MTGNexus

As long as the flavor of the individual cards is just right, I think switchform could be a really great transform mechanic.

Sporegorger_Dragon wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Colossal Woodwasp
2{B}{B}
Creature - Insect (U)
Flying
Sacrifice a Forest: Adapt 1.
Persist
2/3

Oh, I really like this too. Mixing +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters, of course, is a bit of overcomplication that's justly avoided in real cards, but I've been guilty of it in my own custom designs in the past.

Thank you, switchform was born out of two needs; how to get plenty of transformation without needing to track day/night, and how to make transformations become drawbacks. There's a lot of room for it, like Hibernating Bear/Grumpy Bear, Infected Farmer/Unstable Werewolf and the like.

Woodwasp was because I really wanted a wood-boring insect that eats Forests to grow bigger, but making it worthwhile to sacrifice lands without actually making it broken was difficult. Nothing more frustrating that felling a couple of Forests only for your bug to get squashed.

Persist solves that nicely, while adapt keeps it restricted.

I'm sorry. I'm so, so, sorry. I know exactly what this does. But I had to.

I had to.


Sporegorger Hellkite
4bggu
Creature - Plant Nightmare Dragon (M)
Flying
When Sporegorger Hellkite enters the battlefield, for each other nontoken permanent you control, create a 1/1 green Saproling and a 0/2 green Plant creature token with reach and defender. Then exile all other nontoken permanents you control.
When Sporegorger Hellkite leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to the battlefield under their owners' control.
8/8


Nepenthes Puppetry
bgu
Kindred Enchantment - Plant (U)
Cumulative upkeep 1, Exile two cards from your graveyard.
When Nepenthes Puppetry enters the battlefield, if it's on the battlefield, it becomes an Aura with "enchant creature put onto the battlefield with Nepenthes Puppetry." Return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield and attach Nepenthes Puppetry to it. When Nepenthes Puppetry leaves the battlefield, that creature's controller sacrifices it.


Mannequin Nepenthes
1bgu
Creature - Plant (R)
When Mannequin Nepenthes enters the battlefield, exile target creature card not named Mannequin Nepenthes from your graveyard and create a token that is a copy of that card, except it's 3/3 and is a green Plant in addition to its other colors and types.
When Mannequin Nepenthes leaves the battlefield, return the exiled cards to their owner's graveyard and exile all tokens created by it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice Mannequin Nepenthes unless you pay {B}{G}{U}.
1/1


EDIT: Mannequin Nepenthes had to be tweaked so it wouldn't go infinite with Body Double.

Haunt
1b
Sorcery (R)
Exile target creature card from your graveyard haunting target creature and put a haunt counter on the exiled card. The exiled card gains "When the creature this card haunts dies, put this card onto the battlefield under its owner's control."

The Haunt counter is throwing me off because it's not doing anything. It turns GY creatures into aura enchantments, which is weird to represent. How about, "Exile target creature card from your graveyard under target creature. When this creature dies, put the exiled card onto the battlefield." Wording needs cleaning up but the counter is unnecessary

Neige wrote: ↑

2 years ago

The Haunt counter is throwing me off because it's not doing anything. It turns GY creatures into aura enchantments, which is weird to represent. How about, "Exile target creature card from your graveyard under target creature. When this creature dies, put the exiled card onto the battlefield." Wording needs cleaning up but the counter is unnecessary

The haunt counter is mostly just a reminder that this exiled card is haunting a creature and has a triggered ability when the creature it haunts dies. Like the manifestation counter from Arbiter of the Ideal or the ghostform counter from Kaya the Inexorable.

But from a design/Mel point of view, it's also a safety feature; in case the rules require that a card must have the haunt keyword to haunt something, the haunt counter can also acts as a keyword counter granting the card the haunt keyword. This is just me hedging my bets and covering as many bases as I can.

In short, if the rules need it, the haunt counter acts as a keyword counter. If not, then it's just a reminder counter.

The haunt mechanic already exists, so this in fact is easier to use than the mechanic you suggest.

