Black Counterparts to Existing Cards

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Posted on Sept. 28, 2015, 10:06 p.m. by DemonDragonJ

I noticed that several cards in this game could easily have colorshifted versions, so I have made such cards, and shall post them, here.

Umbra Wings Show

Umbra Wings

Casting Cost:

Enchantment - aura

Enchant creature.

Enchanted creature gets +2/+1 and has flying.

Wings of darkness that carry a being as silently as a shadow in the night.

Infernal Majesty Show

Infernal Majesty

Casting Cost:

Enchantment - aura

Enchant creature.

Enchanted creature gets +3/+3 and has flying.

At the beginning of enchanted creature's controller's upkeep, that player sacrifices another creature. If he or she does, each of his or her opponents loses life equal to the sacrifice creature's power. If he or she cannot, he or she loses life equal to enchanted creature's power.

Deathless Entity Show

Deathless Entity

Casting Cost:

Creature - zombie elemental

Power/Toughness: 4/4

Whenever you lose life, put that many +1/+1 counters on deathless entity.

Demon of Despair Show

Demon of Despair

Casting Cost:

Creature - demon

Power/Toughness: 3/3

Flying.

Other nonwhite creatures that you control get +1/+1.

Players cannot gain life.

Creatures cannot be regenerated.

First, umbra wings is a black version of Nimbus Wings, with "umbra" being the Latin word for "shadow." It is a very simple and elegant design, in my mind.

Second, while infernal majesty is not a direct counterpart to any card, it is very similar to Celestial Mantle in that each of them costs six mana (three being of a specific color) and has an effect that is very representative of their respective colors. Essentially, this aura turns a creature into a Lord of the Pit.

Third, deathless entity is simply a black version of Ageless Entity, and thus becomes more powerful when its controller loses life, rather than gains life. I also gave it the zombie type so that it can work well with zombie tribal decks.

Fourth, demon of despair is a black version of Angel of Jubilation, so it has abilities that are similar to those of the angel, but are characteristic of black.

I am sorry about the massive wall of text that I posted, but I have found the spoiler tag feature of this forum to be rather difficult to use in comparison to those of other forums, so I did what was easiest for me.

What does everyone else say about these cards? How well did I do with them?

Serendipitous_Hummingbird says... #2

I really like deathless entity. It feels right.

September 28, 2015 11:26 p.m.

TheNextRedDude says... #3

I like the idea of a card that turns a creature into an iconic creature. How about:

Dragon's Majesty 3RR

Enchantment - Aura

Enchanted creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying and "R: this creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

September 30, 2015 5:21 p.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #4

TheNextRedDude, Shiv's Embrace already does that.

September 30, 2015 10:21 p.m.

DemonDragonJ says... #5

I just realized that infernal majesty makes a creature more akin to Xathrid Demon than to Lord of the Pit, although that difference is not a major one.

October 8, 2015 10:42 p.m.