Card Yourself!

[Ubiquitous Druid]

If you had the chance to make a creature of yourself (ala Dark Confidant, Solemn Simulacrum, Rakdos Augermage etc), what would you do? If you want, talk a little bit about your choices/card design.

Mine:


Ubiquitous Druid - UUGG
Creature - Human Druid Wizard
3/4

Flying

Whenever Ubiquitous Druid becomes the target of spell or ability, put a spell counter on Ubiquitous Druid.

Remove a Spell Counter from Ubiquitous Druid: Counter target spell or ability that targets a permanent you control.

Green: Big Body, check! Rewards you for using spells and auras that target your own dudes.
Blue: Flying, check! Disrupts and counters opponent's gameplan.
Multicolor: Synthesizes the UG combo well.

[sdematt]

I don't want mine to be too good. UD, yours seems absolutely ridiculous, but I guess it's 4 coloured mana, so it's okay.

Sdematt - 1BWG
Creature - Human Mage

When Sdematt comes into play, target player discards a card at random, and remove target creature from the game. That creature's controller gains life equal to its manacost.

Lifelink, Persist

3/3

[Ubiquitous Druid]

I don't want mine to be too good. UD, yours seems absolutely ridiculous, but I guess it's 4 coloured mana, so it's okay.

Sdematt - 1BWG
Creature - Human Mage

When Sdematt comes into play, target player discards a card at random, and remove target creature from the game. That creature's controller gains life equal to its manacost.

Lifelink, Persist

3/3

I was wondering if I made him "too" good. But I tried to make the casting cost restrictive for that reason. Attaching a mana cost to the activation (along with removing the counter) would power him down a bit. I would make the mana cost a hybrid U/G for the activation.

Your guy could probably push BWG rock (or perhaps Team America) into an insane deck.

[lorddotm]

Lorddotm


B
Creature-Wizard
0/1

As lorddotm comes into play add BBB to your mana pool.

[freakish777]

Lord Adivae, The Omniscient WUBRG

Legendary Creature - Wizard

Shroud

You may play an additional land each turn for each opponent you have.

You may look at the top card of any players library.

You may play the top card of any players library.

1/4



He'd be beast in EDH (Future Sight is still one of my favorite cards).

[bakofried]

Bakofried
W
Creature - Human
Common
Defender
1/1

Kind of a depressing statement on how most earth-type humans factor into the whole equation. Of course, add firearms, and this happens!

Bakofried
WR
Creature - Human
Uncommon
Bakofried comes into play with X ammo counters on it, where X is the number of lands you control.
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add an ammo counter.
[T]: Deal 5 damage to target creature or player. Remove an ammo counter from Bakofried.
1/1

[bum_man]

A throwback to my most favorite card in Magic:

Bum_man, Lim-Dûl's Apprentice 1BB

Legendary Creature - Human Wizard

Skip your draw step.
Whenever you discard a card, exile that card from your graveyard.
Pay 1 life: Exile the top card of your library face down. Put that card into your hand at the beginning of your next end step.

1/3

[Zach Tartell]

Invitational Crasher - 1WW
Creature - Human Nuisance

You may block creatures with landwalk abilities as though they did not have landwalk.

1/2

Mythic Rare.

[lorddotm]

Invitational Crasher - 1WW
Creature - Human Nuisance

You may block creatures with landwalk abilities as though they did not have landwalk.

1/2

Mythic Rare.

Why not give it a completely useless ability, like T:Tartget creature loses rampage.

[(nameless one)]

I originally posted this on IBA's designer search wiki:


<insert clever card name> 2GG

Creature - Elf Druid

When <cardname> enters the battlefield, search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost of 3 or less, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.

When <cardname> is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, you may put a creature card with converted mana cost 3 or less from your hand onto the battlefield. If you do, exile <cardname>.

2/2

[Roman Candle]

Ugh this is a lot harder than I thought it would be.

