Grave Pact/Martyr's Bond Variant
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Posted on Oct. 4, 2021, 1:31 a.m. by Last_Laugh
I'm after opinions on the card itself as well as the wording I used (especially on the non looping clause at the end so it doesn't just keep triggering.). Anyways, let me know what you think.
Blasphemous Pact Legendary Enchantment
Whenever a nonland permanent an opponent controls is put into a graveyard, each other opponent sacrifices a permanent of the same type.
Permanents sacrificed to this ability don't cause this ability to trigger.
Necrosis24 says... #3
"Permanents sacrificed from this ability don't cause this ability to trigger." is the better choice.
You could alternatively tie the ability to the active players turn.
"During each of your opponent's turns whenever a nonland permanent they control is put into the graveyard from the battlefield each other opponent sacrifices a permanent that shares a card type with it"
Or to bring the power level down you can tie it to a single opponent and make it a curse subtype.
October 4, 2021 4:05 a.m.
Last_Laugh says... #4
Necrosis24 I think I like the power level. I felt that this was already a fairer Grave Pact since it's harder to trigger myself since I can't just sac fodder.
A few other random questions on the templating (for whoever).
1: "Other opponents" is always viewed from my standpoint as the controller of the card so the sacrifice is opponents only, right?
2: "permanent they control" ensures this won't trigger from discard, mill, or whatever and only triggers from stuff actually on the battlefield hitting the grave, correct?
October 4, 2021 4:29 a.m.
plakjekaas says... #5
Correct and correct. If it would trigger from discard or mill, it would reference to "permanent cards", like Syr Konrad, the Grim does with creature cards, when they're from other zones than the battlefield.
October 4, 2021 7:56 a.m.
To me this reads a lot more like a "I scale my removal to affect all opponents" even though it obviously works like a mostly symmetrical Martyr's Bond whenever an opponent otherwise loses a nonland permanent.
Just a minor thing but maybe it should say "Whenever a nonland permanent an opponent controls is put into the graveyard from the battlefield..." to follow the same wording as Kothophed, Soul Hoarder? It's not strictly needed as permanents only exists on the battlefield - whereas they would otherwise be referred to as permanent cards for all other zones.
Last_Laugh says... #2
Is "Each other opponents sacrifice from this ability will not trigger this ability an additional time." OR "Permanents sacrificed from this ability don't cause this ability to trigger." a better (or more understandable) templating?
October 4, 2021 2:26 a.m.