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.
TheNextRedDude says... #2
Poisoned Dead 2BB
Creature - Zombie
Whenever ~ attacks, the defending player loses X life, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
0/4
feel free to keep up the pattern, but the person who breaks the pattern must do this one: Create a card that represents kozilek turning one half of a person into a 2D square on the ground while making the other side defy gravity.
January 14, 2016 4:17 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #3
Kozilek's Distortion 1CC
Sorcery
Exile target creature. Its controller puts a colorless Body creature token with flying onto the battlefield. It's power and toughness are equal to the exiled creature's toughness. You put a colorless Dross land token with "Sacrifice this land: Add C to your mana pool." onto the battlefield.
Experience counters again.
January 14, 2016 5:53 p.m.
New Growth 1G
Enchantment
Whenever a land enters the battlefield, you may gain 2 life.
Sacrifice New Growth; search your library for a number of basic lands equal to the number of experience counters you have and put them onto the battlefield. Then shuffle your library
More experience counters
January 14, 2016 9:54 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #5
Ageless Witch - 
Creature - Human Wizard
Wither
At the beginning of each end step, put two -1/-1 counters on ~.
At the beginning of combat on your turn, you may remove any number of experience counters from yourself. If you do, remove twice that many -1/-1 counters from ~, and it gains flying until end of turn.
6/6
Go go, experience counters!
January 14, 2016 10:06 p.m.
Summon the Hordes 
Sorcery
Search your library for X creatures, where X is the number of experience counters you have and put them onto the battlefield. They gain haste and first strike.
Experience counters galore
January 14, 2016 10:26 p.m.
Tactical Prowess
Sorcery
2W
Put X 1/1 Soldier Tokens into the battlefield, where X is the number of experience counters you have. Exile them during your next upkeep.
Green counterspell that still fits the green flavor.
January 14, 2016 11:38 p.m.
markbeloit says... #8
Nature's Turn
Instant
Counter target non-green spell. Its controller may search his or her library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield, then shuffle his or her library.
Make a card that requires you to lose some or all of your experience counters as a part of its casting cost.
January 15, 2016 12:17 a.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #9
Amnesia Blast - 
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast ~, remove X experience counters from yourself. Each opponent discards X cards, where X is the number of counters removed this way.
Make a two-color commander with an experience counter effect, but using a guild that we have not yet seen (Gruul, Rakdos, Azorius, Dimir, or Selesnya).
January 15, 2016 7:55 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #10
The Nameless Disciple
Legendary Creature - Shapeshifter
Whenever one or more cards are put into an opponent's graveyard from his or her library, you get an experience counter.
, 
: Cast target creature card, artifact card, instant card, or sorcery card with converted mana cost X or less from an opponent's graveyard without paying its mana cost, where X is equal to the number of experience counters you have. For the rest of the game, if that card would be put into a graveyard, exile it instead.
January 15, 2016 12:59 p.m.
Zurgo Dragonhelm
3RB
Legendary Creature - Orc Warrior
Whenever 1 or more creatures you control with power 4 or greater attack, you get an experience counter.
During combat on your opponent's turn, target creature gets -1/-1 for every experience counter you have.
5/4
Same challenge, just don't use Dimir or Rakdos since we've done those.
January 15, 2016 2:16 p.m.
Omnath, Rage Embodied
Legendary Creature - Elemental
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, if you had another land enter the battlefield this turn, you gain an experience counter.
Colored mana equal to the number of experience counters you control does not empty as phases and turns end.
~ gets +1/+1 for each colored mana in your mana pool
4/4
Same, but either 
or 
.
January 15, 2016 2:20 p.m.
Thrun, Last of Mirrodin
3GW
Troll Shaman, Legendary Creature
When an artifact creature comes into play under your control, you get an experience counter.
During your precombat main phase, add X to your mana pool in any combination of colors, where X is the number of experience counters you have.
I still remember Mirrodin before it was New Phrexia. And I will do anything to have all remember it.
