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.

griffstick says... #1

Yes!

April 28, 2023 6:06 p.m.

griffstick says... #2

What do you mean in a different element? Do you mean water or air or earth and wind, as the other choices because those flamkins are fire?

April 28, 2023 6:07 p.m.

TheoryCrafter says... #3

Terrakin Crier

Creature- Elemental

Uncommon.

Basic Landcycling

Unearth

When ~ enters the battlefield, if both abilities activated in the same phase, search your library for a Elemental creature card and put it into your hand.

2/2


Create a Tamiyo Planeswalker who cares about sagas and scry.

April 28, 2023 6:57 p.m.

legendofa says... #4

griffstick I did mean like air or water or whatever, but I wouldn't have minded a titanium or argon elemental person.

April 28, 2023 8:17 p.m.

TypicalTimmy says... #5

Tamiyo, Truth Revealed

Legendary Planeswalker - Tamiyo

When Tamiyo enters the battle, Scry X where X is the number of Sagas you control plus 2.

+1 Scry 3, then draw a card. If you draw a land card you may reveal it and put it onto the battlefield tapped.

-X Search your library or graveyard for a Saga with mana value X or less. Put it onto the battlefield. Shuffle your library.

-7 You get an emblem with "Whenever you put a chapter counter on a Saga you control, Scry X where X is the number of chapter counters on it." and "Whenever you complete a Saga, draw three cards."

4


My friend is arguing about taxes and I am trying to explain to him that he's wrong. My brother is an accountant with a masters degree in accounting science and a bachelor's in international accounting. He's helped me for years and answers every question I throw at him. I'm asking my brother questions right now that my friend is arguing about, and my friend is dead wrong on everything but refuses to see it.

In honor of this argument, make a death and taxes card, lol

April 28, 2023 10:17 p.m.

griffstick says... #6

If there's one thing I've learned. You cannot change people's minds and opinions

April 29, 2023 11:06 a.m. Edited.

Cruel Taxation

Enchantment

Whenever a creature enters the battlefield, its controller sacrifices it unless they pay .

: Exile target creature. If you didn't control it, its controller draws a card. Return it to the battlefield at the beginning of the next end step.


Create an uncommon that creates a token on each upkeep.

April 29, 2023 11:33 a.m. Edited.

TypicalTimmy says... #8

That's brutal with Commander tax

April 29, 2023 12:33 p.m.

griffstick says... #9


BUSINESS IS GOOD

Enchantment uncommon

BUSINESS IS GOOD enters the battlefield with 4 coin counters. At the beginning of each upkeep remove a coin counter and choose one that hasn't been chosen last upkeep. When there are no coin counters left, sacrifice BUSINESS IS GOOD.

  • Create a treasure token.
  • Discard a card then draw a card.
  • creat a 1/1 red Goblin creature token.
  • Deal 2 damage to each player

Create a red token generator. Not treasures.

April 29, 2023 1:28 p.m. Edited.

TypicalTimmy says... #10

Hellion Chasm

Enchantment

Whenever you sacrifice a land, create an X/X red Hellion creature token where X is the number of land cards in your graveyard. They have ": This creature gets +1/+0 until end of turn."

Margret reached deep into the pulses of Zendikar. Deeper then the elementals. Deeper then the rock and metals. Deeper then the lava chambers. Deeper then the beating heart itself. Deeper, until there was no more. Then, she pulled.


I've issued this challenge before but I love it.

Margret is a Planeswalker who can summon Hellions and Wurms.

Make her.

April 29, 2023 2:38 p.m.

griffstick says... #11

Can we get a reference number (comment number and page number)

April 29, 2023 3:01 p.m.

TypicalTimmy says... #12

nope blessed emoji

I'm not sifting through years of posts for a reference. It's pretty straight forward though, a Planeswalker who makes Hellion and Wurm tokens. Idk throw land destruction in the frey for added fun.

April 29, 2023 3:07 p.m.

markbeloit says... #13

Margret, the Earth-Shaker

Planeswalker - Margret

+1: Create a 1/1 black and red Hellion creature token with "When this creature dies, it deals 1 damage to any target." If there are one or more land cards in your graveyard, put a +1/+1 counter on that creature.

0: Sacrifice a land. Destroy target land.

