MTG Share your Card Designs II

[enderlord99]

I get Monarch and City's Blessing are both kind of things you can have in the game, but I don't see how having at some point in the game having controlled a desert ties in to that.

In Amonkhet, there were a lot of things that used that exact wording when checking for deserts as a conditional statement. I wanted a third conditional statement, and that was the one I happened to choose.

Granted, an argument could be made that it would already have had three, because the City's Blessing requires both "something with Ascend" and "ten permanents" and that card does not in itself have Ascend. Still, I felt like including a third official requirement, and the "desert" thing is what I settled on.

[Tvtyrant]

I get Monarch and City's Blessing are both kind of things you can have in the game, but I don't see how having at some point in the game having controlled a desert ties in to that.

Edit: stupid card I just thought up

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Acuphagia 1B
Enchantment
Artifacts you control are Food in addition to their other types and gain "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 3 life"

Was going to make it red at first but then realised shouldn't really be giving red life gain.

This seems more green to me. I like the idea of the player eating artifacts, flavor win.

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[lightningcat]

Edit: stupid card I just thought up

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Acuphagia 1B
Enchantment
Artifacts you control are Food in addition to their other types and gain "{2}, {T}, Sacrifice this permanent: You gain 3 life"

Was going to make it red at first but then realised shouldn't really be giving red life gain.

This card, along with me about to make food made me think of another card.

Poisonberry 2BB
Whenever an opponent sacrafices a Food, they lose 3 life.

[Androgeus]

This seems more green to me. I like the idea of the player eating artifacts, flavor win.

Yes of corse it should be green. Can’t believe I missed that.

[gooddragon1]

<Cardname> 1bb
Creature - Vampire Zombie
Lifelink
Whenever a creature dealt damage by this creature this turn dies, create a token that's a copy of this creature.
2/2

Card template: Sengir Vampire

Perfect for raising a thread back to life. It's within the 45 day limit for sanctioned necromancy.

[Ninjaman]

It's neat enough design, but I don't see it triggering that often. At least the opponent doesn't want to trade for it. And enchantments/equipments/combat tricks/deathtouch makes it scary.

[Tvtyrant]

Perfect quietus spike carrier. Block and they get a copy, don't and you lose half your life.

[Ninjaman]

Perfect quietus spike carrier. Block and they get a copy, don't and you lose half your life.

You're aware hard to block 1 drops exist in high enough amounts to fill commander decks with them, right?

[Tvtyrant]

You're aware hard to block 1 drops exist in high enough amounts to fill commander decks with them, right?

No duh. Unblockable 1/1s for 1 are commons, there are two that have hexproof for 2 mana (1 of which is a common.)

Do they make a fun board state? Does this? That is the real question. This also works well with pump spells, letting giants growth act as a 2f1.

[Ninjaman]

No duh. Unblockable 1/1s for 1 are commons, there are two that have hexproof for 2 mana (1 of which is a common.)

Do they make a fun board state? Does this? That is the real question. This also works well with pump spells, letting giants growth act as a 2f1.

It is good with pump spells, as I pointed out in my previous post.

My point was that it is clearly not the perfect Quietus Spike Carrier when cheaper creatures that wield it more effectively are printed in droves.

[enderlord99]

Mist of Total Eclipse - - - ?UB

Legendary Enchantment

Creature cards in your hand with Prowl not granted by ~ have Ninjutsu. Their ninjutsu cost is equal to their prowl cost minus 1.

Creature cards in your hand with Ninjutsu not granted by ~ have Prowl. Their prowl cost is equal to their ninjutsu cost minus 1.

Rogue, Ninja, and Assassin cards in your hand without Prowl or Ninjutsu have Prowl and Ninjutsu. Their prowl cost and ninjutsu cost are each equal to their mana cost minus 1.

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I'm not sure what to set the "?" in the mana cost at, to be balanced.

[Ninjaman]

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Other permanents are artifacts and Food in addition to their other types. They have "2, T, Sacrifice this permanent: Gain 3 life."
Whenever a player sacrifices a Food, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
7/7


Just a dumb card I made for the lols.

[enderlord99]

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Other permanents are artifacts and Food in addition to their other types. They have "2, T, Sacrifice this permanent: Gain 3 life."
Whenever a player sacrifices a Food, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
7/7


Just a dumb card I made for the lols.

...Is it meant to get three +1/+1 counters whenever anyone sacrifices anything, for any reason?

[Ninjaman]

...Is it meant to get three +1/+1 counters whenever anyone sacrifices anything, for any reason?

Yes. It's a mythic 7 drop without an inbuilt way to make anyone other than yourself sacrifice things.

[enderlord99]

Yes. It's a mythic 7 drop without an inbuilt way to make anyone other than yourself sacrifice things.

It'd be more clear if you said "whenever (snip) sacrifices a permanent" then. It's effectively the same thing since all permanents are food, but the mechanical effect becomes more clear... even as the flavor is slightly diluted.

