Regal Bearing
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Posted on Dec. 28, 2015, 11:27 p.m. by DemonDragonJ
I just thought of this idea, one day, since I believe that there should be an easy method for giving a creature hexproof, so here is my concept:
Regal Bearing Show
The design of this card is very simply elegant, and its idea is that it gives a being such great confidence and grace that it actually becomes a more competent combatant, and others are less willing to fight it. I believe that the ability makes sense for both white and green, so I made it easy for decks with either (or both) of those colors to use.
What does everyone else say about this? Do you like this card?
DemonDragonJ says... #3
zephramtripp: really? Would that not make it too powerful?
December 28, 2015 11:35 p.m.
CharlesMandore says... #4
Consider Ethereal Armor. Yours is a good design, if albeit on the consecutive side. Also, your flavor needs to lose the comma if you favor correct grammar, and presuming I'm understanding things correctly.
December 29, 2015 12:18 a.m. Edited.
GreenGhost says... #5
I feel like you could even drop one of the split mana instead of the colorless.
December 29, 2015 12:21 a.m.
One problem-hexproof isn't in white. It's in blue and green, but not white. There's only 1 mono-white creature with hexproof and it's Angelic Overseer. So your card can't be split W/G, unfortunately.
December 29, 2015 1:38 a.m.
FAMOUSWATERMELON says... #7
Angelic Overseer also only has it for flavor, since she's untouchable when with humans.
December 29, 2015 8:30 a.m.
DemonDragonJ says... #8
JA14732, how does hexproof not make sense in white? White is the color of protection and shielding, so hexproof makes perfect sense in that color, to me. How does that ability flavorfully fit into blue and green? And what about Privileged Position? If that card can be white and green, I see no reason why a localized version of it cannot be, either.
December 29, 2015 3:38 p.m.
You might want to look up in the database. Remember that Position was released in Original Ravnica, in 2005. Ten years ago. Magic has changed a lot since then, and since then WOTC has decided that white gets damage prevention, protection (when applicable), toughness boosting, first strike, indestructibility and other similar combat tricks to protect its creatures. White isn't about camouflage or thick hides (green hexproof) or being invisible (blue hexproof), sneaking around and attacking when least expected. That's hexproof. It's about stealth, not about protection. White's creatures embark on crusades, step up to the challenge, fight in an army and become heroes. From a flavor standpoint, hexproof doesn't really fit in white, at least our contemporary definition of the color.
That is why white doesn't get hexproof. Sure, Privileged Position exists. Sure, Angelic Overseer has hexproof (for flavor reasons). However, note Fleecemane Lion. When it becomes monstrous, it gains hexproof AND indestructibility. Why those two? It gains a tougher hide from its green side and indestructible from its white.
Sorry for the wall of text, I'm quite tired and just wanted to get this out there before I went to bed.
December 30, 2015 1:34 a.m.
Green could have an enchantment 2G or 1GG that gave hexproof and +1/+1 so green alone does not need this card.
At 1WW hexproof negates whites deliberate weekness and flavour by not having hexproof.
At 1GW I could believe that green gave hexproof and White gave +1/+1. Which would be fine
But I don't get the use of hybrid.
I understand the idea for flavour but hybrid mana is trick in that it can bypass the colour wheel
zephramtripp says... #2
Consider Alpha Authority. I feel based on this, your card could be one colorless cheaper even.
December 28, 2015 11:31 p.m.