Bursting AEtherclone1UR
Creature - Shapeshifter (M)
You may have Bursting AEtherclone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it gains "When this creature enters the battlefield, it deals damage equal to its power to you." Some Izzet mages don't see the explosion as something bad, but as a way to announce the success of its project. [0/0]
The Condemned2B
Creature - Zombie (M)
The Condemned can't be sacrificed.
If The Condemned would leave the battlefield, regenerate it instead. It will never leave you. [1/1]
Legend - While the card is spot on everything (cost, ability, rarity, even flavor) it's just boring and uncreative.
JamBlock - I love it! Don't we have a card like this already? This is elegant and perfect. Maybe a bit weak, but that doesn't matter.
Forestguy - This is fun, unexplored area I think (lands with mana cost). And while I get the flavor, it's just not that good.
ManyCookies - Footwork is really cool and very flavorful, but I'm sure it needs some rewording to make it work with the rules. Pull the Defense is also flavorful and interesting. Limited on its usage, but has Cycling and can eventually swing the game in your favor.
Phyrexian Editor - I'm sure I've seen this card before. Anyways, its power is on par with No Mercy or Dissipation Field. I like it.
Rocco - Despite his appearance, Blanka was a human. Nonetheless, this card is interesting and I like the synergy between the fight and the damage abilities. It looks just a bit unelegant, but nothing disastrous.
WINNER: I'm a sucker for elegance, so JamBlock
NEXT: Echo
Venerated Memorial3UU
Enchantment (M)
When Venerated Memorial enters the battlefield, exile a creature you control.
You may have creatures you cast enter the battlefield as a copy of the exiled creature. She set the example. We just follow it.
Maybe instead of "cast" should say "control"? I'm not sure.
Phyexian Editor - Besides the template error (should say "target Human creature named Cub you control"), I would say a Lone Wolf should remain alone. I like the mechanic idea behind the card, but I think powerwise is weak.
JamBlock - What is a "Prize of the Herd"? Hahaha, well, the card is cool coming with into a protective father. Very green, very good.
Legend - This is so overpowered in multiplayer. Also, this is more than "father and son", but "a lot of family".
willows - OMG. This is so flavorful and elegant! And I think is reasonably well costed, too. Good!
Majestic Brachiosaurus4GG
Creature - Dinosaur (M)
Reach
Majestic Brachiosaurus can block any number of creatures.
Whenever a spell is cast, if it targets another Dinosaur you control, change a target of that spell to Majestic Brachiosaurus. So large, it will cover everything that can be seen. [5/7]
Do I get points for being an entry for the previous challenge, too?
Legend - A "fix" to Cascade abuse, but a very boring, luck-dependant one. Not a fan.
Phyrexian Editor - Reminder text doesn't specifies what happens when the revealed card costs "equal or less". But what really worries me is a potential abuse of stacking four of these somehow and then cast all four of them at the same time.
ManyCookies - This is not exactly what I was expecting. This is dreams for a Johnny player. I like it and it's balanced on the cost.
JamBlock - Ooh, clever dude! Simple, interesting, elegant and fun twist on Cascade. Love it!
Stille_Nacht - My head hurts when I try to understand this. Maybe a simpler example of the mechanic would have been better.
willows - Roguish is just another Flying. But Snoop can be incredibly powerful as repeatable effect, specially on a cheap creatue with evasion.
Rocco - Avalanche still allows for fun stuff, but I think is more easy to abuse too, so while it's a nice twist, it's not that good of a "fix".
Forestsguy - When your reminder text is that long, you gotta think if your mechanic is really worth it. I'm fan of elegance, so while this seems this fun and big, isn't going to win this round.
Cardz5000 - The idea is nice, but it can be a nightmare to track properly.
Rocco - This is a guaranteed 2 for 1, potentially 3 for 1 for one Sorcery. It's flavorful but I would raise this to cost 1 more as, while Rare is the proper rarity, I think it's very powerful on Limited.
Necarg - My eyes hurt from the blob of text and weird costs. +2/+1 and lifelink is so unelegant. Why is this blue? It's justifiable, but not necessary at all.
Luusydh - Interesting. 5 power for three mana and is able to come back, so there should be a drawback. And you put one there very interesting, but looks a bit out of place (this is an effect normally on artifacts). Still, an interesting card.
Phyrexian Editor - Uh, what? It's a fun concept, and a powerful card indeed, but looks oddly out of color.
JamBlock - NICE CARD! Interesting effect, not too powerful. Can create fun situations for the board: a defensive black card that is flavorful and very elegant. I love it.
avatarz - Oh, wow! This is fun and flavorful! Very straightforward. Can be mass removal, token creation, can be mixed with red damage for final removal of a creature. It can also be a problem for your own creatures. This card is very interesting.
Chemtrails - Not a lot of reason for this to be a Zombie, other than Amonkhet. It's weird that it gives the +1/+1 to all your other creatures and not only Sand creatures. Nice card, but too convoluted and forced IMHO.
void_nothing - Why I get the flavor behind this, I think is just too forced. The card itself is interesting, very Izzet. I would use Weirds for this.
WINNER: JamBlock NEXT: The word "ability" or "abilities" is in the rules text.
Creature - Shapeshifter (M)
You may have Bursting AEtherclone enter the battlefield as a copy of any creature on the battlefield, except it gains "When this creature enters the battlefield, it deals damage equal to its power to you."
Some Izzet mages don't see the explosion as something bad, but as a way to announce the success of its project.
[0/0]
IIW: Any card you want!
Creature - Zombie (M)
The Condemned can't be sacrificed.
If The Condemned would leave the battlefield, regenerate it instead.
It will never leave you.
