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.
Popalofiti says... #2
Lake of Fire 
Enchantment
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player loses four life.
Up next is Journey!
October 11, 2015 2:03 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #3
Believer's Journey RUG
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield under your control, put a journey counter on Believer's Journey, then if it has five or more journey counters, choose one:
Believer's Journey deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
Draw a card
Put two +1/+1 counters on target creature.
Any way you want it, thats the way you need it.
Queen, since Bohemian Rhapsody makes it easy.
October 11, 2015 2:11 p.m.
Any Way You Want It 
Creature - Shapeshifter
X must be at least 2
When ~ enters the battlefield, put a number of +0/+1 counters and a number of +1/+0 counters that add up to X on ~.
2/2
Up next: Metallica
October 11, 2015 2:12 p.m.
For the Queen one,
Split Card
Real Life 
// Fantasy 
Instant
Real Life
All creatures get -2/-2 and gain "When this creature dies, you draw a card" until end of turn
Fantasy
Exile all creatures and return them to the battlefield under their owner's control
Challenge is still Metallica
October 11, 2015 2:26 p.m.
Steelclaw, Of Wolf and Man
Legendary Creature- Human Werewolf Warrior
6/5
Weezer.
October 11, 2015 2:28 p.m.
Sun's Rays 
Enchantment
All islands produce instead of when tapped
Green Day
October 11, 2015 4:22 p.m.
is that a reference of longtime sunshine or island in the sun? If neither what song/album?
Brain Stew
Sorcery
Target player reveals there hand then discards a card. If that card was an instant or sorcery return ~ to its owners hand. If it was a creature or artifact card draw a card. If it was anything else that player loses one life.
Alice in Chains
October 11, 2015 4:30 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #11
Sludge Factory
Land
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
X, T: Put an X/X green Ooze creature token onto the battlefield.
The Rolling Stones
October 11, 2015 4:50 p.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #12
God smack, BGinstant
Choose one- deatroy target plainswalker- destroy target creature or enchantment. It can't be regenerated.
Morbid - do both if a creature died this turn.
Create a black green legendary dragon with an ETB ability
October 11, 2015 4:50 p.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #15
I was actually responding to the Alice in chains one..but someone beat me to it apparently.
October 11, 2015 4:57 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #16
Also, why would you break the chain? No pun Intended.
October 11, 2015 4:59 p.m.
Paint it Black 
Sorcery
Put a token on the battlefield that is a copy of target permanent. It becomes black and looses all other colors.
Shei Lung, Gravestealer 
Legendary Creature - Dragon Zombie
When ~ ETB, search your library for up to 2 dragon creatures and put them into your graveyard.
~ has power and toughness equal to the highest power and toughness of dragons in your graveyard and all abilities of dragons in your graveyard.
(star)/(star)
Make a U/R dragon that interacts with artifacts
October 11, 2015 6:16 p.m.
Niv Mizzet, Relic Hoarder 4UR
Legendary creature: dragon Artificer
Flying
whenever you cast an artifact spell, draw a card.
5/6
Create a 1 drop red eldrazi to go along with the blue, black, and green ones from BFZ
October 11, 2015 7:27 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #19
Lightning Eldrazi
Creature - Eldrazi Drone
Haste, devoid
Whenever one or more cards is exiled from top of an opponent's library, ~ deals 1 damage to that opponent.
1/1
October 11, 2015 7:41 p.m. Edited.
MagicalHacker says... #20
Next, make a cycle of lands which are amazing for monocolored decks, but can't be used in dual decks as they would actually hurt a manabase trying to make multiple colors. Bonus points if you do it without mentioning any basic land types.
October 11, 2015 7:50 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #21
Glistening Meadow
Glistening Meadow enters the battlefield tapped if you control a non-basic land that can produce one or more colors of mana.
Tap: add W to your mana pool. If you control seven or more basic plains, add WW to your mana pool instead.
Same for the other lands.
Someone make an enchantment with with a triggered ability that happens during combat and a activated ability that synergizes well with it.
October 11, 2015 8:32 p.m.
TheNextRedDude says... #22
Strength of the Many 4W
Whenever a creature you control blocks, add 3 to your mana pool.
3: Target blocking creature gets +2/+2 until end of turn.
October 11, 2015 8:47 p.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #23
Bolg, realm of infinite malice
Legendary land
Tap: add one colorless mana to your mana pool
Tap: add to your mana pool an amount of mana equal to your devotion to black. Activate this ability only if all lands in play under your control are a the same color.
Make one for each color.
October 11, 2015 8:56 p.m.
