on the stack

[void_nothing]

Today's Challenge: things on the stack

.::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 33
Ink-Treader 31 (+5)
void_nothing 25 (+1)
kwanyeegor-ii 20 (+7)
netn10 19 (+1)
haywire 4
wizyard 3
Levin 3 (+0)

.::Note of the Day::.
One of the more impressive NCED wins in a while!
.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Under-costed cards with downsides

Yesterday's card was supposed to be ur, not rb. Keep forgetting. IIW unchanged from 13th.
Anyway, my card for today.
Astral Summons – 1w
Enchantment (R)
You gain protection from everything.
If another permanent you control would leave the battlefield, return it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step under your control.
You can't cast spells or activate abilities of permanents you control that aren't mana abilities.
Ink kwan

Vote: void_nothing, kwanyeegor-ii

Death's List BB
Legendary Artifact (M)
T, Pay twice X life: Destroy target creature with toughness X or less.
You can't cast spells unless a creature died this turn.
The work never ends.

IIW: Untap

Votes: Ink-Treader, kwanyeegor-ii

Reckless Gambler 1R
Creature - Human Rogue (Rare)
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top three cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may play them.
At the beginning of your end step, if you didn't play at least three cards from exile this turn, Reckless Gambler deals 10 damage to you.
"Sometimes you have to risk it all to come out on top."
2/1

IIW: New ward cost

votes: kwanyeegor, ink-treader

Essence Draw
Sorcery {R}
Draw 3 cards. Then, for each card named Essence Draw in your graveyard, you lose 4 life, sacrifice a creature or planeswalker, and discard a card. (This ability does not count the copy of Essence Draw that is currently resolving.)

IIW: "total power" (i.e. formidable or Ghalta, Primal Hunger)

vote: Ink-treader, kwanyeegor-ii

Demon of Heaven's Light 2W
Creature - Demon (R)
Flying, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, each opponent gains that much life.
7/7

IIW: Banding or "Bands with"

Votes - netn10, kwanyeegor-ii

Balduvian Climate 1R
Snow Enchantment {R}
Cumulative upkeep R
Players can't cast nonsnow artifact spells.
At the beginning of your end step, Balduvian Climate deals damage equal to the number of age counters on it to each nonsnow creature.
When Balduvian Climate is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, it deals 10 damage to you.

IIW - Faerie legends

Votes: Ink-Treader, kwanyeegor-ii

Mindtide Leviathan 2UUUU
Creature - Octopus Leviathan (R)
Trample
Mindtide Leviathan doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top four cards of your library.
Whenever Mindtide Leviathan deals combat damage to a player, draw four cards.
Sacrifice four Islands, Exile the top eight cards of your library: Untap Mindtide Leviathan.
8/8

IIW: Urabrask is a good guy

[haywire]

votes: ink-treader, jovialjovian

Bullet Time
Instant {R}
Split Second
You may choose new targets for any number of target spells or abilities.
Teferi inhaled, and everything ground to a halt. He walked amid a frozen battlefield, redirecting bolts of lightning and short-circuiting countermagic. And then, he exhaled.

IIW: 7+ MV instants

[Ink-Treader]

Vote: JovialJovian, void_nothing

Splendid Bounty GG
Sorcery (U)
Create a Clue token, a Food token, and a Treasure token.
2: Create your choice of a Clue token, a Food token, or a Treasure token. Any player may activate this ability but only if Splendid Bounty is on the stack.

IIW: Mongers (the creature type)

[JovialJovian]

vote: ink-treader, void_nothing

Conductive Mage 1RRR
Artifact Creature - Wizard (M)
Flash
Protection from Lightning Bolt.
When Conductive Mage enters the battlefield, target noncreature spell becomes a copy of Lightning Bolt. That spell's controller may choose a new target for it.
2/1

IIW: Deserts, but not Amonkhet

[netn10]

Votes: JovialJovian, void_nothing

Surprise Home Search W
Instant (Rare-Digital)
Target spell perpetually becomes a Thraban Inspector.

IIW: Mono white counterspell or semi-counterspell

[Levin]

void net
Vimuzha, the Archimage – 2{g/w}{u/r}
Legendary Creature– Human Wizard (M)
Overload 5rgwu
Flash
When you cast ~, copy target spell. You may choose new targets for it.
When one or more creatures you control deal combat damage to an opponent or a planeswalker they control, you may return ~ to your hand. If you do, the next time you cast ~ this turn, it costs 0.
IIW: alt losses (not changing until I win)

[kwanyeegor-ii]

levin void

Spellwild Brownies 2G
Creature - Ouphe (Rare)
Vigilance
As long as this spell is on the stack, spells cost 3 less to cast. (For all players.)
3/3

iiw beast + class type

[void_nothing]

Votes: netn10, JovialJovian

Underhanded Move 2B
Instant (U)
Choose target creature. If you control that creature, it gets +3/+0 and gains lifelink until end of turn. Otherwise, it gets -3/-3 and loses all abilities until end of turn.
When this spell is countered or its target becomes illegal, you draw three cards and lose 3 life.

IIW: Multicolor cards that use oil counters