For this round, make a an artifact, enchantment or land card that turns itself into a creature. (Ex: Jade Statue, Still Life, or Treetop Village)
Bonus Points (only given to card's which fulfill the round requirements):
In creature form, it total power and toughness is 8 or less - 1 Point
In creature form, has a keyword ability (flying, fear, etc.) - 1 Point
Use Mana Symbols in card (must be in ALL places for mana symbols, and on both textcard and render (if submitted) to count) - 1 Point
Supply rendered card art - 1-2 Points (1 for supplying art, 1 additional discretionary for judges)
Point Breakdown:
Bonus (X/5): Judge how the card fits the bonus point parameters
Balance (X/10): Judge how the card is balanced, it's power level, and how it could break/make each format.
Flavor/Creativity/Quality (X/10): Judge how flavorful, cool, and well-worded the card is. Basically, the 'slick' category. (If a card fails to fit into the round, points should be deducted from here)
Now with that out of the way, you all have until midnight EST on Thursday the 11th (when Thursday becomes Friday).
Judges, please don't judge until the round is over, given this time set. You may start postings at 12:01 AM EST, even if we (Stax & Moss_Elemental) are not on just then to close the round. In the case of a tie, both players move on to the next round. However, please try to avoid ties if possible!
Please have all discussions in the discussion thread. This thread is for cards and judgings only. Placeholders are still okay. If you post a placeholder, it will be linked to your name in this post.
If you submit a rendering, I recommend to attach it to your post. That way your judge will always be able to see it.
The Sleeping One
Legendary Land 1B, Sacrifice a creature: Add 4 mana to your mana pool. 4B, Sacrifice a creature: The Sleeping One becomes a 4/4 black creature with trample until end of turn. The creature waits in indefinite slumber for living offerings.
The flavour text doesn't really make much sense, but meh.
I ommited "it's still a land" because, well, if you look at the picture, he's not still a land.
It is a 4/4. Ignore the text on the render, I am too lazy to open up photoshop.
Match 12: Jaxal1 vs. technik4
The Honorable Judge KoolKoal presiding.
Goblin Throne
Artifact
Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.
Sacrifice a goblin: Goblin Thone becomes a 2/2 red Goblin Lord creature. (This effect does not end at end of turn.) The reign of a Goblin king is rarely long, but is often memorable.
Desert Pillars
Land (Rare) t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Sacrifice a land: Desert Pillars becomes a colorless creature with trample and power and toughness each to the number of land cards in your graveyard until the end of turn. It's still a land.
Match 7: Me vs Hyram (Good luck!) Judge: Cantripmancer
Seascape Land
When Seascape comes into play, return an Island you control to its owner's hand. If you can't, sacrifice Seascape.
T: Add U to your mana pool.
2U: Seascape becomes a 1/2 Illusion creature with islandwalk and "Sacrifice this creature: Until end of turn, basic Islands produce an additional U when tapped for mana".
And yes, no incantatrix for you. Or anyone. That class makes puppies cry. Mostly because they are the former Big Bads who have been Baleful Polymorphed into said puppies. By you. Because you're an incantatrix.
Quote from Yukora »
This is Deraxas we're talking about.
Remember, the girl that just killed an aspect of herself before literally consuming her?
Yeah, I don't see her handling a pissing match in any way other than a duel.
Quote from RedDwarfian »
Yes mistress...
Quote from About epic-level D&D »
There are only so many epic, psuedonatural barbarian/blackguard half-dragon akutenshai vampire balor paragons they can throw at you, right?
Quote from Concerning breeding habits of humans in fantasy games »
I suppose it's true. Though the logistics implied in a human/Great Wyrm Prismatic Dragon pairing makes me shudder.
...Something tells me that even should all arcane casters in the world unite, that the Grease spell would NOT be sufficient.
22. Jareth Beoulve - Lesurgo
Judge: Moss_Elemental
Good luck Lesurgo
City of the Clouded Mirror
Legendary Land (R) T: Add 1 to your mana pool. U, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Put a 1/1 blue Illusion creature token with flying into play. UU: City of the Clouded Mirror becomes a 2/4 blue Spirit with flying until end of turn. It is still a land. "Even in death he still protects his beloved home."
Credit for the art goes to Polarbeargod's thread and Polarbeargod for finding it. Current Render
Match 3: Le Chat - schtingah Judge: Zero Toleranc3
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Soul Leech -- 2UB
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-1.
As enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, Soul Leech becomes a copy of that creature. Love, hope, dreams, desire -- these are not what the spirits crave; no, their hunger is for something deeper.
Make a an artifact, enchantment or land card that turns itself into a creature. (Ex: Jade Statue, Still Life, or Treetop Village) In creature form, it total power and toughness is 8 or less - 1 Point In creature form, has a keyword ability (flying, fear, etc.) - 1 Point
This is officially the most challenging round for me to date... should be fun!!!
Good luck, Janus!!!
Most honorable judge, Moss_Elemental.
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Soulsteel Armor2
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
If equipped creature goes to the graveyard during combat, Soulsteel Armor gets a soul counter. If Soulsteel Armor has a soul counter, it becomes a 3/2 Golem artifact creature with shadow. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn; equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)
Equip 3 The souls of the fallen give life to the armor in the name of vengence.
Illus. yonaz (deviantART.com)
Unfriendly Skies 3UU
Enchantment
Whenever a creature attacks you, tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step. 2UU: Unfriendly Skies becomes an X/X blue Elemental creature with flying until end of turn, where X is the number of tapped creatures your opponents control. "We laughed at the horror stories of the birdfolk until the clouds descended and we saw the horrors for ourselves."
--Handel, infantry soldier
Illus. Bread (sorry if that's wrong, but it's hard to read)
Landstrider
Artifact
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
As long as you control no tapped lands,
Landstrider is a 4/3 artifact creature
with trample that can't be blocked by
creatures with defender. When the ground shudders, it is silent.
Match 1 - Tahn vs Daftmouse
Judged by: Zero Tolorenc3
Vigorous Chant :2mana::symw::symw:
Enchantment
Other creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
As long as you control no other creatures, Vigorous Chant is a 3/3 Angel creature with flying and vigilance. Her song is more than words and melody.
You really just need to embrace the rage. I keep a small colony of hamsters next to my computer and every time I lose a match to mana screw I throw one against the wall.
Legendary Artifact
Artifact creatures get +1/+1.
:4mana:: Toymaker's Workshop becomes a 2/2 Assistant creature with trample until end of turn. The toymaker's animation spells even affected his workshop, which assisted him with his work if the need arose.
Raging Waves 1UU
Enchantment 1UU: Raging Waves becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with Islandwalk until end of turn. Its still an enchantment. "Is it just me, or does that wave have arms?"
Note to Judge: Due to an oversight, "Its still an enchantment." was ommited from the render. Please rate as though this clause were written.
Cybrarian Construct 2
Artifact
Imprint - Whenever you would draw a card, you may remove it from the game instead. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.)
As long as a creature card is imprinted on Cybrarian Construct it becomes a copy of that creature except that it is still an artifact creature and gains "Imprint - At the end of your turn, put the imprinted card into your graveyard: Remove the top card of your library from the game. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.) It's artificial brain browses for a body to brawl with.
Edit: Damn you Lesurgo for having the same idea as me!!! At least our execution is different.
Mephidross Pest Engine -
Artifact
:3mana:, :symtap:: Put a 0/1 Pest artifact creature token into play.
Sacrifice a Pest: Put a +1/+1 counter on Mephidross Pest Engine.
Sacrifice a Pest: Mephidross Pest Engine becomes a 0/0 artifact creature with trample until end of turn. The Auriok usually omitted the true ending to the ironic tale, "Bolgri and the Long Day of Squashing."
Stormcaller Temple
Land (R)
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool. Stormcaller Temple deals 1 damage to you. RRRR: Stormcaller Temple becomes a 6/1 red Elemental creature with trample and haste until the end of turn.
At the end of turn, if Stormcaller Temple is a creature, sacrifice it.
XUU: Search your library for an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card with converted mana cost X and remove it from the game, then shuffle your library. Sum of All Ideas becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.
"Thoughts live, they die, and are reborn in the clouds to be thought once more."
- Whiticker, Master of Philosophy
Final Flood (R)
Land
Final Flood comes into play tapped.
Tap: Add U to your mana pool.
Tap, Tap an untapped permanent you control: Put a flood counter on that permanent. It becomes a copy of Final Flood.
3UUU: Final Flood and all permanents with a flood counter on them become 4/4 blue elemental creatures with flying. (This effect does not end at end of turn.) "When the sea takes flight, the rest of creation shall follow." Artist- Unknown (Art is from PolarBearGod's art thread.)
