Card building fun
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Posted on Oct. 10, 2012, 2:20 p.m. by Cirdan13
So the idea here is obviously to create a card but the catch is that you are given the name of the card and design the card to fit the name. You then pick the name for the next card.
EXAMPLE (I am using an actual card chosen at random on http://gatherer.wizards.com)
Welding Jar (Name of the card you create)
0 (Casting Cost)
Artifact (Card Type)
Sacrifice Welding Jar: Regenerate target artifact. (Rules Text)
The wires crawl over broken metal and heat themselves to melting, filling cracks quickly and efficiently. (Flavor text. Completely optional.)
Dragon Fodder (The name of the card that the next person will be designing. [Another random card from Gatherer])
Additional Rules:
You cannot create a card for a name you give. In other words, you cannot design 2 cards in a row.
If 2 cards get posted at the same time it is up to you to chose which name you want to continue with.
Cards can be serious or "Un"-style. Your choice.
Now to get this started I give you:
Psychopathic Storyteller
Angel's Aviary
Land
T: Add 1 to your mana pool.
3WWT: Return to the battlefield target creature in your graveyard that was put there from the battlefield this turn. That creature gets flying and vigilance and is a white Angel in addition to its other colors and types.
Next Card: Parasitic Ooze
October 15, 2012 8:29 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #3
Parasitic ooze
Creature-ooze
1GG
When ~ enters the battlefield, put a parasite counter on target creature. At the begining of that creature's controller's upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature and put a +1/+1 counter on ~.
Whenever a creature with a parasite ocunter on it is put into a graveyard form the battlefield, put X 1/1 green ooxe tokens onto the battlefield, where X is the number of counters that ceature had on it.
1/1
Next Card: Unicorn rainbow snuggle mountain ( this should be fun)
October 15, 2012 9:21 p.m.
Unicorn Rainbow Snuggle Mountain
Land - Legendary Mountain
T: Add 1 mana of any color to your mana pool. (Rainbow)
2GWT: Put a 2/3 green and white Unicorn token onto the battlefield. (Unicorn)
GWT: Prevent all combat damage to target attacking creature and target creature blocking it. Players gain life equal to the combat damage prevented to those target creatures they control. (Snuggle. I tried to word it so that it was simple and not too confusing and I'm not sure I totally succeeded. What should happen is if my 3/3 is blocked by a 5/5 you can prevent that damage and I would gain 5 life while the other creatures controller gains 3.)
Next Card: Serene Field of Cute Fluffy Bunnies (Thought I would return the favor, although it's not quite as random and difficult as Unicorn Rainbow Snuggle Mountain.)
October 15, 2012 11:33 p.m.
Absinthman says... #5
Well, the only thing I came up with is that you could change the ability to award life equal to the TOTAL damage prevented. This way, both players would gain equal amounts of life.
Now, for the Serene Field of Cute Fluffy Bunnies... I took the liberty of enhancing the concept a little bit, so I hope it will be OK with you guys.
Ok, next funny card: Zombie Philanthropist
October 16, 2012 2:57 a.m.
Zombie Philanthropist
4WB
Creature - Human Zombie
2WT: Put 2 1/1 white Human creature tokens onto the battlefield. All Zombies get -1/-1 until end of turn.
2/2
Next Card: Psychotropic Injection
October 16, 2012 5:20 a.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #8
haemorrhage
Sorcery
2B
Name a nonland card. Search target player's library for any number of cards with the same name a s the named card and Exile them. That player loses life equal to the number of cards exiled this way.
When ~ resolves, its target copies it excpt for this ability, and may choose a new card and new target for the copy.
Next Card: Deranged sparkmage
October 16, 2012 1:24 p.m.
Absinthman says... #9
New Card: Racial Segregation (I don't mean to advocate this loathsome phenomenon, just to be clear.)
October 16, 2012 1:53 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #10
Symmetrical Hyperactivity
1UU
Sorcery
Target opponent puts a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of target creature you control. Then you put a token onto the battlefield that's a copy of target creature an opponent controls.
