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.
Destroyerbirb says... #2
TypicalTimmy because it enters the battlefield from being in another zone, it gains summoning sickness.
May 6, 2020 4:52 a.m.
No, because it left. Same with gaining control like with Agent of Treachery.
That's why Obzedat, Ghost Council includes Haste, making him the only Advisor with haste, as well as the only Orzhov card with haste.
May 6, 2020 4:53 a.m.
How about someone design another Orzhov card that has haste, but still fits flavorfuly and within the color pie
May 6, 2020 9:51 a.m.
Lord of the Flies-
Legendary Creature- Elf Zombie Wizard
Convoke, Afterlife 2
When ~ enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 black and green insect creature token for each creature that died this turn.
Sacrifice ~: Creatures you control gain indestructible until end of turn.
Ditto.
May 6, 2020 10:26 a.m.
Scallywallwest says... #7
Gleeful Demon
Legendary Creature - Demon
Flying, Deathtouch
When ~ enters the battlefield, you draw a card and you lose 1 life.
Whenever a creature you control dies, you draw a card and lose 1 life.
, : Detain target creature.
5/4
Be wary of Rakdos demons, for they wish not to kill you...but to keep you as pets.
Same challenge: Do a guild-flavored card that has an ability of another guild. For example, Golgari convoke or Boros jumpstart.
May 6, 2020 10:44 a.m.
xjewgambitx says... #8
Caretaker of the Dead
Creature - Zombie Elf Shaman
When ~ enters the battlefield or dies, return target creature or land card from your graveyard to your hand.
Afterlife 1
2/3
Same challenge with a guild and keyword not used yet for this challenge.
May 6, 2020 11:17 a.m.
Wojek Hieromancer
Creature - Human Wizard Soldier
First Strike, Convoke
Whenever Wojek Hieromancer enters the battlefield, if it was convoked, put a +1/+1 counter on each creature that convoked it and you gain 2 life.
3/3
May 6, 2020 12:38 p.m.
Darn. Just noticed convoke was already taken. Same challenge.
May 6, 2020 12:39 p.m.
Scallywallwest says... #11
Evolving Scholar
Creature - Human Advisor
Evolve
Whenever a +1/+1 counter is put on a creature you control, you may draw a card.
Whenever you draw a card, you get a knowledge counter.
, : Draw cards equal to the number of knowledge counters on ~. Then remove all counters from ~
"Like knowledge, I evolve each day."
1/2
Same challenge, try to do colors and mechanics not used yet.
May 6, 2020 12:41 p.m.
I'll take this challenge, but I want to assert that all of the no mana cost suspend cards are broken because of cascade.
Verdant Reclamation
(no mana cost)
This spell is green
Suspend 6
Whenever a forest enters the battlefield under your control, if ~ is suspended, you may remove a time counter from it
Destroy each nonland permanent with converted mana cost less than or equal to the number of forests you control
Make a spell that combines suspend and rebound.
May 6, 2020 3:19 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #13
Chaotic Fury
Sorcery
(This card is red)
Suspend 4--
Flip a coin. Any player may pay to reflip the coin. The winner of the flip destroys all creatures they don't control.
Rebound
Ninja'd, so I just added rebound. Make a card that lets you get cards out of exile.
May 6, 2020 3:22 p.m.
Prophetic Reset
Sorcery
Suspend 7 -
Whenever a time counter is removed from Prophetic Reset, each player may exile a card from their hand, graveyard, or a permanent they control and own face down.
Return all cards in each player's hand, graveyard, and from play to their owner's libraries. Each player shuffles their library. Each player's life total becomes 20. Each player puts each card they own exiled by Prophetic Reset into their hand. Exile Prophetic Reset.
Got ninja'd but I think this works
Create a utility instant that is red and/or blue, has cmc 3 or less, and offers a choice between at least 2 distinct modes (i.e., it offers you a choice of more than one effect to use when you cast it, but only allows for one).
May 6, 2020 3:26 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #15
Charm of Worlds
Instant
Choose one —
• Creatures you control become all colors until end of turn.
• You gain 5 life.
• End the turn.
Make a card that allows you to draw a card from your opponents library.
May 6, 2020 3:46 p.m.
Sidiros, Cryptic Thief
Legendary Creature - Human Ninja
Hexproof, Skulk
Ninjutsu
If ~’s Ninjitsu cost was paid, it gains unblockable and you draw cards from your opponent’s library equal to its power.
0/5
“I am the stealer of secrets. The wielder of my enemies’ skills. One must be proactive to avoid certain death.”
I figured it needed a slight drawback in order to have such a fun ability.
Creature a Elemental with Ninjutsu.
May 6, 2020 4:26 p.m.
I think Processors put stuff from exile into graveyards, but if I'm wrong please let me know.
