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.
The_Redpill says... #2
Etherium-Shard Elemental
Artifact Creature - Elemental
~ enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters on it.
Remove a +1/+1 counter from ~: Deal 1 damage to target creature or player.
When ~ has no +1/+1 counters on it, sacrifice it and draw cards equal to its power.
2/2
Make a sorcery that should have been an instant
May 14, 2017 1:57 p.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #3
Tibalts counterspell
RR
Sorcery
Counter target spell
Make a Tibalt planeswalker
May 14, 2017 2:24 p.m.
Tibalt, Everyone's Favorite
Planeswalker - Tibalt
Starting Loyalty: 1
0: Tap target creature.
-2: Destroy target artifact with converted mana cost 1 or less.
-9: Tibalt deals 2 damage to target creature.
May 14, 2017 2:47 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #6
Tibalt Sadist
Planeswalker - Tibalt
+1: Target player draws a card, then discards a card at random. If you discard a card this way, you may deal 1 damage to target creature.
+4: Discard your hand.
-2: Target player may discard any number of cards then loses X life, where X is twice the number of cards in his or her hand.
-7: You get an emblem with "At the beginning of your end step, each opponent discards his or her hand except for two cards."
4
Make another balanced planeswalker with a design that has never been done before.
May 14, 2017 2:48 p.m.
The_Redpill says... #8
I can do both...
Arthi, Rock-Slinger
Legendary Creature - Kithkin Soldier
, : ~ Deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
: Exile ~ and return him to the battlefield transformed. Deal 3 damage to each creature and each player.
He was the most skilled slingshot in the Kithkin army, until one day he picked up the wrong rock and sent the mountain tumbling down.
2/2
Arthi, Soul-Slinger (WB color identity)
~ has each loyalty ability of each Planeswalker you control. An ability that has been activated by Arthi can't be activated by another Planeswalker this turn, and a loyalty ability that has been activated by another Planeswalker can't be activated by Arthi this turn.
3
Make a convoluted Planeswalker that has exactly one useless ability
May 14, 2017 3:18 p.m.
ManaChrome says... #9
wait... is it only one ability? or... a couple of abilities... but one is useless...
May 15, 2017 1:43 a.m.
Useless in what way? Just really bad and not worth the effort to do it? or straight up pointless with no real way to play off it?
May 15, 2017 1:47 a.m.
The_Redpill says... #11
Interpret it as you will; I want to see what you come up with ;)
May 15, 2017 9:37 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #12
Kayenna of Brighthearth
Planeswalker - Kayenna
+2: Choose one:
- Put a +1/+1 counter on target creature.
- Scry 1.
- Put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
- Deal 2 damage to target player.
- Put target card from your graveyard on top of your library.
-1: You may activate one of Kayenna's loyalty abilities once this turn as though none of her loyalty abilities have been activated this turn.
-X: Choose X:
- Put X target nonland permanents on top of their owner's library.
- Each opponent puts the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard.
- Each creature gets +X/-X until end of turn.
- X target lands gain "Whenever this land is tapped for mana, add or to your mana pool."
- Create an X/X green and white Elemental creature token.
- Each opponent lose 2 times X life and you gain 2 times X life.
- Return X target instants and/or sorceries from your graveyard to your hand.
- Destroy target nonland permanent with converted mana cost X or less.
- X target permanents gain indestructible.
- Draw X cards.
2
Make a legendary crocodile from Amonkhet
May 15, 2017 10:12 a.m. Edited.
King of the Luxa
Legendary Crocodile
King of the Luxa has protection from creatures that have one or more -1/-1 counters.
King of the Luxa may can't have -1/-1 counters put on it.
"The pharaoh rules over the lands, but the King of the Luxa rules over the river."
5/5
This is a series of challenges.
A sorcery for each color that is against what that color normally does, but still thematically fits. (think back to the original Psionic Blast Direct damage in blue)
May 15, 2017 11:41 a.m.
Death by Sandwurm
Sorcery
Destroy target permanent with converted mana cost less than the greatest power among creatures you control. If a land was destroyed this way, that permanent's controller creates a 3/3 green beast creature token
May 15, 2017 12:28 p.m.
Fiery Retort 2RR
Instant
Counter target spell, then deal 2 damage to that spell's controller.
May 15, 2017 12:53 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #17
Legal Decree
Instant
Counter target spell.
"I hereby prohibit your action, for it is now a crime!"
Knowledge of Impossibilities
Sorcery
Target player reveals his or her hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.
"Studying the ancient scripts, I now see the futures that cannot be."
Spray of Poison
Instant
~ deals 3 damage to target creature or player.
"This one is especially potent, hurting even the most powerful of mages."
Unbridled Freedom
Sorcery
Destroy target artifact or enchantment.
"GGGGGGGGGRRRRRRRRRRRWWWWWWWWWAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!"
Reflex of Aggression
Sorcery
Destroy all creatures.
"All life has offended nature, and I alone can right those wrongs."
Make a cool legendary artifact that would be broken if it wasn't legendary. Bonus points if you can design it without mentioning "legendary" in the rules text.
May 15, 2017 1 p.m.
