you might want to think things through guys.... you only get one submission, so try to get it right
Well, submissions are identified by name and email address. Even if IP address is also used to identify submissions, multiple players may live in the same household, possibly even using the same computer. Getting valid email addresses is trivial, and filling out a fake name on a form even more so. Hell, I've already got valid emails on four different hosts (not just stocking up on a dozen gmail.com emails, though I've got a number of those as well), with different user names as well.
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Army of Assassins
Whenever a creature becomes tapped, destroy it at the beginning of the next Main Phase.
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It doesn't prevent combat all together, merely discourages it like No Mercy. You can also get around it with regeneration or indestructibility, or Sundial of the Infinite. By and large, though, you get to Assassinate ALL THE THINGS!
Is it their honestly their opinion that only US & Canadian Citizins have the right to submit an card idea? They let that look like it's kind of an democratic thing... and then they **** it up like this?
I can't believe it. Is no one angry about this?
Advertising something as democratic and community oriented and then having 2nd class community members is such a dick move.
They do that for several reasons: a) restricting the number of people entering-less entries to sift through, but most importantly: b) this competition usually results in the winner working for Wizards in some capacity - at the least, they win a prize. Visa laws and things like that restrict what they can and can't do with competitions where you win prizes (and jobs). (Imagine if someone 'won', but then was unable to claim the prize because of legal issues. It is much better for Wizards and the people entering the competition to offer no false hopes to people who can't possibly win)
It isn't just to spite people. Their hands are tied by legal and economic issues. (economic issues - it might be possible to do a true, worldwide competition, but ludicrously expensive)
They do that for several reasons: a) restricting the number of people entering-less entries to sift through, but most importantly: b) this competition usually results in the winner working for Wizards in some capacity - at the least, they win a prize. Visa laws and things like that restrict what they can and can't do with competitions where you win prizes (and jobs). (Imagine if someone 'won', but then was unable to claim the prize because of legal issues. It is much better for Wizards and the people entering the competition to offer no false hopes to people who can't possibly win)
It isn't just to spite people. Their hands are tied by legal and economic issues. (economic issues - it might be possible to do a true, worldwide competition, but ludicrously expensive)
NOWHERE it's said that this is a competition to win anything. so no-one has any false hope
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Huey, Dewey and Louie are always dressed in RUG. it is CLEARLY going to be the wedges block Pioneer: WURFaerie fires BRGDragons ModernBGElves WRBurn UR Fires Turns URGift Storm UG Twiddle Storm
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a permanent. If a noncreature permanent was sacrificed this way that player discards a card, if that card is a creature card that player loses two life.
I think its because its just a normal Enchantment, not a World Enchantment.
I lol'd. Literally.
Anyway, here was my submission:
Ecks' Bargain
~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may move a +1/+1 counter from ~ onto it.
Sacrifice a creature with a +1/+1 counter on it: Draw cards equal to that creature's power, and lose life equal to it's toughness.
didn't set the mana cost, but obviously it needs to have X in the cost.
I know it's a little weird for black to give +1/+1 counters out like that, but I felt the overall flavor of the card justified it. I read over this whole thread, and some of the submissions I really liked, and others I wasn't sure what they were thinking when they typed it. ( A. Overpowered, B. Underpowered, or C. Not feasible/not how WotC does things.)
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Storyline nerd, sliver-lover, vegan, anarchist, pansexual, role-playing, tattoo-covered, punk kid. Those are all the applicable labels I can think of, I will add more as they pop up.
Current decks:
:symr::symw: Allies-Modern
:symg::symu: Infect-Old Standard that I need to update
And trying to decide what my next EDH will be.
I am a :symg::symrg::symr::symur::symu::symug: 'walker all the way.
I'm not from USA and my possible submission was Dredd HecatombB
Sacrifice creature you control: Put X cards from the top of your Library to your graveyard. X equal to sacrificed creature's power. Loose 1 life for each creature card that came into your graveyard that way
1BB
B: Each player discards a card. Play this ability any time you could play a sorcery and only if you have at least 1 card in hand.
1B: Each player sacrifices a creature. Play this ability any time you could play a sorcery, and only if you control a creature.
