Card creation challenge
Custom Cards forum
Posted on Aug. 28, 2015, 4:15 p.m. by TheNextRedDude
Ok, heres how this works. You create a card to the specifications of the person above you, then list your own card idea for the next person. I'll start.
Variety XX
Sorcery
If X is 2 or lower, draw X cards. If X is 3, put X +1/+1 counters on X target creatures. If X is 4, return X target creatures from your graveyard to the battlefield. If X is 5 or more, Variety deals x damage to target creature or player. If X is 10 or more, you win the game.
Create a life gaining multicolored Turtle with power twice it's toughness or vice versa.
With Ixlan coming, and Allosaurus Rider already in existence, like make some Dinosaurs!
Raptor Archer
Creature - Viashino Dinosaur Archer
First Strike, Reach
"With my steed, I can get to where I need to be to hit the enemy long before they even know I'm there." - Krix, Viashino Archer.
2/2
Another!
August 15, 2017 11:58 p.m.
PhotogenicParasympathetic says... #3
Lumbering Nodosaurus -
Creature - Dinosaur
Indestructible
Whenever Lumbering Nodosaurus deals combat damage to a creature, that creature doesn't untap during it's controller's next untap step.
2/4
Make a legendary mono-white vampire, and give it some flavor text.
August 16, 2017 12:15 a.m.
Pygmyrhino990 says... #4
Moonrick the fallen yet strong
Legendary creature - vampire
Lifelink, haste, deathtouch
Whenever Moonrick deals combat damage to an opponent, put a blood counter on Moonrick. Moonrick gets flying, first strike and infect as long as it has at least 10 blood counters
2/2
Make a card that transforms
August 16, 2017 1:56 a.m.
Vine Shambler
Creature Plant Zombie
add to your mana pool.
Rotting Vine Shambler would die instead tranfsform Vine Shambler
2/1
Fresh Swamp
Land
: add to your mana pool
: add to your mana pool
August 16, 2017 8:01 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #7
Feline Monstrosity
Creature - Cat Rat Zombie Mutant
Deathtouch
~ has first strike while attacking
Evolve
Scavenge
When the Simic and the Golgari worked together, nightmares gained form.
0/3
Make another mutant.
August 16, 2017 10:02 a.m.
Pygmyrhino990 says... #8
Plague Mutant
Creature - mutant horror
Infect
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on each other creature you control. If you cannot, sacrifice ~ and put 2 2/2 zombie creature tokens onto the battlefield under your control.
4/4
"A surprise sure, but a welcome one" - Liliana
Make a 1 drop that can both players can activate the abilities of
August 16, 2017 6:56 p.m.
Pygmyrhino990 says... #9
Planedrifter commander
Creature - Illusion soldier
Manifest
Whenever ~ is turned face up put a 1/1 illusion soldier creature token onto the battlefield under your control. Then, you may return ~ to your hand.
The Planedrifters rarely stray into mortal inhabited zones, but when they do, it's best to avoid them
2/3
make a card that utilizes formidable
August 17, 2017 1:53 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #10
Firestrength Skyrider
Creature - Dragon
Flying, haste
: ~ gets +1/0 until end of turn.
: ~ gets +2/+2 until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
Formidable - Whenever ~ attacks, if creatures you control have total power 8 or greater, untap ~. After this main phase, there is an additional combat phase followed by an additional main phase.
4/4
Make a card that combines transfigure and transmute.
August 17, 2017 10:08 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #11
The last ability should be "attacks for the first time each turn."
August 17, 2017 10:10 a.m.
Chuff_Bucket says... #12
Repository Automaton
Artifact Creature - Construct
Transmute (, Discard this card: Search your library for a card with the same converted mana cost as this card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. Transmute only as a sorcery.)
Transfigure (, Sacrifice this creature: Search your library for a creature card with the same converted mana cost as this creature and put that card onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library. Transfigure only as a sorcery.)
1/2
"It's whatever you need, right when you need it!"
--Jandi, Proprietor of Jandi's Automaton Repository
Make another Automaton that might be found in Jandi's Automaton Repository
August 17, 2017 12:24 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #13
Slitherscrap Scavenger 4G
Artifact Creature - Snake Construct
Deathtouch
Whenever another artifact or creature leaves play, any player may pay X, were X is that cards converted mana cost. If a player does, they put a token into play thats a copy of that card except is a 1/1 snake Artifact Creature with deathtouch in addition to its other types and abilities.
