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[haywire]

Since everyone seems to be taking the easy road with W/G
Smoke and Steel
Instant
Creatures you control gain hexproof and menace until the end of your next turn.
Remove each blocking creature you control from combat, then create a 1/1 blue and black Assassin creature token for each creature attacking you. Those creatures each block a different attacking creature.
In times of great peril, even the Dimir's dark machinations could be used for a nobler cause.
IIW: Interesting uses of/interactions with menace

[spacemonaut]

Arashin Stalwart 2GW
Creature — Hound Soldier
Flash
As Arashin Stalwart enters the battlefield, it gains indestructible until end of turn.
Whenever Arashin Stalwart is dealt damage, bolster X, where X is the amount of damage dealt this way.
3/3

IIW: Cards that change the target(s) of something on the stack.

[NinjaCaterpie]

Staunch Matriarch 1GW
Creature - Human (U)
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a +1/+1 counter on another target creature.
Sacrifice Staunch Matriarch: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to you or target creature this turn.
2/2

IIW: a card that represents a single person, doing something flavourful

[mellifluoresce]

Green-White Card 1GW
Creature - Human (GW)
Trample, vigilance
When Green-White Card enters the battlefield, choose one -
• You gain life equal to the number of lands you control.
• Target creature gets +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of lands you control.
2/2

IIW: Green-white cards

[spacemonaut]

Since everyone seems to be taking the easy road with W/G

I've just been doing white for several challenge cards now because I'm interested in exploring design space of strong cards in our current Worst Color(tm).

Challenge accepted though

Kilrog, Krenko's Ambusher 1RR
Legendary Creature — Goblin Warrior
Whenever a creature attacks you or a planeswalker you control, create a 1/1 red Goblin creature token unless that creature's controller pays .
Sacrifice a Goblin, Discard a card: Draw a card.
2/2

IIW: Cards that change the target(s) of something on the stack.

[Cythare]

Does it protect?
Does it provide?
Does it have raccoon-bear flavor? (Probably not, as no one did.)

mellifluoresce - Last Ride of the Aegis
Neat! I'm curious to see if they do something like this in THB. Ordeals using the Saga wording is maybe a bit more complicated, especially since they tend to sit underneath the object they're attached to, but it's a clean design.
wonderful - Fruitmother
I love love love the flavor here. It's a neat way of taxing opponents for attacking that can come back to bite them (but that is also well rate-limited).
jamblock - Gilded Shield
This almost feels like a weird Mana Drain variant that definitely feels white but not very blue. It's fine but I wish it was Selesnya.
spacemonaut - Ardenvale Field Baker
This is a cute way to get Food into white. From a flavor perspective, I kinda wish it was sorcery-speed only, because the creature shouldn't have time during combat to fight an enemy and go get a scone. From a functional perspective, having an attacking creature (or blocking creature, if need be) always have indestructible feels like a lot, but if you make it sorcery-speed only, then it's basically just Outlast 1.
haywire - Smoke and Steel
I was really worried that the Assassins were going to have deathtouch as I read through the card, but was glad to see they didn't. This seems like an interesting counter-alpha strike card, and my favorite part is that it can cause creatures to be blocked that would otherwise be very hard/impossible to block (like those with shadow or that are actually unblockable). The inclusion of menace seems a bit out of place here, but it does ground the card more in black, since otherwise the card could theoretically be monoblue.
spacemonaut - Arashin Stalwart
This was so close to winning the secret flavor challenge! I like the mix of mechanics here. I'd personally have preferred support instead of bolster, since it plays more into the sharing aspect of "provide", but otherwise this is pretty cool.
NinjaCaterpie - Staunch Matriarch
This seems like a nice, clean uncommon that dutifully meets the challenge. It's not flashy, but extremely on point, and I appreciate it!
mellifluoresce - Green-White Card
This is, in fact, a green-white card. I'm not sure what rarity GW is, but I'm sure that it means this is a powerful Magic card.
spacemonaut - Kilrog, Krenko's Ambusher
So, a smaller Kazuul, Tyrant of the Cliffs in a more well-supported tribe? Seems pretty cool. The activated ability not having any mana associated with it seems pretty insane for decks that can churn out Goblin tokens.

