The Great Creature Type Challenge, Day 244 - Sponge

[void_nothing]

Type of the Day: Sponge

Over 280 creature types exist in Magic. Some of them have been more prominent than others. All of them deserve some time in the sun. That's where this daily contest thread comes in. The rules are detailed below:

To Enter:

• Note the type for the day, which will be the creature type directly after the previous day's in alphabetical order.
• Design a creature (or kindred, previously tribal) card that has the day's specified creature type. This is the only restriction - as long as you have the right typeline, you can design any card you want. You can include any other types you like, as long as you have the specified one for the day.
• Vote for two of the other entrants from the previous day. (In the event that there are two or fewer entries that you are allowed to vote for, you may vote for only one.)

Scoring:

A running score tally will be kept for all players' totals throughout the length of this contest. In addition, an honor roll of the winners of each day (the champions of that day's creature type) will also be maintained in spoilered form in each day's thread. Once all the creature types have been cycled through, and voting for the final alphabetical type (presently Zubera) is done, there will be a highly prestigious overall winner as well!

Other Rules:

Just like any other daily contests, anyone is free to enter as many or as few days as they like and begin entering at any time.

The list of creature types that will be used in this contest is the Comprehensive Rules list, which includes "canon" creature types, those which are only used on tokens at this time, ones only used in Universes Beyond or D&D crossover products, and ones only used in Unfinity, the most recent acorn set. If new types are added to the Comprehensive Rules list during the run of this contest, they will be included in a thread if and only if they are alphabetically later than the current day's type.

The penalty for entering without exactly two votes for the previous day's cards will be 7 days probation, during which there will be no restrictions on continuing to enter the contest or score points. However, if a player fails to vote properly again during probation, their card will not be eligible for voting the next day.

Threads will be archived by letter: Once the first day with a type starting with B is posted, for example, all threads for types starting with A will be sent to the Contest Archives.

Scores:

ApocalypseChive 614 (+5)
Ink-Treader 603 (+1)
Subject16 587 (+2)
void_nothing 539 (+4)
netn10 430 (+2)
lookingupanddown 378 (+2)
Henlock 296
slimytrout 203
Sporegorger_Dragon 162 (+2)
Komandon 138 (+0)
JovialJovian 56
OneAndOnly 41
CunningGabe 37
Caspernicus 30
kwanyeegor-ii 27
Facsimus 20
MonoRedMage 20
KB52665 18
GorionsWard 12
Wren 8
Crabby 7
AnotherAlias 5
wizyard 4
Peazful 3
Feyd_Ruin 2

