[Assorted] Sporegorger's Gorge: TFC (Triple-Faced) Elder Dragon + More

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Violet Moon Crab
2{U}
Creature - Crab (U)
This creature enters with two +1/+1 counters on it.
Whenever you mill one or more permanent cards, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. This ability triggers only once each turn.
0/0


Swamp Newt
2{B}
Creature - Salamander (U)
Sacrifice this creature: Target player mills cards equal to its power.
Unearth 1{B}
2/1
During harsh conditions, these amphibians will bury themselves in the mud to wait for better times.

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Silga, the Moth Dragon
5{B}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature - Insect Dragon (M)
Flying, vigilance, trample, lifelink, wither
Ward {5}
5/5

This is a trick, it is never meant to be cast. Can you guess what its true purpose is?
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Mimeoplasm food.

Gardenhive Nepenthes
X{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (R)
Affinity for mycobotanix (Fungi, Plants, Saprolings and Treefolk are mycobotanix.)
Ravenous (This creature enters with X +1/+1 counters on it. If X is 5 or more, draw a card when it enters.)
Cascade
1/1
It contains multitudes.


This one's numbers might need a bit of fiddling, but the intent should be obvious (plus graft 0 is hilarious):

Pitcher-Throw Nepenthes
1{G}
Creature - Plant (C)
Ward {1}
Graft 0
Evolve
0/2

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Pitcher-Leaf Staminode
{B}{G}
Creature - Plant Thrull (U)
Deathtouch
Morbid -This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if a creature died this turn.
Sacrifice this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
2/2
Some of the more intelligent pitcher-plants started conducting experiments of their own.


Solar-Powered Nudibranch
{G}{U}
Creature - Slug (U)
Vigilance
{T}: Add {G} or {U}. When you spend this mana to cast a creature spell, it enters with an additional +1/+1 counter on it
2/1
It derives nutrients from photosynthetic symbionts residing in its tissues.


Boss Nepenthes
3{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (R)
Other Plants you control get +1/+1.
Other creature tokens you control get +1/+1.
When this creature enters, create two 0/1 green Plant creature tokens.
Whenever you attack with two or more creatures that are Plants and/or tokens, surveil 2, draw a card, then discard a card.
3/4

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Pitcher-Leaf Staminode
{B}{G}
Creature - Plant Thrull (U)
Deathtouch
Morbid -This creature enters with a +1/+1 counter on it if a creature died this turn.
Sacrifice this creature: Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
2/2
Some of the more intelligent pitcher-plants started conducting experiments of their own.

The morbid enabler:

Strange Ootheca

Creature - Insect Egg (C)
When Strange Ootheca dies, create a 1/1 black and green Insect creature token
0/0

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Venomous Lionfish Flock
2{U}{B}
Creature - Fish (U)
Deathtouch, ward {1}
Whenever one or more tokens are created under your control, each opponent loses 2 life, then tap up to one target creature you don't control. This ability triggers only once per turn.
2/4

[void_nothing]

Do lionfish have flocks, not schools? Secondary to the main point here - this is a good combination platter multicolor card. Blue keyword, black keyword, blue trigger effect, black trigger effect.

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Do lionfish have flocks, not schools?

Lionfish do sometimes gather in groups, but they don't show schooling behavior. I went with flock because the fancy fins reminded me of avian plumage.

Leafyjug Rotbell
[Neo Genesis Gloom]
1{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (U)
Foul Odor -This creature can't be blocked except by three or more creatures.
Sticky Nectar -When this creature enters, tap up to one target creature you don't control and put a stun counter on it. You gain 3 life.
3/3

[OneAndOnly]

Shouldn't lionfish gather in a pride?

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Ulcer-Garden Yateveo
2{B}{G}
Creature - Plant Horror (U)
Reach
Undergrowth -Graft X, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard.
Whenever one or more permanent cards are put into your graveyard from your library, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token, then populate.
0/2
It grew tall and terrible, cloaked in rot and carrion, a vast network of vines and roots extending from its base. Feeding, propagating.

