Morglen Black Card Design Challenge
Community Set
squire1
7 July 2011
4645 views
7 July 2011
4645 views
Hello everyone and welcome back. So last time we had voting for our Morglen Planeswalkers and we now have a winner:
Z'yanthl, Tharin'l Druidess by SocialistElite
A fine addition to the set, we all agreed that we would rock a deck with a playset of these.
Morglen Black Challenge
In this shard there are two Major tribes, the Gladeparters and the Tharin'l, both of elves. The Gladeparters are centered around true democracy and hold their tribal council with the Tharin'l though they get along less and less as the year go on. Both tribes believe in order in nature and are willing to die for it. Nature is nearly worshiped by these elves in a religious fashion. The Gladeparters led by Doreer, the elder, follow the normal worship of nature and realize the plans of the youth around them but decide as a group to not devise a plan against them. All that they concentrate on is that nature and right will prevail and that they will gladly die protecting both. Both societies have the technology level of an iron age society. They have Iron weapons and armor, yet their buildings are more hut like in nature, some on the ground and some in the trees. Neither architecture nor creating artifacts is a focus of this nation.
###Themes The major themes and keywords of Morglen are Recursion/resurrection, Regeneration, life loss, and ramp
###Creature Types The creature types of Morglen are : Elf, Beast, Plant, Treefolk, Troll, Zombie, Centaur, Wolves Subtypes include: Rogue, Shaman, Druid, Necromancer. #Themes/Mechanics ### Morglen Mechanic After Voting, the new mechanic is Memento (When this creature dies, if it wasn't a token, put a token that is a copy of this creature onto the battlefield.) ### Others The mechanics of course include the evergreen keywords (deathtouch, defender, double strike, enchant, equip, first strike, flash, flying, haste, indestructible, intimidate, landwalk, lifelink, protection, reach, regenerate, shroud, trample, and vigilance) and Memento.
####The general themes according to the voting are Regeneration, Hexproof, Reach, landwalk, Recursion/resurrection, and Ramp.
Domain of Rot
3BB
Enchantment
All basic lands are Swamps in addition to their other types.
Sacrifice a Swamp: Target creature you control has Memento until end of turn.
Deathchanneler
1BB
Creature - Elf Druid
lose 2 life: add B to your mana pool for each life you've lost this turn. Activate this ability only once per turn.
I said there was a solution, my lord. I didn't say it was pleasant.
July 7, 2011 12:54 p.m.
Deathly Vineyard 3BB
Enchantment
Whenever a nontoken creature is put into the graveyard from the battlefield put a token copy of that creature into play under your control. It loses all abilities and becomes a plant in addition to its other types.
July 7, 2011 1:34 p.m.
Undead Ravager 2B
Creature-Zombie
Sacrifice a creature: Zombie Ingester gets +x/+x where x is that creature's converted manna cost until the end of turn.
1/1
July 7, 2011 1:41 p.m.
Tharin'l's Remorse
2BB
Sorcery
Target opponent chooses one -- that opponent sacrifices two creatures, or loses 10 life, or you return two creatures in your graveyard to the battlefield.
July 7, 2011 3:30 p.m.
phyrexianpotater says... #6
Thought Dissection
1BB
Instant
Target player discards 1 card, loses 1 life, sacrifices 1 permanent and puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
July 7, 2011 4:35 p.m.
Dastard Memoir2BBEnchantment
Non-token creatures you control have memoir
Token creatures you control have deathtouch
"The more Hwaylen read, the more he wondered if the all consuming rot was planned"
July 7, 2011 4:54 p.m.
Jaroslav the Rotten Seed
Creature - Plant Necomancer
BBBBBB
-Deathtouch
Whenever Jaroslav the Rotten Seed deals combat damage to a player, you may choose up to two target basic lands your opponent control and put a Seed counter on each of them. Each of those lands are under your control as long as it has a Seed counter on it.
