Wording Help For Custom Card (Flying Clone Drake!)
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Posted on May 6, 2015, 2:09 p.m. by pookypuppy6
So I found this gem in my first ever custom set and I rather liked it, so I'm including it for my second hopefully-to-be-finished set. Here's how I found it:
What would be the correct wording/word order for this effect? I want the Drake to become a copy of the creature, but I want it to keep flying AND I want it to keep the cloning ability Cryptoplasm style. Or do you think this card would be easier to do if it was merely a Shapesharer style clone ability but that kept the flying?
pookypuppy6 says... #3
If you feel it's overcosted, then that seems like even more of an incentive to do a Shapesharer kind of ability. That means it requires continual mana investment to justify a cost of 2U or more likely 3U (3UU is a bit much). It would also solve the wording problem which was what I asked help with.
May 6, 2015 2:24 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #4
I'd say both the costs are just fine as is, and based on Dimir Doppelganger, the ability should be worded "~ becomes a copy of target creature and gains flying and this ability." Or something along those lines.
May 6, 2015 3:22 p.m.
Leafbladefighter says... #5
Flying is a very powerful effect. Possibly make it until EoT.
JWiley129 says... #2
I think the mana cost needs some work, or the ability cost needs to increase. Most clones sit around 4 CMC, so I would think the ability should be at least
, if not more because it gains flying. I'm thinking 
?
May 6, 2015 2:13 p.m.