Technically all lands are colorless, so the ability is a little broken there. The lands in that cycle could be changed to something like:
Halhiem, Realm of Purity
Legendary Land
: add to your mana pool
: add X white mana to your mana pool where X is your devotion to white. Activate this ability only if all your lands can produce white mana.
October 11, 2015 9:39 p.m.
This would continue for each color, changing the color produced each time for the rest of the cycle.
Next challenge: a card with a new mechanic: Insight X (X is some number)
October 11, 2015 9:42 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #26
Compulsive Researcher
Creature - Human Wizard
Insight 2 (When ~ enters the battlefield, look at the top 2 cards of your library. You may reveal them. If you do, you may put one of them on the bottom of your library.)
2/2
October 11, 2015 10:05 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #27
Now make an undeniably awesome white black non creature card that does not produce tokens and is not removal.
October 11, 2015 10:06 p.m.
AngryBadger says... #28
Life's Timer 
Enchantment
For the rest of the turn If your opponents lose life you gain that much life
For the rest of the turn If you gain life target player loses that much life
Gain 5 life
October 11, 2015 10:18 p.m.
markbeloit says... #30
Makandu, One With The Hive
Planeswalker - Makandu
+2: Put a 1/1 colorless sliver token onto the battlefield under your control
-2: Search your library for a sliver card, reveal it, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
-5: Slivers you control gain +X/+X until end of turn, where X is the number of slivers on the battlefield.
5
My design feels very generic though, so I will rephrase the same challenge. Create a sliver planeswalker, and none of that planeswalker's loyalty abilities can closely mirror those of the three legendary slivers.
October 11, 2015 10:41 p.m.
Toranil, Adaptor Supreme
Planeswalker - Toranil
+1: Slivers you control gain up to two abilities of creatures in graveyards or on the battlefield until end of turn.
-2: Creatures your opponents control lose all abilities until end of turn.
-6: You get an emblem with "Whenever a creature is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere, return it to the battlefield under your control, and it becomes a sliver in addition to its other types."
4
Create an non-red goblin lord
October 11, 2015 11:23 p.m.
ZombieswithJetpacks says... #32
Gobdropper, the Poison Blade 1BG
Legendary Creature- Goblin
Deathtouch, Menace
When a creature dies this turn, put a +1+1 counter on each creature you control1/3
Can I see a nerfed version of Skullclamp?
October 12, 2015 1:33 a.m.
Headclamp
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/-1
When equipped creature dies, draw a card
Equip
~ can only be equipped once per turn
How about a nerfed Iona, shield of Emeria
October 12, 2015 7:28 a.m.
Alatorna, Guard of Emeria 2WWW
Creature-Angel
Flash, Flying
When Alatorna, Guard of Emeria enters the battlefield, choose a color. Target opponent can't cast spells of that color until end of turn
3/3
Go back to Kamigawa, make a card from there after the kami wars
October 12, 2015 8:06 a.m.
AngryKitten says... #35
Sightless of Clan Umezawa 
Legendary Creature - Human Samurai
Defender
Creatures blocked by Sightless of Clan Umezawa gain First Strike until end of turn.
Whenever Sightless of Clan Umezawa blocks, you may search your library for a Samurai card, reveal it, and put it into your hand.
3/6
Make a castle that comes to life.
October 12, 2015 9:31 a.m.
Herlan Manor 
Legendary Enchantment Artifact
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
At the beginning of each end step, if at least four creatures you control died this turn but you still control at least one creature, put 5 +1/+1 counters on Herlan Manor and it becomes a 0/0 Avatar creature.
It is said that when House Herlan is in times of need, something powerful will come to their aid.
Make a creature for Ob Nixilis before he became a Planeswalker.
October 12, 2015 9:57 a.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #37
Thoma, Castle of Ruin 3BBArtifact
When Thoma enters the battlefield, target creature you control has first strike and shroud as long as Thoma is on the battlefield.
BBB, sacrifice a creature: Until end of turn, Thoma becomes an 3/6 black artifact creature with first strike and shroud
Now make a new command in the colors of Jund
October 12, 2015 10:05 a.m.
Ob Nixilis, Lord of War
Legendary Creature - Human Soldier
First Strike
Whenever a creature ~ deals damage do dies, put a +1/+1 counter on ~.
Whenever ~ dies, return him to the battlefield tapped at the beginning of the next end step.
"I will not die today, and not by your hand."
