New Challenge Every Day - February 7th: Split cards

[void_nothing]

Today's Challenge: Split cards

.::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::.

shullz 22 (+3)
void_nothing 14 (+2)
AnotherAlias 12 (+2)
netn10 10 (+3)
somedue1019 10 (+2)
Komandon 8 (+1)
OneAndOnly 7 (+1)
Rithaniel 7 (+2)
Ink-Treader 7 (+3)
Caspernicus 5 (+5)
KB52665 3
LandellXil0cent 2 (+0)
TessaMTG 1
YoTed 1 (+0)

.::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.

White Devil, green Angel, red Zombie or blue Vampire

Votes: netn10 (finding the most literal solution possible), Caspernicus
Too many absolutely great ones, again. Took forever to decide and could have been completely different picks for each 5 minutes I continued to think about it.



For ease of reading:

White Devil WW
Creature — Devil Cleric (R)
Whenever a creature you control dies, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Disturb BBB (You may cast this card from your graveyard transformed for its disturb cost.)

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Black Soul
B Enchantment — Aura Curse (R)
Enchant Player
Whenever a creature enchanted player controls would be put into a graveyard from the battlefield, exile it instead. Enchanted player loses life equal to that creature's toughness and draws a card.
If Black Soul would be put into a graveyard from anywhere, exile it instead.

IIW: Light and Dark

Votes: Komandon, AnotherAlias
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Krovikan Minddrinker -- 4U
Creature - Vedalken Vampire {R}
Flying
T: Counter target spell unless its controller pays 1 and one life. Whenever a spell is countered this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Krovikan Minddrinker.
4/4
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Next: Devoid and devour

Votes: Rithaniel, void_nothing

Sovereign of Nature's Grace X4GG
Creature - Dryad Angel (Mythic)
Convoke
Flying
Whenever a permanent enters the battlefield under you control, for each creature that helped you to cast it, draw a card, then put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield. (Convoking and using mana abilities from creatures also count.)
4/4

IIW: A card for your pet or an historical animal or an animal in pop culture

Votes: OneAndOnly, Caspernicus

Dreaded Drowned Dead
Creature - Zombie (U)
Delve
When Dreaded Drowned Dead enters the battlefield discover 5.
5/5


IIW: Dread

Votes: Ink-Treader, Caspernicus



Can I lore here? Imma lore here.

tl;dr — Yup, it's basically what it looks like, feel free to judge the card exlusively mechanically.

Since I read through the Divine Comedy, I've always really wanted a plane based on the Inferno (Rhystic Studies did a spectacular video comparing New Phyrexia to the poem, but I was thinking a touch more litteral- Fire and Brimstone, Demons in every color, that stuff). But the part that left me gob-smacked the most was when Jesus descended into the bowls as the unquestioned master over hell. Growing up with late 20th century media often cribbing notes from Alighieri, I'd assumed that Satan was in charge of hell, but like... of course he wouldn't be! The almighty made this place Lucifer's prison, not his playground. So, in the set I've been tinkering with, this is the guy I've made to capture the dissonance of God as Lord of Heaven and Hell(boundless love and eternal damnation). I REALLY hope I don't offend anyone with this entry, that was super not my intention. I even Photoshopped out all the crosses from the AI generated art just to try and secularize it, but this was meant as an interesting exploration of extra-biblical cannon, not a slight against anyone's beliefs. Anywho...

IIW: Follow this link: https://www.fantasynamegenerators.com/god-names.php The 3rd result down is your card name.

Votes: somedue1019 , shullz

Simmering Corpse 1R
Creature — Zombie
Simmering Corpse can't block.
When Simmering Corpse dies, you may have it deal 2 damage to any target.
2/2

IIW: take a difficult or weird Un card make a realistic version.