BBB (tap): Up to three target lands you control become 2/3 Plants with defender and double strike until end of turn.
0/6
Jaroslavs Fertilization
Tribal Sorcery - Plant
BBBBB
Cast Jaroslavs Fertilization if you control one or more Plants.Each opponent sacrifices creature with converted mana cost with 3 or less.Put 2/1 Plant creature with double strike, deathtouch and exile it at the beginning of your next end step, for each creature sacrificed
Jaroslavs Recipe
Tribal Sorcery - Plant
BBB
Cast Jaroslavs Recipe if you control one or more Plants.
Each opponent discards card at random.Search you library for basic land for each card discarded this way. Suffle your library afterwards.
images as bonus:
July 7, 2011 6:09 p.m.
Vindictive Remembrance
2BB
Instant
Target creature gains Memento and Deathtouch until end of turn.
"As the shrieks of the battle faded, only the memory of the Tharin'l remained."
July 7, 2011 6:16 p.m.
Wretched Soil
2B
Enchantment-Aura
Enchant Land
Lands opponents control that are the same as enchanted land do 1 damage to its owner when tapped.
" If only the Tharin'l knew how their squabbling makes Morglen weep."
July 7, 2011 7:09 p.m.
try to keep in mind that this is a multicolor set. this is for the GBW shard. tons of B mana symbols makes a card hard to play in multicolor sets
July 7, 2011 7:19 p.m.
Rise Again 1BB
Sorcery
Return target creature card from a graveyard to the battlefield if you control a permanent with the same name as that card. If you don't, exile it instead.
The best back-up is always yourself.
Fent-rot, Bringer of Undeath 5BB
Legendary Creature - Treefolk Shaman
When Fent-rot, Bringer of Undeath enters the battlefield, return target creature card in a graveyard to its owner's hand.
Memento (When this creature dies, if it wasn't a token, put a token that's a copy of this creature onto the battlefield.)
2/5
It's hard to see the forest for the trees, when the trees keep trying to kill you.
Revival of the Fittest BBB
Enchantment
Whenever a nontoken creature dies, you may pay B. If you do,put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token onto the battlefield.
Those who cannot remember their pasts are condemned to repeat them.
July 7, 2011 7:27 p.m.
Name: Rebirthing the Spoiled
CmC: 2BB
Type: Instant
Put the top three cards of your library into your graveyard, choose a permanent that was put into your graveyard this turn, put that permanent into play.
This card could either be ramp or recursion. Fits the theme I think.
Name: Aneska, Waker of the Dead
CmC: 2BB
Type: Legendary Creature, Elf Necromancer
P/T: 2/1
XB: Return target creature with converted mana cost equal to X from the graveyard to play, lose X life times two. A creature returned to the battlefield in this way becomes a black zombie in addition to its other types.
Memento
I would love me a playset of her. Recursion and flavor rolled into 1.
Name: Deaths Call
CmC: BBB
Type: Enchantment
If a creature you control would die, you may pay X where X is that creatures converted mana cost. If you do, Regenerate that creature and it becomes a Black Zombie in addition to its other types.
A solid card for mono black. Zombie theme would be nice with this card and it regenerates which is a theme.
Hope you like my cards. Good luck everyone.
July 7, 2011 9:16 p.m.
If you need to change the mana symbols that's cool, I was just trying to make it fair for the lower mana cost by making the color requirements harder. I know that it is a multi-color set though so...
July 7, 2011 9:18 p.m.
theemptyquiver says... #15
MPZ5....when you say "I want to 'Playtest'....
...wait never mind. It just says playset.
Carry on.
July 7, 2011 9:24 p.m.
Here Are My 3
Elf PlagueStomper (4)(B)(B)(B)
Creature-Beast
TrampleIf Elf Plaguestomper Puts an Elf Card to The Graveyard Put a +1/+1 counter on Elf Plaguestomper 5/6
"We Must kill this Beast before it wipes out the whole of Morglen" Zyanthl Tharinl Druidess
Necromancer's Ritual (1)(B)(B)
InstantGain Control of Target Creature Permanently. It becomes a 2/2 Zombie with addition with its subtype.