-5: Create a 4/4 red and green Wurm creature token for each land card in your graveyard.

3


Mean.

Make a card.

April 29, 2023 5:17 p.m.

markbeloit says... #14

That 0 should be a -2 probably. Too oppressive.

April 29, 2023 5:18 p.m.

griffstick says... #15

BTW we are on page 777. Some sort of tribute should be made into a card.

April 29, 2023 8:02 p.m.

TypicalTimmy says... #16

Dustwalk

Instant

Choose one:

  • Exile all creatures that entered the battlefield this turn. You lose that much life.
  • Exile all attacking and blocking creatures. You lose that much life.

An army 10,000 strong charged the fortress with spears and swords at their ready. The insurmountable force was unstoppable by all measures. Except for that of time.


Let's see a "4-color" legendary creature who has a casting cost of 3 colors and an activated ability of another 3 colors.

For example, perhaps their casting cost is Naya, but they have a Jund activated ability, making them 4-colors in identity.

April 30, 2023 2:14 a.m.

markbeloit says... #17

Canterra, the Engine

Legendary Artifact Creature - Dragon

Flying

You may cast colorless spells as though they had flash.

: Discard any number of cards, then draw that many cards.

4/4


Repeat or wild.

April 30, 2023 2:37 a.m.

mudkipdude says... #18

Anubis, God of Death

Legendary Enchantment Creature - God

If your devotion to black is less than 7, this card isn't a creature.

If your devotion to red is less than 7, creatures other than this card can't activate activated abilities.

If your devotion to white and green is less than 4 when this card enters the battlefield, sacrifice this card.

: create a 2/2 red and green and black token Anubid with ": Devotion requirements of gods you control cost one less until the end of your turn.

I like mythology

make another card that really cares about devotion

April 30, 2023 3:04 a.m.

Zealot of Asphodel

Creature - Minotaur Zombie

When ~ enters the battlefield, it deals X damage to each other creature, where X is your devotion to black, red and white.

, sacrifice a non-zombie creature: Draw a card and create a 2/2 black zombie token.

6/3


Create another devotion card. Bonus points if you can make it work in Selesnya or Simic colours.

April 30, 2023 3:49 a.m.

legendofa says... #20

Foraging Bear

Creature - Bear

When Foraging Bear enters the battlefield, create a number of Food tokens equal to your devotion to green and destroy up to one target artifact or enchantment with mana value less than or equal to your devotion to white.

2/2


Create an Illusion creature.

April 30, 2023 4:45 a.m.

Unlife says... #21

Mist-Formed Mammoth

Creature-Illusion 8/8

Trample, Menace

Whenever Mist-Formed Mammoth becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it

Whenever Mist-Formed Mammoth becomes blocked by 2 or more creatures, choose up to one target creature blocking it. That creature deals no combat damage to Mist-Formed Mammoth this turn.

For the next one, lets see some crab tribal support that isn't a creature.

April 30, 2023 9:03 a.m.

fearverus says... #22

Phantom Threat

Creature - Illusion Horror

Fear

When Phantom Threat attacks, other creatures you control gains fear until end of turn.

When Phantom Threat becomes the target of a spell or ability, sacrifice it.

2/3


Create a non-aura enchantment that works with goad

April 30, 2023 9:03 a.m.

fearverus says... #23

Crusting Nuisance

Enchantment

When Crusting Nuisance enters the battlefield, create two 0/3 blue Crab creature token.

Crabs you control get +1/+1 and have ward and ", tap another untapped crab you control, : Goad target creature."


Ninja'd, so I combined our prompts.

Make another crab-tribal support card, but stick to instants and sorceries

April 30, 2023 9:10 a.m.

FauxFaux says... #24

Scuttling Sabotage

Tribal Instant - Crab

~ costs X less to cast, where X is the number of Crab Creatures you control.

Gain control of target Artifact or Equipment. Create X 0/3 Blue Crab Creature tokens. You may attach an Equipment you control to target Crab creature you control.

"Mess with Crab-o, you get the Stabb-o."


For your next challenge, please make me a Frog Tribal card! A Commander or support card is fine!

RIBBIT!

April 30, 2023 4:21 p.m. Edited.

TypicalTimmy says... #25

Lily Pad Invasion

Sorcery

Create a number of 1/1 blue Frog creature tokens equal to the number of Islands on the battlefield.

