New Challenge Every Day - March 15th: Under-costed cards with downsides

[void_nothing]

Today's Challenge: Under-costed cards with downsides

.::To Enter::.
In a single post:

• Name exactly two other players to vote for their entries for the previous challenge. (In the event that there are two or fewer entries that you are allowed to vote for, you may vote for only one.)

• Make a card that fits the current challenge.

• Include an "If I Win" (IIW) for tomorrow's challenge if you win.

Each day we use the challenge of the previous day's winner. In the case of a tie, we'll use the IIW of the tied player who has least overall points. In case of a further tie, the IIW of the earlier poster will be used.

.::Scoring::.

JovialJovian 33 (+3)
Ink-Treader 26 (+1)
void_nothing 24 (+2)
netn10 18 (+1)
kwanyeegor-ii 13
haywire 4 (+2)
wizyard 3
Levin 3 (+1)

.::Note of the Day::.
.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Arcane

Votes: Levin, void_nothing

Runic Barrage 2R
Instant - Arcane (Common)
Runic Barrage deals 3 damage to any target.
Arcanic 5R (Then exile it written onto an artifact you control. That artifact gains "5R, T: You may copy the written card. If you do, you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost.")

IIW: Urbrask is a good guy

Vote: JovialJovian, void_nothing

Twist the Boundary 3BB
Sorcery - Arcane (R)
Choose one-
-Target player sacrifices a non-Spirit creature and you return target Spirit creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
-Target player sacrifices a Spirit creature and you return target non-Spirit creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.

IIW: Opulence

Votes: JovialJovian, netn10

Kaminari's Illumination 2RR
Instant - Arcane (U)
Kaminari's Illumination deals 2 damage to each opponent and each planeswalker your opponents control. Exile the top two cards of your library. Until the end of your next turn, you may play those cards.
As you cast a spell that's sacred to the kami, you may pay R and exile Kaminari's Illumination from your graveyard. If you do, that spell can't be countered and when it resolves, scry 2. (Spirits, Arcanes, and Shrines are sacred to the kami.)

IIW: Clergy of an established religion in Magic lore

Transient Dreams – 2{2/b}{2/r}
Instant – Arcane (R)
As you cast or splice this, each other player may pay {2/b}{2/r}. If they do, they copy it.
Exile a number of cards from the top of your library equal to the number of cards in your hand. You may play them as long as they remain exiled.
At the beginning of each end step, for each card you own exiled by ~, mill 2, then you may exile a card from your graveyard. If you do, put a card exiled with ~ into your graveyard.
Splice onto instant 1{2/b}{2/r}
Ink, wire

jovialjovian haywire

Kodama's Domain 2G
Sorcery - Arcane (Rare)
You may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped. When you do, choose one -
- That land becomes a 4/4 green Spirit creature with protection from Humans in addition to its other types.
- That land gains "T: Add two mana of any color. Spend this mana only to cast Spirit or Arcane spells. Spells you cast this way can't be countered."

iiw things on the stack

[Levin]

Yesterday's card was supposed to be ur, not rb. Keep forgetting. IIW unchanged from 13th.
Anyway, my card for today.
Astral Summons – 1w
Enchantment (R)
You gain protection from everything.
If another permanent you control would leave the battlefield, return it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step under your control.
You can't cast spells or activate abilities of permanents you control that aren't mana abilities.
Ink kwan

[Ink-Treader]

Vote: void_nothing, kwanyeegor-ii

Death's List BB
Legendary Artifact (M)
T, Pay twice X life: Destroy target creature with toughness X or less.
You can't cast spells unless a creature died this turn.
The work never ends.

IIW: Untap

[netn10]

Votes: Ink-Treader, kwanyeegor-ii

Reckless Gambler 1R
Creature - Human Rogue (Rare)
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top three cards of your library. Until end of turn, you may play them.
At the beginning of your end step, if you didn't play at least three cards from exile this turn, Reckless Gambler deals 10 damage to you.
"Sometimes you have to risk it all to come out on top."
2/1

IIW: New ward cost

[haywire]

votes: kwanyeegor, ink-treader

Essence Draw
Sorcery {R}
Draw 3 cards. Then, for each card named Essence Draw in your graveyard, you lose 4 life, sacrifice a creature or planeswalker, and discard a card. (This ability does not count the copy of Essence Draw that is currently resolving.)

IIW: "total power" (i.e. formidable or Ghalta, Primal Hunger)

[JovialJovian]

vote: Ink-treader, kwanyeegor-ii

Demon of Heaven's Light 2W
Creature - Demon (R)
Flying, lifelink
Whenever you gain life, each opponent gains that much life.
7/7

IIW: Banding or "Bands with"

[MonoRedMage]

Votes - netn10, kwanyeegor-ii

Balduvian Climate 1R
Snow Enchantment {R}
Cumulative upkeep R
Players can't cast nonsnow artifact spells.
At the beginning of your end step, Balduvian Climate deals damage equal to the number of age counters on it to each nonsnow creature.
When Balduvian Climate is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, it deals 10 damage to you.

IIW - Faerie legends

[void_nothing]

Votes: Ink-Treader, kwanyeegor-ii

Mindtide Leviathan 2UUUU
Creature - Octopus Leviathan (R)
Trample
Mindtide Leviathan doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, exile the top four cards of your library.
Whenever Mindtide Leviathan deals combat damage to a player, draw four cards.
Sacrifice four Islands, Exile the top eight cards of your library: Untap Mindtide Leviathan.
8/8

IIW: Urabrask is a good guy