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.
MisterMystic says... #2
Parvi, Dreamscaper
, Choose a color. All creatures become that color until end of turn.
, Target land becomes a basic land type of your choice.
1/4
Her paintings even surpassed reality.
create a blue....... burn spell!
January 27, 2017 10:52 p.m.
Frostbite
Instant
Target creature takes 1 damage. Tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next upkeep.
Even the cold can burn.
Green Burn spell!
January 27, 2017 11:01 p.m.
Chuff_Bucket says... #4
Acid Splash
Instant
Acid Splash deals 2 damage to target creature. If that creature is an artifact, it deals 5 damage to that creature instead.
Caustic to flesh; deadly to steel.
Make a creature in the same weight-class as Emrakul and Progenitus
January 28, 2017 4:27 a.m.
Jondul, Heart of the Untamed
Legendary Creature - Beast
First strike, deathtouch, trample
All creatures able to block Jondul must do so.
10/8
Make a creature with cmc 0
January 28, 2017 11:40 a.m.
The_Redpill says... #6
Memnite Legionnaire
Artifact Creature - Construct
When ~ enters the battlefield, sacrifice it unless you pay .
2/2
Make a card with a negative mana cost
January 28, 2017 3:04 p.m.
Lotus of the Paradox -
Legendary Artifact
(Whenever a card with a negative CMc enters the battlefield, add to your mana pool, where x equals the value of the CMC)
At the beginning of you upkeep, put a reverse counter on Lotus of the Paradox, then pay for each time counter on Lotus of the Paradox.
~~
Another!
January 28, 2017 5:37 p.m.
2gherkins: The mechanic you have there is called Cumulative Upkeep, and uses Age counters instead.
Empty Force of Muraganda
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Creature - Elemental
Empty Force of Muraganda's casting cost is increased by for each non-basic land in play. Empty Force of Muraganda comes into play with a +1/+1 counter on it for each land tapped to pay its casting cost.
-3/-3
Let's try another.
January 28, 2017 5:44 p.m.
Ambitous Experiment (-)
Sorcery
~ deals X damage to you.
Another
January 28, 2017 7:19 p.m.
MisterMystic says... #10
Suicidal Power -
At the beginning of your next upkeep, you lose the game.
the most critical part of hunting a maniac is to make sure he doesn't kill himself.
January 29, 2017 7:28 a.m.
MisterMystic says... #11
Forgot the request! Make a card featuring the death of a Gatewatch walker. :D
January 29, 2017 7:29 a.m.
The_Redpill says... #12
Mind Shatter
Sorcery
Draw cards equal to the number of cards in your library. At the beginning of your next end step, you lose the game.
Jace revealed the secrets of the Phyrexians to the Gatewatch, but at a great cost to himself.
Next one
January 29, 2017 2:40 p.m.
Overkill
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures you don't control. Target player loses life equal to the number of creatures destroyed. At the beginning of your next upkeep, you lose the game.
Lilliana used her dying moments to right all of the wrongs she had left behind in the only way she could.
Next Challenge: Make an assembly-worker commander
January 29, 2017 7:04 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #14
Tytaneum, Urza's Finest Worker
Legendary Creature - Assembly-Worker
Cards in your hand have assembly-workercycling .
Tap an untapped Assembly-Worker you control: Each Assembly-Worker you control gets +1/+1 until end of turn.
4/4
Make more Assembly-Workers.
January 29, 2017 9:52 p.m.
Factory Assebly
Artifact Creature - Assembly-Worker
:Choose One:
Create a 2/2 colourless Assembly-Worker artifact creature token with "Tap: Target Assembly-Worker creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
Search your library for a land that can only produce colourless mana and put it oto the battlefield tapped
4/4
create a rare bandar (cat monkey)
January 30, 2017 1:22 a.m.
MisterMystic says... #16
Vigorous Bandar
Creature- Cat Monkey
When Vigorous Bandar enters the battlefield, it gains haste and double strike until end of turn.
4/3
This rare species of bandar goes beserk at the sight of the Inventor's Fair.
Make a Eldrazi with a new mechanic that is revelant to the eldrazi.
January 30, 2017 9:12 a.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #17
Pasta, Spaghetti Lord (11 C)
Legendary Creature: Eldrazi Pasta
Flying, Protection from Humans
Desolation 3 (Whenever this creature attacks a player, that player discards three cards, then sacrifices three creatures)
8/12
Next: A Red/Blue Merfolk that is still lore-compliant.
