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.
Anarchist Plot
Sorcery
Choose one:
-Anarchist Plot deals 5 damage to the monarch.
-Anarchist Plot deals 2 damage to each creature the monarch controls.
Keep it going, but make it or .
November 13, 2016 9:43 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #3
Supreme Aforethought
Enchantment
When ~ enters the battlefield, you become the monarch.
Whenever a creature attacks you, if you are the monarch, you may draw a card.
Make a card with an intrigue themed mechanic.
November 13, 2016 10:42 p.m.
Leovold, Information Collector
Legendary Creature-Elf Advisor
While Leovold is in you command zone all players play with the top card of their library revealed.
: Name a card, then each player reveals the top card of their library, for each card revealed with chosen name, draw a card.
3/3
another in
November 13, 2016 10:50 p.m.
Leovald's Pawn
Creature-Human Rouge
intrigue- When Leovald's Pawn deals combat damage to a player you may look at the top 4 cards of your library and put any number into your graveyard, put the rest on top in any order.
Skulk
1/4
more intrigue
November 13, 2016 11:06 p.m.
Not totally sure if you mean "more of my intrigue mechanic" or "more intrigue-themed mechanics", so I'll pick the second one since it gives more options.
Presumptuous Prosecutor
Creature - Human Advisor
Intimidate
Whenever Presumptuous Prosecutor deals combat damage to a player, you may name a nonland card. If you do, he or she reveals a card at random from his or her hand. If the named card was revealed, he or she discards that card and you draw a card.
2/2
Create a Fog effect that benefits you when you cast it during your own combat step.
November 15, 2016 3:40 a.m.
Redirected Effort
Instant
Prevent all combat damage. Then create X 1/1 white ally tokens, gain X life and put X +1/+1 counters distributed among creatures you control as you choose, where X is the damage that would be dealt by a creature you control to an opponent that is prevented in this way.
a gold draft matters non creature card
November 15, 2016 5:22 a.m.
Explosive Regrowth
Instant
As you draft ~, reveal it, and note how many cards have been drafted before it this round.
As an additional cost to cast ~, sacrifice three lands.
Search your library for a basic land of type that does not exist among basic land types you control and put it onto the battlefield. Repeat this process X times, where X is the number you noted as you drafted ~. Then shuffle your library.
Another draft matters card
November 15, 2016 8:36 a.m.
Garner the Gossip
Sorcery
Reveal Garner the Gossip as you draft it and note how many cards you've drafted this draft round, including Garner the Gossip.
Draw X cards, where X is one third of the highest number you noted for cards named Garner the Gossip, rounded up.
Make a mill engine card like Sphinx's Tutelage that's designed for a multiplayer drafts.
November 15, 2016 3:29 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #10
Mind Vortex
Enchantment
Whenever you draw a card, put a mind counter on ~.
Whenever an opponent draws a card, he or she puts cards from the top of their library into his or her graveyard equal to the number of mind counters on ~.
Make a card that forces a fun game.
November 15, 2016 4:09 p.m.
Uh... A fun game, huh?
This Means War
Sorcery
Choose one--
-Start a snowball fight.
-Start a water balloon fight.
Tap all creatures not controlled by the winner of the fight. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's next untap step.
Create a card that encourages teammates interacting and supporting each other.
November 15, 2016 5:05 p.m.
Protected Messenger
Creature - Human Soldier
Shroud
Cards your teammates cast cost less to cast.
0/1
Another team card!
November 15, 2016 8:14 p.m.
Those Aren't Your Arms
Scheme
When you set this scheme in motion whenever an opponent casts a spell they must choose a another player, that player gains control of that spell, and may choose new targets.
'Stop hitting yourself'
same challenge but not a scheme
November 15, 2016 8:17 p.m.
joecool1299 says... #14
Mind meld
Enchantment
You may tap your teammates lands for mana.
You may use mana made by your teammates lands as though it were mana of any color.
