New Challenge Every Day - November 14th: Cleave on a permanent for its ETB

[slimytrout]

Today's Challenge: Cleave on a permanent for its ETB

.::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::.

slimytrout 43 (+1)
Ink-Treader 33 (+4)
JovialJovian 28 (+4)
bravelion83 27 (+3)
netn10 17
dyd 18 (+4)
void_nothing 14
Lorn Asbord Schutta 9
kwanyeegor-ii 5
MonoRedMage 5
Pygyzy 3

.::Note of the Day::.

.::Yesterday's Submissions::.
Cards for historical figures

Votes: JovialJovian, Ink-Treader

Leonardo, Eclectic Genius 3u
Legendary Creature - Human Bard Artificer
Whenever a non-Treasure artifact enters the battlefield under your control, create a Treasure token.
Whenever you cast an artifact or creature spell, copy that spell, except the copy is a Painting artifact. (The copy is not a creature and enters the battlefield as a token.)
3/3

IIW: the eighties

Votes: JovialJovian, slimytrout

Votes: Ink-Treader, dyd

The Know-It-All 2UU
Legendary Creature - Avatar (Unset-Rare)
T: Choose a year. Target opponent chooses a historic figure born in that year. You may give three facts about that figure but without looking it up. If you do and those facts are right, draw seven cards.
3/3

IIW: Shrine from Kamigawa: Neon Dynasty

votes: bravelion83, dyd
HM: slimytrout, it's a good design, but it doesn't follow the prompt.

Sun Tzu, War Philosopher RWU
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor (M)
Mana abilities can't be activated during combat.
T: Reselect which player or planeswalker target attacking creature is attacking. Activate this ability only during the declare attackers step.
Q: Reselect which attacking creature target blocking creature is blocking this turn. Activate this ability only during the declare blockers step.
0/1

IIW: Reimagine a character who's real card was underwhelming

Vote: bravelion83, JovialJovian

William, Master Playwright RWU
Legendary Creature - Human Bard (R)
When William, Master Playwright enters the battlefield, you may search you graveyard and/or library for a Saga card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. If you search your library this way, shuffle.
Encore - When a Saga is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, if it wasn't a token, create a token copy of it.
2/3

IIW: Sagas

Votes: bravelion83, Ink-treader

Meriwether, Expedition Leader
Legendary Creature — Human Scout (R)
Haste
Partner with William, Skilled Woodsman (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put William into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
Whenever Meriwether, Expedition Leader attacks, explore. (Reveal the top card of your library. Put that card into your hand if it's a land. Otherwise, put a +1/+1 counter on this creature, then put the card back or put it into your graveyard.)
3/2


William, Skilled Woodsman
Legendary Creature — Human Scout (R)
Vigilance
Partner with Meriwether, Expedition Leader (When this creature enters the battlefield, target player may put Meriwether into their hand from their library, then shuffle.)
: Draw a card, then put a permanent you control on top of your library.
2/3

IIW: Ancient Civilizations

Votes: dyd, Ink-Treader

dyd, JovialJovian

@JovialJovian how did I manage to mess up a prompt that I suggested? 🤦‍♂️

Hannibal, the Conqueror 2WBG
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier (M)
Vigilance
Whenever you attack with one or more creatures, destroy target permanent. Its controller creates a 3/3 green Elephant creature token.
4/4

IIW: Logic

[dyd]

Votes: Ink-Treader, slimytrout
HM: JovialJovian - very nice design, but q with no costs makes infinite combos too easy.


Ifnir Perforator 2b
Creature – Scorpion Demon
Cleave 3bbb (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
First strike
When Ifnir Perforator enters the battlefield, put four -1/-1 counters on target creature [ with the highest power among creatures you control ].
6/5

IIW: evoke

[Ink-Treader]

Vote: dyd, slimytrout

Leaping Boulder 2RR
Creature - Elemental (U)
Cleave 4RR (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
Haste
When Leaping Boulder enters the battlefield, it gains flying and trample [until end of turn].
4/4

Tempted to be cheekier and bracket out everything before flying and trample too.

[bravelion83]

Votes: Ink-Treader, slimytrout

Armored Sentinel 3G
Creature — Elf Warrior (U)
Cleave 1G (You may cast this spell for its cleave cost. If you do, remove the words in square brackets.)
When Armored Sentinel enters the battlefield, put a +1/+1 counter on [each of up to three] target creature[s] you control.
"Here everybody, take these and fight!"
1/1

IIW: disturb

[netn10]

Votes: JovialJovian, dyd

Mirran Sculptor 4
Creature - Myr (Uncommon)
Cleave 1
When Mirran Sculptor enters the battlefield, create a [1/1] colorless artifact [creature] token named Darksteel Relic with indestructible.
1/1

IIW: New mechanic for the Mirrans in Mirrodin.

[JovialJovian]

votes: ink-treader, venedrex

Ghostway Guide 3W
Creature - Spirit (R)
Cleave 5UU
Flash
When Ghostway Guide enters the battlefield, exile another target creature [you control], then return that card to the battlefield under your control.
2/3

IIW: Reimagine a character who's real card was underwhelming

[Pygyzy]

Netn10, dyd

Batteries Not Included! 13
Artifact [Creature - Doll Villain] (Un-M)
Cleave 0
[When Batteries Not Included enters the battlefield, if you spent thirteen mana to cast it, spells you don't control always target opponents or their permanents, and creatures you don't control always attack opponents for as long as] you control Batteries Not Included!.
["The flavor is your opponents get turned into animatronic dolls with no batteries."]
[1/1]

Iiw: MaRo's worst nightmare

[void_nothing]

Votes: dyd, Ink-Treader

Instigator Alpha 3RR
Creature - Wolf (R)
Cleave 7RR
Trample, protection from Humans
When Instigator Alpha enters the battlefield, target creature other than Instigator Alpha [you control] fights another target creature.
4/4

IIW: Wolfir

[slimytrout]

Ink-Treader, Venedrex

Necromancer's Apprentice 2BB
Creature - Human Wizard (R)
Cleave 4BB
Deathtouch
When Necromancer's Apprentice enters the battlefield, return target creature card [with mana value 2 or less] from your graveyard to the battlefield.
2/2

IIW: Planeswalkers with jobs