January 30, 2017 12:37 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #18
Thassa's Rage-Mongerer
Creature - Merfolk Rogue
When ~ enters the battlefield, draw a card for each Island Mountain you control.
Thassa knew that she could use the mannerisms of her brother Purphoros to drive her legions to war.
2/2
January 30, 2017 12:48 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #19
Make a white-red card with a mechanic called "Envision."
January 30, 2017 12:49 p.m.
MisterMystic says... #20
Prophet of War
First strike
Whenever Prophet of War attacks, envision. (You may have target player reveal their hand. You may have them cast it the next upkeep.)
2/1
I suppose envision will be some kind of disruptor.
Make another card with envision.
January 30, 2017 6:03 p.m.
LoneCrusader says... #21
I'm going to take envision a different way for this card.
Alter Reality
Sorcery
Envision 10 (Look at the top 10 cards of your library and put them back in any order).
Reveal the top 2 cards of your library, you may cast those cards without paying their mana cost.
January 30, 2017 7:23 p.m.
LoneCrusader says... #22
Let's push tribal Humans for Modern.
(Full disclosure, I play tribal Humans in Modern).
January 30, 2017 7:24 p.m.
Chadarnook says... #23
Frontline Cavalier
Creature - Human Knight
Human spells you cast cost less to cast.
When you cast your second Human spell each turn, creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn.
2/2
I don't play modern so I have no clue if this is good or trash haha. Anyways, make a card with very high CMC that can be reduced somehow.
January 30, 2017 9:32 p.m.
Ultimate Collaboration
Instant
Convoke. Target player loses the game. Draw a card.
Make another card that's extremely simple but has a huge effect
January 31, 2017 12:45 a.m.
create a creative but not very broken 0 mana equipment
January 31, 2017 5:16 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #27
Earthen Shield
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature has ": This creature gets +1/+1 until end of turn."
Equip - Sacrifice a land
Make an Expertise for a character without an expertise.
January 31, 2017 10 a.m.
joecool1299 says... #28
'Saheeli's Expertise'
Instant
Saheeli's expertise deals three damage to target creature or player. Look at the top three cards of your library. Put one into your hand and the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
You may cast a card with cmc 4 or less without paying it's mana cost.
Either keep making multicolor expertise or make a "fixed" power nine card like Day's Undoing
February 1, 2017 11:43 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #29
Chronospasm
Sorcery
Target player gets an extra turn after this one and skips the next turn after that one.
Nothing confused Teferi's mind more than time hiccups.
Make a hydra tribal commander.
February 1, 2017 3:22 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #30
Chronospasm
Sorcery
Target player gets an extra turn after this one and skips the next turn after that one.
Nothing confused Teferi's mind more than time hiccups.
Make a hydra tribal commander.
February 1, 2017 3:22 p.m.
Chuff_Bucket says... #31
Terypsis, the Endless Maw
Legendary Creature - Hydra
Terypsis, the Endless Maw enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it, where X is the amount of mana spent to cast it.
, Remove a +1/+1 counter from Terypsis, the Endless Maw: Target Hydra gains Hexproof until end of turn.
Hydra creatures you control have ": Add to your mana pool for each +1/+1 counter on this creature."
0/0
Make a top-down design inspired by the Terminator (but make it fit within an existing plane)
February 1, 2017 7:03 p.m. Edited.
The Terminator
Legendary Artifact Creature - Construct
: ~ gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
: ~ gets +1/+0 and gains deathtouch until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.
Exile an artifact card and a creature card from your graveyard: Return ~ from your graveyard to the battlefield tapped.
"I'll be back."
3/4
February 2, 2017 8:56 p.m.
The Abyssal Deep
Legendary Land
: Add to your mana pool.
, : Exile target creature you control. Until the end of the turn, no players may cast any spells, activate any abilities or attack.
Let's see... With Amonkhet coming soon, I think that we need a different cultural group to explore. Create a Wild West creature!
February 2, 2017 10:34 p.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #35
Alright, I think Amonkhet is based on Ancient Egyptian Mythos, not the Ol' West, but here goes, pardner.
Al Cardone, Wasteland Gunslinger
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior
First Strike
When ~ enters the battlefield, Exile an instant or sorcery card with converted mana cost 1 from your hand.
, : You may cast the exiled card without paying its mana cost.
3/2
Make a Graveyard-Interactive Blue card, that isn't a zombie.
February 2, 2017 11:06 p.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #36
Forgot, the ability should cost , but did the wrong symbols.
February 2, 2017 11:07 p.m.
Death's Storm
Creature - Birb
When ~ leaves play, each player may draw a card.
