The DCC - October 5th, 2022

[Rithaniel]

Welcome to the DCC!
If you have any questions or comments, feel free to post in the DCC Discussion Thread.

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How To Play

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How does this card-making game work? It's simple! Whenever your card receives a vote, you receive [1] point for the month. If your card ends up with the most votes for that day, you will receive [2] additional points for the month. In the event of a tie, each person who tied receives [1] additional point. At the end of each month, the person with the most points on the scoreboard wins that month, then the scoreboard is cleared for the next month. You can participate in as many or as few days as you want in any month.

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Rules

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• Each day you may post any card you want. On the next day all of the posted cards will be put into the thread as long as your card didn't get disqualified - see the next point for more details. If you post more than one card in a DCC thread, only the first card you post will be taken.
• When you vote, you need to make exactly two votes for two different people.  Vote for the cards that are listed in the first post, not other cards being posted in the thread.  If you notice that you've only voted for one person, include your second vote in a post, even if you're not submitting a card.
• If you want to change your vote for any reason, post that change in the day's thread (you can include it with your card if you want). Changed votes in the discussion thread will be ignored.
• Voting for only one person, for three or more people, or for yourself will earn you an asterisk by your name in the monthly leaderboard. So will failing to vote if you've posted a card. (We're not going to do anything about people who don't vote or post cards; that would be kind of silly.) This indicates that you're on probation for the next 21 days. If you're on probation and you make another improper vote, your card will be disqualified. Repeated disqualification is grounds for warnings and/or infractions for not following the game rules, so please don't do it.
• Voting for everything in the poll will be grounds for a lifetime ban from the DCC. Don't do it. It just wastes the thread creators' time.
• If you wish to post a render, please use the hyperlink option when posting your card and make the card name the image link. Renders are usually large enough to clog up the list, so submit a text-formed card and (optionally) a link in the name to the render.
• This thread is just for your card submission. Take your questions/comments to our discussion thread.  If it's a question, comment, or complaint about probation, PM void_nothing and/or the month's DCC organizer.
• When posting make sure that:
  • You have included all of the previous day's entries.
  • You update the leaderboard with the previous day's scores.

(An easy way to post the new thread is to hit the multiquote button on every post in the previous day's thread, then click Post Reply. Select everything in this post, copy it, and then paste it into the first post for a new thread. You'll have to clean up a few small things, like quote tags around the opening post and the previous day's cards.)

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Notes of the Day

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Have I ever mentioned that I really dislike how MtG handles major conflicts and villains? Like, they try to make the villain seem threatening or dangerous by having them be excessively powerful, which doesn't work by itself. I mean, the readers know that this is a card game, and so they know the multiverse isn't going to end no matter how powerful the villains are.

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DCC Scoreboard

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CunningGabe 10 (+1)
bravelion83 9 (+3)
void_nothing 9 (+5)
marioguy3 7 (+5)
Rithaniel 6 (+2)
wizyard 6
archemediesx 4
netn10 4 (+1)
OneAndOnly 4 (+3)
RattingRots 3 (+2)
kwanyeegor-ii 2

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OneAndOnly, marioguy

Skywake 1UU
Creature - Illusion (U)
Flash
Flying
~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the mana value of the spell you cast before it this turn.
0/0

Votes: void_nothing, marioguy3

Reasons for my votes and some philosophical thoughts

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Yes, in the current CR both detain and stun counters work just fine on any permanent, not just creatures, the rules wouldn't even need adjustments for both these cards to work, they already do now, and I feel like prizing this aspect today. Sometimes knowing when it's best to just stay inside the box is better than taking unnecessary risks by willingly going outside of it. Neither staying inside or venturing outside the box are always automatically the correct choice, it depends. Having the ability to adapt your approach depending on the specific situation at hand can be an invaluable skill in life. One that, of course, I do not have. I just stay inside and whenever I force myself by trying to explore outside, I most often fail miserably. Sorry for the unintended tangent, but you all probably know me by now. It might be better for this to actually be in spoiler tags... (it's not yet as I'm writing this before hitting "sumbit"... ok, now it is.)

Gorgon's Mercy {B/G}
Instant (C)
You may pay BG rather than paying this spell's mana cost.
Destroy target artifact creature. If the BG cost was paid, instead destroy target artifact or creature, then you lose life equal to that permanent's mana value.
Sometimes she regrets having turned somebody to stone. In those cases, she finds the best solution to her sense of guilt both elegant and effective.

Votes: Cunning Gabe, bravelion83

Lightning Blazed Territory
Land - Mountain (Rare)
Lightning Blazed Territory enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add
: Add : Activate only if an instant or sorcery spell you cast this turn dealt damage.

Votes: void_nothing, marioguy3

Emerald Powerstone G
Artifact - Powerstone (Common)
Emerald Powerstone enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add C. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.
2G: Emerald Powerstone becomes a 3/3 green Construct artifact creature.