Garcazzio, Botanist of Tragedies
3bgu
Legendary Creature - Elder Demon (M)
If a creature dying causes a triggered ability of a permanent you control to trigger, that ability triggers an additional time.
, Exile an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard: Create a green 0/1 green Plant creature token with "When this creature dies, copy the exiled card. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost."
4/7
The gardens of La Famiglia Garcazzio yield the most potent compounds; everything from ecstasy and euphoria to dreamless sleep and sudden death.


Gardens of Garcazzio
Land (U)
Gardens of Garcazzio enters the battlefield tapped.
When Gardens of Garcazzio enters the battlefield, surveil 1. You lose 1 life.
T: Add {B}, {G}, or {U}. You lose 1 life.
Be wary of which toxic flower you pick, or which secrets you tell and to whom.

From the lovely yet deadly gardens:

Mournbells
1b
Creature - Plant (C)
When Mournbells dies, choose one-
-Target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
-Target player loses 2 life.
0/2


Dream Trumpets
1u
Creature - Plant (C)
When Dream Trumpets dies, choose one-
-Draw a card.
-Tap target creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap phase.
0/1


Love Bonnets
1g
Creature - Plant (C)
When Love Bonnets dies, choose one-
-Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.
-You gain 3 life.
0/3

Both the indoor and outdoor gardens are well-protected

Jungle Snapper
1bg
Creature - Plant (U)
When Jungle Snapper dies, you gain 2 life, then you may return target land card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
bg: Jungle Snapper gets +1/-1 until end of turn.
3/2


Creeper Pitcher-Plant
2gu
Creature - Plant (U)
Flash
When Creeper Pitcher-Plant dies, draw a card. You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
3/4


Algal-Garden Nepenthes

Creature - Plant (U)
When Algal-Garden Nepenthes dies, choose two-
-Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
-Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token and a 0/2 green Plant creature token with reach and defender.
-Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two creatures you control.
2/3

Spell Swallower Nepenthes
2bgu
Creature - Plant (R)
Flash
When Spell Swallower Nepenthes enters the battlefield, exile target spell.
When Spell Swallower Nepenthes dies, put the exiled card into its owner's graveyard and copy it. You may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.
2/2


Zymology Nepenthes
bgu
Creature - Plant (R)
When Zymology Nepenthes dies, choose one-
-Create three 1/1 green Saproling creature tokens.
-Destroy target noncreature nonland permanent with mana value 3 or less.
1ub, T, Sacrifice Zymology Nepenthes: Target creature gets +3/-3 until end of turn.
3/3

Vlarykean Ascendancy
{B}{G}{U}
Enchantment (R)
Whenever a nontoken creature you control dies, create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token and a 0/2 green Plant creature token with reach and defender.
5{G}: Exile target creature card from your graveyard. Create a token that's a copy of that card, except it's a 0/1 green Plant.



Polyclonal Nepenthes

Creature - Plant (R)
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, create a 0/2 green Plant creature token with reach and defender. If you control six or more lands, create a token that's a copy of Polyclonal Nepenthes as well.
1/1

Headcollector Nepenthes

Creature - Plant (R)
Exploit
Whenever a creature or planeswalker you control dies, you may draw a card. If you do, you lose 1 life unless that permanent was a token.
2/3


Nepenthes Neuroanatomist
b
Creature - Plant Scientist (C)
Defender
Sacrifice a creature: Surveil 1.
0/2


Celestial Toadhead Goldfish

Enchantment Creature - Fish (U)
Flying
When Celestial Toadhead Goldfish dies, you gain 2 life and draw two cards.
Evoke
2/2

Hydroid Nepenthes
Xbgu
Creature - Plant Hydra (M)
When you cast this spell, target player reveals the top X cards of their library. You may cast any number of spells with mana value X or less from among them without paying their mana costs. Then they shuffle the rest into their library.
Hydroid Nepenthes enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
0/0

Bloated Goosefish
2b
Creature - Fish (C)
When Bloated Goosefish dies, choose one at random-
-Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed.
-Create two 2/2 black Zombie creature tokens with decayed.
-Create a 0/3 blue Crab creature token.
2/3
They quickly regretted reeling it in when it vomited up its last meal.

