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.
Rootin Tootin Brawl
Sorcery
Target planeswalker you control becomes a creature with power and toughness equal to its mana value until end of turn. Then it fights target creature you don't control.
If one or more creatures die this way, create a treasure token.
Create a card the evokes the gentle and silent feel of walking in a blizzard.
November 15, 2024 10:05 p.m.
Rootin Tootin Brawl
Sorcery
Target planeswalker you control becomes a creature with power and toughness equal to its mana value until end of turn. Then it fights target creature you don't control.
If one or more creatures die this way, create a treasure token.
Create a card the evokes the gentle and silent feel of walking in a blizzard.
November 15, 2024 10:23 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #4
Thousand Icy Impacts
Instant
Choose one. X is equal to 3 plus the number of snow permanents you control:
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~ deals X damage to each attacking creature.
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~ deals X damage to each blocking creature.
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Scry X, then draw two cards.
Create a card named Cryomancer's Command.
November 16, 2024 12:37 p.m.
StarRushford says... #5
moo1234 Here you go.
The Tale of A Cruel World
When a creature you control dies, deal 2 damage to each opponent.
, Sacrifice a creature: Draw a card.
Make another mechanic that seems like it's an Arena mechanic.
Also, quick question. What's the difference between MTGO and Arena? Speaking as someone who's only played paper.
November 16, 2024 1:57 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #6
MTGO is more competitive. Arena is more flashy for new players.
As I have never played either, I wouldn't know how to "create a new mechanic" specifically for Arena, without it just being for the larger scope of MTG in general
November 16, 2024 2:57 p.m.
StarRushford I know Arena better than MTGO, but as I understand, MTGO is literally the paper game on a digital client. Arena has a couple of changes: Alchemy cards are rebalanced versions of paper cards (Geological Appraiser got added to its mana cost to make A-Geological Appraiser, for example), there are more randomization abilities, semi-permanent stat changes, and ways to add cards from outside the game into your deck. basically stuff that's easier for a computer to track. It also doesn't have any cards from before Amonkhet (or somewhere around there).
If you want to play paper M:tG on a computer, get MTGO. If you want to get more formats and weird cards, play Arena.
Overthink
Instant
Counter target spell unless its controller pays for every spell you have cast this game.
Sorcerous Cavalier
Creature - Human Knight Wizard
As long as you have cast four or more spells this game, Sorcerous Cavalier has first strike and vigilance.
As long as you have cast eight or more spells this game, Sorcerous Cavalier has double strike and ", : This creature deals 2 damage to target creature or planeswalker."
3/4
Create a Monkey Warrior. Bonus points if it's exactly Sun Wukong. Extra bonus points if it's not at all Sun Wukong.
November 16, 2024 3 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #8
Mardu Trickblade
Creature - Monkey Warrior
Dash
Whenever Mardu Trickblade returns to your hand, you may discard it. If you do, add . You don't lose this mana as steps and phases end.
3/3
A common magical ability we've seen is summoning creatures of various types.
Sarkhah summons dragons, Liliana summons zombies, Garruk summons beasts and wolves, Kiora summons see creatures, Ashiok summons nightmares etc
Make a Planeswalker who summons something unique, like birds or ooze. Whatever it is you desire.
November 16, 2024 7:02 p.m.
Aeve, Interplanar Ooze
Legendary Planeswalker - Aeve
When ~ enters, create X 1/1 green Ooze creature tokens, where X is number of spells you've cast this turn
+2 Create a 1/1 green Ooze creature token. Then, if you control 10 or more Ooze, create a token copy of ~, except it isn't legendary, and doesn't have this ability.
0 Put a +1/+1 counter on target Ooze you control. Then, if you control 10 or more Ooze, put a +1/+1 counter on each Ooze you control.
-10 Destroy all non-Ooze creatues
4
Doubling Season, anyone?
Make another planeswalker from a legendary creature that isn't an obvious choice.
