Daru Pathfinder3W
Creature - Human Soldier T: The next creature spell you cast this turn can be cast as though as if it had flash
1/3 "You can´t spell ´Waylay´ without ´Way´"
Keesh(R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter 1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Adquire a certain degree of financial stability
Experience: 7/20
Mana: R(R/W)(R/W)
Spaceship:
RX-Class Empirical Scoutship (0/2)
Class 1 Energy Shield Slot: Empty
Class 1 Misc Tech Slot: Empty
Keesh glanced at the situation, once again, this was exactly the thing she tried to run away from in the first place, but she still had that spark of energy in her genes, the observation and attention required to engineer a piece of work that could settle down nature!
There were no excuses, everything was laid out for her to work. She stepped forward, nodding towards the scientist, her head twitched as she observed all the items at their disposal. She wagered all of her current energy, and quickly gathered tools and worked her way into a Cryogenic Bomb
FetchW
Sorcery (U)
Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
// Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.) // Carry1R
Sorcery (U)
Add 4 to your mana pool, spend this mana only to cast artifact spells
(FUSED)
((OOC: The card was going to be called Fetch and Execute, but Execute is already a thing, Carry is as in "Carry an Operation", so much for pseudonyms :V))
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 10/20
Mana: 3B(R/U)(R/U)(R/U)R
"Master", Skyhand tried to call Vega's attention, it was not the time for him to overextend his might on such feeble obstacles, and thus he'd rather interfere first. Skyhand decided to vent these unwanted gifts on the natural world. Fighting the beasts or hexing them sounded like unapealing options for what would entertain Vega, so the surrakar decided that a third one would be more effective; letting the fight against themselves
Hesitant Treason(R/U)(R/U)
Sorcery
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste and gets -2/-0 until end of turn. "'Slay all who harm the exalted, no matter how petty the injury. Their intent warrants execution as prevention for transgression', says the Skychord 9, 18-19. I see a loophole here...'"
-Kalindra, Branded Heretic
Making balanced duel decks takes extensive testings. Maro wrote an article about this, but let me sumarize you what you should do:
First, think what one of the decks does, then find a deck that is trying to do something different
Lets look at some of the latest duel decks for a second
Knights (Blitz) vs Dragons (Midrange/Ramp)
Ajani (Blitz and Life) vs Bolas (Control and Value)
Venser (Control) vs Koth (Midrange/Ramp)
Izzet (Spell Tempo) vs Golgari (Graveyard Recursion)
Sorin (Tokens) vs Tibalt (Graveyard Aggro)
All of these decks have really different concepts, that´s what makes the matchups worth it. If you play both duel decks, and you are playing them similarly, then it won´t probably be too fun.
So what can the opponent of an infect deck be? Almost anything that´s not a blitz/stompy deck (I´m assuming your infect deck is a stompy, if it isn´t, well, i´m going to assume it is). For this example, i´m going to assume the enemy deck is a blue deck based on guessing (Predict, Liar´s Pendulum, Conundrum Sphinx)
Second, you want both decks to be able to remove each other´s threats
If one of the decks plays a card and its game over for the other, then that card should not be considered. This is why Dragons had Hedge Guardian and Ghostfire, so they could deal with pesky Silver Knight. What can a blue deck do against an Infect? Hydrosurge and Disorient can go miles stopping a dork swinging for 10. What can infect do against blue? Pistus Strike to deal with fliers and hexproof to deal with whatever silly things blue is durdling with, as well as some expensive cards, perhaps with flashback, to refuel after the gas is over
Third, make sure the decks are fun
This is entirely optional but you want to make sure the decks aren´t simply playing the same cards to victory without any form of interaction. The easiest way is making them versatile instead of consistent; adding different cards instead of 4-ofs, that way, even if you are playing with the same decks, each game plays differently. If cards sit idle, cut them out and tweak, if one card just breaks the game and wins, find something equally entertaining, but not as gamebreaking.
It´ll take some effort, but Magic can do amazing things with cheap cards, you´ll just have to make some effort to strike balance rather than victory.
