A Unique Mono-Blue Legend
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Posted on July 30, 2015, 11:46 a.m. by Phaetion
I had an idea about an hour ago. This card is for all the players who want to use blue but hate using counterspells (like myself):
CARDNAME 3UU
Legendary Creature-??? ???
If a spell or ability would counter a spell or ability, the spell or ability countering the other spell or ability is exiled instead (it doesn't resolve).
At the beginning of your upkeep, draw two cards.
1/4
What do you guys think? A mono-blue legend that HATES counterspells.
I actually thought about it being random, but that's a piece of red's color pie. If it was an Izzet-colored card, I'd do it.
July 30, 2015 11:57 a.m.
HolyFalcon says... #4
Word the first ability like this:
If a spell or ability would counter a spell or ability, the spell or ability countering the other spell or ability is exiled. (It doesn't resolve.)
July 30, 2015 11:58 a.m.
Edited. Now that first ability is quite a mouthful. Say that 5 times fast.
July 30, 2015 12:02 p.m.
If it wasn't random, it would be completely broken. Maybe have it as a 
type? Either that or just nerf the second ability.
July 30, 2015 12:04 p.m.
Edited again and overhauled the second ability. I had a fatty-ramp deck idea with this card while creating it, so I felt like the second ability needed to be more generic, so I turned it into card draw to counteract the inability to use counterspells.
July 30, 2015 12:11 p.m.
HolyFalcon says... #9
Eh, that seems too good in a casual setting. That thing just HATES control. I say make it only draw 1 extra and make it uncounterable.
July 30, 2015 12:13 p.m.
You know what would be even easier? Forget the exiling. New text:
Cards can't be countered.
Problem solved.
July 30, 2015 12:13 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #11
bigguy99 finally a card that lets me not worry about my lands getting countered.
July 30, 2015 12:17 p.m.
JohnnyBaggins says... #13
It's completely overpowered for 4 mana, but I love it.
July 30, 2015 12:19 p.m. Edited.
Magicrafter: Perhaps. But then Well of Ideas exists.
bigguy99: I would've said:
Spells or abilities can't be countered.
That said, it does make it a whole lot simpler without it being another Perplexing Chimera.
July 30, 2015 12:19 p.m.
suislecalme: It was 5 mana to begin with. Also, I might go with the bigguy's suggestion.
July 30, 2015 12:21 p.m.
JohnnyBaggins says... #16
For some reason the thingy displays a different card now. Here's the proper one again: 
As a Jeskai-fan, here's what I'd make of it, to keep the power level at bay:
July 30, 2015 12:29 p.m.
The first one, for some reason, is an artifact creature on the type line.
I wasn't planning on making the card multicolored, but the second card looks pretty cool.
July 30, 2015 12:38 p.m.
JohnnyBaggins says... #18
Well, they are, for some weird reason, both artifacts. Why did that happen. Okay, let's make the second one mono-coloured!
July 30, 2015 12:45 p.m.
That is MUCH better.
One minor nitpick: I would've said Spells and abilities can't be countered, but that would've been OP. Besides, how often are abilities countered anyway?
July 30, 2015 12:49 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #21
"If a spell or ability would counter another spell or ability, exile it instead."
July 30, 2015 12:51 p.m.
ThatJunkMage: It had that clause (or something very identical to it) originally.
July 30, 2015 1:06 p.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #23
Spells and abilities can't be countered by spells or abilities. Otherwise, if a target was removed, when a spell tries to resolve and can't it can't fizzle because it wouldn't be able to get countered.
July 30, 2015 1:25 p.m.
Well, you guys understand where I'm coming from. I'm just going to leave the anti-counterspell stuff up to interpretation.
SirFowler says... #2
So it's kind of like Guile mixed with Charmbreaker Devils, but not entirely? I think the wording for the second ability should be "at random". That way you can't just return Time Warp and go infinite turns.
July 30, 2015 11:52 a.m.