How about a card that gives a single player against a two headed giant (Say their friend died or something) a fighting chance.
November 15, 2016 10:13 p.m.
You know, in 2HG, the life total is shared, right?
Back to the Wall
Enchantment
When any player who has no teammate casts a spell targeting a player who has a teammate or a creature or Planeswalker they control, that spell cannot be countered, redirected or any damage dealt prevented.
Sacrifice this card: After the next main phase, there is an additional combat phase, then another main phase. You lose the game at the end of the turn.
Now, same concept, but in a different color.
November 15, 2016 10:43 p.m.
Back to the Grave 3BB
Enchantment
Creatures each player control get -1/-1 for each player on their team (a solo player counts as 1)
3B: Sacrifice this card: Destroy all creatures
same concept, another color
November 15, 2016 10:47 p.m.
Trembling Thicket
Creature - Plant
Whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield, create a 0/1 Plant creature token.
Fighting Chance - as long as an opponent has more teammates than you, creatures you control get +2/+2.
3 / 5
A blue or white card on the same theme.
November 15, 2016 10:58 p.m.
Buttressed Wall
Creature - Wall
Defender
If any opponent has more teammates than you, Buttressed Wall can block any number of creatures.
: Choose a color. Buttressed Wall gains protection from that color until end of turn. Activate this ability only if an opponent has more teammates than you.
0/8
Finish it up in blue.
November 16, 2016 12:17 a.m.
Servo_Token says... #19
Clever Card Name
Enchantment
Fighting Chance - At the beginning of each upkeep, if an opponent has more teammates than you, draw a card.
Spells you control have "When you cast this spell, choose target creature an opponent controls. You may return the chosen creature and this spell to their owner's hands. If not, the chosen creature gets -1/-0 until end of turn."
Create a card using the Ante mechanic that would be playable but not overpowered in standard today.
November 16, 2016 1:01 a.m. Edited.
Kill the Hostages
Sorcery
Remove Kill the Hostages from your deck before playing if you're not playing for ante.
Target player sacrifices a creature, then that player sacrifices another creature unless he or she antes the top card of his or her library.
Create a mono-white instant that can draw you more than one card, while remaining in the white color pie.
November 16, 2016 2:47 a.m. Edited.
-Bean-: Oh, now that's personal.
Examine the Enemy
Instant
Until the end of the turn, if you take combat damage, you may draw a card for each creature that deals damage to you.
Prevent the next X damage to you.
The surest way to know your enemies plans is to see them first hand. And plan accordingly.
Create a Red counterspell - in the pie - that doesn't colour hate on Blue.
November 16, 2016 3:03 a.m.
Curse of Smoke
Enchantment - Aura Curse
Enchant player
Whenever a player casts his or her second spell each turn, counter that spell unless that player has Curse of Smoke deal 2 damage to him or her.
Breathe deeply, and your cares will fall away.
Might be too similar to Curse of Exhaustion.
Since we got an off-color thing going here, create a green prison card that isn't Elephant Grass revised. In the pie, of course.
November 16, 2016 3:21 a.m.
PistonGolem says... #23
Disorienting Netcaster
Creature - Spider
Reach
Whenever an opponent's creature attacks, the controller may pay . If they do not, the creature does not deal combat damage. During the controller's next combat step, that creature must attack the same player or planeswalker that it was attacking before.
"You will never believe what happened to me!" -Gesee the Latecomer
1/1
Create a chaos effect that has the same fun-for-you level as Cruel Entertainment
November 16, 2016 12:51 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #24
Sorcery
Choose two target players. Until the beginning of your next end step, the chosen players may look at each other's hands, play cards from each other's hands, and spend mana as though it were mana of any color to cast a card that they do not own.
I want to see a green chaos effect.
