December CCL Signups/Round 2: Master of These Disciplines

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CCL December Signups/Round 2

"Master of These Disciplines"


Kasmina, Enigmatic Mentor, taken from magicthegathering.com, by Magali Villenueve and Wizards of the Coast

Welcome to the Card Creation League! Everyone is free to participate in either or both of the first two rounds. Come join us!

Theme

It's Mages of Many Colors Month here in the CCL! Each color has a characteristic creature type and an iconic creature type. Now a lot of people theorize they each have a spellcaster creature type as well! This month will make use of those five types.

Challenge

Design a planeswalker card that has Cleric, Wizard, Warlock, Shaman, or Druid in its rules text.

Clarifications

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• Your card's color or colors do not matter.
• At least one of your planeswalker's abilities must mention at least one of these creature types by name.
• Make sure to include a rarity.

Anyone can enter this second round! Your submissions are due Wednesday, December 16th, 23:59 EST.

Schedule

• Round 1 — Open to Everyone (December 1st-8th)
• Round 2 — Open to Everyone (December 10th-16th)
• Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due December 18th)
• Top 8 — Open to top 8 finishers (December 19th–22nd)
• Top 8 Critiques (Due December 24th)
• Top 4 — Open to top 4 finishers (December 25th–28th)
• Top 4 Critiques (Due December 30th)
• Final (January, winner determined by public poll)

Please note: For this month we will continue asking first and second round contestants to evaluate seven other contestants during the critique and top 3 period, in order to increase the total number of evaluations each contestant gets.

[OneAndOnly]

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[slimytrout]

Man... submitted a nice card for this to NCED last month. Oh well, here's a different take.

Aryiela, Dreampod Disperser 3GU
Legendary Planeswalker - Aryiela (R)
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a dream counter on target permanent that player controls and a loyalty counter on Aryiela, Dreampod Disperser.
0: Until end of turn, Aryiela becomes a 3/3 Druid creature with hexproof and haste. She can't be blocked this turn.
-6: Return any number of permanents with dream counters on them to their owners' hands. Manifest that many cards from the top of your library.
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[Pygyzy]

Oanna the Earthen 2gg
Legendary Planeswalker — Oanna (R)
Druids you control have soulbond with Plants.
Soulbonded creatures you control get +2/+2.
+2: Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature. If it's a Druid or Plant, untap it.
+2: Draw a card, Put up to one target card in a graveyard on the bottom of it's owner's library. If it's a Druid or Plant card, gain 2 life.
-4: Create a token copy of each creature on the battlefield that's a Druid or Plant. Put a haste counter on them. You get an emblem with "Untap all Druids and Plants you control during each opponent's untap step."
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[Ink-Treader]

Marrea, Vaunted Savior 2WB
Legendary Planeswalker - Marrea (M)
Whenever a Cleric you control blocks a creature attacking Marrea, it gets +1/+1 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.
+1: You gain 1 life. When you do, each opponent with more life than you loses 1 life.
0: Create a 1/1 white and black Cleric creature token with lifelink.
-6: Redistribute any number of player's life totals, then double your life total. Each opponent loses half their life, rounded up.
3

[netn10]

Chianul, Who Whispers Twice GUR
Legendary Planeswalker - Chianul (Mythic)
Dragon spells you cast cost 1 less to cast for each Shaman you control.
+1: Create the following tokens:
* a 1/1 green Shaman with "T: Add G."
* a 1/1 red Shaman with "T: This creature deals 1 damage to any target."
* a 1/1 blue Shaman with "T: Draw a card, then discard a card."
{1}

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About 7 hours remain before the deadline.

[void_nothing]

Okay, looks like I'll be granting an extension for at least 24 hours. Use it!

[MonoRedMage]

Nichinar, Recruiter of the Secondborn 1RR
Legendary Planeswalker - Nichinar {M}
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control after the first one each turn, put a training counter on that creature. It gets +1/+0, has haste, and is a Shaman in addition to its other types as long as it has a training counter on it.
+1: Add R. Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token.
-3: Nichinar deals damage to any target equal to the number of Shamans you control.
-7: You get an emblem with "Shamans you control have "T: You may cast a card from your hand without paying its mana cost.""
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[void_nothing]

I'll extend for another 24 hours but no more - closing the round at 23:59 on the 18th!

