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[user_938036]

I did not know that about sponges. Having no idea what a Sleeze actually was I googled it and found it to mean thin or flimsy when referring to a cloth. It being a group of sponges makes more sense for the size. The help to a second draw is what I liked about it having leftover counters but I believe it will cause players more discomfort from being unable to "heal". Also, the benefit of more easily accessing a second card makes it more contentious for uncommon.

Confounding Squid can make blocking math a nightmare. I have a very strong gut reaction of not liking the ability at all but it sounds fairly reasonable.

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Card of the Day 2020-03-23 >

Royal Rodent {W/B}{G}
Creature – Squirrel Noble (U)
Each other creature you control that is a Mouse, Rabbit, Rat and/or Squirrel gets +1/+1.
Whenever ~ or another creature you control that is a Mouse, Rabbit, Rat and/or Squirrel enters the battlefield or dies, you gain 1 life.
2/2

[M00NSIDIAN]

Can GW get "whenever a creature you control enters the battlefield or dies"? I know BG can.

Eh, that's a minor thing. Card looks fun, plus a squirrel with a crown is an excellent mental image.

[SecretInfiltrator]

Can GW get "whenever a creature you control enters the battlefield or dies"? I know BG can.

The idea was that if cast for a green-white cost, green would provide the mechanical space of Tarpan, Sultai Flayer, Overgrowth Elemental & Pelakka Wurm etc.

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Card of the Day 2020-03-24 >

Grappling Seastar {2}{G}{U}
Creature – Starfish (U)
When ~ enters the battlefield, tap any number of target creatures with total power 5 or less.
1/5

2020-10-18 EDIT: Fix URL.

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Card of the Day 2020-03-25 >

Mire Sifter {3}{U}
Creature – Surrakar Spellshaper (U)
{B}, {T}, Discard a card: Target player reveals a number of cards from their hand equal to the number of Swamps you control. You choose one of them. That player discards that card.
If they don't find anything of value in the brine, surrakar just dive into the morass instead.
3/2

[M00NSIDIAN]

Interesting to see a Mire's Toll spellshaper as (effectively) multicolor. I guess that's one way to slow it down from becoming a one-mana Coercion spellshaper. Also, mechanically, this feels like it fits in with the surrakar, even though they haven't had any discard effects yet. But since they have a loose control effect theme to their abilities, it's a logical next step.

The idea was that if cast for a green-white cost, green would provide the mechanical space of Tarpan, Sultai Flayer, Overgrowth Elemental & Pelakka Wurm etc.

Works for me. I figured BG can get it because black has Deathgreeter and I think green can still get Essence Warden, but I didn't remember if Green had a Deathgreeter analogue.

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Card of the Day 2020-03-26 >

Ruin Dweller {3}{R}
Creature – Goblin Survivor (U)
~ costs {1} less for each land card in any graveyard.
3/2

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Card of the Day 2020-03-27 >

Grasping Tentacle {2}{U}
Creature – Tentacle (U)
Defender (This creature can't attack.)
When ~ enters the battlefield, tap target creature an opponent controls. It doesn't untap for as long as you control ~.
0/4

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Card of the Day 2020-03-28 >

Branded Tetravite {4}
Artifact Creature – Tetravite (C)
Flying
Protection from enchantments
When thaumaturges claim creation of life is a divine feat, artificers can't help but feel flattered.
2/2

[M00NSIDIAN]

Interesting minor twist compared to the tetravite tokens, which instead of having protection from enchantments, have "This creature can't be enchanted." Most of the time, though, there isn't a huge difference (probably). Neat.

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Card of the Day 2020-03-29 >

Dreammist Explorer {2}{U}
Creature – Thalakos Soldier Scout (C)
Discard a card: ~ can't be blocked this turn.
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, draw two cards.
1/3

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Card of the Day 2020-03-30 >

Capture Wings {2}{W}
Artifact Creature – Thopter (U)
Flying
When ~ enters the battlefield, exile target creature an opponent controls with converted mana cost 3 or less until ~ leaves the battlefield.
1/1

[SecretInfiltrator]

Today I realized that while automatic text-scaling is not a thing, I can manually scale the text to make the text box appear closer to what it would look like on a card. Yay!