2B: Each player reveals the top card of his or her library, loses life equal to it's converted mana cost, and puts it into his or her hand.
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MTGO: Stillenacht288
Modern:
Footsteps Hulk
Ascendency Combo
Restore Balance
Ad Nauseam
EDH:
Ghave Lands
Narset Combo
My two roommates and I who all share the same first name (and computer) submitted three cards:
My favorite: I have always felt that phyrexian mana is one of the most black mechanics ever, but for flavor reasons, I always though phyrexian mages (and black mages in general) would be able to utilize the mechanic at will, so you get this. Though this might be too powerful even at a higher cc.
Card One pay two life: add B to your mana pool
The thought was that if you had a graveyard littered with dead bodies of creatures underground, you wouldn't exactly know what you were reanimating, so it should be random (and a zombie). Though this might have been better as a sorcery / instant...
Card Two Sacrifice ~: Return a creature card at random from target players graveyard to play under your control. That creature is a zombie in addition to its other types
And finally, (although posted earlier in thread) a nice combo enabler and good "draw engine" for black.
Card Three pay 1 life and discard a card: draw a card
Much more than that. Towards the top of the article the writer says (exact copy and paste quote):
"Now comes what I consider to be the most exciting part of You Make the Card. Each and every one of you can now submit rules text to be considered for inclusion in our card. Here's how it will work:"
Mind of the Dark Seer BBBB
When Mind of the Dark Seer enters the Battlefield, put a 1/3 Legendary Black Human token with the name "Dark Seer" on to the battlefield.
Whenever a "Dark Seer" deals combat damage to a player, draw a card and lose a life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you do not control creature named "Dark Seer", Reveal the top card of your library until you reveal a non-land card, put that card into your hand and lose life equal to its converted mana cost. Put all other cards reveal this way on the bottom of your library.
Couldn't submit as is because it was too wordy for the 300 limit. It plays the the fantasy motif of stealing the visionary powers of a seer. I design the card to be similar to some of my favorite black cards of all time:
As an Australian I'm as annoyed about the US/Canada restriction as everyone else, but I understand it's for legal/copyright decisions. From what I understand, when you come up with the idea you own it (IP), for WotC to use it there has to be some kind of exchange of ownership which, depending on your country's laws, could be a legal nightmare. WotC are just playing it safe by sticking to countries where they know the laws with certainty and there's no chance of it coming back to bite them. Frankly I'm tempted to submit anyway because I've got a whole text file full of black enchantment ideas already but what you have to understand is that if they get your submission and they like it but they find out you're not from US/Canada then basically they can then never print that card because you could turn around and sue them, it's the same reason why Mark Rosewater doesn't accept card submissions on his Tumblr (and also the same reason of being flooded with submissions endlessly)
just submitted anyway...
blood sacrifice
you may skip your draw phase. look for a card in your library, you can play it without paying its cost. you loose life equal to its cmc
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Huey, Dewey and Louie are always dressed in RUG. it is CLEARLY going to be the wedges block Pioneer: WURFaerie fires BRGDragons ModernBGElves WRBurn UR Fires Turns URGift Storm UG Twiddle Storm
My main deck is reanimator, so i always want a card like this:
Death Contract3BB
Enchantment
As an additional cost to cast Death Contract, sacrifice a nontoken creature
Whenever a creature dies, put a blood counter on Death Contract and each opponents lose X life, where X is the number of blood counter on Death Contract.
Here's my submission, which i left the cost out of purposefully:
Planar Decay
Enchantment
CARDNAME enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller loses 1 life.
2BB: Return CARDNAME from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Flavorfully: the manifestation of Decomp magic. Mechanically, I figure it's a variation on Mana Barbs or Mesmeric orb, hoses ramp, combo, aggro and control and feels very black while also requiring a lot of commitment from the person that casts it. idk. any feedback would be cool.
You do realize you can lie on an internet form, right?
They aren't going to check the IP you used to do this. What if I'm a Canadian resident currently in Thailand for work and decide to submit from there? Or if you're concerned about IP, just use a free proxy.