Past Champions

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Advisor: slimytrout, Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive, Henlock
Aetherborn: Ink-Treader
Alien: Ink-Treader
Ally: slimytrout
Angel: Ink-Treader
Antelope: ApocalypseChive, Henlock, Subject16
Ape: slimytrout, Subject16, netn10
Archer: Ink-Treader, Henlock, ApocalypseChive, netn10
Archon: slimytrout
Army: OneAndOnly
Artificer: slimytrout, Subject16
Assassin: Henlock, Subject16
Assembly-Worker: slimytrout
Astartes: ApocalypseChive
Atog: void_nothing
Aurochs: netn10, void_nothing, Ink-Treader
Avatar: Subject16
Azra: MonoRedMage
Badger: Subject16, OneAndOnly
Balloon: Subject16
Barbarian: Henlock
Bard: Ink-Treader
Basilisk: netn10, OneAndOnly
Bat: ApocalypseChive, Subject16
Bear: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Beast: slimytrout, Subject16
Beeble: Subject16
Beholder: void_nothing
Berserker: ApocalypseChive
Bird: kwanyeegor-ii
Blinkmoth: Subject16
Boar: void_nothing
Bringer: slimytrout
Brushwagg: JovialJovian
Camarid: JovialJovian
Camel: slimytrout, void_nothing
Caribou: Ink-Treader
Carrier: ApocalypseChive
Cat: Henlock
Centaur: void_nothing
Cephalid: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, Subject16, Henlock
Child: Subject16
Chimera: Ink-Treader
Citizen: Ink-Treader
Cleric: JovialJovian
Clown: Subject16
Cockatrice: JovialJovian
Construct: Ink-Treader, Henlock
Coward: Henlock
Crab: ApocalypseChive, lookingupanddown
Crocodile: Ink-Treader
C'tan: void_nothing
Custodes: slimytrout, Henlock, netn10
Cyclops: slimytrout
Dauthi: Subject16
Demigod: ApocalypseChive
Demon: slimytrout
Deserter: ApocalypseChive
Devil: lookingupanddown
Dinosaur: void_nothing
Djinn: lookingupanddown
Dog: Subject16, lookingupanddown
Dragon: Ink-Treader
Drake: slimytrout
Dreadnought: void_nothing, Ink-Treader
Drone: Subject16
Druid: void_nothing
Dryad: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Dwarf: Subject16, void_nothing
Efreet: Ink-Treader
Egg: slimytrout
Elder: slimytrout
Eldrazi: JovialJovian
Elemental: slimytrout
Elephant: void_nothing
Elf: Ink-Treader
Elk: Henlock
Employee: Subject16
Eye: void_nothing
Faerie: Ink-Treader, void_nothing
Ferret: Ink-Treader, slimytrout
Fish: Ink-Treader
Flagbearer: Subject16
Fox: slimytrout
Fractal: Ink-Treader, Subject16, netn10
Frog: Subject16, Henlock, lookingupanddown
Fungus: Ink-Treader, void_nothing
Gamer: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Gargoyle: Subject16, Henlock
Germ: void_nothing
Giant: Subject16, ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Gith: Henlock
Gnoll: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Gnome: Henlock
Goat: Ink-Treader
Goblin: Ink-Treader
God: lookingupanddown
Golem: ApocalypseChive
Gorgon: Henlock
Graveborn: Ink-Treader
Gremlin: Henlock, netn10, void_nothing
Griffin: Subject16
Guest: Subject16, Henlock
Hag: Ink-Treader
Halfling: ApocalypseChive, Henlock
Hamster: Komandon
Harpy: Subject16
Hellion: Komandon, Subject16
Hippo: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Hippogriff: ApocalypseChive, lookingupanddown
Homarid: Henlock
Homunculus: ApocalypseChive, Subject16, netn10, lookingupanddown, Ink-Treader
Horror: Subject16
Horse: ApocalypseChive
Human: Subject16
Hydra: ApocalypseChive
Hyena: Subject16
Illusion: Subject16
Imp: Ink-Treader
Incarnation: void_nothing
Inkling: lookingupanddown
Inquisitor: void_nothing, lookingupanddown
Insect: Ink-Treader, Henlock, lookingupanddown
Jackal: ApocalypseChive
Jellyfish: Subject16
Juggernaut: Facsimus
Kavu: Henlock, void_nothing
Kirin: Henlock
Kithkin: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, void_nothing
Knight: Ink-Treader
Kobold: Subject16, lookingupanddown
Kor: Ink-Treader
Kraken: void_nothing
Lamia: netn10
Lammasu: Ink-Treader, lookingupanddown
Leech: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Leviathan: Henlock
Lhurgoyf: Caspernicus
Licid: Henlock
Lizard: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader
Manticore: Ink-Treader, netn10, Komandon
Masticore: void_nothing
Mercenary: Ink-Treader, Caspernicus
Merfolk: Ink-Treader, void_nothing, netn10
Metathran: void_nothing
Minion: Ink-Treader, Caspernicus
Minotaur: ApocalypseChive
Mite: lookingupanddown
Mole: void_nothing, Henlock, JovialJovian
Monger: Ink-Treader, lookingupanddown
Mongoose: Ink-Treader
Monk: netn10
Monkey: wizyard
Moonfolk: Ink-Treader, ApocalypseChive
Mouse: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing, netn10
Mutant: lookingupanddown
Myr: ApocalypseChive
Mystic: ApocalypseChive
Naga: Ink-Treader
Nautilus: Ink-Treader
Necron: ApocalypseChive, lookingupanddown
Nephilim: Ink-Treader
Nightmare: void_nothing, Subject16
Nightstalker: Subject16
Ninja: Ink-Treader, Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon
Noble: lookingupanddown
Noggle: ApocalypseChive
Nomad: Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon
Nymph: Subject16
Octopus: Ink-Treader
Ogre: Subject16
Ooze: ApocalypseChive
Orb: Ink-Treader, netn10
Orc: Subject16
Orgg: Komandon
Otter: Sporegorger_Dragon
Ouphe: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing
Ox: Ink-Treader
Oyster: Subject16
Pangolin: Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon
Peasant: Subject16
Pegasus: Subject16
Pentavite: Subject16
Performer: CunningGabe
Pest: Ink-Treader, Subject16, netn10
Phelddagrif: void_nothing, netn10
Phoenix: ApocalypseChive
Phyrexian: Ink-Treader
Pilot: CunningGabe
Pincher: Ink-Treader
Pirate: Sporegorger_Dragon
Plant: CunningGabe
Praetor: void_nothing
Primarch: Ink-Treader, Subject16
Prism: ApocalypseChive
Processor: ApocalypseChive, KB52665
Rabbit: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, Komandon
Raccoon: Ink-Treader, netn10, Komandon, KB52665
Ranger: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, void_nothing, lookingupanddown, Sporegorger_Dragon
Rat: ApocalypseChive, Ink-Treader, lookingupanddown, Komandon
Rebel: lookingupanddown, Sporegorger_Dragon
Reflection: ApocalypseChive
Rhino: Sporegorger_Dragon
Rigger: netn10
Robot: lookingupanddown
Rogue: void_nothing
Sable: Sporegorger_Dragon
Salamander: netn10
Samurai: Ink-Treader
Sand: Ink-Treader
Saproling: Sporegorger_Dragon, void_nothing, ApocalypseChive
Satyr: Subject16, void_nothing, netn10, CunningGabe, Sporegorger_Dragon
Scarecrow: Sporegorger_Dragon
Scientist: Sporegorger_Dragon
Scion: Ink-Treader
Scorpion: Subject16
Scout: Ink-Treader, Sporegorger_Dragon
Sculpture: lookingupanddown
Serf: Ink-Treader, Komandon
Serpent: Subject16
Servo: Subject16
Shade: Subject16
Shaman: netn10, Subject16
Shapeshifter: netn10, Subject16
Shark: Subject16
Sheep: Subject16
Siren: Sporegorger_Dragon
Skeleton: Subject16, void_nothing
Slith: Subject16, void_nothing
Sliver: Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon
Slug: ApocalypseChive, Sporegorger_Dragon, GorionsWard
Snail: Ink-Treader, Subject16
Snake: Subject16
Soldier: Subject16
Soltari: netn10
Spawn: netn10
Specter: Ink-Treader, Subject16
Spellshaper: netn10, lookingupanddown, Sporegorger_Dragon
Sphinx: Subject16
Spider: void_nothing
Spike: ApocalypseChive, Subject16, Sporegorger_Dragon
Spirit: ApocalypseChive