"There is approximately 49826195237590341864 brain cells on Zendikar, 14 of those brain cells are owned by goblins"
Next Card: Cemetery Ashes
October 16, 2012 3:12 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #11
cemetery ashes
Creature-Elemental
1BR
As an additional cost to cast ~, exile a creature card form your graveyard.
Whenever ~ attacks, you may exile target creature from a graveyard. If you do, ~ deals 1 damage to defending player and each creature that player controls.
3/2
Next Card: Pristine Rager
October 16, 2012 4:06 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #12
biggredd54...is a n00b.
Racial Segregation
3URG
Enchantment
Name a creature type, whenever a player casts a creature of the chosen type, put it into play at the game going on next to you under any player's control. If there is no players playing a game next to you exile the cast creature instead.
"There is no W or B in Racial Segregation."
Next Card: Cemetery Ashes
October 16, 2012 4:09 p.m.
Just to put things back into order:
cartwheelnurd posted:
Cemetery Ashes
Creature-Elemental
1BR
As an additional cost to cast ~, exile a creature card form your graveyard.
Whenever ~ attacks, you may exile target creature from a graveyard. If you do, ~ deals 1 damage to defending player and each creature that player controls.
3/2
Next Card: Pristine Rager
October 16, 2012 4:36 p.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #14
Pristine Rager
Creature - angel
2WW
This creature attacks each turn if able. As long as you have exactly 20 life, Pristine Rager has vigilance.
3/3
"Perfection is best in the form of a raging angel."
Next card: Unnatural Perception
October 16, 2012 5:18 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #15
Unnatural Perception
1UUB
Echantment
All players play with their hands revealed, and their graveyard unrevealed.
"I'll Always be one step ahead"
Next Card: Attacker's Remorse
October 16, 2012 5:52 p.m.
Attacker's Remorse
1W
Instant
Untap all attacking creatures and remove them from combat. Target opponent gains 3 life.
Next Card: Drunken Assassin
October 16, 2012 6:51 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #17
attacker's remorse
1WW
Enchantment
Creatures can't attack unless their controller pays 1 for each attacking creature.
Whenever an attacking creature deals damage, tap it. It doesn't untap during its controller's next untap step.
Next card: Reanimating Shaman
October 16, 2012 6:52 p.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #18
Reanimating Shaman
Creature - Zombie Ninja (epic I know)
BBBB
Ninjutsu. (2B) Return Reanimating Shaman to the battlefield from the graveyard tapped. (3B) Return Reanimating Shaman from the graveyard to your hand.
3/3
Next card: Drunken Assassin
October 16, 2012 7:35 p.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #19
Why isn't it a Shaman?
Drunken Assassin
2R
Creature - Ogre Assassin
T, Flip a coin: If you win the flip, destroy target tapped creature. Otherwise, Drunken Assassin deals 2 damage to you.
2/2
"Pointy end goes in the other guy" - Ogre forearm tattoo
Next card: What Just Happened?
October 16, 2012 7:46 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #21
Seriously everything can be a subtype, but shaman has in fact had its moments. Thornbite Staff
October 16, 2012 8:48 p.m.
BiggRedd54 says... #22
What Just Happened?
1UU
Instant
Remove all spells from the stack, then put all cards removed from the stack back on the stack in any order, for each card put on the stack, exile a card from a graveyard. Put each card exiled this way onto the stack in any order. For each card put onto the stack this turn say, "What just happened", if you do, draw 3 cards, otherwise each opponent draws 2 cards.
"Only Blue can pull this off"
Next Card: Misunderstood Minotaur
October 16, 2012 10:38 p.m.
Hi guys. Someone forgot to add a new card name, so I'll suggest one. We haven't had many green cards, so...
Feral Beastmaster
Anyway, I just started writing articles on the forum. Check it out; it just might be worth it.
October 17, 2012 4:38 p.m.
Wait, forget about the name thing.
Misunderstood Minotaur 2RR
Creature-- Minotaur Warrior
Haste
When Misunderstood Minotaur is dealt damage, transform it.
