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
Unholy Revel
Sorcery
Each player my sacrifice any number of creatures. For each creature your opponents sacrifice this way, they draw a card and lose a life. For each creature you sacrifice this way, you draw a card and gain a life.
Create a creature card named "Fire Dancer"
December 3, 2015 12:30 a.m.
Fire Dancer 
Creature - Human Monk
Whenever a red source you control deals damage to a creature or player, ~ gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
Whenever ~ attacks, it gets +1/+1 for each other red attacking creature.
3/3
Make an eldrazi trap card
December 3, 2015 12:43 a.m.
Nothingness Trap 
Instant - Trap
If two or more creatures entered the battlefield under an opponent's control this turn, you may pay 
instead of Nothingness Trap's mana cost.
Exile two creatures.
Next make a card that punishes counterspells.
December 3, 2015 11:11 a.m.
markbeloit says... #5
Disrupting Backlash
Enchantment
If a spell you cast is countered by a spell your opponent controls, the spell your opponent controls deals damage equal to its converted mana cost to its controller.
Make a card that "flickers" (exiles but returns to the battlefield) due to a triggered ability.
December 3, 2015 11:30 a.m.
wwhitegoldd says... #6
Savage defiance 
Instant
The next spell you cast can't be countered.
"HaHa. Suck it remand"
December 3, 2015 11:32 a.m.
wwhitegoldd says... #8
Blinking Specter 
Creature - Spirit
Flash
Whenever you cast a non-creature spell exile target non-creature permanent you control then return it to the battlefield under it's owners control.
Whenever you cast a creature spell exile target creature you control then return it to the battlefield under it's owners control.
2/4
December 3, 2015 11:51 a.m.
Well I see no challenge, so I'm gonna assume wild card and make the long awaited contraption mechanic over a few cards
Bare Blueprint
Blueprint
Rigger creatures you control may assemble 2/2 contraptions at any time they could assemble a contraption
Basic Builder
Artifact Creature - Rigger
: ~ assembles a 1/1 contraption
2/2
This is my general idea of how it would work. Now I'll diversify into a few other ideas:
Behemoth Blueprint
Blueprint
Rigger creatures you control may assemble 5/5 contraptions at any time they could assemble a contraption.
Agile Builder
Creature - Faerie Rigger
Contraptions assembled by ~ have flying
: ~ assembles a 1/1 contraption.
2/2
Here's the challenge: make another blueprint and another rigger, but make them more interesting than these basic designs OR make something like Steamflogger Boss that interacts with either riggers or contraptions (or both for fun)
December 3, 2015 1:53 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #10
Moriok Slavedriver 2B
Creature - Human Rigger
T: Put a 1/1 white Rigger creature token onto the battlefield.
2/2
Here's my take on Contraptions.
Furnace Sentry (1)
Artifact - Contraption
Assemble 1 (Sacrifice a rigger: CARDNAME becomes a 3/3 creature in addition to its other types.)
Create aa flavorful 7/7 Dragon with a mana cost of RR.
December 3, 2015 3:08 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #11
Quick Dragon
Creature - Dragon
As an additional cost to cast ~, sacrifice five lands.
Haste, trample
On your end step, return ~ to your hand.
7/7
Make a card to combo with Ayli, the Eternal Pilgrim.
December 3, 2015 3:46 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #12
Dragonlord's Heir -
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Dragonlord's Heir enters the battlefield with 4 -1/-1 counters on it.
Dragonlord's Heir can't attack or block while it has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Dragon creatures you control have haste as long as Dragonlord's Heir has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Whenever you cast a Dragon spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Dragonlord's Heir.
7/7
Make another in this cycle, pls
December 3, 2015 3:50 p.m.
Everlasting Revenant
When Everlasting Revenant enters the battlefield, add to your mana pool. Spend this mana only to activate abilities of creatures.
When Everlasting Revenant dies, you may pay . If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped with two -1/-1 counters on it.
When Everlasting Revenant dies, exile all artifacts.
If Everlasting Revenant is in your graveyard, on the battlefield, on the stack, or in exile, then creatures entering the battlefield don't cause abilities to trigger.
2/3
Whew, that's a lot of text but I think it combos with Ayli and not just every conceivable reanimation engine ever. AndWelcomeToTheJam's challenge still stands.
December 3, 2015 4:27 p.m.
AngryKitten says... #15
Wouldn't the last ability cause its own etb effect to not trigger though?
December 3, 2015 4:38 p.m.
Oh yeah, AngryKitten, I guess it would. It should be abilities of other permanents.
December 3, 2015 5:28 p.m.
Warlord's Heir
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Lifelink
~ enters the battlefield with 4 -1/-1 counters on it.