(negative points for Niv Mizzet)
November 17, 2024 3:58 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #10
Hazel, Herald of Nourishment
Legendary Planeswalker - Hazel
+1 Create a 1/1 green squirrel creature token and a food token.
-1 Sacrifice X foods. Gain control of target non-land permanent with mana value X or less.
-8 You get an emblem with "Tokens you control have ", Sacrifice this permanent: Draw a card". Create three food tokens.
5
Create a legendary elemental rhino.
November 17, 2024 5:57 a.m.
markbeloit says... #11
Irox, the Elements Crashing Through
Legendary Creature - Elemental Rhino
Trample
Whenever Irox, the Elements Crashing Through attacks, reveal the top card of your library. If it's a land card, put it onto the battlefield tapped. If it's a creature card, put it into your hand. If it's a noncreature nonland card, mill it, and Irox, the Elements Crashing Through gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
: Untap all creatures you control. There is an additional combat phase this turn after this main phase. Activate this ability only during a main phase and only once each turn.
5/5
Way to much text for a card in the real world, but I like. Maybe someday something like it will happen.
Make a card that interacts with basic lands. Extra points if it doesn't have Domain.
November 17, 2024 10:06 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #13
Property Tax
Enchantment
Whenever a basic land comes into play, create a treasure token.
The government owns the estate, but the estate owns everything...
What? Mono-white ramp? Yes please.
Let's see a manadork in white. Preferably mono-white. Make it flavorful also, otherwise it could just be a 1/1 soldier that taps for and thats no fun.
November 17, 2024 11:06 a.m.
Herald Of the Second Sun
Creature - Human Prophet
Lifelink
Herald of the second sun enters the battlefield with 4 time counters on it. At the beggining of each players upkeep remove a time counter from Herald of the second sun.
When ~ has no time counters on it sacrifice Herald of the second sun and search your library for 2 plains cards and put them onto the battlefield
2/2
"It begins"
This would become a staple in commander (Probably).
Next Challenge:
Make Ba Sing Se as a land.
If you don't know about ba sing se make any fictional city as a land
November 17, 2024 12:15 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #15
Ba Sing Se, City of Deceit
Legendary Land
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
Whenever an opponent attacks you, untap ~.
Creatures can't attack you unless their controller pays for each of those creatures.
T: Add or .
There is no war in Ba Sing Se.
Wild
November 17, 2024 12:25 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #17
Toph Beifong, Boulder Breaker
Legendary Creature - Human Bender
Vigilance, Trample
~ can't attack unless defending player controls two or more artifacts.
, : Destroy target noncreature, nonland permanent. It's controller creates a colorless artifact token named Rock.
Sacrifice an artifact with mana value X: Destroy target creature with mana value X or less.
3/5
More AtlA!
November 17, 2024 2:05 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #18
I was going to make it a normal artifact you tap to sacrifice, but it was more in the spirit of the manga / anime to make it a creature so it could "block" and be destroyed lol
November 17, 2024 2:08 p.m.
Fall and Rise of Omashu
Enchantment - Saga
: Deal 5 damage to all creatures.
: Wait patiently for the right moment
: Create a 6/6 Legendary Human Noble creature called King Bumi with indestructible Vigilance, trample and Haste.
Spent far too long deciding wether or not this should be 4 cost or 5 cost. It doesn't matter does it.
Bumi's whole thing was that he surrendered and then waited.
Next challenge: either more avatar or a card that mentions ante
November 17, 2024 3:11 p.m.
TheoryCrafter says... #20
Ty Lee
Legendary Creature- Human Acrobat
Uncommon
First Strike
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to another creature, tap it and put stun counter on it.
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player, they cannot cast spells or activate abilities until the beginning of your next upkeep.
Creatures with stun counters on them cannot attack, block, crew Vehicles, and cannot activate or trigger abilities.
2/1
Choose One:
-Another card from the universe of Avatar: The Last Airbender.
