an unbearable arena

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Posted on June 1, 2021, 2:15 a.m. by heraldofkrenko

ok so i have also recently came up with a new artifact "bearable arena" it is with "When a creature enters the battlefield it fights all other creatures on the battlefield (order chosen by the controller of creature entering battlefield)"

:create a 2/2 green bear token

what format would you all think this is good in? what are your thoughts on it? i thought it would be good in most formats that combo with creatures myself so it might even be modern playable.

Caerwyn says... #2

Your first ability doesn’t really work in the current rules. Fighting is done between two creatures at a time and it generally has a target requirement.

Beyond that first ability feels more like an enchantment ability, particularly when combined with the second ability not being a tap ability (outside of Futureshifted cards, Enchantments never tap as part of a cost).

That lost ability is basically a place to dump mana to wrath the board (if you can get enough mana) and get a single bear out of the deal. Not exactly the best use of mana.

As for what format, this is a pretty mediocre card - most decks don’t want their creatures dying because one of your own permanents got them killed. That’s not to say you couldn’t build a deck around this card... just that it would be a bit janky, and rather at the mercy of what your opponent is playing. It seems like the kind of jank that probably could be safe in Standard.

June 1, 2021 2:48 a.m. Edited.

Tzefick says... #3

I'm trying to think of a way to make this less detrimental to your own board state and more controlled while still having an element of chaos.

How about:

All creatures have "Whenever this creature enters the battlefield, choose target opponent who controls at least one creature. That opponent chooses a creature they control to fight this creature."

This means your opponent has the opportunity to select who they send into the arena to face the creature entering the battlefield.

As the controller of the enchantment, you can always pump out more bears to overwhelm the opponent, given you have the mana.

However this could pretty much turn into an oppressive tool for especially green to abuse, so no one else has the chance to have creatures on the board. Eh... this is not a good solution.

June 2, 2021 10:41 a.m.

heraldofkrenko says... #4

i considered making it less detrimental to you but you could also slot this more control to mid-range high alert style decks. and to make it more in line with artifacts could have : create a 2/2 green bear creature token

June 5, 2021 6:24 p.m.

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