[Henlock]

Oziah, Dark Messiah wwbb
Planeswalker - Oziah
+2: Search your library or graveyard for a Cleric card with converted mana cost 1 and put it onto rhe battlefield. Shuffle your library if you searched it this way.
-2: Tap any number of untapped Clerics you control. Draw a card and lose 1 life for each Cleric tapped this way.
-7: Each opponent loses life equal to your life total.
//3

[OneAndOnly]

Ferma, Oak-Wreathed -- 2GG
Planeswalker - Ferma
Your permanents and spells are all colors.
+1: Up to two target lands you control gain a land type of your choice.
-1: Create a 0/0 colorless Creature - Elemental token, then put a +1/+1 counter on it for each color mana in your mana pool.
-5: Create an emblem with "Permanents and spells you control can't be targeted by spells or abilities from sources that share a color with them."
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[Lorn Asbord Schutta]

Zarad, Multiverse Schemer
Legendary Planeswalker - Zarad (M)
+1: Target creature becomes Warlock in addition to its other types and gains ": That creature's controller loses 2 life and draws a card. Any player may activate this ability.". If that creature is a Cleric, Druid, Shaman or a Wizard, put two loyalty counters on Zarad, Multivers Schemer.
+1: You may search your library for a Demon, Horror or Nightmare card with converted mana cost less then the number of Warlocks on the battlefield, reveal that card and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
-6: Each player sacrifices all Warlocks they control. For each creature sacrificed this way, put a Demon, Horror or a Nightmare card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
{3}

[kwanyeegor-ii]

Zakius, Lunarch Archmage 4W
Legendary Planeswalker--Zakius (Mythic)
+1: Humans you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Wizards you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
-X: Tap all creatures you don't control with toughness X or less. They don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.
-6: Exile target creature. Create X 1/1 white Human Wizard creature tokens with protection from creatures, where X is that creature's toughness.
Loyalty 4

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And the round is closed. Please critique the seven contestants ABOVE you on this list, looping to the bottom as necessary:

slimytrout
Pygyzy
Ink-Treader
netn10
MonoRedMage
Henlock
OneAndOnly
Lorn Asbord Schutta
kwanyeegor-ii

(N.B. This means everyone except the contestant directly below you.)

I'll extend critiques until 23:59 on the 21st.

[OneAndOnly]

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Aryiela, Dreampod Disperser 3GU
Legendary Planeswalker - Aryiela (R)
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a dream counter on target permanent that player controls and a loyalty counter on Aryiela, Dreampod Disperser.
0: Until end of turn, Aryiela becomes a 3/3 Druid creature with hexproof and haste. She can't be blocked this turn.
-6: Return any number of permanents with dream counters on them to their owners' hands. Manifest that many cards from the top of your library.
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Oanna the Earthen 2gg
Legendary Planeswalker — Oanna (R)
Druids you control have soulbond with Plants.
Soulbonded creatures you control get +2/+2.
+2: Put two +1/+1 counters on up to one target creature. If it's a Druid or Plant, untap it.
+2: Draw a card, Put up to one target card in a graveyard on the bottom of it's owner's library. If it's a Druid or Plant card, gain 2 life.
-4: Create a token copy of each creature on the battlefield that's a Druid or Plant. Put a haste counter on them. You get an emblem with "Untap all Druids and Plants you control during each opponent's untap step."
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Marrea, Vaunted Savior 2WB
Legendary Planeswalker - Marrea (M)
Whenever a Cleric you control blocks a creature attacking Marrea, it gets +1/+1 and gains deathtouch until end of turn.
+1: You gain 1 life. When you do, each opponent with more life than you loses 1 life.
0: Create a 1/1 white and black Cleric creature token with lifelink.
-6: Redistribute any number of player's life totals, then double your life total. Each opponent loses half their life, rounded up.
3

Chianul, Who Whispers Twice GUR
Legendary Planeswalker - Chianul (Mythic)
Dragon spells you cast cost 1 less to cast for each Shaman you control.
+1: Create the following tokens:
* a 1/1 green Shaman with "T: Add G."
* a 1/1 red Shaman with "T: This creature deals 1 damage to any target."
* a 1/1 blue Shaman with "T: Draw a card, then discard a card."
{1}

Nichinar, Recruiter of the Secondborn 1RR
Legendary Planeswalker - Nichinar {M}
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control after the first one each turn, put a training counter on that creature. It gets +1/+0, has haste, and is a Shaman in addition to its other types as long as it has a training counter on it.
+1: Add R. Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token.
-3: Nichinar deals damage to any target equal to the number of Shamans you control.
-7: You get an emblem with "Shamans you control have "T: You may cast a card from your hand without paying its mana cost.""
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Oziah, Dark Messiah wwbb
Planeswalker - Oziah
+2: Search your library or graveyard for a Cleric card with converted mana cost 1 and put it onto rhe battlefield. Shuffle your library if you searched it this way.
-2: Tap any number of untapped Clerics you control. Draw a card and lose 1 life for each Cleric tapped this way.
-7: Each opponent loses life equal to your life total.
//3