Clock of Tomorrows
Legendary Artifact
: Untap target artifact. Draw cards equal to its converted mana cost.
Design a creature that would work best in a deck that uses both +1/+1 and -1/-1 counters
May 15, 2017 3:09 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #19
Equalizationalist
Artifact Creature - Avatar Construct
All other creatures have base power and toughness 1/1.
1/1
Make a card based on a pop song.
May 15, 2017 4:32 p.m.
never said from when
Rock the Casbah
Enchantment
at the beginning of each upkeep, create a 2/2 band member token onto the battlefield. Then if its your turn, you win the game if there are 15 or more band members on the battlefield
create an ooze
May 15, 2017 4:41 p.m.
Animated Blood
1/1
If Animated Blood has four or more +1/+1 counters, it gains reach.
Whenever a creature is put into the graveyard from play you may pay . If you do, exile that creature, and put X +1/+1 counters on Animated Blood where X is that creature's toughness.
Design a draw spell for red that still fits the color pie.
May 15, 2017 4:52 p.m. Edited.
Phoenix Eruption 2RR
As an additional cost to cast Phoenix Eruption discard your hand.
Deal X damage to each creature where X is the number of cards discarded to cast Phoenix Eruption. Draw 7 cards.
May 15, 2017 5:11 p.m.
That was a Sorcery.
Design 2 noncreature artifacts that Meld to form an Artifact Creature.
May 15, 2017 5:14 p.m.
Mage's Blood
Artifact
Sacrifice Mage's Blood: Choose one:- Target creature gains "Whenever this creature deals combat damage to a player, return target instant or sorcery card from your graveyard to your hand" until end of turn.- Meld Mage's Blood with Exoskeleton of the Undead
~
Exoskeleton of the Undead
Artifact - Equipment
, sacrifice a creature: put a blood counter on Exoskeleton of the Undead.
, remove all blood counters from Exoskeleton of the Undead: Return target creature card with converted mana cost equal to or less than the number of blood counters removed this way from your graveyard to the battlefield, then equip Exoskeleton of the Undead to that creature.
Equipped creature gets -1/-0.
Equip
~
Hemowalker
Artifact Creature - Elemental, 3/2
Haste
Whenever Hemowalker deals combat damage to a player, return a nonland card from your graveyard to your hand. If you cannot, exile Hemowalker, then return it to the battlefield as Exoskeleton of the Undead and Mage's Blood.
~
WILD!
May 15, 2017 6:30 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #26
I guess I'm making an infinite combo piece then.
Enslaved Elemental
Creature - Elemental
Protection from artifacts and enchantments
, Put three -1/-1 counters on ~: Add to your mana pool.
4/4
Make a card that has in its rules text the name of the only card that singlehandedly goes infinite with the card I designed in this post.
May 15, 2017 7 p.m.
Seedgrave Witch
Creature - Elf Shaman
: Target creature gets -1/-1. Tap that creature.
, untap a creature named Seedcradle Witch: Add to your manna pool.
Create a card that rewards the player for playing a deck that produces no colored mana.
May 16, 2017 1:47 a.m.
Eldrazi Waste Wanderer 8
Creature - Eldrazi
Annihilator X, X is equal to the number of Wastes you control.
6/6
W-w-w-WILDCARD!!!
May 16, 2017 1:57 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #29
Mitul, Quicksmith Researcher
Creature - Vedalken Artificer
1/4
Whenever you cast your first spell each turn, scry 2, then draw a card.
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Create another legendary creature who doesn't have their own card...
May 16, 2017 2:22 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #30
Kordel the Cryptic
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Whenever an artifact you control becomes the target of a spell or ability an opponent controls, you may draw a card.
2/3
Make a planar card for a place on Kaladesh.
May 17, 2017 12:13 a.m.
Lathnu Mount
Plane Kaladesh
During you endstep you get
When you roll (Planar Die) until your next endstep you have : add to your mana pool.
create a character or tool who works in the shadows (rouge, spy, ect NOT Lampmaster :|)
May 17, 2017 8:45 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #32
The Rouge Rogue
Legendary Creature - Rogue
Hexproof, skulk
If ~ would deal combat damage to an opponent, instead gain control of up to one artifact that player controls, that player reveals his hand, and that player put the top X cards of his or her library into his or her graveyard, where X is one fourth of his or her starting life total, rounded down.
1/1
Make another legendary creature that has a play on words in its name.
May 17, 2017 9:37 a.m. Edited.
The Troll Troll
Legendary Creature - Troll Hacker
:Flip a coin. You may search target opponent's library. If you do, shuffle it. Name a nonland card. Target opponent guesses how many cards with that name are in their deck. Troll Troll gets +0/+0 until end of turn if the opponent guessed a number larger than 4.
2/2
Make another Un-card
May 17, 2017 6:56 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #34
Gideon, Gideon's Gideon
Planeswalker - Gideon
+1: Until the end of turn, Gideon planeswalkers you control become 5/5 Human Soldier Ally creatures with indestructible that are still planeswalkers. Prevent all damage that would be dealt to him this turn.