Bringer of Extinction-
Creature- Eldrazi Processor
Devoid, trample.
When ~ enters the battlefield or attacks, put target card you don't own from exile into its owner's graveyard.
: Exile target creature you don't control.
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player returns a card from their graveyard to their hand.
6/6
Not sure if this is bad or good. Ideas?
May 6, 2020 5:28 p.m.
If it is bad, redo the challenge in a different direction. If it is good, make a 4th Eldrazi Titan, with a different specialty than an existing one (Emrakul: twisting life, Ulamog: destroying life, Kozilek: breaking minds).
May 6, 2020 5:29 p.m.
IndefiniteWin13 says... #20
I think that's an interesting mechanic, and thought I'd give it a shot myself.
Thought Harbinger 2/3
Devoid
When Thought Harbinger enter the battlefield, draw a card.
Devour 2
When Thought Harbinger dies, you may put target card you don't own from exile into that player's graveyard. If you do, you may draw a card.
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Create a balanced card that could be used in standard today, using the "urza untap" mechanic (see Peregrine Drake). Bonus points if it's non-blue and/or non-creature.
May 6, 2020 6:25 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #21
Continue the sword cycle, but with colors, no colorless.
May 6, 2020 6:27 p.m.
Flooremoji says... #24
A balanced free card for standard that is from the sword cycle?
Lol
May 6, 2020 6:30 p.m.
Sword of Bounty and Blight
Artifact - Equipment
When ~ enters the battlefield, each player untaps 4 lands
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and protection from blue and from black
Whenever equipped creature deals combat damage to an opponent, you and that opponent each sacrifice 2 permanents, then you and that opponent draw 2 cards
Equip
This actually could be abused pretty easily in the right build, though I feel like with the group-hug/slug qualities it is kinda balanced. Would be a terrific stax card (maybe too terrific). I suppose it's a lot more balanced in Standard than commander or Modern. Sorry, those were hard challenges to combine.
Make another sword from the sword cycle, but neglect the urza untap ability part. Use colors rather than colorless.
May 6, 2020 8:19 p.m. Edited.
Destroyerbirb says... #26
Lazav, Mastermind Reborn (I am bad with card names)
Legendary Planeswalker - Lazav
Plus One: Surveil 2, draw a card, and then discard a card.
Zero: Destroy target permanent. That permanent's controller may sacrifice a permanent. If they do, they may copy this ability and choose new targets for the copy.
Minus Five: Search your library for three cards and put them in into your hand. Shuffle your library.
Starting Loyalty - One
Make two cards, both zero costing equipments. (I'm showing my love for Sram's Cheerios/Sram's Breakfast)
May 6, 2020 10:17 p.m.
OMG, Sram, Senior Edificer is a total boss!!!
I love auras and equipments (I already have Vehicles covered).
A powered-down Helm of the Gods:
Setessan Shield
Equipped creature gets +0/+1 for each Aura you control.
Equip
Dwarven Smithing Hammer
Equip abilities you activate that target Equipped creature cost .
Equip
I'd like to see a Zero CMC Aura in White. More Sram Cheerios, but Auras!
May 6, 2020 11:14 p.m.
(Since that Lazav doesn't have a Static ability, as the challenge asked...):
The Trostani Chorus
Legendary Planeswalker - Trostani
Creature spells you control have convoke.
+1: Create a 1/1 white Elf Soldier token with lifelink.
+1: Create two 0/1 green Plant creture tokens.
-10: Populate X times, where X is the number of creatures you control.
4
See above.
May 6, 2020 11:22 p.m.
Vow of Pacifism
(this spell is white)
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant Creature
Enchanted creature can't attack or block, and gains ": add to your mana pool"
Serra's Trifle
(this spell is white)
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gains vigilance
Akroma's Vigor
(this spell is white)
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Enchanted creature gains haste
Forecast - , Reveal ~ from your hand: Target creature gains haste until end of turn (Activate this ability only during your upkeep and only once each turn.)
Next, make one or more of these for red. Wouldn't fit with Sram as commander, obviously, but not all of us only play EDH.
May 7, 2020 1:07 a.m.
Actually, looking at it now, giving a creature haste with a forecast spell isn't as cool as I thought it was. Would be kinda nice with token engines, but that's not the kind of deck this kind of enchantment would be good for. So I'd like to replace the forecast ability with "When Akroma's Vigor is put into your graveyard from the battlefield, return it to your hand."
Was too late to edit.
May 7, 2020 1:19 a.m.
ShiningEyes says... #31
Squee's Immortality
This spell is red
Enchantment - Aura When enchanted creature would be destroyed, return it to your hand instead. Then discard a card at random.
Living forever sometimes feels like living FOREVER
Do or Die
This spell is red
Enchantment - Aura
Enchanted creature has haste.
