MTG Salvation

Grrr... I was under the assumption that "whatshisname" that missed the last challenge when he actually won might step up and judge this. I'll judge if he doesn't (or no one else wants to), but it won't happen until after I get home from class (after 8pm Monday EST).

Anger the Pack 2GR
Enchantment (U)
Morbid - Whenever a Werewolf creature you control dies, Werewolf creatures you control get +3/+3 until end of turn.

Tribes of Stupidity 2WG
Enchantment (U)
Anteaters, Antelopes, Badgers, Boars, Brushwaggs, Caribous, Elks, Ferrets, Goats, Hippogriffs, Hyenas, Mongooses, Nautiluses, Oxen, Oysters, Phelddagriffs, Pinchers, Prisms, Rabbits, Salamanders, Serfs, Sheep, Slugs, Splinters, Sponges, Starfish, Whales, and Wombats get -3/-3.

Quote from Megiddo

No reason why it can't do the damage after it dies...

"When this creature dies, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature [that dealt combat damage to it] this turn."

Feel free to adjust the thing in the [].

So could you just say "When this creature dies during combat, it deals damage equal to its power to target creature that dealt combat damage to it this turn." ?

Quote from SClone

I see no problems with that.

510.3 allows for things triggering based on damage being dealt during combat to be put on the stack. The creature will be dead at that point though, so you can skip the second part ("or that it is blocking before it dies"). The technical term is "damage equal to its power". 'any creature' would probably be 'target creature'.

The essence of the ability is to allow it to get a final hit in to any creature that blocked it, or that it was blocking, before it dies.

So maybe something a wording like this...

Final strike (If this creature has been dealt lethal combat damage, before it dies, it may deal its power in damage to target creature that is blocking it, or that it is blocking.)

Would that work better?

I guess my main concern is when does the state based effect that removes creatures that have been dealt lethal damage occur? Rule 510.2 states that nothing can happen between damage assignment and damage being dealt. Rule 510.3 allows for triggering based on damage assigned or dealt. Does the game "kill off" creatures that have received lethal damage after 510.2 or during 510.4 (end of combat)?

Since no one has gone the green route...

Renewed Bond (P/G)
Sorcery (U)
Untap target land.


And simply because the idea just came to me, and I thought I'd try to get some feedback, here's a bonus design (not necessary related to the challenge).

Final strike (New keyword ability on creatures that means "If this creature was dealt lethal combat damage, it may deal its power in damage to any creature that blocked it or that it is blocking before it dies.")

Would this ability work under the current rules? How would this be different from something like double strike? Thoughts?

Standard-viable? I haven't actually gotten to play an actual game of Magic since the Scars prerelease So I'm out of the loop. I'll just run with an Aura based on... hmmm... Word of the Day? According to this, that's aplomb.

Lack of Aplomb 1WR
Enchantment - Aura (U)
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature can't attack unless its controller pays X, where X is its converted mana cost.
Activated abilities of enchanted creature can't be played unless its controller pays X, where X is its converted mana cost.

Genocidal Maniac 4WB
Creature - Human Advisor (MR)
When ~ enters the battlefield, search your deck for up to two Advisor creature cards and put them onto the battlefield tapped under your control.
WW,t: Search your library for X creature cards that share a creature type with ~, then put them onto the battlefield tapped under your control.
BB,t: Destroy X creatures target opponent controls, where X is the number of creatures you control that share a creature type with ~.
2/4

Hilarious that so many folks are getting the Token rarity along with a card that does nothing (note that it said does nothing USEFUL which is up to your interpretation).

^^ Love it!

Quote from Zephynoir

Oy vey.... I don't know how to roll dice, so...let's see if I can figure it out.

An instant with a cmc >5 that would be a token that doesn't do anything.

Sorry, that's impossible...

Technically that just means it would be an instant that shows up at token rarity in the packs.

And for my own entry, assuming NinjaCaterpie shows up to judge. Obviously, it doesn't count it I end up judging this.

[dice]6[/dice][dice]6[/dice][dice]6[/dice][dice]6[/dice]

So an uncommon monocolored land that wins the game.... hmmm.

Gateway to the Blind Eternities
Land (U)
Imprint - Exile a planeswalker you control.
Choose a color of the imprinted card. ~ is that color.
t: Add one mana of any color of the imprinted card to your mana pool.
WUBRG: End the game. The player that controls the most planeswalkers wins the game.

Pretty sure that would never been uncommon, but still. There ya go.

Some of these are simply astounding. I say that we pick one of these pieces that doesn't win and use it as a top-down design for our next YMTC. Particularly the one posted by Lathia from tazie5001

How about a random challenge? Roll dice (d6) to determine what you will design (roll differently for each blank). And hopefully, NinjaCaterpie will step up to judge.

Design a(n) _____ card, with a _____ cost, of _____ rarity, that does _____.

Type of card:
1- Creature
2- Instant
3- Artifact
4 - Land
5 - Enchantment
6 - Sorcery

Type of cost:
1- Hybrid
2 - Monocolor
3 - Multicolor
4 - CMC > 5
5 - CMC < 5
6 - No cost

Type of rarity:
1- Rare
2 - Common
3 - Mythic
4 - Token rarity (e.g. one in every pack)
5 - Uncommon
6 - Some new rarity (explain)

Type of what it does:
1 - New keyword
2 - Something with exile
3 - Something with your deck
4 - Old keyword(s)
5 - Nothing useful (up to you to define useful)
6 - Wins the game

Since you say "immortalized", I'm assuming that you're wanting some real-world dictator/ship?

Quote from Megiddo

He did have a child recently, to my recollection.

So he should be in the process of being hounded by all these scientific and religious types, as he's the first male human to have one, right? (excepting Ahnold, of course) heh:)

Also, unless I misread the challenge it was to create a new keyword action (e.g. something that can be used similarly to saying "clash with an opponent" or "if blah, scry blah"), not to simply make a new keyword.

From the Phrasal Verb of the Day http://www.englishclub.com/ref/phrasal-verb-of-the-day.php

Vie for: A new keyword action meaning to compete with someone (as specified in the rules text) for something (as specified in the rules text). To "Vie for" something, you and someone reveal cards from the top of your deck until that something is revealed. The first someone to reveal that something may put it into their hand, then both someone's put all cards revealed this way on the bottom of their deck in any order.

Recruitment Drive 1WW
Instant (U)
Vie for a creature card with an opponent.
If you reveal a Soldier card, tap target creature an opponent controls.

Betrayed Blacksmith R
Creature - Human Artificer (R)
When Betrayed Blacksmith enters the battlefield, vie for an artifact card with an opponent.
If an opponent reveals an Equipment card, Betrayed Blacksmith deals 2 damage to you.
1/1

Sylvan Surveyor 1G
Creature - Elf Scout (C)
t: Vie for a land card with any player.
1/1

There are *tons* of ways this could be used.

Also, since it's looking for cards in your deck, I'm sure that you'd have to say "vie for a land card", instead of the much nicer "vie for a land", but I may be wrong on this.

edit: Thanks for the heads up MagicBrains!