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Detective's Aetherhound
Artifact Creature- Hound Construct (U)
Improvise
, , Return Detective's Aethrhound to its owner's hand: Investigate.
2/2
IIW: A nonrare card that costs seven or more.
Artifact Creature- Hound Construct (U)
Improvise
, , Return Detective's Aethrhound to its owner's hand: Investigate.
2/2
IIW: A nonrare card that costs seven or more.
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Sojourner Dusk Dominarian Hitchhiker
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I second Cardz request to have the Philosophy of the Flamingo (Part I) placed somewhere as an article.
Mashup time. Hopefully the post-Lorwyn restriction doesn't apply to evergreen keywords.
Luminous Eagle
Enchantment Creature — Bird (U)
Flying
When Luminous Eagle leaves the battlefield, draw a card.
Evoke
Unearth
2/2
IIW: New Gods (in the style of Theros block, Hour of Devastation, or War of the Spark).
Mashup time. Hopefully the post-Lorwyn restriction doesn't apply to evergreen keywords.
Luminous Eagle
Enchantment Creature — Bird (U)
Flying
When Luminous Eagle leaves the battlefield, draw a card.
Evoke
Unearth
2/2
IIW: New Gods (in the style of Theros block, Hour of Devastation, or War of the Spark).
May your games be chaotic and your decks be rogue.
Nekusar (EDH)
Mayael, Naturally (EDH)
Nekusar (EDH)
Mayael, Naturally (EDH)
Athamos, Master of Secrets
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor (Mythic)
Each instant and sorcery card in your hand has conspire. (As you cast the spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose new targets for the copy.)
Inspired- Whenever Athamos, Master of Secrets becomes untapped, you may discard a card. If you do, look at the top X cards of target player's library, where X is that card's converted mana cost. Put one of them on top of their library and the rest on the bottom in a random order.
"The truth comes at a premium."
1/3
IIW: Licids
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor (Mythic)
Each instant and sorcery card in your hand has conspire. (As you cast the spell, you may tap two untapped creatures you control that share a color with it. When you do, copy it and you may choose new targets for the copy.)
Inspired- Whenever Athamos, Master of Secrets becomes untapped, you may discard a card. If you do, look at the top X cards of target player's library, where X is that card's converted mana cost. Put one of them on top of their library and the rest on the bottom in a random order.
"The truth comes at a premium."
1/3
IIW: Licids
- NinjaCaterpie
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The Shape of Frost
Creature - Elemental (U)
Evoke
Bestow
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its owner's untap step.
When The Shape of Frost enters the battlefield, you may tap target creature.
3/2
IIW: an interesting commander in 25 words or less
Creature - Elemental (U)
Evoke
Bestow
Enchanted creature doesn't untap during its owner's untap step.
When The Shape of Frost enters the battlefield, you may tap target creature.
3/2
IIW: an interesting commander in 25 words or less
Lazotep-fed Krushok
Creature - Beast
Ferocious - When this creature enters the battlefield, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Eternalize
3/2
IIW: Uncommon planeswalkers from WotS up at rare or mythic.
Creature - Beast
Ferocious - When this creature enters the battlefield, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw a card.
Eternalize
3/2
IIW: Uncommon planeswalkers from WotS up at rare or mythic.
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Coronation Ceremony
Enchantment (R)
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
When Coronation Ceremony enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.
As long as you have the city's blessing, creatures you control get +1/+1.
As long as you are the monarch, creatures you control get +1/+1.
IIW: Colored artifacts of Rabiah
Enchantment (R)
Ascend (If you control ten or more permanents, you get the city's blessing for the rest of the game.)
When Coronation Ceremony enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.
As long as you have the city's blessing, creatures you control get +1/+1.
As long as you are the monarch, creatures you control get +1/+1.
IIW: Colored artifacts of Rabiah
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Algernone25 Salvation Migrant
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Alright, let's play with this then.
Oxidda Warleader
Creature - Goblin Soldier
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Battle Cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
Its mantle only lasts as long as the next skirmish.
