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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 Loads of Spells month here at the CCL. Time to fill up the stack!

Challenge Schedule

• Round 1 — Open to Everyone (December 1st-8th)
• Round 2 — Open to Everyone (December 11th-18th)
• Rounds 1 and 2 Critiques (Due December 20th)
• Top 8 — Open to top 8 finishers (December 21st–24th)
• Top 8 Critiques (Due December 26th)
• Top 4 — Open to top 4 finishers (December 27th–30th)
• Top 4 Critiques (Due January 2nd)
• 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.

Devious Archdemon 3UB
Creature — Demon (M)
Flying, prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Plots within plots, each one a masterwork of deceit.
4/4

Farlands Recruit rw
Creature - Human Monk Soldier (u)
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
2/2

Spark of Inspiration URR
Creature - Elemental (Rare)
Trample, haste
Prowess
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, draw a card.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Spark of Inspiration.
5/1

Mage of Echoes
Djinn Wizard (R)
Haste, prowess
When Mage of Echoes enters the battlefield, exile each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard. For each card exiled this way, copy it, and you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. If a spell would be cast this way, counter it instead.
2/2

WIP

Soulfire Monastic W
Creature - Human Monk (Uncommon)
Prowess
Whenever you gain life, Soulfire Monastic gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
3, T: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's an enchantment card, put it into your hand.
1/1

Soulslash Berserker 3RR
Creature - Elemental Berserker {U}
Prowess, haste
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Soulslash Berserker deals 1 damage to each other creature.
3/2

Dragon-Style Savant URW
Creature - Human Monk {R}
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Ward 2 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Dragon-Style Savant gains prowess until end of turn. (Multiple instances of prowess each trigger separately.)
2/2

And that will do it for the round. Please evaluate each other contestant and provide a top 3.

Can I jump in since nobody's judged yet?

Cunning Drake (Common)
3U
Creature - Drake
2/3
Flying
Cunning Drake enters the battlefield with your choice of an evolve counter or a prowess counter on it.

@Legend Yes, your entry is valid.

slimytrout wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Devious Archdemon 3UB
Creature — Demon (M)
Flying, prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, up to one target creature gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
Plots within plots, each one a masterwork of deceit.
4/4

Great flavor. Solid design. Bummer of a mythic though. More of a rare.

Henlock wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Farlands Recruit rw
Creature - Human Monk Soldier (u)
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Mentor (Whenever this creature attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on target attacking creature with lesser power.)
2/2

Cool. As always, I like ability combos like this. And these two fit together quite well. Mono white would be cool per though to so it could fit with Azorius' addendum mechanic.

netn10 wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Spark of Inspiration URR
Creature - Elemental (Rare)
Trample, haste
Prowess
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, draw a card.
At the beginning of the end step, sacrifice Spark of Inspiration.
5/1

Nice. A bit of a challenge but decent though on its own and the right setup or just a bunch of luck could result in a huge, rewarding turn.

Venedrex wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Mage of Echoes
Djinn Wizard (R)
Haste, prowess
When Mage of Echoes enters the battlefield, exile each instant and sorcery card in your graveyard. For each card exiled this way, copy it, and you may cast the copy without paying its mana cost. If a spell would be cast this way, counter it instead.
2/2

WIP

Funky. This could push any prowess themed deck deck over the edge. It feels a little contrived to my old school sensibilities but not unrealistic by contemporary standards.

kwanyeegor-ii wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Soulfire Monastic W
Creature - Human Monk (Uncommon)
Prowess
Whenever you gain life, Soulfire Monastic gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
3, T: Reveal the top card of your library. If it's an enchantment card, put it into your hand.
1/1

Hard to believe, but there isn't yet a 1 mv 1/1! It's basically a thoughtful design that could use some development.

MonoRedMage wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Soulslash Berserker 3RR
Creature - Elemental Berserker {U}
Prowess, haste
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Soulslash Berserker deals 1 damage to each other creature.
3/2

Something about this seems off balance to me. It has real exciting potential that would fit well on a dragon that deals the damage to creatures without flying.

RaikouRider wrote: ↑

2 years ago

Dragon-Style Savant URW
Creature - Human Monk {R}
Prowess (Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, this creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn.)
Ward 2 (Whenever this creature becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, counter it unless that player pays 2.)
Whenever you cast a noncreature spell, Dragon-Style Savant gains prowess until end of turn. (Multiple instances of prowess each trigger separately.)
2/2

Math! I love the flavor and like the card. It's times like these that I wish prowess had a variable, prowess 2, prowess 3, etc. of course that gets really potent / hard to balance really quick.

All good but there can be only three:

1. Henlock
2. Net
3. Mono

1 - RaikouRider
2 - Venedrex
3 - Legend

If possible, please get in a top 3 (with critiques being optional but well-rewarded as always) by 23:59 Eastern tomorrow.

slimytrout: This looks like a rare and reads like a rare. Negative prowess is something different, and appropriate for black. I'm not sure why this is a mythic rare.
Henlock: Elegant and beautiful. Could use a line or two of flavor text.
netn10: Reminds me of Lightning Skelemental. Storm players would love you. I think that this is just right in terms of power, but could be dangerous in big formats.
Venedrex: This card doesn't work as worded. The final sentence in the ability should use a delayed triggered ability, not a replacement effect. I do like how the cards are supposed to return to your graveyard by virtue of them being cast, then countered. Unique, but needs better execution.
kwanyeegor-ii: This does a lot for one mana, but it doesn't feel that cohesive. Yes enchantments will trigger prowess, but being pumped by life gain is a little random I feel. I'm not sure this is comparable to existing options for one-mana prowess creatures.
MonoRedMage: This could be a bomb in Limited, provided you have enough cheap cantrips to keep fields cleared. Maybe could use an extra point of power?
Legend: Do the rules as they stand support keyword counters other than evergreen keywords? This is a cool expansion of that idea, but unfortunately I cannot vote for this as it technically does not meet the challenge.

1) Henlock
2) netn10
3) MonoRedMage

void_nothing wrote: ↑

2 years ago

@Legend Yes, your entry is valid.

Does my card not meet the challenge?

Top 3.

1. Henlock
2. netn10
3. slimytrout

1. netn10
2. Venedrex
3. RaikouRaider

And your top 6 -

RaikouRider
Henlock
netn10
Legend
Venedrex
slimytrout

Round to come later tonight or tomorrow.