Ertraz of the Cult of Whispers BBBB
Legendary Creature - Zombie Wizard

BB, Pay 2 Life, Remove 2 cards in your graveyard from the game: Draw two cards. Play this ability only as a sorcery.

Sacrifice Ertraz: Target player loses one life.

Discard three cards: Return Ertraz from your graveyard to your hand.

4/1

I really love black-based control, and Death of a Thousand Stings, Skeletal Scrying, and Grave-Shell Scarab are all pet cards of mine. I really like the idea of being able to use this guy to produce card advantage early and be an unkillable (but slow) win condition later.

[menace13]

Nevermore, The Nuisance UBR

Legendary Raven Spirit

Flying,Haste.
Whenever a player is dealt combat damage by Nevermore, The Nuisance, that player skips his or her next draw step.

Pay 2 life, sac a creature and skip your next draw step; return Nevermore, The Nuisance from your Gy to the Battlefield. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.
1/4

[HdH_Cthulhu]

Chillmage GW
Defender
Shroud
T: up to two target creatures gain defender and Shroud
2/2

Im pretty good in chilling and doing nothing xD

Edit: smell some broken cards in here

[Drizztjah]

Drizztjah

1BG

legendary creature - Beast Lord

intimidate

X, Sacrifice Drizztjah: Destroy all non land permanents with converted mana cost X or less

3/3


Improved Deed on a stick :)

[piZZero]

piZZero, Jewel Emperor - 3U

Legendary creature - Human Jeweler

When piZZero, Jewel Emperor enters the battlefield, return all white-bordered cards your opponents control to their owners' hands.
Your opponents can't cast white-bordered cards.

2/3

[Nonex]

Nonex, Dissatisfied Mortal :bg::ug: (Mythic Rare)

Legendary Creature - Human Druid Shaman

All objects and players lose all abilities that aren't mana abilities.

0/1

[Gheizen64]

I want a stronk red in Legacy. Print this:

Headachemancer R
Creature - Annoying wizard
Whenever a card is put into a graveyard from anywhere, deal 1 damage to that card controller.
1/1

And then unban Oath!

[tsabo_tavoc]

IMO, the most busted card spoiled so far is Lorddotm (, the Combo Player). I love the white bordered Llawan, except it does not punish the poor players using UL/RV duals.

Tarmo Tavoc :1::r:
Creature - Barbarian (Rare)
Bloodthirst X, X is the damage dealt to all opponents this turn.
Persist
0/1

[jamesh]

Dark Tutor BU
Creature - Human Wizard
When Dark Tutor enters the battlefield you may search your library for a card, reveal it and lose life equal to its casting cost. If you search for a card in this way, shuffle your library afterwards.
2/1

Hey, if they can print Dark Confident they can print Dark Tutor, right?

[Fuzzy]

Phyrexian War Camel B
Banding, Protection from Deserts
2/1

[death]

Dark Tutor BU
Creature - Human Wizard
When Dark Tutor enters the battlefield you may search your library for a card, reveal it and lose life equal to its casting cost. If you search for a card in this way, shuffle your library afterwards.
2/1


That one will go straight to Banned/Restricted List.


Here's mine,
Shadowmage Slasher 1:ub:
Creature - Human Rouge

Fear
Discard a card: Draw 2 cards, then discard 2 cards from your hand. Shadowmage Slasher gains shroud until end of turn.

1/1

[jamesh]

good, it's been years since a creature has been restricted

i am willing to compromise and put the card on the top of the deck - although it wouldn't be as good with that wizard returning land from onslaught

[Purgatory]

Purgatory :wu::wu::u:
Creature - Merfolk Wizard
When you cast Purgatory, draw a card.

T: Destroy target Cat or Goblin.