At the end of your turn, if enchanted creature dealt no damage this turn sacrifice it.
I will see the end of the Consul or I will die trying.
My what an intriguing prompt! I tried to make them things you might want to play, while also not making them overwhelmingly powerful.
Give me more 0 drops in Blue, Black or Green.
OR
Give me something that captures why your favorite color(s) are your favorite.
May 7, 2020 1:45 a.m.
White is my favorite color, but black is easily my second favorite.
I love Greed/Castle Locthwain, Thoughtseize, Toxic Deluge, and otherwise paying life. It's why Angel of Jubilation is among my favorite white cards, and an auto-include in every nonblack deck I make. I don't currently have a deck without either white or black, oddly enough. Not even my modern Rakdos Burn, Rakdos Reanimator Aggro, Standard Kroxa-Lurrus Control or Standard Azorius Mill. Even my Battle of Wits deck is Esper, if very Blue focused.
I'm evidently very uncomfortable with Temur, lol.
Anyhoo....
Dusk Rose Squire
Creature - Vampire Soldier
This spell is black
As an additional cost to Dusk Rose Squire, pay 2 life.
Lifelink
1/1
I'd like to see more zero CMC cards. ( = 0, fyi)
May 7, 2020 2:20 a.m.
Adaptive Intelligence
(this spell is blue)
Instant
Multikicker -
Scry 1, then draw a card for each time ~ was kicked.
How about something that costs next.
May 7, 2020 3:05 a.m.
Destroyerbirb says... #34
rdean14 I'm glad you like Sram, Senior Artificer! I made a modern deck (A version of Sram's Cheerios) and would be more than happy if you could go over and see it. (It's called Sram's Breakfast.) I really liked your and Epicurus's artifacts and auras!
Here's my wildcard card.
Knife of Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom
Artifact - Equipment
Equipped creature has +4/+3.
Equip . Any player may equip ~ to a creature that player controls.
Whenever a creature becomes equipped with ~, it's controller must say Doooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooom is coming. (They need to hold the oooooo for at least 10 seconds.)
Make a card only good in Modern and Vintage.
May 7, 2020 5:52 a.m.
Okay, so, I'm not entirely certain this would work, but I think Vintage Miracles and Modern Lantern Control would work with this.
Embraal Lens
Artifact
: Scry 1.
Whenever a card leaves opponents library, if it wasn't drawn, you get .
If you control less than three other artifacts, sacrifice Embraal Lens.
It might see commander or legacy play, but I doubt it.
May 7, 2020 7:20 a.m.
I'll just do a fun wildcard, since there's no challenge right now.
Goblin Yeeters
Creature - Goblin Soldier
Reach
: As an additional cost to activate this ability, this creature's controller must stand up and yeet this card at whoever they are targeting with this ability. Goblin Yeeters deals damage equal to the amount of times you have activated this ability by yeeting it at a player.
2/2
May 7, 2020 9:06 a.m.
TheRickDecks says... #37
ironically that one also had not condition
Darth Sidious
Legendary Creature - Sith Avatar
Menace
When Darth Sidious enters the battlefield, create three Treasure tokens.
: Until end of turn, ~ is a white Human Noble named Palpatine with indestructible and hexproof and has no other abilities except the next one on this card.
: Scry 5. Then if ~ hasn't dealt damage this game, draw two cards.
: ~ deals 3 damage divided any way between any number of targets.
, Sacrifice a creature: Gain control of target creature that damaged you, Darth Sidious, or the sacrificed creature this turn.
Okay, make another Star Wars character
May 7, 2020 9:27 a.m.
xjewgambitx says... #38
Anakin, Jedi Trainee
Legendary Creature - Human Warrior
First strike
When ~ enters the battlefield, create a 1/1 Legendary White Human creature named Shmi Skywalker with Defender.
: ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn.
~ attacks each combat if able.
When Shmi Skywalker leaves the battlefield, transform ~.
2/2
Darth Vader, Sith Lord
Legendary Creature - Human Construct Warrior
When this creature transforms into ~, it deals 3 damage each other creature, player, and planeswalker.
If ~ were to become untapped, you may pay instead. When you do put a -1/-1 counter on target creature.
3/4
Make another Star Wars character
May 7, 2020 9:54 a.m.
xjewgambitx says... #39
Origin Stone
Artifact
As ~ enters the battlefield, choose a color.
~ enters the battlefield with X charge counters on it.
Whenever you cast a spell of the chosen color, you gain 1 life.
, remove a charge counter from ~: Add one mana of the chosen color.
Make a card for the creation of a new plane. You may choose to make this card the creation of Mirrodin (Called Argentum when it was first created and renamed by Memnarch)
May 7, 2020 10:10 a.m.
Unstable Geo-Wave
Instant
If was spent to cast Unstable Geo-Wave, it does 2 damage to any target.
