Spare
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Posted on Sept. 9, 2018, 1:11 a.m. by juliusthejules
Spare - Land
Tap, Discard X cards from your hand. Add X Mana to your mana pool.
(X is a Mana cost, like what you would see on an artifact)
Flavor text: Get a spare in this game of bowling, you will lose a part of your soul...
Even with the handicap of seshiro_of_the_orochi suggested, I think this card is too powerful. There are far too many free or inexpensive mana rocks (Sol Ring, Mana Crypt any Mox, Lion's Eye Diamond, Black Lotus, etc.), or other easy ways to get quick mana in the early game (Ancient Tomb, Channel, Fastbond, etc.).
Cards like Ancestral Recall and Timetwister must also be considered, as they can quickly ramp you up to more cards to discard.
We must also consider this enables further “ramp” with delve - already one of the most powerful decks in all formats where legal.
So, you have a card that’s really easy to net a positive on, enables one of the most dangerous decks, and can get out of control pretty quickly. Even if it is a bit of a one-shot, that’s often all you need.
I would probably make it a set cost to return. “Exile a card from your hand: Add ”
Still very powerful, and probably still too powerful for most formats, but I think it keeps it in line with Ancient Tomb at least.
September 9, 2018 9:46 a.m.
PIayswithFlRE says... #4
What about:
, Discard X cards: Untap X basic lands you control
Similar to the original intent (I think) but with less potential for a too-explosive early game.
Produces colored mana instead of , but capped to the number of basic lands you control as well as by the number of cards in your hand
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #2
This land seems heavily op for any big mana-deck. Turn 2 Ugin, the Spirit Dragon is totally doable with it. Maybe change it to something like this:
Spare
Land
, , discard X cards: add X colorless mana.
September 9, 2018 7:57 a.m.