0: You get an emblem with "The planeswalker uniqueness rule does not apply to Gideon planeswalkers you control." and "At the beginning of combat on your turn, create X 2/2 white Soldier Ally tokens, where X is the number of Gideon planeswalkers you control.".
-6: You get an emblem with "Gideon planeswalkers you control have ": Create a token copy of this permanent." and are indestructible."
Make a card that combines two random cards from Gatherer (or whatever other card site you prefer).
May 17, 2017 7:49 p.m.
Ancient Consensus
Sorcery
Convoke
You may tap only vampires with ~'s convoke ability.
Exile all enchantments. Each opponent looses life equal to the number of enchantments exiled this way. You gain life equal to the number of enchantments exiled this way.
~
The two cards were Tempest of Light and Blood Tribute.
~
WILD!
May 17, 2017 8:04 p.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #36
I like this challenge, so I shall do it again!
Randomly chose Dulcet Sirens and Disintegrate
Distracting Pyromancer
Creature- Human Wizard
1/3
, discard a card, : Do Disintegrate, then each other creature controlled by the same player attacks you this turn if able.
Continue this challenge: Use Magiccards.info to choose 2 random cards (using the random card button in the top left) and mix them together.
May 17, 2017 9:01 p.m.
(From Aviary Mechanic and Sword of Light and Shadow)
Talented Soulsmith
Creature - Human Artificer
Whenever [CARDNAME] deals combat damage to a player, you may return another permanent you control to its owner's hand. If you do, you gain 3 life and return up to one target creature card from your graveyard to your hand
4/4
Design an artifact that works best in a green deck without using the color green in the mana cost or ability
May 17, 2017 10:32 p.m.
RazortoothMtg says... #38
Constructed Baloths
Artifact Creature- Beast
Whenever you play a land, Rampant Growth.
4/4
Make a meld card where one of the front sides is a dragon and the other half is an octopus, and the flip side is obviously an eldrazi dragon octopus.
May 17, 2017 10:36 p.m.
Snickles@EDH_only says... #39
Trench Feeder 3UU
Dragon
Hexproof, Islandhome
Trench Feeder is unblockable
Devour 2
If Trench Feeder Would devour Deepwater Eternal, exile both of them, then return them to the battle field melded.
3/3
Deepwater Eternal
2U
Octopus
Landfall - Return Deepwater eternal from your graveyard to your hand. If the land was a basic island, you may return deepwater eternal to play tapped, instead.
1/3
Fathomdeep Soulscourer
Eldrazi horror
Islandhome, Hexproof.
When Fathomddeep Soulscourer enters the battlefield, for each creature sacrificed to Trench Feeder, search each opponent's deck for a card and exile it face up. Players cannot play cards that share a name with any card exiled by Fathomdeep Soulscourer.
Exile a card from your hand - Target land is a basic island until end of turn.
13/13
Make a viable instant or sorcery that is usable as a commander
May 18, 2017 8:52 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #40
Knowledge Dip
Instant
Superiority (~ can be your commander.)
Scry X, the draw a card, where X is the amount of mana spent on ~.
Make a card that combines red's impulsive draw and a storm variant.
May 19, 2017 12:58 a.m.
Impulsive Ingenuity
Enchantment
Whenever you could cast a spell you control from exile you may cast it for R, if you do that spell becomes a sorcery with "draw a card" and looses all other text.
Sacrifice Impulsive Ingenuity; exile the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of spells that have been cast this turn, until the end of turn you may cast those cards.
create a card for modern eldrazi tron, but not an eldrazi.
May 19, 2017 7:48 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #42
Forbidden Life
Enchantment
Colorless creatures you control have +1/+1 and lifelink.
Make a scheme card specifically related to Ob Nixilis.
May 19, 2017 10:15 a.m.
Your Power Shall Fill My Viens
Scheme
When you set this scheme in motion look at the top 3 cards of each opponents library, put one back, put another into its owners graveyard, you gain life equal to that card's converted mana cost then cast the third without paying its mana cost.
create a card for a control deck
May 19, 2017 9:54 p.m.
Final Rest
Instant
Exile target card from a graveyard. Until the end of the game, no player may cast a spell with the same name as that card. Exile Final Rest.
Because I write about such things, make a Leviathan.
May 19, 2017 10:06 p.m.
ManaChrome says... #45
Stormtide Leviathan
Creature - Leviathan
Flash
Prowess
Non-Creature Spells can be cast as though they had Flash.
Whenever a player casts a spell during an opponent's turn, you may return target creature to it's owner's hand.
Other Creatures have Prowess.
Whenever a creature deals damage to a player, it deals X + X damage to that player, where X is equal to the amount of spells cast this turn.
Here is my request...
Will of the Council - Starting with me, the next four "cardsmiths" vote for Wealth or Chains. If Wealth get's more votes, the next card must cost more than the cardsmiths original idea. If Chains get's more votes, the next card must have a serious drawback.
May 20, 2017 6:17 a.m.
ManaChrome says... #48
OK WAIT THE NAME ALREADY EXISTS!!!! just kill me now... :P
Rygos says... #1
Ack. clicked too soon and forgot to add my challenge (and don't see an edit button)
an Artifact Elemental
May 14, 2017 10:47 a.m.