Card creation challenge
Custom Cards forum
Posted on Aug. 28, 2015, 4:15 p.m. by TheNextRedDude
Ok, heres how this works. You create a card to the specifications of the person above you, then list your own card idea for the next person. I'll start.
Variety XX
Sorcery
If X is 2 or lower, draw X cards. If X is 3, put X +1/+1 counters on X target creatures. If X is 4, return X target creatures from your graveyard to the battlefield. If X is 5 or more, Variety deals x damage to target creature or player. If X is 10 or more, you win the game.
Create a life gaining multicolored Turtle with power twice it's toughness or vice versa.
Made_Compleat says... #2
Ionomancy, since pH is determined by the charges of Hydrogen ions? Although, that would imply the use of electric currents. Or plasma. Hmm, plasma...
Ionic Bolt
Instant
Plot
Ionic Bolt deals 2 damage to any target. If it was plotted, draw a card.
Plasma, please!
May 16, 2024 3:33 p.m.
Dana_in_Love845 says... #3
Not at all a science person tbh, but I will try.
Plasma Weird
Creature - Weird
Haste
: Plasma weird phases out. At the start of your next combat damage step, it phases in tapped and attacking.
"It worked! I finally figured out how to enhance its speed!... Where did it go?..." - Izzet Guildmage
3/2
Wild(s of Eldraine) (No, actually, do something that would fit in that set.)
May 16, 2024 5:54 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #4
Golden Honey
Creature - Ooze Food
Lifelink
, , sacrifice this creature: Target creature you control gains lifelink until end of turn.
Golden Honey are usually hunted down for their medicinal purposes. Although the fact they are quite delicious might also have something to do with it...
2/4
^_^
Make a black ooze made from dark chocolate!!
May 16, 2024 6:07 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #5
I just realized I made two ooze cards in a row, and requested a third. Guess I'm on an ooze bender now? Lol
May 16, 2024 6:22 p.m. Edited.
Dana_in_Love845 says... #6
Fudge Feaster
Artifact Creature - Ooze Food
Menace
, Sacrifice a Food: Destroy target creature with power less than Fudge Feaster's power. Put a -1/-1 counter on Fudge Feaster.
Eat or be Eaten
4/4
How about a red Ooze? Just to round out the color pie.
May 16, 2024 7:16 p.m.
austintayshus says... #7
Strawberry Tosser
Creature - Food Ooze
Whenever Strawberry Tosser or another food enters the battlefield, you may sacrifice a food. If you do, Strawberry tosser deals 2 damage to any target.
,, Sacrifice Strawbery tosser: You gain 3 life.
2/2
I'd like to think this guy is basically just strawberry syrup, but he knows how to suck in food and contort his body to trebuchet food at things.
Challenge: Make another food ooze. We haven't had a mono-blue (blueberry, acai, blue cheese? lol) or mono-green (lettuce, avocado, spinch, almost any plant really lol) food ooze yet.
OR
Make a card with X in it's mana cost.
May 16, 2024 8:35 p.m. Edited.
austintayshus says... #8
*whenever strawberry tosser or ANOTHER FOOD YOU CONTROL enters the battlefield...
carry on :(
May 16, 2024 9:14 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #9
Raspberry Delight
Creature - Ooze Food
When Raspberry Delight enters the battlefield, scry X then you may reveal the top card of your library. If you do, create a number of food tokens equal to that cards mana value.
, , sacrifice a food: Draw a card."
_It's an acquired taste, but one well worth trying..."
2/2
GREEN OOZE FOOD NOW PLEASE then we can be done with it :)))
May 16, 2024 9:18 p.m.
TypicalTimmy for the acidomancy, may I suggest corrosimancer? Based on corrosion/corrosive. If this magical art isn't just used for fighting, but also used to clean bathtubs with the power of neutralizing reactions and make everything taste better with phenolic acids, maybe chemister would work. If you want to avoid just calling it chemistry, there's chemisturge and chemisturgy.
