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.
TheoryCrafter says... #2
TypicalTimmy, Great minds think alike.
Walker-1, Army of Many
Legendary Artifact Creature- Construct
~ Enters the battlefield with X +1/+1 counters.
Remove a +1/+1 counter: Place your choice of counter among Defender, First Strike, Flying, Haste, Hexproof, Indestructible, Lifelink and Vigilance.
When ~ dies, create X 1/1 Blue and White soldier Creature tokens where X is the number of +1/+1 counters on ~.
0/0
Create a battle where the flip side is a permanent that can turn into a battle.
April 7, 2023 1:09 p.m.
Sudden Death
Battle - Royale
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, each player chooses a creature they control. Until ~ leaves, only the chosen creatures can attack or block. Whenever a creature chosen this way would leave the battlefield or die, instead tap it and it gains: "This creature cannot untap until only one creature chosen with ~ is untapped."
The owner of the last untapped creature chosen this way transforms ~ and puts it onto the battlefield transformed under their control.
Champion of the Grand Royale
Enchantment
Indestructible, Hexproof
Whenever ~ enters the battlefield, return a creature card from your graveyard to the battlefield.
At the beginning of your draw step, draw an additional card.
Spells you cast cost less.
Whenever an opponent deals combat damage to you with only one creature, that opponent may sacrifice all but one creature they control. If they do, each other player sacrifices all but one creature they control. ~'s controller chooses a creature they control. That creature gains +3/+3 and First Strike. Transform ~.
"Well, the rules of combat have changed! Calling all competitors to Valor's Reach! We have ourselves a glorified Free-For-All!"
Hopefully fulfills the challenge! Wild!
April 8, 2023 10:05 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #4
I honestly tried three separate times. Once with the Silver Moon and turning it into a Phyrexian Emeakul, once called a Thousand Year War generating massive combat swings, and another as a Mardu Demon Dragon. Just couldn't nail her down right.
Blood for Blood
Instant
Counter target spell. You lose life equal to its mana value.
My brain is slush right now. Can't think of good flavor text. Sorry.
Uuuh, okay Orzhov counter spell is pretty crazy, right?
Take another guild and make a card for them that you wouldn't normally expect to see. For example, a Gruul creature with lifelink would be a little crazy. Or an Izzet spell that cares about enchantments. Hell a Boros draw spell technically fits the build.
You know, something that's unexpected for those colors.
April 8, 2023 11:22 p.m.
griffstick says... #5
Sparkles
Legendary Creature Drake (uncommon)
Flying
Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, your next Enchantment spell gains flash until the end of turn.
1/3
April 9, 2023 12:38 a.m.
Psychocerebral Replication
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature you control
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile a creature card from your graveyard.
As long as enchanted creature and the exiled creature share a creature type, enchanted creature is a copy of the exiled card.
Izeet research into spirit channeling made rapid progress once they learned that ghosts don't appreciate being set on fire.
This card took me through Dead Ringers levels of awkward wording. Everything I tried was either ambiguous or wordy, and I'm still not totally satisfied. Izzet Reanimator, anyone?
Anyway, I got ninja'ed, but no new challenge. Create a card inspired by a tarot card.
April 9, 2023 12:49 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #7
Temperance
Enchantment - Aura
Enchant creature
Whenever enchanted creature is dealt combat damage, at the end of combat put a number of +1/+1 counters on it equal to the amount of combat damage it sustained. If it did not sustain any combat damage, sacrifice it instead.
I just did a super quick Google search. Temperance basically means that you are about to go through a painful journey that will make you stronger, if the card is revealed in the upright position. If it is revealed upside down, it means you are leading down a path that will ultimately destroy yourself.
Make a Commander using the image below.
April 9, 2023 11:04 a.m.
markbeloit says... #8
Halvar, the Dragon Summoner
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
,, Discard a card with mana value X from your hand: Create an X/X red Dragon creature token with flying, haste, and "When this creature dies, draw a card." Sacrifice it at the beginning of the next end step.
2/4
I know there's already a magic card named Halvar in mtg, but there are plenty of people with the same name in this world. Should happen there too, right?
Wild.
April 9, 2023 6:44 p.m.
Knights of Bell Hill
Creature - Human Knight
Myriad, menace, flanking
Whenever a creature you don't control dies, if its toughness was 0 or less, draw a card.
3/3
As valorous as any courtly order, the Knights of Bell Hill have ended threats that their lords knew nothing about.
