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netn10 wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Selkie Caretaker 1
Creature - Merfolk Wizard (Uncommon)
Hexproof
: Another target creature you control gain hexproof until end if turn and Selkie Caretaker loses hexproof until end of turn.
"Before the first fake-gill was born, I was there, keeping watch."
2/2

I like how you have to tap this first before using its ability, most likely by attacking, thus putting this creature at risk. Johnny will try to find other ways, I'm sure, but I'll just let him work. Also, another part of "putting this creature at risk" is having it lose hexproof when it gives it to the other creature. Overall, nice whole package, the only "bad" thing to say is that we know the untap symbol is not very intuitive to the majority of players, but no problems to me. Also, very nice Shadowmoor flavor.

Henlock wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Golden Jackalope g
Creature - Rabbit Beast (u)
Hexproof from creatures
Golden Jackalope must be blocked if able.
Golden Jackalopes move with a mixture of pride and elusiveness that makes them very enticing trophies.
1/2

I would have liked to see reminder text for hexproof from creatures. Creature spells don't target. Maybe what you actually meant was "hexproof from triggered/activated abilities of creatures"? I think so, but I think that what you meant and how this actually works as written are not the same thing. What's nice is the combination of hexproof and must be blocked. It's the opposite of hexproof and evasion, which is considered a bit too powerful as we all know. Very good flavor.

slimytrout wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Guildless Hermit 1G
Creature - Human Druid (U)
Hexproof from multicolored
Deathtouch to multicolored
"The Gruul are mindless herdbeasts, the Golgari are lifeless shamblers, and the Simic are heartless fiddlers. Don't even get me started on the Selesnya."
2/2

Keeping on with the trend of cards with very nice flavor, here's another one. It's very nice seeing the unseen part of Ravnica get the spotlight. I really like the flavor text. The mechanics also drive the point home very well: this human hates the guilds. All the guilds. I think "deathtouch to" is new, but very intuitive. Very good job and serious candidate for my top 3.

kwanyeegor-ii wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Mirrormail Rider 3WW
Creature - Human Knight (Uncommon)
Flash
Hexproof from red
Whenever a source deals noncombat damage to you, Mirrormail Rider deals that much damage to that source's controller.
3/3

Normally hexproof is tertiary in white, and usually given to players, but if you see it as a part of protection it suddenly makes perfect sense in white. Flash is also tertiary in white, but all colors can have it if it's needed for the card to work as intended. Here it fits because you really want to cast this in response to a spell or ability that triggers the last ability. If you already had this on the battlefield, your opponent would have very probably avoided casting that spell. It's really a sideboard card for white decks against red, like we have already seen in the past. I think this card could have used some flavor text.

void_nothing wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Unnatural Shape 2BB
Artifact Creature - Scarecrow Horror (U)
Hexproof from green
T, Pay 1 life, Discard a card: Choose one -
• Put a +1/+1 counter on Unnatural Shape.
• Remove up to two counters from among permanents.
Its ragged body and jerky movement would be unnerving enough, but its gleaming metal eyes are truly horrifying.
3/2

Hexproof here makes sense just because it's from one of black's enemy colors, as a mechanic it's not really in black. The card could have been blue-black hating on their common enemy and it would have felt better to me. In my opinion, this card feels like it just could not have the hexproof line and be fine anyway. The rest of the card is not that synergistic with hexproof. The best part of this card is the flavor. The name and flavor text are printable as is in my opinion, and they would feel at home in an Innistrad set like, say, Midnight Hunt, the set that's been previewed right now. What a coincidence! (I'm sure it's not.)

RaikouRider wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Soldier of the Stars W
Creature - Cat Soldier {U}
As Soldier of the Stars enters the battlefield, choose a card type. (Artifact, creature, enchantment, instant, land, planeswalker, sorcery, and tribal are card types.)
Soldier of the Stars has hexproof from the chosen card type.
2/1

I've already talked about hexproof in white being more to players than on permanents. Except for the soldier flavor, that could be adjusted anyway, this card mechanically wants to be blue and/or green, not white. Too bad because I really like the elegance and simplicity of this card and its Tarmogoyf-like reminder text. I also like the "as etb", I think many would write this as "when etb" and fall into the trap. But you have avoided the trap. At least that one.

Subject16 wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Gleeful Tormentor 2R
Creature — Devil (U)
First strike, hexproof from cursed opponents (This creature can't be the target of spells or abilities your cursed opponents control.)
2B, Sacrifice Gleeful Tormentor: Search your library for a Curse card, reveal it, then put it into your hand. Then shuffle.
Devils are drawn to suffering like moths to a flame.
3/1

Good thing to have the reminder text here, but it should also explain what is a "cursed opponent". It's probably just an opponent that has an Aura Curse attached to them. If it's that, it looks intuitive enough, but I think it would have been better to avoid any potential doubts and just write it down. Also, some green and/or blue should be there. The Curse-tutoring ability reinforces that intuition, as does the flavor text. No problems with the rest of the card, first strike on a red Devil makes sense, and you have to pay black mana to tutor.

Untap abilities with no mana cost are dangerous, especially on a creature with hexproof, which makes it much more durable until you start comboing. Also I definitely don't get what a "fake-gill" is.

Name and flavor text are a bit clunky (say "carapace" three times fast), but overall it's a nice simple concept.

Hexproof from creatures is a little odd, although I'm sure it works, in the same way that hexproof from black protects from black abilities as well as black spells (plus there's already hexproof from 'walkers). It's also a bit narrow in limited (mostly stops tappers and Man-o'-Wars, plus the occasional FTK or Nekrataal), especially on a creature that's already pretty low-impact.

I like it. Honestly, for five mana I think this could redirect instead of just copying it, but it's still a cool idea.

Black is quite tertiary in hexproof (only one native card with full hexproof), but green is an enemy color so probably ok. Would have preferred the second ability to just say "from target permanent," but otherwise just fine, if a bit complex.

I like this quite a bit. Very clean, and quite flexible without being at all overpowered. Could definitely fit flavor text, but otherwise no notes.

Hexproof is *very* not red -- red doesn't have a single monocolored card with any form of hexproof. This is obviously a very narrow version, but I still think it's out of pie.

1. RaikouRider
2. kwanyeegor-ii
3. bravelion83

netn10 - Not an uninteresting idea - the untap symbol may be kind of disadvantageous as it often will require attacking with a non-evasive 2/2 to be able to have hexproof at the ready - but this needs rewording to prevent two-card infinites.

bravelion83 - Perfectly solid - I do like the idea of being able to put the counter on noncreatures - but also unexciting. Not sure why "nonland". It doesn't seem to be for balance reasons as there's nothing degenerate it enables and for flavor reasons, well, it doesn't make any less sense than putting it on an enchantment.

Henlock - I love this flavor-mechanic lineup. Looks pretty fun. No Antelope in the typeline though?

slimytrout - Perfection. Would love to see this in any Ravnica outing.

kwanyeegor-ii - Sure - fills the same niche as Purity but arguably does that particular job better. Doesn't make you survive longer but can kill burn before they kill you. Flash is good here. The hexproof from red makes a lot of sense.

RaikouRider - Theros flavored? That plane seems ripe for better-than-Elite Vanguards for some reason. This is sort of generically good and many of these options have little reason to be chosen although if you're facing down any given red planeswalker (lol) that might be the pick.

Subject16 - I happen to like curse tribal as a theme a lot so I'm partial to this card. Hexproof in red is... of course odd but you have to work for it which is nice. Feels like it's meant for Commander in particular. Flavor's good.

1. slimytrout
2. Henlock
3. Subject16