WotC Presents: You Make the Card 4

[sdematt]

No we don't. Other colors have Goyf, Stoneforge, Dark Confidant, and Snappy. Red has Goblins.

I'd also be fine with a Scrye Discard spell that would have some drawback if you controlled Islands.

-Matt

[TsumiBand]

I voted Artifact. I know, I hate me too.

I don't even know why, I mean, the only spells I ever want to see will never happen, like a properly 'fixed Lackey' for White in the hope of actually making White Weenie a deck with staple creatures that aren't just a rotating door of hatebears, or like... a white discard spell, even if it's just an O-Ring style enchantment, which MaRo tells me can never happen, or like... I dunno, something stupid.

I used to post a lot in the Card Creation Forum back at TMD when it was fun and engaging to do so. It hasn't really been a very happenin' place lately. Maybe I haven't looked hard enough, but I've often wondered why there isn't a similar forum here at The Source; so many threads devolve into mini-CCFs around here, in particular when people get on a 'alt-dual-land reprint' kick or 'it would save/fix/ruin Legacy if they would just print this...' and so on. Would give people a place to blow off steam.

[Aggro_zombies]

I am determined to get a Volrath's Stronghold for enchantments through this contest. It's been too long, Wizards, when will you complete the cycle?!

[Barook]

I am determined to get a Volrath's Stronghold for enchantments through this contest. It's been too long, Wizards, when will you complete the cycle?!

We also need green for Lands for complete's sake. No idea how they could pull of red stuff, though.

Edit: As for lands, something like that would be cool:
Null Land
Land
T: Add to your mana pool.
Activated abilities of lands can’t be activated unless they're mana abilities.

[Koby]

We also need green for Lands for complete's sake. No idea how they could pull of red stuff, though.

The only recurring themes that remain in Red are:
* Instants & Sorcery manipulation (siphoned off by Blue at this point)
* Goblins
* "At random!"
* Burn (as evident by Keldon Necropolis, Shivan Gorge, Barbarian Ring, Spinerock Knoll, Valakut)

[alphastryk]

The only recurring themes that remain in Red are:
* Instants & Sorcery manipulation (siphoned off by Blue at this point)
* Goblins
* "At random!"
* Burn (as evident by Keldon Necropolis, Shivan Gorge, Barbarian Ring, Spinerock Knoll, Valakut)

To fit the rest of the cycle, I think it has to be either anything at random (that sounds miserable), or instant / sorcery. Maybe just sorcery. Please let me re-buy my miracles? :)

[Megadeus]

We also need green for Lands for complete's sake. No idea how they could pull of red stuff, though.

Edit: As for lands, something like that would be cool:
Null Land
Land
T: Add to your mana pool.
Activated abilities of lands can’t be activated unless they're mana abilities.

This seems fun!

[Barook]

Sure, artifact destruction is still a thing, but making LD completely and utterly suck just feels bad.

* Burn (as evident by Keldon Necropolis, Shivan Gorge, Barbarian Ring, Spinerock Knoll, Valakut)

It's even more evident on red Planeswalkers where they can't do without some kind of direct damage. They're utterly uninspiring and downright bad.

I for one, can't wait for M14 and "Burning Whore 4 - Return of the Ping".

[Megadeus]

To fit the rest of the cycle, I think it has to be either anything at random (that sounds miserable), or instant / sorcery. Maybe just sorcery. Please let me re-buy my miracles? :)

Easiest time walk loop ever lol.

[alphastryk]

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Null Land
Land
T: Add to your mana pool.
Activated abilities of lands can’t be activated unless they're mana abilities.

I really like that design actually. Should it perhaps be a 2 mana artifact instead of a land to mirror Cursed Totem and Null Rod?

[Megadeus]

Iguess... lands are a bit narrow though. Pithing needle is probably better at that point

[Barook]

I really like that design actually. Should it perhaps be a 2 mana artifact instead of a land to mirror Cursed Totem and Null Rod?

Maybe. But note that those cards completely turn off everything activated, including mana abilities. You can't do that with lands. If it drew an additional card, somewhat similiar to Tsabo's Web, then I could dig that.

But the beauty about it being a land that it's forcing your opponent to play actual LD to get rid of it since

a) you can't counter it and
b) Wasteland/Strip Mine can't get rid of it.

Edit: Being able to turn of fetchlands and being symmetrical makes also highly relevant against anything using Brainstorm. Imagine landing one on the play on T1 against RUG Delver.

[alphastryk]

Maybe. But note that those cards completely turn off everything activated, including mana abilities. You can't do that with lands. If it drew an additional card, somewhat similiar to Tsabo's Web, then I could dig that.

But the beauty about it being a land that it's forcing your opponent to play actual LD to get rid of it since

a) you can't counter it and
b) Wasteland/Strip Mine can't get rid of it.

Edit: Being able to turn of fetchlands and being symmetrical makes also highly relevant against anything using Brainstorm. Imagine landing one on the play on T1 against RUG Delver.

The whole reason it can't be a land is that auto-hosing all fetches is incredibly broken. Aven Mindcensor / Suppression Field / etc. cost a good bit more and are still devastating vs fetchlands.

[Koby]

It being Magic's 20th anniversary this summer, this needs to be printed:

Mox Crystal
0
Artifact
T: Add to your mana pool.

That is all.

[(nameless one)]

We also need green for Lands for complete's sake. No idea how they could pull of red stuff, though.

Edit: As for lands, something like that would be cool:
Null Land
Land
T: Add to your mana pool.
Activated abilities of lands can’t be activated unless they're mana abilities.

Being able to shut off Fetchlands. I would love this. This will make Land Tax relevant.

It being Magic's 20th anniversary this summer, this needs to be printed:

Mox Crystal
0
Artifact
T: Add to your mana pool.

That is all.

Seems broken (as it doesn't have any drawbacks) but I don't mind running this in MUD (and Land Tax) decks.

[catmint]

Maybe some interaction with opponents lands for our hatebear

Shocking Moon Pie 1R

Creature - Pie

Haste
When shocking moon Pie comes into play choose target land an opponents controls. As long as shocking moon pie is on the battlefield this land is a mountain.

1R, exile shocking moon pie: shocking moon pie deals 2 damage to target creature or player (activate only if moon pie is in your graveyard)

2/1

[Megadeus]

Maybe some interaction with opponents lands for our hatebear

Shocking Moon Pie 1R

Creature - Pie

Haste
When shocking moon Pie comes into play choose target land an opponents controls. As long as shocking moon pie is on the battlefield this land is a mountain.

1R, exile shocking moon pie: shocking moon pie deals 2 damage to target creature or player (activate only if moon pie is in your graveyard)

2/1

This seems awesome! I would play the shit out of it

[Lemnear]

It being Magic's 20th anniversary this summer, this needs to be printed:

Mox Crystal
0
Artifact
T: Add to your mana pool.

That is all.

Mox Crystal was a promo prize for Prismatic tourneys in the stoneage

[Koby]

Mox Crystal was a promo prize for Prismatic tourneys in the stoneage

I know this. Lets make it a real card. We are not constrained with any design space.

[Malchar]

Crucible was amazing. I wanted to vote for another artifact to help out stax and stompy decks, but I feel that it's pretty unlikely that we would have another repeat hit especially when you consider how bad the other two create-a-cards turned out. I ended up picking land because at least it will be uncounterable. It also seems like you could get away with a powerful yet specific effect which would be good in legacy but not too good for modern or standard, which means that they could ramp up the power level.