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Post by spacemonaut » 4 years ago

was the challenge itself a trap that everyone else fell into and died in but which i alone somehow escaped, or are we just honing our trapmaking skills

or do we just really want to see silver-border club flamingo leaders

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Post by void_nothing » 4 years ago

Oh right this thread
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Post by void_nothing » 4 years ago

Cmon people it's a Good Challenge, strike while the iron is hot
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Post by haywire » 4 years ago

Loyalty Trap
Instant-Trap {R}
If an opponent controls a planeswalker with 2 or fewer loyalty counters on it, you may pay rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Gain control of target permanent an opponent controls. You may put 5 loyalty counters on it if it is a planeswalker.
You do realize why it's called loyalty, don't you? If you don't have enough, it's liable to be turned against you.

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Post by Megiddo » 4 years ago

Lightning Trap RRRRR
Instant - Trap {M}
If an opponent controls at least four more creatures than you, you may pay R rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Lightning Trap deals 3 damage to each of up to five targets.

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Post by void_nothing » 4 years ago

Iona's Seal Trap 5WW
Instant - Trap (U)
If an opponent cast a legendary Demon, legendary Eldrazi, or Nixilis spell this turn, you may pay W rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Create a 3/3 white Angel creature token with flying. Creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain first strike until end of turn.

IIW: A common that could be first picked in Draft
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Post by Cythare » 4 years ago

Purification Trap 3WW
Instant - Trap (U)
If three or more creatures with deathtouch and/or infect are attacking you, you may pay GW rather than pay Purification Trap's mana cost.
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt this turn by sources you don't control. You lose all counters, then lose life equal to the number of counters lost this way.

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Post by Flatline » 4 years ago

Deny 1uu
Instant — Trap (U)
If an opponent cast spell from their graveyard this turn, you may pay u instead of paying Deny's mana cost.
Counter target spell.

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Post by void_nothing » 4 years ago

[mention]wonderful[/mention] there may not be a lot of entries but I think it may be time to call it a round soon. sorry that people aren't interested in good challenges
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Post by mellifluoresce » 4 years ago

Poison Haze Trap 4WWB
Instant - Trap (R)
If three or more creatures are attacking you, you may pay 0 rather than pay Poison Haze Trap's mana cost. If you do, your life total becomes 1.
Destroy all creatures.

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Toll Troll: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
My Hair Caught Fire!: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
Ogre Under: No IIW. Disqualified.
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Post by mellifluoresce » 4 years ago

re: challenge the boobe is taking up too much attention
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mirrorentity wrote: Judging.
Ogre of the Gray Ogre: No IIW. Disqualified.
Ogre of the Pit: No IIW. Disqualified.
Toll Troll: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
My Hair Caught Fire!: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
Ogre Under: No IIW. Disqualified.
Ogrenacle at Pendrell Vale: Overcosted.
Ogreforge Mystic: Judge. Disqualified.

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Post by wonderful » 4 years ago

WIll judge within a couple hours.

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Post by wonderful » 4 years ago

spacemonaut - Commit to Ashes
Fair cost with, and enough of a specific circumstance to justify the cheap Trap cost.

haywire - Loyalty Trap
I like this idea. The trap cost might be too low? But it's probably fine. Definitely a blowout.

Meg - Lightning Trap
brrrrrt. Talk about splashy. This is huge. I don't think a single mana is okay. Even with that trap factor.

void - Iona's Seal Trap
This is cute. I like this.

Cythare - Purification Trap
I... don't think I like this. I don't want to remove counters from yourself.