3/2
Oxidda Warleader
Creature - Goblin Soldier
Dash (You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)
Battle Cry (Whenever this creature attacks, each other attacking creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.)
Its mantle only lasts as long as the next skirmish.
3/2
Top 16 - 2012 Indiana State Championships
Currently Playing:
Standard - Sultai Dreadhorde Midrange
Modern - Mardu Pyromancer
Legacy - Good Old Fashioned Burn
Currently Playing:
Standard - Sultai Dreadhorde Midrange
Modern - Mardu Pyromancer
Legacy - Good Old Fashioned Burn
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Cythare Say You'll Dismember Me
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Mergatroid_Jones - This is cute. I like that it has to tap to make clues. It feels like it would get a little out of hand in an artifact-heavy set and maybe be lonely in an artifact-light set, but I think hits the mark for a Time Spiral-style set. My only gripe is that investigate doesn't require the clues to tap, because that would make for more interesting tension with improvise, but that's baked into the mechanic, so I won't fault you on it.
Sojourner Dusk - Unearth in white feels a bit odd, but the rest of it meshes fairly smoothly. I'm assuming the enchantment creature part is a subtle nod to also supporting constellation, which is cool, but doesn't necessarily grant bonus points in the context of Time Spiral sets (since constellation would be a bit too thin).
Subject16 - I'm having difficulty with this. The combination of conspire and inspired definitely play off each other, and I like that you use them together. I'm just not a fan of the second ability. It's an odd fateseal riff that's quite time consuming and doesn't play into the conspire ability.
NinjaCaterpie - I like this guy. The two mechanics don't gel together insofar as you can't use them at the same time, but they still provide the same keyword overload/flexibility I was looking for, and would be a fun uncommon to have in such a set.
chetoos - This is fine, but I'm curious if it was designed as a common or an uncommon. I'm excited about it at the lower rarity, but not the higher one, and it's enough to get stuck on. Solid limited common.
ApocalypseChive - City's blessing and the monarch flavorfully make sense together, but they actually end up tracking fairly poorly together. I'd be concerned about the degree of onboard complexity it provides, and also feel like it should probably cost , since it starts out as Glorious Anthem plus an eot draw trigger, and scales up to +2/+2 on a permanent type that's harder to remove.
Algernone25 - Note your rarities! This is especially important for things designed as common/uncommon! Incidentally, this is very close to the initial idea that inspired this challenge (except it was dash + mentor). I like what's going on here, but would want to know what rarity you saw this falling at.
Winner: NinjaCaterpie
Next: An interesting commander in 25 words or less.
Sojourner Dusk - Unearth in white feels a bit odd, but the rest of it meshes fairly smoothly. I'm assuming the enchantment creature part is a subtle nod to also supporting constellation, which is cool, but doesn't necessarily grant bonus points in the context of Time Spiral sets (since constellation would be a bit too thin).
Subject16 - I'm having difficulty with this. The combination of conspire and inspired definitely play off each other, and I like that you use them together. I'm just not a fan of the second ability. It's an odd fateseal riff that's quite time consuming and doesn't play into the conspire ability.
NinjaCaterpie - I like this guy. The two mechanics don't gel together insofar as you can't use them at the same time, but they still provide the same keyword overload/flexibility I was looking for, and would be a fun uncommon to have in such a set.
chetoos - This is fine, but I'm curious if it was designed as a common or an uncommon. I'm excited about it at the lower rarity, but not the higher one, and it's enough to get stuck on. Solid limited common.
ApocalypseChive - City's blessing and the monarch flavorfully make sense together, but they actually end up tracking fairly poorly together. I'd be concerned about the degree of onboard complexity it provides, and also feel like it should probably cost , since it starts out as Glorious Anthem plus an eot draw trigger, and scales up to +2/+2 on a permanent type that's harder to remove.
Algernone25 - Note your rarities! This is especially important for things designed as common/uncommon! Incidentally, this is very close to the initial idea that inspired this challenge (except it was dash + mentor). I like what's going on here, but would want to know what rarity you saw this falling at.