Anyway,
Mint Gel
Creature - Food Ooze
Flash
Whenever a Food enters the battlefield, prevent all noncombat damage that would be dealt by other creatures this turn.
2/2
A fresh cooling sensation, followed by an inability to stand upright.
Create a card with the phrase "If a player would sacrifice a land,..."
May 17, 2024 12:02 a.m.
Bala Ged Assimilator
Creature - Eldrazi
Annihilator 1
If a player would sacrifice a land, exile it instead.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a land from exile onto the battlefield under your control.
2/6
Create a 1/1 with indestructible.
May 17, 2024 12:36 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #12
Darksteel Propagator
Artifact Creature - Myr
Indestructible
Affinity for Artifacts
Artifact creature spells with power and toughness 1/1 you cast have affinity for artifacts.
1/1
Create a legendary zombie creature costing .
May 17, 2024 12:49 a.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #13
Hazoret, Glorious Death
Legendary Creature - Zombie God
Haste
You may exert Hazoret, Glorious Death as it attacks. If you do, you may target a land in addition to other types referenced below.
Whenever Hazoret, Glorious Death attacks, you may sacrifice a nonland permanent. If you do, destroy target nonland permanent that shares a same type that has mana value equal to or less than the one you sacrificed.
4/4
Repeat, except you may not choose creatures from Amonkhet (Neheb included)
May 17, 2024 12:59 a.m.
Nogoth of Smouldering Flesh
Legendary Creature - Zombie
Menace, Haste
Nogoth enters the battlefield with a fuel counter.
At the beginning of your upkeep remove a fuel counter from Nogoth, then transform Nogoth if it has has no fuel counters.
6/6
Nogoth of Ashen Bones
Legendary Creature - Skeleton
Menace
2/2
Make a card that can keep Nogoth fueled up.
May 17, 2024 2:14 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #15
Pain Flare
Enchantment
At the beginning of each end step, if an opponent was deslt 3 or more damage this turn, proliferate.
I want to see an eternalized Ilharg.
May 17, 2024 11:12 a.m. Edited.
austintayshus says... #16
God-Eternal Ilharg
Legendary Creature - Boar God Zombie
Trample
When God-Eternal Ilharg attacks, you may put a creature card from your hand or your graveyard onto the battlefield tapped and attacking. If that creature would die this turn, exile it instead. At the end of this turn, exile that creature.
When God-Eternal Ilharg dies or is put into exile from the battlefield, you may put it into its owner's library third from the top.
7/6
I decided to give him access to black because eternalized creatures are black in game. Also to give his ability access to the graveyard. However, idk why I did that because none of the other god-eternals got any new colors to play with. -shrug-
Challenge: Make a white card with the Shadowborn Apostle "a deck can have any number of this card" ability. I think each color has a card like that except for white.
May 17, 2024 2:17 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #17
Creature - Human Soldier
Renown X, where X is the number of creatures named ~ you control.
A deck may contain any number of cards named ~.
The turning of the tide always begins with one soldier’s decision to head back into the fray.
2/2
Create a sphinx with madness and also a "whenever you discard a card" trigger.
May 17, 2024 2:45 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #18
Mindrot Sphinx
Creature - Sphinx Zombie (Rare)
Flying
Madness
Whenever you discard a card, each player loses 2 life.
3/3
Wanted to try and keep this one simple. No real need to make it overly complex.
Make a brand new colorless Planeswalker.
May 18, 2024 1:42 a.m.
Kţ∑∫∑þar the wasting
Legendary Planeswalker - Kţ∑∫∑þar
0: Remove X loyalty tokens from other Planeswalkers you control, put twice X loyalty counters on ~
-1: Create a 0/1 horror creature named "feeder" token with "remove the first X mana that enters your opponents mana pool, where X is the number of Feeder tokens you control"
-10: Create an emblem with "At the beggining of your upkeep choose one: create 2 feeder tokens or create X feeder tokens where X is the number of feeder tokens you control"
"cursed with immortality by ȱmŋiπ∫ŧţπ before the multiverse began, no one knows what Kţ∑∫∑þar is or how its spark activated. But it's in a lot of pain"
3
choose one:
create another card which creates feeder tokens or create ȱmŋiπ∫ŧţπ
May 18, 2024 7:16 a.m.