Atlantian Idol Artifact:symtap:: Add :symu::symu: to your mana pool.
:4mana::symu::symu:: Atlantian Idol becomes a 6/6 blue Leviathan artifact creature with trample until end of turn.
As long as Atlantian Idol is a creature it can't attack unless you sacrifice two Islands. In ancient times, its light guided lost merfolk to safe waters. Now it is only a beacon for death.
Acidic Vengeance4
Artifact (U)
Lands you control can't be the target of spells or abilities. 2R: Acidic Vengeance becomes a 3/3 red Elemental artifact creature until end of turn with trample.
Whenever Acidic Vengeance deals combat damage to a player, if it is a creature, destroy target land.
Match 3: Le Chat - schtingah
Judge: Zero Toleranc3
Retribution AuraU
Enchantment
As Retribution Aura comes into play, choose a player.
Whenever the chosen player plays a spell, Retribution Aura becomes an Elemental creature with power and toughness each equal to that spell's converted mana cost and flying. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.) “It’s ironic how most wizards can’t handle the power of their own spells.”
Match 6 - Silver_Seraph vs. skelvamp
Judge: SALAd
Good luck, Silver_Seraph!
Hand in Hand2
Artifact
:symtap:: Add W or B to your mana pool. WW: Hand in Hand becomes a 2/2 white Samurai artifact creature with bushido 1 and protection from black until end of turn. BB: Hand in Hand becomes a 2/2 black Samurai artifact creature with bushido 1 and protection from white until end of turn.
The art on the render is from Polar Bear God's art thread.
For this round, make a an artifact, enchantment or land card that turns itself into a creature. (Ex: Jade Statue, Still Life, or Treetop Village)
Bonus Points (only given to card's which fulfill the round requirements):
In creature form, it total power and toughness is 8 or less - 1 Point
In creature form, has a keyword ability (flying, fear, etc.) - 1 Point
Use Mana Symbols in card (must be in ALL places for mana symbols, and on both textcard and render (if submitted) to count) - 1 Point
Supply rendered card art - 1-2 Points (1 for supplying art, 1 additional discretionary for judges)
Point Breakdown:
Bonus (X/5): Judge how the card fits the bonus point parameters
Balance (X/10): Judge how the card is balanced, it's power level, and how it could break/make each format.
Flavor/Creativity/Quality (X/10): Judge how flavorful, cool, and well-worded the card is. Basically, the 'slick' category. (If a card fails to fit into the round, points should be deducted from here)
Players may wish to reference the Player List.
Now with that out of the way, you all have until midnight EST on Thursday the 11th (when Thursday becomes Friday).
Judges, please don't judge until the round is over, given this time set. You may start postings at 12:01 AM EST, even if we (Stax & Moss_Elemental) are not on just then to close the round. In the case of a tie, both players move on to the next round. However, please try to avoid ties if possible!
Match List:
Zero Tolorenc3 (Matches 1-3)
SALAd (Matches 4-6)
Cantripmancer (Matches 7-9)
KoolKoal (Matches 10-12)
PlanesJaywalker (Matches 13-15)
muchsarcasm (Matches 16-18)
Kraj (Matches 19-21)
Moss_Elemental (Matches 22-26)
Good luck, everyone.
Please have all discussions in the discussion thread. This thread is for cards and judgings only. Placeholders are still okay. If you post a placeholder, it will be linked to your name in this post.
If you submit a rendering, I recommend to attach it to your post. That way your judge will always be able to see it.
anna.mossity vs Echo
Judge - muchsarcasm
The Sleeping One
Legendary Land
1B, Sacrifice a creature: Add 4 mana to your mana pool.
4B, Sacrifice a creature: The Sleeping One becomes a 4/4 black creature with trample until end of turn.
The creature waits in indefinite slumber for living offerings.
The flavour text doesn't really make much sense, but meh.
I ommited "it's still a land" because, well, if you look at the picture, he's not still a land.
It is a 4/4. Ignore the text on the render, I am too lazy to open up photoshop.
Good Luck anna.mossity!
Bored? Watch this.
Jaxal1 vs. technik4
The Honorable Judge KoolKoal presiding.
Goblin Throne
Artifact
Goblins get +1/+1 and have mountainwalk.
Sacrifice a goblin: Goblin Thone becomes a 2/2 red Goblin Lord creature. (This effect does not end at end of turn.)
The reign of a Goblin king is rarely long, but is often memorable.