You get an emblem with "Frogs you control have Islandwalk."


Let's see another sorcery that gives you an emblem. Be sure the power of the emblem is appropriate for the casting cost of the sorcery.

May 1, 2023 2:16 a.m.

Tsukimi says... #26

Ancestor Tree's Rebellion

Sorcery

Create an X/X Revenant Spirit creature token where X is the greatest toughness among creatures you control.

Then, you get an emblem with "If you would create a token, create that many tokens plus one instead. You lose life equal to the toughness of the token."

"Cut down the Kin-Trees? When your ancestors pull you beneath the dunes, when the wind scours your disloyal flesh, when the very sand seeks to consume you, you will learn your mistake." - Anafenza, Kin-Tree Spirit


Emblems are always overpowered by their very nature, I don't like anything you can't interact with. So I tried to make one with a downside you'd have to be careful to balance, but it'd still probably be OP.

Depict a Tarkir card showing a clan rebelling against their dragon lord.

May 1, 2023 9:07 a.m.

FauxFaux says... #27

Sidisi, Tyrant of Tombs

Legendary Creature - Naga Zombie

Exploit

Persist

Whenever ~ exploits a creature, destroy target creature. Create X 2/2 Black Zombie Creature Tokens, where X is that creatures' toughness.

"The time of our serivitude has come to pass, Dragonlord." - Sidisi

4/5


My favorite plane of all time. Make me a card for one of the remaining clans, Temur/Atarka, Mardu/Kolaghan, or Jeskai/Ojutai!

May 1, 2023 10:07 a.m. Edited.

mudkipdude says... #28

Hoo buddy, just what i've been waiting for. My favourite plane too.

The Tempest Oath

Creature - Dragon Ally

Myriad

When this card enters the battlefield, destroy target legendary creature.

4/4

Not my favourite Dragonlord, but like hell i'm gonna see something bad happen to Ojutai. Myriad and the last ability make it pretty strong too.

repeat

May 1, 2023 6:48 p.m.

TypicalTimmy says... #29

Devour the Skies

Sorcery

As an additional cost to cast this spell, you may sacrifice any number of creatures you control with flying.

Create an X/X green Wurm creature token where X is the greatest power among creatures with flying that you sacrificed. It enters the battlefield with a +1/+1 counter for each other creature with flying you sacrificed. If the greatest power was from a legendary creature, put a haste counter and a Ward counter on it as well.


Ultimate Timmy trap card. Yes let me sac a 5/5 and three 4/4s for an 8/8 with trample haste and ward. Instead of 17 power in the air.

Lol. Sorry not sorry, it's a decent draft bomb especially if the set has prison enchantments or your opponent has a ton of reach blockers. Garbage rare otherwise.

But it meets the challenge and is thematic so that's all that matters ^-^


Oh here's one. Make a legendary lobster.

No, it can't be a Lobster Barbarian or a Lobster Leviathan or a Lobster Angel or a Lobster Wizard.

It can O N L Y be a Lobster.

Lol. If in 24 hours from the post time it hasn't been fulfilled, you have my permission to skip to a wildcard :)

May 2, 2023 2:38 a.m. Edited.

Sqitch, Invasion Herald

Legendary Creature - Lobster

Flash

Hexproof

Whenever ~ or another lobster, homarid, camarid or crab enters the battlefield under your control or attacks, surveil X, where X is that creatures toughness.

0/6


Crab tribal card, please.

May 2, 2023 3:31 a.m.

Tsukimi says... #31

Aspiring Tromokratis

Creature - Crab

Whenever a crab Enters the battlefield under your control, or one or more crabs you control attack, you may put a pinch counter on target creature. (When a pinch counter is placed on a permanent you may tap or untap that permanent. If you don't control that permanent, at the beginning of that players upkeep remove a pinch counter instead of untapping it)

Each crab you control gets +1 +1 for each pinch counter on it.

"Thassa blessed a very tenacious little crab with big dreams, and now all of Meletis is talking about a little crab with a shell like steel"

1/3


Lil guy wants to be a big guy! Make an Angel Ooze creature

May 2, 2023 9:20 a.m.

legendofa says... #32

Enlightened Plasmoid

Creature - Ooze Angel

Flying, vigilance

Whenever Enlightened Plasmoid blocks, its power becomes the power of the creature it's blocking minus one and its toughness becomes that creature's toughness plus one.