4/4
Same challenge for Azorius
January 15, 2016 3:11 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #15
Saint Traft Reborn WUU
Legendary Creature Spirit Cleric
Whenever a spell or ability you control counters a spell or ability an opponent controls, you get an experience counter.
Spells your opponents control cost 1 more to cast for each experience counter you control.
2/3
Make a black, green, blue and red legendary ally with a five color identity. Obviously just one at a time
January 15, 2016 7:11 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #16
That was supposed to be non creature spells cost 1 more to cast my mistake
January 15, 2016 7:50 p.m.
markbeloit says... #17
Tenri, Caretaker of the Fallen
Legendary Creature - Human Ally
Whenever Tenri, Caretaker of the Fallen or another Ally enters the battlefield under your control, you may return target Ally card from your graveyard to your hand.
: Return up to X target Ally cards from your graveyard to the battlefield, where X is the number of colors among Ally creatures you control.
3/4
Another of the challenge.
January 15, 2016 8:42 p.m.
Noyan, Soul of the Roil
Legendary Merfolk Ally
3U
When Noyan, Soul of the Roil enters the battlefield, return an instant or sorcery with converted mana cost equal to or less than the number of Ally creatures you control from your graveyard to your hand.
URBORG: Up to X target lands you control become 3/3 elementals with haste and trample until end of turn, where X is the number of Allies you control. They are still lands.
2/5
Same challenge for green or red.
January 15, 2016 9:12 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #19
Lotus Cobra Ascendent
Legendary Creature - Snake Ally
Landfall- Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, add one mana of any color to your mana pool. Spend this mana only on Ally creature spells.
Rally- Whenever ~ or another ally enters the battlefield under your control, you may pay . If you do, exile any number of target creatures you control and return them to the battlefield. They gain haste.
2/2
Red one.
January 15, 2016 10:55 p.m.
Tuktuk Reforged
4R
Legendary Creature - Goblin Golem Ally
When Tuktuk Remade enters the battlefield, target Ally you control becomes 5/5.
UBOG- Allies you control gain haste and are 5/5 until the end step.
4/4
"I always disagreed with Zada. Especially when she ate me."
Next challenge: Create a version of Olivia Voldaren that has white in her casting cost.
January 15, 2016 11:04 p.m.
Olivia Voldaren, Innistrad's Watchkeeper
Legendary Creature - Vampire
Haste, Deathtouch, Lifelink
At the beginning of each combat, another target creature you control gains indestructible, deathtouch, and lifelink.
Whenever a card you own is exiled, put it into your graveyard, and you gain 1 life.
"After the Eldrazi came to our plane, I figured I should start protecting my food sources a little more." -Olivia Voldaren
3/4
Make a version of one of the Avacyn Restored legendary angels that wasn't Avacyn with black in the mana cost.
January 15, 2016 11:53 p.m.
Gisela, Eclipse of Innistrad
4WBB
Legendary Creature - Vampire Angel
Deathtouch, flying, first strike
When Gisela, Eclipse of Innistrad enters the battlefield or attacks, it deals 1 damage to X non-black creatures, where X is the number of creatures in your graveyard.
4/1
Create a Charm card for Eldrazi
January 16, 2016 12:37 a.m.
Warping Wail, but for the challenge:
Ruin Charm 
Instant
Choose two:
Exile all cards from all opponents' graveyards
Search your library for an Eldrazi card with CMC 7 or greater and put it into your hand. If you do, shuffle your library
Exile target land, then search your library for up to two cards named "Wastes" and put them onto the battlefield tapped.
You may pay any number of times. If you do, draw a card for each mana spent this way.
Make an ally charm
January 17, 2016 1:01 p.m.
markbeloit says... #24
Resistance Charm
Instant
Choose two -
Put two 1/1 white Kor Ally creature tokens onto the battlefield.
Put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Regenerate each creature you control.
Draw two cards.
Make an elemental charm.
January 17, 2016 6:01 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #25
Maelstrom Flare 1RUG
Instant
Choose 1:
Put a 3/1 red elemental with trample and haste onto the battlefield. Exile it at the end of the turn.
