Making a Buddy for Ebony Owl
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Posted on Jan. 24, 2015, 5:24 p.m. by tyforthevenom
My thoughts are:
Artifact
Cost: 
Effect: All players have a minimum hand size of 6
CharlesMandore says... #3
"Each player's maximum handsize is reduced by one"
January 24, 2015 5:36 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #6
ebony owl wants opponents to have cards in hand so reducing hand size is a bad thing
January 24, 2015 5:42 p.m.
razvaniorga says... #8
Just Donate a Damia, Sage of Stone and get it over with then
January 24, 2015 5:46 p.m.
I don't think that is worded in a way you want it to be. The best way to do that would be to word it "At the beginning of each player's end step, if that player has fewer than 6 cards in hand, draw cards equal to the difference." Something like that would do what you want...ish.
January 24, 2015 5:57 p.m.
Yea, what JWiley129 said. There is sadly no such thing as a minimum a hand size! Or else Damia would have been worded differently. Actually, I think the card would be way to bad. Given the opponents a constant hand of 6 cards? Burn anyone? Infect? You would be killed sooo fast!
January 24, 2015 6:10 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #12
NorthernRaven if introduced minimum hand size would mean you'd be unable to go below that hand size so in a way it would be "i got all these options but i can't use them all"
January 24, 2015 6:16 p.m.
tyforthevenom says... #13
it could also be discerned from as JWiley129 said, as it is right now while not a written rule minimum hand size is currently 0, yet like Reliquary Tower and similar cards hand size can be manipulated
January 24, 2015 6:17 p.m.
I think that minimum hand size is a "feel bad" in the case of "I have all these spells, but my opponent's stupid card won't let me cast them." Think of nonfun cards like Nether Void or Iona, Shield of Emeria as cards that work in a similar space.
Also, I doubt Wizards wants to mess around with minimum hand size.
January 24, 2015 6:23 p.m.
Ultimaodin says... #15
Here's an idea, although no effing idea how to word this one:
Mercury Hourglass
3
Artifact
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player draws cards until they have seven cards in hand.
At the beginning of each player's end step, if that player has six or less cards in hand Mercury Hourglass deals 10 damage to that player. This damage cannot be prevented.
January 26, 2015 1:50 a.m.
tyforthevenom says... #17
Maybe forcing draw is the best option for the owl, Howling Mine Dictate of Kruphix Font of Mythos Jace Beleren
razvaniorga says... #2
Well there's Gnat Miser and Locust Miser that do a very similar thing (a tad more remove-able though)! Viseling is a great partner to Ebony Owl too!
January 24, 2015 5:35 p.m.