Zakius, Lunarch Archmage 4W
Legendary Planeswalker--Zakius (Mythic)
+1: Humans you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Wizards you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
-X: Tap all creatures you don't control with toughness X or less. They don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.
-6: Exile target creature. Create X 1/1 white Human Wizard creature tokens with protection from creatures, where X is that creature's toughness.
Loyalty 4

[slimytrout]

Ink-Treader

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A couple templating issues (ambiguous "it" in the static ability, weird choice to have a reflexive trigger in the plus ability). The ultimate just doesn't seem very fun to me, but it's not unbalanced.

netn10

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I think this is considerably too strong at 3 mana. Its floor is not bad at all -- your opponent has a flier and you "just" get three 1/1's with utility abilities, and if it survives for even one more turn you suddenly have six tokens and you're tapping a single mountain to play Dragonlord Atarka. The idea is fun, and I think there's a good execution where this has three abilities to produce different tokens, but the fact that there's no choices involved means that this is really just an enchantment you can attack.

MonoRedMage

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Name doesn't even come close to fitting on the card. Static ability has too much going on. Loyalty abilities are fun though.

Henlock

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Huh. The plus does have some nice targets in eternal formats (Soul Warden, Mother of Runes, Mikaeus, the Lunarch, etc.), but it would be very restrictive in limited or standard (or even pioneer, to be honest). The ultimate is definitely not fun, especially since it can be reached in two turns and Oziah pluses to protect himself.

OneAndOnly

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It's a fun version of a "druid planeswalker," but it doesn't say "druid" on the card so it doesn't meet the challenge.

Lorn Asbord Schutta

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Very flavorful. It does have a *lot* of text, and moreover would force your opponents to care about all that text because you're putting it on their creatures. I also don't like the lack of "trackability" on the first ability. But overall a fun card.

kwanyeegor-ii

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Innistrad is not really known for having white wizards, so the flavor is a bit weird. Also white does not typically get "freezing" so it's a bit of a color pie violation. Ultimate is very weak to a wrath, but there's nothing inherently wrong with that.

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1. Lorn Asbord Schutta
2. Ink-Treader
3. MonoRedMage

[Ink-Treader]

slimytrout

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Interesting. The triggered ability can certainly allow for crazy growth, but the only issue I see is that it should only put the counters on nonland permanents. The 0 is fine. The -6 would be fine with the aforementioned change to the triggered ability.

Pygyzy

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There's a wording issue (soulbond pairs creatures, so the second static ability should refer to paired creatures). Other than that, I feel like this gets to ultimate very fast, though it's not inherently backbreaking, just very strong. I feel like this should be able to make Plant tokens (or Druid tokens, but Plant makes more sense to me here), so that the deckbuilding is a little freer.

MonoRedMage

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The triggered ability is interesting. It compares somewhat favorably to Fervor, especially since your planeswalker can make a token to get past the first creature bit. The +1 seems pretty potent, despite looking innocuous. Generates mana and spams blockers, and of course the synergy with the triggered ability. The -3 is probably the part of the package that's going to attract the most attention. There's some pretty solid Shamans to make a dedicated deck, so that -3 can easily hit pretty hard, especially if one decides to play so that the Kobold tokens get the counters. Emblems the usual crazy, but not game ending stuff. Perhaps even underwhelming. A shame there's no clean wording to allow casting spells exiled by impulsive draw effects. As an aside, that name is far too long to fit cleanly.

Henlock

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That's an unusually color heavy cost. The +2 is quite intriguing. The list of potential 1 CMC Clerics is quite favorable (Soul Warden comes to mind. Also a fun way to accumulate Shadowborn Apostles). It doesn't take much for the -2 to be very potent. The -7 feels too much like an instawin (ultimates usually at least pretend the opponent has a chance). The heavy color commitment makes the apparent heightened power of the overall card mostly fine, just the ultimate feels a bit much.

OneAndOnly

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I'm afraid this is disqualified for lacking any of the required creature types in its ruled text.

Lorn Asbord Schutta

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The activated ability granted by the first +1, while functional, is very messy. It's also potentially very strong despite the fact in can backfire when you no longer can afford the life payments. The trinket text for extra counters feels like unnecessary fluff, and makes the text for the first ability very tiny. The second +1 seems fine for what it is. The -6 is a cute payoff for both +1s. Overall, this feels rather janky.

kwanyeegor-ii

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The +1 is fine. The -X is a bit of a break for white; it doesn't generally get "can't untap during is controller's next untap step. The -6 feels odd for an ultimate. Getting even 3 of those tokens can certainly close out a game quick if the planeswalker is still around though, which is fine.