My idea here is that the Knights of Bell Hill are an order that rely on speed, tactics, and magic than on direct confrontation. They're not malicious, but they are reclusive, and many people think that they're ghosts, or that they don't exist.
If you want to build off this, create a card related to the Knights of Bell Hill. Otherwise, wild.
April 9, 2023 7:26 p.m.
Made_Compleat says... #11
Knight's Strategem
Instant
Creatures you don't control get -0/-X until end of turn, where X is the number of cards in your hand.
Some call it immoral, but the Knights of Bell Hill go with what works.
Create a druids tribal card.
April 9, 2023 9:19 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #12
Kynel, Oath of Prosper
Legendary Creature - Elf Druid
Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you gain 3 life.
Druids you control have ": Add one of any color mana that a basic land you control could produce."
Creature spells you cast that have mana value 8 or greater have Convoke.
3/4
She might be Druid tribal but you know she's also big noodle boi tribal.
Let's see another Commander who specifically cares about one tribe (like Druids) but is set up to actually support something different.
April 9, 2023 9:54 p.m.
Saint Traft, Worshipped
Legendary Creature - Spirit Advisor
Humans you cast cost 1 less , , or to cast.
When a human creature you control enters a graveyard, create a token that is a copy of it, except it's a 1/1 flying spirit.
Sacrifice two humans you control: Saint Traft, Worshipped gain hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
2/2
"Buried alive or found dead on the battlefield, it makes no difference to me. The Church of Avacyn is dead. Long live the Sect of Traft."
Humans really are just pre-spirits when you think about it! I've always what would wondered if Innistrad adopted a more Orzhov style of spirit protection and procurement. In this deck you could also mill yourself for some fun shenanigans too, ended up really liking this design. Either way, we can all agree spirits as a tribe deserve a little love.
Make a Bant Convoke commander that does something more then just give other spells convoke!
April 10, 2023 9:21 a.m.
Kurosemaru, One with Nothing
Legendary Creature - Human Demon
Deathtouch
Hellbent: As long as you have no cards in your hand, ~ gains: "Whenever you would draw a card, instead return a card from your graveyard to your hand."
Demons you control gain: ", Discard a card: You lose 3 life."
3/4
"When one becomes nothing, you become everything. I am everything."
I've always loved Hellbent. Thought is was fun and full of flavor. In edh, Hellbent is a very steep cost to attain, with little returns. So here's a Rakdos combo machine.
Damn. Pesky Ninja strikes again.
Matilda, Patron of the People
Legendary Creature - Human Citizen Rebel
Vigilance
Whenever you cast a spell with Convoke, untap all creatures used to cast that spell.
Untap each creature you control during each other players' untap steps.
2/4
Wild!
April 10, 2023 10:13 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #15
Grolnok and the Gitrog Monster
Legendary Creature - Frog Horror
Deathtouch
Whenever a land enters the battlefield under your control, you mill two cards.
You may play an additional land each turn if you play it from your graveyard.
Sacrifice a land: Exile a permanent card from your graveyard. You may cast it for as long as it's exiled.
6/6
Create a legendary Badger.
April 10, 2023 10:58 a.m.
Baraka
Legendary Creature - Tatarkan Warrior
Double strike
: Baraka gains indestructible until end of turn. Tap it.
Chop Chop Blades - Whenever Baraka deals combat damage to a creature, put a -1/-1 counter on that creature.
2/4
Create a wedge version of the Alara Shardblades (Bant Sureblade, Jund Hackblade, etc.)
April 10, 2023 1:12 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #18
Mardu Swiftblade
Creature - Hound Warrior
As long as you control another multicolor permanent, Mardu Swiftblade gets +1/+1 and has haste.
3/2
I mean it's basically just a different name, race and keyword ability. We could do Snake for Sultai, Bird for Jeskai, Human for Abzan and Yeti for Temur. Deathtouch, flying, hexproof and trample all work. Bingo bango bongo cycle solved.
Make a legendary Phyrexian Ooze
April 10, 2023 5:32 p.m.
TypicalTimmy Seems easy on the surface, right? Well, it was a little bit of a trap. If I may offer some thoughts, the Mardu Horde is red-centric, not black-centric, a Bird of the Jeskai Way that only has flying when it feels like it is a little odd, and I'm not sure Yetis use swords. It's a cycle that goes a little deeper than I think people understand.
Anyway, I'll stop chewing on your cards. Keep up all the good work!