"The Ritual has finally been prepared. Now we just need a sacrifice" Unknown Necromancer.
Zombie Uprising (2)(B)(B)
Tribal Enchantment-ZombieWhen a Creature goes in the Graveyard its owner Returns it as a 2/2 Zombie with DeathTouch and Haste Until End of Turn. Destroy It at the opponents next upkeep.
"The Zombies Are ATTACKING!, Everyone go inside your house and wait until Sunrise!" Elf Town Crier
July 7, 2011 9:32 p.m.
Here Are My 3
Elf PlagueStomper (4)(B)(B)(B)
Creature-Beast
TrampleIf Elf Plaguestomper Puts an Elf Card to The Graveyard Put a +1/+1 counter on Elf Plaguestomper 5/6
"We Must kill this Beast before it wipes out the whole of Morglen" Zyanthl Tharinl Druidess
Necromancer's Ritual (1)(B)(B)
InstantGain Control of Target Creature Permanently. It becomes a 2/2 Zombie with addition with its subtype.
"The Ritual has finally been prepared. Now we just need a sacrifice" Unknown Necromancer.
Zombie Uprising (2)(B)(B)
Tribal Enchantment-ZombieWhen a Creature goes in the Graveyard its owner Returns it as a 2/2 Zombie with DeathTouch and Haste Until End of Turn. Destroy It at the opponents next upkeep.
"The Zombies Are ATTACKING!, Everyone go inside your house and wait until Sunrise!" Elf Town Crier
July 7, 2011 9:32 p.m.
TristanTaylorsVoice says... #18
Soul Sovereign 2BB
Legendary Creature - Necromancer
Dying creatures don't cause abilities to trigger.
Pay X life: Return target creature from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is double that creature's converted mana cost. Any player may activate this ability.
2/2
July 7, 2011 9:35 p.m.
KarnAgentofBolas says... #21
Rottman's Mind
2B
Sorcery
Search target players graveyard for any non-basic land card. Remove that card from the game. Search target opponents graveyard, library, and hand for all cards with the same name as chosen cards and remove them from the game. Shuffle players library. Put a 2/2 black Zombie creature token into play for each card from the game.
Sivis, Keeper of the Plague
B
Legendary Creature - Zombie Necromancer
Memento, Trample, Deathtouch
When this creature enters the battlefield, discard your hand to half, rounded down. You also lose life equal to half your total, rounded up.
8/8
Plaguemark
BB
Instant
Destroy target creature. If it has memento it loses memento. It if it does not have memento, it gains memento.
July 8, 2011 1:43 a.m.
Tharin'l Outcast
2BB (4CMC)
Creature - Elf Necromancer
Deathtouch
BB: Place a creature card from your graveyard onto the battlefield. Pay X life, where X is that creature's converted mana cost minus 1 for each B in it's cost.
2/3
I may not have nailed the wording, but basically if it's CMC was 3GWB, you would pay 5 life because it's 6 minus 1 because it had 1 black mana symbol in it's cost.
July 8, 2011 1:56 a.m.
Sorry for inconvenience... i diddn realized :)thanks quire1 and Mpz5 for reminder:)
please disregard upper three cards, as the rules suggest :)bit of tuning up now.
Jaroslav the Rotten Seed
Creature - Plant Necomancer
3BB
-Deathtouch
Whenever Jaroslav the Rotten Seed deals combat damage to a player, you may choose up to two target basic lands your opponent control and put a Seed counter on each of them. Each of those lands are under your control as long as it has a Seed counter on it.
4BB (tap): Up to three target basic lands you control become 2/2 Plants Rouge creatures with double strike and protection from Artifacts until end of turn.
