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.
markbeloit says... #2
Edit - should've been Artifact Creature - Bird for above.
October 19, 2015 12:05 a.m.
Popalofiti says... #3
Shame Instant
As an additional cost to Shame, exile target permanent you own.
Exile target creature.
Make a card that seems unbalanced until you really read the rules text
October 19, 2015 7:45 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #4
Kill Spell 
Instant
Buyback - Gain one life.
Destroy target creature an opponent controls. You gain life equal to that creature's toughness and each of your opponents loses that much life. You lose the game.
Now make a creature that wields a Lava Axe.
October 19, 2015 9:26 a.m.
Coinman1863 says... #5
3RR
Purpheros, Warleader
Legendary Enchantment Creature
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield Purpheros deals 5 damage to target creature or player. This ability can only be activated 2 times each turn.
5/3
Make a flavorful non-eldrazi with Annihilator that only effects colorless permanents. Time for a new keyword!
October 19, 2015 9:34 a.m.
KaladinStormblessed says... #6
Phyrexian Wastelayer
Creature - Horror
Whenever Phyrexian Wastelayer attacks, the defending player sacrifices a colorless permanent. (Lands are colorless.)
3/4
Make an equipment that makes a creature insanely powerful, but has a massive drawback.
October 19, 2015 2:16 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #7
Fist of Mishra 3
Artifact - Equipment
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on equipped creature and ~ and sacrifice creatures equal to the number of -1/-1 counters on permanents you control.
Equipped creature gets +6/+6 and has trample, first strike, and menace.
Equip 6
Create a card that does one of the simplest effects in Magic in the most complicated way possible.(draw, discard, life gain/loss, mill, buff, etc.)
October 19, 2015 2:51 p.m.
KaladinStormblessed says... #8
Complex Maneuver 
Sorcery
Exile the top two cards of your library face down. Shuffle your library. Put a random card exiled with Complex Maneuver on the top of your library, and the other on the bottom. If Complex Maneuver was the first spell cast this turn, draw a card. If it was not the first spell cast this turn, put the bottom card of your library into your hand.
Make a flavorful blue enchantment removal.
October 19, 2015 3:21 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #9
Forbidden Blade of Leshrac 
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature has hexproof, indestructible, double strike, vigilance, lifelink, and "If a card would be put into your hand from anywhere, exile it instead."
Equip - Exile your hand.
October 19, 2015 3:23 p.m.
Dismiss to Aether
Instant
Return target permanent to its owner's hand. If it is an enchantment, put it on top of its owner's library instead.
Make a legendary non-creature artifact
October 19, 2015 3:24 p.m.
markbeloit says... #11
Aligner of Suns
Legendary Artifact
: Add to your mana pool. Draw a card. You may only activate this ability once each turn.
The device was crafted by Karn to ensure that all five of Mirrodin's suns would work in harmony.
Create a new Tezzeret planeswalker
October 19, 2015 3:44 p.m.
Tezzeret, the Pure
Planeswalker - Tezzeret
+1: Return target artifact from your graveyard to your hand. You gain 2 life.
-2: Draw a card for each artifact you control.
-5: You get an emblem with "Whenever an artifact you control is put into the graveyard from the battlefield, you may search your library for an artifact card and put it into your hand."
3
I made this challenge before, but it got misinterpreted:Make a card that has a negative result when cast, but a benefit if exiled from your graveyard to pay a delve cost. This spell does NOT have to have delve, it just improves a spell cast with delve if ~ is exiled from the graveyard.
October 19, 2015 4:31 p.m.
Grave Eater 3B
Creature: zombie
When Grave eater enters the battlefield, you lose 5 life.
If Grave eater would be exiled as an additional cost to a spell with delve, return Grave eater to its owners hand afterwards.
Discard grave eater: you gain 5 life.
5/5
create a card for yawgmoth.
October 19, 2015 5:23 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #14
Reckless Doctoring B
Instant
You lose two life.
Whenever ~ is put into exile from anywhere to pay a cost or help pay a cost for an instant or sorcery spell, alter the text of that spell by replacing all numbers and number words with that number or number word plus one. (1 is a number, one is a number word.)
Create a card that looks terrible at first, but is completely broken when you dig really deep.
October 19, 2015 5:26 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #16
Ninja'd
Although I suppose our challenges could be done together...
October 19, 2015 5:28 p.m.
markbeloit says... #19
Spellseeker Shinobi
Creature - Spirit Ninja
(Spells without mana costs can't be played.)
Ninjutsu (, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
When Spellseeker Shinobi enters the battlefield, discard an instant or sorcery card. If you don't, sacrifice Spellseeker Shinobi.