P.S.: No decklist because i´m a chump, but here´s an idea: Make a deck that wants to win with Felidar Sovereign for a lulzy two-way race
EDIT: OR you could just buy a duel deck I´m a fool
Keesh(R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter 1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Adquire a certain degree of financial stability
Experience: 7/20
Mana: R(R/W)(R/W)
Spaceship:
RX-Class Empirical Scoutship (0/2)
Class 1 Energy Shield Slot: Empty
Class 1 Misc Tech Slot: Empty
The endless void and silence felt refreshing, the cold embrace of a well ventilated spaceship with the whistles of the inner mechanics sounding through the rigged patchworks, achievements. She had agreed to follow the loud Kiral, since for now, there was no direction but forward, or the tail of that other ship
The land below her feet was scalding, but Keesh was actually not expecting a warm reception. While Eiglem went out and rambled about wanderlust and cash, Keesh realized that a place in this form of dire straits must be either unwanting or desperate for help, so she kept her wits cool and her eyes alert, keeping the pace behind Eiglem.
The realization that she was technically obeying the Kiral struck rather slowly, at this point she just had to deal with the companionship
(OOC: SO MUCH MANA. I don't know what to do with it all!)
((Share some with your noble, loyal, cuddly servant? ;P))
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 10/20
Mana: 3B(R/U)(R/U)(R/U)
These were gifts of creativity and emotions, sins the Skyhand had sought to seal away, yet he had no reason to do away with them, nor to do away with the spellcaster due to Vega´s rethoric statement. The surrakar simply held back its shrug and nodded towards Vega, turning south to lead the way for his master.
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 3(W/B)B
"Certainly", the Surrakar budged towards the mage, rather nonchallant about the logic behind resucitating enemies. The Surrakar assessed what the man´s condition was, whether he was ill from exhaustion and belching smoke, afflicted by some lingering spell, or injured from some dire ocurrence. Then he would hover his hands above the wizard and treat him as the Skychord commands:
((OOC: I´m just going to save us a post and craft spells designated for each basic possibility. Note that i´m not making several spells for one challenge, rather, one spell for whatever the challenge is))
Should the cause be illness and/or exhaustion:
ImpurgeW
Instant (C)
Untap target creature you control, you may remove any ammount of counters from that creature "Commend the faithful, for they brave the smog of heresy in our steed. Reward the faithful, for they silenty defend our order. Heal the faithful, so they may continue their unsung service"
-The Skychord, Passage 6, 18-20
Should the cause be some form of hexery:
Soul´s FortitudeW
Enchantment - Aura (C)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has protection from enchantments. This effect does not remove Soul´s Fortitude "Our conviction undoes all evil, overthrows all ill intent, overpowers the enemy´s very soul"
-The Skychord, Passage 1, 18
Should the cause be mundane wounds:
HealthrobW
Sorcery
Players that have or are tied for the lowest life total gain 5 life "An exposed soul is vulnerable to all vulnerable to certain death, vulnerable to new life"
-The Skychord, Passage 4, 21
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 3(W/B)B
The sulfuric craters and blackened air surrounding the city was no more surprising. The craggy terrain and blurry odors did not make the staunch Surrakar cringe as they pressed on, clearing the way for Vega.
The possibly soot-filled whelp of a wizard on the floor was of no interest to Skyhand. Even if he was the one with the prowess to rescue him, his life hinged on Vega's generosity
Keesh(R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter 1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Adquire a certain degree of financial stability
Experience: 7/20
Mana: (R/W)(R/W)
Spaceship:
RX-Class Empirical Scoutship (0/2)
Class 1 Energy Shield Slot: Empty
Class 1 Misc Tech Slot: Empty
The machine was ready, but Keesh was unwilling. Without much funds or her cargo, settling somewhere was more important than exploring the grand, black void. She picked up some of the small tools and pieces she left outside of her drone and stashed them someplace safe in her artificial carapace; maybe they'll prove of some use during field work.
A quick scan told her that the Kiral had departed for the market. Keesh quickly kicked herself up and hastily headed to the market. At best, Eiglem had got himself a job and left, but at worst, he would've put words in her mouth about her abilities and position as a freelancer; not a very good first career move
But yes, even if it is a very fun, unexplored design, the utility of this card is rather limited. Wont stop it from being a huge contender in multiplayer games where you can just force people to go at each other's throats, considering it doesn't eats anyone's bolts, of course
OOC: I don't believe Skyhand told Vega his name ._.
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 2(W/B)B
The sooty skyline and fluid vapors were of little hindrance to the hulking Surrakar. His ears were peeled to the demon's command, even if it was rather conflicting. As a servant, Skyhand and members of the now disbanded Chord stayed behind their masters to take backstabs directed at them, but this realization wasn't enough for the Surrakar to immediately respond with "Certainly" and move to the front towards the mountain.