-A card that makes use of the Ante zone without changing ownership of the cards.
November 17, 2024 6:28 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #21
I've been rattling my brain on the ante one, because I do enjoy a new challenge. I want it to be for Commander, but it needs to be colorless by default so my idea works. Given the recent bans, here's what I've got.
Forbidden Crypt
Legendary Artifact
You may begin with this card in ante. If you do, and you lose, the winner of the game may gain temporary ownership of this card for the purposes of using it in their deck of their choosing during the next game.
At the beginning of your upkeep, flip a coin. If you lose the flip, Forbidden Crypt deals 3 damage to you.
: Add .
Now that that's out of the way, continue with Avatar: The Last Airbender
November 17, 2024 8:33 p.m.
Bumi, Mad King of Omashu
Legendary Creature - Human Bender
Disguise: (You may cast this card face down for as a 2/2 creature with ward 2. Turn it face up any time for its disguise cost.)
Whenever ~ is turned face up, you may sacrifice a land. If you do, ~ deals damage to any target equal to its power. At the beginning of the next endstep, you may turn ~ face down. Until the beginning of your next turn, you may activate Disguise abilities of creatures you control at any time you could cast an instant.
"I hope you will think like a mad genius!" - Bumi, to Aang
4/5
Continue!
November 18, 2024 7:42 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #23
We seem to be exclusively making cards for Earth Benders.
So please make something for another group this time :)
November 18, 2024 11:31 a.m.
The earth kingdom is fairly goated tho
The Last Lion Turtle
Legendary Creature - Cat Turtle God
Trample, Protection From Instants and Sorceries
When ~ enters the battlefield You get 7
Whenever ~ deals combat damage to a player Choose 1:
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Double the amount of counters you have
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That players life total becomes equal to 30 minus 2 for each you have
10/10
"Since beginningless time, darkness thrives in the void, but always yields to purifying light"
Lion turtle lore is fantastic. And they are you know fairly cool creatures
Make the blue spirit/zuko flip card
November 18, 2024 1:16 p.m.
DAYTIME
Zuko, Scarred By Fire
Legendary Creature - Human Monk
First strike
Ward - Pay 3 life
If it's neither day nor night, it becomes day as Zuko enters.
Whenever you target an opponent or a permanent they control with an instant or sorcery, Zuko deals 2 damage to any target.
3/2
NIGHTTIME
The Blue Spirit
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior (Colour indicator: )
Haste, Hexproof, Skulk
Whenever The Blue Spirit attacks, tap up to one target creature controlled by the defending player. When you do, deal damage to that creatures controller equal to it's converted mana cost.
2/3
Create another member of the Aang gang OR another nonwerewolf day/night creature.
November 19, 2024 3:28 a.m.
TheForsakenOne says... #26
Defiler of Cycles
Legendary Creature - Eldrazi
When Defiler of Cycles enters, if it's neither day nor night it becomes Night.
Creatures with Daybound or Nightbound have their forms reversed (They have their day forms during the night and vice versa)
Whenever day becomes night or night becomes day, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card with Daybound or Nightbound. Put that card into your hand.
4/5
Create another card that fundamentally changes a keyword.
November 19, 2024 1:47 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #27
Alara Reformed
Legendary Enchantment - Saga
, , , , : Search your library for a land card, reveal it and put it into your hand. Shuffle your library. You may play an additional land this turn.
You get an emblem with "Landfall abilities you control trigger whenever a land enters under an opponents control."
Make a legendary Minotaur in Jund
November 19, 2024 1:51 p.m.
Havogh the Gory
Legendary Creature - Minotaur Warlock
When Havogh the Gory enters, create two Blood tokens and two Food tokens.
Whenever you sacrifice a token, put a +1/+1 counter on Havogh and a +1/+1 counter on up to one other target creature.
3/5
Create a Sheepfolk.
November 19, 2024 4:45 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #29
Wooley Cleric
Snow Creature - Sheep Cleric
Protection from red
Whenever you cast a spell, you gain 2 life.