0/4
Jaroslavs Fertilization
Tribal Sorcery - Plant
2BB
Cast Jaroslavs Fertilization if you control one or more Plants. Each opponent sacrifices creature with converted mana cost with 3 or less.Put 3/1 Plant creature with double strike, deathtouch and exile it at the beginning of your next end step, for each creature sacrificed
Jaroslav's Recipe
Tribal Sorcery - Plant
2B
Cast Jaroslavs Recipe if you control two or more Plants.
Each opponent discards card at random.Search you library for basic land for each card discarded this way. Suffle your library afterwards.
July 8, 2011 2:40 a.m.
CragusMaximus88 says... #24
Ok well here are my ideas =] No pics sorry XD
Undead Shaman [3B]
Creature Zombie-Shaman
Hexproof
1W:Gains protection from the colour of your choice until end of turn
1G:Gains +1/+1 and trample until end of turn
1B:Gains deathtouch until end of turn
4/4
"The Shaman's road to awe does not end with death" - Tharin'l folkloreDoreer's Last Stand [2BB]SoceryDestroy all non-token creatures, you gain life equal to the amount of creatures that died this way and target opponent loses life equal to the amount of creatures that died this way.
"We will rise from the remains stronger and defeat the Tharin'l!" - DoreerTreading On Sacred Grounds [3BB]EnchantmentAll non-token creatures under your control gain Memento.All token creatures under your control gain Deathtouch and First Strike.Creatures you control are black zombies in addition to its other types.
"Braaaaaaaains?..."
July 8, 2011 11:20 a.m.
Artemil the Grave Shaman 2BBBLegendary Creature - Elf Shaman
All elf creatures you control are black in addition to their other colors.
Any time an elf creature other than Artemil the Grave Shaman you control dies you may pay BB, if you do that creature gains memento until end of turn.
1/1
July 8, 2011 1:29 p.m.
Ohast, Lord of the Treefolk
1BBGG
Legendary Creature-Treefolk Necromancer
Other treefolks you control have momento.
B: Regenerate target plant.G:Regenerate another target treefolk.
You may cast Ohast, King of the Treefolk without paying his mana cost if you sacrifice 6 treefolks or a combination of 6 treefolks and plants.
Hexproof
BG, Tap: Destroy target non treefolk creature.
3/1
July 8, 2011 2:24 p.m.
BrownDog5117 says... #27
3BB
Vengeful Recursion
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control is put into a graveyard from the battlefield, return that creature to the battlefield tapped.
July 8, 2011 3:30 p.m.
nightscape says... #28
Entomb in Deathless Flesh
3B
Enchantment
As an additional cost to play Entomb in Deathless Flesh, sacrifice 3 token creatures.
Entomb in Deathless Flesh comes into play with 3 flesh counters on it.
Remove a flesh counter from Entomb in Deathless Flesh: Until end of turn, if you would lose the game, your life total becomes 5 instead.
July 8, 2011 3:54 p.m.
BrownDog5117 says... #29
Lingering Pursuit
BB
Instant
Return target creature card from your graveyard onto the battlefield. Lose 5 life.
July 8, 2011 3:55 p.m.
BrownDog5117 says... #30
1B
Tribal Sanctuary
When comes into play, choose a creature type.
Creatures you control of the chosen type have Momento (When this creature dies, if it wasn't a token, put a token that is a copy of this creature onto the battlefield.)
July 8, 2011 4 p.m.
nightscape says... #32
Death Eternally Given
2BB
Instant
Destroy target creature. Until end of turn, when a token creature enters the battlefield, destroy it.
Whenever a Necromancer enters the battlefield under your control and Death Eternally Given is in your graveyard, you may pay 2 life. If you do, return Death Eternally Given from your graveyard to your hand.
July 8, 2011 4:43 p.m.
nightscape says... #33
Skithian Vur, Seeder of Rot
2B
Legendary Creature - Druid Elf Necromancer
Whenever a forest, swamp, or plains enters the battlefield under your control, you may add (B) to your mana pool.
