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.
pizzagod13 says... #2
Ill do both since someone messed up
Cleansing Of Urborg 1WW
Sorcery
All lands become plains in addition to their other types.
If a land would produce black mana it instead produces white mana.
and...
Scornful Goblin 5RR
1/1
Indestructible, Hexproof, Shroud, Can't be sacrificed
Whenever "~" switches controllers it's new controller loses x life and sacrifices x permanents where x is the number of times "~" has switched controllers.
At the start of a players turn that player gains control of Scornful Goblin.
Done :) make a card that wins you the game when strict conditions are meet. (so something like Near-Death Experience
July 30, 2016 5:33 p.m.
Eracnogan, the ancient 
Legendary creature - elder dragon
Flying
:Eracnogan gets +1/+0 and gains trample until end of turn
:Eracnogan gets +1/+0 and gains first strike until end of turn
:Eracnogan gets +1/+0 and gains Intimidate until end of turn
:Eracnogan gets +1/+0 and gains "all creatures able to block eracnogan do so
7/7
make a colorless pact
July 30, 2016 6:27 p.m.
oh. well.
Strength in numbers 
Instant
If there are exactly 23 creatures on the battlefield you win the game.
Make a colorless pact
July 30, 2016 6:29 p.m.
Devoid Pact 
Instant
Exile target colored spell or permanent and all other spells or permanents with the same name. Search it's controller's library, graveyard, and hand for all spells with the same name and exile them.
At the beginning of your next upkeep, pay 
or you lose the game.
"Implementation of our latest research is pending on recovery of our missing researchers, their notes, and any other trace of evidence about their results."
Create a 3 colored manland
July 30, 2016 7:41 p.m. Edited.
Player3.14 says... #6
Ferocious Ruin
Land
Ferocious Ruin enters the battlefield tapped.
T: Add 
to your mana pool.
, T: Add 
or 
to your mana pool.
: Ferocious Ruin becomes a 5/4 elemental creature until end of turn.
Whenever Ferocious Ruin becomes a creature, you may have it gain flying, trample, or lifelink until end of turn.
Not sure if that's overpowered or not.
Keep going with the cycle!
July 30, 2016 8:11 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #7
Unbridled Expanse
Land
~ enters the battlefield tapped.
: Add to your mana pool.
, : Add 
or to your mana pool.
: ~ becomes a 5/4 Elemental creature until end of turn.
Whenever ~ becomes a creature, you may have it gain double strike, menace, or lifelink until end of turn.
July 31, 2016 1:03 a.m.
MagicalHacker says... #8
Well, those two dictate the whole cycle, so on to the next one!
Make a secret agent legend where the design relates to the lore of being a secret agent.
July 31, 2016 1:23 a.m.
markbeloit says... #9
Guild Master-Spy 
Legendary Creature - Ninja Wizard
Morph (You may cast this card face down as a 2/2 creature for 3. Turn it face up any time for its morph cost.)
Ninjutsu (, Return an unblocked attacker you control to hand: Put this card onto the battlefield from your hand tapped and attacking.)
Guild Master-Spy can't be blocked
When Guild Master-Spy deals combat damage to a player, look at that player's hand. You may draw a card.
None knows it true face, but it gets the job done.
3/2
Spy finds enemy's plans, and this info can help the spy's side determine their next course of action.
Make a 
dragon.
July 31, 2016 2:11 a.m.
Treetop Raker 
Creature - Dragon
Flying, Double Strike, Trample
Whenever ~ deals damage to a player, destroy target artifact or enchantment.
3/5
Make an instant that can recur itself
July 31, 2016 11:42 a.m.
markbeloit says... #11
Asha's Response
Instant
Gain 1 life for each attacking creature.
Buyback - Skip your next draw step. (You may skip your next draw step in addition to any other costs as you cast this spell. If you do, put this card into your hand as it resolves.)
Make a black card with buyback.
July 31, 2016 2:23 p.m.
Infinite destruction
Instant
Destroy target creature
Buyback - Sacrifice a creature
make a card named the last ray of the sun
July 31, 2016 3:04 p.m.
