New Planewalker Idea
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Posted on Aug. 16, 2015, 12:42 a.m. by Bif_Slagthor
Name: Sizael, Lord of Unlife
Cost: 2BB
Starting Loyalty: 4
+1 : Put a 1/1 Black Skeleton creature token on the battlefield.
-3 Sacrifice a creature: Put X 2/2 Zombie creature tokens on the battlefield equal to that creatures toughness.
-8 You get an emblem with "Whenever a non-Zombie, non-Skeleton creature you control dies, put a 2/2 Black Zombie creature token on the battlefield tapped." and "Whenever a Zombie creature you control dies, put a 1/1 Black Skeleton creature token on the battlefield."
ult should read non-zombie, non skeleton to stop loops
August 16, 2015 12:50 a.m.
This seems quite balanced, with a nod to goodair's point. I don't see a problem with it being combotastic if you put the ult a little higher, maybe 15?
August 16, 2015 12:54 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #6
Tamiyo, the Moon Sage has a combotastic ult at -8, and its twice her starting loyalty and she's a five drop. Because of that, I'd say to make the first ability a +1, the ult a -8, and keep everything else the same.
August 16, 2015 1:16 a.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #7
Ignoring the ult, I would switch the tokens on the first and second abilities (so the first would produce skeletons and the second zombies). Every other four-drop walker that creates tokens creates 1/1s on the +, as 2/2s are a bit too sturdy to be getting every turn while bringing loyalty up. Or you could make this a 5-drop.
August 16, 2015 3:36 a.m.
Bif_Slagthor says... #8
I'll try to re-balance it according to what you all suggested in a repost. I would post the card I made on Cardsmith, but I couldn't figure out how. -_-
August 17, 2015 7:57 p.m.
Bif_Slagthor says... #9
Also, to respond to goodair's comment, I wanted to try and make it flavorwise, that Sizael is getting the most out of his undead, turning his dead zombies into skeletons, but I do also agree with getting rid of combos with cards like Gravecrawler.
MagicalHacker says... #2
It's definitely pigeon-holed into straight up token making, with a hint of combotastic power, but I LIKE. The ult could be 7 or 8 though.
August 16, 2015 12:50 a.m.