'Bad Spirit' banner by Hot Pizza at Ye Olde Sig and Avatar Shoppe
I was a Top 32 Contestant for RPG Superstar 2008!
Come take a look at my custom set, Lost Relics. (To be finished...eventually)
Check out the Pathfinder Roleplaying Game
Land (Rare)
t: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Sacrifice a land: Desert Pillars becomes a colorless creature with trample and power and toughness each to the number of land cards in your graveyard until the end of turn. It's still a land.
Judge: Cantripmancer
Seascape
Land
When Seascape comes into play, return an Island you control to its owner's hand. If you can't, sacrifice Seascape.
T: Add U to your mana pool.
2U: Seascape becomes a 1/2 Illusion creature with islandwalk and "Sacrifice this creature: Until end of turn, basic Islands produce an additional U when tapped for mana".
"I am in the arcane, and the arcane is in me."
Official Matron Mother of Clan Planar Chaos
Awesome Avatar and signature by DarkNightCavalier
Deraxas, Dark Maiden of Shimia,, still oddly obsessed with a mindmage.
Judge: Moss_Elemental
Good luck Lesurgo
City of the Clouded Mirror
Legendary Land (R)
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
U, Return a land you control to its owner's hand: Put a 1/1 blue Illusion creature token with flying into play.
UU: City of the Clouded Mirror becomes a 2/4 blue Spirit with flying until end of turn. It is still a land.
"Even in death he still protects his beloved home."
Credit for the art goes to Polarbeargod's thread and Polarbeargod for finding it.
Current Render
Judge: Zero Toleranc3
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Soul Leech -- 2UB
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature.
Enchanted creature gets -1/-1.
As enchanted creature is put into a graveyard, Soul Leech becomes a copy of that creature.
Love, hope, dreams, desire -- these are not what the spirits crave; no, their hunger is for something deeper.
Instant
Target spell or permanent's tone becomes playful.
In creature form, it total power and toughness is 8 or less - 1 Point
In creature form, has a keyword ability (flying, fear, etc.) - 1 Point
This is officially the most challenging round for me to date... should be fun!!!
Good luck, Janus!!!
Most honorable judge, Moss_Elemental.
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Soulsteel Armor 2
Artifact - Equipment (R)
Equipped creature gets +2/+1.
If equipped creature goes to the graveyard during combat, Soulsteel Armor gets a soul counter. If Soulsteel Armor has a soul counter, it becomes a 3/2 Golem artifact creature with shadow. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn; equipment that's a creature can't equip a creature.)
Equip 3
The souls of the fallen give life to the armor in the name of vengence.
Illus. yonaz (deviantART.com)
CCL Winner- July '08, Aug '08 Sept '08, Oct '08
Survivor- CCS: Lost in Takenuma, CCS: Stranded In Tolaria
Judge: SALAd
Good luck everybody!
Unfriendly Skies 3UU
Enchantment
Whenever a creature attacks you, tap that creature. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
2UU: Unfriendly Skies becomes an X/X blue Elemental creature with flying until end of turn, where X is the number of tapped creatures your opponents control.
"We laughed at the horror stories of the birdfolk until the clouds descended and we saw the horrors for ourselves."
--Handel, infantry soldier
Illus. Bread (sorry if that's wrong, but it's hard to read)
vs Alabran
Judge: muchsarcasm
Landstrider
Artifact
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool.
As long as you control no tapped lands,
Landstrider is a 4/3 artifact creature
with trample that can't be blocked by
creatures with defender.
When the ground shudders, it is silent.
Like freeform roleplaying? Try Darkness Befalls Us
Ryttare Kelasin Luna Orelinalei
Judged by: Zero Tolorenc3
Vigorous Chant :2mana::symw::symw:
Enchantment
Other creatures you control get +1/+1 and have vigilance.
As long as you control no other creatures, Vigorous Chant is a 3/3 Angel creature with flying and vigilance.
Her song is more than words and melody.
Judge: Kraj
Toymaker's Workshop
Legendary Artifact
Artifact creatures get +1/+1.
:4mana:: Toymaker's Workshop becomes a 2/2 Assistant creature with trample until end of turn.
The toymaker's animation spells even affected his workshop, which assisted him with his work if the need arose.
Enchantment
1UU: Raging Waves becomes a 4/4 Elemental creature with Islandwalk until end of turn. Its still an enchantment.
"Is it just me, or does that wave have arms?"
