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Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 8:53 am
by lookingupanddown
Archon of Tradition 2GWW
Creature - Archon
Flying
Cards in graveyards can't be the targets of spells or abilities.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Whenever an enchantment enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card.
An archon is a faceless and pitiless embodiment of a specific law or custom.

4/4

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A single instant distended into a lifetime.

"Why don't I like chasing nacatl dissidents? They're much faster than me. Why do I like doing it anyway? They're much smaller than me."
—Knight-Captain Wyhorn

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Mon Oct 10, 2022 2:46 pm
by void_nothing
Vigorous Hunt 1G
Enchantment
Exalted
G: Target creature gains haste until end of turn.
1G, Sacrifice Vigorous Hunt: Target creature you control fights target creature you don't control.
"Why don't I like chasing nacatl dissidents? They're much faster than me. Why do I like doing it anyway? They're much smaller than me." - Knight-Captain Wyhorn

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"Now you've made me angry. Call the bees." - Jolrael

"No, Rashida and I don't see eye to eye on everything. But we are together where it matters." - Asmira, holy avenger

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Mon Oct 17, 2022 9:37 pm
by OneAndOnly
Thorns With Wings -- XGG
Sorcery
Thorns With Wings deals X damage to target creature with flying. Create X 1/1 green Insect creature tokens with flying.
"Now you've made me angry. Call the bees." - Jolrael
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"I thought it was a hat. Turns out it's something else."

"There's work for you, if only you can set your mind to it.".

"Three of these, two of those -- and yes, definitely one of those!

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Wed Oct 19, 2022 3:50 am
by lookingupanddown
Recovery Hoarding 4GG
Sorcery
Choose three types. Return up to three cards of the first chosen type, up to two cards of the second chosen type, and up to one card of the third chosen type from your graveyard t your hand.
"Three of these, two of those—and yes, definitely one of those!"

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"A confounding thought, isn't it - the moon may shine most beautifully at day, when none can see it."
—Barrin, Principia

A single instant distended into a lifetime.


"You have a hole in your plan... around that big."
—Dack Fayden

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 4:29 pm
by JovialJovian
Temporal Recess 2WU
Instant (R)
Target nonland permanent phases out until you lose the game.
A single instant distended into a lifetime.

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Bliggi's last thought was how comfortable the seat was.

Rock and roll is a favorite of cyclopes, ogres, AND giants.

"Zooooooom!"

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Thu Dec 29, 2022 6:27 pm
by OneAndOnly
The Cruel Throne -- 2
Artifact
2: Sacrifice a creature. Add B equal to its mana value. If you are the monarch, gain life equal to its toughness.
Bliggi's last thought was how comfortable the seat was.
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Coalbelch Dragster -- 2R
Artifact - Vehicle
Whenever Coalbelch Dragster is crewed by a creature with haste, put a charge counter on it.
Coalbelch Dragster gets +1/+1 for each charge counter on it.
Remove a charge counter from Coalbelch Dragster: Coalbelch Dragster gains trample until end of turn.
Crew 3
"Zoooooooom!
4/4
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Next:
"We walked on the moon and touched the stars, but discovered the secret was here on Earth all along."
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"What a wonderful concoction -- it tastes just like brushwagg!"
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"I'm going to keep my eye on you, little one -- and my nose, my tongue, and appendix, too."

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Sun Jan 01, 2023 7:42 am
by lookingupanddown
Victual Ooze 1GG
Creature - Ooze
Trample
Whenever a creature dies, put a +1/+1 counter on Victual Ooze, then you may pay GG. If you do, create a Food token.
"What a wonderful concoction -- it tastes just like brushwagg!"
2/2

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"No, Rashida and I don't see eye to eye on everything. But we are together where it matters."
—Asmira, holy avenger

Subira knew her husband was a mage of great renown, and would never let anything happen to their daughter. Yet sometimes, on long nights on the caravan, she would still worry.

"You have a hole in your plan... around that big."
—Dack Fayden

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2023 2:36 am
by void_nothing
Mother's Sigh 1RW
Instant
Until end of turn, if a creature or planeswalker you control would be dealt damage, discard a card. If you do, prevent that damage, then draw a card.
Subira knew her husband was a mage of great renown and would never let anything happen to their daughter. Yet sometimes, on long nights on the caravan, she would still worry.

