General Print this Wizards! (So I can put it in my cube)

[anotak]

ok some more awful ideas

this seems fair??:
Path to Counterspell
Instant
Exile target spell. Its controller may search his or her library for a basic land card, put that card onto the battlefield tapped, then shuffle his or her library.

this doesn't really work like wrath, perhaps if it also countered your next spell somehow:
Wrath of Counterspell
Instant
Counter all spells.

this was supposed to be a black counterspell but it just didnt feel like it. i suspect this is probably not fun or interesting but maybe it'll give someone a better idea:
What Is This
Instant
Choose target spell an opponent controls. The owner of that spell reveals his or her hand. You may choose a nonland card from it. If you do, counter than spell, and that player casts that card without paying its mana cost.

 

[Jason Waddell]

Uh... 1C hard counter feels like something Blue doesn't even get. Yeah, there's a downside, but... hmm... that would be a pretty premier counterspell I think.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Compare Arcane Denial, which is my no means printable by modern standards.

I don't think counterpath is printable at all
Maybe for UW? I think I remember seeing that on MTGS a while back

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

Next stage evolution
2G instant
Sacrifice target creature. You may search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost equal to the sacced creature +1 and put it into play.

?

 

[Chris Taylor]

I almost feel like it should cost 1 and a phyrexian green, just to mirror its predecessor

 

[anotak]

yeah maybe 1W is a bit overzealous

1WW

 

[Lucre]

some more controversial ideas I can think of at a-million-o'clock. I really encourage everyone to respond and to try to respond to as many as they can think of something to say about.

Crypt Calling
Sorcery (U)
Return target creature from your graveyard to play.
When you cycle Crypt Calling you may return a creature from your graveyard to your hand.
Cycling -

Rugged Outsider
Creature - Human Elf Rogue (U)
Deathtouch
Discard a land card from your hand: Rugged Outsider becomes a 3/3 until end of turn.
1/1
(lots of things can change about this guy)

Guiding Ancestor
Creature - Spirit (U)
Flying
When Guiding Ancestor enters the battlefield, search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost 1 or less and put it into your hand. Shuffle or whatever.
1/1

Geology (or 2/g 2/g)
Sorcery (C)
Return a land card from your graveyard to your hand.
Draw a card.

Wild Retort
Instant (C)
Wild Retort deals 2 damage to target spell's controller, counter that spell unless it's controller pays 2.

Town-Razer Dragon
Creature - Dragon (R)
Flying
Contract - , Discard Town-Razer Dragon from your hand: Destroy target non-basic land.
4/5

(yes I know it's channel)

 

[Kuldahar]

some more controversial ideas I can think of at a-million-o'clock. I really encourage everyone to respond and to try to respond to as many as they can think of something to say about.

Crypt Calling
Sorcery (U)
Return target creature from your graveyard to play.
When you cycle Crypt Calling you may return a creature from your graveyard to your hand.
Cycling -

At first glance I'd put the cycling cost to , but I think this is pretty good. It's either a reanimate spell, or a cantrip raise dead. Nice.

Rugged Outsider
Creature - Human Elf Rogue (U)
Deathtouch
Discard a land card from your hand: Rugged Outsider becomes a 3/3 until end of turn.
1/1
(lots of things can change about this guy)

I'm really not sure about this guy. I can't put my finger on it yet.

Wild Retort
Instant (C)
Wild Retort deals 2 damage to target spell's controller, counter that spell unless it's controller pays 2.

I really like this card. I think it's definitely pushed, but Izzet needs some guts.

However you need to compare it to


It's almost too good?

 

[anotak]

i dont think you should compare it to a 3 mode charm

i think a more appropriate comparison is countersquall which has seen very little play in general and i think its fine

 

[Kuldahar]

Good point.

 

[Jason Waddell]

Rugged Outsider
Creature - Human Elf Rogue (U)
Deathtouch
Discard a land card from your hand: Rugged Outsider becomes a 3/3 until end of turn.
1/1
(lots of things can change about this guy)

Probably what feels weird is that:
a) it's a 1-drop that gets as big as Wild Mongrel after one discard
b) Deathtouch and pump on the same card are kinda wonky
c) becoming 3/3 is less, uh, exciting that getting, say, +2/+2 til EOT

I'm not really sure what the design is trying to accomplish.

 

[anotak]

i dont like deathtouch about that guy but i like everything else

i dont like 2R instant speed stone rain that cant be countered, i get the idea though and im not opposed but it needs some tweaking

i do like geology, but i dont think it does enough to deserve a cube spot in most cubes

crypt calling is cool but what makes it 2BB instead of 3B

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

Aggro land
Tap add 1 to your pool.
Tap add one mana of any colour to your pool. Use this only to cast spells of cmc 2 or less.