April 10, 2023 6:14 p.m.
markbeloit says... #20
Corrupt Remains
Legendary Creature - Phyrexian Ooze
Indestructible, lifelink, menace
At the beginning of your end step, put a corruption counter on target permanent.
Whenever Corrupt Remains deals combat damage to a player, put a corruption counter on target permanent that player controls.
When Corrupt Remains deals combat damage to a creature, put a corruption counter on that creature.
Sacrifice a permanent: Gain control of target permanent with two or more corruption counters on it.
What became of the oil afterwards was worse than anyone could have imagined.
2/5
Way to much text to be printed. If you're fleeing inspired, make a version of this that's slimmed down text-wise.
Wild.
April 10, 2023 6:36 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #21
Exponential Potential
Sorcery
Exponential Potential deals X damage to all targets where X is the total number of available targets.
"Math is for blockers."
Lol
Wild
April 10, 2023 7:26 p.m.
griffstick says... #22
April 10, 2023 8:55 p.m. Edited.
markbeloit says... #23
Scarlet Death-Vine
Creature - Plant
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield, if Scarlet Death-Vine is untapped, tap it and and that creature. Those creatures don't untap during their controller's untap steps as long as both creatures are on the battlfield. At the beginning of your upkeep, put a -1-1 counter on each of the creatures.
0/8
Wild
April 10, 2023 8:57 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #24
Assimilate
Sorcery
Destroy target creature, then create a token copy of it, except that token is black and a Horror in addition to its other colors and types.
I wanted to do Tyranids for Warhammer 40k, but they are Temur and this spell felt distinctly black. I was at a loss of what race to pick next so I went with Horrors.
Speaking of which,
Make anything that has to do with Horrors.
April 10, 2023 9:29 p.m.
markbeloit says... #25
Evil Foreboding
Sorcery
Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a Horror creature card. Put that card onto the battlefield under your control. You lose life equal to its mana value. If seven or more cards were revealed this way, you lose the game.
Wild
April 10, 2023 10:39 p.m.
Tempt with Reclamation
Sorcery
Tempting Offer: Discard a card. Then return a card from your graveyard to your hand. Each other player may also discard a card, then return a card from their graveyard to their hand. For each other player that does, return another card from your graveyard to your hand.
Make another Tempting Offer Card!
April 11, 2023 9:36 a.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #27
Tempt with Damnation
Sorcery
Tempting Offer - Pay up to 5 life. You create an X/X black Demon creature token with flying where X is the amount of life you paid. Then, each opponent may do the same. For each opponent who created a Demon token, you create a copy of it. That copy's power and toughness are each equal to the amount of life they paid.
I only summoned the one Demon. Whom he chose to bring along is not on me.
Make a disappointing mythic, lol
And come on man don't cheap out with a 7/7 for 3 mana that does literally nothing else. Make a card that looks like it would be part of a mythic cycle, but is honestly just trash. Like Cemetery Protector
April 11, 2023 11:55 a.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #28
Sovereign of the Sixth Pride
Creature - Cat Noble Warrior
Vigilance
When ~ enters the battlefield, if you cast it, create three 3/1 white cat creature tokens.
5/5
TypicalTimmy: Is a 14/8 for 6 better? ;)
Create a Theft commander in Jund colours.
April 11, 2023 12:05 p.m. Edited.
Another Generic Mono Black Demon
Creature - Yet Another Demon
Flying, Menace
At the beginning of your upkeep sacrifice a creature or sacrifice Another Generic Mono Black Demon. If Another Generic Mono Black Demon is sacrificed this way, it deals you 7 damage.
7/7
"Listen man, not everyone can be Griselbrand OK?!?! I'm a 7/7 flier, show me SOME respect."
Lol. Damn, Ninja'd, hold on
Ziatora's Overseer
Legendary Creature - Viashino Warrior
Ward - Pay 3 Life.
Whenever a noncombat source destroys or deals lethal damage to a permanent, exile that permanent. You may create a token that is a copy of that permanent and it gains haste. At the beginning of your next upkeep, exile the token and return the exiled card to it's owners graveyard.
Whenever a card is put into an opponent's graveyard from anywhere other than the battlefield, you get a treasure token. This ability triggers only once each turn.
Sacrifice 7 treasure tokens: Destroy target nonland permanent.
6/6
"Demolitions expert, safety expert, depends who you ask when you pull them out of the rubble."
I tried to do a jund take on "theft".
Make a Blue Green commander that is fun and weird and isn't just straight value like most of the ones we've seen recently.