4/3
//
Minotaur Naturalist (Green)
Creature-- Minotaur Druid
[Tap]: Put a 1/1 Green Butterfly token with flying onto the battlefield.
1/1
Next card: Feral Beastmaster
And check out The Dream Hall, Issue 1: Midrange and Other Things
October 17, 2012 4:44 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #25
Feral Beastmaster
Creature: Human Beast
2GR
Haste, Trample
When ~ enters the battlefiled, search your library for a beast card and put it into your hand.Other beast creatures you control get +1/+1 and gain trample
~ gets +1/+1 for each other beast on the battlefiled.
Next card: Mountain of dew (Which I am currently consuming)
October 17, 2012 5:11 p.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #26
Mountain of Dew
Land
(tap) add one colorless mana to your mana pool.
GGG(tap): Creatures you control gain haste, and get +1/+0 until the end of the turn.
Next card: The Stench of Death
October 18, 2012 6:50 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #27
The Stench of Death
2BB
Sorcery
As an additional cost to cast The Stench of Death, sacrifice any number of creatures.
Creatures your opponents control get -1/-1 for each creature sacrificed this way
Next card: The Last Unicorn
October 18, 2012 9:08 a.m.
Absinthman says... #28
I liked the idea of Misunderstood Minotaur posted earlier so much, that I decided, against the rules, to post my own version of it here.
New card: Elvish Partisans
October 18, 2012 9:08 a.m.
The Last Unicorn
WWWlegendary beast
power:1 toughness:5
If any spell or effect targets The Last Unicorn, flip it.
Princess Almathea, human (white)
power: 1 toughness: 1
W: Put target exiled creature, creature in any graveyard, or creature removed from the game onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste.
If any spell or effect targets Princess Almathea, flip it.
October 18, 2012 9:21 a.m.
Let's try again ...
The Last Unicorn
WWWlegendary beast
power:1 toughness:5
WWW: put target creature in any graveyard onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste.
If any spell or effect targets The Last Unicorn, transform it.
Princess Almathea, legendary human (white)
power: 1 toughness: 1
WWW: Put target exiled creature onto the battlefield under your control. It gains haste.
If any spell or effect targets Princess Almathea, transform it.
October 18, 2012 9:38 a.m.
and the new card is still Elvish Partisans from Absinthman
... I just didn't want to see The Last Unicorn skipped over >.<
sorry for triple posting pulls self away from shiny thread
October 18, 2012 10:37 a.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #32
elvish partisans
CReature-Elf Warrior
2G
FLash
WHen ~ enters the battlefied, put two 1/1 green elf creature tokens onto the battleifield under your control.
1/1
Next card: Torture coliseum
October 18, 2012 1:23 p.m.
Absinthman says... #34
Hi guys, sorry for rather loosely related. I'd like to draw your attention to my article about custom abilities I came up with. I'll be grateful for any thoughts on that matter. Thank you.
You can find the article here.
October 18, 2012 1:49 p.m.
Fatality
1RB
Instant
Destroy target artifact. Fatality deals X damage to all creatures and players where X equals target artifacts converted casting cost.
Next Card: Cthulhu, The Ancient One (Here's a shot at a planeswalker if you want)
October 18, 2012 3:59 p.m.
Cthulhu, The Ancient One
4BU
Planeswalker - Cthulhu4 Loyalty Counters
+1 Until your next turn, creatures without flying cannot attack Cthulhu, The Ancient One.
-2 Destroy target non-blue creature. It can't be regenerated.
-8 Gain control of all creatures target opponent controls until end of turn. Untap these creatures. These creatures attack this turn if able.
Next Card: Disgruntled Elf
October 18, 2012 5:50 p.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #37
Disgruntled Elf
RRGG
Creature - Elf
Bloodthirst 1, Haste, (tap): add one red or green mana to your mana pool
Next card: Atrocious Beast
October 18, 2012 7:24 p.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #38
Disgruntled Elf
RRGG
Creature - Elf
Bloodthirst 1, Haste, (tap): add one red or green mana to your mana pool
Next card: Atrocious Beast
October 18, 2012 7:24 p.m.