I might be wrong on how rules work here. But feeder tokens because it's a static effect, if you have 8 feeder tokens, only 8 mana will be taken from your opponents mana pools, rather than 64 (8 for each token) this is the intended way for it to work at least
May 18, 2024 7:20 a.m.
austintayshus says... #21
moo1234 I think the feeder tokens as you've worded it would take 64 mana if you have 8 feeders. Because the -1 ability specifically gives the static ability to the feeder token. So if each feeder has the ability, each will take X mana, where X is the number of feeders you control. Does that make sense?
I think it would be better if each
- Each feeder token has "remove the first mana that enters an opponent's mana pool each turn"
Or
- If Kţ∑∫∑þar has the mana-draining ability with X and just makes feeder tokens that don't have the ability.
May 18, 2024 8:22 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #22
There would need to be an entirely new chapter of rules created just to interact with a players mana pool. And even if you could, this would become a replacement effect. Essentially replacing an opponents , for example, with .
Best way to do it is to say "Whenever an opponent adds one mana of any kind, they instead add no mana. This ability may only resolve once each turn."
This way all of the feeder tokens can trigger, but only one resolves, allowing the rest to trigger as intended.
This way if you have three feeder tokens and an opponent adds in that order, they'd only receive .
This is because perhaps your opponent tapped three mountains (each its own activated mana ability and thus subject to the triggers), they'd instead add , , .
Then perhaps they sacrifice two treasure tokens, one for and one for . They would keep those, as each feeder has resolved.
This would obviously create an absolute tremendous headache because so many players combo off rapidly and then you have to sit back and ask how they did it.
For example, adding from Sol Ring would actually get you . But what if they tapped Sol Ring to add the mana into filtering for Azorius Signet and Dimir Signet?
Now your opponent believes they have with three permanents tapped when in reality they have no mana, and both signets couldn't be activated.
A more "game appropriate" version is this:
"Whenever an opponent adds a colored mana to their mana pool, they instead add . This ability may only resolve once each turn."
This way you don't completely ruin the game.
May 18, 2024 2:39 p.m. Edited.
oof.
thanks for the rules clarification
in order to not ruin the game, the new challenge is wild
May 18, 2024 4:02 p.m.
that's really indepth interesting read TypicalTimmy thanks
May 18, 2024 4:19 p.m.
Kţ∑∫∑þar would be pronounced something like Kts-Ss-Sthar.
(o)mŋiπ∫ŧţπ is something like u(r)hm-ng-ipsth-thp. The first letter (not transcribing for me) is basically the vowel of "foot" in a Geordie accent, if you know what that sounds like.
(o)mŋiπ∫ŧţπ
Legendary Enchantment Creature - Avatar
You can't spend mana from permanents to cast this spell.
When (o)mŋiπ∫ŧţπ enters the battlefield, each player shuffles their hand and graveyard into their library, then exiles the top half of their library.
If a player would draw while their library has no cards in it, instead that player doesn't draw.
9/9
Create the delivery of an important package.
May 18, 2024 5:11 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #26
Skyrim Courier
Sorcery
Search your library for a card and exile it face down. You may cast it at any time as though it has flash it is a spell. If it is a land, you may play it at any time. It enters the battlefield tapped.
Oh thank the Gods, I've been searching the nine realms for you!
Screw it make the Dovahkiin (who you play as in Skyrim)
May 19, 2024 12:23 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #27
Dragonborn
Enchantment - Background
Commander creatures you own are dragons in addition to their other types and have ", : This creature deals X damage to each creature without flying."
No one said it'd have to be a creature ;)
Remember Thantis? Imagine she'd be Abzan instead of Jund, and show us what she'd do.
May 19, 2024 4:17 a.m.