Whenever Spellseeker Shinobi deals combat damage to an opponent you may cast target instant or sorcery card in your graveyard. It's casting cost is reduced by .
2/2
Tried to fulfill TheNextRedDude's request. All this talk about ninjas made me want to make a ninja. CheeseBro's request still needs to be fulfilled: create a card for Yawgmoth.
October 19, 2015 7:20 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #20
Yagmoth, Lord of the Wastes 3BBB
Morph BB
When Card Name is turned face up, creatures your opponents control get -1-1 equal to the number of swamps in play. Creatures who die this way can't be regenerated.
3: Flip Card Name Face down.
2/5
Create a 1 drop Emrakul
October 19, 2015 7:39 p.m.
Baby Emrakul 1
legendary creature: eldrazi
flying
1/1
create an alternate universe card for karn by the name of Karn, Obsidian Golem
October 19, 2015 7:50 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #22
MINE!!!
Karn, Obsidian Golem
+2: Exile the top two cards of your library. You may 2 life per card to put that card into your hand.
-3: Destroy target artifact creature or land. (Yes, the artifact must be a creature as well).
-10: Exile all permanents. You may put three permanents in your graveyard onto the battlefield.
Create a planeswalker based on one of the other 4 original Elder Dragons.
October 19, 2015 8:26 p.m.
Palladia-Mors, Planeswalker 
Planeswalker - Mors
+2: Creatures you control gain +2/+2, Trample, and Lifelink until end of turn.
-3: Each creature you control fights target creature an opponent controls.
-9: Search your library for up to three creatures with power 5 or greater and put them onto the battlefield. They gain haste and trample until end of turn.
5
Create a walker based off one of the new DTK elder dragons
October 19, 2015 8:39 p.m.
markbeloit says... #24
Ojutai, Planeswalker
Planeswalker - Ojutai
+1: You gain 2 life.
0: Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one of them into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
-2: Target creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying, vigilance, lifelink, and hexproof until end of turn
-8: Tap all nonland permanents your opponents control. You get an emblem with "Players skip their untap steps."
5
Create a newer style dragon legend (a la dragons of tarkir) of Chromium, and with a unique ability (not just keyword abilities).
October 19, 2015 8:57 p.m.
Chromium, Unchallenged Dragonlord
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Flying, Shroud
When ~ deals combat damage to a player, that player discards a card. You may search that players hand, library, and graveyard for any number of cards with the same name as the discarded card and exile them. Then, shuffle that player's library.
Whenever you draw a card, you may reveal it. If you do, you may search your hand, library, and graveyard for a card with the same name as the revealed card and put it into your hand.
5/5
Create a new type of elder creature (non-dragon)
October 19, 2015 9:26 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #26
Elderbeast 3GGGG
Creature - Elder Beast
Trample, hexproof
Whenever ~ attacks, put a +1/+1 counter on it and two other target creatures, then draw 3 cards.
6/6
Another elder thing!
October 19, 2015 9:34 p.m.
Emrakul lord of All 14
Legendary creature- Elder Eldrazi (Lol see what i did there)
annihilator 8
flying, protection from colored spells
when you Cast emrakul, tap all permanents each opponent controls. they skip their next untap and draw steps.
15/15
MOAR ELDERS!
October 19, 2015 9:42 p.m.
Grandma of Runes
Legendary Creature - Human Elder
: White creatures you control gain protection a color of your choice until end of turn
1/2
More elders!
October 19, 2015 9:57 p.m.
Doran, the Ancient 2WBG
Legendary creature: treefolk elder
Creatures deal damage equal to their toughness, not their power.
Creatures you control Get +0/+5
0/7
more elders
October 19, 2015 10:02 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #30
Squee, Immortal Nabob 3R
Legendary creature: Elder Goblin
You may cast Squee, Immortal Nabob from your graveyard.
If a non-legendary goblin you control dies this turn, you may cast Squee, Immortal Nabob from your graveyard for 0.
1/1
Elders. Preferably like Jace's Grandma or something.
October 19, 2015 10:58 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #31
Grandma Beleren
Legendary Creature - Elder Human
: Target creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn.
, : Draw a card.
1/1
October 19, 2015 11:04 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #32
Create an artifact to represent a computer.
October 19, 2015 11:04 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #33
Computing Machine
Artifact
T: Exile the top card of your library and card in your hand under CARDNAME.
, T: Reveal target card exiled under CARDNAME and return that card to your hand. If you cast that card this turn, you may cast it without paying colorless mana in its mana cost.
Agorus, God of the Heavens 
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Elder God
As long as you control no other gods, Agorus is a creature.
Wizards and clerics you control get +1/+1 and "Untap this creature at the beginning of each untap step."
Sorry, really wanted to make an Elder God. More Elders!