Votes: void_nothing, marioguy3
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Votes:
Elegant: Rattingrots
Innovative: Rithaniel

Unified Blessing 1W
Instant (C)
Unity 2 (As you cast this spell, each other teammate may pay 2 and copy this spell. They may choose new targets.)
You gain 3 life.
Draw a card.

Votes: OneAndOnly, netn10

Lightning Imp R
Creature - Elemental Imp (R)
R, T: Until end of turn, if target spell or ability would deal damage to a permanent or player, it deals 3 damage instead.
4R: Lightning Imp deals 1 damage to another target creature. Untap that creature and goad it.
1/1

Votes: void_nothing, RattingRots

The Walls are Closing In 3BB
Enchantment (R)
The Walls are Closing In enters the battlefield with one compression counter.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a compression counter on The Walls are Closing In. Then sacrifice it if there are no creatures on the battlefield.
Each creature gets -0/-X, where X is the number of compression counters on The Walls are Closing In.

bravelion83 rithaniel

The Poplars' Great Rising 3WBG
Tribal Enchantment - Treefolk Saga (Rare)
(i-iii) Create a 2/5 green Treefolk Warrior creature token. Each player draws a card.
(iv) Put a number of +1/+1 counters on each Treefolk you control equal to that creature's toughness.

Votes: OneAndOnly, bravelion83

Lightning Cascade
Instant R
Lightning Cascade deals 1 damage to each creature or planeswalker target player controls. Then you may pay X life, where X is the amount of damage dealt this way. If you do, you may cast an instant or sorcery card from your hand with mana value X or less without paying its mana cost.

[bravelion83]

Votes: netn10, kwanyeegor-ii

Toxic Barrage 2BB
Enchantment (U)
Deathtouch
At the beginning of your end step, Toxic Barrage deals 1 damage to target creature an opponent controls and you gain 1 life.
"Look at them! Those soldiers marching in formation against us! They believe themselves untouchable! Now they will fall down to my poisonous shots, all of them, one by one!"
—Horktov, venom mage

[marioguy3]

Votes: Cunning Gabe, bravelion83

Forest of the Many
Land - Forest (Rare)
Forest of the Many enters tapped unless you control three or more token creatures.
: Add
As long as you control seven or more token creatures, lands you control have ": Add one mana of any color."

[netn10]

Votes: bravelion83, archemediesx

Urza Powerstone WU
Artifact - Powerstone (Rare)
Urza Powerstone enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add C. This mana can't be spent to cast a nonartifact spell.
If a mana from a Powerstone is spent on a spell, that spell can't be countered. Otherwise, that permanent gains indestructible and hexproof until end of turn.

[CunningGabe]

Votes: RattingRots, kwanyeegor-ii

Repulsor Array XU
Artifact (R)
Repulsor Array enters the battlefield with X charge counters.
T, Remove 1 charge counter from Repulsor Array: Target creature phases out.
T, Remove 2 charge counters from Repulsor Array: Return target creature to its owner's hand.
T, Remove 3 charge counters from Repulsor Array: The owner of target creature puts it on top or bottom of their library.
XU, T: Put X charge counters on Repulsor Array.

[wizyard]

RattingRots, marioguy3

Heart of the Mind 1RR
Enchantment (R)
If you would draw a card, exile the top two cards of your library instead. Until end of turn, you may play those cards.

[RattingRots]

archimedesx, void_nothing

Timelines Diverge 1R
Sorcery (C)
Suspend 1 - 1R
Exile the top two cards of your library. You may play them until end of turn.

[Rithaniel]

Votes: RattingRots, kwanyeegor-ii

Tangled Fates
Enchantment - Aura Curse R
Enchant player
If you or enchanted player would lose the game, instead you both lose the game.
When you and enchanted player are the only two players, exile Tangled Fates.
"Like it or not, little mortal, but you and I are already connected."
—Kzazzasa, to Cotte Deld

[OneAndOnly]

Votes: kwanyeegor-ii, RattingRots
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Wizards' Council
Land
T: Add U. If you cast a blue spell this turn, add UU instead.

[void_nothing]

Votes: netn10, Rithaniel

Corrosion Solifuge 1
Creature - Insect (U)
Reach
R: Corrosion Solifuge gets +1/+0 until end of turn. Activate only if Corrosion Solifuge is blocking or blocked by an artifact creature.
G: Corrosion Solifuge gains your choice of hexproof, trample, or vigilance until end of turn.
1/1

[Feyd_Ruin]

netn10, archemediesx

Inquisitor's Judgement
Sorcery (M)
Each opponent chooses a number of creatures they control equal to the number of creatures you control, sacrifices the rest, then repeats this process for artifacts, enchantments, lands, and planeswalkers.

[archemediesx]

Votes:
Elegant: Cunninggabe
Innovative: Void_Nothing

Heelnip Mimic 2
Artifact Creature — Mimic Construct (R)
Whenever Heelnip Mimic attacks, create a tapped Treasure token. (It's an artifact with "T, Sacrifice this artifact: Add one mana of any color.")
T, Sacrifice Heelnip Mimic: Add two mana in any combination of colors.
2/1