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.
Teenager of Alara 
Legendary Creature - Avatar
When ~ ETB, destroy up to three permanents.
: ~ deals damage to each opponent equal to the number of creatures that died this turn. You gain life equal to the damage done this way.
"It's not a phase Mom! This is the real me!"
5/5
Same challenge
January 27, 2016 9:45 p.m.
Malfegor Reborn 
Legendary Creature - Zombie Dragon Demon
Delve
When Malfegor Reborn enters the battlefield, each opponent sacrifices a non-land permanent for each mana spent to cast Malfegor Reborn.
When Malfegor Reborn dies, you lose life equal to the number of cards in your graveyard.
6/6
Some things should remain dead, little girl. But you'll learn that soon enough.
Same challenge
January 27, 2016 10:29 p.m.
Thraximundar Risen 
Legendary Creature - Zombie Assassin
Haste, Deathtouch, First Strike
Whenever ~ attacks and is blocked, you may destroy target creature of planeswalker
Whenever ~ attacks and isn't blocked, each opponent looses half of their life total rounded up.
4/4
Same challenge
January 28, 2016 11:47 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #6
Rafiq of the Many More 
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
Exalted, exalted
Untapped creatures you control have exalted.
Whenever a creature you controls attacks alone, search your library for a card with exalted and put it into play. Then shuffle your library.
4/4
Make a card that makes all strictly better cards strictly worse.
January 29, 2016 5:03 p.m.
Xorthan, Defender of the Weak 
Legendary Creature - Human Knight
First Strike, Lifelink
All other creatures with non-flavor text words in their text box are 0/1 creatures and loose all abilities.
Other creatures not affected by ~'s first ability get +2/+2, first strike, and lifelink.
3/3
Make a card that shows an emrakul brood eldrazi with devoid
January 29, 2016 8:53 p.m.
Reality Reshaper
3UR<>
Devoid
When Reality Reshaper attacks, target creature switches it's power and toughness.
3/7
Create a card with great flavor text that is also a legendary spirit.
January 29, 2016 10:01 p.m.
Dojarn, Headless Rider
Legendary Creature - Spirit
Flying, Deathtouch
When ~ ETB, untap all creatures you control and tap all creatures your opponents control.
At the beginning of each upkeep, tap up to three target creatures your opponents control.
Legend has it that after he passed through the small town of Sleepy Hollow, the townspeople never woke up again.
4/3
Wild card
January 30, 2016 5:19 p.m.
markbeloit says... #10
Energizer Engine
Artifact
T: Untap target creature.
T: Untap target artifact.
T: Untap target land.
Make a samurai with bushido.
January 30, 2016 6:21 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #11
Master of Bamboo 3WR
Creature- Human Samurai
Humans, Samurai, and Soldiers gain Bushido 2.
Whenever a creature with Bushido blocks or become comes blocked, that creature deals 2 dmg to the blocked or blocking creature.
1/2
Wild Card!
January 30, 2016 8:31 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #12
Cards Gone Wild!
Sorcery
Each player exiles all cards he or she owns, then chooses seven of them at random. That player plays each of them without paying their mana cost. Until the end of the game, players don't lose for drawing a card while their library has no cards in it.
Make a card representing Azor, the founder of the Azorius and the creator of the Implicit Maze.
January 31, 2016 12:13 a.m.
Azor, First Before Law
Legendary Creature - Human Advisor
~ can't be countered.
Your opponents can't activate abilities of permanents if they are tapped and their triggered abilities don't trigger.
: Tap target permanent.
3/3
Make a new leader for the azorius guild
January 31, 2016 4:18 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #14
Grand Arbiter Leonix III
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Nonland permanents your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.
Whenever one of your opponent's casts a spell from their hand, exile that spell with one time counter on it. If it doesn't have suspend, it gains suspend.
1/5
Make an undead Ulamog or Kozilek.
February 1, 2016 10:28 p.m.
Ulamog, Deathless Consumer 
Legendary Creature - Eldazi Zombie
Deathtouch, Trample, Indestructible, Devoid
When you cast ~, up to 3 target creatures get -X/-X until end of turn where X is the number of creature cards in your graveyard
~ can't attack unless there are five or more creature cards in your graveyard.
10/11
Make another undead eldazi
February 2, 2016 11:58 a.m.
Kozilek, Eternal Abomination
5BB<><>
Legendary Creature - Zombie Eldrazi
Indestructible, Vigilance
When ~ deals combat damage to an opponent, that opponent discards 2 cards. When ~ deals combat damage to a creature, destroy it nd it's controller loses life equal to it's converted mana cost.
11/9
Create an Izzet-colors commander centered around enchantments.
February 3, 2016 8:24 p.m.
markbeloit says... #17
Asarn, Chaos Weaver
Lefendary Creature - Illusion Wizard
All enchantments have "At the beginning of your upkeep, this enchantment deals damage to its controller equal to its converted mana cost."