October 19, 2015 11:37 p.m.
Drana, Vanquisher of the Eldrazi 4BB
legendary creature- elder vampire ally
flying, first strike, deathtouch, lifelink.
whenever a creature an opponent controls dies, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
4/5
moar elders
October 20, 2015 8:02 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #35
The Ancient One
Legendary Creature - Elder Cat Turtle
, : Choose one:
- Target non-spirit creature you control gains flying.
- Target non-spirit creature you control gains double strike.
- Target non-spirit creature you control gains lifelink.
- Target non-spirit creature you control gains indestructible.
4/4
You guessed it, another elder.
October 20, 2015 8:45 a.m.
Old Ass 
Creature - Donkey Elder
: Target creature you control gets +1.5/+1.5 for each creature you control with a 1/2 on the card
1.5/2.5
Btw, all the .5s should be 1/2s, I just couldn't format it well
More elderz
October 20, 2015 12:59 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #37
Draggin' Lord Slum-guy
Legendary Creature - Elder Gangster
Hood (When ~ enters the battlefield, choose hood or good. If you choose hood, all creatures become black until end of turn. If you choose good, when ~ leaves the battlefield, all creatures become blue until end of turn.)
When ~ enters the battlefield, gain control of all black permanents until ~ leaves the battlefield.
When ~ leaves the battlefield, gain control of all blue permanents.
3/7
October 20, 2015 3:54 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #39
Young Lithomancer 1W/R
Creature - Kor Shaman
Landfall: Put a 1/1 artifact creature token named Rock Elemental onto the battlefield.
1/1
Another youngling (no star wars or LotR references please)
October 20, 2015 5:21 p.m.
markbeloit says... #40
Young Archer
Creature - Elf
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponent's control, you may untap Young Archer.
: Young Archer deals 1 damage to target creature.
1/2
Make the first card of a rock, scissors, paper, type triangle. Card 1 will be strong to card 2, weak to card 3. Card 2 will be weak to card 1, strong to card 3, etc. Hopefully different people will make each card if we do all 3.
October 20, 2015 6:07 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #41
Rock Golem
Creature - Elemental
~ can't be countered.
: ~ gets +1/+0 and trample until end of turn.
4/4
Now make paper.
October 20, 2015 6:24 p.m.
markbeloit says... #42
Paper Kami
Creature - Spirit
Vigilance
Paper Kami can't be blocked.
Whenever Paper Kami blocks, the power of the creature it's blocking becomes zero until end of turn.
1/5
Now make scissors - weak against rock, strong against paper.
October 20, 2015 9:27 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #43
Plastic Scissors 2U
Artifact
U, T: tap target creature.
Whenever you are dealt damage by a red source, tap CARDNAME. It doesn't untap during your next untap step.
Create a card based on a minor character.
October 20, 2015 10:54 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #44
Taigam, Sidisi's Hand 1UG
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
When Taigam enters the battlefield, look at the top two cards of your library. Put up to one in your hand, and the rest in the graveyard.
2/2
Up next: Wild card!
October 20, 2015 11:04 p.m. Edited.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #45
Wild Card! WUBRG
Legendary Artifact Enchantment Aura Creature- Shapeshifter
Changeling WUBRG
Hexproof
Bestow 5WUBRG
Enchanted Creature has hexproof and 5WUBRG tap: You win game.
10WUBRG tap: You win the game.
Activated abilities on this card cost 1 less for each different type of creature you control ignoring Wildcard!
4/4
Do a kill spell that involves flinging the target into the void of space.
October 20, 2015 11:16 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #46
Gravity 5
Sorcery
Kicker 5
Exile target creature you control and target creature you don't control. If CARDNAME was kicked, return one of those creatures to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.
Movie time! (Btw, who thinks we should start a new thread at 20 pages?)
October 20, 2015 11:34 p.m.
Delorean Time Machine 7
Artifact
During your upkeep, put a turn counter on ~.
Exile cards from your hand with a total converted Mana cost equal to the number of turn counters on ~: Take an extra turn after this one.
Create a weather elemental creature.
October 21, 2015 6:14 p.m.
Storm Herder
Creature - Weather Elemental
Flying
When ~ ETB, tap up to 3 creatures. They don't untap during their controller's untap step.
"I could've sworn that cloud wasn't there a minute ago."
3/4
Create a set of cards that go together flavorfully and literally a la Kaldra set or the Bogbrew Witch + Bubbling Cauldron + Festering Newt
markbeloit says... #1
Sharding Strix
Creature - Bird
Cascade, flying, deathtouch
When Sharding Strix enters the batllefield, draw a card
1/1
Make another exile spell for
a la Swords to Plowshares and Path to Exile.
October 19, 2015 12:01 a.m.