The next creature you cast is an elemental in addition to its other types and gains cascade.
Draw a card for each elemental in play.
Make a Bear charm
January 17, 2016 8:31 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #26
Bear Charm
Instant
Choose one -
Put two 2/2 green Bear creature tokens into play.
Bear creatures you control get +2/+2 until end of turn.
Each Bear creature you control fights target creature an opponent controls.
Make a Charm charm.
January 17, 2016 10:44 p.m.
markbeloit says... #27
Resonating Charm
Instant
Choose one -
Search your library for an instant card with converted mana cost three or less, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Copy the next instant spell you cast with converted mana cost three or less.
Target instant card in your graveyard with converted mana cost three or less gains flasback. The flashback cost is equal to its mana cost.
Make a legendary 
angel.
January 17, 2016 11:22 p.m.
Akardania, Herald of Mortality
Legendary Creature - Angel
Flying, First Strike, Deathtouch
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, if it was cast from a player's hand, you gain life equal to its toughness.
Whenever another creature dies, you may pay . If you do, return it to the battlefield tapped and under your control, and you lose life equal to its power.
4/4
Make a Demon
January 18, 2016 11:15 a.m.
Eldritch Ender
3BW
Demon
When Eldritch Ender enters the battlefield, exile target creature, and Eldritch Ender gains power equal to it's toughness.
3/5
Make Kiora if she lost her spark
January 18, 2016 2:04 p.m.
canterlotguardian says... #30
Kiora, the Extinguished
Legendary Creature - Merfolk Wizard
When ~ enters the battlefield, you may put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield., tap: Choose target creature you control. Put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of that creature. If that creature has power 5 or greater, sacrifice the token at end of turn.
3/5
January 18, 2016 2:12 p.m.
I'm assuming wild card, but I like the idea of sparkless walkers.
Nissa, Fallen Joraga
Legendary Creature - Elf
Reach, Deathtouch
Sacrifice 2 lands: Destroy target creature or land. Put a 1/1 green and black plant zombie token with deathtouch onto the battlefield.
2/3
Make another walker who lost their spark
January 19, 2016 11:30 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #32
What is with the GB Nissa obsession? It's totally out of line with her character.
Anyway:
Sorin, Bloodchief of Markov 2BB
Legendary Creature - Vampire
Other black creatures you control get +1/+1.
3: Put a 1/1 black Vampire creature token with flying onto the battlefield.
3/3
January 20, 2016 2:42 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #34
Tibalt, Pain Grafter -
Legendary Creature - Human Devil Wizard
, Tap: Put a +1/-1 counter on target creature. If that creature is a Human, gain control of that creature.
1/2
another one
January 20, 2016 3:43 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #35
Jace, Dead as F***
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
When ~ ETBs, all players sacrifice all Jace planeswalkers they control.
Defender
If a spell would target a creature you control other than ~, copy that spell targeting ~.
0/2
Another one.
January 20, 2016 4:22 p.m.
Chandra, Jaya's Acolyte
Legendary Creature - Human Mage
Haste
, : ~ deals 1 damage to target creature and 1 damage to its controller. If that player has 4 or more cards in hand, untap ~ unless they discard a card.
, : Exile the top card of your library. You may play it until your next upkeep.
2/2
Another one
January 20, 2016 6:29 p.m.
Sarkhan, the Kindling Flame
3RGB
Legendary Shaman
When ~ dies, return target Dragon creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
All Dragon creatures you control get +1/+1
5/5
Create an orc paladin creature
January 20, 2016 7:45 p.m.
Rampaging Palladin
Creature - Orc Palladin
Trample
Whenever ~ attacks, Palladin creatures you control gain menace until end of turn.
5/4
Make a sparkless Ugin
January 21, 2016 7:43 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #39
Ugin, Keeper of Secrets
Legendary Creature - Dragon Spirit
Shroud
~ can't be sacrificed to pay a cost.
When ~ ETBs, exile the top six cards of your library face down.