: Target opponent gains control of target non-aura enchantment you control. Any player may activate this ability but only any time he or she could cast a sorcery.
2/2
Create a sorcery that has you reveal the top card of you library, and the sorcery has different effects depending on what type of card is on top of your library.
February 3, 2016 11:29 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #18
Aid of the Future
Sorcery
Reveal the top card of your library. If it is a permanent card, you gain two life for each permanent of that type in play. If it is an instant or sorcery card, you gain two life for each card of that type in all graveyards.
Make an effect that gives Furnace Scamps effect to your creatures.
February 3, 2016 11:52 p.m.
markbeloit says... #19
Inner Rage Ignition
Enchantment
Whenever a creature you control dies, until end of turn creatures you control gain "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, you may sacrifice it. If you do, that creature deals 3 damage to that player."
Make a graveyard related card.
February 4, 2016 12:50 a.m.
ABadMagicPlayer100 says... #20
Dark Harvest
Enchantment
Threshold - Whenever a card enters your graveyard from anywhere, if you have seven or more cards in your graveyard, you may sacrifice ~ and any number of lands. If you do, return X cards from your graveyard to your hand, where X is the number of lands sacrificed this way.
Create a counter-burn card.
February 4, 2016 4:02 p.m.
AngryBadger says... #21
Dispelling Burn
All mana spent is
Counter Target spell with converted mana cost or less, then deal damage to target creature or player
February 4, 2016 9:05 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #23
Invading Dalek 2BBB
Creature-Dalek
Indestructible, Deathtouch
At the beginning of your upkeep, sacrifice a non-Dalek creature. If you do, put a hate counter on ~.
~ gets +1/+0 for each hate counter on it.
0/1
Cardify Steve Jobs.
February 5, 2016 7:08 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #24
Steve Jobs, Apple Man
Legendary Creature - Human
Hexproof
When ~ ETBs or blocks, put two charge counters on each artifact you control.
On each upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on ~, unless you pay and sacrifice an artifact.
6/6
Revive the thread! Make a card to represent the thread's revival.
February 5, 2016 11:12 p.m.
markbeloit says... #25
Life Springs Anew
Instant
Exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of card types in graveyards. You may cast any number of cards exiled this way with converted mana cost X or less, without paying their mana costs. You may put a land exiled with Life Springs Anew onto the battlefield.
Create an ouphe card.
February 5, 2016 11:47 p.m.
Mottled Ouphe
Creature - Ouphe
When ~ ETB, draw a card for each artifact in target player's graveyard.
"Ouphes became adept at scavenging once the artifacts they destroyed became fewer and far between."
2/2
Some SOI cards just leaked on Reddit; make a card based on a new mechanic from the set
February 7, 2016 1:44 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #27
Descent into Insanity
Enchantment
Whenever a player casts a spell, target player draws two cards and discards two cards.
It's like Descent into Madness mixed with Faithless Looting! Let's do another SOI-esque card!
February 7, 2016 8:26 a.m.
Stromkirk Detective
Whenever Stromkirk Detective deals combat damage to a player, Investigate.
2/2
Make another SOI card.
February 7, 2016 1:52 p.m.
Nightlurker
2BU
Zombie
Skulk
When Nightlurker deals combat damage to a player, put one card from your deck into your graveyard for every card type in your graveyard.
1/4
Same challenge
February 8, 2016 2:18 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #30
Wilford, Chief Inspector of Gavony -
Legendary Creature - Human
When ~ enters the battlefield, you may exile up to three cards from graveyards. For each card exiled this way, Investigate.
Activated abilities of noncreature permanents you control cost less to activate.
Behind the grizzled, apathetic mask he puts on each morning lies a being forever haunted by the terrors he witnessed.
3/4
Gogogo SOI hype!
February 8, 2016 2:56 p.m.
Abominable Researcher
Creature - Human Mutant
Discard a card: Abominable Researcher gets +2/+0 and gains Flying until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
Beyond curiosity there lays a dismal canyon of obsession, and through it flows insanity.
0/1
Make a counterspell with Madness that ISN'T broken with this card.
February 8, 2016 3:22 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #32
Lobotomizing Glare -
Instant
Counter target spell. If this card was cast using its Madness cost, instead counter target spell, then search its controller's hand, graveyard, and library for all cards with the same name as the countered spell and exile them, then exile Lobotomizing Glare.
Madness
February 8, 2016 3:46 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #34
Also, to make the previous card broken with Abominable Researcher, make the Madness cost 
.
February 8, 2016 3:47 p.m.
Thalia, Tireless Slayer
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
First strike
Whenever a player casts a noncreature spell, Thalia deals 3 damage to that player.
3/1
Make a card similar to a Modern staple using a mechanic from SoI.
February 8, 2016 4:18 p.m.
Karns_Pyromancer says... #36
Forgotten Ooze GGG
Legendary Creature - Ooze
Deathtouch
Other oozes you control get +1/+1 and have menace.