They do say they can request any reasonable documentation to secure the rights of your submission, but I really doubt they will do that. Imagine that submission X wins, they commission the artwork, the entire contest ends, etc, but then the person who submitted X refuses to provide documentation or, heck, simply no longer lives in the US or Canada. They would need to redo everything; it would be a colossal fiasco.
You people do know that you probably will not get credited, right? If you are anywhere but North America, your idea will be stolen and no credit will be given. But maybe I'm just a miserable person. Not gonna submit at any rate.
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Here's what I submitted, though it seems pretty OP. It's a blend of "Sign in Blood" and "Contamination".
"Contamination in Blood"
Cost :symb::symb::symb:
Enchantment
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces instead of any other type and amount.
Whenever an opponent taps a land for mana, you lose 2 life and draw a card.
Now comes what I consider to be the most exciting part of You Make the Card. Each and every one of you can now submit rules text to be considered for inclusion in our card.
But then:
By checking this box, I represent that I am at least 18 years old and a resident of the United States or Canada (excluding Quebec)
I like this guy's oblivious style...
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Army of Assassins
Whenever a creature becomes tapped, destroy it at the beginning of the next Main Phase.
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It doesn't prevent combat all together, merely discourages it like No Mercy. You can also get around it with regeneration or indestructibility, or Sundial of the Infinite. By and large, though, you get to Assassinate ALL THE THINGS!
Two Score, Minus Two or: A Stargate Tail
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They do that for several reasons:
a) restricting the number of people entering-less entries to sift through, but most importantly:
b) this competition usually results in the winner working for Wizards in some capacity - at the least, they win a prize. Visa laws and things like that restrict what they can and can't do with competitions where you win prizes (and jobs). (Imagine if someone 'won', but then was unable to claim the prize because of legal issues. It is much better for Wizards and the people entering the competition to offer no false hopes to people who can't possibly win)
It isn't just to spite people. Their hands are tied by legal and economic issues. (economic issues - it might be possible to do a true, worldwide competition, but ludicrously expensive)
NOWHERE it's said that this is a competition to win anything. so no-one has any false hope
Pioneer: WURFaerie fires BRGDragons
ModernBGElves WRBurn UR Fires Turns URGift Storm UG Twiddle Storm
~Card Name~
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player sacrifices a permanent. If a noncreature permanent was sacrificed this way that player discards a card, if that card is a creature card that player loses two life.
I lol'd. Literally.
Anyway, here was my submission:
Ecks' Bargain
~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters.
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may move a +1/+1 counter from ~ onto it.
Sacrifice a creature with a +1/+1 counter on it: Draw cards equal to that creature's power, and lose life equal to it's toughness.
didn't set the mana cost, but obviously it needs to have X in the cost.
I know it's a little weird for black to give +1/+1 counters out like that, but I felt the overall flavor of the card justified it. I read over this whole thread, and some of the submissions I really liked, and others I wasn't sure what they were thinking when they typed it. ( A. Overpowered, B. Underpowered, or C. Not feasible/not how WotC does things.)
:symg::symu: Infect-Old Standard that I need to update
And trying to decide what my next EDH will be.
I am a :symg::symrg::symr::symur::symu::symug: 'walker all the way.
Dredd Hecatomb B
Sacrifice creature you control: Put X cards from the top of your Library to your graveyard. X equal to sacrificed creature's power. Loose 1 life for each creature card that came into your graveyard that way
That would totally kill you lol, a may clause would make it way better.
Not sure how I did it, but I'm from New Zealand and I submitted mine O_o
Demonsire Rift
2BB
Enchantment
Pay 3 life, exile a creature spell you control: Put a 5/5 black demon token with flying onto the battlefield.
I think its overpowered after looking at it. It probably needs a mana requirement in the activation cost to help smooth it out.
1BB
B: Each player discards a card. Play this ability any time you could play a sorcery and only if you have at least 1 card in hand.
1B: Each player sacrifices a creature. Play this ability any time you could play a sorcery, and only if you control a creature.
2B: Each player reveals the top card of his or her library, loses life equal to it's converted mana cost, and puts it into his or her hand.
Footsteps Hulk
Ascendency Combo
Restore Balance
Ad Nauseam
EDH:
Ghave Lands
Narset Combo
"Death and Taxes"
Creatures you control have deathtouch.