Winner: NinjaCaterpie
Next: An interesting commander in 25 words or less.
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Do the name and type line count?
Kalivan, the Dark Dream
Legendary Creature - Nightmare Assassin (M)
Hexproof, deathtouch
You may have any amount of damage that would be dealt by a source you control be dealt by Kalivan instead.
IIW: Sagas
Kalivan, the Dark Dream
Legendary Creature - Nightmare Assassin (M)
Hexproof, deathtouch
You may have any amount of damage that would be dealt by a source you control be dealt by Kalivan instead.
IIW: Sagas
Taklai, Ragesinger
2RWB
Legendary Creature - Orc Berserker
Dash
Creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield have dash. Their dash cost is equal to their mana cost minus (This can only reduce the cost of generic mana.)
(You may cast this spell for its dash cost. If you do, it gains haste, and it's returned from the battlefield to its owner's hand at the beginning of the next end step.)Creature cards you own that aren't on the battlefield have dash. Their dash cost is equal to their mana cost minus (This can only reduce the cost of generic mana.)
4/2
I'll change this up if we get some specification on what counts for word count.
IIW: Out of color guild mechanics
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Cythare Say You'll Dismember Me
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Si, Scion of the Seventh Order
Legendary Creature - Horror Wizard (M)
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
During each turn, you may play up to one creature card from any zone.
2/5
IIW: An uncommon red creature card with converted mana cost 3.
Legendary Creature - Horror Wizard (M)
Play with the top card of your library revealed.
During each turn, you may play up to one creature card from any zone.
2/5
IIW: An uncommon red creature card with converted mana cost 3.
Level 2 Judge circa 2016
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Yes, mine was either common or uncommon, sorry.
Garran, menagerie custodian
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Creature spells you cast costs less for each creature you control that does not share a creature type with it.
3/6
IIW: Upshift uncommon planeswalkers from WotS to rare or mythic.
Garran, menagerie custodian
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Creature spells you cast costs less for each creature you control that does not share a creature type with it.
3/6
IIW: Upshift uncommon planeswalkers from WotS to rare or mythic.
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Cythare Say You'll Dismember Me
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I was trying to clarify which of the two it was.
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Oh, I guess Common, then. It seemed simple enough that it could be at that rarity.
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the Grinch of club flamingo
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Rhiori, The Meddler 2UU
Legendary creature- Human Wizard (M)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may end the turn. If you do, target opponent takes an extra turn after this one.
2/3
IIW: Eldrazi with colorered mana in their mana costs.
Legendary creature- Human Wizard (M)
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may end the turn. If you do, target opponent takes an extra turn after this one.
2/3
IIW: Eldrazi with colorered mana in their mana costs.
My MTGA username is TheOneTrueMouse. My username for this site is nothing if not factual.
Masesu the Worried
Levendary Creature - Human Druid (r)
Instant and sorcery cards cannot be cast.
2/3
iiw: a 7/7 for three mana
Levendary Creature - Human Druid (r)
Instant and sorcery cards cannot be cast.
2/3
iiw: a 7/7 for three mana
- Mergatroid_Jones
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Nephesta, Nyxbinder
Enchantment Creature- Nymph
Hexproof from enchantments
Non-aura, noncreature enchantments you control are creatures with power and toughness equal to their converted mana costs. They're still enchantments.
2/5
IIW: Remake a legend from Legends.
Enchantment Creature- Nymph
Hexproof from enchantments
Non-aura, noncreature enchantments you control are creatures with power and toughness equal to their converted mana costs. They're still enchantments.
2/5
IIW: Remake a legend from Legends.
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Sojourner Dusk Dominarian Hitchhiker
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Durya, Safehold Sentinel
Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric (R)
Vigilance
Sources you control have lifelink and wither.
2/2
IIW: Non-Eldrazi colorless cards.
Legendary Creature — Elf Cleric (R)
Vigilance
Sources you control have lifelink and wither.