Jamuraan Vanguard 4WW
Creature - Human Knight
Flanking
Other creatures you control get +1/+1 and have flanking.
Legendary creatures you control get an additional +1/+1 and have flanking. (Separate instances of flanking trigger separately.)
"No, Rashida and I don't see eye to eye on everything. But we are together where it matters." - Asmira, holy avenger
5/5

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"A confounding thought, isn't it - the moon may shine most beautifully at day, when none can see it." - Barrin, Principia

The tests of this weapon came to a faster end than the ones for of Toggo's inventions did.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2023 8:44 pm
by JovialJovian
Philosophic Teaching 1UU
Instant
If you cast this spell during your main phase, scry 2, then draw two cards. Otherwise scry 3, then draw a card.
"A confounding thought, isn't it - the moon may shine most beautifully at day, when none can see it." - Barrin, Principia

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The ports of Rishada seem to get rougher with each passing year.

After millennia, the Dingus Egg finally hatched.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2023 2:34 pm
by lookingupanddown
Port Shakedown 3WW
Sorcery
Parley — Each player reveals the top card of their library. Destroy all creatures. For each creature card revealed this way, create a 1/1 blue Human Rogue creature token. Then each player draws a card.
The ports of Rishada seem to get rougher with each passing year.

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"I thought it was a hat. Turns out it's something else."

"There's work for you, if only you can set your mind to it."

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2023 6:14 pm
by OneAndOnly
Indefinite Research -- U
Instant
Exile target untapped creature you control until you draw a card or cast a spell. Scry 1. If that creature was a Wizard, scry cards equal to its mana value instead.
"There's work for you, if you can only set your mind to it."
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"We walked on the moon and touched the stars, but discovered the secret was here on Earth all along."
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"I thought it was a hat. Turns out it's something else."
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"I'm going to keep my eye on you, little one -- and my nose, my tongue, and appendix, too."

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Mon Jul 10, 2023 2:49 am
by AnotherAlias
Brainsiphoner
Artifact - Equipment
You may equip Brainsiphoner to creatures you do not control.
Equipped creature loses all of its abilities.
Equip
"I thought it was a hat. Turns out it's something else."

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Through wind and rain, through calm and storm, it flies with unwavering devotion.

"Lost? Lost?! It's not like the staff grew wings and flew away! What do mean it did?!"

Death may have been a setback, but it was not a defeat.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Jul 11, 2023 5:41 am
by Komandon
Stalwart Courier 1W
Artifact Creature - Kor Scout
When Stalwart enters the battlefield, Scry 2.
Stalwart Courier gains vigilance and flying as long as it's attacking alone.
2/2
Through wind and rain, through calm and storm, it flies with unwavering devotion.

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"What could possibly go wrong?….Apparently everything."

"Guard. Guard!!!. I demand you have that man arrested. He made fun of my new hat."

His stench is worse than his axe.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Jul 18, 2023 12:35 pm
by lookingupanddown
Rotting Executioner 2BB
Creature - Zombie Warrior
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on target creature you don't control.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Rotting Executioner this turn dies, if it has a -1/-1 counter on it, its controller loses 2 life.
His stench is worse than his axe.
2/3

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- Sadly, Keoghan's funding had run out.

"You have a hole in your plan... around that big."
—Dack Fayden

Death may have been a setback, but it was not a defeat.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 6:54 pm
by void_nothing
Drudge Mercenaries 3B
Creature - Skeleton Mercenary
When Drudge Mercenaries enters the battlefield, target player mills a card, then loses 1 life.
B, Pay 3 life: Return Drudge Mercenaries from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. Activate only during your upkeep.
Death may have been a setback, but it was not a defeat.
3/2

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"I hate to say it, but I don't think the Chain Veil is done with me yet." - Liliana Vess

Directionless since Niv-Mizzet's ascension, the Izzet labs have become even more chaotic.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Wed Jul 19, 2023 9:38 pm
by Komandon
Onakke Mage
Creature - Orge Wizard
Protection from legedaries.
,: add a loyality counter to target planeswalker and deal 1 damage to target player.
"I hate to say it, but I don't think the Chain Veil is done with me yet." - Liliana Vess

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Existence is a play in which the stars are in the past.

Be the first person to cry about something nobody every cried about before.

All you need in order to succeed is money.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Jul 25, 2023 2:09 pm
by lookingupanddown
Funded by Greed 3WBB
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts their first spell each turn, create a Treasure token.
2, Tap three Treasures you control: Exile target nonland permanent. Activate only once per turn.
All you need in order to succeed is money.

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Sadly, Keoghan's funding had run out.

"You have a hole in your plan... around that big."
—Dack Fayden

"Don't worry. It's all over. We're safe now."

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Thu Jul 27, 2023 7:48 am
by Komandon
Hidden Sanctuary
Land
Tap an untapped creature, T: add one mana of any color.
2, return Hidden Sanctuary to its owners hand: return target creature you control to its owners hand.

"Don't worry. It's all over. We're safe now."

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With great power comes great profit.

If you see a cat stare at nothing and then run away. Run away in the same direction.

"Why are those vultures following us?"