Exile 3 cards from your graveyard: Return ~ to the battlefield tapped.
Dredge 3
Create a Planechase Phenomenon that synergises with a Simic Commander.
February 2, 2017 11:36 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #39
Snakes on a Plane
Phenomenon
When you encounter ~, until a player planeswalk away from a plane, whenever a player rolls the planar die, that player creates X 1/1 green Snake creature tokens with deathtouch, where X is the number of times he or she rolled the planar die this turn. (Then planeswalk away from this phenomenon.)
Again, but boros instead of simic.
February 3, 2017 6:44 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #40
Founder's Flame
Phenomenon
When you encounter ~, each player searches his or her library for an artifact card with converted mana cost four or less, puts it on the battlefield tapped, then shuffles his or her library. (Then planeswalk away from this phenomenon.)
February 3, 2017 12:03 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #41
Make a card that makes it easier to roll the planar die.
February 3, 2017 12:04 p.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #42
Not sure how to word this, but here goes.
Planeswalker's Sigil
Artifact
Whenever you roll the planar die for the third time each turn, you may pay instead of the normal cost to roll the planar die for the next roll.
Make a tribal Zubera commander.
February 3, 2017 12:34 p.m.
pizzagod13 says... #43
Zubera of the End GRUBW
Legendary - Zubera Spirt
Whenever a Zubera is put into your graveyard from play it's ability triggers twice.
5/5
Make a planeswalker that would serve a Theros god
February 3, 2017 1:45 p.m.
Kozald, Heir to Xenagos
Planeswalker - Kozald
+1 Create a 3/2 Centaur with trample named Kozald's Champion.
-2 Reveal the top card of your library. Kozald deals X + 2 damage to target player or creature equal to the converted mana cost of the revealed card
-7 You get an emblem with "Creatures you control have Indestructible, First Strike, Double Strike, Flying, Trample, Lifelink, Vigilance, Menace, and Haste."
(Initial Loyalty) 4
Create another planeswalker that would serve a Theros god aside from Xenagod
February 3, 2017 2:19 p.m.
Hey everyone, j just discovered this thread and I LOVE IT. I am happy to say I will be frequenting this for ideas and to leave my own.
Ghorn, Mogis's Lieutenant 1RB
+2 Each opponent sacrifices a creature. They may pay 2 to negate this effect.
-3 Destroy target non-enchantment permanent. It can't be regenerated.
-9 You get an emblem that says: "When an opponent takes damage, you may exile that many cards from the top of their library. Until the end of the turn, you may cast one of those cards without paying it's mana cost. At the end of the turn any card you didn't cast goes to that player's graveyard."
Starting loyalty 5
For our next card, let's see a 5 color legend that cares about casting instant's or sorceries.
February 3, 2017 5:21 p.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #47
Rikkar, Chromatic Seer
Legendary Creature - Human Shaman
Shroud
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, gain X life and draw X cards, where X is the number of colors it is.
1/1
Make a balanced 9/9 for cmc 1 in Blue.
February 3, 2017 5:48 p.m.
Merfolk of untapped strength
Creature - Merfolk
Merfolk of untapped strength gets -8/-7
9/9
create a card with every evasion keyword
February 3, 2017 6:22 p.m.
AwezomePozzum says... #49
That is literally the least creative balancing change I have seen, but Ok. Also, I forgot all the evasion keywords, so I'll probably forget some.
Pretty Much Unblockable
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Creature
Enchanted creature has Flying, Trample, Landwalk, Fear, Hunt, Shadow, Menace, Intimidate, and Unblockable.
Design a card that gets a buff for how many cards are in your deck, but balance it.
February 3, 2017 9:21 p.m.
I'm loathe to create something that needs to count the cards in your deck, or require active tracking, so I decided to tie it to when you draw your cards with the idea that more cards = bigger creature.
Also, Hunt isn't a keyword.
Library Mold
Creature - Mold
Flash
Trample
Whenever you draw a card during your draw step, put a +1/+1 counter on Library Mold.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from Library Mold: Regenerate Library Mold.
Remove two +1/+1 counters from Library Mold: Draw a card.
1/1
Make a new card that interacts with your deck in an unusual manner.
Chadarnook says... #1
Aldern, Seasoned Captain
Legendary Creature - Dryad Pilot
Other creatures you control get +1/+1.
You may have creatures you control crew Vehicles using their toughness rather than their power.
3/6
Create a card that involves color adding/changing (like Painter's Servant or Eight-and-a-Half-Tails).
January 27, 2017 9:08 p.m.