Dana_in_Love845 says... #28
Thantis, Sower of Aggravation
Legendary Creature - Spider
Vigilance, Menace, Deathtouch
Thantis, Sower of Hate can block as though it was two creatures.
At the end of each combat phase, for each creature the player whose turn it is controls, put a +1/+1 counter on it if it attacked this turn. If not, put a -1/-1 counter on it instead.
Whenever a creature dies, if it had less than one toughness, or was blocked by Thantis this turn, put a +1/+1 counter on Thantis.
3/6
A lot of text that's a little confusing, but I think it turned out well. It still keeps that idea of motivating players to attack, but not you because Thantis is very scary.
I decided to not outright force creatures to attack, because it isn't supposed to be as chaotic as its red version. I also made it more group-hug/pillowfort-y, as well as leaning into the counters because I felt that it was fitting of White and Abzan.
I really enjoyed this, and I want to see more. Make another color-shifted Thantis, preferably three colors.
May 19, 2024 2:55 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #29
Dana_in_Love845: I like what you did there. That's some new stuff!
May 20, 2024 1:36 a.m.
Thantis, the Windweaver
Legendary Creature - Spider
Vigilance, reach
Creatures you control have reach.
Attacking creatures have flying.
: Thantis, the Windweaver deals 3 damage to target creature with flying.
6/6
Kellan is a character, and I will die on this hill. Please indulge me and create a card for Kellan. Kellan, the Fae-Blooded, Kellan, Daring Traveler, Kellan, Inquisitive Prodigy, Kellan, the Kid
May 20, 2024 4:20 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #31
legendofa:Now that is some neat design! I love how it's equally a pillow fort AND "forced" combat commander.
May 20, 2024 4:37 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #32
Sounds to me like Kellan is all about exploring and splendor. Faerie are notorious for their mischievous ways, and he almost sounds like a thief. So it's a matter of harassing the idea of exploration and being a cunning swindler, into Gruul. Without, of course, becoming another Domri clone (just taking control of animals).
Kellan, The New Age
Legendary Creature - Human Faerie
Double strike
You may play an additional land on each of your turns.
Whenever Kellan deals combat damage to an opponent, you may play a land. If you do, that land enters the battlefield tapped.
At the beginning of your end step, you may gain control of target artifact, creature or enchantment with mana value equal to or less than the number of lands you've played this turn. Untap it. If you don't, create a Map token.
2/3
Horribly pushed but he's supposed to be a threat. I could have gone with vigilance and / or haste, but that requires a higher MV.
This way, he gets out fast and starts stealing quickly.
Wild
May 20, 2024 6:31 a.m.
Gull Flock
Creature - Bird 2/2
Flying, Banding
A deck can have any number of cards named Gull Flock
Next up, how about some sort of legendary giant chameleon
May 20, 2024 7:15 a.m.
Made_Compleat says... #34
Serketh Seeking-eyes
Legendary Creature - Lizard
Domain - Serketh costs less to cast for each basic land type among lands you control.
Ward
: Serketh is unblockable this turn. Activate only if you control a basic land of each basic land type.
7/1
Make a grixis vampire that gains control of other creatures.
May 20, 2024 10:08 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #35
Bloodcurdling Banshee
Creature - Vampire Spirit
Lifelink
When Bloodcurdling Banshee enters the battlefield, you may pay any amount of life. If you do, gain control of target creature or planeswalker with power or loyalty equal to or less than the amount of life paid. If you gained control of a creature, then it is a vampire in addition to its other types. If you gained control of a planeswalker, then remove two loyalty counters from it.
3/3
Ranger is a severely underused creature type / class. So make a legendary Ranger who is at least 3 colors.
May 20, 2024 10:50 a.m.
Made_Compleat says... #36
Anaxa, Foremost Swarmlord
Legendary Creature - Insect Ranger
Whenever another nontoken creature enters the battlefield under your control, create a 1/1 green and black Insect creature token with flying.
, sacrifice X green creatures: Search your library for a creature with mana value X, put it onto the battlefield, and shuffle.
2/3
Those of you who play D&D 5e and read some of the supplements see what I did there.