HM: spacemonaut for Ardenvale Field Baker
Winner: wonderful for Fruitmother
These two were very close, but Fruitmother won out because I liked the ratio of how often you got Food to what you got for it.
Next: creepy crawly

[chetoos]

crawling carpet 1GG
Creature - Insect (rare)
Trample
This creature gets +1/+1 for each other insect you control.
Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, create a token that's a copy of this creature.
1/1

IIW: Uncommon planeswalkers upshifted to rare.

[Cythare]

Malaria Swarm 1BB
Creature - Insect (U)
When Malaria Swarm enters the battlefield, each opponent gets a poison counter until Malaria Swarm leaves the battlefield.
Whenever a land card is put into your graveyard from anywhere, if Malaria Swarm isn't a token, create a token that's a copy of it.
1/1

IIW: A light to shine in the darkness

[mellifluoresce]

Pull Beneath the Surface BB
Instant (U)
Target creature gets -X/-X until end of turn, where X is your lifetotal.

IIW: Goosebumps

[haywire]

Subdermal Invasion
Enchantment- Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever an Insect you control deals combat damage to a creature, you may pay . If you do, return Subdermal Invasion to the battlefield attached to that creature.
At the beginning of your end step, put a maggot counter on Subdermal Invasion. Then, Subdermal Invasion deals damage to enchanted creature equal to the number of maggot counters on it, and you gain that much life.
When enchanted creature dies, create X 1/1 black Insect creature tokens with lifelink, where X is the number of maggot counters on Subdermal Invasion.
Inside, they grow. Chewing, gnawing, waiting.
IIW: Interesting uses of/interactions with menace

[Chemtrails]

Marching Beetles 1G
Creature — Insect (R)
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay 1G. If you do, create a token that's a copy of Marching Beetles.
1/1

IIW: Energy.

[spacemonaut]

Scarab Infestation 2BG
Sorcery
Destroy target nonartifact creature. Create a number of black 1/1 Insect creature tokens equal to its toughness.

or even

Scarab Infestation 2BG
Sorcery
Overload 5GGBB (You may cast this spell for its overload cost. If you do, change its text by replacing all instances of "target" with "each.")
Destroy target creature. For each creature destroyed this way, create a number of 1/1 black Insect creature tokens equal to its toughness.

IIW: Cards that change the target(s) of something on the stack.

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I kinda wish it was sorcery-speed only, because the creature shouldn't have time during combat to fight an enemy and go get a scone.

You know, you're absolutely right.

This was so close to winning the secret flavor challenge! I like the mix of mechanics here. I'd personally have preferred support instead of bolster, since it plays more into the sharing aspect of "provide", but otherwise this is pretty cool.

(Hooray!) Wow, Abzan/Dromoka would be amazing with Support. I hope they actually do that.

The activated ability not having any mana associated with it seems pretty insane for decks that can churn out Goblin tokens.

Er. You're right. Honey I Broke The Card?

[spacemonaut]

The challenge has been quiet for 28 hours now, maybe time to judge?

[Ulka]

Invisible Megalapede 2UB
Creature - Insect Horror - Rare
Fear Shroud
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield or attacks, tap target creature.
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to an opponent, that player discards a card.
"We must stay calm, we know its there, it causes our skin to crawl but we don't know how big it is."
2/2

IIW: Snow Horror Movie Themed

[NinjaCaterpie]

Hive of the Endless Ones 1B
Artifact (R)
Whenever a creature dies, put a swarm counter on Hive of the Endless Ones.
At the beginning of each end step, if you lost 5 or more life this turn, sacrifice Hive of the Endless Ones and create a number of 1/1 black Insect creature tokens equal to the number of swarm counters on it.

IIW: They called it the "Great Disaster". Show me what happened.