At the beginning of your upkeep, you may put target creature card from your graveyard on top of your library. If you do, you put two 1/1 green and black Zombie Plant tokens on to the battlefield.
1/1
July 8, 2011 4:55 p.m.
nightscape says... #34
Crap I just noticed my legendary sounds like oltskul 's lol oops... I'll change it if need be!
July 8, 2011 5:02 p.m.
ilikeoldcardsbetter says... #35
1st Submission
Tharin'l Warmonger - 4BB
Creature - Elf
Memento, Swampwalk
Sacrifice Tharin'l Warmonger: Other creatures you control gain Memento until end of turn.
4/4
July 8, 2011 7:12 p.m.
ilikeoldcardsbetter says... #36
2nd Submission
Morglen Troll - BBBB
Creature - Troll
B: Regenerate Morglen Troll
5/5
maybe overpowered?
July 8, 2011 7:36 p.m.
Z'yanthtl's Plaguestrider
2BB
Creature-Elf Druid Rogue
Protection from Black
Whenever Tharin'l Plaguestider comes into play or attacks, put out three0/1 green plant creatures that have 1, sacrifice this creature: target player loses 1 life.
"Immune to the comsuming rot, Plaguestriders are sent to collect suitable specimen to be used for Z'yanthl's hexes."
4/2
wanted to make something Grave Titan esque, but since rare, and not mythic rare, seem more accessible and versitile. It was also a flavor decision to go for something with protection rather than something with momento due to its importance and job. It also promotes use of other colors on both sides, due to its pro-black making it hard to block and remove. also nice in the monoblack matchup.
July 9, 2011 7:28 a.m.
Bane of Zyanth'l
1BB
Creature-Zombie Necromancer
Swampwalk, Forestwalk, Plainswalk
3/3
"If fighting ever breaks out, we have devised the perfect weapon..." -Zo'atir, Head Shaman of the Gladeparters
Talented Seedling
2B
Creature-Treefolk Druid
Forestwalk. When Talented Seedling deals combat damage to a player, you may return a Treefolk creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
1/3
"This one shows promise..." -Treefolk Battlemaster
Curse of Zyanth'l
4BB
Sorcery
Each player loses life equal to half the number of cards in their graveyard, rounded down.
"Do not anger her, or all shall feel the pain of her outrage."
July 9, 2011 5:51 p.m.
ilikeoldcardsbetter says... #39
3rd submission
Life Cycle Of Morglen - 2BB
Enchantment - Aura
Creatures you control have Memento
July 10, 2011 4:21 p.m.
Bos' curse
1bb
enchantment--aura
enchant creature.
Enchanted creature is a 6/6 has memento, trample, deathtouch, and can't block.
When Bos' curse enters the battlefield, sacrifice 3 permanents you control, and you lose 8 life.
When enchanted creature dies, return Bos' curse to it's owner's hand. It costs one b more to cast for each time it has been cast this game.
tainted ultimatum
bbgggww
sorcery
destroy three target creatures, then put three 2/2 black, green and white wolf zombie tokens into play, then you lose 6 life.
Bos' kannil, elven abomination
bbbbb
legendary creature- elf zombie shaman
Bos' kannil can't be countered.
When bos' kannil enters the battlefield, destroy all other creatures. You lose life equal to the amount of creatures destroyed this way.
Reach, deathtouch
1bgw, sacrifice bos' kannil: put a 3/4 green, white and black token named bos' redeemed onto the battlefield. It has reach, first strike and "bbb, sacrifice bos' redeemed: search your library for a card named bos's curse, reveal it and put it into your hand."
1/3
July 11, 2011 2:34 a.m.
Exclaminator says... #41
After reading all the above comments i realy like Browndog's Tribal Sanctuary
here are my sugestions
K'haln of the lost 2BCreature Zombie Shaman
At the beginning of your upkeep put the top 3 cards of your libarairy into your graveyard.
