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Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:45 am
by Sporegorger_Dragon
avatarz wrote: ↑3 years ago
Sporegorger_Dragon: Woah, woah, woah! We've gone full Ugin here! Two things that stick out immediately to me: the first, 'Ugin, the Ascendant' is incredibly packed with text and it would hardly fit in a normal card face so, unless the unfolded part is some kind of scroll, you should probably do a word count check. The second, is that when you have the Newly Sparked, you probably don't really bother to upgrade it once again, since it's already incredibly strong (ultimate after one turn, while creating 2/2 for defending himself?). I mean, you are probably fine with the 4/4 flying dragon that comes down on turn two/three already!
Overall, in my opinion, a triple faced card that wants to be too sensational.
Like a complete and utter idiot I forgot that lands are colorless permanents, it should really be nonland colorless permanents :laugh: The entire point was for Eldrazi, manifested cards and morphs to help out with the commander tax. I goofed this one up.
As for the Newly Sparked, I wanted him to be perfectly viable after the first transformation, with the third being a "win more" thing, since you have to go through two transformations.
As for the text on Ugin, Ascendant, an unfolded card gives you a lot of space, especially if you have the inner side spread out like a split card.
Like this, but sideways:
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 11:08 am
by avatarz
Might Shackler 2W
Creature — Spirit (U)
Creature tokens get -1/-0 and have double strike.
4W: Populate.
One may strip away a warrior of its strenght, but the grit will keep on burning.
2/3
IIW:
SCP - Foundation
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 12:33 pm
by Krishnath
Keyword Spam Elemental 5WUBRG (Silver bordered of course)
Legendary Creature - Elemental Cleric Rogue Wizard Warrior (M)
Banding, Deathtouch, Fear, Flanking, Flying, Haste, Riot, Shroud, Trample, Vigilance,
10/10
Seriously though:
Zephyr Attendant 1U
Creature - Bird Cleric (C)
Flying
Sphinx spells you cast cost 1 less to cast.
1/1
IIW: Superheroes and Supervillains.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:31 pm
by NinjaCaterpie
Conveniently Named Construct 3
Artifact Creature - Construct (U)
Conveniently Named Construct can't block.
Sacrifice Conveniently Named Construct: Investigate.
3/1
IIW: Conspiracy draft-matters cards
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 1:58 pm
by Megiddo
Decamate 5BBBBB
Sorcery {R}
Destroy ten target creatures or planeswalkers. They can't be regenerated.
When there's no way you'd be satisfied killing just nine.
IIW: Conspiracies (the card type). Or, Vanguards (the card type)
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:12 pm
by chetoos
Lesser Gargaroth GGG
Creature - Beast (R)
Vigilance, Trample
Whenever CARDNAME attacks or blocks, draw a card.
4/4
IIW: signature spells for legendary creatures.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 3:33 pm
by spacemonaut
While working on this I'm learning there are a lot of effects I can make that are exactly twelve, eleven, or nine words long.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:06 pm
by Sporegorger_Dragon
Reject
2u
Instant (U)
Counter target spell if its converted mana cost is even.
IIW: Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 4:58 pm
by spacemonaut
Recenter 5WWUU
Sorcery (M)
Draw cards equal to target player's life total.
Exile Recenter.
IIW: Bears, beavers, and badgers, oh my!
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:11 pm
by Krishnath
spacemonaut wrote: ↑3 years ago
While working on this I'm learning there are a lot of effects I can make that are exactly twelve, eleven, or nine words long.
That's when you add a keyword.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 5:37 pm
by Megiddo
as a bonus thought exercise, we were looking at what the shortest rules text you could come up with for card without using keywords was. You can get to three easily. Two has fewer options, but is certainly possible.
However, there aren't currently any cards that exist with a single word (again, non-keyword) of rules text, and I'm not sure there's any that would work.
Feel free to ponder this one.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:18 pm
by Mergatroid_Jones
The only way for a one word rules text to work without a keyword would be for it to be an action a player can do. But the only ones that exist are keyworded, like cascade or populate.
The one thing I can think of is using precedent from partner cards like
Chakram Retriever that use "shuffle" as a generic action without adding "your library".
Surprise Me R
Instant
Shuffle.