The city was picturesque, but Vega had pressing matters to attend to
Keesh(R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter 1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Being hired
Experience: 3/20
Mana: 1(R/W)(R/W)
Keesh bit her right finger and hissed, after all, this is part of the reason why she became a sharpshooter in the first place, but her skill would not be questioned by some inanimate object! Luckily, her bizarre form of ingenuity did allow her to patch through her mistakes. She picked scraps once again, and started to assemble a little contraption with the pieces she found missing. Time wasn't of the essence, so making the thing functional was more pressing than spending resources on it
Reparation Scrapdrone1
Artifact (C)
Reparation Scrapdrone enters the battlefield tapped T, Exile Reparation Scrapdrone: Return target artifact from your graveyard to your hand "Why crawl into tiny tunnel and do repair. Tell repair to get off it rear and do it on it own"
Mikhal, Xoa Engineer
It was during this micro-process that Keesh realized she was being spoken to by the Kiral again. She did really want to consider him a fine partner which would be needed in these rather dire turn of events, but the fancy language and strange accent he kept using was so drawn out and tryhard, it felt like the Kizal was trying to hit on her. "I'll accept", she responded after a sigh. "Just know I'm not your point man", then she quickly added. "I need to watch repair process go without fault. You lead on, I'll catch up"
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 2(W/B)
Vega's interests were moot to him at the moment, including his apparently unhealthy interest in Skyhand's worldly belongings. The first challenge they would be faced with was a creature of the wild earth, and thus Skyhand dutifully served his master's summonings.
Back up of Plan A
Nuance DestinyW
Instant (U)
Convoke
The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to another target creature instead. "A lifetime is measured in moments; take away those from the guilty, they deserve no joys, no milestones, no achievements"
-Skychord, Passage 4-6
<Convoke: Skyhand>
The small tithe excised from the Elemental's power should be enough to turn its weight upon itself, and using himself as the catalyst from his magic, Skyhand would save his expenses
Should Vega's shadow be successful, Skyhand would see no reason to intervene; the creature could stand on its own figurative feet. Should his master's scheme prove unfruitful, however, the Surrakar would smite the creature with just prejudice
Plan C
Fulminating LightW
Instant (C)
Fulminate deals 4 damage to target unblocked creature "The rogues seek the end of their strife in the light at the end of the tunnel. Only once were they right; this light is their end"
The Skychord, Passage 8-45
The bright visage punishes those who would harm Skyhand's master and pretend to go unopposed, sundering them to pieces. But there are certain things only definite judgment can end...
Plan D
Revoke the Right1B
Instant (U)
Destroy target non-white creature "The Chord encompasses all. Everything but the Chord does not exist. It is your duty to mantain such order"
-The Skychord, Passage 1-13
There's no such word in the Chord such as 'Murder', just 'Judgment'
Keesh(R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter 1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 1000 (Now 0)
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Being hired
Experience: 3/20
Mana: 2(R/W)(R/W)(R/W)
The goods are not the best, but then again, neither is her condition. Swallowing in rage, all she could do was hope that her well-tuned, perfectly balanced sniper rifle malfunctioned in those scallywag pirates' hands and blew half of the ship off. Away from her daydreaming, she decided to gamble all of her current allowance on a Mark II firearm, nothing a few aimed shots can't repay
Back to the scrapyard, she noticed the Kiral was too trying to salvage his escape ticket. Should he direct himself to her, she would raise her left hand towards him, uttering the single word: "Priority".
An RX-Class Scoutship is more suited for faster traveling and evasive maneuvers. Keesh scouted the surroundings for a good while, with all these pieces, scraps and tools, putting this baby in working shape should be child's play
Patchwork Engineering1W
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant Artifact
Totem Armor (If the enchanted permanent would be destroyed, instead destroy this Aura. Remove all damage from the enchanted permanent if it is a creature) Metalcraft - Enchanted permanent is indestructible as long as you control three or more artifacts Design so rustic and balanced you can see the systems working through the gaps in its surface
P.S.: I had to reword Totem Armor because it's made to only work on creatures. I planned to make it its own ability (Reactive Armor) but that would just be very corner-cased (Eating Smelts) and confusing
Creature - Human Soldier
T: The next creature spell you cast this turn can be cast as though as if it had flash
1/3
"You can´t spell ´Waylay´ without ´Way´"
NEXT: Enslave in G
Keesh (R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter
1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator
Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Adquire a certain degree of financial stability
Experience: 7/20
Mana: R(R/W)(R/W)
Spaceship:
RX-Class Empirical Scoutship (0/2)
Class 1 Energy Shield Slot: Empty
Class 1 Misc Tech Slot: Empty
Keesh glanced at the situation, once again, this was exactly the thing she tried to run away from in the first place, but she still had that spark of energy in her genes, the observation and attention required to engineer a piece of work that could settle down nature!