Overeager Pelican
1u
Creature - Bird (C)
Flying
When Overeager Pelican dies, choose two at random-
-Create a 0/1 black Fish creature token with decayed.
-Create a 1/1 blue Fish creature token.
-Create a Treasure token.
1/2

Of these last two, the Pelican's flavor just hits much better.

Well-Fed Nepenthes
3g
Creature - Plant (C)
When Well-Fed Nepenthes dies, choose one at random-
-Create a 2/2 black Zombie creature token with decayed.
-Create two 1/2 green Spider creature tokens with reach.
-Create three Clue tokens.
-Choose all of the above.
2/4


Slow-Digestion Nepenthes
3bgu
Creature - Plant (U)
When Slow-Digestion Nepenthes dies, choose one-
-Create a token that's a copy of Titanic Tropical Silkmoth.
-Return target creature card with power and toughness each equal to or less than 4 from your graveyard to the battlefield.
5/5

Indigo Cuckoo

Creature - Bird (U)
Flying
At the beginning of the end step, if Indigo Cuckoo entered the battlefield this turn, create a 0/2 blue Bird Egg creature token with defender, cumulative upkeep 1, and "When this creature dies, its owner creates a token that is a copy of Indigo Cuckoo," then target opponent gains control of it.
2/2

Junglekite Runt
1bgu
Creature - Dragon (C)
Flying
When Junglekite Runt dies, choose one-
-Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token and a 0/2 green Plant creature token with reach and defender.
-Put a +1/+1 counter on each of up to two creatures you control.
-Draw a card, then discard a card.
2/2

Vlaryk, Greedy Botanist
bggu
Legendary Creature - Plant Elder Dragon (M)
Companion - Each card in your starting deck has a pitcher-plant in its art.
Flying, vigilance
At the beginning of your upkeep, create a 0/2 green Plant creature token with reach and defender. Then if you control four or more creature tokens, exile Vlaryk, Greedy Botanist, then return him the battlefield transformed under his owner's control.
4/4
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Vlaryk the Insatiable
Legendary Planeswalker - Vlaryk (BGU)
You may play cards exiled with Vlaryk the Insatiable, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast those spells. Whenever you cast a permanent spell this way, it becomes a green Plant creature in addition to its other colors and types, and has base power and toughness X/X, where X is its mana value.
+1: Exile up to two cards from graveyards.
-3: Exile target nonland permanent.
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Croak
1bgu
Sorcery (R)
Destroy target creature or planeswalker. Create a token that's a copy of that permanent, except it's a 1/1 blue Frog Illusion creature in addition to its other colors and types.


Chibi-Ultimatum
bgu
Sorcery (U)
Create a 1/1 green Saproling creature token. Target opponent discards a card and loses 1 life. You draw a card and you gain 1 life.
Replicate bgu

Psychic Froghead Goldfish

Enchantment Creature - Fish (U)
Bestow 1bgu
Flying
Whenever Psychic Froghead Goldfish or enchanted creature deals combat damage to a player, investigate.
Enchanted creature gets +1/+2 and has flying.
1/2

Umil, Junglebog Gardener
3{B}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature - Plant Elemental (M)
When Umil, Junglebog Gardener enters the battlefield, create a number of 0/1 green Plant creature tokens equal to the number of differently named lands you control.
Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, put four +1/+1 counters on another target Plant you control. If that land is a Forest, that Plant gains trample until end of turn. If that land is an Island, you may tap target creature. If that land is a Swamp, that Plant gains deathtouch until end of turn.
5/5

Sporangium Formation
bgu
Instant (R)
Until end of turn, target creature gains "When this creature dies, return it to the battlefield tapped under its owner's control." When that creature dies this turn, search your library for a creature card with lesser mana value, put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle.
"During regrowth, specimen generated an unusual and elaborate mobile spore." -Report SP023

Transgenic Toadhead Goldfish
2{U}
Enchantment Creature - Fish (U)
Whenever Transgenic Toadhead Goldfish deals combat damage to a player or planeswalker, target player shuffles that many cards from their graveyard into their library.
Encore 4{U}{U}
2/3