The DCC - February 5th, 2024

[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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Sometimes I think about what I would do if I were making a new card game, and wanted to partition strategies among different factions, like with the color wheel. What would be the obvious "bad" ways to partition strategies?

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DCC Scoreboard

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Rithaniel 12 (+6)
RattingRots 11 (+3)
void_nothing 7 (+2)
bravelion83 6 (+1)
OneAndOnly 6 (+2)
netn10 4 (+2)
marioguy3 3

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bravelion83, void_nothing

Sphinx's Guidance 2U
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Assured (If this spell would be put into your graveyard from the stack, return it to your hand instead.)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and has flying and "Ward-Mill seven cards."

Votes: OneAndOnly, netn10

Boiling Shadow
Creature - Weird Shade C
: Boiling Shadow gets +1/+1 until end of turn
: Switch Boiling Shadow's power and toughness until end of turn.
1/6

Votes: Rithaniel, RattingRots

It's Basic, Dear Detective U
Sorcery (Common)
If you sacrificed a Clue this turn, create a 2/2 white and blue Detective creature token. Otherwise, investigate.
"There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact." - Said Proft
"Except, perhaps, a beautiful fairy-tale." - Replied Kellan

Votes: Rithaniel, RattingRots. This "Choose any number for X" semi-cycle is really cool to see.

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Resolute Defenders -- WW
Creature - Human Soldier {C}
Whenever Resolute Defenders blocks, put a shield counter on target creature you control.
"It's always, 'Pick up your sword, put up your shield; do your duty -- One of these days, Kendreck, we'll have no more duty than to enjoy the harvest, and sleep the entire night through." -- Lammar, at the wall
1/4

Votes: OneAndOnly, Rithaniel

Undercover Cop 3W
Creature — Human Soldier (U)
Disguise 3WW (You may cast this card face down for 3 as a 2/2 creature with ward 2. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
When Undercover Cop is turned face up, exile up to one target nonland permanent an opponent controls until Undercover Cop leaves the battlefield.
3/3

netn10, void_nothing

Veteran Trainer 1WW
Creature - Human Soldier (R)
Ward 2
As ~ enters the battlefield choose any number for X other than 0.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may pay 2. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each of X target creatures you control.
2/2

Votes: Rithaniel, RattingRots

Pollen of Weariness 1U
Sorcery (U)
Double the number of stun counters on each permanent your opponents control.
Plainscycling 2

[wizyard]

RattingRots, netn10

Crimson Ritualist
Creature - Orc Wizard (U)
Haste, prowess
When Crimson Ritualist enters the battlefield, if mana from an instant or sorcery spell was spent to cast it, add .
2/2

[netn10]

Votes: wizyard, bravelion83

Rithaniel

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@Rithaniel Sounds interesting! I suppose the factions should be as distant from magic as possible, avoiding one-dimensional gameplay, and not creep the complexity and power too fast.

Curiouser 1U
Instant (Uncommon)
Scry 1, then you may conjure a card named Curiosity onto the battlefield.
/// Fuse ///
Curiouser 1U
Instant
Scry 1, then you may conjure a card named Curiosity onto the battlefield.

[marioguy3]

Votes: wizyard, netn10

Benefit from Impulse
Instant (Rare)
Draw a card for each treasure token your opponents sacrificed this turn.

[OneAndOnly]

Votes: netn10, wizyard
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Odvald, the Sledge -- 3RR
Legendary Creature - Human Barbarian
Odvald, the Sledge attacks each combat if able.
Whenever Odvald, the Sledge deals combat damage to a player for the third time each turn, put a +1/+1 counter on him.
Boast -- 3RR: Untap Odvald, the Sledge. After this phase there is an additional combat phase. Odvald gains double-strike and indestructible until the end of turn.
3/3

[Caspernicus]

Votes: wizyard, OneAndOnly

Ferendhl, Defensive Geneticist 3gwu
Legendary Creature - Alfkin Wizard (M)
Whenever Ferendhl, Defensive Geneticist or another creature enters the battlefield under your control, for each counter on you or on a permanant you control, you may give that permanent or player another counter of that kind.
, : Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. You get an agency counter. (At the beginning of combat on your turn, for each agency counter you have, target creature you control gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
3/5

[bravelion83]

Votes: Rithaniel, netn10

Evidence Burner 1R
Creature — Goblin Rogue (U)
When Evidence Burner enters the battlefield, suspect it. (It has menace and can't block.)
1, T: If Evidence Burner is suspected, it's no longer suspected. Otherwise, suspect it.
Every time the Agency has collected enough evidence against him, the detectives only find a bunch of ashes the next time they go check it and they have to start it all over again.
2/2

[void_nothing]

Votes: Rithaniel, RattingRots

Hexed Ghoul 3B
Creature - Zombie (U)
Menace
Whenever Hexed Ghoul attacks a cursed player, it gets +3/+0 until end of turn. (A player enchanted with one or more Curses is cursed.)
3/3

[Rithaniel]

Votes: wizyard, bravelion83

Tower Beast
Creature - Beast R
Vigilance
Creatures blocking or blocked by Tower Beast assign combat damage equal to its toughness rather than its power.
: Tower Beast gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
Its main attack is to walk towards the enemy.
1/5

[RattingRots]

bravelion83, void_nothing

Exiled Vampire 2B
Creature - Vampire Rogue (R)
Flash
As ~ enters the battlefield choose any number for X other than 0.
Whenever the Xth creature dies each turn, put X +1/+1 conters on ~.
2/2