There were no excuses, everything was laid out for her to work. She stepped forward, nodding towards the scientist, her head twitched as she observed all the items at their disposal. She wagered all of her current energy, and quickly gathered tools and worked her way into a Cryogenic Bomb
Fetch W
Sorcery (U)
Return target artifact card from your graveyard to your hand.
// Fuse (You may cast one or both halves of this card from your hand.) //
Carry 1R
Sorcery (U)
Add 4 to your mana pool, spend this mana only to cast artifact spells
(FUSED)
((OOC: The card was going to be called Fetch and Execute, but Execute is already a thing, Carry is as in "Carry an Operation", so much for pseudonyms :V))
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 10/20
Mana: 3B(R/U)(R/U)(R/U)R
"Master", Skyhand tried to call Vega's attention, it was not the time for him to overextend his might on such feeble obstacles, and thus he'd rather interfere first. Skyhand decided to vent these unwanted gifts on the natural world. Fighting the beasts or hexing them sounded like unapealing options for what would entertain Vega, so the surrakar decided that a third one would be more effective; letting the fight against themselves
Hesitant Treason (R/U)(R/U)
Sorcery
Gain control of target creature until end of turn. Untap that creature. It gains haste and gets -2/-0 until end of turn.
"'Slay all who harm the exalted, no matter how petty the injury. Their intent warrants execution as prevention for transgression', says the Skychord 9, 18-19. I see a loophole here...'"
-Kalindra, Branded Heretic
First, think what one of the decks does, then find a deck that is trying to do something different
Lets look at some of the latest duel decks for a second
Knights (Blitz) vs Dragons (Midrange/Ramp)
Ajani (Blitz and Life) vs Bolas (Control and Value)
Venser (Control) vs Koth (Midrange/Ramp)
Izzet (Spell Tempo) vs Golgari (Graveyard Recursion)
Sorin (Tokens) vs Tibalt (Graveyard Aggro)
All of these decks have really different concepts, that´s what makes the matchups worth it. If you play both duel decks, and you are playing them similarly, then it won´t probably be too fun.
So what can the opponent of an infect deck be? Almost anything that´s not a blitz/stompy deck (I´m assuming your infect deck is a stompy, if it isn´t, well, i´m going to assume it is). For this example, i´m going to assume the enemy deck is a blue deck based on guessing (Predict, Liar´s Pendulum, Conundrum Sphinx)
Second, you want both decks to be able to remove each other´s threats
If one of the decks plays a card and its game over for the other, then that card should not be considered. This is why Dragons had Hedge Guardian and Ghostfire, so they could deal with pesky Silver Knight. What can a blue deck do against an Infect? Hydrosurge and Disorient can go miles stopping a dork swinging for 10. What can infect do against blue? Pistus Strike to deal with fliers and hexproof to deal with whatever silly things blue is durdling with, as well as some expensive cards, perhaps with flashback, to refuel after the gas is over
Third, make sure the decks are fun
This is entirely optional but you want to make sure the decks aren´t simply playing the same cards to victory without any form of interaction. The easiest way is making them versatile instead of consistent; adding different cards instead of 4-ofs, that way, even if you are playing with the same decks, each game plays differently. If cards sit idle, cut them out and tweak, if one card just breaks the game and wins, find something equally entertaining, but not as gamebreaking.
It´ll take some effort, but Magic can do amazing things with cheap cards, you´ll just have to make some effort to strike balance rather than victory.
P.S.: No decklist because i´m a chump, but here´s an idea: Make a deck that wants to win with Felidar Sovereign for a lulzy two-way race
EDIT: OR you could just buy a duel deck I´m a fool
Keesh (R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter
1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator
Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Adquire a certain degree of financial stability
Experience: 7/20
Mana: R(R/W)(R/W)
Spaceship:
RX-Class Empirical Scoutship (0/2)
Class 1 Energy Shield Slot: Empty
Class 1 Misc Tech Slot: Empty
The endless void and silence felt refreshing, the cold embrace of a well ventilated spaceship with the whistles of the inner mechanics sounding through the rigged patchworks, achievements. She had agreed to follow the loud Kiral, since for now, there was no direction but forward, or the tail of that other ship
The land below her feet was scalding, but Keesh was actually not expecting a warm reception. While Eiglem went out and rambled about wanderlust and cash, Keesh realized that a place in this form of dire straits must be either unwanting or desperate for help, so she kept her wits cool and her eyes alert, keeping the pace behind Eiglem.