~ can't attack or block as long as it has a -1/-1 counter on it
Knight creatures you control gain lifelink as long as ~ has a -1/-1 counter in it
Whenever you cast a Knight spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from ~
7/7
Another one in this cycle
December 3, 2015 6:34 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #18
Hominid King's Heir UU
Legendary creature- Homarid
~ gets -1/-1 for each tide counter on it.
~ enters the battlefield with 4 tide counters on it.
~ can't attack or block as long as it has a tide counter on it
Homarid creatures you control cannot be blocked as long as ~ has a tide counter on it
Whenever you cast a Homarid spell, remove a tide counter from ~
7/7
Make the green one in this cycle.
December 3, 2015 7:06 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #19
Life Weaver's Heir -
Legendary Creature - Elf Druid
Reach
Life Weaver's Heir enters the battlefield with four -1/-1 counters on it.
Life Weaver's Heir can't attack or block while it has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Druid creatures you control have trample as long as Life Weaver's Heir has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Whenever you cast a Druid spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Life Weaver's Heir.
7/7
Someone make the black one!
December 3, 2015 9:44 p.m.
wwhitegoldd says... #20
Elvish heir
Legendary creature - Elf
~ enters the battlefield with 4 -1/-1 counters on it.
~ can't attack or block as long as it has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Elves you control have trample as long as ~ has a-1/-1 counter on it.
Whenever you cast a elf spell remove a -1/-1 counter from ~.
7/7
Make the black, and last one, in the cycle.
December 3, 2015 9:47 p.m.
markbeloit says... #22
Gravelord's Heir
Gravelord's Heir enters the battlefield with four -1/-1 counters on it.
Gravelord's Heir can't attack or block as long as it has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Zombies you control have fear as long as Gravelord's Heir has a -1/-1 counter on it.
Whenever you cast a zombie spell, remove a -1/-1 counter from Gravelord's Heir.
7/7
Create a low cost legendary creature with the cascade mechanic that would be good, but not broken, in Commander.
December 4, 2015 12:34 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #23
I think this is broken.
Masa-jik, Shaper of Whims (W/U/B/R/G)
Legendary Creature - Lamia Weird
Cascade
1/1
December 4, 2015 7:09 a.m.
M a g i c a l H a c k e r - Is that supposed to be a 5-color hybrid 1cmc 1/1? Or a 5-cmc 1/1?
December 4, 2015 9:16 a.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #27
Hey Sister, Soul Sister -
Sorcery
Search your library for a creature card named Soul Warden and a creature card named Soul's Attendant. Put them into your hand.
"Coochy, coochy, ya-ya, da-da" - Elspeth Tirel
December 4, 2015 10:05 a.m.
Not sure how to legacy effectively, but I couldn't resist:
Auto-Staple
Artifact
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under an opponents control, tap it. This effect cannot be prevented or countered.
AndWelcomeToTheJam's challenge still stands.
December 4, 2015 4:24 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #30
Psychagoyf
Creature - Atog Lhurgoyf
As an additional cost to cast ~, sacrifice an Island.
Discard a card: ~ gets +1/+1 until the end of turn.
Exile two cards from your graveyard: ~ gets +1/+1 until the end of turn.
~'s power is equal to the number of card types among cards in all graveyards and its toughness is equal to that number plus 1.
star/star+1
Make a red Legacy staple.
December 4, 2015 4:34 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #31
Phyrexian Divider -
Artifact Creature - Shapeshifter
Put a -1/-1 counter on Phyrexian Divider: Search your library for an artifact card with converted mana cost less than Phyrexian Divider's converted mana cost. Put that card into your hand. Play this ability only once each turn.
0/2
December 4, 2015 6:54 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #32
Create a flavorful Legendary Eldrazi Ally.
December 4, 2015 6:55 p.m.
Gazekan, Turned Eldrazi 
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi Ally
Flash, Devoid
When ~ enters the battlefield, prevent all damage that would be dealt by colorless sources this turn. You may counter a colorless spell.
, : Target colorless creature cannot attack or block this turn. It's activated abilities cannot be activated and its triggered abilities don't trigger this turn.
We don't know why it fights with us, but we won't turn down the help. -Gideon
3/5
Make a non-legendary eldrazi ally that is either common or uncommon (a "normal" eldrazi ally).
December 4, 2015 8:50 p.m.
Tethered Behemoth
Creature - Eldrazi Ally
Tethered Behemoth must block all colorless creatures, if able.
It won't fight for us, it won't communicate with us, it won't even walk with us, but it makes a damn good shield
0/6
Create a creature that is fighting against compleation (as in it is corrupted but trying to stop it).
December 4, 2015 9:15 p.m. Edited.