3/3

Whether its wings are feathered or gelatinous, a guardian angel stands strong and faithful.


Create a monocolored card that helps or is helped by another color. Sejiri Merfolk and Thunderscape Familiar inspired this challenge, as a couple of examples.

May 2, 2023 11:43 p.m.

Epicurus says... #33

Shambling Sentinel

Creature - Skeleton Soldier

First Strike, Vigilance

Shambling Sentinel gets +1/+0 for each black creature you control

: Return Shambling Sentinel from your graveyard to the battlefield. Use this ability only if you control a Swamp.

2/1


Make a non-creature card that you wish you had in your favorite deck. Black border only, please, and it has to be playable (in other words, not OP).

May 3, 2023 12:55 a.m. Edited.

Favourite-deck would be Goreclaw, but that needs no more non-creatures. So, let's go with Moraug, Fury of Akoum instead:


Shifty Grounds

Enchantment

All lands are mountains in addition to their other types.

: Put a land card from your hand onto the battlefield tapped. If you do, return two lands you control to their owner's hand.


Wildcard.

May 3, 2023 2:24 a.m.

legendofa says... #35

A page 777 tribute for griffstick.

Dragon of Good Luck

Creature - Dragon

Flying

: Roll two six-sided dice. If the rolls add up to seven, create a Treasure token and Dragon of Good Luck gains first strike until end of turn. If the rolls add up to twelve, create three Treasure tokens and Dragon of Good Luck gains lifelink and double strike until end of turn. Activate this ability only once each turn.

7/7


Chances of winning are 7/36. Chance of grand prize is 1/36. Please play responsibly.

Wild card.

May 3, 2023 2:51 a.m.

mudkipdude says... #36

Phyrexian Dragon General

Artifact creature - Phyrexian Dragon

Crew 5

Storm the Front - Whenever an artifact creature or a phyrexian enters the battlefield, create a Phyrexian Dragon Soldier, a 3/3 colourless artifact creature vehicle with crew 2 and "whenever this creature sends another creature to the graveyard, it gets +1/+1"

whenever this creature sends another creature to the graveyard, it gets +1/+1

7/7

the has the become but tappedout has no symbol for that so :/

challenge: create a card based off another card with cool art

May 3, 2023 4:40 a.m.

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The card: Nature's Will


Create a legendary Rhino. Twist: Non-humanoid!

May 3, 2023 6:56 a.m.

plakjekaas says... #38

Rhunox, Rhinoceros of Sieges

Legendary Creature - Rhino Nightmare

Trample

When Rhunox, Rhinoceros of Sieges enters the battlefield, you may put any number of cards from your graveyard into exile. For every card type among cards exiled this way, create a 2/3 Rhino creature token with: When this creature enters the battlefield, each opponent loses 1 life and you gain 1 life."

4/5

Create a Battle that works with artifacts.

May 3, 2023 9:27 a.m.

mudkipdude says... #39

Factory Invasion -

Battle

When this card enters the battlefield, all artifacts you control deal one damage to this card.

15

Factory Machineer

Legendary Artifact Creature

Factory Machineer's power and toughness are equal to the amount of artifacts you control.

This card has summoning sickness for one more turn than normal.

/

create a battle that works with the crew mechanic

May 3, 2023 6:12 p.m.

Battle for Eiganjo

Battle - Siege

When ~ enters the battlefield, draw three cards, then discards two cards unless you discard an artifact card.

5


Shorikai, Salvation Mecha

Legendary Artifact - Vehicle

Flying, Lifelink, Vigilance

Whenever another vehicle you control becomes crewed, put your choice from among a flying counter, a lifelink counter or a vigilance counter onto it.

Crew 3

8/8


Create a legendary humanoid insect.

May 4, 2023 4:41 a.m.

FauxFaux says... #41

Delambrious, Chittering Genius

Legendary Creature - Human Insect Mutant

Flying

Whenever you cast an instant or sorcery spell, place a Flying counter on a creature you control.

Each creature you control with a Flying counter on it has: "Whenever this creature dies, create X 1/1 Blue and Black Fly Creature tokens with flying, where X is this creatures' toughness."