Tortuous_TG18 says... #13
Last Ray of the Sun
Enchantment
Each player loses X life, where X is the lowest life total among all players.
Whenever a player leaves the game, you gain X life, where X is the highest life total among all players.
"It will be sorely missed." -Therra, Queen of Life
July 31, 2016 3:12 p.m.
Tortuous_TG18 says... #14
Sorry, forgot the words, "At the beginning of your upkeep" by the first text after the card type.
Also, make a creature with a unique creature type.
July 31, 2016 3:14 p.m.
pizzagod13 says... #15
Mutant Squirrel 2GU
Creature: Mutant Squirrel
3/3
Trample
1G/U: Put a +1/+1 counter on Mutant Squirrel
Make a card that features something/ some creature ect... that is under the water
July 31, 2016 6:22 p.m.
Tortuous_TG18 says... #16
Call of the Deep 5
Instant
Kicker-- Return a creature and a land you control to their owner's hand.
Put 5 5/5 Giant Squid creature tokens onto the battlefield. If Call of the Deep was kicked, instead put 5 8/8 Krakens onto the battlefield.
Use the previous suggestion, please!
July 31, 2016 7:57 p.m.
MagicalHacker says... #17
Lurking Below
Enchantment
Whenever an opponent casts a creature spell, exile the bottom card of your library. If it is a blue creature with converted mana cost higher than that spell, put it onto the battlefield.
Make a card named "Raze the Roof".
July 31, 2016 8:21 p.m.
Player3.14 says... #18
MagicalHacker: You spelt raze with a z, which means "to burn." I'm not sure if that was intentional, but here it goes...
Raze the Roof 
Sorcery
Destroy X target nonbasic lands.
Sacrifice an Island: Counter Raze the Roof. Any player may activate this ability, but only while Raze the Roof is on the stack.
Make a card called raise the roof.
July 31, 2016 8:51 p.m.
Raze the Roof
Enchantment
Players may not spend mana to pay for mana costs.
If a spell with in its mana cost would resolve, that spell resolves as if was .
Make a card named "Delaying Tactics".
July 31, 2016 8:57 p.m.
PistonGolem says... #20
Delaying Tactics
Instant
For this turn only, whenever an opponent casts a spell, exile it, then during their next upkeep, they can cast that spell without paying its mana cost.
Make a new Daretti
July 31, 2016 9:22 p.m.
Daretti, Junk Collector
+2: Put a 5/1 scrap monster artifact creature token on the battlefield under your control and under target opponent's control.
-3: All artifact creature tokens get +1/+1 and have menace.
-6: Gain control of all artifact creatures.
Starting Loyalty: 3
Make a balanced but interesting card with proliferate.
July 31, 2016 10:56 p.m.
The Proliferator 3
Legendary Artifact
When ~ enters the battlefield, choose +1/+1 or -1/-1. Put one of the chosen kind of counter on each creature.
3: Proliferate. This ability can be used by any player, but only on that players turn and only once per turn.
make a card that makes contraptions.
July 31, 2016 11:18 p.m.
Insane Artificer
Creature - Artificer
Cumulative upkeep: put a 2/2 red contraption creature token onto the battlefield under a random players control.
1/1
Make a card called "running leap" that would see legacy play
July 31, 2016 11:49 p.m.
markbeloit says... #24
Running Leap 
Sorcery
Put a creature card from your hand onto the battlefield. That creature gains haste until end of turn. Exile it at the beginning of the next end step. If that creature attacks, exile it.
Make a planeswalker.
August 1, 2016 12:16 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #25
Spark Weird
Planeswalker
+1: ~ deals one damage to target creature or player.
-2: Draw a card.
-6: Creatures you control lose all colors, creature types and abilities and become red and blue X/X Weird creatures until end of turn, where X is the number of instants and sorceries in all graveyards.
2
Make a monoblue card that synergizes with multicolored enchantment creatures.
August 1, 2016 1:33 p.m.
Popalofiti says... #26
Diversification :
Enchantment
When ~ ETB, put X Diversity counters on ~ where X is the amount of different colors you control that is not colorless.