Alternate flavor text:
Plots fertilized with Simic biowaste soon bore strange fruit.


Crabpincer Beetle
2{G}{U}
Creature - Crab Insect (U)
Ward {2}
Transmute 1{U}{U}
Scavenge 2{G}{G}
3/4
Faced with dwindling supplies of both materials and specimens, researchers soon resorted to recycling every scrap of their projects.

Alternate flavor text:
"Attention! Before disposal of specimens, salvage all usable parts!" -Notification from head researcher Geralf


Persistent Haunter
4{U}{B}
Creature - Bat Spirit (U)
Flying
Haunt
When this creature enters or the creature it haunts dies, create two 1/1 black Bat creature tokens with flying.
The creature haunted by this creature has "When this creature dies, return target creature card you own in exile haunting this creature to your hand."
2/1

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Stinking Bugbelltrap
[Erika's Gloom]

Creature - Plant (U)
Wither
Acid -{U}: Target creature blocking or being blocked by this creature gets -2/-0 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once per turn
Absorb -{B}: This creature gains lifelink until end of turn
3/3

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Mwufufufu, in Tarkir: Dragonstorm the Sultai appear to be centered in green now, and moving towards a more jungle-centered, dare I say, botanical direction.

My vision of a tropical jungle/botanical-focused {B}{G}{U} is becoming realized!

MWUFUFUHAHAHAHA!

Cards unrelated:

Gunkgem-Jug Nepenthes
1{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (C)
When this creature enters, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token and surveil 1.
When this creature dies, create an X/X black, green, and blue Plant creature token named Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant, where X is this creature's power.
3/4


Orchid Treetender Nepenthes

Creature - Plant (U)
Tree Orchid -When this creature enters, mill two cards. Create a 0/1 green Plant creature token, then put a +1/+1 counter on it for each permanent card milled this way.
Dredge 2
Mulching -{T}: Target land or mycobotanix creature card in your graveyard gains dredge 2 until end of turn.
1/3


Verdant-Carbuncle Gunkgarden Nepenthes
1{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (R)
Offshoot Tender -Whenever one or more permanent cards leave your graveyard, if they were put into exile, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token, then put that many +1/+1 counters on it. Otherwise, create an X/X black, green, and blue Plant creature token named Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant, where X is 1 plus the total mana value of those cards.
Epiphyte Culture -At the beginning of your end step, if you descended this turn, you may exile three permanent cards from your graveyard. If you do, return target Plant creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped. It has base power and toughness 1/1.
Symbiote Garden -Plant creature tokens you control have all activated abilities of all creature cards exiled with this creature.
1/5

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Cattleya Camellia, Teabrew Nepenthes
[Cagney Carnation, Floral Fury]
2{B}{G}{U}
Legendary Creature - Plant (R)
At the beginning of your upkeep, choose one at random. Create a green creature token with those characteristics.
-0/2 Plant creature token with reach and defender.
-1/1 Saproling creature token.
-1/2 Splinter creature token with flying.
{T}, Sacrifice three tokens with different names: Choose one-
-This creature deals 3 damage to any target and you gain 3 life.
-Return target nonland permanent to its owner's hand. You draw a card.
3/5

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Fly-in-the-Ointment Faerie

Creature - Faerie Warlock (C)
Flying
When this creature enters, surveil 2. When you do, target player mills two cards.
2/3
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Flying Ointment

Instant - Adventure
Target creature gains flying until end of turn.


Mox Spinel
{0}
Artifact (R)
{T}: Add one mana of any color. This mana can't be spent to cast a spell.
{1}, {T}, Sacrifice this artifact: Create a tapped Treasure token.