0/1

[Infinitium]

Well, since I'm curious to explore that awseome gift mechanic IBA had for that contest-thingy:

blargh cardnames - 1RR
Human Artisan
Defender
Creatures you control have haste and attacks each turn if able.
Gift - you may have ~ enter the battlefield under target players control.
0/2

[Zach Tartell]

Phyrexian War Camel B
Banding, Protection from Deserts
2/1

I like where your head is at, but you have to think bigger - how about:

Phyrexian War Camel - B
Banding, Protection from Deserts, Elephant Graveyard-walk

2/1

[(nameless one)]

Nevermore, The Nuisance UBR

Legendary Raven Spirit

Flying,Haste.
Whenever a player is dealt combat damage by Nevermore, The Nuisance, that player skips his or her next draw step.

Pay 2 life, sac a creature and skip your next draw step; return Nevermore, The Nuisance from your Gy to the Battlefield. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.
1/4

Yata lock is really lame

Adding haste and evasion?

Give it a terrible drawback or make it so you opponents cannot draw outside the draw phase.

[Jonathan Alexander]

Yata lock is really lame

Adding haste and evasion?

Give it a terrible drawback or make it so you opponents cannot draw outside the draw phase.

Yata lock? Dude, that must've been ages ago haha
I loved that stupid bird.

[freakish777]

Yata lock is really lame

Adding haste and evasion?

Give it a terrible drawback or make it so you opponents cannot draw outside the draw phase.

Make it have zero power, so you have to equip it with something at least.

[Lorgalis]

Lorgalis 1W
Legendary Creature - Human Cleric
As Lorgalis enters the battlefield, name a card other than a basic land.
Activated abilities of sources with the chosen name can't be activated.
2/2

WW needs this badly...

[Julian23]

Julian the Imposter

Creature - Human Wizard 2/1, UU (2)

{U}{U}, Sacrifice a Wizard: Counter target spell.

Morph {U}

[menace13]

Yata lock is really lame

Adding haste and evasion?

Give it a terrible drawback or make it so you opponents cannot draw outside the draw phase.
No, You.

Yata lock is where it's at! haste and evasion with recursion.

[oRen]

Nero - Human planeswalker
3 :br::br:

+ 1 destroy target creature
+ 1 destroy target non basic land
- 8 destroy all creatures and lands in play
comes into play with 3 counters

:eyebrow:

[Zach Tartell]

Nero - Human planeswalker
3 :br::br:

+ 1 destroy target creature
+ 1 destroy target non basic land
- 8 destroy all creatures and lands in play
comes into play with 3 counters

:eyebrow:

Wow an actually believable card. Hmmmm.... the Source must be broken.

[Fuzzy]

I like where your head is at, but you have to think bigger - how about:

Phyrexian War Camel - B
Banding, Protection from Deserts, Elephant Graveyard-walk

2/1

Too much evasion.

[Piceli89]

Picelli, the *insercooladjective here*

UB

Picelli can't be countered by spells or abilities.
As Picelli comes into play, name a card.

Triggered abilities of the named card can't be triggered.

1/1


To my beloved.

[Atwa]

Picelli, the *insercooladjective here*

UB

Picelli can't be countered by spells or abilities.
As Picelli comes into play, name a card.

Triggered abilities of the named card can't be triggered.

1/1


To my beloved.

I've been waiting for years for a card with the ability "counter all triggered abilities".

[Aggro_zombies]

I'm over 21.

[Digital Devil]

Clockwork Fury ---- :2:
--------------------
Artifact Creature - Devil Illusion

When Clockwork Fury is put into a graveyard from your library, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, sacrifice a creature.

"When a whim becomes a will and paves the way to hatred."

2/2

[dontbiteitholmes]

If I won the Invitational (LOL)

1UR
Flying Haste
(1)(U/R) - Flip a coin, if you win the coin flip exile ~Cardname~ until end of turn.
If ~Cardname~ would deal combat damage to a player you may draw a card, if you do prevent all combat damage ~Cardname~ would deal.
1/1

[Pastorofmuppets]

Dark Tutor BU
Creature - Human Wizard
When Dark Tutor enters the battlefield you may search your library for a card, reveal it and lose life equal to its casting cost. If you search for a card in this way, shuffle your library afterwards.
2/1

Hey, if they can print Dark Confident they can print Dark Tutor, right?

I don't think that would see nearly as much play as Bob.