1/2
Repeat because I wanna see what other sheepfolk people can come up with.
This time the sheep must be some sort of fighter like a warrior, soldier, barbarian, etc
November 19, 2024 5:37 p.m.
StarRushford says... #30
Wooley Cleric {2}{S}
{R} Snow Creature - Sheep Cleric
Protection from white
Whenever you cast a spell, deal 2 damage to any target.
3/2
November 19, 2024 5:55 p.m.
StarRushford says... #31
Sorry, need to fix some things
Name: Woolly Battlecaster
Type: Sheep Soldier Wizard
Continue the sheep cycle!
November 19, 2024 5:57 p.m.
Demented Sheepfolk
Creature - Sheep Pariah
Protection From Green
Whenever you case a spell target player mills 3 cards
1/4
"BAaaAAahHAHahhAhahahhahahahahahahjqahahhaWDSAWHDUILWf"-Baarry the sheep on an average Tuesday
Next challenge:
Either continue with these sheepy fellas
or make a sports team mascot as a creature
November 19, 2024 6:34 p.m.
I can't delete comments sorry my little brother just went on my computer I'm so so sorry.
November 19, 2024 6:36 p.m.
StarRushford says... #35
it's okay, I understand what little brothers are most likely like
Sheep of Might
Creature - Sheep Shaman
Protection From Black
Whenever you cast a spell, target creature gets +2/+2 and trample until end of turn.
2/2
Do the black sheep or the colourless sheep!
November 19, 2024 8 p.m.
Sheep of despair s
creature- sheep demon
Fear
Whenever you cast a spell, target creature you control gets -2/-2 until end of turn.
7/2
Make a card that gets banned in a format that is stronger than another format it is legal in i.e. geological appraiser, monastery mentor, Ragavan, tibalts trickery, dreadhorde arcanist. Don’t count commander.
November 19, 2024 8:52 p.m.
StarRushford says... #37
Bookrook Wait, why is a 3-cost a 7/2? and has fear?
November 19, 2024 9:44 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #38
Bookrook: That's a neat downside! It's basically a "have another creature or simply have this die as you cast your next spell." Great design. And pretty fun in Kresh the Bloodbraided EDH :D
Colorless sheep I guess?
Void Maw
Creature - Eldrazi Sheep
Devour 3
~ can't be blocked by multicolored creatures.
At the beginning of each combat, target player may sacrifice a planeswalker. If they do, tap ~ and put three +1/+1 counters on it.
1/1
Hunger of the void only was its next logical step.
Create a card reminiscent of Kira, Great Glass-Spinner.
November 20, 2024 1:49 a.m.
StarRushford says... #39
Kari, Protector
Legendary Creature - Spirit Wizard
Cannot be affected by untargeted spells. (It works.)
When a player casts their first targeted spell each turn, you may counter it. Create a copy of the target.
0/7
So, to get rid of it, you have to create a copy of any spell or permanent on their board, then cast another spell to destroy it.
Boardwipes don't work! Cannot be affected by untargeted spells. (It works.) (Yes, I've been or r/Hellscube.)
And this does work on your spells, so cast Doom Blade on your own creature/Kari, counter it, and get a copy of it. Yay! You can also let an opponent destroy another opponent's creature... And now you have it.
Make another card that works in a unique way to all other cards in the game. Preferably blue or green.
November 20, 2024 11:46 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi thank you!
Backup experiment
Sorcery
Clone the current game, then pause it.( create another game that is an exact copy of the current game. Players skip their turns in the current game.) In two upkeeps, unpause the original game, then sacrifice a game.
So basically, you get to play a game for two turns, then decide whether you want to keep that game or go back two turns to the old one.
Make another card that says to clone the game. It doesn’t necessarily have to pause it.
