Card Designs from other TCGs
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Posted on Aug. 21, 2015, 12:20 a.m. by JWiley129
So lately I've been investigating another TCG called Force of Will. It has similar mechanics to Magic but with its own take. These are some cards that I've tried to make sense in Magic terms, and balance. Although the powerlevel might be off with some of these.
Ephemeral Trickster 
Creature - Illusion
Shroud
When ~ enters the battlefield, draw two cards, then put one card from your hand on top of your library
If ~ would die, shuffle it into your library instead.
0/1
Yes I know Shroud isn't used anymore, but hexproof on this would be pretty insane. Think of this as something that could show up in a supplemental set and not a standard one.
Thought Seeker 
Creature - Horror
You may sacrifice two nontoken Black creatures instead of paying ~'s mana cost.
When ~ enters the battlefield target player reveals their hand. You choose a nonland card from it. That player discards that card. You lose 2 life.
2/2
So, what do ya'll think? Playable? Unplayable? Overpowered? Underpowered?
VampireArmy says... #3
I'd play the shit out of thoughtseize bear though why nontoken? You're still sacrificing board state for a spell anyways.
August 21, 2015 12:39 a.m.
VampireArmy - Essentially because in the game the spell comes from, there are no tokens. Also sacrificing non-token creatures is much less abusable than sacrificing creatures. For reference here is the Ephemeral Trickster and here is the Thought Seeker from the game they are originally from.
I also don't like the name I came up with for Thought Seeker, so if you can think of anything better, have at it.
August 21, 2015 12:44 a.m. Edited.
VampireArmy says... #5
i'd let it be abused honestly. You're still paying life and creatures to do it so it seems like an acceptable thing for this game at least.
As for the name. Thought Purger? Devourer of Ideals?
August 21, 2015 12:49 a.m.
VampireArmy - I can see your argument, so that's probably fine. Although I do want to stress that any time a spell can be free, it can and will be absurd. I almost named it Delver of Ideas, but that's WAY too close to Delver of Secrets Flip.
August 21, 2015 12:53 a.m.
VampireArmy says... #7
I'll keep thinking. I'm sure we'll think of something haha
August 21, 2015 12:56 a.m.
ItchiUchiha117 says... #8
So, I saw a game of FoW get played once. One mother fucker laid down four swords turn one with a creature and another one within the next two turns, with his general (or whatever it was called) out and swinging in with what he was calling the equivalent of flying. Shit was awesome and awful at the same time.
August 21, 2015 1:20 a.m.
PepsiAddicted says... #9
Im playing abdul control in FoW and id love to have abduls ability wipe in magic
<3
August 21, 2015 2:29 a.m. Edited.
PepsiAddicted - I'm actually in the middle of building an Alice control deck in FoW. No idea if it's good, but it looks sweet.
August 21, 2015 2:46 a.m.
PepsiAddicted says... #11
alice is great. Black/red/blue?
brainstorm and timewalk in mtg terms
Works with green ofc for the control part
August 21, 2015 3:05 a.m. Edited.
Actually RWB. I've seen a URG deck as well, but I haven't seen a UBR list.
August 21, 2015 3:07 a.m.
PepsiAddicted says... #13
its not my favourite but some1 here plays it and it does well. it looks like this
Alice in Wonderland 1x Moojdart 1x Stone of Darkness 4x Stone of Scorched Bales 4x Stone of Dark Depth 4x Cheshire Cat 4x Cinderella 4x Little Mermaid 3x Laplacia 3x Mephistopheles 3x Carmilla
4x Thunder 4x Rapid Decay 4x Stoning to Death 4x Spiral of Despair 4x Slipper of Cinderella
i beat him tho ;)
August 21, 2015 3:18 a.m. Edited.
I really like Cheshire cat, although I keep wanting to find sac-shenanigans in FoW to abuse it. B/c a mini-Brainstorm on a dude that shuffles back in is pretty abuseable. That seems interesting though.
August 21, 2015 3:20 a.m.
PepsiAddicted says... #15
yes pretty abusable. chesire+ humpty + yamata. or in odd grim to make sure you always have odd cost topdeck. or with vampire's staff
August 21, 2015 3:43 a.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #16
Thought Seeker looks so abusable in the right deck, but definitely balanced. Nice cards though :)
August 21, 2015 6:16 a.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON - The card that I based it off of in FoW is a bit more broken. It appears that if I made the stats more appropriate for Magic, it would be like a 6/6 for that you can cast by sacing two creatures AND that Thoughtseizes the opponent. Which is WAY too good for MtG.
MagicalHacker says... #2
I like both of them! Balanced and cool :)
August 21, 2015 12:35 a.m.