"The Mad Gad Fly, perfected by flight, now seeks to share his new insight."

3/5


Inspired by the 1968 Movie the Fly, and our own Delver of Secrets  Flip and Docent of Perfection  Flip!

Make me another card that is a Legendary Version of a common card, like this one!

May 4, 2023 7:54 a.m.

plakjekaas says... #42

I can't help it, I love Thermo-Alchemist too much.

Rualith, Ignited Alchemist

Legendary Creature - Human Shaman

Defender

: Rualith, Ignited Alchemist deals 1 damage to each opponent.

Whenever you cast a spell, untap Rualith, Ignited Alchemist.

Landfall - Whenever a land enters the battlefield, untap Rualith, Ignited Alchemist.

0/4

Create a common version of your favourite Legendary Creature.

May 4, 2023 10:12 a.m.

Qal Sisma Cub

Creature - Bear

Whenever you cast a creature spell with power 4 or greater, put a +1/+1 counter on ~.

2/2

She hasn't gotten her name yet.


I want to see an egg.

May 4, 2023 10:51 a.m.

griffstick says... #44


Breakfast

Creature - egg

Sacrifice egg: gain 3 life

"I will not eat them in a house, i will not eat them with a mouse,i will not eat them in a box i will not eat them with a fox, i will not eat them here of there i will not eat them anywhere, I do not like green eggs and ham i do not like them sam i am"


If someone wants to do another egg that's fine. I was kinda lazy on this. So repeat or wild. I'd also like to see an egg that turns into a chicken that turns into dinner.

May 4, 2023 11:04 a.m.

Tsukimi says... #45

Holtz, Sacrificial Unborn

Creature - Egg

Indestructible

You may sacrifice 3 other nontoken creatures. If you do, exile ~ and return it to the battlefield transformed.

0/1

"It's an old dead egg that never hatched. So what if it gives you creepy vibes? just steal it and lets get out of here."


Holtentzia, Life Undying (G/W)

Creature - Chicken Avatar

Trample, Menace

When ~ enters the battlefield, put an egg counter on each creature you control. When a creature with an egg counter on it dies, reveal cards from the top of your library until you reveal a creature card, then put that card onto the battlefield.

When ~ dies, create a food token for each creature with an egg counter on it.

11/11

"when they finally took Holtentzia down, it's corpse left enough food for generations. Oddly though, many decided to stop eating meat and eggs."


Egg that turns into a chicken that turns into dinner! This one was fun, and would feel right at home on innistrad.

Make a new mechanic for Bant (the actual Alaran shard) other than Exalt. Bonus points if it highlights how Alara has changed since coming together.

May 4, 2023 12:08 p.m.

TypicalTimmy says... #46

Warrior's Oath

Enchantment

Nontoken creatures you control have Unity. (A creature with Unity gets +1/+1 for each other creature you control with Unity.)

Humans, Elves, Leonine, Loxodon, Rhox, Avian, Vampires, Naga, Goblins... All walks of life came together for the greater good.


Wide and tall. Perfectly balanced, as all things Bant should be.

Same challenge, this time any of the other Shards.

May 4, 2023 12:46 p.m.

Voracious Devourer

Creature - Wurm

Trample

Feed (When this permanent enters the battlefield or attacks, you may sacrifice a creature and/or exile a creature card from your graveyard. If you do, put a +1/+1 counter onto it for each creature sacrificed this way, then gain 2 life for each card exiled this way.)

7/6


Either make another Shard mechanic or create another card with Feed.

May 4, 2023 12:54 p.m.

legendofa says... #48

Desiccator

Creature - Elemental Zombie

When Desiccator enters the battlefield, destroy target land.

Gravequake 6 (Exile six cards from your graveyard: Create a token copy of this creature, then sacrifice the token.)

For the first time in eons, a meadow grew in Grixis. It didn't last long.


Might as well make it a cycle.

May 4, 2023 1:25 p.m.

legendofa says... #49

Desiccator is a 4/4, since I left that off.

May 4, 2023 1:25 p.m.

TypicalTimmy says... #50

All nice entries so far. I don't want to do two of them, just wanted to say these are great and super flavorful.

May 4, 2023 6:56 p.m.

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