[Tvtyrant]

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Other permanents are artifacts and Food in addition to their other types. They have "2, T, Sacrifice this permanent: Gain 3 life."
Whenever a player sacrifices a Food, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
7/7


Just a dumb card I made for the lols.

I think it should prevent life gain or in some way inhibit the food tokens, otherwise this somehow eats the food while the player also eats the food.

All permanents are artifacts is very strong on its own, pretty easy to wipe all of your opponents permanents with this and an artifact sweeper.

[Ninjaman]

It'd be more clear if you said "whenever (snip) sacrifices a permanent" then. It's effectively the same thing since all permanents are food, but the mechanical effect becomes more clear... even as the flavor is slightly diluted.

I think it's clear enough that it's not gonna be an issue.

I think it should prevent life gain or in some way inhibit the food tokens, otherwise this somehow eats the food while the player also eats the food.

All permanents are artifacts is very strong on its own, pretty easy to wipe all of your opponents permanents with this and an artifact sweeper.

If it prevent the life gain then there was no reason to make it food in the first place.

Making everything artifacts is the part I like the least about it, but sadly Food is an artifact subtype, so you can't make something a Food without making it an artifact just like you can't make something a Forest without making it a land.


If the card was to ever be printed it would probably not mention food and just care about players sacrificing permanents like Mazirek does, an maybe have an enabling ability itself.
This was just a goofy design I made because I wanted to turn everything into food, but it can't be done as cleanly as I had hoped.


This is more like a real card:

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Whenever a player sacrifices a Permanent, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
1G, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 3 life.
7/7

[noob]

I think it's clear enough that it's not gonna be an issue.


If it prevent the life gain then there was no reason to make it food in the first place.

Making everything artifacts is the part I like the least about it, but sadly Food is an artifact subtype, so you can't make something a Food without making it an artifact just like you can't make something a Forest without making it a land.


If the card was to ever be printed it would probably not mention food and just care about players sacrificing permanents like Mazirek does, an maybe have an enabling ability itself.
This was just a goofy design I made because I wanted to turn everything into food, but it can't be done as cleanly as I had hoped.


This is more like a real card:

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Whenever a player sacrifices a Permanent, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
1G, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 3 life.
7/7

but it no longer allows destroying tons of permanents at once with mass artifact destruction spells such as Shattering Spree

[Ninjaman]

but it no longer allows destroying tons of permanents at once with mass artifact destruction spells such as Shattering Spree

Yes, which is probably a plus since that was never the purpose of the design.

[Tvtyrant]

What about:

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Whenever a player sacrifices a Permanent, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
1G, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 3 life. Any player may activate this ability.
7/7

So it still makea everything act like food, without the weird repercussions.

[Ninjaman]

What about:

Vorklorax, the Voracious - 5GG
Legendary Creature - Beast - Mythic
Trample
Whenever a player sacrifices a Permanent, put three +1/+1 counters on Vorklorax, the Voracious.
1G, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 3 life. Any player may activate this ability.
7/7

So it still makea everything act like food, without the weird repercussions.

It would definitely need to be colorless on the ability then.
I don't think this design is as neat. The opponent can sacrifice a permanent to gain life, but by doing so he makes the trampler larger, so he's not helping himself unless he then removes your guy. Your opponent being able to sacrifice his lands for life gain doesn't seem that central to the design.

[Tvtyrant]

It would definitely need to be colorless on the ability then.
I don't think this design is as neat. The opponent can sacrifice a permanent to gain life, but by doing so he makes the trampler larger, so he's not helping himself unless he then removes your guy. Your opponent being able to sacrifice his lands for life gain doesn't seem that central to the design.

What if it tapped Vorklorax? You could drop his cost a bit as well.

"2, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 3 life. Tap Vorklorax. Any player may activate this ability."

Fluff wise he gets distracted eating the food. Works more like Desecration Demon for green.

[Ninjaman]

What if it tapped Vorklorax? You could drop his cost a bit as well.

"2, Sacrifice a permanent: You gain 3 life. Tap Vorklorax. Any player may activate this ability."

Fluff wise he gets distracted eating the food. Works more like Desecration Demon for green.

That could work.

Make his cost 3GG then?

[Tvtyrant]

That could work.

Make his cost 3GG then?

That is what I was thinking.

[Ninjaman]

That is what I was thinking.

I like it.

[enderlord99]

Name is really similar to the green Praetor from New Phyrexia.

[Ninjaman]

Name is really similar to the green Praetor from New Phyrexia.

Vorinclex? Yeah, kinda, but the name doesn't really matter that much anyways, it could be whatever.

[enderlord99]

Vorinclex?

Yes.

Yeah, kinda, but the name doesn't really matter that much anyways, it could be whatever.

"Whatever the Voracious{"}

[Ninjaman]

Whatever, the Voracious

That comma is important

[enderlord99]

Either way... "Whatever" starts not with a "V" but with a "Wh" so maybe it should be-

...no. No it should not.