November 16, 2016 1:11 p.m. Edited.
zephramtripp says... #25
Natural Aggression
Enchantment
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, put X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the greatest power among creatures. Then flip a coin. If you lose the flip, target creature chosen at random gains deathtouch until end of turn. If you win the flip, it gains lifelink instead. Then the first target creature fights the second target creature.
Make a blue card that shows your opponents mercy.
November 16, 2016 2:22 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #26
Not sure if this is to merciful but:
Unresolved Squable UU
Instant
Cast Unresolved Squable only if an opponent controls more non-land permanents than you.
Counter target Spell.
Someone make a burn spell that gets better when targeting a planeswalker.
November 16, 2016 2:54 p.m.
AL_EXcalibur14 says... #27
Merciful Giest
Creature-Spirit
Whenever a spell or ability controlled by another player is countered, it's controler may pay , if that player does, he or she draws a card. If they do not, that player gains 2 life
Whenever Merciful Geist becomes the target of a spell or ability you may discard a card and shuffle Merciful Giest into it's owners library, if you do not, sacrifice it.
4/3
make powerful green creature that is small.
November 16, 2016 2:56 p.m.
Looks like we got a little backed up. So, for ZombieswithJetpacks:
Breath of Nicol Bolas
Instant
Breath of Nicol Bolas deals 5 damage to target creature or planeswalker. When a planeswalker dealt damage this way is put into a graveyard from the battlefield this turn, return that card to the battlefield under your control.
and, for AL_EXcalibur14,
Pensive Gorilla
Creature - Ape
You can't cast more than one spell each turn.
Whenever you cast a creature spell, draw a card.
1 / 3
Now, design a Legendary Creature - Goat in white.
November 16, 2016 4:16 p.m.
Servo_Token says... #29
"Legendary goat in white"
Legendary Creature - Goat Berserker
When ~ attacks, create X 0/1 white goat creature tokens where X is two plus the number of goats you control.
Sacrifice ~, Discard two cards: Put X +1/+1 counters on each Goat creature you control where X is the number of Goats you control.
0/5
Show me the creature that made Drop of Honey.
November 16, 2016 4:51 p.m.
I like to think it was Xira Arien, so:
Xira, Guest of Honor
Legendary Creature - Insect Wizard
Flying
If a source would destroy Xira, Guest of Honor, regenerate her unless that source's controller pays .
Whenever a creature attacks you, draw a card and that creature doesn't untap during it's controller's next untap step.
2 / 3
Trying to think of some other things a fancy Insect Wizard might do.
Let's see a green Faerie like Scryb Sprites, only more interesting.
November 16, 2016 5:07 p.m.
The_Redpill says... #31
Pollen Glider
Creature - Faerie
Flying
When ~ attacks, creatures you control gain shroud until EoT.
1/1
Make a fancy Insect Wizard
November 16, 2016 9:18 p.m.
Nantuko Terraformer
Creature - Insect Wizard
, : Add to your mana pool.
When Nantuko Terraformer leaves play, you may search your library for a basic non-Forest land, reveal it, and put it into play tapped. If you do, shuffle your library.
2/2
How about a Green Stomper that doesn't have Trample?
November 17, 2016 5:59 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #33
Gigastomper
Creature - Beast
Menace, Rampage 6
6/6
Make a color pie break.
November 17, 2016 9:37 a.m.
Wardscorn Dragon
Creature - Dragon
Flying
Whenever Wardscorn Dragon attacks, you may destroy target enchantment. If you do, Wardscorn Dragon gets +X/+0 until end of turn, where X is that permanent's converted mana cost.
3 / 3
Make an aggressive creature with zero power (and no Doran, the Siege Tower knockoffs).
November 17, 2016 12:19 p.m.
AL_EXcalibur14 says... #35
Inconspicuous Assassin
Creature- Human Assassin
Whenever Inconspicuous assassin attacks and is unblocked, put the top card of your library into your graveyard then deal damage equal to that cards converted mana cost to the defending player.