Nero - Human planeswalker
3 :br::br:

+ 1 destroy target creature
+ 1 destroy target non basic land
- 8 destroy all creatures and lands in play
comes into play with 3 counters

:eyebrow:
Walkers aren't supposed to need something to target to use as the CIP.


Clockwork Fury ---- :2:
--------------------
Artifact Creature - Devil Illusion

When Clockwork Fury is put into a graveyard from your library, you may put it onto the battlefield. If you do, sacrifice a creature.

"When a whim becomes a will and paves the way to hatred."

2/2

Somehow, I get the feeling that infinitely looping a creature is borked, even if it is to stall the game.

Pastorofmuppets BG
Creature-Zombie Beast
when ~ is put into a graveyard from play, destroy all nonland permanents with converted mana cost equal to the amount of damage dealt to ~ this turn.
"Suddenly, I don't feel like complaining about how bad Ratchet Bomb is.
2/1

[Eldariel]

Dark Tutor BU
Creature - Human Wizard
When Dark Tutor enters the battlefield you may search your library for a card, reveal it and lose life equal to its casting cost. If you search for a card in this way, shuffle your library afterwards.
2/1

Hey, if they can print Dark Confident they can print Dark Tutor, right?

So, this is a 2/1 that allows you to reveal a card from your library and lose life, then shuffle? Truly, what a tremendous Limited card at a 2/1 for UB.

Or: Hint, you forgot the "and put it into your hand"-clause.

[bakofried]

Ha. I was just thinking that.

I still hold mine is the most realistic.

[Oiolosse]

Oiolosse

UUU

Flash

When Oiolosse ETB tap all non-basic lands target opponent controls. Draw a card for each land tapped this way.

2/2

[MMogg]

moi:

http://i560.photobucket.com/albums/ss48/MMMoggg/MMogg.jpg

[datanaga]

Paul, the Silent

B

Legendary Creature - Human Sexton

When ~ enters the battlefield search your library for a creature card and put that card into your graveyard.

"We raise again!"

1/1

[NesretepNoj]

Not needed. It's already printed; Loafing Giant :wink:

[mujadaddy]

Hmm, I did this a while ago... I was an updated Erg Raiders... can't remember what the updating was, but what about...

Mujadaddy 1B
Legendary Human Warrior
Wither
Protection from Legends
If ~ becomes blocked, ~ gets doublestrike until end of turn.
At the beginning of your end step, if ~ didn't attack this turn, ~ deals 2 damage to you.
2/3

(Yes, the no-damage-for-summoning-sick was removed on purpose)


mmogJeez, powercreep! :tongue:


I'm over 21.Yet, still here. In the thread, no less.

[GGoober]

Metalwalker :2:
Legendary Artificer
Protection from Colors
When Metalwalker enters the battlefield, search your library for a colorless card and put it in your hand.
When Metalwalker leaves the battlefield, return a colorless card from your graveyard back to your hand.
2/2

Go MUD go! He can tutor for Jitte himself :D

[Digital Devil]

Somehow, I get the feeling that infinitely looping a creature is borked, even if it is to stall the game.
Am I missing something?

[Sims]

Am I missing something?

No, I think he just mis-read the "from library" part.

[Nihil Credo]

This article is for you. (http://www.starcitygames.com/magic/misc/20133_Real_Songs_with_BIG.html) (And it's funny.)

[Infinitium]

That's some hefty amount of circular logic if I ever saw some. Not to say that he doesn't have a point; most selfmade cards are badly designed, but then again that argument can be made for a majority of the cards in the game. Also, he essentially fails to present what he bases his assumptions on (besides the general assumption that the design team knows what it's doing because it's the design team and presenting a few clearly atrocious amateur designs).

[BrassMan]

Brass Man :1:
Artifact Creature -- Construct

Brass Man doesn't untap during your untap step.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may pay :1:. If you do, untap Brass Man.
1/3

[Mana Drain]

Mana Drainer UU
Instant
This card cannnot be banned. This cards name counts as Mana Drain. You may pay for Mana Drainer with colorless mana, if that mana came from a "Mishra's Factory" or "Academy Ruins".