[wonderful]

Been busy covering work shifts and sick. Will try to judge within a few hours.

[spacemonaut]

Creeping Deadlines XXUU
Enchantment — Aura Curse
Enchant player
If X is 3 or more, this spell can't be countered.
Creeping Deadlines enters the battlefield with X stress counters on it.
At the beginning of enchanted player's upkeep, they put a stress counter on Creeping Deadlines, then they put X cards from the top of their library into their graveyard, where X is the number of stress counters on Creeping Deadlines.


for are deadlines not the most creepy, crawly, thing of them all?

(yes? no? no? okay you're right.)


IIW: Cards that change the target(s) of something on the stack.

[mellifluoresce]

Cerebral Implosion 7BUU
Sorcery
Exile all cards from all libraries.
Draw a card.
'cause explosions are really messy.

BOOM!

[mellifluoresce]

thanks Shrapnel Cone for the 10/10 design

[wonderful]

Ok. Felt super crappy and never got off the couch and to the computer yesterday. Judging now

[wonderful]

chetoos - crawling carpet
Nice, tribal design but also works with itself, and in a way I'd expect from insects. Solid.

Cythare - Malaria Swarm
Very strange effect, and duplicate clause. Not sure I'm a fan of this. Thinking outside the box though.

melli - Pull Beneath the Surface
At first glance I thought this might be too good. But after thinking about it for a little longer, I think this is a very fair rate, and a card I could imagine being printed one day.

haywire - Subdermal Invasion
This is sure a wall of text. Not bad though. Would like to know if this would be rare or uncommon for limited purposes, which is where this would obviously see the most of its play. Strong but slow inevitable removal.

Chemtrails - Marching Beetles
Cute! Not very creepy.

spacemonaut - Scarab Infestation
Holy crap that overload is gonna make like 5 billion tokens. Trying to decide if this is fair or not, even without the overload cost. It's a real strong rate that I'm kinda nervous about.

Ulka - Invisible Megalapede
Oh how I miss Shroud. Good solid card, flavor text on point with the abilities. I like it. Plus it is both very creepy, and crawly.

NinjaCaterpie - Hive of the Endless Ones
Interesting! This could definitely be cool in an aristocrats type of deck. Feels more like an enchantment than an artifact to me.

spacemonaut - Creeping Deadlines
This is actually a really nice design! Not exactly crawly, but I like this as an inevitable mill card. Could actually be a great mirrorbreaker for control matches. Good!

melli - Cerebral Implosion
BOOM!


HMs: spacemonaut for Creeping Deadlines, and chetoos for Crawing Carpet.
winner: Ulka! I liked bringing shroud back, the flavor was great and fit the challenge perfectly, and a good ol' specter effect is hard for me to pass up.

next, another creepy challenge: Snow Horror Movie Themed

[Ulka]

Sweet I won! I know with the holidays coming up I'd let people know I'll judge on 12/26 if people dont post earlier but just to give people a time line on this.

[TacticalCelebrant]

Curse of Neverending Winter 1u
Snow Enchantment - Aura Curse (U)
Whenever a nonland permanent controlled by enchanted player becomes tapped, it doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
It's going to be cold, it's going to be dark and it's going to last you for the rest of your lives.

IIW: Colored mana symbols and Vehicles.

[Cythare]

Biting Cold 2WW
Snow Enchantment (R)
Whenever a creature attacks or blocks, put a frost counter on it.
If a nonsnow creature would deal damage, prevent X of that damage, where X is the number of frost counters on it.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if there are fifty or more frost counters among permanents on the battlefield, you win the game.

IIW: Build the easy road

[spacemonaut]

Krampus, the Stalker 3BB
Legendary Creature — Goat Demon
Krampus can't be blocked by more than one creature.
Whenever a creature dealt damage by Krampus this turn dies, exile it. You may cast it as long as it remains exiled, and you may spend mana as though it were mana of any type to cast it.
"Time to work off your wickedness."
4/4


IIW: Cards that change the target(s) of something on the stack.