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Gunkspatter Polypgarden Nepenthes
1{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (U)
When this creature enters, create two 0/1 green Plant creature tokens.
Whenever a land or another nontoken mycobotanix creature you control enters, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. (Fungi, Plants, Saprolings and Treefolk are mycobotanix.)
Other mycobotanix creatures you control get +1/+1.
3/3


Pitcher-Plant Peatdragger
2{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (U)
When this creature enters, choose one-
-Search your library for up to two mycobotanix cards, put them into your graveyard, then shuffle.
-Return up to one mycobotanix card from your graveyard to your hand.
Entwine {2}
3/4

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Shower Room
2{U}
Enchantment - Room (U)
When you unlock this room, return another target nonland permanent and all Aura's attached to it to their owners' hands.
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Septic Tank
2{B}{B}
Enchantment - Room (U)
At the beginning of your end step, if a permanent under your control left the battlefield this turn, each opponent mills two cards and loses 2 life.


Vlaryk, Retro A La Mode
2{B}{B}{G}{G}{U}{U}
Legendary Creature - Plant Elder Dragon (M)
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice this creature unless you pay {B}{G}{U}.
At the beginning of each end step, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token.
When this creature dies, create five 0/1 green Plant creature tokens.
7/7

Art in the style of the original Elder Dragon cycle from Legends.

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Disciple of Vlaryk

Creature - Insect Druid (U)
This creature has flying as long as you control a token.
{1}, {T}, Tap an untapped creature you control: Create a 0/1 green Plant creature token. Then if you control four or more tokens, put a +1/+1 on that token for each different name among tokens you control.
1/2

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Sludge Sporesmog Nepenthes
[Koga's Victreebel]
2{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (R)
Reach, wither
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, tap up to one target creature and put that many stun counters on it.
Whenever a creature an opponent controls with a counter on it leaves the battlefield, create an X/X black, green, and blue Plant creature token named Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant, where X is the number of counters on that creature.
3/5

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Anemone-Locks Siren
[Shiny Jynx]
2{U}{U}
Creature - Siren (U)
Blown Kiss -When this creature enters, tap target creature you don't control and put a stun counter on it.
Freezing Blast -Whenever this creature attacks, you may pay 1{U}. If you do, tap target creature.
2/2

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Sleeper Hunter
[Shiny Haunter]
1{U}{B}
Creature - Spirit (U)
Flying
Gaseous Form -This creature can't block.
Dream Eater -This creature gets +2/+0 for each tapped creature an opponent controls.
1/1

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Cosmic-Tree Nepenthes Scion
[Scadutree Avatar]
6{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant Avatar (R)
Undergrowth -This spell costs {1} less to cast for each creature card in your graveyard.
Wither, trample
Delirium -When this creature enters, if there are four or more card types among cards in your graveyard, surveil 2, then you draw two cards and you lose 2 life.
6/7

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Nepenthes Blossomhead

Creature - Plant Horror (C)
Vigilance
When this creature dies, create three 0/1 green Plant creature tokens, then distribute two +1/+1 counters among them.
3/3

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Initially, I thought that while white and black are the normal color for reanimation, since the Abzan are focused on +1/+1 counters, I felt it was possible that this time the Sultai might get reanimation as their archetype strategy.

I was wrong, since while the Sultai do get Afterlife from the Loam and Kotis, Sibsig Champion, plus multiple reprints of other reanimation cards in their Commander deck, the Abzan still have a major share with Betor, Ancestor's Voice, Reunion of the House, and Will of the Abzan in the Commander deck and Yathan Roadwatcher and Perennation in the main set to boot.

So what if, in a set where the {W}{B}{G} is heavily focused on +1/+1 counters, the reanimation archetype is taken over instead by the {B}{G}{U} faction?