If was spent to cast Unstable Geo-Wave, target creature gains deathtouch until end of turn.
If was spent to cast Unstable Geo-Wave, you may search you library for a basic land card and put it onto the battlefield tapped. Shuffle you library.
If was spent to cast Unstable Geo-Wave, you may counter target noncreature spell unless its controller pays .
If was spent to cast Unstable Geo-Wave, target creature gains lifelink until end of turn.
If was spent to cast Unstable Geo-Wave, draw a card.
This took a while to type out, so if ninja'd, do above.
Otherwise, wildcard, but cmc 3 or less
May 7, 2020 10:14 a.m.
Intruder Alert
Enchantment
Flash
Whenever an opponent casts a spell from their library, graveyard, or from exile, that opponent must pay or lose 2 life.
: Until your next turn, if an opponent casts a spell from their library, Intruder Alert deals 2 damage to any target.
Yorion Lukka Agent decks will hate this. One of my best decks on Arena is Jeskai colored, actually, so I know what to expect from Jeskai. (Its not Agent-Lukka-Yorion, don't worry)
Next challenge - More Star Wars custom cards/Wildcard
May 7, 2020 11:41 a.m.
Scallywallwest says... #42
BB8
Artifact Creature - Droid
Haste, Flash
When ~ enters the battlefield, you get .
, pay one : Target creature gains Haste until end of turn.
2/2
More Star Wars or movie-inspired cards!
May 7, 2020 12:46 p.m.
Jabba the Hutt
Legendary Creature - Frog Snake Mutant
When ~ enters the battlefield, create three 1/2 Frog Boar Mutant creature tokens with defender
During each player's upkeep, create a gold token
Sacrifice a gold: detain target creature
Sacrifice two gold: destroy target creature
0/6
Ninja'd, do above.
May 7, 2020 12:59 p.m. Edited.
SquirrelPenguin says... #44
Jar-Jar Binks
Legendary Creature--Gungan General
First strike, trample
2/2
Same challenge
May 7, 2020 1:40 p.m.
xjewgambitx says... #45
Jafar, Supreme Vizier
Legendary Creature - Human
: ~ becomes a Human Vizier with base power and toughness 2/2.
: If ~ is a Vizier, it becomes a Human Vizier Wizard with base power and toughness 4/4 and Hexproof.
: If ~ is a Wizard, it becomes a Human Djinn Vizier Wizard with base power and toughness 8/8, flying, and ": gain control of target creature until the end of turn. Activate this ability only during your turn."
1/1
Make another Disney Villain
May 7, 2020 1:46 p.m.
xjewgambitx says... #46
Edit to Jafar, Supreme Vizier: The ability that gain's control of a creature should read ": Gain control of target creature until end of turn. It gains Haste. Activate this ability only during your turn."
May 7, 2020 2:07 p.m.
Hades, God of the Underworld
Legendary Enchantment Creature: God
~ isn't a creature, unless you control 5 or more enchantments.
Lifelink, Deathtouch
Sealed-Fate: Put 3 10/10 Titan Enchantment Creature tokens with Trample into play. (You may activate this ability only if an opponent would draw three or more cards beyond their initial draw for turn.)
4/5
MORE!
May 7, 2020 2:17 p.m.
SquirrelPenguin says... #48
Jafar's Parrot, Whose Name Was Forgotten
Legendary Creature--Bird
Flying, Haste
1/2
Lets see more.
May 7, 2020 2:22 p.m.
Aladdin, Street Rat
Legendary Creature - Human Rogue
When ~ enters the battlefield, create a 0/1 Monkey creature token
: Gain control of target noncreature token
, : Search your library for a card named Aladdin's Lamp, and put it onto the battlefield. Then, if you control a card named Aladdin's Lamp, transform ~
0/2
Prince Ali Ababua
Legendary Creature - Human Noble
Hexproof
When this creature transforms into Prince Ali Ababua, you may have target monkey become a 3/3 Elephant creature token
When this creature transforms into Prince Ali Ababua, put 3 wish counters on it.
Remove a wish counter from ~, search your library for a card, and put it into your hand, then shuffle your library
2/4
Make the Genie.
rdean14 says... #1
Ooh, cool, I love those, but difficult to make at common...
Fae of Light
Creature - Faerie
Flying, Lifelink, Vigilance
When Fae of Light enters the battlfield, gain 1 life.
At the beginning of your end step, exile Fae of Light. If you do, return it to the battlefield under its owner's control at the beginning of your next upkeep.
3/3
It seems awesome, but you'd never be able to attack or block with it. That said, to basically gain 1 life each turn for basically the whole game is okay. This might be an uncommon just due to sheer text... probably...
Someone try your hand at that challenge...
May 6, 2020 4:18 a.m.