"Those metal scaled toad lickers used to be a pain in my rear, that is until they were put on pay roll."
More cards that would be found in a parts or junk yard kind of setting.
August 17, 2017 3:16 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #14
Piece of Junk
Artifact
, Sacrifice three artifacts you control named Piece of Junk: Search your library for an artifact card and put it onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library.
Make a card with Madness and Transmute.
August 17, 2017 4:59 p.m.
Pygmyrhino990 says... #15
Recursive metalworks
Sorcery
Transmute
Madness
As an additional cost to play ~pay
Draw x cards
Make some other wacky madness or transmute combos
August 17, 2017 5:59 p.m.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #16
More Past Blastery
Instant
Rebound, Split Second, Splice onto sorcery
Sweep - As an additional cost to casting More Past Blastery, return any number of non-basic lands you control to owner's hand. More past Blastery deals 1 damage per creature returned to each creature and planewsalker if it was cast from your hand. If More Past Blastery was not cast from your hand, Each player draws 3 cards, then put More Past Blastery on the bottom of your deck.
make a viable shapeshifter lord (ie, benifits all shapeshifters, regardless of what form they happen to be wearing at the time)
August 17, 2017 10:25 p.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #17
Clone Factory
Artifact
Whenever you cast a shapeshifter spell, you may put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of target creature.
Make another untraditional lord-esque card.
August 17, 2017 10:30 p.m.
Chuff_Bucket says... #18
Curse of the Deep
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant player
Whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent enters the battlefield, you may put a flood counter on target land controlled by enchanted player. As long as that land has a flood counter, it is an Island.
Whenever a Kraken, Leviathan, Merfolk, Octopus, or Serpent attacks enchanted player, it gains islandwalk until end of turn.
Make a white card that puts counters on lands to some effect (a la Obsidian Fireheart or the custom card above)
August 18, 2017 1:03 a.m.
Pygmyrhino990 says... #19
Planedrifter War-Leader
Creature - Illusion soldier
~ enters the battlefield with X plus 1 +1/+1 Counters and X drift counters
Other Illusion creatures you control with a converted mana cost equal to the number of drift counters on ~ gets +1/+1 for each drift counter on ~
: Return ~ to your hand
0/0
Whenever the planedrifters drift onto our plane we must beware as for the army that follows
I have done a planedrifter card previously and now this one (see comment number 5483). The idea is that they drift in and out of existence onto the ethereal plane (life that of Dungeons and Dragons) and subside there. Make another Planedrifter card.
August 18, 2017 1:07 a.m.
Pygmyrhino990 says... #20
Also any planedrifter card must be able to return to your hand
August 18, 2017 1:08 a.m.
Raging Planedrifter
Creature - Elemental
Haste, first strike
Whenever ~ attacks, return ~ to your hand unless you discard a card.
At the end of your turn, return ~ to your hand unless you discard a card.
3/1
Make another planedrifter
August 18, 2017 9:37 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #22
Runic Planedrifter
Creature - Cleric
, Return Runic Planedrifter to it's owners hand: Return target creature to it's owner's hand. If you controlled that creature, draw a card.
1/4
Let's have a card with...
Collective (This permanent has all activated abilities among creatures you control with collective.)
Happy cardsmithing!
August 18, 2017 9:49 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #23
Master of Combos
Creature - Human Wizard
Collective (This permanent has all activated abilities among creatures you control with collective. )
: Target permanent gains collective until end of turn.
2/2
Make an instant or sorcery that grants collective.
August 18, 2017 11:29 a.m.
Winterblast says... #24
All is one
Sorcery
All permanents gain collective until end of turn.
Make a creature that makes basic lands uncomfortable.
August 18, 2017 11:47 a.m.
Chuff_Bucket says... #25
Basic Ass Bitch
Creature - Donkey Hound
Spend mana produced only by non-basic lands to cast Basic Ass Bitch.
Basic lands gain Uncomfortable (If an Uncomfortable land is tapped for mana, it produces 1/2 mana of whatever type it would add to your mana pool instead.)
2.5/2.5
"OMG, like, your house is like, totes adorbs. I love how you'll just like, live anywhere, you know?"