Infected Vedalken
Creature - Vedalken Wizard
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on ~.
When ~ dies, target opponent gets two poison counters and you draw a card.
1/2
Make a new phyrexian praetor using the new colorless-only symbol (<>)
December 4, 2015 9:34 p.m.
Varajain, Leader of Heretics (<>)(<>)
Legendary creature - Praetor
Permanents you control and spells you cast are colorless.
Permanents your opponents control and spells they cast gain all colors.
Colorless permanents and spells gain "protection from colored spells and permanents."
"We who reject the current model of Phyrexian perfection, we who reject the squabbles of the praetors, we who do not revere Yawgmoth, let us embrace true perfection in the destruction left in the wake of the Eldrazi!"
Create a new version of Koth that depicts him as a leader fighting the Phyrexians.
December 6, 2015 3:23 p.m.
Koth, Battle-Forged
Planeswalker - Koth
0: Put a loyalty counter on ~ for each red creature you control and for each mountain you control.
-X: Untap target mountain. It becomes and X/X creature with haste and trample until end of turn.
-12: You get an emblem with "Attacking creatures you control get +X/+X for each mountain you control and gain trample."
4
Make a phyrexian-created walker who doesn't want to work with phyrexian but has to (because reasons)
December 6, 2015 3:55 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #38
Cruzzax, Grudging Carrier 2WB
Planeswalker - Cruzzax
+1: Target player loses 1 life. Put a 0/0 Germ token onto the battlefield. As it enters the battlefield, you may attach any number of Equipments you control to it.
-X: Put X -1/-1 counters on target creature.
-8: Remove all counters from all permanents and unattach all permanents from all other permanents. You gain 4 life for each counter removed this way and each permanent unattached this way.
Create a land with one basic land type but has an activated ability that costs mana of a type it does not produce.
December 6, 2015 6:42 p.m.
Temur Mountain Range
Land - Forest
(Forests tap for )
, : Exchange control of Temur Mountain Range and target creature until end of turn. That creature gains haste. Untap Temur Mountain Range.
Create a 5/4 for with a relevant ability for modern.
December 6, 2015 8:31 p.m.
markbeloit says... #40
Naya Spellrager
Creature - Beast
Whenever Naya Spellrager attacks, it deals 2 damage to its controller.
If Naya Spellrager would leave the battlefield due to a spell or ability an opponent controls, you gain 3 life and draw 2 cards.
5/4
Make a grixis card () that would be relevant in modern.
December 6, 2015 9:36 p.m.
Serum Thought Bolt UBR
sorcery
Choose one or more:
draw a card, then scry 2
target opponent reveals their hand. you choose a nonland card from it and that player discards it. you lose 2 life.
Deal 3 damage to target creature of player.
ooh the card advantage!
create a mash up of 3 modern playable spells!
December 6, 2015 9:38 p.m.
Decay
Sorcery
Decay cannot be countered.
Destroy target creature with CMC 3 or less, then exile target creature, then that creature's controller searches his or her library for a basic land card and places it on the battlefield, then you search target opponets hand and discard a nonland card from it. You lose 3 life.
Create a tri-color card that isn't just a mash up of three popular cards.
December 7, 2015 8:34 a.m.
Jeskai Focusblade 
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, Jeskai Focusblade gets +1/+1 and prowess
2/1
Make another card in this cycle.
December 7, 2015 10:07 a.m.
markbeloit says... #44
Sultai Necromancer
Creature - Naga Wizard
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, Abzan Stalwart gets +1/+1 and has ", Exile a creature card from your graveyard: If a creature card with flying was exiled with this ability, Sultai Necromancer gains flying until end of turn. The same is true for first strike, double strike, deathtouch, haste, hexproof, indestructible, lifelink, reach, trample, and vigilance. Activate this ability only any time you could cast a sorcery."
2/1
Make another card in this cycle.
December 7, 2015 2:12 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #47
Abzan Stalwart B/G W
Creature - Human Warrior
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, CARDNAME gets +1/+1 and has 'W, T: Bolster 1.'
2/1
Make the Mardu one
December 7, 2015 5:32 p.m.
Mardu Frontrunner 
As long as you control another multicolored permanent, Mardu Frontrunner gets +1/+1 and has, "Whenever Mardu Frontrunner attacks, put a 2/1 Warrior token on the battlefield tapped and attacking. Sacrifice that creature at the end of combat."
2/1
Make the Temur one.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #1
Trump Card
Creature - Human
3W: Exile target non-white creature and put a Gold artifact token with 'Sacrifice this permanent: Add one mana of any color to your mana pool.'
2/2
Make a card that's a party.
December 2, 2015 9:36 p.m.