General Custom Cards: The Lab
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Onderzeeboot
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Yeah, I can't get away with that. Not everyone in my playgroup knows the abilities in and out, so I want the reminder text.
Bummer. In that case the trigger might be nicer.
However, the three cycling version lays out the options clearly. The trigger version is more lenticular because there's a leap, however small, in realizing that the ability has the options like that. Important to think about in terms of evaluation while drafting.
#elegance
Onderzeeboot
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That would play awesome, is my guess, but I'm heavily disincentivizing fixing outside the supported five guilds. All the green ramp spells search for basic Forests for example. Also, I need the card to tap for colorless mana to support the Eldrazi madness.
Can search for wastes. But I get what you are meaning.
Onderzeeboot
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Onderzeeboot
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Yeah, that sounds like a nice way to set it up. I chose to go the other way though, setting 
as a truly neutral color by scattering it through all colors, with the help of customs here and there.
as a truly neutral color by scattering it through all colors, with the help of customs here and there.
Onderzeeboot
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Is this the right mana cost for this effect? Seems exciting on turn 4 with a one drop in tow, but decidedly unexciting at
, so I guess it is? Anyway, Spawnwrithe meets Pyromancer's Assault, which was failing spectacularly at promoting the tiny two spells matter subtheme in .
I'm pretty wary of cards that can grow exponentially. At least spawnwrithe has to get damage through in combat. This guy can chill on your side of the field until you put 2 spells together. He also makes a very good turn 4 play if you have a cantrip or other 1 manage spell.
Spawnwrithe also has trample while this new guy is just vanilla in terms of combat. I think it's a cool card that seems worse than Monastery Mentor most of the time.
It should clearly be named Surgewrithe though.
It should clearly be named Surgewrithe though.
Test it! it does take 2-3 turns of having/casting 2 spells a turn to start getting OP, but it is definitely strong. I am a little wary of things that make copies of themselves, though. Killing this permanently looks like it could be a tall order, especially on the T4 this + 1 CMC spell
Test it!
Test it!
Chris Taylor
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I mean it doubles each turn if triggered yes? Monastary Mentory is better if you're full on storm, but this card is better over more turns and a less explosive deck, which is what limited environments usually have?
Onderzeeboot
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It's pretty hard to cast two spells for three turns in a row in limited, but even four 2/2's for three mana is already pretty busted, and you can start with two of these in play if you time your one drop correctly. I guess Safra is right, and it needs to be tested, because it could certainly be too strong!
Chris Taylor
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If it winds up being too powerful a version with a better body that makes a more generic token could be cool
Onderzeeboot
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Yeah, it has to be something that sets it apart from Monastery Mentor though. Maybe 3/3 making 2/2 haste tokens?
I kinda like the tokens being copies of the creature, the prospect of doubling them each turn is going to get drafters excited. Harder to balance for sure but more of a fresh and unexplored design space. With generic tokens the design gets pretty close to something like Talrand, Sky Summoner.
I'd be trying to draft it along with something like Gitaxian Probe that would let me cast it on curve and still get a token. Then next main phase hopefully go up to four of 'em, at which point it's basically a Pack Rat Army and you can either start attacking or using them to chump and still have enough to profitably double on later turns.
Has mild synergy with stuff like Rebound, and like all good things in life, has synergy with Gravecrawler
I'd be trying to draft it along with something like Gitaxian Probe that would let me cast it on curve and still get a token. Then next main phase hopefully go up to four of 'em, at which point it's basically a Pack Rat Army and you can either start attacking or using them to chump and still have enough to profitably double on later turns.
Has mild synergy with stuff like Rebound, and like all good things in life, has synergy with Gravecrawler
Onderzeeboot
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If you are referring to the Magic card, it's Lazav This could easily be 3 mana, I think?
This could easily be 3 mana, I think?
Onderzeeboot
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Could be.If you are referring to the Magic card, it's Lazav
Lol.
Onderzeeboot
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I found something that is still exciting but waaaaaay less explosive/abusive