Top 3

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1. MonoRedMage
2. Pygyzy
3. slimytrout

[Lorn Asbord Schutta]

1. MonoRedMage
2. Pygyzy
3. Ink-Treader

[Pygyzy]

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Man... submitted a nice card for this to NCED last month. Oh well, here's a different take.

Aryiela, Dreampod Disperser 3GU
Legendary Planeswalker - Aryiela (R)
Whenever a creature you control deals combat damage to a player, put a dream counter on target permanent that player controls and a loyalty counter on Aryiela, Dreampod Disperser.
0: Until end of turn, Aryiela becomes a 3/3 Druid creature with hexproof and haste. She can't be blocked this turn.
-6: Return any number of permanents with dream counters on them to their owners' hands. Manifest that many cards from the top of your library.
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Strong card. Very good for tempo. Love the use of dream counters.

Chianul, Who Whispers Twice GUR
Legendary Planeswalker - Chianul (Mythic)
Dragon spells you cast cost 1 less to cast for each Shaman you control.
+1: Create the following tokens:
* a 1/1 green Shaman with "T: Add G."
* a 1/1 red Shaman with "T: This creature deals 1 damage to any target."
* a 1/1 blue Shaman with "T: Draw a card, then discard a card."
{1}

I love dragon tribal and shaman is a good extension. This basically reads T4 Bogardan Hellkite to me.

Nichinar, Recruiter of the Secondborn 1RR
Legendary Planeswalker - Nichinar {M}
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control after the first one each turn, put a training counter on that creature. It gets +1/+0, has haste, and is a Shaman in addition to its other types as long as it has a training counter on it.
+1: Add R. Create a 0/1 red Kobold creature token.
-3: Nichinar deals damage to any target equal to the number of Shamans you control.
-7: You get an emblem with "Shamans you control have "T: You may cast a card from your hand without paying its mana cost.""
3

Fun for midrange burn and feels very Shaman-y. Really love the flavor and the ultimate looks really fun to abuse.

Oziah, Dark Messiah wwbb
Planeswalker - Oziah
+2: Search your library or graveyard for a Cleric card with converted mana cost 1 and put it onto rhe battlefield. Shuffle your library if you searched it this way.
-2: Tap any number of untapped Clerics you control. Draw a card and lose 1 life for each Cleric tapped this way.
-7: Each opponent loses life equal to your life total.
//3

the +2 is gonna enable a lot of cleric builds and the -2 is really nice. -7 is really strong,

Ferma, Oak-Wreathed -- 2GG
Planeswalker - Ferma
Your permanents and spells are all colors.
+1: Up to two target lands you control gain a land type of your choice.
-1: Create a 0/0 colorless Creature - Elemental token, then put a +1/+1 counter on it for each color mana in your mana pool.
-5: Create an emblem with "Permanents and spells you control can't be targeted by spells or abilities from sources that share a color with them."
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Love 5 color green decks and making elementals with hexproof is gonna be crazy in lands.dec

Zarad, Multiverse Schemer
Legendary Planeswalker - Zarad (M)
+1: Target creature becomes Warlock in addition to its other types and gains ": That creature's controller loses 2 life and draws a card. Any player may activate this ability.". If that creature is a Cleric, Druid, Shaman or a Wizard, put two loyalty counters on Zarad, Multivers Schemer.
+1: You may search your library for a Demon, Horror or Nightmare card with converted mana cost less then the number of Warlocks on the battlefield, reveal that card and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
-6: Each player sacrifices all Warlocks they control. For each creature sacrificed this way, put a Demon, Horror or a Nightmare card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped.
{3}

Warlocks summoning monsters is great flavor.

Zakius, Lunarch Archmage 4W
Legendary Planeswalker--Zakius (Mythic)
+1: Humans you control get +1/+1 until end of turn. Wizards you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
-X: Tap all creatures you don't control with toughness X or less. They don't untap during their controllers' next untap steps.
-6: Exile target creature. Create X 1/1 white Human Wizard creature tokens with protection from creatures, where X is that creature's toughness.
Loyalty 4

Thats a great monowhite finisher for sure. Very balanced as well. I like it.

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t3
1.Henlock
2. Lorn Asbord Aschutta
3.netn10

[kwanyeegor-ii]

1 henlock
2 lorn asbord schutta
3 netn10

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Next round will be top 6 due to low turnout this month. Congratulations to the following contestants:

slimytrout
Ink-Treader
Henlock
MonoRedMage
Pygyzy
Lorn Asbord Schutta

Round 3 will come soon!