Note of the Day:

Yesterday's Submissions:

(Yesterday's Type: Splinter)

Spirit votes: lookingupanddown, void

Argothian Remnant 1G
Creature - Splinter (R)
You may sacrifice a Forest rather than pay this spell's mana cost.
Reach
Argothian Remnant's power and toughness are each equal to the number of artifact cards and/or land cards in your graveyard.
*/*

Votes: ApocalypseChive, netn10

Splintersprite Swarm

Creature - Plant Splinter (U)
Flying
Cumulative upkeep {1}
Whenever Splintersprite Swarm's cumulative upkeep is paid, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each colored mana spent this way.
When Splintersprite Swarm dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token for each age counter on it.
1/1
Some rainforest trees are adapted to having bits and fragments of their canopy ripped off by the frequent tropical storms, which disperse and take root in new soil. When a jungle ancient is finally felled by a storm, from its shattered remains rises a whole swarm of new life.

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Subject16

Wooden Shardstorm 2GG
Creature - Splinter Incarnation
You may cast Wooden Shardstrom as though it had flash if you also sacrifice an untapped Forest to cast it.
Reach
When Wooden Shardstorm enters the battlefield or blocks, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature with flying you don't control.
Evoke 1G (You may cast this spell for its evoke cost. If you do, it's sacrificed when it enters the battlefield.)
3/3

Vote: ApocalypseChive, void_nothing

Coffin Splinter 1B
Creature - Splinter (R)
Flying, haste
At the beginning of your upkeep, you lose 1 life unless you pay 1.
Gravestorm (When you cast this spell, copy it for each permanent put into a graveyard this turn. You may choose new targets for the copies.)
1/1

Votes: Ink-Treader, void_nothing

Splinter Cell 1
Artifact Creature - Clue Splinter (Common)
2, Sacrifice Splinter Cell: Draw a card.
2, Sacrifice four Splinters: Create a Place Evidence artifact token. (You may pay 6 and sacrifice a Place, Weapon and Suspect Evidences during your turn to make an opponent lose the game.)
"Sometimes, you look at the evidence. Sometimes, it looks back - that's when you know you need some coffee."
- Jerico, Conspiracy Investigator
1/1

