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Today's Challenge:
Snow cards that care about/require nonsnow

.::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.

.::Scoring::. .::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Sunburst

dyd wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Votes: Ink-Treader, Guardman

Curious Zoologist xgu
Creature - Merfolk Wizard
Graft – Sunburst (This creature enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it. Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, you may move a +1/+1 counter from this creature onto it.)
When ~ dies, look at the top X cards of your library, put one of ten into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in a random order, where X is the number of creatures you control with counters on then.
0/0

IIW: -1/-1 counters for your creatures

netn10 wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Votes: void_nothing, JovialJovian

Devourer of Shards 4R
Creature - Beast (Common)
Devour - Sunburst (As this enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice any number of creatures. This creature enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it for each of those creatures, where X's the number of colors of mana spent to cast it.)
1/1

IIW: Boros graveyard matter mechanic.

folding_music wrote: ↑

4 years ago

votes: JovialJovian, void_nothing

Faceted Beacon
Artifact (U)
Faceted Beacon enters the battlefield tapped and with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.
Remove a charge counter from Faceted Beacon, : Add .
Remove a charge counter from Faceted Beacon, : Remove target attacking creature from combat.

IIW: Rats

Guardman wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Votes: Ink-Treader and netn10

Gilded Tax-Collector 5
Artifact Creature - Construct
Sunburst (This enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
When Gilded Tax-Collector enters the battlefield, gain control of target permanent with converted mana cost equal to or less than Gilded Tax-Collector's power.
0/0
"You have not paid your taxes in full. I am taking your necklace and that fresh can of oil you just opened as payment."

IIW: A creature with both Unearth and Escape

Zemoo wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Votes: haywire, rattingrots

Sliver of the Fifth Dawn
Legendary Artifact Creature - Sliver (R)
Sunburst (this creature enters the battlefield with a +1/1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it)
Other slivers you cast have Sunburst (they enter the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter for each color of mana spent to cast them)
2/2

Ink-Treader wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Vote: void_nothing and netn10

Lambent Warden 2
Creature - Construct (R)
Sunburst (This enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
Lambent Warden has protection from each color that wasn't spent to cast it.
0/0

IIW: Splice

JovialJovian wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Votes: dyd, ink-treader

Refracting Gem 4
Artifact
Sunburst (This artifact enters the battlefield with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add one mana of each of X different colors, where X is the number of charge counters on ~.

IIW: Answers to planeswalkers outside of black.

RattingRots wrote: ↑

4 years ago

netn10, Ink-Treader

Chromatic Battery XRR
Artifact (U)
Sunburst (This artifact enters the battlefield with a charge counter on it for each color of mana spent to cast it.)
Remove a charge counter from ~: Exile the top card of your library. You may play it this turn.

IIW: Mechanic from Future Sight.

void_nothing wrote: ↑

4 years ago

Votes: haywire, RattingRots

Steward of the Suns 7
Artifact Creature - Golem (R)
Hexproof
Sunburst
4, T: You gain X life and create X 1/1 colorless Myr artifact creature tokens, where X is Steward of the Suns's power.
2/2

IIW: A card in the style of the set you started playing Magic in

Votes: void_nothing, RattingRots

Nifl, Herald of Frost
Legendary Snow Creature- Giant
Menace
Whenever Nifl enters the battlefield, attacks, or blocks, each player exiles a card from their hand or a permanent they control. For each non-snow card exiled this way, create a 4/4 black snow Zombie Giant creature token. Then, you lose X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of Giants you control.
4/4
IIW: Cards with abilities activated/triggered from exile

Votes: Ink-Treader, RattingRots

Glacier Elemental 1GU
Snow Creature - Elemental (Rare)
Glacier Elemental gets +1/+1 for each snow permanent you control and -1/-1 for each nonsnow permanent you control.
1/1

IIW: Return to Tarkir.

votes: RattingRots, Zemoo

Progressive Dichotomy 2w
Snow Enchantment (R)
While you control more snow lands than non-snow lands, enchantments you control gain hexproof.
, Sacrifice a snow permanent: Create a 2/2 Assembly-Worker artifact creature token.

IIW: a new enchantment-related keyword

Votes: Zemoo, dyd

Raging Blizzard 5R
Snow Creature - Elemental
Flying, haste
SS: ~ deals 1 damage to each nonsnow creature, each snow creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
3/3

IIW: Movie Monsters

Votes: RattingRots and Zemoo

Spring Thaw 3ss
Snow Sorcery
Draw X cards, where X is equal to the number of non-snow lands you control.

IIW: Gideon: Back from Death!

Votes: RattingRots and Zemoo

Jötun Blizzardrix 8ww
Snow Creature - Elemental
Flying
This spell costs 1 less to cast for each nonsnow permanent you control.
When ~ enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, destroy all nonsnow permanents.
5/5

IIW: copy

Votes: netn10, JovialJovian

The Common Cold
Snow Enchantment (R)
:~ deals 1 damage to each non-snow Creature and each player.
At the beginning of each end step if there are no non-snow Creatures on the battlefield, sacrifice ~.

IIW: Mario

I didn't include an IIW for yesterday, If I can retroactively add one: Mono W card advantage, if not that's fine too

Vote: Zemoo and JovialJovian

Shipwrecker Serac 2WU
Snow Creature - Elemental (R)
Shipwrecker Serac attacks each turn if able.
Vehicles can't attack if there are more snow lands than nonsnow lands.
Nonsnow creatures can't attack if there are more snow lands than nonsnow lands unless they pay X for each attacking creature, where X is the difference between the number of snow lands and nonsnow lands.
3/4

IIW: Abilities that function from the library

Foldingmusic, zemoo

Freezing Mage 2u
Snow Creature - Human Wizard (u)
, : Tap target nonsnow creature. It gains hexproof until.it becomes untapped.
2/3

IIW: The night begins to shine..

Next round to come early tomorrow due to time constraints.

Guardman, Zemoo

Alpine Watershed 2G
Snow Enchantment - Aura
Enchant nonsnow land.
Enchanted land has ", : Add three mana in any combination of colors."

IIW: Multikicker

Votes: folding_music, Ink-Treader

Chaoswinter 2RR
Snow Enchantment (R)
Nonsnow creatures get -1/+2 and have haste.
Snow creatures get +2/-1 and have menace.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put an ice counter on a nonsnow creature you control. It's snow for as long as it has an ice counter on it. If you do, Chaoswinter deals 1 damage to any target. If you don't, sacrifice Chaoswinter.

IIW: A very watchful being