I agree, that's why I used the templating I did; check out Nightveil Specter for reference:Quote:
Originally Posted by ahg113
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I agree, that's why I used the templating I did; check out Nightveil Specter for reference:Quote:
Originally Posted by ahg113
http://magiccards.info/gtc/en/222.html
Well, Black does it too: Praetor's Grasp (EDIT: yeah, just realized you said without paying, oops) but I agree, I think it is OP then. As it is, I think that would be playable, since it is near a lock if they are drawing only 1 card a turn, since they'll always just get the worst of the top two. Not to mention you are bouncing their things at the same time, so it would be hard to race. It's no Fire and Ice, but it's definitely better than Body and Mind.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahg113
Repair R
Instant
Return target artifact from entered your graveyard this turn to the battlefield.
They would never unban Jar would they? Lol.
A variant:
Salvage from scraps R
Sorcery
Put the top 3 cards of your library into your graveyard, then return an artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
And the inevitable broken one:
Spark of creativity 2R
Sorcery
Search your library for 4 different artifact cards with different names, then choose one of them at random. Put that one on the battlefield and exile the rest.
Hatebear Death
1B
All Creatures get -2/-2 until end of turn
Merrow Cryomancer 1WU
Creature - Merfolk Wizard
Protection from Green
Players casting spells don't cause abilities to trigger.
2/2
Torpor Orb for cast triggers. It seems innocuous, but it affects Storm, Cascade, Counterbalance, Monastery Mentor, Young Pyromancer, Emrakul's extra turn, Prowess, and others.
I'm just wondering, now that there's such a shitstorm about Brainstorm and cantrip cartel but mostly Brainstorm being the main offender (and in my opinion it sort of really is). Would a "fixed" Brainstorm of same mana cost but drawing two putting back one card make this card fair and still playable? Personally I really like the effect Brainstorm has, it's instant that let's you hide/shufle back cards and that's an effect I'd like to have in Legacy, however it is true that Brainstorm does its thing to efficiently by drawing three and putting back two..
Any thoughts on toned down Brainstorm with 2-1 ratio?
Acolyte of Harpados :r:
Creature - Goblin Wizard
For every spell other than the first a player casts this turn, Acolyte of Harpados deals 2 damage to that player.
1/1
The Anti-Bear 2
Artifact Creature - Construct R
Effects that would alter The Anti-Bear's cost instead do not.
Cards cannot have their costs altered.
2/2
Also good with eggs and the various versions of black lotus.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gheizen64
While I appreciate the effort behind the design of Fauna Shaman, the lack of Haste and the inherent fragility of being a creature makes it not quite Legacy-worthy. Here are some ideas for a 'fixed' version of Survival of the Fittest, some of which may have previously been suggested in this thread.
Survival of the Tappest
:1::g:
Artifact (?) -- (or Enchantment if they can be tapped)
:g:, Tap, Discard a creature card: Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Survival of the Exilist
:1::g:
Enchantment
:g:, Exile a creature a card from your hand: Search your library for a creature card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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Survival of the Fattest
:1::g:
Enchantment
:g::X:, discard/(or exile) a creature card from your hand: Search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to X or less, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
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I think that these could be playable, but limit the abusive potential of the original -- some more so than the others.
SotF was mostly safe until Vengevine, but nowadays I think it'd actually be relatively safe to unban. The Legacy format of late 2016 is very different from the era back when it was dominating tournaments. I would prefer to just have the original card be unbanned, but failing that I'd like to see a 'fixed' variant be printed that could still enable a viable archetype.
Hurandyr, Frozen Reaches
Legendary Land - Plains Island
Whenever you cast your Commander from the command zone, scry 1.
(If Wizards wanted to print another dual land in a Commander precon that could alleviate some reserved-list issues without making ABUR duals obsolete.)
Tristan of Ulcourt :1::g::w:
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
Whenever a legendary creature enters the battlefield under your control, draw a card and gain 1 life.
2/2
(It triggers to itself, is fun to use with GSZ and in a Maverick-deck with old and new Thalia, Gaddock Teeg, etc.)
I like this guy. Naturally I'd like him better in monowhite, but still a nice idea nonetheless. Reworded a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by wildfire393
Him too. Again reworded a little.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicar in a tutu
Bored again, here we go!
Tezzeret, Head Judge 3UB
Planeswalker - Tezzeret
+1 Create a 1/1 blue and black bird artifact creature token with flying and deathtouch.
-2 Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost 2 or less and put it into play. If that card has x in it's converted mana cost, you may have that card enter the battlefield
as if your choice of 1 or 2 mana was paid for x.
-6 Search your library for up to 5 artifacts and reveal them. An opponent separates those cards into two piles. Put one pile onto the battlefield and the other into your graveyard.
{4}
Terrain Stalker G/R (1 mana hybrid, I suck at symbols =p)
Creature - Wolf
~ gets +1/+1 for each basic land type you control that an opponent does not.
~ has trample as long as you're the only player that controls a mountain.
~ has hexproof as long as you're the only player that controls a forest.
0/1
Starved Hunter GG
Creature - Wolf
When ~ enters the battlefield you may have target creature you control fight target creature you don't control.
2/1
Static Bolt RR
Instant
Deal 4 damage to target creature. Trample.
This is better than Tinker. Because it places a constraint on what you can find (different names) you can fail to find three of them and just put Blightsteel onto the battlefield every time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gheizen64
Maybe you intended this: "Search your library for four artifact cards and reveal them. If four cards with different names are revealed this way..."
I love the idea of giving trample to a direct damage spell. Elegant.
Agreed. I was confused at first reading, but the idea of "bolting" a DRS, and having the spill over continue to the owner is smart. It makes burn more relevant and it is full of flavor.Quote:
Originally Posted by Finn
Kudos Rascalyote!
It's also something that's in a game designed by mtg players , so it's not exactly the newest idea. Same for lifelink spells.Quote:
Originally Posted by ahg113
Fiery arbiter :w: :r:
Creature - Elemental Wizard
First strike.
Whenever a player cast a spell or play an activated ability that isn't a mana ability, deal 1 damage to that player unless he or she pays :1:
1 to you
2/2
SDT get fukt. Also let's give something to boros.
Absolution
2W
Instant
Exile target nonland permanent. Its controller gains life equal to its converted mana cost.
Exalted Dirgesinger :w::b:
Creature – Human Cleric
At the beginning of your end step, if there are two or more duplicates in your graveyard, return one of them to your hand and lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.
At the beginning of each opponent’s end step, if there are two or more duplicates in that player’s graveyard, that player must discard a card and gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost.
2/2
Do you mean two cards with the same name, or two or more pairs cards, each of which have the same name, or two or more disjoint pairs of cards, each of which have the same name, or is 'duplicate' going to be a new subtype, or something else?Quote:
Originally Posted by Vicar in a tutu