I will be posting a (hopefully) regular stream of cards every couple days on the main Card Creation forum for critiquing, then having the somewhat final forms added here until we get a rough draft. Playtesting will need to happen, but that's a problem for a later day.
Design Standards/Goals:
1. This is a 360 card cube. 50 cards in each color, 60 Guild, and 50 Colorless.
2: The majority of card's need to be easily grokkable. Player's are playing with hundreds of cards they've never seen before. Making each design easy to understand will make the whole process alot smoother.
3. Creature card power levels should be around the current design standards, and noncreature card power levels should be around Urza's block design standards. Planeswalker's will be measured on a case by case basis.
4. There will be reprints in this cube (roughly 10%). I will be choosing the most simplistic cube effects (Think Lightning Bolt and Original Dual lands) and extremely interesting engine cards (Think Reveillark) and using them to take a bit of work load off of this project, and give the players of a bit of familiarity.
First, a charm cycle. I designed this cycle with the following things in mind:
- Tight cycle (2C; 1 CS/CA effect, 1 Offensive Effect, 1 Defensive Effect)
- Strong two mana effects.
- Would use the mechanic Purified (ability word that cares about only a single color being used)
- Disclaimer: I know they will be a bit lengthy, but I'm fine with it.
[White, NC_CMC3]
Faithful Hymn2W
Instant {R}
Choose one - Untap all creatures you control; or exile target blocking creature; or attach target equipment you own to a creature you control.
Purified - If only white mana was spent to cast Faithful Hymn, choose two instead.
[Blue, NC_CMC3]
Inquisitive Hymn2U
Instant {R}
Choose one - Choose new targets for target spell; or target creature you control gains hexproof and is unblockable until end of turn; or draw two cards, then discard a card.
Purified - If only blue mana was spent to cast Inquisitive Hymn, choose two instead.
[Black, NC_CMC3]
Desecration Hymn2B
Instant {R}
Choose one - Sacrifice any number of creatures, then gain 4 life for each creature sacrificed this way; or destroy target nonblack creature; or return any number of creature cards with total power 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.
Purified - If only black mana was spent to cast Desecration Hymn, choose two instead.
[Red, NC_CMC3]
Reckless Hymn2R
Instant {R}
Choose one - Reckless Hymn deals 3 damage to target creature or player; or take an extra turn after this one, then skip the turn after that; or add R to your mana pool for each creature you control.
Purified - If only red mana was spent to cast Reckless Hymn, choose two instead.
[Green, NC_CMC3]
Embracing Hymn2G
Instant {R}
Choose one - Shuffle target artifact or enchantment into its owner's library; or target creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample until end of turn; or search your library for a Forest card and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Purified - If only green mana was spent to cast Embracing Hymn, choose two instead.
These were a lot harder to create than I imagined they would be. I doubt they are even close to the final versions of them, but it will depend heavily on the feedback I receive on them and their power level at the moment. Flavor needs to be there as well (naming help etc).
Now for the other 5 randoms:
[Blue, C_CMC3]
Raindance Drake1UU
Creature - Drake {R}
3/3
Flying
Whenever Raindance Drake attacks, you may put a flood counter on target land. (Lands with flood counters on them are Islands.)
[Colorless, Equipment]
Devil's Chariot5
Artifact - Equipment {MR}
As Devil's Chariot enters the battlefield, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If you do, Devil's Chariot enters the battlefield attached to that creature.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1, has intimidate, and is a Zombie in addition to it's other creature types.
Equip 2
[Blue, NC_CMC2]
Temporal Crossroads1UU
Enchantment {MR} U, Discard a instant card: Search your library for a sorcery card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library. U, Discard a sorcery card: Search your library for an instant card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
[Colorless, Equipment]
Radiant RevolverX
Artifact - Equipment {R}
Sunburst
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may have Radiant Revolver deal damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to target creature. If you do, remove a charge counter from Radiant Revolver.
Equip 2
[Black, C_CMC2]
Fleshwrithe1B
Creature -Zombie {U}
2/1
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard. If a creature card is put into a graveyard this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Fleshwrithe. It gains intimidate until end of turn. Brains...
Need a lot of flavor help on some of these. Thanks to any that participate!
