Obligatory shitty card creation thread

[Amon Amarth]

What kinda surprised me is that RR -- Destroy target nonbasic land -- never saw print. I understand Wizard's reticence in printing cheap, unconditional LD, but I never really understood why nonbasic destruction was scarcely pushed beyond Molten Rain and Uncontrolled Infestation. It only punishes tourney-tuned manabases full of (competitive) nonbasics while leaving basics untouched.

It seems like in every format, save Limited, basics take a complete backseat to nonbasics, and more powerful nonbasic hate could really do something to counteract that.

Of course, Wizards probably wants nonbasics to be better so they can sell packs with cycles of duals.

They reeeeeallllly don't like LD. ;)

I do like the idea of making Basics more important or at least make building a manabase more interesting than "insert X duals". And it would give a small boost to monocolor decks which is nice because there really isn't any reason to stay single colored. You are rarely punished for splashing and you lose almost no consistency.

I'd settle for a colorshifted Sinkhole that only hits non-Basics.

[Vicar in a tutu]

Rite of Scavenging
Instant
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. You lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

[Gheizen64]

Rite of Scavenging
Instant
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. You lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

Regrow see 0 play, not sure what this would achieve. Maybe?

GraveStorm
Instant
Put the top 3 cards of your library into your graveyard.
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. You lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

[Vicar in a tutu]

Regrow see 0 play, not sure what this would achieve. Maybe?

GraveStorm
Instant
Put the top 3 cards of your library into your graveyard.
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. You lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

Thanks! That was a good suggestion. Regrowth is used a little in Vintage (Regrowth Gush).

[Gheizen64]

Thanks! That was a good suggestion. Regrowth is used a little in Vintage (Regrowth Gush).

Yeah i meant in legacy. Vintage has some bombs you really want to return (walk, gush etc...), but in Legacy Snapcaster is usually just a better option. I think even regrowth at wouldn't be that good nowadays in legacy.

Green could use some more "reuse the graveyard" spells though. It make so much sense with the theme of nature recycling everything.

Seed the earth
Sorcery
Kicker: exile a creature from your graveyard.
Search your library for a land, reveal it, and add it to your hand. If you paid the kicker, put it on the battlefield tapped instead.

[Vicar in a tutu]

Grave Oracle
Creature - Human Shaman
At the beginning of each upkeep, exile a card in a graveyard. If you do, Scry 1.
2/1

[Sloshthedark]

Regrow see 0 play, not sure what this would achieve. Maybe?

GraveStorm
Instant
Put the top 3 cards of your library into your graveyard.
Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. You lose life equal to that card's converted mana cost.

should have actual Gravestorm

[Barook]

A simple design, but I like it alot:

Fiery Confidant
Creature - Human Shaman
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
2/1


You can either filter your hand with the looting effect or generate CA if you're hellbent.

[Gheizen64]

Since a shittier Shock has been printed, i thought of an actually playable shock with spell mastery

Good burn spell
Instant
Deal 2 damage to target creature
Spell mastery : and 2 damage to target player.

[ahg113]

A simple design, but I like it alot:

Fiery Confidant
Creature - Human Shaman
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
2/1


You can either filter your hand with the looting effect or generate CA if you're hellbent.

Like a lot, but would change to , as to make it a little less splashable.

Also, would not work with hellbent, since you have no card to discard to draw another card. Not sure how to word it effectively, but technically speaking...

[Dice_Box]

A simple design, but I like it alot:

Fiery Confidant
Creature - Human Shaman
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may discard a card. If you do, draw a card.
2/1

One of the few cards I have seen here and thought "I can really see this being printed". Well done.

[iamajellydonut]

Not sure how to word it effectively, but technically speaking...

It would have to be "At the beginning of your upkeep, (you may) discard a card, then draw a card."

[Barook]

Like a lot, but would change to , as to make it a little less splashable.

Also, would not work with hellbent, since you have no card to discard to draw another card. Not sure how to word it effectively, but technically speaking...

Because the initial version was "discard a card, then draw a card".

I tried to improve the card, but completely missed that.

[Gheizen64]

Primordial Tutor
Sorcery
Search your library or graveyard for a permanent card, reveal it, and add it to your hand. Reshuffle your library afterward.

Fixed Demonic for grindy/midrangey GB decks. Making it search permanent and GB color requirement ensure you isn't as good in primarily blue shells.

[Barook]

How about this as white consistency tool?

Big Brother, Combat Scout
Legendary Creature - Bird
Flying
Whenever a white creature you control attacks, scry 1.
1/1

[Vicar in a tutu]

How about this as white consistency tool?

Big Brother, Combat Scout
Legendary Creature - Bird
Flying
Whenever a white creature you control attacks, scry 1.
1/1

Both this and the Fiery Confidant you made are really cool.

[Gheizen64]

I like it a lot too. The "scout" concept for white works really well as a flavorful way to give white consistency tools.

Surprised they never made a sort of reverse necro for white.

Trade Agreement
Enchantment
Discard a land: your opponent gain 3 life and you draw a card. Use this ability only if your opponent has 20 or less life.


Make land tax viable! Or maybe not.

I also really like dwarfs and think they should be represented much more in red. They're both amazing artisans and warriors, something that fit red perfectly imho:

Dwarven Miner
Creature - Dwarf
T, sacrifice a land: search your library for an artifact with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal it and add it to your hand. Shuffle your library afterward.
Ooh shiny mox!
0/2

[rufus]

Dwarven Miner
Creature - Dwarf
T, sacrifice a land: search your library for an artifact with converted mana cost 1 or less, reveal it and add it to your hand. Shuffle your library afterward.
Ooh shiny mox!
0/2

That card is probably busted. People play trinket mage for a single shot effect at a higher mana cost.

[Gheizen64]

That card is probably busted. People play trinket mage for a single shot effect at a higher mana cost.

Trinket don't require you to untap and don't require you to sac a land. I think it'd be a really strong card, especially in Vintage, but not broken, especially now that Vintage actually play some creature removal.

[rufus]

Trinket don't require you to untap and don't require you to sac a land. I think it'd be a really strong card, especially in Vintage, but not broken, especially now that Vintage actually play some creature removal.

Maybe. There's a long list of very potent cards it can fetch, and you can float the mana to cast them.