Make another abzan legendary insect.
May 20, 2024 12:28 p.m.
Hivemother Halna, Order Incarnate
Legendary creature - Insect Noble
Creatures your opponents control enter the battlefield tapped.
Insects you control have ": Add one ."
As long as your control 4 or more insects, no more than 2 creatures may attack you each combat.
Whenever an insect you control dies, you may pay . If you do, target opponent sacrifices a creature.
1/4
"The Hivemother extracts an exacting price in all things, eternally fair and balanced, yet somehow always in the Hive's favor."
Make a legendary ranger in Bant colors, bonus if they're an odd blend of creature types
May 20, 2024 12:44 p.m.
Dana_in_Love845 says... #38
Caelia, Heroic Explorer
Legendary Creature - Faerie Elf Ranger
Vigilance
Whenever you cast an Adventure spell or a spell with an Adventure, create a 1/1 green Ranger token and scry 1.
Rangers you control get +1/1 for each Adventure card in your graveyard and/or exile.
3/5
Chosen for the Quest - Adventure
Search your library for an Adventure card, put it into your hand, then shuffle your library.
Love Bant adventures, have had the idea for building a Gorion, Wise Mentor for a little while. But yeah, had a lot of fun making this.
Make a legendary creature with a mechanic/keyword that hasn't been seen for a while/was only for one set.
May 20, 2024 1:17 p.m.
Made_Compleat says... #39
I'm about to blatantly misinterpret the challenge, aren't I...
Nahiri, Pugnacious Lithomancer
Legendary Creature - Kor Artificer
Affinity for Equipment, Ward - Pay X life where X is the mana value of the spell or ability targeting Nahiri
Whenever you attack, reveal the top X cards of your library, where X is the number of equipped attacking creatures. You may cast a battle from among them without paying its mana cost. Put the rest on the bottom of your library in any order.
5/4
Repeat.
May 20, 2024 2:42 p.m.
Magwey, the vine spirit
Enchantment creature - Spirit Plant
Flying
At the beggining of each opponents upkeep you may fateseal 1 (look at the top 1 cards of an opponent's library, then put any number of them on the bottom of that player's library and the rest on top in any order.)
"It sees all, it changes all"
3/5
Create an equipment with an unusual equip cost
May 20, 2024 2:56 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #41
Crown of Making
Legendary Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature has protection from all colors and each opponent.
Equip - Each opponent draws three cards.
Yeah I'd say that's an unusual equip cost!
I tried to issue this one as a challenge last night, but I passed out and never got a chance to press send. Page timed out and it got lost.
Challenge: My back hurts quite bad. So make a sorcery that showcases sever back pain.
Bonus points for not just being like 3 damage or discarding a card. You know, try to capture the essence of a hurt spine.
May 20, 2024 6:57 p.m.
Paralyzing Pain
Sorcery
Paralyzing Pain deals 3 damage to target creature or planeswalker. Until end of turn, whenever an ability of that permanent is triggered or activated, put a -1/-1 counter on it or remove a loyalty counter from it.
The specific back injury can come through in the art.
Create a tropical card.
May 20, 2024 9:03 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #43
Apparently a group of starfish is called a galaxy, which honestly is the best damn name for it holy crap
Starfish Galaxy
Creature - Starfish
When Starfish Galaxy enters the battlefield, if it isn't a token, create X token copies of it.
This creature gets +0/+1 for each other Starfish you control.
1/2
Would be a nice card to slot into a Simic Wide deck. You could make X super big and have a ton of like 1/7 or 1/12 creatures in play. Basically just chump blockers but hey, those stats aren't easy to shake.
Oooh let's see...
I saw a Facebook post the other day that said this:
- "Imagine a world in which everything was exactly the same except spiders had insect wings."
So do that. Make a flying spider. You could cheese it with a 2GG spider that has like Flying, Deathtouch instead of Deathtouch, Reach. Sure.
But have fun with it. Make it annoying or scary. Make it legendary or whatever. Just have fun with it.