November 20, 2024 12:42 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #41
Devious Masquerade
Legendary Sorcery
Create a token copy of each permanent on the battlefield. Token copies of tapped permanents enter the battlefield tapped. Each token enters the battlefield with the same type and number of counters as it's non-token variant. Exile all non token permanents.
Make a card using the new set symbol
November 20, 2024 1:12 p.m.
I'm just going to do something super simple, which I might have even done before, but I don't remember, so here are Deserts with basic land types.
Scoured Hamada
Land - Plains Desert
(: add .)
"Relentless sun, cutting wind, and rocks. You can't drink from a rock." -- Mestos the Cartographer
Brine Playa
Land - Island Desert
(: add .)
_"Water, but it's useless. And the salt cuts your feet to shreds." -- Mestos the Cartographer
Decaying Cienega
Land - Swamp Desert
(: add .)
"Finally, clean water! Too bad it smells like sewage." -- Mestos the Cartographer
Scorched Buttes
Land - Mountain Desert
(: add .)
"Very pretty. Very colorful, like walking through a sunset." -- Mestos the Cartographer
Bushy Chaparral
Land - Forest Plains
(: add .)
"I was surprised to see such lush growth. They even don't taste horrible." --Mestos the Cartographer
Create a card that would go in your favorite set.
November 20, 2024 2:39 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #43
Well, I wouldn't say Tarkir is my favorite "set" as it was three sets in one and I enjoyed all three equally. Really more of my favorite "plane".
But a "set" I absolutely loved was the D&D Forgotten Realms one, so I'll go ahead and do that.
Now, my current game isn't for D&D, it's for DCC which is sort of like 2nd Edition. It's called Dungeon Crawl Classics.
I'll make my character, currently a 3rd level Warrior, which is sort of like D&D's Fighter but much more powerful.
Despite only being 3rd level, I already have 30hp, 20 AC, enemies automatically reroll their crits whenever I am hit by one, I get 1d5+4 to my attack and whatever was rolled on the 1d5 I add as n+2 to my strength.
Yes, 1d5. A five sided dice. DCC has goofy dice like a d14 and a d30.
I also get to destroy armor and shields because of my battleaxe being my "Lucky Weapon".
So I'll make him ^_^
Repeat! Although this time it can be for an entire plane, if that plane was featured in multiple sets.
November 20, 2024 9:01 p.m.
StarRushford says... #44
TypicalTimmy you never said it had to be a real set :) i'll do a card for my favorite set, which my friend made, League of Magic.
Darius, the Hand of Noxus
Legendary Creature — Human Knight
Trample, lifelink (This is his passive, where he heals for each enemy he has damaged recently)
When Darius is blocked by one or more creatures, you may pay . If you do, Darius gets +0/+2 for each creature blocking him, and you gain 1 life for each creature blocking him. (This is his Q, where he damages enemies in a circle and heals for a bit.)
: Up to three target creatures must block Darius this turn if able. Darius gets +3/+0 until end of turn. (This is his E, where he pulls in enemies.)
4/3
Either make Swain, Garen, Neeko, Senna, or Kayle.
November 20, 2024 10:46 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #45
Oh, btw?
That artwork I selected, pure coincidence that it actually happens to perfectly resemble my IRL mini ^_^
It was legit on the first page of Google when I browsed. Like 3rd from the top
November 20, 2024 11:43 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #46
Just an FYI, it took me a while to figure it out but the challenge above me is asking for one of 5 specific characters from League of Legends.
I thought this was some sort of fan-story and was trying to figure out who they were, until I copied the whole list, plugged it into Google and saw tier lists and loadouts for competitive play
TheoryCrafter says... #1
Yes, fellow Planeswalkers. Please respect the ninja.
Indifference
Enchantment
Rare
If a Planeswalker you control or a battle loses counters, or if you lost life, you may discard that many cards instead if creatures you control did not block.
The card has the same name as a song from the band Pearl Jam.
Create a card that allows Planeswalkers to fight creatures.
November 15, 2024 9:23 p.m.