Note to Judge: Due to an oversight, "Its still an enchantment." was ommited from the render. Please rate as though this clause were written.
Artifact
Imprint - Whenever you would draw a card, you may remove it from the game instead. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.)
As long as a creature card is imprinted on Cybrarian Construct it becomes a copy of that creature except that it is still an artifact creature and gains "Imprint - At the end of your turn, put the imprinted card into your graveyard: Remove the top card of your library from the game. (The removed card is imprinted on this artifact.)
It's artificial brain browses for a body to brawl with.
Edit: Damn you Lesurgo for having the same idea as me!!! At least our execution is different.
Land (R)
:symtap:: Add to your mana pool. Stormcaller Temple deals 1 damage to you.
RRRR: Stormcaller Temple becomes a 6/1 red Elemental creature with trample and haste until the end of turn.
At the end of turn, if Stormcaller Temple is a creature, sacrifice it.
Record: 3-2
Simpsons Mafia (Newbie) - Vanilla Mafia - Win
The Fiasco Corporation - Town Reporter - Loss
Doomsday Mafia - Mafia Roleblocker - Win
Battle Royale Mafia - Serial Daykiller - Loss
Danger City Mafia - Vanilla Town - Win
Legendary Enchanment
XUU: Search your library for an artifact, creature, enchantment, or land card with converted mana cost X and remove it from the game, then shuffle your library. Sum of All Ideas becomes a copy of that card and gains this ability.
"Thoughts live, they die, and are reborn in the clouds to be thought once more."
- Whiticker, Master of Philosophy
billythefridge vs Huxley Bard
Judge: Moss Elemental
Strange Incarnate - :symbw::symbw::symbw:
Enchantment
If you control three or less creatures, creatures you contol gain fear.
If you control four or more creatures, Strange Incarnate becomes a 4/3 Wierd creature with fear. It's still an enchantment.
People seem to fear what they can't understand.
LISTEN TO MAH SONGZ!
@BillyTheFridge
Land
Final Flood comes into play tapped.
Tap: Add U to your mana pool.
Tap, Tap an untapped permanent you control: Put a flood counter on that permanent. It becomes a copy of Final Flood.
3UUU: Final Flood and all permanents with a flood counter on them become 4/4 blue elemental creatures with flying. (This effect does not end at end of turn.)
"When the sea takes flight, the rest of creation shall follow."
Artist- Unknown (Art is from PolarBearGod's art thread.)
anna.mossity vs Echo
Judge - muchsarcasm
Good luck Echo
Atlantian Idol
Artifact:symtap:: Add :symu::symu: to your mana pool.
:4mana::symu::symu:: Atlantian Idol becomes a 6/6 blue Leviathan artifact creature with trample until end of turn.
As long as Atlantian Idol is a creature it can't attack unless you sacrifice two Islands.
In ancient times, its light guided lost merfolk to safe waters. Now it is only a beacon for death.
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Judge: Moss_Elemental
Acidic Vengeance 4
Artifact (U)
Lands you control can't be the target of spells or abilities.
2R: Acidic Vengeance becomes a 3/3 red Elemental artifact creature until end of turn with trample.
Whenever Acidic Vengeance deals combat damage to a player, if it is a creature, destroy target land.
Judge: Zero Toleranc3
Enchantment
As Retribution Aura comes into play, choose a player.
Whenever the chosen player plays a spell, Retribution Aura becomes an Elemental creature with power and toughness each equal to that spell's converted mana cost and flying. (This effect doesn't end at end of turn.)
“It’s ironic how most wizards can’t handle the power of their own spells.”
Judge: SALAd
Good luck, Silver_Seraph!
Hand in Hand 2
Artifact
:symtap:: Add W or B to your mana pool.
WW: Hand in Hand becomes a 2/2 white Samurai artifact creature with bushido 1 and protection from black until end of turn.
BB: Hand in Hand becomes a 2/2 black Samurai artifact creature with bushido 1 and protection from white until end of turn.
The art on the render is from Polar Bear God's art thread.
Judge - Cantripmancer
Finally, my card:
Evil Within 2B
Enchantment (rare)
As Evil Within comes into play, choose target creature you control.
When the chosen creature is put into a graveyard, Evil Within becomes a 4/4 Horror creature with fear.
Some people say it's what's within that counts.
Illus. Patrick McEvoy
Took me a while to finish it, and it was a problem finding a picture for it.