May 21, 2024 2:01 a.m. Edited.
Dana_in_Love845 says... #44
Grotesque Vestige
Creature - Insect Spider Mutant
Flying, Reach
When Grotesque Vestige enters the battlefield, each player sacrifices a creature. For each generic keyword among those creatures, put a counter of that kind on Grotesque Vestige.
"It does nothing but adapt further and further, not thinking how practical all those extra body parts really are." - Zagoth Bonder
2/2
Let's see a four-color Dragon. Extra points if it's anti-red.
May 21, 2024 8 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #45
Legendary Creature - Dragon Angel
Flying, vigilance
When Sol, Champion of Creation enters the battlefield you may create a token copy of the permanent Sol Ring. If you don't, put a light counter on Sol.
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a light counter on Sol. Then, you may make a token copy of a another permanent with mana value equal to or less than the number of light counters on Sol.
5/5
Yes, he's a real card printed by WOTC. He exists only for WOTC employees and yes, he is a legal Commander for their decks along with several others.
I once had a passion project to combine Sol, Advocate Eternal with Champions of Archery and make a "Commander Tribal" deck.
So for your challenge, make a Commander who would fit into a WUBRG Commander Tribal deck!
May 21, 2024 9:36 a.m.
Ikhail, the Ever Turning Page
Legendary Creature - Dragon Avatar
Flying, Ward - Sacrifice a Land
Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, put a Chapter counter on target nontoken creature you control. Creatures with a chapter counter on them have "When this creature dies, if it has two or more chapter counters, create a token that is a copy of this creature except it is an Enchantment in addition to it's other types."
Whenever an enchantment you control is sacrificed, you scry 1 and draw a card and each opponent scries 1.
7/7
Oops ninja'd see above challenge
May 21, 2024 10:36 a.m. Edited.
griffstick says... #47
704.5j: If two or more legendary permanents with the same name are controlled by the same player, that player chooses one of them, and the rest are put into their owners' graveyards. This is called the "legend rule."
So they are not Sacrificed. So if you where to create the token copy of its self you can not draw off of its effect
May 21, 2024 11:24 a.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #48
So for your challenge, make a Commander who would fit into a WUBRG Commander Tribal deck!
So a legendary creature that could lead a WUBRG deck about WUBRG synergy but also is good enough in the deck of another legendary creature that could lead a WUBRG deck about WUBRG synergy. Sure...
Calimera of the Rabid Rainbow
Legendary Creature - Bird Elemental
Flying
Whenever you cast a spell by paying a cost containing , create a 5/5 flying bird elemental creature token that is all colors.
Whenever you activate an ability by paying a cost containing , copy that ability. You may choose new targets for the copy.
6/6
Create a mono 12-drop.
May 21, 2024 1:50 p.m.
Made_Compleat says... #49
Enjoy Explaining that this Card is Draft Chaff
Creature - Dinosaur Dragon Avatar Beast Squirrel Lizard God
24/24
Yes, it's bigger than Emrakul. No, it's still unplayable.
Make another un-set card that could technically be legal.
May 21, 2024 1:59 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #50
Titanus Rex
Creature - Dinosaur
Trample, trample over Planeswalkers, trample over players. (Combat damage dealt by this creature in excess of an opponent's life total can be redirected at another target opponent.)
Whenever Titanus Rex attacks or blocks, you may have it fight target creature you don't control. If it survives and the other creature does not, you gain life equal to that creatures power or mana value, whichever is highest.
12/12
See above
TypicalTimmy says... #1
Orb of Ooze
Sorcery
Destroy up to one target artifact, enchantment and land.
Acidomancey is a very niche field of magic that is often mocked by other, more robust forms such as hieromancy and necromancy. That is, until you learn just how true it's destructive capabilities are.
Not a fan of acidomancy as a name but idk what that would be called. pH stands for Potential of Hydrogen, so that won't work. And "acid" negates the field of alkalinity, which is literally half of the spectrum.
So idk
Anywho, wild again please
May 16, 2024 2:06 p.m. Edited.