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Ascended Mage
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As new sets come out I see the same abilities over and over with no move toward a keyword for them. With the desire to simplify card text, I see no reason the following abilites shouldn't have their own keyword.
Rage: ~ attacks each turn if able. Bloodcrazed Neonate Panic: ~ can't block. Gravecrawler Looting: Whenver ~ deals combat damage to a player, you may draw a card. Neurok Commando Infiltrate: ~ is unblockable. Blighted Agent I'm sure there are more. What would you add? |
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"~ enters the battlefield tapped" appears often enough to be keyworded, but I can't think of a word to use for it that's suitable for all (or even most) cases in which it appears. Wizards probably can't either or they'd have done it a long time ago.
And, of course, I'd scrap intimidate (up there with dredge and recover in my most hated mechanics list) and consolidate all 'creatures with characteristic X can't block this' into a single mechanic; let's call it dread. Barrenton Cragtreads ![]() ![]() ![]() Creature - Kithkin Scout Red dread 3/3 Dread Warlock ![]() ![]() ![]() Creature - Human Wizard Nonblack dread 2/2 Dust Elemental ![]() ![]() ![]() Creature - Elemental Flash Flying, nonartifact dread, nonblack dread (*) When Dust Elemental enters the battlefield, return three creatures you control to their owner's hand. 6/6 Highborn Ghoul ![]() ![]() Creature - Zombie Highborn Ghoul has nonartifact dread and dread in the colors it isn't. (**) 2/1 Maybe even... Bog Rats ![]() Creature - Rat Wall dread 1/1 (*) I know it's functionally different to fear, but it's close enough for me. Besides, fear was functionally different pre-keywording too. (**) I know it's very inelegant wording, but what else can you do with such an ill-conceived mechanic?
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Ascended Mage
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????: ~ enters the battlefield tapped Geralf's Messenger
????: ~ does not untap during your untap step Galvanic Juggernaut |
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Archmage Overlord
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I kind of agree. Words like "Hexproof" are nice and simple and easier to say. But when they start keywording too much, it'll be annoying. I did think that maybe they oughta keyword Firebreathing, but I like it as "Magic lingo."
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