Best I can do.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:25 pm
by spacemonaut
Mergatroid_Jones wrote: ↑3 years ago
The one thing I can think of is using precedent from partner cards like Chakram Retriever that use "shuffle" as a generic action without adding "your library".
That's a shortcut allowed because it's reminder text. Sagas (
Song of Freyalise) also get to say just "enters" instead of "enters the battlefield" in order to fit their reminder text. Reminder text shortcuts don't set precedent for rules text though. The comprehensive rules for partners with and sagas still say "shuffles their library" and "enters the battlefield", and we still have to say what we're shuffling just like we need to say what the card's entering, since
you can shuffle something other than a library.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:38 pm
by Sporegorger_Dragon
Megiddo wrote: ↑3 years ago
However, there aren't currently any cards that exist with a single word (again, non-keyword) of rules text, and I'm not sure there's any that would work.
Feel free to ponder this one.
Feeble Homunculus
u
Creature - Homunculus
t:
1/1
I guess this might work? The intention is that you can tap it whenever you want.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:41 pm
by Mergatroid_Jones
Well it's still the best I can do. Makes more sense than a card whose only text is "Untap" or "Draw".
How's this:
Quizzical Glance U
Instant
Target. (Choose a target that can be a spell, ability, token, card in any zone or player. Nothing happens other than it being targeted by this spell.)
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:42 pm
by avatarz
Sporegorger_Dragon wrote: ↑3 years ago
Megiddo wrote: ↑3 years ago
However, there aren't currently any cards that exist with a single word (again, non-keyword) of rules text, and I'm not sure there's any that would work.
Feel free to ponder this one.
Feeble Homunculus
u
Creature - Homunculus
t:
1/1
I guess this might work? The intention is that you can tap it whenever you want.
it would probably be written as "
0: Tap ~."
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:47 pm
by Sporegorger_Dragon
avatarz wrote: ↑3 years ago
it would probably be written as "
0: Tap ~."
Well, of course that would be the standard wording, but we're trying to make a card with a single word of rules text.
There is a functional difference, too; my version has the tap as a cost, meaning it can't be countered by spells/abilities that counter activated abilities.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:53 pm
by Megiddo
"concede"
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 6:57 pm
by Mergatroid_Jones
But you can do that at any time. That's like a card that says "You may look at your hand."
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:16 pm
by Sporegorger_Dragon
Nani?!
Instant
Die. (You lose the game.)
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 7:20 pm
by Megiddo
Mergatroid_Jones wrote: ↑3 years ago
But you can do that at any time. That's like a card that says "You may look at your hand."
hey, i'm not a nerd. do you expect me to know the rules?
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Fri Feb 12, 2021 9:59 pm
by Mergatroid_Jones
One Red Mana
Mana (C)
R
Anyway, we've gotten off track, so here's a ten word card:
Teyo's Moat 2W
Enchantment (R)
Creatures without flying or islandwalk can't attack planeswalkers you control.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:42 am
by ForestsCarl
I am not sure if +2, and 4 Loyalty count as rule text. If they do, i guess remove Scry 1 from the ability. Lol
IiW: Liesa, Sigarda, Bruna, Gisela, Avacyn
Give me a Demon Brother mana cost NBBx.
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 10:24 am
by frogchild
Twiddley Dee, Long Named
Legendary Creature - Homunculus (U) (un-set)
: Untap Twiddley Dee, Long Named
: Tap Twiddley Dee, Long Named
0/1
Guarded Gunslinger
Creature - Human Artificer Scout (U)
, : Guarded Gunslinger deals 2 damage to target creature
pew pew
3/1
Akroma Jr.
Legendary Creature - Angel (R)
Flying, first strike, haste, hexproof from red and from black
Mommy's little girl
4/4
Iiw: silly reminder text
Re: NEXUS FLAMINGO ☆ New Year, New Cards, New Superfluous Spam Entries
Posted: Sat Feb 13, 2021 11:37 am
by NinjaCaterpie
The Alaran Conflux (Abridged) WUBRG
Legendary Enchantment - Saga (M)
I. Scry 5
II. Gain 10 life.
III. Add WWWUUUBBBRRRGGG.
IIW: Conspiracy draft-matters cards