Flatline - Deny
I like this like the Swords variant earlier. Decentish cards in their own right, with a nice anti-gy trap cost.

melli - Poison Haze Trap
Now this is innovative. Very cool. Was hoping for some more alternative costs or stuff like this. Good job,


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Post by void_nothing » 4 years ago

Cythare, I might point out, was making a nostalgic reference

A terrible reference, but still

Also those are nice succinct judgments and the current challenge looks pretty good

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Post by barbecube » 4 years ago

(nostalgia is a toxic impulse)

Captivating Marquise 2BB
Creature — Vampire Noble (R)
Lifelink
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Captivating Marquise this turn dies, return it and Captivating Marquise from the graveyard to the battlefield under your control at the beginning of the next end step.
2/2

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Post by Cythare » 4 years ago

void_nothing wrote:
4 years ago
Cythare, I might point out, was making a nostalgic reference

A terrible reference, but still

Also those are nice succinct judgments and the current challenge looks pretty good

Life in CF is grand
Can confirm, this is what it was based on. It was originally poison-only, but I thought that it being a double-edged sword and removing energy/experience made it a bit more interesting.

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Create a Food token, then gain control of target creature if its converted mana cost is less than or equal to the number of Foods you control.
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Post by haywire » 4 years ago

The Rise of Sengir 1BB
Enchantment- Saga
I- Create 2 1/1 black Rat creature tokens.
II- Each Rat you control deals damage equal to its power to target creature. If a creature you control dealt damage this way dies this turn, return it to the battlefield under your control, except it's a black Vampire and has flying and lifelink.
III- Choose target Vampire you control. Until end of turn, it gains "Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, put 2 +1/+1 counters on this creature." It deals damage equal to its power to each other creature.

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Post by mellifluoresce » 4 years ago

oh boy

in case my randomly generated challenge kills the club, you may design for the following instead

Design the Izzet guild mechanic that finally represents the inventiveness and creativity WotC have long sought to evoke in the cards.
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mirrorentity wrote: Judging.
Ogre of the Gray Ogre: No IIW. Disqualified.
Ogre of the Pit: No IIW. Disqualified.
Toll Troll: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
My Hair Caught Fire!: Not an Ogre. Disqualified.
Ogre Under: No IIW. Disqualified.
Ogrenacle at Pendrell Vale: Overcosted.
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Post by Flatline » 4 years ago

Young blood seems like a very vague and open challenge. Therefore, I am going interpret the challenge in the strictest of terms....

Young Blood 1bb
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Each creature that entered the battlefield this turn gets -3/-3 until end of turn.
It is said that the one chosen to bring down the Emperor would be born during the last month of harvest season. The Emperor made sure that no child born during this time ever got the chance.

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Post by Megiddo » 4 years ago

Bold Recruit 1RW
Creature — Human Soldier {U}
Vigilance
You may have Bold Recruit attack the turn it enters the battlefield as though it had haste. When you do, it gets +3/+0 and gains trample until end of turn and sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
3/3

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Post by spacemonaut » 4 years ago

Bloodstarved Hierophant 2BB
Creature — Vampire Wizard
Flying
Bloodstarved Hierophant enters the battlefield with three +1/+1 counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a +1/+1 counter from Bloodstarved Hierophant.
Whenever a creature dies, if its power was equal to or less than Bloodstarved Hierophant's power, put a +1/+1 counter on Bloodstarved Hierophant.
As his lineage ages, the Thirst grows, until it will one day consume them.
0/0



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Post by wonderful » 4 years ago

Thirsty Youth B
Creature - Vampire (R)
2B, Pay 1 life: Thirsty Youth gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the amount of life you've lost this turn.
1/1

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Post by spacemonaut » 4 years ago

[mention]mellifluoresce[/mention] Might be time to judge?

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Post by ForestsCarl » 4 years ago

Sorin of the Famine [1B]
Legendary Creature - Human
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player discards a card and puts the top two cards of their library into their graveyard.
When a player discards or plays cards the last card in their hand, exile Sorin of the Famine, then return him to the battlefield transformed.
0/2

Sorin of the Feast (BLACK)
Legendary Planeswalker - Sorin
+1] Creatures you control get +1/+0 and gain lifelink until end of turn.
-3] Create three 1/1 black Vampire creature tokens. Put the top four cards of your library into your graveyard.
-7] Return up to seven black or white permanents from your graveyard to the battlefield. They lose legendary.
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Post by Cythare » 4 years ago

Thirsty Boi 1R
Creature - Vampire Berserker (C)
Whenever a planeswalker enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, Thirsty Boi attacks it during your next turn if able.
2/2

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