Maybe we'll see it in Unstable? Haha.
Since there was a bit of a sniped/hiccup earlier, I'll repeat my previous challenge: Make a white card that puts counters on lands to some effect (a la Obsidian Fireheart or the like)
August 18, 2017 3:02 p.m.
The_Redpill says... #26
Obsidian Lightheart
Creature - Elemental
: Put a sanctify counter on target land. For as long as that land has a sanctify counter on it, it has "At the beginning of your upkeep, you gain 1 life." (The land is still sanctified if Obsidian Fireheart would leave the battlefield.)
4/4
Make another obsidian blankheart
August 18, 2017 5:23 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #27
Obsidian growthheart 1GGG
Creature - elemental
1GG: put a growth counter on target land. It gains "whenever this land is tappen for mana, add one additional mana to your mana pool of any type it produced."
4/4
Black and blue missing i guess.
August 19, 2017 1:55 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #28
Obsidian Blankheart
Creature - Eldrazi
: Put a waste counter on target land. That land loses all it's other abilities and has "Sacrifice this land: Add to your mana pool." for as long as it has a waste counter on it.
The_Redpill inspired me to make a blankheart XD
Now, this technically doesn't follow Seshiro's request, so next request is!:
Make a Blue or Black Obsidian ____heart!
August 19, 2017 3:32 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #29
I always forget the P/T for my creatures XD So let's just say that it's a 3/5, to throw off the 4/4's we've been seing as of late. And to follow the Eldrazi's "weridness"...
August 19, 2017 3:35 a.m.
PhotogenicParasympathetic says... #30
Obsidian Rotheart -
- Put a mire counter on target land. That land is a swamp for as long as it has a mire counter on it.
3/3
Make the blue one!
August 19, 2017 3:40 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #31
ManaChrome: my bad i forgot the blankheart. Awesome design, i really like this.
Obsidian frostheart 1UUU
Creature - elemental
1UU: put an ice counter on target land. It doesn't untap during it's controllers untap step.
4/4
How about some obsidian guild hearts?
August 19, 2017 3:45 a.m.
Obsidian Stormheart
Creature - elemental
: Put a storm counter on target land, It gains whenever you cast an instant or sorcery untap this land.
4/4
another or a defender
August 19, 2017 5 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #33
Obsidian Rubbleheart
Creature - Elemental
: Put three +1/+1 counters on target land you control. If you do, that land becomes a 0/0 Elemental creature with haste that's still a land.
4/4
Now let's start a new age of non obsidian ____hearts! lol
A card with...
Hollow - (Trigger) you may have this creature become hollowed. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
And another ability that cares about the creature being hollowed.
Side note: Hollow is a Dimir Zombie keyword. In case you care about flavor :P
Happy Cardsmithing!
August 19, 2017 7:50 a.m.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #34
Shapestolen Husk
Creature - zombie Insect
Hollow - When ~ deals damage, you may have ~ become hollow. if you do, either destroy target creature damaged by ~, or target player damaged by ~ discards a card.
1/3
neat mechanic. love the flavor of "I'm a shapeshifter! this is my shedded skin!" make a shapeshifter that grants hollow
August 19, 2017 8:51 a.m.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #35
shoot, should have the rest of hollow mechanic there - "if ~ becomes hollow, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next upkeep"
August 19, 2017 8:54 a.m.
deceptive husk
creature shapeshifter, spy
~ enters the battlefield as a copy of target creature except it gains
"Hollow - at the beginning of your upkeep you may have this creature become hollowed. If you do, sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
when ~ dies if it was hollowed create a token that is a copy of ~"
0/0
a card with defender
August 19, 2017 6:56 p.m.
Vanda, Perennial Enchantress
Legendary Creature - Plant Wall
Defender, lifelink, reach, vigilance
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, you may switch ~'s power and toughness until end of turn. If you do, ~ loses defender until of end of turn.
1/5
Another defender card.
August 19, 2017 7:01 p.m. Edited.
Obsidian Blankheart
Creature - Elemental
: Put a studder counter onto target land. Lands with studder counters on them gain "Whenever this permanent becomes tapped it's controller puts the top card of their library into their graveyard."
4/4
Make it a cycle
August 19, 2017 7:07 p.m.
