Card creation challenge
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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
Hazon, Mind of the Tides
Legendary Creature - Jellyfish Spirit
Defender, flying
Prevent all combat damage that would be dealt to Hazon, Mind of the Tides.
Whenever an opponent casts a spell, you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, counter that spell if it has the same converted mana cost as the revealed card.
: Look at the top X cards of your library, then put them back in any order.
1/1
I feel like a terrible person. Same challenge again.
December 28, 2015 2:46 p.m.
Ristar, Whitest Weenie 
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
Spend only white mana on X
First Strike
When ~ ETB, you may search your library for up to X white spells with CMC 1 or less and put them into your hand.
Other 1/1 and 2/1 creatures you control get +2/+2 and First Strike
1/1
Same challenge
December 28, 2015 11:32 p.m.
markbeloit says... #4
Amno, Guardian of the Future
Legendary Artifact Creature - Golem
Players play with the top card of their libraries revealed.
Tap an untapped creature you control: Target player puts the top card of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
1/5
Same challenge
December 30, 2015 2:01 a.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #5
Rajok, Sentinel of the Splinters - 
Legendary Creature - Elemental Shaman
When Rajok, Sentinel of the Splinters enters the battlefield, draw a card, then discard a card.
Whenever a triggered ability of a nonland permanent you control triggers, you may copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the ability.
: Search your library for a creature card that has a triggered ability when it enters the battlefield. Put that card into your hand. Activate this ability only during your upkeep.
1/3
Same challenge
December 30, 2015 1:50 p.m.
Sijera, Shield of All Souls 4GW
Legendary Creature-Angel Cleric
Flying, Shroud
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, you gain life equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield.
Same challengeAt the beginning of your upkeep, if you have 100 or more life, you win the game.
3/3
December 30, 2015 2:32 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #7
Ryth, Fire Mage 2RR
Legendary creature - Human Shaman
If a red source you control would deal damage, it deals twice that much damage instead.
T: CARDNAME deals 2 damage to target creature or player.
2/3
How about a bit of randomness? rolls D6 Redo the 3rd challenge on rolls D20 page 9.
December 30, 2015 3:12 p.m.
AngryKitten says... #8
Woah, AndWelcomeToTheJam, imagine Rajok, Sentinel of the Splinters with Mirror Gallery and some sort of Clone. Infinite triggers :D and complicated stacks...
Also, page 9 challenge 3 is Make a card that is a reference to Metallica.
December 30, 2015 3:14 p.m. Edited.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #9
Heames, Master of Figures - 
Legendary Artifact Creature - Scarecrow
Scarecrows you control get +1/+1.
Grandeur - Discard a creature with the name Heames, Master of Figures: Heames, Master of Figures deals damage equal to the number of Scarecrows you control divided as you choose to any number of creatures or players.
4/4
December 30, 2015 3:50 p.m.
Challenge was make a card for sea gate
There's already been one spoiled as sea gate ruins for oath, but I'll make a pre-eldrazi sea gate
Sea Gate, Knowledge Center
Legendary Land
: Add or 
to your mana pool
: Scry 3, then draw a card
, sacrifice ~: Search your library for a card and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library.
I'm too lazy to find my dice, so pick any challenge you think could have been done better so far
December 30, 2015 7:10 p.m.
From page 20: Create a low cost legendary creature with the cascade mechanic that would be good, but not broken, in Commander.
Ertai the Water's Fall1UGLegendary Creature - Merfolk SpiritCascadeWhen 1 or more creatures with power 3 or less enters the battlefild under your control, target opponent reveals 1 random card in their hand, then discards a card.2/3
Next challenge: Create a legendary Jeskai colors creature for commander, and Imma say this creature can't have anything to do with Tarkir, so no monks or anything like that.
January 2, 2016 7:38 p.m.
I just realized this is actually broken AF becuse I remembered Ezuri exists. Lemme see if I can fix that:
Ertai, the Water's Fall
1UG Legendary Creature - Dryad Spirit
Cascade
When 1 or more creatures with power of 0 enter the battlefield under your control, target opponent reveals 1 random card in their hand, then discards a card.
2/3
Challenge is still the same.
January 2, 2016 7:45 p.m.
Letczyk the Living Law
Legendary Creature - Elemental Advisor
Flying
Whenever an opponent would cast a spell for the first time each turn, you may counter that spell. If you do, that player draws two cards.
Whenever an opponent would enter combat, you may tap any number of creatures that player controls. If you do, that player untaps that many lands.
1/5
Create a BUG commander that does not involve reanimation or counters.
January 2, 2016 8:12 p.m.
Marath, Will of the Wasteland
BUG
Legendary Creature - Elemental Beast
When Marath, Will of the Wasteland enters the battlefield, send cards from the top of your library to the graveyard equal to the amount of mana spent to cast it.
During your end step, target opponent loses life equal to the number of creatures in your graveyard, and you gain life equal to the life lost this way.
0/3
Next challenge: Create a black and white Gideon.