The realization that she was technically obeying the Kiral struck rather slowly, at this point she just had to deal with the companionship
((Share some with your noble, loyal, cuddly servant? ;P))
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 10/20
Mana: 3B(R/U)(R/U)(R/U)
These were gifts of creativity and emotions, sins the Skyhand had sought to seal away, yet he had no reason to do away with them, nor to do away with the spellcaster due to Vega´s rethoric statement. The surrakar simply held back its shrug and nodded towards Vega, turning south to lead the way for his master.
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 3(W/B)B
"Certainly", the Surrakar budged towards the mage, rather nonchallant about the logic behind resucitating enemies. The Surrakar assessed what the man´s condition was, whether he was ill from exhaustion and belching smoke, afflicted by some lingering spell, or injured from some dire ocurrence. Then he would hover his hands above the wizard and treat him as the Skychord commands:
((OOC: I´m just going to save us a post and craft spells designated for each basic possibility. Note that i´m not making several spells for one challenge, rather, one spell for whatever the challenge is))
Should the cause be illness and/or exhaustion:
Impurge W
Instant (C)
Untap target creature you control, you may remove any ammount of counters from that creature
"Commend the faithful, for they brave the smog of heresy in our steed. Reward the faithful, for they silenty defend our order. Heal the faithful, so they may continue their unsung service"
-The Skychord, Passage 6, 18-20
Should the cause be some form of hexery:
Soul´s Fortitude W
Enchantment - Aura (C)
Enchanted creature gets +1/+1 and has protection from enchantments. This effect does not remove Soul´s Fortitude
"Our conviction undoes all evil, overthrows all ill intent, overpowers the enemy´s very soul"
-The Skychord, Passage 1, 18
Should the cause be mundane wounds:
Healthrob W
Sorcery
Players that have or are tied for the lowest life total gain 5 life
"An exposed soul is vulnerable to all vulnerable to certain death, vulnerable to new life"
-The Skychord, Passage 4, 21
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 3(W/B)B
The sulfuric craters and blackened air surrounding the city was no more surprising. The craggy terrain and blurry odors did not make the staunch Surrakar cringe as they pressed on, clearing the way for Vega.
The possibly soot-filled whelp of a wizard on the floor was of no interest to Skyhand. Even if he was the one with the prowess to rescue him, his life hinged on Vega's generosity
Keesh (R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter
1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator
Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Adquire a certain degree of financial stability
Experience: 7/20
Mana: (R/W)(R/W)
Spaceship:
RX-Class Empirical Scoutship (0/2)
Class 1 Energy Shield Slot: Empty
Class 1 Misc Tech Slot: Empty
The machine was ready, but Keesh was unwilling. Without much funds or her cargo, settling somewhere was more important than exploring the grand, black void. She picked up some of the small tools and pieces she left outside of her drone and stashed them someplace safe in her artificial carapace; maybe they'll prove of some use during field work.
A quick scan told her that the Kiral had departed for the market. Keesh quickly kicked herself up and hastily headed to the market. At best, Eiglem had got himself a job and left, but at worst, he would've put words in her mouth about her abilities and position as a freelancer; not a very good first career move
But yes, even if it is a very fun, unexplored design, the utility of this card is rather limited. Wont stop it from being a huge contender in multiplayer games where you can just force people to go at each other's throats, considering it doesn't eats anyone's bolts, of course
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 2(W/B)B
The sooty skyline and fluid vapors were of little hindrance to the hulking Surrakar. His ears were peeled to the demon's command, even if it was rather conflicting. As a servant, Skyhand and members of the now disbanded Chord stayed behind their masters to take backstabs directed at them, but this realization wasn't enough for the Surrakar to immediately respond with "Certainly" and move to the front towards the mountain.