Nepenthes Biome-Sampling
{B}{G}{U}
Sorcery (R)
Choose one-
-Return all land cards from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
-Return target creature card with mana value X or less from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of lands you control.
Flashback 5{B}{G}{U}
"Lesser naturalists are content with mere cuttings. I collect a portion of the surrounding biome as well, so my specimens may flourish in their new home." -Vlaryk


Nepenthes Collection
1{B}{G}{U}
Enchantment (M)
Landfall -Whenever a land you control enters, choose one-
-Return target Plant card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
-Create an X/X black, green, and blue Plant creature token named Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant, where X is the number of permanent cards in your graveyard.
"New realms means new specimens, from both past and present." -Vlaryk


In a somewhat related thought, the original Tarkir had a loose cycle of rare tricolor wedge creatures that weren't really connected to the archetype of their respective wedge. Instead, they were generic, very strong beaters that provided a solid creature base that required little additional setup or support. The most notorious was Siege Rhino that dominated Standard. The next most played was the Mantis Rider that still has a place in Human decks, third was Butcher of the Horde thanks to its sheer size and free sacrifice ability that fed the Mardu Aristocrats strategy. Fourth was Savage Knuckleblade that really never found prominence, although it was a decently strong card in itself and powerful in Limited, there just wasn't a Temur deck strong enough to contend with the Abzan and their Rhino.

The least played of all was the Kheru Lich Lord, and the reason perhaps was because it was also the odd one out of the cycle; it required other cards to function, it cost the most, plus its ability was an upkeep trigger.

Now in Tarkir: Dragonstorm, I see a similar pattern; this time, a cycle of uncommon wedge-colored dragons. Again, these are all fairly good, solid creatures that can be played with little need for any setup or synergy with their respective wedges, but yet again the Sultai one is the odd one out: again it requires other cards to utilized properly (it even shares a name/origin with the Sultai lich, it's Kheru Goldkeeper), and is also the only one with its clan's keyword, which requires another creature to benefit from.

So I thought, in same as the above, in a hypothetical environment where the {B}{G}{U} archetype was reanimation, what if there was a more generic Sultai dragon that didn't require as much setup, but still rewards you for synergy with its wedge's strategy?

Nepenthes-Host Pitcherbrooder
3{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant Dragon (U)
Flying, vigilance
When this creature enters, if it entered from your graveyard or you cast it from your graveyard, create an X/X black, green, and blue Plant creature token named Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant, where X is the number of your choice of the following-
-Cards in your hand.
-Lands you control.
-Creature cards in your graveyard.
5/6

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

My favorite part of Shadowmoor was how creatively the flavor of -1/-1 counters was interpreted in so many ways. Leeches in the case of Leech Bonder, jars of acid for Grim Poppet, myiasis in Blowfly Infestation, or tangy poisonous fungi for Morselhoarder.

So I envisioned a faerie giving out some very poisonous blossoms, and the elves would e especially susceptible since they were dedicated to preserving beauty in all its forms. How could they refuse such a beautiful flower? They would be compelled to take it back home, even as their life withered away.

Poisonbloom Pixie
3{U}{B}
Creature - Faerie Rogue (U)
Flying
This creature enters with three -1/-1 counters on it.
, : Move a counter from this creature onto another target creature.
4/4
"A pretty flower for the pretty elf?"

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

Wanted an excuse to design a card that utilizes the three most common Dragon tokens.

Also I always like the idea of an innocuous creature that is not a threat by itself, but is deadly because of the creatures it summons.

Dragonflower Nepenthes Bewitcher
5{B}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (M)
Defender, reach
When this creature enters, create a 4/4 red Dragon creature token with flying, a 5/5 red Dragon creature token with flying, and a 6/6 red Dragon creature token with flying.
Encore 5{B}{G}{G}{U}
0/11
With entrancing pheromones and hallucinogenic spores, it lures away hellkites of all ages and distracts them from seeking mates.

[Sporegorger_Dragon]

This one is partially pure indulgence, and partially because I noticed Avenger of Zendikar is included in the Sultai Arisen Commander deck from Tarkir: Dragonstorm.

Garden-of-Pitchers Nepenthes
4{B}{G}{G}{U}
Creature - Plant (R)
Undergrowth -When this creature enters, create a 0/1 green Plant creature token for each land you control, then distribute X +1/+1 counters among those tokens, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyards.
Landfall Undergrowth -Whenever a land you control enters, create an X/X black, green, and blue Plant creature token named Nepenthes Pitcher-Plant, where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyards.
5/7