We just used a post-it to note down whatever was being copied and kept it inside a sleeve with a basic land. Markers over basic lands or crappy cards are also a possibility.
General Custom Cards: The Lab
- Thread starter anotak
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We just used a post-it to note down whatever was being copied and kept it inside a sleeve with a basic land. Markers over basic lands or crappy cards are also a possibility.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
I choose for you to discard three cards!Thinking about playable discard. How does this rate?
; Sorcery ; Target player chooses one:
- Discard three cards
- Reveal two non-land cards and put them on the top of that player's library in any order
In all seriousness, you need to reword that card
Target opponent chooses one -
- That player discards three cards.
- That player reveals two nonland cards from his or her library. Put them on top of that player's library in any order.
I kinda dislike marrying the hybrid black mana with straight black mana, do you really want this to be cast at three mana?
A Vast Sea of Muddled Golems
Artifact Land
You may have THIS cipt. If you do, add a counter to target artifact of the same kind as a counter it already has.
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Artifact Land
You may have THIS cipt. If you do, add a counter to target artifact of the same kind as a counter it already has.
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
Aoret
Developer
Why not just "if you do, proliferate"? Templating is much cleaner. Yes, it's more powerful that way, but probably not ridiculous. I think I'd run it in ULD written that way; I actually think this is pretty cool.
Chris Taylor
Contributor
Each instance of proliferate is an anthemn, remember. Might be a but much for an ETB tapped land
Yeah, I'm a little bit afraid of the ceiling on Proliferate, considering that artifact lands are fetchable with trinket mage and the like. But hey, it's a custom card, if the idea tickles your fancy I'd love to hear how any version of it works for you, even dialed up or down!
Chris Taylor
Contributor
I think adding a counter is a better one. It depends hugely on what counters can do in your enviornment, but the basement of adding a +1/+1 counter might go a long way to helping this card get noticed
Aoret
Developer
Not sure I get what you mean CT. You talking about density of +1/+1 counter effects making it effectively an anthem? You're probably right about it just always ETBT-ing.
The +1/+1 counter version is solid too though, maybe I'll run both just for the hell of it.
Lich hat? Artifact equipment? I don't know. Once you have that card right there (tuned up or down to suit your cube's power level), plus some way to turn one of your other creatures into a lich, you've explored most of the design space already?
Single-Serving Shield Spell
Instant
Target tapped creature gains hexproof until it becomes untapped.
Draw a card.
Instant
Target tapped creature gains hexproof until it becomes untapped.
Draw a card.
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
Hmm... Not really elegant. Why not "Target tapped creature gains hexproof until end of turn." or, if you really need to, "until the start of your next turn."?Single-Serving Shield Spell
Instant
Target tapped creature gains hexproof until it becomes untapped.
Draw a card.
Because of some blue cards and artifacts that can perma-self-tap to possess or arrest things.
Until start of next turn would probably be fine though?
Single-Serving Spellskin
Flash Enchantment
Enchant tapped creature
Creature has hexproof
When enchanted creature becomes untapped, sacrifice THIS and draw a card.
But if you're already forced to remember that a thing is staying tapped, AND affecting another thing until first thing becomes untapped, how hard is it to tack on "also untargetable during that time"? Especially because you memorably played the instant in order to fizzle your opponent's first attempt to wallop your creature?
Single-Serving SpellskinFlash EnchantmentEnchant tapped creatureCreature has hexproofWhen enchanted creature becomes untapped, sacrifice THIS and draw a card.But if you're already forced to remember that a thing is staying tapped, AND affecting another thing until first thing becomes untapped, how hard is it to tack on "also untargetable during that time"? Especially because you memorably played the instant in order to fizzle your opponent's first attempt to wallop your creature?
Assume it's game two, you're at 10 life with a board presence but no hand, I'm on control and I just stabilized with a grip of answers. You're trying to work out what I've got, I'm trying to remember what you could topdeck, and maybe it's a couple turns before I want to kill your Old Man, get back my duder, and then make more profitable blocks or whatever. When I go to do that, and you stop me to point at some piece of shit cantrip in your graveyard - assuming you still remember it's there? - I will leave and not come back to play your Cube with its custom cards. This will literally harsh my vibe.
Wizards don't make cards like that for the same reason. (Riding the Dilu Horse is the rare formatting exception that's pleasant to cast)
e: and i don't think i'd ever take it outta my sideboard there's more catch-all ways to protect Rubinia so the proposition is an awkward card that's super niche
Haha, okay maybe the very cards that I was thinking of supporting, are bad design in the first place. Thanks for the thoughts people!
Aoret
Developer
At what P/T and mana cost would precursor golem be interesting enough to run? Assume a couple of pump spells in the format and a great deal of removal that makes him look stupid.
Is Precursor not already interesting enough? Your cube looks comparable to mine in power level, and my drafters have been happy to run Precursor even without pump.
I'm brainstorming cards for the Jund slot in my cube (the custom I have there has barely seen play). How does this look?
Spitting Thrinax
Creature - Lizard
When ~ enters the battlefield, ~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
When ~ dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
2/1
I'm brainstorming cards for the Jund slot in my cube (the custom I have there has barely seen play). How does this look?
Spitting Thrinax
Creature - Lizard
When ~ enters the battlefield, ~ deals 1 damage to target creature or player.
When ~ dies, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of the next end step.
2/1
Chris Taylor
Contributor
So strictly worse ghost quarter? o.O
Onderzeeboot
Ecstatic Orb
I don't think it's strictly worse or better, it's an altogether different animal.
"Sacrifice ~: Destroy target nonbasic land. Its controller searches his or her library for a basic land card, reveals it, puts it into his or her hand, then shuffles his or her library."
That actually sounds like a lofty compromise between Wasteland and Ghost Quarter!