Counter target spell. At the beginning of your next main phase, add X to your mana pool, where X is that spell's converted mana cost.
You may destroy target Lurgoyf, green Elemental, or blue Merfolk.

"Enter the combat phase, declare no attackers..." - Landstill players around the world

[android]

I love tribes and all but there needs to be a tribe hoser that can be sideboarded into any deck. At first, I was thinking they should make a Tividar of Thorn for every major tribe; elves, merfolk... is that all of them? It also has to be fast enough to matter and flexible enough to cover all bases. I don't know exactly how to template this card but it goes a little something like this:

GoBot the Transformer of Thorn :4:
Legendary Artifact Creature - Android Construct

When ~ comes into play name a creature type.
Destroy target creature that shares this type.
Protection from this creature type.

2/2

[bakofried]

I think someone's a little tired of playing Goblins and Merfolk.

[obituary 95]

this is totally me

royal knight 1ww

creature knight

lifelink
when this creature enters the battle field destroy target artifact or enchantment

advance, at the begging of your upkeep you may pay 1 life, this creature gains +0/+1 or +1/0

3/4

[Bardo]

Blast from the past:

http://www.mtgthesource.com/forums/showthread.php?5397-Source-Cards-%28and-only-Source-Cards%29

[Pastorofmuppets]

Am I missing something?

Heh, no. My brain totally read "from play."

[Pulp_Fiction]

I actually really like lorddotm's card!!!! Good call! I would want either of these printed:

Fuck U Wizards
U
Artifact Creature -- Hater
Flash, When Fuck U Wizards comes into play you may search your library for an instant or sorcery card and put it on the top of your library. If you do, lose 4 life.
0/3

That would be HOTTT and I like the 4 life clause cause it puts a nice dent in the Saito garbage. Here is another that I would LOVE to see happen:

Fixer of Sexiness
1 U/B
Creature - Sexy Beast
Flash, When Fixer of Sexiness comes into play add U/B U/B U/B to you mana pool in any combination.
U/B: Sacrifice Fixer of Sexiness to draw a card.
0/1

I would be fine with either ... so suck it up wizards and print some good Doomsday cards.

[jamesh]

So, this is a 2/1 that allows you to reveal a card from your library and lose life, then shuffle? Truly, what a tremendous Limited card at a 2/1 for UB.

Or: Hint, you forgot the "and put it into your hand"-clause.

thanks!
still the best card in this thread
:smile:

[practical joke]

Wall of noises
W

defender

Each player who played a creature spell this turn can't play any additional spells this turn.

0/4

"bla bla bla"



Picture a wall with my face copied multiple times talking....That would definately make my art more awesome than finkel's or bob's

[(nameless one)]

Wall of noises
W

defender

Each player who played a creature spell this turn can't play any additional spells this turn.

0/4

"bla bla bla"



Picture a wall with my face copied multiple times talking....That would definately make my art more awesome than finkel's or bob's

Thats actually a good control card.

[Zach Tartell]

How sick would an invitation card for like a 1GG 3/3 vanilla uncommon be? Everybody would play it.

[rockout]

Rockout, <insert catchy wizard title>
2UW
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
1/3
Skip your draw step. You may skip this ability if you pay 2 life at your draw step.

Rockout can't be the target of spells or abilities your opponents control.
You can't be the target of spells of abilities.
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays 2 for each creature he or she controls that's attacking you.

If RockOut is in your opening hand, you may reveal your hand and discard all non land permanets from your hand. If you did, begin the game with RockOut on the battlefield.

I tried to balance it out but it still seems too good. Skipping your draw step doesn't matter when you can't lose.

[Slag]

Angry Librarian RU

Haste
T: Draw a card. Angry Librarian deals 2 damage to a creature you control.