[1/1]
IIW: Any card you want!
Legend - Balanced and all that, but pretty boring to be honest.
Phyrexian Editor - This is interesting. The wording may be different IMO, but still quite a rare effect. Good.
ManyCookies - This should be only blue. And it's quite convoluted, but the effect is powerful. I like it. It just needs some tuning.
wInner: Phyrexian Editor
NEXT: Flavot test -- "Try peeling off your face."
Creature - Goblin Barbarian (U)
Echo 1R
Creatures with echo you control have haste.
[3/1]
IIW: Music as a theme!
Legend - While the card is spot on everything (cost, ability, rarity, even flavor) it's just boring and uncreative.
JamBlock - I love it! Don't we have a card like this already? This is elegant and perfect. Maybe a bit weak, but that doesn't matter.
Forestguy - This is fun, unexplored area I think (lands with mana cost). And while I get the flavor, it's just not that good.
ManyCookies - Footwork is really cool and very flavorful, but I'm sure it needs some rewording to make it work with the rules. Pull the Defense is also flavorful and interesting. Limited on its usage, but has Cycling and can eventually swing the game in your favor.
Phyrexian Editor - I'm sure I've seen this card before. Anyways, its power is on par with No Mercy or Dissipation Field. I like it.
Rocco - Despite his appearance, Blanka was a human. Nonetheless, this card is interesting and I like the synergy between the fight and the damage abilities. It looks just a bit unelegant, but nothing disastrous.
WINNER: I'm a sucker for elegance, so JamBlock
NEXT: Echo
Enchantment (M)
When Venerated Memorial enters the battlefield, exile a creature you control.
You may have creatures you cast enter the battlefield as a copy of the exiled creature.
She set the example. We just follow it.
Maybe instead of "cast" should say "control"? I'm not sure.
IIW: Magic in Brazil!
Phyexian Editor - Besides the template error (should say "target Human creature named Cub you control"), I would say a Lone Wolf should remain alone. I like the mechanic idea behind the card, but I think powerwise is weak.
JamBlock - What is a "Prize of the Herd"? Hahaha, well, the card is cool coming with into a protective father. Very green, very good.
Legend - This is so overpowered in multiplayer. Also, this is more than "father and son", but "a lot of family".
willows - OMG. This is so flavorful and elegant! And I think is reasonably well costed, too. Good!
Winner: willows
Next: A dynasty
Creature - Dinosaur (M)
Reach
Majestic Brachiosaurus can block any number of creatures.
Whenever a spell is cast, if it targets another Dinosaur you control, change a target of that spell to Majestic Brachiosaurus.
So large, it will cover everything that can be seen.
[5/7]
Do I get points for being an entry for the previous challenge, too?
IIW: Father and son.
Legend - A "fix" to Cascade abuse, but a very boring, luck-dependant one. Not a fan.
Phyrexian Editor - Reminder text doesn't specifies what happens when the revealed card costs "equal or less". But what really worries me is a potential abuse of stacking four of these somehow and then cast all four of them at the same time.
ManyCookies - This is not exactly what I was expecting. This is dreams for a Johnny player. I like it and it's balanced on the cost.
JamBlock - Ooh, clever dude! Simple, interesting, elegant and fun twist on Cascade. Love it!
Stille_Nacht - My head hurts when I try to understand this. Maybe a simpler example of the mechanic would have been better.
willows - Roguish is just another Flying. But Snoop can be incredibly powerful as repeatable effect, specially on a cheap creatue with evasion.
Rocco - Avalanche still allows for fun stuff, but I think is more easy to abuse too, so while it's a nice twist, it's not that good of a "fix".
Forestsguy - When your reminder text is that long, you gotta think if your mechanic is really worth it. I'm fan of elegance, so while this seems this fun and big, isn't going to win this round.
Cardz5000 - The idea is nice, but it can be a nightmare to track properly.
WINNER: JamBlock
NEXT: noncreature tokens
Sorcery (R)
Relentless Sun deals X damage to each snow creature and each player, where X is the number of Deserts on the battlefield.
IIW: A twist on Cascade.
Rocco - This is a guaranteed 2 for 1, potentially 3 for 1 for one Sorcery. It's flavorful but I would raise this to cost 1 more as, while Rare is the proper rarity, I think it's very powerful on Limited.
Necarg - My eyes hurt from the blob of text and weird costs. +2/+1 and lifelink is so unelegant. Why is this blue? It's justifiable, but not necessary at all.
Luusydh - Interesting. 5 power for three mana and is able to come back, so there should be a drawback. And you put one there very interesting, but looks a bit out of place (this is an effect normally on artifacts). Still, an interesting card.
Phyrexian Editor - Uh, what? It's a fun concept, and a powerful card indeed, but looks oddly out of color.
JamBlock - NICE CARD! Interesting effect, not too powerful. Can create fun situations for the board: a defensive black card that is flavorful and very elegant. I love it.
avatarz - Oh, wow! This is fun and flavorful! Very straightforward. Can be mass removal, token creation, can be mixed with red damage for final removal of a creature. It can also be a problem for your own creatures. This card is very interesting.
Chemtrails - Not a lot of reason for this to be a Zombie, other than Amonkhet. It's weird that it gives the +1/+1 to all your other creatures and not only Sand creatures. Nice card, but too convoluted and forced IMHO.
void_nothing - Why I get the flavor behind this, I think is just too forced. The card itself is interesting, very Izzet. I would use Weirds for this.
WINNER: JamBlock
NEXT: The word "ability" or "abilities" is in the rules text.
Messenger of the Gods 2U
Creature - Human Wizard (U)
Whenever your devotion to blue becomes three, draw a card.
[2/2]
IIW: Zombies.