Whenever Inconspicuous assassin is blocked, reveal the top card of you library and deal damage equal to its converted mana cost to each creature blocking it, then put that card into your hand.
0/4
Make a low costing large creature that is not aggressive at all.
November 17, 2016 12:34 p.m.
markbeloit says... #36
Gentle Giant
Creature - Giant
Defender (This creature can't attack)
Sacrifice Gentle Giant: You gain life equal to Gentle Giant's power.
5/4
Make an aggressive imp.
November 17, 2016 3:13 p.m.
Shadow Imp
Creature - Imp Cleric
Haste, Flying, Lifelink. When Shadow imp dies you lose X life, where X is 5 - the number of clerics you control.
1/1
Make a magus.
November 17, 2016 3:31 p.m.
Magus of the Nether
Creature - Spirit Wizard
Whenever a player casts a spell, counter it unless that player pays .
1/4
Create an ability for a spirit animal or familiar theme.
November 17, 2016 3:36 p.m.
markbeloit says... #39
Sulkoth Web-Spinner
Creature - Spider Spirit
Reach
Spirit guide - When Sulkoth Web-Spinner enters the battlefield, you may reveal a card in your hand that shares a type with it. If you do, target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
1/3
Wild card
November 17, 2016 8:27 p.m.
Tamou Tree-Prowler
Creature - Cat Spirit
First Strike
Spirit Guide - When Tamou Tree-Prowler enters the battlefield, you may reveal a card from your hand that shares a creature type with it. If you do, target creature gets Double Strike until the end of the turn.
2/1
Let's do the next in the cycle!
November 17, 2016 8:49 p.m.
Idrox Life-Seizer
Creature - Bat Spirit
Flying.
Spirit Guide - When Idrox Life-Seizer enters the battlefield you may reveal a card in your hand that shares a creature type with it. If you do target creature gains Menace unil end of turn.
1/2
Continue with or
November 17, 2016 9:06 p.m.
Celna Cliff-Creeper
Creature - Kraken Spirit
Defender
Spirit Guide - when Celna Cliff-Creeper enters the battlefield, you may reveal a card in your hand that shares a creature type with it. If you do, target creature gains flying until end of turn.
0 / 4
Props to markbeloit for this sweet mechanic. Finish it up in red.
November 17, 2016 9:19 p.m. Edited.
Caredam Rock-Jumper
Creature - Goat Spirit
Haste
When Caredam Rock-Jumper enters the battlefield, you may reveal a card from your hand that shares a creature type with it. If you do, target creature gains trample until end of turn.
2/1
Dedicated to all the Goat tribalists out there.
Create a 2-CMC wedge-colored creature card, like the Alara Blades.
November 17, 2016 9:30 p.m.
Jeskai spell student
Creature- Human Monk
Flying, First-Stike, Prowess.
"It takes a student with every potential to ride a mantis- A student with one potential is lunch."
1/1
create new tasigur
November 18, 2016 5:52 a.m.
Jeskai spell student
Creature- Human Monk
Flying, First-Stike, Prowess.
"It takes a student with every potential to ride a mantis- A student with one potential is lunch."
1/1
create new tasigur
November 18, 2016 6:01 a.m.
longdannger says... #48
UUU legendary homunculus Tap: scry 4 then draw and discard a card. 1/4
Create an alternate win condition
November 18, 2016 8:29 a.m.
Freeze
Enchantment
At the beginning of your end step, if all permanents target player controls is tapped, you win the game.
Create a card with cmc 100, yet still playable :)
November 18, 2016 9:04 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #50
Relic of Gleemax (100)
Legendary Artifact
Delve, convoke, affinity for artifacts, affinity for plains, affinity for islands, affinity for swamps, affinity for mountains, affinity for forests, undaunted
When ~ enters the battlefield, if you cast it from your hand, you win the game.
nowis2000 says... #1
Rebellion
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures. You become the monarch.
Keep going
November 13, 2016 9:30 p.m.