3/4
Make a Gold Flashback spell
October 12, 2015 10:07 a.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #39
im slow on the draw here again.
ob nixilis, the adamant RRBB
B, Sacrifice a creature: destroy target monocolored creatureR, Sacrifice a Creature: ob nixilis deals 3 damage to target player
October 12, 2015 10:08 a.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #40
Lava Helix RWB
Each opponent sacrifices a creature with the greatest CMC of creatures they control and you gain 2 life.
Flashback 1RWB
Make a new command in Jund colors
October 12, 2015 10:13 a.m.
GlistenerAgent says... #41
Kresh's Command - 1BRG
Choose two:
Destroy target creature.
Put X +1/+1 counters on target creature, where X is the number of creatures in your graveyard.
Target creature you control fights another target creature.
Target creature you control fights another target creature.
Not sure if this is super busted. Maybe. I wanted to try a repeat option so that you can do something twice.
Create a card draw spell that cares about cards in exile.
October 12, 2015 10:23 a.m.
demonicgrizzly says... #42
Will of Silumgar 7BUU
Sorcery
Delve
Target player exiles the top card of his or her library. you may draw cards equal to the number of cards that player control in exile.
Create a legendary creature for 3CMC with an attack trigger
October 12, 2015 10:35 a.m.
Pianna, Nomad Captain, OK for reals now.
Siru, Siege Commander
Legendary Creature - Human Nomad
Double Strike
Whenever ~ attacks, put two 2/1 red Human Nomad tokens with First Strike into play tapped and attacking. Exile them at the end of combat.
3/3
Make a Super Command (Choose 3 of 5)
October 12, 2015 10:44 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #44
Jace's Command
Instant
Choose three -
Counter target spell.
Return target creature to its owner's hand.
Draw a card.
Draw a card.
Draw a card.
Now make a green flyer (flavorfully) that is not a dragon or an insect.
October 12, 2015 11:04 a.m.
Seed Burst G
Creature-PLant 0/2
Defender, Flying
Whenever Seed Burst blocks a creature, put a +1/+1 counter on it
Whenever Seed burst dies put X 0/1 green sapling tokens into play, where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on it
Make a white illusion creature
October 12, 2015 11:11 a.m.
AngryKitten says... #46
Make a Super Command (Choose 3 of 5)
Norn's Intervention
Choose three - Creatures you control get +1/+1 until end of turn; or creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 until end of turn; or target permanent gains protection from the color of your choice until end of turn; or permanents enter the battlefield tapped this turn; or until your next turn, creatures can't attack you or a planeswalker you control unless their controller pays for each of those creatures.
Seems to bounce around a bit...
Make a white illusion creature
Ajani's Mirage
Creature - Cat Illusion
When this Ajani's Mirage becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.
First Strike, Vigilance
Jace realized his mistake when he tried to summon an illusory copy of Ajani...
Art: Jace fighting an illusion that looks like Ajani.
4/4
NEXT UP: make a card that's only broken between First Strike and regular damage steps. (ex. Umezawa's Jitte)
October 12, 2015 11:21 a.m. Edited.
TheNextRedDude says... #47
Vampire's Helm 3
Artifact- Equipment
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage, it gets +3/+3 until end of turn.
3: Equipped creature gains double strike until end of turn.
Equip 3
Create a card that is a reference to Spongebob.
October 12, 2015 11:46 a.m.
AngryKitten says... #48
Spongebob, Master Catcher
Legendary Creature - Sponge
: Exile target jellyfish until Spongebob leaves the battlefield.
At the beginning of your upkeep, Spongebob gets -0/-1 for each card exiled with it until end of turn.
1/4
..Don't question it.
Soooooooooooooooooooo make an angry Ornithopter horde.
October 12, 2015 1:01 p.m.
TheRedMage says... #49
Stampeding Thopters
Artifact Creature - Thopter
Flying
Whenever Stampeding Thopters attack, each attacking Thopter you control gets +X/+0, where X is the number of attacking Thopters
0/4
Since it didn't work too well last time I'll be a bit more specific. Make a card that can flicker itself - it has the line of text "exile [this card]; you may return [this card] to the battlefield under your control" (or its owner's control) - but, because of what the rest of the card is, sometimes you will want to leave the card in exile instead of returning it to the battlefield.
October 12, 2015 3 p.m.
AngryKitten says... #50
Yeah, I looked back at that one and I have no idea how I misread your challenge.
TheNextRedDude says... #1
Skyline Pidgeon 1U
Creature - Bird
Flyng
When Skyline Pidgeon enter the battlefield, Scry 1.
1/2
This time lets go with Nirvana.
October 11, 2015 1:59 p.m.