April 11, 2023 12:35 p.m. Edited.
The Mutable
Creature - Shapeshifter Wizard
At the beginning of your first main phase, you may pay . If you do, shuffle target nontoken creature you own and control into your library, then reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card with mana value less than or equal to the shuffled creature. Put that creature onto the battlefield and all other cards revealed this way on the bottom of your library in a random order.
, Sacrifice The Mutable: Shuffle your graveyard into your library.
3/3
Create a card that creates Blood tokens. Bonus points for not being set on Innistrad. Mega bonus points for not being overtly vampire-y.
April 11, 2023 12:51 p.m.
markbeloit says... #31
Blood Drawer
Artifact
,: Target creature you control gets -1/-1 until end of turn. Create a Blood token.
Make a green Hydra artifact creature.
April 11, 2023 1:04 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #32
Legendary Creature - Avatar
Double strike, menace
Whenever Oriq deals lethal combat damage to a creature or planeswalker, create a Blood token.
, Sacrifice five Blood tokens: Destroy target creature or planeswalker. You gain life equal to its power or loyalty and it's controller loses that much life.
3/7
See above
April 11, 2023 1:11 p.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #33
Gargos, Clockwork Watcher
Legendary Artifact Creature - Hydra Construct
Vigilance, Trample
~ enters the battlefield with six +1/+1 counters.
Whenever ~ attacks or blocks, remove a +1/+1 counter from it. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter on each other hydra you control.
2/1
I'd like to see a Kitsune (read Fox-folk) commander.
April 11, 2023 2:57 p.m.
markbeloit says... #34
Anra, the First
Legendary Creature - Fox Samurai
Whenever one or more creatures attack, you may draw a card.
Tap an untapped creature you control: Prevent all damage that would be dealt to and by target attacking creature this combat. If you tapped a token to activate this ability, sacrifice that token.
3/3
Make a cyclone bird.
April 11, 2023 3:51 p.m.
Amranith, Storm Reborn
Creature - Cyclone Bird Elemental
Flash, Flying
When ~ enters the battlefield choose one. If you cast this during one of your mainphases, choose both:
-Amranith, Storm Reborn fights target creature with flying
-Return up to one target creature and one target noncreature, nonland permanent to their owner's hand.
4/4
"Oh yea, if it was really just a storm then where did all these feathers come from, and where's Haldrik?!"
Sometimes I accidentally make a card I really want for one of my decks lol. Create a card that would go great in one of your favorite EDH deck themes, bonus is you tell us which deck!
April 11, 2023 4:24 p.m.
griffstick says... #36
Resources Far and Wide
Sorcery
If you had five or more creatures enter the battlefield under your control, and you control your commander, you may cast this spell without paying its cost.
Search your library for an Enchantment and a creature, reveal them and put them I to your hand then shuffle your library. Then untap target creature.
This spell is perfect for my selvala, explorer returned deck
Make a card that good in every deck
April 11, 2023 5:11 p.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #37
Essence of a God
Legendary Artifact
As an additional cost to cast this spell, exile your Commander.
: Add one color of your Commander's identity.
The power of divinity is often overlooked.
Wild
April 11, 2023 5:53 p.m.
markbeloit says... #38
Winds of Tomorrow
Sorcery
Reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a noncreature, nonland card. Put the rest of the cards revealed on the bottom of your library in a random order. Then if the revealed card has mana value 3 or less, you may cast it without paying its mana cost. Otherwise, draw two cards.
Make a red instant.
April 11, 2023 7:48 p.m.
hiddengibbons says... #39
Hurt
Instant
Hurt deals 2 damage to target creature and target player.
Create another spell from a video game. Bonus points if it’s from a Final Fantasy or Dragon Warrior/Dragon Quest game
April 11, 2023 9:51 p.m. Edited.
griffstick says... #40
I like video game designs make a card for Mario kart
April 12, 2023 10:36 a.m. Edited.
markbeloit says... #41
The Rainbow Road
Legendary Enchantment
At the beginning of each player's upkeep, that player gains 3 life, draws two cards and discards a card.
At the beginning of each player's end step, if that player has less life or fewer cards in hand than an opponent, that player sacrifices a creature, sacrifices a noncreature permanent, and discards a card.
Bright and cheery, but hiding an inner darkness.
Wild.
April 12, 2023 11:23 a.m.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #42
Zimone, Quandrix Grand-Dean
Legendary Creature - Human Wizard
Flying
Ward - Return two lands you control to their owner's hand.