Get your books and get out.
Or, alternatively: I've got your kindle right here.
0/1

[Oiolosse]

Angry Librarian RU

Haste
T: Draw a card. Angry Librarian deals 2 damage to a creature you control.

Get your books and get out.
Or, alternatively: I've got your kindle right here.
0/1

Best card here so far. Nice design!

[gottfrid]

Here's my card:

Symbiotic druid - Human druid

1G

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, copy target triggered ability.
You may choose new targets for the copy.

2/2

[Cthuloo]

I tried to be mature and stay away from this thread, but I couldn't. To be honest, is hard to pretend to be mature and play magic at the same time.

Cthuloo, Mad Scientist :r: :u:
Legendary Creature - Homo Probably Sapiens

T: Each player searches his library for a random card and puts it into his hand. Then each player chooses a random card from his hand and shuffles it into his library.


" <<All the greatest discoveries happened by chance>>
<<Does it mean that we don't have to do any actual work?>>"

0/1

[Purgatory]

Thats actually a good control card.

Is it? I mean, not THAT many decks expect to cast more than one creature card, and any other deck can just cast the creature spells last. I mean, it could be useful for winning counterwars over creatures like Dreadnought, and it stops Vengevine Madness cold, but that's about it.

[lebarion]

Barion, Elvish Warlord :1::g::r:
Legendary Creature - Elf Warrior
2/2
Elf creatures you control have shroud and haste.

Bonus:
Dark Researcher - :1::b:
Human Cleric
1/1
When ~ enters the battlefield, choose a card in your graveyard. Search your library for a card with the same name as that card, reveal it, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
If there are no cards in your graveyard, instead search your library for a card, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.

[Tammit67]

I tried to be mature and stay away from this thread, but I couldn't. To be honest, is hard to pretend to be mature and play magic at the same time.

Cthuloo, Mad Scientist :r: :u:
Legendary Creature - Homo Probably Sapiens

T: Each player searches his library for a random card and puts it into his hand. Then each player chooses a random card from his hand and shuffles it into his library.


" <<All the greatest discoveries happened by chance>>
<<Does it mean that we don't have to do any actual work?>>"

0/1

Your definition of random is... disturbing. Reworked: "Each player shuffles his/her library and draws a card, then shuffles back in a card at random from his hand." Unless random is a new type of card I'm not aware of

[Cthuloo]

Your definition of random is... disturbing. Reworked: "Each player shuffles his/her library and draws a card, then shuffles back in a card at random from his hand." Unless random is a new type of card I'm not aware of

Uhm, your version looks more correct than mine, but mine is more... disturbing, to use your own word, which fits perfectly with the theme of the card :P

Plus it would be awesome to see people trying to determine randomly a card among 40/50 (or 200/220 if playing Battle of Wits).

[SpikeyMikey]

SpikeyMikey - R
Legendary Creature - Human Barbarian

When SpikeyMikey enters the battlefield, discard a card at random from your hand. If you discard a creature card this way, put a +1/+1 counter on ~this~ and ~this~ gains haste until the beginning of the next end step.

Whenever a player casts a non-creature spell, that player sacrifices a permanent.

Whenever a player plays an activated ability of a permanent he or she controls, if that ability is not a mana ability, that player sacrifices that permanent.

"Wizards? I've never seen the point. Oh sure, they can level cities, but they die as easily as any other man."

2/1

[Octopusman]

Funny. I was just thinking about this the other day.

I'd kill for them to print the first one especially


Lawful Laboratory Mage
UW
Human Wizard
Each player can't cast more than one spell each turn.
2/2

Stifling Force
1UU
Elemental Wizard
Flash
Split Second
You may exile a blue card from your hand and pay 1 life rather than pay Stifling Force's mana cost.
When Stifling Force enters the battlefield, counter target activated or triggered ability. If a permanent's ability is countered this way, activated abilities of that permanent can't be activated this turn
1/1

Woot

[baghdadbob]

Baghdad Bob
RRRWWW
When Baghdad Bob comes into play search target players library for all black border duals and tarmagoyfs, proceed to shart on them.
7/7