Atrocious Beast
2GB
4/1
Creature - Beast
B, Sacrifice a creature: Until the end of turn, Atrocious Beast has deathtouch
G, Sacrifice a land: Until the end of turn, all creatures able to block Atrocious Beast must do so
Next card: Silver Spoon
October 18, 2012 8:31 p.m.
Silver Spoon
3
Artifact
As an additional cost to play Silver Spoon, balance a spoon on your nose.
If spoon would fall from your nose, sacrifice Silver Spoon.
Anytime an opponent would draw a card, you may draw a card.
Anytime an opponent would tap a land for mana, you may add 1 mana to your mana pool of any color that land could produce.
Next card: Draftmaster
October 18, 2012 8:50 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #41
Draftmaster
2UU
Creature: Human Pro
When ~ enters the battleifled, both you and an opponent buy and open an unopened magic booster pack. You each pick a card from that pack and then pass it to the other player. This continues until all card shave been chosen. Then, each player puts the cards they have chosen into their hands.
NExt Card: Cursed sorcerer
October 18, 2012 9:24 p.m.
Cursed Sorcerer
1UB
Creature: Human Wizard
1/3
T: ~ deals 2 damage to target player. Put a 1/1 black spirit token into play under that player's control.
Next card: Incredible Hulk
October 18, 2012 9:39 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #43
I made a flip card
Bruce Banner
Legendary Creature-human Scientist
1U
T: Draw a card, then discard a card.
Whenever a source deals damage to You or ~, put a rage counter on ~. Then, if ~ has four or more rage counters on it, transform ~.
0/3
//
The incredible hulk
Legendary Creature: Beast
Haste, Trample
~ can only be blocked by three or more creatures
At the beginning of your upkeep, remove a rage counter form ~. Then, if ~ has no rage counters on it, transform it.
8/8
Next card: curtain of intimidation
October 18, 2012 9:50 p.m.
cartwheelnurd says... #44
Its obvious that Civilized Scholar Flip is supposed to be hulk, so I upped the power level a bit and rolled with it.
October 18, 2012 9:50 p.m.
Curtain of Intimidation
2WR
Enchantment
Creatures target player controls cannot attack you if their power is less than or equal to the number of creatures you control.
Next Card: Rolling Stone
October 18, 2012 11 p.m.
Whoops, meant to say Enchantment - Aura Curse, and "enchanted player", not target player.
October 18, 2012 11:56 p.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #47
Rolling Stone
Artifact-Trap
10
If an opponet is attacking with 8 or more creatures, you may cast this card without paying its mana cost. Destroy all attacking creatures. Put Rolling Stone in its owners graveyard.
"Unless one of your creatures is Indiana Jones...good luck."
Next Card: Minato, The Fourth
October 19, 2012 8:09 a.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon it appears you have stumped everyone. If you would like to take a crack at it go ahead. Otherwise, please suggest a new card.
October 21, 2012 6:56 a.m.
CarryOnMyWaywardSon says... #49
Minato, The Fourth
Planeswalker-Minato (3 counters)
+1: Target Creature is unblockable until the end of the turn
-4: Up to three creatures you control are unblockable
-8: Creatures you control get +2/+2 and are unblockable
Sorry for stumping everyone and slowing down the thread. Next Card: Burning Zombie
October 21, 2012 10:38 a.m.
Rhadamanthus says... #50
Burning Zombie
1BR
Creature - Zombie
Wither
At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1/-1 counter on Burning Zombie
When Burning Zombie dies, it deals 2 damage to each creature and player
2/2
Next card: Lair of the Beast
cartwheelnurd says... #1
Holy word // Unholy word:
Holy word:
Instant
1W
Prevent the next three damage that would be dealt to target creature. If less than three damage is prevented this way, put that many +1/+1 counters on the creature.
//
Unholy word
Sorcery
1B
Target creature gets -2/-2 until end of turn. Its controller loses 2 life.
Next card: Angel's aviary (not to be confused with Serra Aviary . have more fun than that.
October 15, 2012 6:42 p.m.