January 2, 2016 8:20 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #16
Gideon, Thrall of Ob Nixilis - 
Planeswalker - Gideon
+1: Until your next turn, Gideon, Thrall of Ob Nixilis becomes a 4/5 Zombie legendary creature with indestructible that's still a planeswalker. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
-2: Up to two target creatures each get -2/-2 until end of turn.
-5: Gain control of target creature an opponent controls for the next two turns. It can block any number of creatures as long as it is under your control.
Make a Mardu Sorin.
January 2, 2016 10:39 p.m.
Sorin, Bloodcrazed 
Planeswalker - Sorin
+1: ~ deals damage to target creature or player equal to the number of creatures on the battlefield. You gain that much life.
-2: Draw three cards, then discard your hand unless your opponents have lost 5 or more life this turn
-5: Sacrifice all creatures you control, then return up to that many target creatures from any player's graveyard to the battlefield under your control.
3
Make a color shifted Garruk
January 3, 2016 2:02 a.m.
Garruk, Vegan
Plansewalker - Garruk
+2: Put three green 0/1 plant creature tokens into play
-3: Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control
-X: Sacrifice X saproling or plant tokens and draw X cards
4
Make a color shifted Ob Nixilis.
January 3, 2016 2:16 a.m. Edited.
Ob Nixilis, the Multiversal Horror
3RB
Starting loyalty: 4
+2- Sacrifice a creature, and target opponent to sacrifices a permanent.
-1- Destroy target creature or return target planes walker to it's owner's hand.
-7- Put up to 3 target creature cards from any playerS graveyard into the battlefield under your control, then target opponent takes damage equal to their power.
Next card: A Mardu-colors commander with a CMC of 3
January 3, 2016 4:16 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #21
Rajhai Khal, Rage Embodied
Legendary Creature - Hound Elemental
Haste
: choose one:
Target creature gains menace until end of turn.
Each player loses 2 life and you gain 2 life.
Return target creature card with haste from a graveyard to the battlefield.
3/3
Make an izzet legendary creature that works best for artifact good stuff in commander.
January 3, 2016 9:55 a.m.
Rashi Khal, Artifice Adept
, : Sacrifice an artifact; reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal two artifacts. Put one of them on the battlefield and the rest of the revealed cards on the bottom of your library in a random order.
2/4
Make a red white commander that lends itself to a strategy other than voltron.
January 3, 2016 1:16 p.m.
Also, the name was not supposed to be similar to the one above me. It just happened.
January 3, 2016 1:19 p.m.
Nodraj, Herald of Destruction
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
First Strike
Whenever a spell would destroy multiple permanents you control, regenerate those permanents.
Whenever you cast a spell that would destroy multiple permanents, draw three cards.
4/3
Given that we got a 5 color ally (at least for edh) in the latest previews, make another legendary 5 color ally
January 3, 2016 3:38 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #25
Doublin, Ally Lord
Legendary Creature - Ally
On each upkeep, exile each Ally creature you control, then return them to the battlefield. They gain haste.
5/5
January 3, 2016 5:31 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #26
Make a legendary four color enchantment representing the oath of the gate watch.
January 3, 2016 5:32 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #27
Oath of the Gatewatch WURG
Legendary Enchantment
When ~ enters the battlefield, you gain three life, draw three cards, put three 0/1 Plant Creature tokens onto the battlefield, and ~ deals 3 damage to target creature.
Planeswalkers you control have "T: OPut X loyalty counters on each other Planeswalker you control, where X is the number of Planeswalkers you control.
"We, the Gatewatch, take this oath"
Cardify Kanye West.
January 3, 2016 6:45 p.m.
Oh Hell Yes
Yeezy, Pimp Lord
Legendary Creature - Human Pimp
Pimps you control be stylin' (they get +1/+1 and flying)
: Target creature joins your squad (gain control of it until end of turn). That creature be pimpin' (it becomes a pimp until end of turn)
3/3
Make a drake card
January 4, 2016 2 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #29
Windier Drake 
Creature - Drake
Flying
4/4
Make a blue-green card that is not Simic, but fills in the UG Eldrazi archetype in BFZ.
January 4, 2016 6:02 p.m.
Eldrazi Propagator
Creature - Eldrazi
When Eldrazi Propagator enters the battlefield, you may return a card an opponent owns from exile to their graveyard. If you do, put two 1/1 colorless Eldrazi Scion creature tokens into play. They have "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool"
Whenever a colorless creature enters the battlefield, put a a +1/+1 counter on up to two colorless creatures you control.
3/4
Make an Eldrazi that deals with lands.
January 4, 2016 6:30 p.m. Edited.
Terraforming Monstrosity
4G
Eldrazi
When this card enters the battlefield, sacrifice a land and up to two target lands are treated as Wastes.
4/5
Next: Make a black elemental.
January 4, 2016 7:44 p.m.
Shambling Rotwood
Shambling Rotwood's power is equal to the number of creatures in all graveyards.
Discard a creature card: regenerate Shambling Rotwood
*/4
Next, make a card with Surge, but make the Surge cost more than its standard casting cost.