Enchantments you control that are also creatures that also have more than one color identity get +X/+X
Make a Blue card that Burns like a red card (Lightning Bolt for example) and makes sense.
August 2, 2016 3:30 a.m.
Burn With Knowledge
Sorcery
Draw 5 Cards. Burn with knowledge deals damage to target player equal to the total converted mana cost of all cards in your hand.
"Some say there is no such thing as too much knowledge. They clearly haven't seen this spell before" -Ertai, wizard adept
Make a playable non-blue counterspell.
August 2, 2016 10:29 a.m.
Backfire
Instant
Counter target spell. If that spell is countered this way, ~ deals damage to its controller equal to its converted mana cost.
Make an artifact dragon
August 2, 2016 11:41 a.m.
zephramtripp says... #30
Dragon Wagon
Tribal Artifact - Dragon Equipment
Equipped creature gets +2/+2 and gains flying and ": ~ gets +1/+0 until end of turn."
Equip
Make a planeswalker that cares about Treefolk.
August 2, 2016 12:42 p.m.
pizzagod13 says... #31
Reginald, The Ancient 2GW
Planeswalker loyalty: 3
+1: You get a emblem with treefolk you control gain +0/+2 until end of turn. This turn treefolk you control deal their toughness instead of their power.
-3: This turn treefolk you control deal their toughness instead of their power.
-5: Destroy all creatures that aren't treefolk. Transform "~".
Reginald, Of Shadowmoor
Planeswalker
"~" is Green/Black
+2: Sacrifice a treefolk. Another Treefolk adds the sacrificed creatures toughness to it's toughness.
-x-2: Search your library for x treefolk cards and add them to your hand. Shuffle your deck afterwards.
-7: Put all treefolk cards in your graveyard into play under your control.
Make another walker that is a race that doesn't already have a walker. (note: i mean the actual walker is the race, the powers can be whatever you like)
August 2, 2016 2:17 p.m.
Player3.14 says... #32
Colnefor, the Summer's Comming
Planeswalker - Colnefor
+1: Reveal the top card of your library. If that card is a forest card, you may put it onto the battlefield and repeat this process. If that card is not a forest card, put it into your hand.
-3: Search your library for a treefolk card and put it into your hand.
-6: Draw 7 cards, then you may put any number of treefolk cards and/or forest cards from you hand onto the battlefield.
3
Make a tribal equipment that benefits from creatures of that tribal type.
August 2, 2016 2:18 p.m.
zephramtripp says... #34
Cheru, Sparked Angel
Planeswalker - Cheru
+1: Up to one target creature you control gets +1/+1 and gains flying until end of turn.
-3: Put an emblem into play with "Creatures you control have +0/+2 and can block an additional creature each combat."
-7: Put X 4/4 Angel tokens with flying into play, where X is the number of creatures your opponents control.
3
Make a tribal equipment that benefits from creatures of that tribal type.
August 2, 2016 3:20 p.m.
Three-Pronged Whip
Tribal Artifact - Minotaur Equipment
Equipped creature gets +1/+1 and has reach
If equipped creature is a Minotaur, it gets an additional +2/+2 and has, "When this creature attacks, target creature defending player controls blocks, if able"
Equip
Same challenge
August 2, 2016 3:53 p.m. Edited.
Nutcracker
Tribal Artifact- Squirrel Equipment
Squirrel creatures you control get +1/+1
If Nutcracker is attatched to a squirrel, squirrel creatures you control get an additional +3/+3 and have indestructible.
Equip:
Make a tarkir dragon that represents a wedge set of 3 colors, not the normal 2 colors.
August 2, 2016 9:05 p.m.
EverythingIsK says... #37
Krakold, the Baleful
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
When you cast ~, exile up to three target creatures.
Flying
If ~ would be the target of a spell or ability, you may put a creature exiled by ~ under your control. If you do, redirect that spell or ability to that creature.
6/6
Keep it going!
August 2, 2016 9:22 p.m. Edited.
zephramtripp says... #39
Hillei, the Aetheric
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
When you cast ~, draw three cards.