Card of the Day 2020-03-31 >

Inquisitor's Lackey {W}{B}
Creature – Thrull (U)
When ~ enters the battlefield, target opponent exiles their hand until ~ leaves the battlefield. They may play those cards for as long as they remain exiled.
{W}{B}: Bury a card exiled with ~.
2/2

[user_938036]

This is way too cheap, dropping turn two essentially ends the game 90% of the time. Even assuming they are on the play and thus have two lands already they have to wait until their next turn to hope to draw a way to deal with it and each turn they fail to deal with it you get to take the lands they did have and even bin the useful cards if you can't cast them making it overwhelmingly crushing. The 10% of the time where it isn't game ending is where its countered or killed with its ability on the stack. This is like a 6 mana effect, not 2.

[SecretInfiltrator]

each turn they fail to deal with it you get to take the lands they did have and even bin the useful cards if you can't cast them making it overwhelmingly crushing.

I think, I see the issue: It says "They may play those cards", not "You may play those cards".

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Card of the Day 2020-04-01 >

Oaken Storyteller {4}{G}{G}
Creature – Treefolk Advisor (U)
When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card for each creature you control with toughness 4 or greater.
3/4

[user_938036]

each turn they fail to deal with it you get to take the lands they did have and even bin the useful cards if you can't cast them making it overwhelmingly crushing.

I think, I see the issue: It says "They may play those cards", not "You may play those cards".

I probably would have never caught that without it being pointed out. It's a strange card. I can't get even a ballpark feel on its strength.

[SecretInfiltrator]

I can't get even a ballpark feel on its strength.

That's delightful. I feel the same. Even having looked up some reference cards I felt like changing the numbers based on hunches. This feels like a card players would have to figure out by actually playing it. : )

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Card of the Day 2020-04-02 >

Spellwild Electryte {1}{U}{R}
Creature – Trilobite (U)
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, you may discard a card. If you do, you may cast an instant or sorcery card from your graveyard.
3/3

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Card of the Day 2020-04-03 >

Overcharged Triskelavite {2}{R}
Artifact Creature – Triskelavite (C)
Flying, haste
{4}{R}, Sacrifice ~: ~ deals 4 damage to target creature.
1/1

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Card of the Day 2020-04-04 >

Troll Prowler {1}{B}{G}
Creature – Troll Rogue (U)
Whenever ~ attacks, it gains indestructible until end of turn.
3/3

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Card of the Day 2020-04-05 >

Spelleater Kappa {R}{G}{W}{U}
Creature – Turtle Shaman (R)
{1}: Change a target of target spell that could target ~ to ~.
{1}: ~ gains or loses hexproof until end of turn.
2/6

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Card of the Day 2020-04-06 >

Familiar of Blessings {G}{W}
Creature – Unicorn Familiar (U)
At the beginning of your end step, if you have gained 3 or more life this turn, you gain 3 life.
3/2

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Card of the Day 2020-04-07 >

Blood Marshall {3}{B}
Creature – Vampire Spellshaper (U)
Lifelink (Damage dealt by this creature also causes you to gain that much life.)
{2}{W}, {T}, Discard a card: Create two 1/1 white Vampire creature tokens with lifelink.
Leading her people by vile example.
2/2

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Card of the Day 2020-04-08 >

Tullus of Palandius {W}{U}{B}
Legendary Artifact Creature – Vedalken (U)
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card and gain 2 life. Then discard a card unless you pay 4 life.
"We must rely on our own knowledge, not on the dogma of the seekers or the mutterings of the sphinxes."
2/3

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Card of the Day 2020-04-09 >

Togk Manytooth {4}{R}{G}
Legendary Creature – Viashino Warrior (R)
Trample
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player for the first time in a turn, untap all creatures you control and after this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
4/4

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Card of the Day 2020-04-10 >

Nightscape Volver {1}{B}
Creature – Volver (R)
Kicker {U} and/or {1}{R} (You may pay an additional {U} and/or {1}{R} as you cast this spell.)
If ~ was kicked with its {U} kicker, it enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter and a hexproof counter on it.
If ~ was kicked with its {1}{R} kicker, it enters the battlefield with two +1/+1 counters and a menace counter on it.
2/2