X

Legendary Creature — Human Spy

As long as X is in X's owner's opponent's hand, X's owner may cast X and activate X's abilities. That opponent can't cast X and plays with their hand revealed.

{U}{B}, {T}: Put X into target opponent's hand.

{3}{U}{B}: You may play a card in the same hand as X without paying its mana cost.

Legality

Format	Legality
Archenemy	Legal
Casual	Legal
Commander: Rule 0	Legal
Custom	Legal
Limited	Legal
Planar Constructed	Legal
Planechase	Legal
Quest Magic	Legal
Unformat	Legal
Vanguard	Legal

Discussion (39)

Fortheboys11 on Card creation challenge

3 months ago

Werebear Sentry

{1}{G}{G}

Creature - Bear Archer

Deathtouch, Reach

{X}{T}: Werebear Sentry deals x damage to target creature with flying. Add an amount of {G} equal to the excess damage dealt this way.

2/3

He, too, bears arms

---

Callback to Werebear

This is a great challenge, repeat

Balaam__ on Second Rites Burn

3 months ago

This may sound counterproductive, but it might be wise to invest in a ‘target player gains {X} life’ type card, in the sideboard at least.

There are oodles of ways an opponent could self damage (as part of paying a cost, for instance) and if they dip below 10 it might be an awkward fight to finish them off as they cling and fight on. Being able to quickly throw them a point or two to get them at the ideal 10 for Second Rite is a nice option to have. You could always use it on yourself in an emergency too.

builderboy7 on How does Deflecting Palm work …

3 months ago

I had a game a few days ago where my opponent cast an. Epic Experiment where {X}=10, in the game with Zaffai, Thunder Conductor on the battlefield. I was the last player so I cast Deflecting Palm electing that the next time Zaffai, Thunder Conductor would deal damage to me it would be dealt to my opponent. However, if there were multiple opponents, would I have to cast Deflecting Palm choosing for the next time an effect like Vial Smasher the Fierce or Zaffai, Thunder Conductor without knowing if it would randomly select me?

Fortheboys on Card creation challenge

4 months ago

Psionic Fissure {X}{X}{X}{U}{U}{U}

Sorcery

Psionic Fissure deals X damage to each creature and to you. If a creature dealt damage this way would die, exile it instead.

---

I know blue used to do direct damage, but this is definitely a color break by today's standards.

Make a card that creates unique tokens.

wallisface on Help me Fix a Broken …

9 months ago

My first thought (before seeing the revised version) was to change the casting cost from {1}{R} to {X}{R} and have it only be able to target a spell with mana cost X-or-less.

The upside would be still getting to do something obnoxious if you have enough mana. The downside (compared to the revised version) would be that it’s costing you more mana to target a 2-3 mana spell. I’m not sure which way you’d want to head design-wise

legendofa on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

The Burrowing Blight

{3}{R}{G}

Legendary Creature - Insect

At the beginning of each end step, if you control fewer than five Insect creatures, create a number of 1/1 green Insect creature tokens equal to the difference.

Creatures you control with 1 power have first strike.

{X}{R}{G}, {T}: The Burrowing Blight deals X damage to each other creature. Activate this ability only as a sorcery.

0/4

---

Sorry Zask and Grist, this one's for Gruul.

Create an elk.

legendofa on Card creation challenge

1 year ago

So {B}{R}'s major mechanical themes seem to be artifacts, rogues, and anti-snow. Lorewise, while the Griffins are mostly concerned with removing the ice, and the Rangers aren't unified enough to offer a strong resistance, the Rogues are actively fighting with Bridgette's forces, which includes the Yetis. They're fighting both directly and indirectly through infiltration, and they're looking for ancient relics of the first Ice Age and the inter-ice periods that might help them. Some of these relics might still be owned by someone, and the owner might be convinced to help... Let's see how much of that I can tie together.

I like the Hideout tokens, but I don't think they should be a regular thing. One or two cards with them, showing the infiltrations, would be enough.

Steel and Fire

{X}{B}{R}

Sorcery

Choose one:

• Steel and Fire deals X damage to any target.

• Steel and Fire deals X+2 damage to target snow permanent.

Return up to one target artifact card with mana value less than or equal the amount of excess damage dealt this way from your graveyard to the battlefield.

---

We need more artifacts. Create an artifact for Matzoth. It can be something that the Rogues find, or something else. Only requirement is that it's an artifact.

Last_Laugh on Dopplegangbangers - Historic Flash Convoke Copies

1 year ago

DemonDragonJ I probably wouldn't run Wargate personally. I have Kamahl's Druidic Vow in the maybeboard because I can convoke into {X} and my Doctor will copy the spell but it does hit less of my permanents.

I've gotten in about 10 games so far and have only been mana screwed once, granted my meta does do friendly mulligans as long as you're laying down your hand and proving you aren't just trying for a god hand. The whole tapping my creatures to convoke thing also smooths out my curve and ramps me remarkably well. I may end up adding more 2 cmc ramp to more reliably cast Peri on turn 3 though because then I can typically curve into The Sixth Doctor thanks to convoke.