ApocalypseChive, void_nothing

Blightsteel Splinter 3
Artifact Creature — Phyrexian Splinter (R)
Indestructible
Infect (This creature deals damage to creatures in the form of -1/-1 counters and to players in the form of poison counters.)
All of Mirrodin's endurance with all of Phyrexia's virulence.
1/1

subject16 netn10

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Sporegorger_Dragon

Nail of the Vitreous Heaven 5G
Creature - Splinter (R)
Flying, vigilance
Cumulative upkeep {W/U}
Whenever you pay Nail of the Vitreous Heaven's cumulative upkeep cost, it gets +1/+2 until the beginning of your next turn for each age counter on it.
When Nail of the Vitreous Heaven dies, search your library for up to two creature or enchantment cards each with mana value equal to or less than Nail of the Vitreous Heaven's toughness and put them onto the battlefield, then shuffle.
6/2

Votes : Sporegorger_Dragon , lookingupanddown

Hungry Shards GGG
Creature - Splitter
Flying
Hungry Shards enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter.
At the beginning of your upkeep double the number of +1/+1 counters on Hungry Shards
When Hungry Shards dies it deals 1 damage to you and each creature with flying equal to the number of +1/+1 counters on it.
1/1

[ApocalypseChive]

Splinter votes: Ink-Treader, Komandon

Absorbent Sponge WUU
Creature - Sponge (R)
When Absorbent Sponge enters the battlefield, exile target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Absorbent Sponge leaves the battlefield.
WUU, Sacrifice Absorbent Sponge: Counter target spell. You gain 3 life.
0/3

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Votes: lookingupanddown, Ink-Treader

MDFC:

Carnivorous Sponge Reef
2{U}{B}
Creature - Sponge Wall (U)
Defender
Wither
Whenever you put one or more -1/-1 counters on a creature, its controller loses that much life.
1/6
====================
Boring Sponge Infestation
1{U}{B}
Kindred Enchantment - Sponge Aura
Enchant nonland permanent
Enchanted permanent doesn't untap during its controller's untap step and its activated abilities can't be activated.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if enchanted permanent is a creature or Vehicle, put a -1/-1 counter on it.
"No, not 'boring' as in 'uninteresting', 'boring' as in 'boring holes!'" -Last message from Capt. Lloyd, presumed deceased

[lookingupanddown]

Votes: Sporegorger_Dragon, Ink-Treader

Sangrospongia 2BB
Creature - Fungus Sponge
Defender
Sangrospongia enters the battlefield with X blood counters on it, where X is the number of creatures that died this turn.
Whenever one or more other creatures die, put a blood counter on Sangrospongia.
When Sangrospongia dies, you gain life equal to the number of blood counters on Sangrospongia and each opponent loses that much life.
"The merfolk call it sharkweed, the way it hungers for blood and eagerly draws it out. All it's known are these bloodsoaked shores, and they expect it to be drawn to anything else?"
—Angrath
0/6

[Subject16]

Komandon, Ink-Treader

Sheltering Reef 2WU
Creature — Sponge (R)
Defender
When Sheltering Reef enters the battlefield or at the beginning of your, create two 1/1 blue Fish creature tokens.
Prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt to other creatures you control.
0/6

[void_nothing]

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Subject16

Psionic Sponge 1U
Creature - Sponge (U)
Flash
Ward 2
Whenever a spell an opponent controls resolves, put a filtration counter on Psionic Sponge.
Remove a filtration counter from Psionic Sponge: Add U. Spend this mana only to cast an instant or sorcery spell.
0/2

[Komandon]

Votes: Ink-Treader , ApocalypseChive

Harp Sponge 1U
Creature - Sponge (Rare)
Defender
Whenever Harp Sponge blocks a creature you may tap it and the creature blocked becomes bounded (Bounded creatures can't attack, block or use activated abilities unless the creature it Bounded becomes untapped)You may choose to not untap Harp Sponge untap step. As long as Harp Sponge is bounded with a creature that creature's controls skips their draw step unless they have Harp Sponge deal 2 damage to him or her.
When Harp Sponge becomes untapped not during your untap step it deals 2 damage to you.
0/6

(google it. It's weird.)

[netn10]

Votes: ApocalypseChive, Sporegorger_Dragon

Absorbent Lifeform 1GW
Creature - Sponge (Uncommon)
You and Sponges you control have absorb 1.
Whenever you prevent damage, you gain that much life.
Whenever a creature you control causes you to prevent damage, put that many +1/+1 counters on it.
2/2

[Ink-Treader]

Vote: Sporegorger_Dragon, Subject16

Reality Sponge {G/U}{G/U}
Creature - Fractal Sponge (R)
Defender, ward 2
If a card would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it and put a +1/+1 counter on Reality Sponge instead.
T, Remove X +1/+1 counters from Reality Sponge: Choose X cards exiled with Reality Sponge. The owner of each card shuffles it into their library.
0/2