The DCC - May 18th, 2023

[Rithaniel]

Welcome to the DCC!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post in the DCC Discussion Thread.

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How To Play

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How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.

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Rules

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• Each day you may post any card you want. On the next day all of the posted cards will be put into the thread as long as your card didn't get disqualified - see the next point for more details. If you post more than one card in a DCC thread, only the first card you post will be taken.
• When you vote, you need to make exactly two votes for two different people. Vote for the cards that are listed in the first post, not other cards being posted in the thread. If you notice that you've only voted for one person, include your second vote in a post, even if you're not submitting a card.
• If you want to change your vote for any reason, post that change in the day's thread (you can include it with your card if you want). Changed votes in the discussion thread will be ignored.
• Voting for only one person, for three or more people, or for yourself will earn you an asterisk by your name in the monthly leaderboard. So will failing to vote if you've posted a card. (We're not going to do anything about people who don't vote or post cards; that would be kind of silly.) This indicates that you're on probation for the next 21 days. If you're on probation and you make another improper vote, your card will be disqualified. Repeated disqualification is grounds for warnings and/or infractions for not following the game rules, so please don't do it.
• Voting for everything in the poll will be grounds for a lifetime ban from the DCC. Don't do it. It just wastes the thread creators' time.
• If you wish to post a render, please use the hyperlink option when posting your card and make the card name the image link. Renders are usually large enough to clog up the list, so submit a text-formed card and (optionally) a link in the name to the render.
• This thread is just for your card submission. Take your questions/comments to our discussion thread. If it's a question, comment, or complaint about probation, PM void_nothing and/or the month's DCC organizer.
• When posting make sure that:
  • You have included all of the previous day's entries.
  • You update the leaderboard with the previous day's scores.

(An easy way to post the new thread is to hit the multiquote button on every post in the previous day's thread, then click Post Reply. Select everything in this post, copy it, and then paste it into the first post for a new thread. You'll have to clean up a few small things, like quote tags around the opening post and the previous day's cards.)

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Notes of the Day

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This week, my plan is to make cheesy chicken, chili, and maybe some fish.

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DCC Scoreboard

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Rithaniel 56 (+3)
RattingRots 46 (+3)
void_nothing 46 (+1)
bravelion83 45 (+7)
netn10 39 (+2)
Riria 17 (+2)
wren 1

Votes: Riria, void_nothing

Evil Reflection 2UB
Sorcery (R)
Exile target creature an opponent controls. Then, for each other player, copy that card and that player may cast the copy. Players may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast those spells.

Votes: RattingRots, Rithaniel (I went for maximum flavor... and headache lol)

Kerunai Storyteller WB or 2U
Creature - Fox Wizard (Uncommon)
When Kerunai Storyteller enters the battlefield, exile target creature card from a graveyard. Create a token that's a copy of it, then sacrifice it.
The echoes of lost stories reverberate through her, as she dances between realms, embodying the transient nature of existence itself. "Their stories won't be forgotten, if only for a brief moment."
2/2

Votes: bravelion83, Rithaniel (It feels undercosted, but making it cost 1 more feels like too much. Which is exactly the kind of design my inner Melvin-Spike likes.)

Sudden Stop 3B
Instant (U)
This spell costs 1W to cast if its target has haste or entered the battlefield this turn.
Destroy target creature.
"Let their own momentum do half the work."
—How to Fight Superheroes, Vol. 12

Votes: bravelion83, RattingRots

Arcave, King of Viklausia 2RRWB
Legendary Creature - Tiefling Noble Warlock (M)
Haste
When Arcave is dealt damage by a creature, Arcave, King of Viklausia deals that much damage to that creature.
{10}WB: Arcave gains indestructable until end of turn. This ability costs X less to cast, where X is equal to your devotion to red, white and black.
"Get out of my court at once! Our tactics may be brutal, but they are effective. I will not change my ways."
6/4

Votes: netn10, RattingRots

Ebonshell Cicada 1G
Creature - Insect (U)
1B, Pay 2 life: Ebonshell Cicada gains flying until end of turn.
When Ebonshell Cicada dies, create a 0/3 black and green Insect Skeleton creature token.
3/1

Votes: bravelion83, netn10

Dhone and Thrikke
Legendary Creature - Elephant Spider M
: Dhone an Thrikke gets +3/+3 and gains vigilance until end of turn. Activate only once each turn.
: Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn, then you draw cards and gain life equal to its power. Activate only once each turn.
: Target creature gets -0/-3 until end of turn, then deals damage to target player equal to its toughness. Activate only once each turn.
4/4

Rithaniel, bravelion83 (although I'm not sure if the 2 life still takes effect if you fulfill Tradition)

Haven of Generosity
Land (R)
T: Each player adds one mana of a color of their choice.

bravelion83 riria

[bravelion83]

Votes: void_nothing, Riria (not sure about the wording of the alternative cost but it's very intuitive and I like it)

Nebelgast Cavalier 2U
Creature — Spirit Knight (U)
Whenever Nebelgast Cavalier attacks, tap target creature an opponent controls.
Whenever Nebelgast Cavalier deals combat damage to an opponent, put a stun counter on target tapped creature that player controls. (If a permanent with a stun counter would become untapped, remove one from it instead.)
He might be incorporeal, but his spear is very concrete.
2/3

[Rithaniel]

Votes: netn10 (I don't know how you'd represent the cost options, though) Riria

HMs to everybody, today.

Chaos Pillar
Legendary Artifact M
Indestructible
Players can't win or lose the game.
If a player would gain or lose life, randomly choose a number from 1 to 3. That player instead gains or loses that much life multiplied by that number.
: Exile Chaos Pillar unless any player pays . Any player may activate this ability.

[Wren]

Votes: netn10, Rithaniel

Nexus Channeler 1WU
Creature - Human Wizard (C)
Whenever you cast your second spell each turn, tap target creature an opponent controls.
"The nexus flows through all, and can be manipulated with a great devotion to training."
2/3

[RattingRots]

wren, void_nothing

Wairua Descendent 2WB
Creature - Spirit Wizard (U)
Flash
~ costs 2 less to cast if a creature you controlled died this turn.
Sacrifice ~: Return target creature with mana value 3 or less from your graveyard to the battlefield. Activate only as a sorcery.
2/2

[void_nothing]

Votes: netn10, Rithaniel

Rejected idea for the NCED challenge "A usually positive mechanic used as a drawback"

Possessed Almoner 1W
Creature - Thrull Cleric (R)
Protection from mana value 5 or greater
Extort (Whenever you cast a spell, you may pay {W/B}. If you do, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain that much life.)
Whenever a spell you cast resolves, if you didn't extort with that spell, each opponent draws a card. (You extorted with that spell if you paid mana for an extort ability triggered by casting that spell.)
Souls of debtors reimplanted into thrulls make for powerful servants, yet they must be watched so they don't attempt to loose others from the Syndicate's clutches.
3/3

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[Riria]

Votes: void_nothing, RattingRots

If there's something that breaks this (not in terms of balance, but rules interactions) I haven't thought of it.

Skyward Cardinal 2WW
Creature - Angel Cleric (R)
Flying, vigilance
Gods you control are always creatures. (Regardless of any spells, abilities, or static effects.)
We were created to serve, not to be worshipped.
3/3

[netn10]

Votes: Riria, wren

Cocky Gladiator ww
Creature - Human Soldier (Rare)
Play with your hand revealed.
Cocky Gladiator has prowess for each noncreature card in your hand.
"I can tell you every move I'm going to make and you'll still lose. Heck, I might just stand still and watch you trying to hit me just so it would be interesting."
2/2