The city was picturesque, but Vega had pressing matters to attend to
Keesh (R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter
1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 0
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator
Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Being hired
Experience: 3/20
Mana: 1(R/W)(R/W)
Keesh bit her right finger and hissed, after all, this is part of the reason why she became a sharpshooter in the first place, but her skill would not be questioned by some inanimate object! Luckily, her bizarre form of ingenuity did allow her to patch through her mistakes. She picked scraps once again, and started to assemble a little contraption with the pieces she found missing. Time wasn't of the essence, so making the thing functional was more pressing than spending resources on it
Reparation Scrapdrone1
Artifact (C)
Reparation Scrapdrone enters the battlefield tapped
T, Exile Reparation Scrapdrone: Return target artifact from your graveyard to your hand
"Why crawl into tiny tunnel and do repair. Tell repair to get off it rear and do it on it own"
Mikhal, Xoa Engineer
It was during this micro-process that Keesh realized she was being spoken to by the Kiral again. She did really want to consider him a fine partner which would be needed in these rather dire turn of events, but the fancy language and strange accent he kept using was so drawn out and tryhard, it felt like the Kizal was trying to hit on her. "I'll accept", she responded after a sigh. "Just know I'm not your point man", then she quickly added. "I need to watch repair process go without fault. You lead on, I'll catch up"
Skyhand "The Blind" (B/W)
Creature - Surrakar Minion
Whenever Skyhand "The Blind" deals damage, it gets -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
You have:
Gold: 220
Inventory: Adventurer's Clothes
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Follow Vega, and judge him worthy of being his master
Experience: 7/20
Mana: 2(W/B)
Vega's interests were moot to him at the moment, including his apparently unhealthy interest in Skyhand's worldly belongings. The first challenge they would be faced with was a creature of the wild earth, and thus Skyhand dutifully served his master's summonings.
Back up of Plan A
Instant (U)
Convoke
The next 1 damage that would be dealt to target creature this turn is dealt to another target creature instead.
"A lifetime is measured in moments; take away those from the guilty, they deserve no joys, no milestones, no achievements"
-Skychord, Passage 4-6
<Convoke: Skyhand>
The small tithe excised from the Elemental's power should be enough to turn its weight upon itself, and using himself as the catalyst from his magic, Skyhand would save his expenses
Should Vega's shadow be successful, Skyhand would see no reason to intervene; the creature could stand on its own figurative feet. Should his master's scheme prove unfruitful, however, the Surrakar would smite the creature with just prejudice
Plan C
Instant (C)
Fulminate deals 4 damage to target unblocked creature
"The rogues seek the end of their strife in the light at the end of the tunnel. Only once were they right; this light is their end"
The Skychord, Passage 8-45
The bright visage punishes those who would harm Skyhand's master and pretend to go unopposed, sundering them to pieces. But there are certain things only definite judgment can end...
Plan D
Instant (U)
Destroy target non-white creature
"The Chord encompasses all. Everything but the Chord does not exist. It is your duty to mantain such order"
-The Skychord, Passage 1-13
There's no such word in the Chord such as 'Murder', just 'Judgment'
Keesh (R/W)
Creature - Xoa Sharpshooter
1: Keesh gains first strike until end of turn.
1/1
Credits: 1000 (Now 0)
Inventory: Xoa Light Carapace
Navigator
Deltacon Laser Pistol Mark II (+1 Combat Mod)
Abilities: N/A
Current Goals: Being hired
Experience: 3/20
Mana: 2(R/W)(R/W)(R/W)
The goods are not the best, but then again, neither is her condition. Swallowing in rage, all she could do was hope that her well-tuned, perfectly balanced sniper rifle malfunctioned in those scallywag pirates' hands and blew half of the ship off. Away from her daydreaming, she decided to gamble all of her current allowance on a Mark II firearm, nothing a few aimed shots can't repay
Back to the scrapyard, she noticed the Kiral was too trying to salvage his escape ticket. Should he direct himself to her, she would raise her left hand towards him, uttering the single word: "Priority".
An RX-Class Scoutship is more suited for faster traveling and evasive maneuvers. Keesh scouted the surroundings for a good while, with all these pieces, scraps and tools, putting this baby in working shape should be child's play
Patchwork Engineering 1W
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant Artifact
Totem Armor (If the enchanted permanent would be destroyed, instead destroy this Aura. Remove all damage from the enchanted permanent if it is a creature)
Metalcraft - Enchanted permanent is indestructible as long as you control three or more artifacts
Design so rustic and balanced you can see the systems working through the gaps in its surface
P.S.: I had to reword Totem Armor because it's made to only work on creatures. I planned to make it its own ability (Reactive Armor) but that would just be very corner-cased (Eating Smelts) and confusing