Flying
At the beginning of each upkeep, ~ deals 3 damage to up to one target creature of player and you gain 3 life.
6/6
Keep going?
August 3, 2016 9:35 a.m.
Faolin, the Reshaper
Legendary Creature - Elder Dragon
Flying, Trample
Whenever another creature enters the battlefield under your control, you may have it become a 5/5 green beast with trample, a 3/3 blue djinn with unblockable, or a 4/4 red dragon with flying. If you do, it loses all other types, colors, and abilities.
5/7
Keep going
August 3, 2016 10:09 a.m.
Hedriof, Deaths Embrace 8UBG
Legendary Creature: Elder Dragon
Delve, Flying
When you cast ~, Destroy target creature.
Whenever ~ attacks, Return target creature cards from a graveyard to the battlefield tapped and attacking under your control. Exile it at the end of combat.
6/8
Keep on going!
August 3, 2016 10:11 a.m.
Ertarkery, Mind leech 
Legendary Creature - elder dragon
Flying
Creatures you control have "When this creature deals combat damage to a player, prevent that damage. That player discards that many cards, and you draw that many cards, and gain that much life"
3/7
continue
August 3, 2016 11:50 a.m.
Player3.14 says... #43
Selroch, Armies' Light
Flying, Trample
When you cast Selroch, choose 1:
-Put X 1/1 white warrior tokens onto the battlefield.
-Put an X/X white and green dragon token with flying and trample onto the battlefield.
Creatures you control get +1/+1.
Other creatures with trample you control have deathtouch.
6/6
Make a new version of the shard 3 color elder dragons (Nicol Bolas, etc).
August 3, 2016 noon
Popalofiti says... #45
Zakithar, Eternal Tormentor -
Legendary Creature : Elder Dragon
Flying, Shroud
When ~ ETB, discard 6 cards into exile and draw cards equal to the amount of cards discarded. Zakithar gets X Torment Counters where X is the card with the highest CMC in exile.
At each opponents endstep, they choose one. (X is the amount of Torment Counters on ~)
*Lose X Life
*Discard X Cards, but only if you have X cards or more in your hand.
*Sacrifice X Creatures, but only if you control X creatures or more.
6/6
Keep it going!
August 3, 2016 2:42 p.m.
pizzagod13 says... #46
Karrthus, Lord Of Dragons 5RBG
Legend - Dragon
7/7 Flying, Haste, Trample
Whenever "~" attacks you may put a dragon from your hand or graveyard into play tapped and attacking.
Dragons you control have all abilities other dragons you control have. (flying, haste, trample, deathtouch ect...)
2 more dragons left so keep it going.
August 3, 2016 3:16 p.m.
Treva, Prismatic Herald
Legendary Creature - Dragon
Flying, Protection from Black
Whenever Treva, Prismatic Herald becomes tapped, choose a color. All spells and non-land permanents become the chosen color.
6/6
Last dragon
August 4, 2016 1:45 a.m.
Grithlan, the Mighty
Legendary Creature- Dragon
Flying, First Strike, Lifelink, Trample
~ has hexproof unless it is blocking.
Whenever a creature with power 5 or greater enters the battlefield under your control, gain life equal to its power.
7/5
Nice to see the cycle finished! Thanks everyone!
Wild
August 4, 2016 10:09 a.m.
Actually, make a slightly better version of Force of Savagery, but don't make it another Ball Lightning.
August 4, 2016 10:11 a.m.
Voices of the Damned
Creature - Spirit Elemental
Threshold - As long as seven or more cards are in your graveyard, Voices of the Damned gets +0/+1
6/0
Create a card that appeals to both patience and short term gratification
guessling says... #1
Volatile Combustion Coils
Artifact Creature Contraption
Sacrifice a permanent with cmc=x:
~ gets +x/+0 and double strike if it was red.
~ gets +x/+x and trample if it was green.
~ gets +0/+x and vigilance if it was white.
~ gets +0/+x and flying if it was blue.
~ gets +x/+0 and death touch if it was black.
3/6
Create a card that would get passed around a table in multiplayer.
July 30, 2016 5:10 p.m.