2. Lightning Bolt
3. Llanowar Elves
1/10/2013 - Immortal Elder (White, C_CMC4), Fearless Knight (White, C_CMC2), Unparalleled Foresight (Blue, NC_CMC3)
1/11/2013 - Demonic Mentor (Guild, UB_Control), Reckless Pride (Green, C_CMC1), Scrapyard Thug (Black, C_CMC1)
1/12/2013 - Seismic Seizure (Red, NC_CMC4), An'Zho Priest (White, C_CMC2), Soul Purge (White, NC_CMC1)
1/13/2013 - Rhox Purifier (White, C_CMC4), Kal, Fallen Prophet (Guild, BW_Control), Decaying Historian (Guild, BG_Midrange)
1/15/2013 - Blazing Figurant (Red, C_CMC2), Blinded Mentor (Red, C_CMC2), Vindictive Knight (Guild, BW_Removal)
1/16/2013 - Violent Decree (Black, C_CMC5), Beckoning Call (White, NC_CMC3), Eternal Shepherd (White, C_CMC3)
1/17/2013 - Trojan Shackler (Red, C_CMC4), Startling Ambush (Red, NC_CMC3), Goblin Quickblade (Red, C_CMC1)
1/22/2013 - Fusion Cellar (Colorless, Utility), Pandora's Reckoning (Colorless, Utility), Magnetic Hilt (Colorless, Equipment)
1/23/2013 - Inevia, Dryad's Progenitor (Green, NC_CMC1), Oracle's Premonition (Blue, NC_CMC2), Omnath's Sanctuary (Green, NC_Land)
1/25/2013 - Gareth, High Judge (White, NC_CMC5), Predator Chameleon (Green, C_CMC1), Wandering Wraith (Guild, BW_UtilityCreature)
1/30/2013 - Terra Mox (Colorless, ManaRock), Metamorphling (Blue, C_CMC5), Thunderous Stomp (Red, NC_CMC1), Ethereal Envoy (White, C_CMC2), Boros Tactician (Guild, RW_AggroCreature), Four Leaf Clover (Green, NC_CMC2), Wisp of Memories (Blue, C_CMC1), Spite Death (Guild, BR_Reanimation), Lightning Storm (Red, NC_CMC3), Reality Sculptor (Blue, C_CMC3)
1/31/2013 - Phyrexian Influence (Guild, BG_Enchantment), Overgrow (Green, NC_CMC3), Inspired Tinkerer (Blue, C_CMC4), Luna Ring (Colorless, ManaRock), Planar Excavator (Colorless, ManaRock), Izzet Curiosity (Guild, UR_Combo), Stampede Invoker (Green, C_CMC2)
- Tight cycle (2C; 1 CS/CA effect, 1 Offensive Effect, 1 Defensive Effect)
- Strong two mana effects.
- Would use the mechanic Purified (ability word that cares about only a single color being used)
- Disclaimer: I know they will be a bit lengthy, but I'm fine with it.
[White, NC_CMC3]
Instant {R}
Choose one - Untap all creatures you control; or exile target blocking creature; or attach target equipment you own to a creature you control.
Purified - If only white mana was spent to cast Faithful Hymn, choose two instead.
Instant {R}
Choose one - Choose new targets for target spell; or target creature you control gains hexproof and is unblockable until end of turn; or draw two cards, then discard a card.
Purified - If only blue mana was spent to cast Inquisitive Hymn, choose two instead.
Instant {R}
Choose one - Sacrifice any number of creatures, then gain 4 life for each creature sacrificed this way; or destroy target nonblack creature; or return any number of creature cards with total power 3 or less from your graveyard to your hand.
Purified - If only black mana was spent to cast Desecration Hymn, choose two instead.
Instant {R}
Choose one - Reckless Hymn deals 3 damage to target creature or player; or take an extra turn after this one, then skip the turn after that; or add R to your mana pool for each creature you control.
Purified - If only red mana was spent to cast Reckless Hymn, choose two instead.
Instant {R}
Choose one - Shuffle target artifact or enchantment into its owner's library; or target creature gets +4/+4 and gains trample until end of turn; or search your library for a Forest card and put it onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle your library.
Purified - If only green mana was spent to cast Embracing Hymn, choose two instead.
These were a lot harder to create than I imagined they would be. I doubt they are even close to the final versions of them, but it will depend heavily on the feedback I receive on them and their power level at the moment. Flavor needs to be there as well (naming help etc).
Now for the other 5 randoms:
[Blue, C_CMC3]
Creature - Drake {R}
3/3
Flying
Whenever Raindance Drake attacks, you may put a flood counter on target land. (Lands with flood counters on them are Islands.)
Artifact - Equipment {MR}
As Devil's Chariot enters the battlefield, you may return target creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield. If you do, Devil's Chariot enters the battlefield attached to that creature.
Equipped creature gets +1/+1, has intimidate, and is a Zombie in addition to it's other creature types.
Equip 2
Enchantment {MR}
U, Discard a instant card: Search your library for a sorcery card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
U, Discard a sorcery card: Search your library for an instant card, reveal that card, and put it into your hand. Then shuffle your library.
Artifact - Equipment {R}
Sunburst
Whenever equipped creature attacks, you may have Radiant Revolver deal damage equal to the number of charge counters on it to target creature. If you do, remove a charge counter from Radiant Revolver.
Equip 2
Creature -Zombie {U}
2/1
At the beginning of your upkeep, each player puts the top card of their library into their graveyard. If a creature card is put into a graveyard this way, put a +1/+1 counter on Fleshwrithe. It gains intimidate until end of turn.
Brains...
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