When ~ dies, reveal all cards exiled by ~. You may play one without paying its mana cost. Shuffle the rest into their owner's library.
4/4
Make another white eldrazi.
January 21, 2016 9:22 p.m.
Drainer of Life
Creature - Eldrazi
Devoid, Lifelink
Whenever you gain life, put a 1/1 eldrazi scion token with "sacrifice this creature: add to your mana pool" onto the battlefield.
, sacrifice a creature: You gain 3 life.
3/3
Make a white and some other color eldrazi
January 22, 2016 12:32 a.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #41
Eldrazi Purifier - 
Creature - Eldrazi
When you cast ~, exile all cards from all graveyards. For each creature card exiled this way, put a 1/1 Eldrazi Scion token with "Sacrifice this creature: Add to your mana pool." onto the battlefield. For each land card exiled this way, search your library for a card named Wastes and put it on the battlefield tapped. For each noncreature, nonland card exiled this way, you gain 1 life.
5/6
Make a Moonmist for Origins walkers.
January 22, 2016 7:34 a.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #43
Planar Ignition 3G
Sorcery
Exile all legendary creatures, then return them to the battlefield transformed. Activated abilities of permanents other than planes walkers cannot be activated this turn.
Create a David Bowie tribute card.
January 23, 2016 9:40 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #44
David Bowie
Legendary Creature - Human Shapeshifter
Tribute 3
~ has first strike if it's tribute wasn't paid.
Whenever ~ deals damage to a creature, exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the amount of damage dealt this way. Until your next end step, you may play those cards as though they were in your hand.
3/3
Create a legendary creature with the text "As long as ~ is in your command zone, if a player would search a library, that player draws a card instead."
January 25, 2016 5:40 p.m.
markbeloit says... #45
Kleshek, Thought Devourer
Legendary Creature - Ooze
As long as Kleshek, Thought Devourer is in your command zone, if a player would search a library, that player draws a card instead.
When Kleshek, Thought Devourer enters the battlefield, put the top X cards of your library into your graveyard, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast Kleshek.
1/1
Card got me thinking of Experiment Kraj. So. If we returned to Ravnica (yet again) and a new version of Experiment Kraj was released, what would that card be? (this is the next challenge)
January 25, 2016 10:25 p.m.
Kraj, Final Evolution
Legendary Creature - Ooze Mutant
Evolve, Evolve
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is placed on ~, you may draw a card
Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: ~ becomes a copy of target permanent until end of turn. You may spend mana as though it were mana of any color to activate abilities of ~.
2/2
Make a new version of another OG ravnica legend
January 27, 2016 11:18 a.m.
Ludmilla, Heart of Stone
Legendary Creature - Gorgon
When Ludmilla, Heart of Stone enters the battlefield, put two 1/5 colorless Gorgon creature tokens with Defender into play.
Sacrifice a creature: Target creature loses all abilities, becomes colorless, and gains Defender. This effect lasts indefinitely
2/4
They say blood is thicker than water, but stone is thicker than both
Same challenge
January 27, 2016 11:38 a.m. Edited.
Circu, Minbender Mage
3BU
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Hexproof
Whenevener you play a blue or black instant or sorcery, target creature gets -1/-1 or unblockable until end of turn.
2/4
Same challenge
January 27, 2016 4:13 p.m.
Agrus Kros, New Recruit
Legendary creature: Human Soldier
Haste
Whenever ~~~ attacks, creatures you control get +2/+0
Same challenge
January 27, 2016 4:45 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #50
sniped! but...
Tibor and Lumia, Wisdom of the Winds
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Flying, first strike, haste
Whenever you cast a red or blue spell, target creature gains flying until end of turn and deal one damage to another target creature or player.
2/2
Same challenge
nowis2000 says... #1
War Veteran
Creature - Human Soldier
Soldier creatures you control have first strike.
If you would get an experience counter, you get two experience counters instead.
Having experienced many campaigns and countless battles, he provides immeasurable wealth to his commanders.
2/4
Same challenge
January 14, 2016 3:50 p.m.