Votes: Ink-Treader, Caspernicus

Half-Cremated Varag
Creature — Goblin Zombie (U)
Haste
If Half-Cremated Varag would die, exile it instead. If you do, you may play it until the end of your next turn unless it had a cremation counter on it. When you cast it this way, it enters the battlefield with a cremation counter on it.
If you think the smell of a living goblin is bad, just you wait until you smell a dead one. Then, if you think that smells absolutely vile, wait until you smell one that is both dead and burning.
3/1

IIW: "When ~'s echo cost is paid"

Vote: shullz, Rithaniel

Gleeful Bureaucrat 1W
Creature - Devil Advisor (U)
Vigilance
Whenever one or more counters are placed on Gleeful Bureaucrat, you may place that many of the same type of counter on target creature an opponent controls.
5W: Put a stun counter on Gleeful Bureaucrat.
He could talk about his favorite laws for hours, days, weeks...
2/2

IIW: Activated abilities with 5+ mana costs

Vote: netn10, Ink-Treader



IIW: Absorb, Afflict, or Amplify.

Votes: Caspernicus, somedude1019

Aurkem, Organizer of Chaos
Legendary Creature - Vampire Devil R
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, if that player has four or more cards in hand, they can't cast more than one spell this turn.
Aurkem can't be blocked as long as it's attacking a player with three or fewer cards in their hand.
"You think chaos purely comes from impulse and emotion?"
3/1

IIW: A card with two of the following: Kicker, Entwine, Cleave

Votes: AnotherAlias, void_nothing

Vengeful Flamecorpse 1r
Creature — Zombie Citizen
Menace
When Vengeful Corpse dies, it deals 2 damage to target creature an opponent controls.
"You thought you could get away with turning my pub to ashes, didn't you?"
1/1

IIW: Modal DFC with transmute

Votes: shullz, netn10

Tideblood Marauder 1U
Creature - Vampire Assassin (R)
Whenever a permanent an opponent controls that was the target of a spell or ability you controlled this turn leaves the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on Tideblood Marauder.
1WB, T: Put target creature with lesser power than Tideblood Marauder on the bottom of its owner's library. Its controller loses 1 life.
1/1

IIW: Saga, World, or Leyline Enchantment from Ravnica, Alara, or Tarkir

[AnotherAlias]

Votes: Ink-Treader, void_nothing

Way
Sorcery (U)
Look at the top four cards of your library. You may put one of them into your hand. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.

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Go
Sorcery (U)
Aftermath (Cast this spell only from your graveyard. Then exile it.)
Put target nonland permanent on top of its owner's library.

IIW: Thallid Spore Counter Shenanigans

[shullz]

Votes: Rithaniel, AnotherAlias



Destroy/Erase UB
Instant (R)
Choose one or both —
• Destroy target nonartifact creature.
• Counter target creature spell.
//
Improve 3UPBP
Sorcery (R)
Aftermath
Put target nonartifact creature card from a graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.

My previous fuse version with a broken render and more microtext

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Destroy/Erase BR
Sorcery (R)
Choose one —
• Destroy/Erase deals 2 damage to each non-artifact creature.
• Target creature gets -4/-4 until end of turn.
Entwine—Sacrifice a nontoken artifact. (Choose both if you pay the entwine cost.)
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Improve UB
Sorcery (R)
Until end of turn, you may cast target nonartifact creature card from any graveyard. For any colored mana in its cost you may pay 2 life instead. If a spell is cast this way, it becomes an artifact in addition to its other types.
//
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

After creating a card inspired by a song lyric/cover artwork yesterday, I continue in a similar vein. Today with some Meshuggah:
Programmed to appease you/We're symbols of perfection/Humanoids ruined by your laws/Destroy erase improve
Which also lends itself perfectly to a Phyrexia-themed card.

IIW: A card inspired by music (band name, album/song title, lyrics, genre etc.)

