Teeg's Cousin looks like it may affect the format in ways you do not intend, ed_1138. Yes, it would keep Tron and UR Storm in check, but it would deaden mana dorks and hose Chord of Calling. It'll only weaken Scapeshift slightly by throwing off Search for Tomorrow's Suspend timing.
I definitely agree that Teeg's Cousin is a double edged sword, just like Gaddock Teeg himself. Gaddock Teeg is such a powerful hate bear that he even has an adverse affect of most of the decks that play him, its just that he hurts your opponent more. Teeg's Cousin is the same way, I think its good that he would prevent not only turn three Karns and Wurmcoils but also turn two Birthing Pods, Kitchen Finks and Domri Rade's ect. The card just forces everyone to play 'fair'. Teeg's Cousin would probably fit best into a GW hatebears deck with AEther Vials, not just jammed into every deck that has green and white mana to cast creatures, although decks like Pod might want the card to hose the previously mentioned decks.
Not-So-Wasteland also looks incredibly format-warping. Being on the play and nuking their only (nonbasic) land on your Turn 2 can be devastating. It'll probably warp the format towards more fetch- and basic-heavy decks like Pod, Scapeshift, Twin, UWR, Merfolk, BG Midrange, and Burn. Stuff like Affinity and Bogles will not be happy.
Not-So-Wasteland would definitely cause the format to move away from decks that are like 90% nonbasic lands. Depending upon your POV that could be a good or bad thing. I think the format needs a way of punishing players for playing decks that depend on fragile mana bases. Affinity is way to fast for this card to really affect it, especially considering how powerful Mox Opal can be with the new rules not to mention that 4 of their lands are indestructible. Keep in mind, if you lead on a fetch or a basic against this card you are completely fine against it until turn four, when you would be hit by something like Tec Edge anyway.
Players cannot cast spells with CMC greater than the number of lands they control.
2/3
This is a card idea that I came up with to keep fast mana decks in check like Tron or anything using rituals to ramp into overpowered spells. This card would actually have a deeper impact in formats like Legacy and even Vintage.
Not-So-Wasteland
Land
T: 1
T, Sac: Destroy target nonbasic land. Activate this ability only if that player controls three or more nonbasic lands or controls no basic lands.
I feel like this is the best wasteland variant that can be printed without being too broken but has the early and late game power to fight off nonbasic lands that can plague the format. This card would be good at keeping Tron in check, but is dead against someone who plays a basic on turn one yet still takes out the pesky Gavnoy Township type cards late game.
Sylvan Trapper (W/G)
Creature - Human Druid
Hexproof
(W/G), T: Tap target creature, artifact or land.
G, T: Untap two target land.
W, T: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player.
0/1
This guy is just a cute idea I came up with because it combines some of my favorite limited abilities on a one mana body.
I definitely agree that Teeg's Cousin is a double edged sword, just like Gaddock Teeg himself. Gaddock Teeg is such a powerful hate bear that he even has an adverse affect of most of the decks that play him, its just that he hurts your opponent more. Teeg's Cousin is the same way, I think its good that he would prevent not only turn three Karns and Wurmcoils but also turn two Birthing Pods, Kitchen Finks and Domri Rade's ect. The card just forces everyone to play 'fair'. Teeg's Cousin would probably fit best into a GW hatebears deck with AEther Vials, not just jammed into every deck that has green and white mana to cast creatures, although decks like Pod might want the card to hose the previously mentioned decks.
Not-So-Wasteland would definitely cause the format to move away from decks that are like 90% nonbasic lands. Depending upon your POV that could be a good or bad thing. I think the format needs a way of punishing players for playing decks that depend on fragile mana bases. Affinity is way to fast for this card to really affect it, especially considering how powerful Mox Opal can be with the new rules not to mention that 4 of their lands are indestructible. Keep in mind, if you lead on a fetch or a basic against this card you are completely fine against it until turn four, when you would be hit by something like Tec Edge anyway.
Creature - Human Advisor
Players cannot cast spells with CMC greater than the number of lands they control.
2/3
This is a card idea that I came up with to keep fast mana decks in check like Tron or anything using rituals to ramp into overpowered spells. This card would actually have a deeper impact in formats like Legacy and even Vintage.
Not-So-Wasteland
Land
T: 1
T, Sac: Destroy target nonbasic land. Activate this ability only if that player controls three or more nonbasic lands or controls no basic lands.
I feel like this is the best wasteland variant that can be printed without being too broken but has the early and late game power to fight off nonbasic lands that can plague the format. This card would be good at keeping Tron in check, but is dead against someone who plays a basic on turn one yet still takes out the pesky Gavnoy Township type cards late game.
Sylvan Trapper (W/G)
Creature - Human Druid
Hexproof
(W/G), T: Tap target creature, artifact or land.
G, T: Untap two target land.
W, T: Prevent the next 2 damage that would be dealt to target creature or player.
0/1
This guy is just a cute idea I came up with because it combines some of my favorite limited abilities on a one mana body.