When a creature an opponent controls would be sent to the graveyard from combat with a creature you control, draw a card and lose 2 life.
Enchantment
If you would draw a card, instead put the top card of your library into your graveyard, then exile a card from your graveyard.
You may play cards exiled by Compost Library.
My favorite: I have always felt that phyrexian mana is one of the most black mechanics ever, but for flavor reasons, I always though phyrexian mages (and black mages in general) would be able to utilize the mechanic at will, so you get this. Though this might be too powerful even at a higher cc.
Card One
pay two life: add B to your mana pool
The thought was that if you had a graveyard littered with dead bodies of creatures underground, you wouldn't exactly know what you were reanimating, so it should be random (and a zombie). Though this might have been better as a sorcery / instant...
Card Two
Sacrifice ~: Return a creature card at random from target players graveyard to play under your control. That creature is a zombie in addition to its other types
And finally, (although posted earlier in thread) a nice combo enabler and good "draw engine" for black.
Card Three
pay 1 life and discard a card: draw a card
Edric | Skithiryx | Merieke | Talrand
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Well except for pauper EDH
Garruk's Packleader | Inkfathom Witch | Gelectrode | Sigil Captain | Glider Barin | Sludge Strider | Paragon of the Ameshsa
Much more than that. Towards the top of the article the writer says (exact copy and paste quote):
"Now comes what I consider to be the most exciting part of You Make the Card. Each and every one of you can now submit rules text to be considered for inclusion in our card. Here's how it will work:"
Seriously, are we that stupid an abusable???
Removed mod text. -TK
You colonization of language is not appreciated.
When Mind of the Dark Seer enters the Battlefield, put a 1/3 Legendary Black Human token with the name "Dark Seer" on to the battlefield.
Whenever a "Dark Seer" deals combat damage to a player, draw a card and lose a life.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if you do not control creature named "Dark Seer", Reveal the top card of your library until you reveal a non-land card, put that card into your hand and lose life equal to its converted mana cost. Put all other cards reveal this way on the bottom of your library.
Couldn't submit as is because it was too wordy for the 300 limit. It plays the the fantasy motif of stealing the visionary powers of a seer. I design the card to be similar to some of my favorite black cards of all time:
blood sacrifice
you may skip your draw phase. look for a card in your library, you can play it without paying its cost. you loose life equal to its cmc
Pioneer: WURFaerie fires BRGDragons
ModernBGElves WRBurn UR Fires Turns URGift Storm UG Twiddle Storm
Death Contract 3BB
Enchantment
As an additional cost to cast Death Contract, sacrifice a nontoken creature
Whenever a creature dies, put a blood counter on Death Contract and each opponents lose X life, where X is the number of blood counter on Death Contract.
Planar Decay
Enchantment
CARDNAME enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever a permanent becomes untapped, that permanent's controller loses 1 life.
2BB: Return CARDNAME from your graveyard to the battlefield.
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Flavorfully: the manifestation of Decomp magic. Mechanically, I figure it's a variation on Mana Barbs or Mesmeric orb, hoses ramp, combo, aggro and control and feels very black while also requiring a lot of commitment from the person that casts it. idk. any feedback would be cool.
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They aren't going to check the IP you used to do this. What if I'm a Canadian resident currently in Thailand for work and decide to submit from there? Or if you're concerned about IP, just use a free proxy.
They do say they can request any reasonable documentation to secure the rights of your submission, but I really doubt they will do that. Imagine that submission X wins, they commission the artwork, the entire contest ends, etc, but then the person who submitted X refuses to provide documentation or, heck, simply no longer lives in the US or Canada. They would need to redo everything; it would be a colossal fiasco.
"Contamination in Blood"
Cost :symb::symb::symb:
Enchantment
If a land is tapped for mana, it produces instead of any other type and amount.
Whenever an opponent taps a land for mana, you lose 2 life and draw a card.
Its never been done, it plays amazingly with Teysa EDH's, and its a fun effect with potential in every format.
RRR Khorenthos - The Red Block (Feedback needed!) RRR
But then:
I like this guy's oblivious style...