[OneAndOnly]

Votes: netn10, InkTreader[/b]

Breakfast /// Dinner - G /// B
Instant / Instant
{Breakfast} Until the end of turn, Food you control have "T, Sacrifice this Food: Untap target creature and put a +1/+1 counter on it.
Create a Food token.
{Dinner} Until the end of turn, Food you control have "T, Sacrifice this Food: Tap target creature and put a -1/ counter on it.
Create a Fod token.

[somedue1019]

Votes: Rithaniel (Clever ), YoTed
HM:LandellXil0cent (Very cool design, didn't meet the prompt)



Geist
Sorcery
Create a */* Spirit creature token whose power and toughness are equal highest mana value among sorceries in your graveyard.
//
Guest
Sorcery
Each player searches their library for a sorcery card, puts it into their graveyard, and then shuffles.

Here's how "Monte" would work


IIW:Cowboys and Cowboy Accessories

Also, if anyone can think of of a user friendly reminder text for monte that would fit on that tiny-ass Fuse line, that would be much appreciated!

[Komandon]

Votes: OneAndOnly , AnotherAlias

Cloak U
Instant
Target creature gains shroud. If you target a creature you don't control, scry 2.
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Dagger 2R
Instant
Create a colorless Equipment artifact token named Dagger with "Equipped creature gets +1/+0 and first strike." and equip 2. Attach Dagger to a creature you control.

IIW: card based on an H G Wells book.

[Caspernicus]

Votes: Rithaniel, AnotherAlias

Also, sorry Komandon! I didn't mean to take your idea, in fact I didn't even see it until after I had posted. Great minds think alike, I guess.

This
Instant (R)
Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature you control. It gains hexproof until end of turn.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

That
Instant
Choose two. You may choose the same mode more than once —
•Gain control of target creature an opponent controls.
•Return all noncreature, nonland permanents target opponent controls to their owner's hand.
Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

IIW: Non-Eldrazi, non-artifact colorless creature

[void_nothing]

Votes: netn10, Ink-Treader

Hue GU
Instant (U)
Choose any number of target creatures and a color. Untap those creatures and they get +0/+1 and become the chosen color until end of turn.
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Cry 5W
Instant (U)
Create two 2/2 Citizen creature tokens that are all colors.
Draw a card.

IIW: DFCs matter

[KB52665]

Votes: Shullz, Oneandonly

Who 1bb
Sorcery (U)
Search your library for a card, exile it face down, then shuffle. Cloak that card.
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Knew u
Sorcery (U)
Return target face-down creature to its owner's hand.
Aftermath

IIW: Non-D&D backgrounds

[LandellXil0cent]

Votes: Caspernicus, YoTed

Prim
Sorcery
Return two target nonland, non-enchantment permanents to their owner's hands. Scry 1.
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Proper
Destroy two target creatures. Their controllers gain 2 life. You draw a card.

IIW: Low power/toughness matters

[netn10]

Votes: Ink-Treader, OneAndOnly

Jump U
Instant (Uncommon)
Target creature gains flying until end of turn.
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Conclusion 1U
Sorcery (Uncommon)
Aftermath
As long as Conclusion is in your graveyard, whenever a creature deals combat damage to a player, that player investigate.

IIW: "As long as {CARD NAME} is in your graveyard"

[Ink-Treader]

Vote: netn10, Rithaniel

Perennial 3{W/B}{G/W}
Sorcery (R)
Put an indestructible counter on target permanent.
//
Perspicacity 1{U/B}{G/U}
Sorcery (R)
Until end of turn, whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, surveil 1, then draw a card.

IIW: Activated abilities with no mana and no T cost.

[YoTed]

Vote: Somedude1019, LandellXil0cent



IIW: Wall or Creature with defender from Ravnica, Alara, or Tarkir.

[Rithaniel]

Votes: shullz, AnotherAlias

Destroy the Young
Instant U
Each creature that entered the battlefield this turn gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
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Preserve the Old
Instant U
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature that didn't enter the battlefield this turn.
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Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.)

IIW: A card with two of the following: Kicker, Entwine, Cleave