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

Avatar state
4GGG sorcery
Draw 3 cards. Destroy up to 3 artifacts and/or enchantments. Gain control of all permanents you own.

Borderline under costed?

 

[Jason Waddell]

Avatar state
4GGG sorcery
Draw 3 cards. Destroy up to 3 artifacts and/or enchantments. Gain control of all permanents you own.

Borderline under costed?

This seems like a card I would never run in one of my cube decks. I could imagine it in a Commander set, as cliche as that is to say.

 

[Alfonzo Bonzo]

This seems like a card I would never run in one of my cube decks. I could imagine it in a Commander set, as cliche as that is to say.

Would you play it in eldrazi domain?
What if cost 5 (6?) and did 2 cards, 2 destroys and regain control?

 

[Jason Waddell]

Stuff is rarely stolen, and the Eldrazi-Domain cube plays almost no artifacts and enchantments, and none that really need to be killed. Maybe if it hit non-creature permanents or something.

Things are also stolen (or given) pretty rarely.

 

[anotak]

and if they are its usually through an artifact or enchantment

 

[Lucre]

you guys should totes talk about my sweet cards more. How would you change them?

 

[Jason Waddell]

you guys should totes talk about my sweet cards more. How would you change them?

Post them again, and in a smaller batch? My attention span for custom cards is small and if I read a long list my brain is too dead to talk about them.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Crypt Calling
Sorcery (U)
Return target creature from your graveyard to play.
When you cycle Crypt Calling you may return a creature from your graveyard to your hand.
Cycling -

It's kinda cool, and it makes flavor sense, but it's bad in both reanimator (where you need the spells to be cheaper like reanimate grindier like unburial rites) and in fair decks because I'm not sure I've ever seen a raise dead variant I'd cube (other than eternal witness)

Rugged Outsider
Creature - Human Elf Rogue (U)
Deathtouch
Discard a land card from your hand: Rugged Outsider becomes a 3/3 until end of turn.
1/1

As above, why deathtouch? why does he get a static size instead of a pump? Why only lands?
Like, typhiod rats is kinda a control card, but this guy pumps, which makes me think attacking, but then you have to discard cards, so madness, but wait lands can't have madness can they? How would that even work?
My brain hurts

Guiding Ancestor
Creature - Spirit (U)
Flying
When Guiding Ancestor enters the battlefield, search your library for a creature card with converted mana cost 1 or less and put it into your hand. Shuffle or whatever.
1/1

You know, I think this is what squadron hawk wants to be in cube
Love it!

Geology (or 2/g 2/g)
Sorcery (C)
Return a land card from your graveyard to your hand.
Draw a card.

Probably 1G, I don't see people paying 4 for this in black decks.
Does green want a conditional divination? I dunno. Maybe this whole green control thing is the inspiration, but I prefer sylvan library type filtering (Even if sylvan library would be a UB card these days)

Wild Retort
Instant (C)
Wild Retort deals 2 damage to target spell's controller, counter that spell unless it's controller pays 2.

Cool card, probably not too too strong. I know you have it worded the way you do because if they're reversed it looks like they only take damage if they pay mana, but the end result looks weird. I think it'll come across clear enough if there's a line break between the two effects:

Counter target spell unless its controller pays 2.
~ deals 2 damage to that spells controller.

Town-Razer Dragon
Creature - Dragon (R)
Flying
Contract - , Discard Town-Razer Dragon from your hand: Destroy target non-basic land.
4/5

I like the idea, and channel was a sweet mechanic, but the creature is a little boring here. I'm not too worried about the uncounterable instant stone rain, but I'm probably alone.
Is channel just less awesome evoke? You decide.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Post them again, and in a smaller batch? My attention span for custom cards is small and if I read a long list my brain is too dead to talk about them.

Yeah I think to really capture the not insane crowd, 2-3 cards at a time, tops

 

[Jason Waddell]

Card design request: Chromasticore.

 

[Lucre]

Rugged Outsider

Creature - Human Elf Rogue (C)
Discard a land card from your hand: Rugged Outsider becomes a 3/3 until end of turn.
Cycling -

1/1

I like lands going to the grave. I also like temporary power and toughness changes. Lands could be a lot cooler for aggro decks right? Land cycling?

Town-Razer Dragon
Creature - Dragon (R)
Flying
Contract - , Discard Town-Razer Dragon from your hand: Destroy target non-basic land. Play this ability only sorcery like.
4/5

I don't mind abilities that can't be countered, oddly enough, most colours and decks don't have all that much access to proper counterspells anyway.

 

[Chris Taylor]

Card design request: Chromasticore.

Just how big does a WUBRG costed creature with masticore's downside get to be? Like a 11/11?