2/2
IIW: Non-Eldrazi colorless cards.
May your games be chaotic and your decks be rogue.
Nekusar (EDH)
Mayael, Naturally (EDH)
Nekusar (EDH)
Mayael, Naturally (EDH)
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mellifluoresce the winner is tibalt
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The Megiddo Thought
Legendary Creature - Bird Avatar (MEG)
Flying
If you would draw a card, instead draw a card for each card you've drawn this turn.
5/5
IIW: A 5/7 creature
Legendary Creature - Bird Avatar (MEG)
Flying
If you would draw a card, instead draw a card for each card you've drawn this turn.
5/5
IIW: A 5/7 creature
Club Flamingo Alumnus
Disappointing Signet + co-founder
talk to me about the Black Market format! Now ready for your Hogaaks
Disappointing Signet + co-founder
talk to me about the Black Market format! Now ready for your Hogaaks
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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.
Winner: Gerrard's Mom becomes a Tier I spammer!
Next spamellenge: Make the Ogre philosopher Gnerdel.
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- NinjaCaterpie
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As the saying goes, pictures are worth a thousand words. Logically, an emoji then has two separate word-count values. That's some serious word value!
Ink-Treader / Kalivan, the Dark Dream
⚔❓ 🛡❓
Cardz5000 / Taklai, Ragesinger
🌎💸😴😴
Juancu / Roxrol, the Everwaker
🤔🤔🤔😵
Cythare / Si, Scion of the Seventh Order
👽☄♻❌
chetoos / Garran, menagerie custodian
🐪🐫🚢🙆
TheRavenManIsSquee / Rhiori, The Meddler
💩💩🤗🤗
Henlock / Masesu the Worried
😴😴😴🤣
KoolKoal /
💪💩🤜🚛
Mergatroid_Jones / Nephesta, Nyxbinder
💎🤓👮🙅
Sojourner Dusk / Durya, Safehold Sentinel
🌞🌳❓☠
meillifluoresce / The Megiddo Thought
👀👀👀👀
Winner is mellifluoresce. Honorable mention to chetoos. It came down to my unhealthy attraction to the word "draw".
Next challenge: A 5/7 creature
PS. if you can't decipher my emoji talk, I am happy to translate
Ink-Treader / Kalivan, the Dark Dream
⚔❓ 🛡❓
Cardz5000 / Taklai, Ragesinger
🌎💸😴😴
Juancu / Roxrol, the Everwaker
🤔🤔🤔😵
Cythare / Si, Scion of the Seventh Order
👽☄♻❌
chetoos / Garran, menagerie custodian
🐪🐫🚢🙆
TheRavenManIsSquee / Rhiori, The Meddler
💩💩🤗🤗
Henlock / Masesu the Worried
😴😴😴🤣
KoolKoal /
💪💩🤜🚛
Mergatroid_Jones / Nephesta, Nyxbinder
💎🤓👮🙅
Sojourner Dusk / Durya, Safehold Sentinel
🌞🌳❓☠
meillifluoresce / The Megiddo Thought
👀👀👀👀
Winner is mellifluoresce. Honorable mention to chetoos. It came down to my unhealthy attraction to the word "draw".
Next challenge: A 5/7 creature
PS. if you can't decipher my emoji talk, I am happy to translate
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Cythare Say You'll Dismember Me
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Conforming Cassowary
Creature - Bird Shapeshifter (R)
Whenever Conforming Cassowary deals damage to another creature, it has base power and toughness 5/7 and gains this ability.
: Conforming Cassowary deals 1 damage to target creature you control and 1 damage to target creature you don't control.
5/7
IIW: An uncommon red creature card.
Creature - Bird Shapeshifter (R)
Whenever Conforming Cassowary deals damage to another creature, it has base power and toughness 5/7 and gains this ability.
: Conforming Cassowary deals 1 damage to target creature you control and 1 damage to target creature you don't control.
5/7
IIW: An uncommon red creature card.
Level 2 Judge circa 2016
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