R/BR/B: Target opponent discards a card. If it's a creature card, put a 1/1 black and green Ooze creature token onto the battlefield. If it's a noncreature card, put a +1/+1 counter on CARDNAME.
1/5
More SOI hype
February 8, 2016 8:03 p.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #37
Obstruction of Justice -
Sorcery
Destroy all Clues. For each Clue destroyed this way, its controller discards a card.
MOAR
February 9, 2016 8:03 a.m.
Conflicting Evidence
2B
Instant
For every Clue artifact token your opponent sacrificed this turn, creatures your opponent controls take 1 damage.
Make a Jace planeswalker turned t the dark side to ally with Liliana!
February 9, 2016 6:48 p.m.
Jace, Investigator of Thought
Planeswalker - Jace
+1: Investigate.
-1: Each creature you don't control with power less than the number of clues you control can't attack until your next upkeep.
-3: Put the top five cards of your library into your graveyard and transform ~. Activate this ability only if you sacrificed a clue token this turn.
5
Jace, Breaker of Thought (black/blue)
Planeswalker - Jace
~ keeps the same number of loyalty counters from its other side when it transforms.
+1: Return target non-land permanent to its owner's hand. That player discards a card.
-2: All cards you would discard this turn have a madness cost of .
-5: You get an emblem with "Whenever a player casts a spell, they put X cards from the top of their library into their graveyard where X is the number of card types among all graveyards."
Make W/R nahri
February 9, 2016 7:23 p.m.
Nahiri, Stone Forged Avenger 3wr
Planeswalker-Nahiri
+2: Search your library for an equipment card and exile it. You may cast it this turn.-3: Sacrifice an Equipment you control: Nahiri Deals damage equal to sacrificed equipment's cmc. -8: You get an emblem that says: "All Equip costs are 0."
February 11, 2016 2:07 a.m.
Nephalia's Spellyards
Legendary Land
: Add to your mana pool
Delirium - : Return target card from your graveyard to your hand. Activate this ability only if there are four or more card types in your graveyard.
SOI again
February 11, 2016 8 a.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #43
Cull the Righteous - 
Enchantment
When you cast ~, destroy all creatures with power 3 or greater.
Creatures you control with power 2 or less have skulk.
SOI again
February 11, 2016 8:13 a.m.
Fongar, Forester of Kessig
Legendary Creature - Human Werewolf
Hexproof, Haste
When ~ ETB or transforms into ~, you may return target werewolf creature from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, if no spells were cast last turn, transform ~.
2/2
Fongar, Kessig Alpha
Legendary Creature - Werewolf
Trample
Whenever ~ transforms into ~, you may destroy target artifact or enchantment.
: Transform another target werewolf.
4/4
More SOI hype
February 11, 2016 8:40 a.m.
Whoops, that should have "transform if 2 or more spells cast last turn" on the back side.
February 11, 2016 11:01 a.m.
AndWelcomeToTheJam says... #46
Ooh, a Huntmaster of the Fells Flip 2.0 sounds nuts.
Nephalia Skin Molder -
Creature - Human Wizard
Skulk
~'s toughness is equal to the greatest toughness among creatures you don't control. ~'s power is equal to one less than the greatest power among creatures you don't control.
(star)/(star)
February 11, 2016 11:28 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #48
Monster of Many Names
Legendary Creature - Horror
Madness
When you discard ~, Investigate.
Delirium -- As long as you have 4 or more card types in your graveyard, ~ has Skulk.
7/8
February 11, 2016 1:17 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #49
Build a five-drop five color legendary creature with all the mechanics from one set/block of your choice.
February 11, 2016 1:21 p.m.
markbeloit says... #50
Cross of Forms
Legendary Creature - Human Dragon
Delve, Prowess
Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Outlast (, T: Put a +1/+1 counter on this creature. Outlast only as a sorcery.)
Whenever you activate the outlast ability of Cross of Forms, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature you control.
Raid - When Cross of Forms enters the battlefield, if you attacked with a creature this turn, untap all creatures you control. After this phase, there is an additional combat phase.
Ferocious - When Cross of Forms enters the battlefield, if you control a creature with power 4 or greater, draw two cards and gain 5 life.
Two strands of life united to bring a world together.
3/8
Tough challenge. Do another legendary creature with all the mechanics of the old Innistrad block (Fight, Morbid, Transform, Fateful Hour, Undying, Soulbond). Creature doesn't have to be 5 color (though it could be).
CheeseBro says... #1
Niv Mizzet, the Burning Flame 3UR
Legendary creature dragon wizard
Flying
Whenever an opponent is dealt noncombat damage, draw a card
If an instant or sorcery spell you control would deal damage, it deals that much Plus 2 damage.
3/6
dont mean to ruin the challenge, but lets do a redo or some Alaran Legendaries!
January 27, 2016 4:54 p.m.