January 4, 2016 8:33 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #33
Unrestrained Knowledge
Instant
Surge
Draw cards equal to the amount of mana paid for ~.
Now, make a card that has every type of mana symbol in its mana cost except for generic mana.
January 4, 2016 8:57 p.m.
markbeloit says... #34
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Fusion Eldrazi
Creature - Eldrazi Mutant
Whenever you tap a land for mana, add one mana to your mana pool of any type that land produced.
When Fusion Eldrazi dies, shuffle your graveyard into your library and draws seven cards.
10/10
Make a black spirit card.
January 4, 2016 11:45 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #35
Dissipating Phantom
Creature - Eldrazi Spirit
Discard a card: Target land becomes a Wastes.
2/1
Create a card for a standard aristocrats deck that is every color but red.
January 4, 2016 11:55 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #36
Mild-Mannered Cantor 
Creature - Human Druid Ally
Sacrifice ~: Add two mana in any combination of non-red colors to your mana pool.
2/2
Make a new ally with cohort.
January 5, 2016 12:01 a.m.
Guul Draz Attack Leader
2B - Vampire Ally Cohort
When Guul Draz Attack Leader enters the battlefield, target creature gets -1/-0 for every Ally you control.
Guul Draz Attack Leader gets +1/+1 for every creture your opponent controls with power of 0 as long as you control another Ally.
3/1
Create a planeswalker version of Drana
January 5, 2016 1:03 a.m.
Drana, Planar Vampire
Planeswalker - Drana
+1: Sacrifice a creature and draw one card
+2: Each opponent loses one life and you gain that much life
-X: Target creature gets X +1/+1 counters or X -1/-1 counters. You gain X life
3
Make a white zombie creature.
January 5, 2016 2:47 a.m. Edited.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #40
Lucid Zombie -
Creature - Zombie Cleric
T, : Tap target creature.
T, : Lucid Zombie deals 1 damage to target creature or player. Put the top card of your library into your graveyard.
2/2
Create a legendary creature with the following: it must be red, it has a red ability, and it also has a viable off-color ability that punishes you for using it.
January 5, 2016 9:32 a.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #41
Robin, Prodigal Pyromancer 3R
Legendary creature - human Wizard
R, T: Exile the top card of your library. You may play that card this turn.
1B, T: Target opponent discards a card. If a creature cards is discarded this way, you lose 2 life.
2/4
January 5, 2016 2:01 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #42
Let's makes it a cycle. Blue legend, blue ability, off color ability that punishes you.
January 5, 2016 2:02 p.m.
markbeloit says... #43
Eesa, Apprentice Wizard
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
,Tap: Draw a card.
,Tap: Destroy target enchantment. You lose life equal to that enchantment's converted mana cost.
2/5
Next black legend with blue off color ability.
January 5, 2016 3:33 p.m.
Nightblade, Unseen Assassin
Legendary Creature - Rat Assassin
Deathtouch
, : Target creature gets -3/-0 until end of turn.
"Everyone dies, only a few get to die with grace."
1/4
Design a permanent with in the cost of an activated ability.
January 5, 2016 3:38 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #45
Roil Swipe
Enchantment
Devoid
Land creatures your opponents control get -2/-2.
: Target land becomes a 4/2 black Elemental creature until end of turn.
Redo the original challenge.
January 5, 2016 4:53 p.m.
Spot-Shell Elder
Creature - Turtle
Whenever a creature you control blocks, you gain life equal to its toughness
2/4
Make a flavorful 5 color eldrazi
January 5, 2016 8:19 p.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #47
Ulamog, Consumer of Mana
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi
Devoid
When you cast Ulamog, destroy all lands. Ulamog enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters, where X is the number of lands destroyed this way.
0/0
Make a balanced 1-mana sweeper.
January 5, 2016 8:35 p.m.
Hemorrhage
Enchantment
Hemorrhage cannot be targeted, destroyed, or sacrificed.
When Hemorrhage enters the battlefield, destroy all creatures. Put a hemorrhage counter on Hemorrhage for each creature destroyed this way.
At the beginning of your upkeep, lose a life for each hemorrhage counter. Then remove a hemorrhage counter.
Create an enchantment with a triggered ability not related to combat or lands.
January 5, 2016 8:51 p.m. Edited.
Steamshock Boilery
Enchantment, 3RU
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery, all opponents lose 1 life.
When Steamshock Boilery is put into a graveyard, return 1 instant or sorcery from your graveyard to your hand.
Next challenge:
If Sarkhan Vol was in the Gatewatch, what would his Oath look like?
January 5, 2016 8:59 p.m.
Oath of Sarkhan
Legendary Enchantment
When ~ ETB, creatures you control get +2/+1, haste, and trample until end of turn.
At the end of your turn, if you control a planeswalker, put a 4/4 green and red dragon creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
For savagery and ferocity, I will keep watch
Make an oath for Bolas
Faiths_Guide says... #1
Just change his cost to
'Murica
December 28, 2015 11:14 a.m.