Woops my bad got behind on cards...
Phyrus Selvic
Legendary Creature - Human Wall
Indestructible, Defender
Other Creatures you control with defender have first strike.
, : Create a 2/1 Guardian token with defender.
0/8
Make some sort of bizarre token generator
August 19, 2017 8:01 p.m.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #40
Kobold Diplomancy
Enchantment
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player creates a 0/1 red Kobold wizard token with "all other creatures you control gain haste. at the end of your turn, sacrifice any other creature that didn't attack."
Kobolds you control get +1/+1, and protection from kobolds.
moar kobolds, plz!
August 19, 2017 8:31 p.m.
Disposable Army
Enchantment
Sacrifice a non-token permanent: Create 2 0/1 red kobold tokens.
Sacrifice three kobolds: Destroy target artifact.
Sacrifice five kobolds: ~ deals 5 damage to target creature or player.
Make a legendary kobold
August 19, 2017 11:06 p.m.
Borgin, Witch if kher keep
Legendary creature - kobold, 0/1
You may cast red creature spells for instead of puit their mana cost. If you do, that creature ETBs with a kobold counter on it.
Creatures you control with kobold counters on them have base power and toughness 0/1.
Make a legendary vedalken
August 20, 2017 9:42 a.m.
Roland Nakiir, Spy Within
Legendary Creature - Vedalken Rogue
Double Strike
Skulk
Whenever a player is dealt combat damage by ~ that player puts the top X cards from his or her hand into his or her graveyard where X is the number of cards in your hand.
1/4
Lets see some more skulk
August 20, 2017 10:01 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #44
https://mtgcardsmith.com/view/maavik-bane-alley-cutthroat-1 (Just copy/paste this)
:D He needed some tweaking as he used to be a little OP
A card with "Lieutenant - As long as you control your commander (effect)"
August 20, 2017 11:40 a.m.
Chuff_Bucket says... #45
Relentless Officer
Creature - Elemental Soldier
Vigilance
Creatures attack each combat if able.
Lieutenant --- As long as you control your commander, Relentless Officer gets +2/+2 and you decide how each creature blocks each combat.
4/3
We've had a lot of Commander focused stuff recently. Let's do something for another format!
Make a card that you think would be an all-star in Pauper, but remaining at an appropriate power level for common.
August 20, 2017 12:34 p.m.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #46
for wee dregonauts and kiln fiends deck, I present:
Temporal Flicker
Instant
target creature gains doublesrike until end of turn. Draw a card.
make something that involves +1/+1 counters, but not using an existing mechanic (ie, no graft, evolve, proliferate, etc)
August 20, 2017 12:58 p.m.
PhotogenicParasympathetic says... #47
Endless Spirit -
Creature- Spirit
Unending- whenever ~ is put into a graveyard from play, return it to play at the beginning of the next end step with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the number of counters it had plus one.
1/1
August 20, 2017 5:10 p.m.
PhotogenicParasympathetic says... #48
A creature that synergizes with Anafenza, the Foremost.
August 20, 2017 5:10 p.m.
Kimlar, the Parapet's Poisonarrow
Legendary Creature - Orc Assassin, 1/4
Deathtouch, Outlast .
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on ~, if ~ is tapped, destroy target creature.
Create a creature that synergizes with Maelstrom Wanderer
August 20, 2017 6:55 p.m.
Thrumming Henge
Legendary Snow Artifact
Whenever you cast a spell, and it was not cast from your hand, you may Ripple 6. (When you cast this spell, you may reveal the top six cards of your library. You may cast any revealed cards with the same name as this spell without paying their mana costs. Put the rest on the bottom of your library.)
Whenever you cast a spell without paying its casting cost, lose life equal to that spell's casting cost.
Another spell that works with Ripple.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #1
Vulcanoth, The walking Fire
Legendary Creature - Elemental
As an additional cost, sacrifice 3 mountains when you play ~. if you cannot, exile it instead.
Split Second, Flash, Haste
When ~ ETB, you may exile any number of sorceries from your hand and graveyard. If you do so, ~ deals damage to each opponent equal to the number of exiled sorceries you own.
9/9
I'd say continue the cycle, but it pretty much writes itself at this point. so...wild, I guess?
August 15, 2017 6:19 p.m.