2: Put a land card from your graveyard onto the battlefield tapped
1/1
Nkhalar of the risen BB
Creature Zombie Beast
Skip your drawstep.
At the beginning of your upkeep return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand if you can't sacrafice CARDNAME.
5/4
Kashiri of the redeemed 4BBB
Creature Zombie Necromancer
Whenever you return a creature card from your graveyard to your hand you may pay 3 and put it on the battlefield instead.
Whenever you cast a creature spell counter it.
1/4
July 12, 2011 7:35 a.m.
I would like to make one change to my earlier submission, Fent-rot, Bringer of Undeath: it's a Zombie Treefolk Shaman now.
July 12, 2011 9:35 a.m.
wilsonbiggs says... #43
Tar Pit of the Undead 1BB
Instant
As an additional cost to cast Tar Pit of the Undead, sacrifice a land.
Target attacking creature without Flying goes to the graveyard with two time counters on it. In the beginning of that creature's controller's upkeep, rremove a time counter. When the last is removed, put it back into play tapped with a -1/-1 counter on it.
Here's an image:
July 12, 2011 10:57 a.m.
3B
Scum Monarch
Creature - Fungus
All Plant and Treefolk creatures get -2/-0
During your upkeep put X green 1/1 saproling tokens into play where X is the amount of saproling tokens you control.
2/2
July 12, 2011 1 p.m.
4B
Existence Theft
Instant
Destroy target non-black, non-artifact creature.It's controller loses 1 life.
Target creature you control gains memento until the end of the turn.
July 12, 2011 1:17 p.m.
2B
Vasala the Deathless
Creature- Legendary Elf Druid
Memento
GG, pay 2 life- add BBB to your mana pool use this mana only to cast non-creature non-planeswalker spells.
WW, pay 2 life- add BBB to your mana pool use this mana only to cast non-creature non-planeswalker spells.
1/1
July 12, 2011 2:24 p.m.
Mass zombification
5BB
Instant
All black creatures gain Memento until end of turn.
All players sacrfice all creatures that they control.
Then put X 2/2 zombie into play where X is the number of creatures put into the graveyard this turn.
July 12, 2011 8:18 p.m.
Raging Rotting Troll
BB
Creature-Troll zombie
Regenerate-sacrifice a zombie or elf
Raging Rotting Troll enters the battlefield tapped.
5/2
July 12, 2011 8:29 p.m.
I am going to sound like a retard. but how in the hell do you upload a photo to this. I have made several cards and want to up load them.
July 12, 2011 11:36 p.m.
you have to host them somewhere and include the img src html for them, if you are putting them in articles
July 13, 2011 10:14 a.m.
wilsonbiggs says... #51
@bman: Use http://magic.falseblue.com/ . It hosts the images.
July 13, 2011 10:45 a.m.
wilsonbiggs says... #52
Edit to Tar Pit of the Undead: When the last is removed, put it back into play tapped with a -1/-1 counter on it and Momento.
July 13, 2011 10:59 a.m.
Sludge Troll 3BBCreature-TrollMementoIf ~ is a token, it gains intimidate and "1B: Regenerate ~."4/4
July 13, 2011 4:36 p.m.
Sludge Troll 3BB
Creature-Troll
Memento
If ~ is a token, it gains intimidate and "1B: Regenerate ~."
4/4
July 13, 2011 4:36 p.m.
OK design team has reviewed all cards. Make your votes here http://tappedout.net/mtg-articles/2011/jul/14/morglen-black-card-voting/
July 14, 2011 10:58 a.m.
Ok all time for designing green/white cards here http://tappedout.net/mtg-articles/2011/jul/21/morglen-greenwhite-challenge/
IronHead says... #1
Cursed Elder 4B
Creature - Treefolk
Deathtouch
Plants and Treefolk you control gain momento.
Whenever a plant or a treefolk is put into the graveyard from anywhere you may have target opponent lose 2 life.
4/4
July 7, 2011 12:41 p.m.