You may play an additional land each turn.
, return X lands you control to their owner's hand: Put a permanent card with mana value X or less from your hand onto the battlefield.
2/4
I imagine her artwork being an older, very sophisticated version of Zimone leading the Quandrix part of Strixhaven. Challenge: Give us another known Strixhaven legendary and make it the Grand-Dean of their respective college.
April 12, 2023 11:40 a.m.
Killian, Silverquill Grand-Dean
Legendary Creature - Human Warlock
Menace, Ward - Discard 2 cards
Whenever you cast a spell that targets a single creature, you may put your choice of either a flying counter or a ink counter on that creature, then if that counter is an ink counter, remove it at the beginning of your next upkeep. (Creatures with an ink counter on them cannot attack or block)
Whenever a creature with a flying counter on it dies, Draw a card and create a 2/1 black and white Inkling creature token.
3/3
"My father though shame and ambition could could raise an individual to greatness. It is kindness and inspiration, however, that have lifted us to these heights, together."
Blast to design! Thanks seshiro_of_the_orochi. Let's do a full cycle! And it can be any strixhaven character as a grand dean, not just one of the five. (I just love Killian)
April 12, 2023 12:38 p.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #44
sean360: You're welcome, and that design of yours is pretty great!
April 12, 2023 1:33 p.m.
TypicalTimmy says... #45
Quintorius, Lorehold Grand-Dean
Legendary Creature - Elephant Advisor
Whenever you cast a Historic spell, you get an experience counter.
Spirits you control get +1/+1 for each experience counter you have.
Whenever you cast an artifact spell, create an X/X red Spirit creature token with haste where X is the artifact's mana value.
Whenever you cast an enchantment spell, create an X/X white Spirit creature token with flying where X is the enchantments mana value.
3/5
Either repeat with Witherbloom annnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnd.............. fuck. I legitimately can't remember the Izzet one.
Prismari.
Or wildcard.
April 12, 2023 9:18 p.m. Edited.
hiddengibbons says... #46
Cholera
Enchantment - Aura Disease
Enchant player
At the beginning of enchanted player’s upkeep, put an infection counter on ~. Then enchanted player sacrifices x permanents and/or discards x cards or looses x life where x is the number of infection counters on ~.
Make another Aura Disease card. It’s similar to a curse except that it gradually gets worse unless it’s treated
April 13, 2023 1:26 a.m.
mudkipdude says... #47
The Malady
Enchantment - Aura Disease
Enchant target player. At the beginning of enchanted players upkeep, target creature enchanted player controls gets -1/-1.
At the start of enchanted players upkeep, deal X damage to them, where X is the amount of -1/-1 counters on all creatures.
The King hid himself from his people, but it was no use. Eventually they found him, and he too fell to The Malady
This was a really fun card to make.
Create an alternate version of a dragon lord for a new Tarkir set, or an aura disease like this one and the last.
April 13, 2023 8:57 p.m.
Dromoka, Matriarch of the Scale
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Flying, Hexproof
Whenever a Dragon you control attacks, create a 1/1 White and Green Dragon creature token tapped and attacking.
At the beginning of your end step, gain 1 life for each Dragon creature you control.
7/9
Wild!
April 13, 2023 9:08 p.m. Edited.
TypicalTimmy says... #49
Lightning Colt
Creature - Elemental Horse (Mythic)
Flash, haste
When Lightning Colt enters the battlefield, you may have it deal 3 damage to any target. If you do, it enters the battlefield tapped.
Brings a whole new meaning to the term 'Horsepower'.
3/3
Teeheehee puns
Make a pun card
April 13, 2023 10:44 p.m. Edited.
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #50
Force of Humor
Creature - Incarnation
Whenever ~ attacks, defending player may cast a spell from their hand without paying its mana cost.
, discard a card: Counter target spell that had no mana paid for it.
3/5
You know how they sometimes call a joke "forced"? That's why."
Create an MV4 uncommon legendary creature in .
seshiro_of_the_orochi says... #1
Loner's Abandonment
Enchantment
Whenever you cast a creature spell, you may return each creature you control to its owner's hand. If you return to hand at least one creature this way, the creature spell enters the battlefield with an additional +1/+1 counter for each creature returned to a player's hand this way.
, discard a creature card: Target creature gains Hexproof and indestructible until end of turn.
I was ninja'd.
April 7, 2023 12:43 p.m. Edited.