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Aug 22, 2023 7:54 am
by AnotherAlias
Surveillance Vultures
Artifact Creature - Bird
Flying
Whenever a creature dies, surveil 1.
"Why are those vultures following us?"
0/2

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"It should have been me up there with you. But now it seems I'll have to bring you down with me."

The path ahead looked different than the map showed it. Antonio believed this to be because of the passage of time. The true reason, however, was that he was holding the map upside down.

"Lost? Lost?! It's not like it grew wings and flew away! What do mean 'it did?!'"

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:13 am
by lookingupanddown
Liberate Artifact 1UU
Sorcery (Uncommon)
Choose one —
• Gain control of target noncreature artifact.
• Until end of turn, target artifact you control becomes a 4/4 Elemental with flying in addition to its other types. Untap it.
Entwine 2
"Lost? Lost?! It's not like it grew wings and flew away! What do mean 'it did?!'"

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"Release me at once!"

"You have a hole in your plan... around that big."
—Dack Fayden

Existence is a play in which the stars are in the past.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Thu Nov 02, 2023 10:25 pm
by AnotherAlias
Long Way Down
Instant
Deal 3 damage to target creature.
Threshold — Put three -1/-1 counter on target creature instead if seven or more cards are in your graveyard..
"Release me at once!"

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"Ah. There's nothing like the air of the sea to boost one's morale."

Just as the early bird gets the worm, the late worm gets eaten.

"You're attempts you circumvent a choice are worthless. Don't you understand that not making a choice IS a choice?"

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Wed Dec 20, 2023 2:43 am
by OneAndOnly
Quiet Meditation -- 2(W/U)
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant player
At the end of enchanted player's turn, that player draws a card if they didn't cast a spell this turn.
"Your attempts to circumvent a choice are worthless. Don't you understand that not making a choice IS a choice?"

Wavecurl Rider -- 1U
Creature - Human Pirate {C}
Islandwalk
Wavecurl Rider has vigilance as long as you control an Island.
"Ah! There's nothing like the air of the sea to boost one's morale!"
1/1

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"This is my home! I shall defend it at any cost!"

"This is your home now! Our ancestors have longed for the day we might live together in peace!"

"This was my home! How could you desecrate it with your profane antics?"

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2023 5:32 pm
by lookingupanddown
Patriot's Stand XWW
Instant
Untap up to X target creatures. They gain +0/+3 until end of turn and can block any number of creatures this turn.
"This is my home! I shall defend it at any cost!"

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Other Planeswalkers had spread the word: Mirrodin is dead. Phyrexia has returned. For the sake of this world and every world, do not set foot there.

Sadly, Keoghan's funding had run out.

"You have a hole in your plan... around that big."
—Dack Fayden

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Tue Dec 26, 2023 10:52 pm
by JovialJovian
Dubious Experiment XRR
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice an artifact or creature.
As many times as you choose, you may exile the top card of your library. If the total mana value of cards exiled this way is less than or equal to X plus the mana value of the sacrificed permanent, you may cast any number of spells among them without paying their mana costs, otherwise Dubious Experiment deals damage to you equal to the number of cards exiled this way.
Sadly, Keoghan's funding had run out.

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"It is broken." -Dr. Belepharius Manius Gelleden IV

"After then thousand years I'm free! It's time to conquer Earth!"

A cousin to the fearsome Shivan Dragon, Ordovan Dragons are much less violent, but no less greedy. Their long lives let them invest in markets and earn over generations, hoarding their wealth in stocks and bonds instead of coins and jewels.

Re: Work That Flavor Text!

Posted: Wed Dec 27, 2023 12:14 am
by OneAndOnly
Ordovan Dragon -- 3RR
Creature - Dragon {R}
Flying
R: Ordovan Dragon gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
If Ordovan Dragon would deal excess damage, create that many Treasure tokens instead.
A cousin to the fearsome Shivan Dragon, Ordovan Dragons are much less violent, but no less greedy. Their long lives let them invest in markets and earn over generations, hoarding their wealth in stocks and bonds instead of coins and jewels.

Epochal Lich -- BBBB
Creature - Zombie Wizard {R}
If Epochal Lich didn't enter the battlefield from the top of your library, shuffle it into your library, then create an Emblem with "At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top card of your library. If it's a card named Epochal Lich, put it onto the battlefield. Otherwise, you may pay 2 life. If you do, you may cast that card until the end of your next upkeep."
Epochal Lich is indestructible.
"After ten thousand years, I'm free! It's time to conquer Earth!"
8/8

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"This is your home now! Our ancestors have longed for the day we might live together in peace!"

"That was my home! How could you desecrate it with your profane antics?"

"There lies our home! Only ashes, now, and the wail of the wind over the cold, cold stones."